Archive for July, 2010
Blackseeds Alpha Update 2
Snippet of Blackseed's Title screen
I’ve been spending more time then usual fiddling with network interpolation code in Blackseeds partly because I never really had to do this task on my own. Most of the game engines I used did this difficult and grueling task for me.
The State Manager is 100% complete and features some nice little animations. The connecting to server part of it may need a little bit more refining.
I posted a small snippet of what the title screen looks like ( I didn’t take a screenshot of the entire thing, just the part that had the game logo). It took me a little bit to create the Gothic title but I’m satisfied with the result.
Will update soon! -Drakeor
Blackseeds Alpha Update 1
Having map maker fun
I haven’t been really updating this as much as I should of so heres a progress report of features and stuff.
Changelog:
+ Redid network object update code. Went from simply sending messages every time an object moves and such to a complex priority update-stack manager that distributes the messages and sends based on changes, priority, and only uses 20 messages every second max.
+ Finished a basic title menu. You can now exit the game, join a server through an ip and port, and get a nice status screen for when you’re connection, lose connection, and whatnot.
+ The network can now handle quite a few objects. (I tested up to 70) without a problem. Fixed the buildup of backed-up network messages that happened when one had too many objects causing buffer overflows.
Happy July 4th!
Happy July 4th everyone!
I’ve been working quite hard on Blackseeds the last few days. Many of you might recall myself saying that on June 26th, I would release a public beta of Blackseeds. Unfortunately, I completely forgot I said that and do not have a beta even on July 4th. What I can give you is a progress report though. 
Progress:
- Implemented a Title screen menu
- Implemented a nice gamestate manager
- Updated the network engine (now runs a bit smoother)
What I’m working on now:
- Getting the title menu to work correctly
- Joining a server through the main menu
- Handling basic issues like disconnects and network ping
- Fine-tuning player handling
In other news:
- I began working on Syrenn again and I’m going to name it sooner or later. It still is going to be a modern-day remake of Operation: Inner Space. I’m not making this in BlakkEngine like I originally planning, I’m making it in XNA so you guys need decent computers to run it. I kinda missed XNA and really want to jump back into that engine.
Will post soon!
- Drakeor