Gravity Wars [PC] in PC gaming GAMES http://www.dslreports.com/forum/r20674646 en Wed, 11 Nov 2009 05:47:18 EDT Wed, 11 Nov 2009 05:47:18 EDT NEW version 0.991 http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20990030 YBoris : Hey guys - I included "blackout party" mode in the options menu; when enabled it makes all planets invisible until the round is over. It changes the gameplay - as one is expected to guess the location of planets through curvature and end-points of the projectile paths. I hope it's as fun as I think.

RECOMMEND STUFF!!! I will be grateful for any recommendations on how I can add to the game.
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]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20990030 Fri, 22 Aug 2008 11:38:32 EDT Re: Gravity Wars [PC] http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20755029 KCP : this was my BEST single shot that i have had yet. it took about...5-10 minutes to finally hit the planet.
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]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20755029 Mon, 07 Jul 2008 18:22:03 EDT Re: Gravity Wars [PC] http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20729231 YBoris :
said by GunnarDanne See Profile :

... you can have f > 3 but it can be any negative number.
OH BOY !!! I completely forgot about the negative numbers!!! great catch :D

I should really limit the force at a higher number (and have it tied to the total mass of all the planets ... but I didn't feel like working with it). I'll probably fix the negative number thing though :p

said by KCP See Profile :

...i enjoyed the 3 hours i played it by myself. 25:16
Thanks! I'm glad people are enjoying it :D
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]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20729231 Tue, 01 Jul 2008 23:09:55 EDT Re: Gravity Wars [PC] http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20724189 GunnarDanne : One thing I noticed in the flash version (haven't played the exe) is that you can have f > 3 but it can be any negative number.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20724189 Tue, 01 Jul 2008 01:14:19 EDT Re: Gravity Wars [PC] http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20722031 KCP : this is a bad ass game for a physics major. i wish i was. very good job :P i enjoyed the 3 hours i played it by myself. 25:16]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20722031 Mon, 30 Jun 2008 17:15:01 EDT Flash Version !!! http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20718792 YBoris : :D I'm proud to announce a super-buggy version of the game in FABULOUS FLASH :D

»gravitywars.yboris.com/
»gravitywars.yboris.com/flash.html

w00t ;)

anyone feeling like fooling around with my code - the .fla file is there :)
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]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20718792 Mon, 30 Jun 2008 00:07:28 EDT Re: Gravity Wars [PC] http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20682072 YBoris :
said by Abu See Profile :

... Object-oriented code makes everything you want to do much easier.

Check out XNA ...
Thank you for the suggestion, but after downgrading to Visual C# 2005 (from 2008), installing over 300MB of stuff (Service Pack 1) and finally the XNA thing - I tried to run a blank game (create new -> debug) and here is what I got:

"Could not find a Direct3D device that has a Direct3D9-level driver and supports pixel shader 1.1 or greater"

I want my game to be playable on the worst of systems - so it seems like XNA is not for me :huh:

But your suggestion of OOP - I LIKE IT !!! I forgot I could just call it an object and create new ones non-stop. Not my coding skills aren't up to that yet - but in theory I understand how it would work :D

THANKS :)
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]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20682072 Sun, 22 Jun 2008 17:48:08 EDT Re: Gravity Wars [PC] http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20679498 Abu : I briefly checked your game out - pretty neat! A few things about what you're looking to do with code (I didn't look at your source code, but this should still apply):

You don't need threads to have multiple projectiles drawn / paused. Make your projectiles objects and have the shoot function create a new projectile object which belongs to the player/ship. You should use objects for planets/ships as well so you can check for collision. Object-oriented code makes everything you want to do much easier.

Check out XNA if you want to make your game look really snazzy. It's a free game engine that is awesome for individuals. »en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microsoft_XNA]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20679498 Sun, 22 Jun 2008 00:45:49 EDT Wikipedia http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20675324 YBoris : If anyone has any contribution to the Wikipedia page - please add something:

»en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gravity_Wars

If you know anything about the history of this game - share! :)
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]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20675324 Fri, 20 Jun 2008 22:16:30 EDT Re: Gravity Wars [PC] http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20675311 sapo : »gravitywars.yboris.com/code.html]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20675311 Fri, 20 Jun 2008 22:14:51 EDT Re: Gravity Wars [PC] http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20675172 Jigglyware : Ah, you have the code available? Well, I guess I could take a look. If nothing else, I might be able to figure out why the screen goes white all the time.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20675172 Fri, 20 Jun 2008 21:31:30 EDT Re: Gravity Wars [PC] http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20675146 YBoris :
said by Jigglyware See Profile :

Wat? No AI? If the game concept is as old as you say, there should have been enough time to develop some. :p
Time alone does not make things happen - you need human imput ;)

If anyone is a coder - I welcome improvements to my version of the game :)
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]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20675146 Fri, 20 Jun 2008 21:24:56 EDT Re: Gravity Wars [PC] http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20674963 Jigglyware : Wat? No AI? If the game concept is as old as you say, there should have been enough time to develop some. :p]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20674963 Fri, 20 Jun 2008 20:44:55 EDT Gravity Wars [PC] http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20674646 YBoris : Hey everyone; I've been on these forums for years, and I thought you may find this little game I wrote enjoyable :)

Gravity Wars is not my original concept, there is an old Amiga and Mac versions, along with some very old PC versions that are not pleasing to play. As I have enjoyed playing it on a Mac with my friend I decided to code a PC version.

Please let me know what you think and how to improve it.

»gravitywars.yboris.com

I recommend playing with a friend; playing against yourself is not even half as fun.
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