Secret Maryo Chronicles

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Re: Secret Maryo Chronicles

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PH3NOM wrote:
Neoblast wrote:Humm it sure is interesting and maybe an example should be uploaded to the kos svn?

A good way to test would be a "stress test" of the engine with/without (primitive method /new) plus static and moving polygons then checking the framerate.

Have you tried if its faster with static onesas well?
Actually took another look today, and KOS does actually does have an example using Direct Rendering, and this example actually helped me make one important optimization to my rendering code:

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kos\examples\dreamcast\pvr\pvrmark_strips_direct
And looking closer at the KOS API, it makes perfect sense why this method works faster:
http://gamedev.allusion.net/docs/kos-cu ... 154aefe77b
AH!

I missed that one on the kos examples, heh

Thank you PH3N0M, some parts of this thread should be pasted onto some tutorial.
Managed to do some tests?
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Re: Secret Maryo Chronicles

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The latest build is ready for testing!

New Features:
- The first 5 levels are playable
- Player must reach the level exit to access next level
- Updated Enemy AI routines
- High-Jump by pressing X+A
- Climb by pressing UP on climbable objects
- Added Z-Buffering to control depth of objects
- Several optimizations to the engine, dubbed DC-ENGINE

http://www.mediafire.com/?2db8iwudzcy9p1k

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Re: Secret Maryo Chronicles

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Great, newsed : http://dreamcast-news.blogspot.fr/2012/ ... le-de.html
Thanks PH3NOM for all your jobs on DC.
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Re: Secret Maryo Chronicles

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Thanks PH3NOM, I finally managed to play a bit, here's my little buglist :)

- Sometimes, you die "twice". I mean, the dead music sounds twice before returning to the map.
- When a level starts, you can read before 00:00 something like: Time: 0-10-1929...
- Still infinite lives, missing a game over yeaaaaah (see Sega Rally 2 hehe).
- Normal jump is always same height.
- The winning music is playing at the same time as the level background. Also happens with the die music.
- You can pass the brown blocks (level 2) from down (X+A). It should block, isn't it?
- You can kill a goomba just running into him!! hahahaha
- When you die or pass a level, you should mantain your coins... you know: 100 coins = 1 up
- I find quite hard to enter to the door, you have to be exactly at the middle, looking at right, and press up. Maybe just when the player touches the door?
- How about adding a score system? 1 goomba = 100 points

In any case, congratz PH3NOM, I like it :D
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Re: Secret Maryo Chronicles

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Thanks for giving it a try! And thanks for the feedback.
I will attempt to categorize your "bugs":

Known Bugs That Need Fixing:
- I find quite hard to enter to the door, you have to be exactly at the middle, looking at right, and press up. Maybe just when the player touches the door?
->Fair enough, my code is too unforgiving:-) I can and will set the "hit-box" to a larger size!
- Sometimes, you die "twice". I mean, the dead music sounds twice before returning to the map.
->Only happens sometimes, that makes it hard to determine the exact problem, but it is related to the threading system in place for the audio streaming...

Known Bugs That are Fixed:
- When a level starts, you can read before 00:00 something like: Time: 0-10-1929...
->This was a simple problem of uninitialized variables.

Things that not bugs, they are simply not implemented yet:
- Still infinite lives, missing a game over yeaaaaah (see Sega Rally 2 hehe).
- Normal jump is always same height.
- The winning music is playing at the same time as the level background. Also happens with the die music.
- You can kill a goomba just running into him!! hahahaha
- When you die or pass a level, you should mantain your coins... you know: 100 coins = 1 up
- How about adding a score system? 1 goomba = 100 points
->So far, I have focused on the core features of the game engine,. when that is mostly finished, I will focus on adding these features to the game :-)

Things that are not bugs:
- You can pass the brown blocks (level 2) from down (X+A). It should block, isn't it?
-> Nope, tha'ts how the game is supposed to be!
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Re: Secret Maryo Chronicles

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Awesome PH3NOM, awesome. :)
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Secret Maryo Chronicles DC - Beta 4

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Alright guys and gals-

First of all, I am releasing the latest build of Secret Maryo Chronicles DC.
Get it here:
http://www.mediafire.com/?hhutax9zttc5vok

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With that said, at this point in time, Secret Maryo Chronicles DC is now on hold.

With my next school semester around the corner, I will not have much time to dedicate to this project.

Perhaps, if there is enough interest, I will resume work on this project in the future.

Thanks for playing!
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Re: Secret Maryo Chronicles

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Thanks PH3NOM.
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Re: Secret Maryo Chronicles

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Thank you.
I think there is some interest, i presonally would like to have this project finished and tools for dc map creation released.
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Re: Secret Maryo Chronicles

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As always, thanks for sharing your progresses PH3NOM! :)
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Re: Secret Maryo Chronicles

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Great work Phenom. :)
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Re: Secret Maryo Chronicles

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Very nice. And a good addition to Dreamcast collection since the DC doesn't have many platformers.
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Re: Secret Maryo Chronicles

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Thank you, how far along are you for another update?
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Re: Secret Maryo Chronicles

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law56ker wrote:Thank you, how far along are you for another update?
Thank you for your interest!
As I mentioned, this project is on hold, for now.
As I have been very busy with school and work, I have not had much time for my projects.
And, the free time I have spent recently on my projects is on DCMC, getting the XviD player working fully...

But, the source is still here, waiting to be picked back up where I left off :wink:
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Re: Secret Maryo Chronicles

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Gotta love that it's in pvr, 60 fps all the way!
It's coming along nicely, this is the proof the dreamcast still has something to show...
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Re: Secret Maryo Chronicles

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I understand how busy you can be with school, I hope to see updates when you have some more free time.
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