yeah

(duh)

baw, not the correct one (youtube.com/watch?v=xuxO6CZptck !)

LOLZ! that is hilarious

lmao

same :D

now, to build that scraper so I can get all of the posts from indiedb

and archive them in the new forum

:P

@AlexM. I wrote a few scrapers before :)

scrapers helped my professional self get a boost years ago

@AlexM. based on your past descriptions of the devs there I would recommend you try connecting directly to the database with the password: Password

@ToddersLegrande lol

that might work

LOL, I remember gaining access to a site by trying that once

Gnomon tutorials website -- I tried a random user/pass and got in.. i was like, wtf??

scrapers were my first type of programs as soon as I got some rep

I didn't start programming though

I got some random thing, posting answers on a Q&A site, first

obviously, users were all fake

and all questions were like "how much gb in iphone 8gb"

and yes, I am serious, all of them were about iPhones

lol.

can't remember the site's name

but it must still be alive

What was that movie with Tom Hanks, where he was castaway on an island?

when employers were switched on the same job, the new one wanted to pay less

and I sent him my first denial email

those were the days

@Jon Cast Away

great movie

@ToddersLegrande think they're protected against sql injections?

So more sock puppet crap last night eh?

Considering: gamedev.stackexchange.com/users/7191/byte56?tab=reputation

heh

-500 thats gotta hurt.

That was a bounty I made.

I think my rep will survive :p

yeah, most likely.

Just another "get someone to voting privileges" bounty.

Makes less work for me overall. :)

wow man

mom w9u

It helps questions get closed faster that are bad, and questions that are wrongfully closed re-opened faster.

but..

but.. thats cheating.

@AlexM. We can only hope... or not hope depending on your goal :P

hmmm

Yeah, I saw that he said it was deleted. I'm thinking it's a sock puppet account with a decent-ish question.

I apparently replied to the wrong message

Sorry @Byte56

@Jon Reward an existing answer is a legitimate reason to give rep

I like that answer.

whats this?

If I couldn't find an answer I liked on someone that was close, I wouldn't give them a bounty.

ohh the bounty, yeah i was just teasing :)

@JoshPetrie Perhaps the community managers for overzealous.

a misc model by my 3D artist - he makes random models of things while performing tasks

couldn't be happier <3

:D

@PythonInProgress all you need is pygame its probably a folder that for some reason doesnt get downloaded got to the rec folder and make a empty folder called user then run the game again it should work!

programming nice interface gadgets on tablets can be really tricky

whats an interface gadget?

a widget I think

Ah so its kind of like a doodad?

yeah

this one is for showing more cards than fit in it

so you can scroll around

and I'm currently making it so you can drag one off it

that's turning out to be quite tricky to make look nice

like Apple kind of nice

it's the gameplay programmer in me :)

@Almo blame the art assets

hahah :)

it's all programmer art for now

Apple kind of nice is now Android kind of nice

"programmer art" is really a funny concept, actually

they invented it, so it's still apple

android just copied

same for windows; they always playin catchup

oop lunch time

time for Tichu :)

decent trolling

5/10

Yeah.... can't tell if serious

You had me until "same for windows"

hi friends

I have some question regarding some game concept

any body free to talk with me

?

Yes.

I am working with andengine

and I post my question on the forum andengine.org/forums/gles2/zuma-deluxe-clone-t12347.html

I need more detail on that one

One way you could do it, is to set "Waypoints'

ordered waypoints.

And then just make the sprites follow the way points that you setup

you can play with forward/reverse

thats how i would do it anyways.

path contains more curves so how to set waypoint for those points

you would need to determine how many you need to make a nice curve

I would guess at least 12

to move ball I have to use move modifier, so there are many move modifier I have to use

you aware with andengine or not?

I am aware of it yes

then it it good for me

one option I have to use path modifier

howdy folks

so how to move ball on those curves?

with the power of vectors

direction = Normalize(waypoint2 - waypoint1)

if you don't use enough waypoints, your movement will be choppy

Use a lot.

You could also do smoothing or curve fitting...

store your "waypoints" as a collection of Points

first I have to create more way points

as per your suggestion

but ordered

so for each waypoint I need move modifier

so linked list is bad.. use array

so it become lengthy to manage all these modifiers

move modifier?

I need to establish grid structure or not?

to decide way points

i don't think a grid structure is what you would want to use for this particular game (zuma clone)

ok

so how to create waypoints?

I'm just suggesting a way to do it :)

The best thing you could do is create some sort of editor to place waypoints easily.

because without using grid how can I know about points

or something that converts an image into waypoints

so manually I place waypoint sprite on screen

how are you designing the levels?

and set visible false for each of these sprite

Yes, that is one way. create an editor where you place sprites.. then record their (x,y) positions and save it as a level

I am using flash for designing level

on actual game I have to put those sprite or not?

no

debug view only

or I need to use only coordinate

ok I understand

You are basically creating a path.. and telling your sprites, follow that path

for each ball on screen I have to register its modifier which will move to its next point

after reaching at that point I have to move ahead with new modifier to new point

you will have an array of Points.

am I doing right?

each ball will store its position, int = 0

some can share the same current waypoint

they will always be looking to go towards a waypoint.

Its gonna take a lot of coding to get this going hope you got time.

yes I have to do that task

because I got challenge from the company

ok, well you owe me 100$ in consultation fees

I am working with andengine from long time but I don't able to consider this concept so I have to ask

after wining I don't able to get any money benefit

this is for the confidense

:)

I have to do a lot of calculation for this

for each modifier I have to do time calculation

so ball move smoothly on screen

or path

yes

just give it a speed

Get the direction vector, and multiply it by your speed variable

should keep it constant.

what do you mean by direction vector?

(1,0)

(0,1)

direction = Normalize(waypoint2 - waypoint1)

ok

and use of normalize

because I thing I have to calculate distance

don't worry about distance

just time, direction and speed

now you jumble up my concepts

which thing you consider as direction

?

and time and speed I thing both are the same

Rough but works

yay me.

in andengine this normalization work?

that will keep your speed at what you set it at.

and I got any direction?

If it doesn't you can write your own

This is basic vector math

Your direction is VectorB - VectorA

YOu normalize it, so it is of length 1 max

it will keep the ratio, so you are still pointing in the same direction.

what is the use of direction in this concept?

because I already using move modifier to move ball

direction = DesiredPosition - CurrentPosition

and elapsedTime?

your delta time

the time that has expired since your last update

this ensures that you have a constant speed regardless of cpu

ok

Position = direction * speed * elapsedtime;

so you said this

I have already next waypoint position in my hand

so what is the use of this position

?

Position = (currentposition - desiredposition).Normalize() * speed * elapsedtime;

expanding on that. this would be your formula.

sorry for my lots of questions

Go code, you will see.

but my sole purpose is to get some knowledge

I need some break so I meet you after half an hour

you chat with me further

?

Yeah, i'm always on this. at an appt right now.

lol

thanks sir

I've switched the focus of my blog a bit

I barely have time for long (multipart) whole dev articles

I'll just stick to short, one-part articles about specific topics