Development – Page 3

Making That Window

Scopique September 27, 2019

Update: I realized after posting that my first potential solution was wrong, so I have added the actual solution i want to try at the very end of the post. I am writing posts at this speed mainly so I can have…

A Room With No View

Scopique September 27, 2019

After having gotten the bulk of my current universe generation code ported to Game Maker 2, I found myself before a wall of immense proportions. My goal (regardless of platform) is to have something like a 10×100 grid (1000 coordinates) that makes…

Last One Today, I Swear – A Universe for Game Maker 2

Scopique September 25, 2019

Here it is, folks, fresh from the oven. This was a very simple test that throws a lot of logs on the fire all at once. We start by defining some variables, and then create our ds_map. This is going to be…

Working with Data in Game Maker 2

Scopique September 25, 2019

I have watched some videos, read some articles, and even visited a very pleasant corner of reddit, and I have come away wiser. Let me regale you with tales of one data management technique, courtesy of PixelatedPope. First, there were properties Every…

First Impressions of Game Maker 2

Scopique September 25, 2019

I wanted to talk about some impressions on Game Maker 2. Since picking up this development platform I’ve spent a lot of time immersed in tutorials, examples, and manuals. Counter to my usual M.O., however, I have opened the IDE exactly twice,…

Weekend Update 9/21/19

Scopique September 23, 2019

Family Weekend This weekend was college “Family Weekend” so we made the trip up North to visit our daughter. She has only been at school for about a month, so it was good to see her again. The next stretch lasts until…

This IS My Final Form – Maps Again

Scopique September 19, 2019

Yes, more mapping. This is turning out the be a very important element for the game because you can’t trade between stations if you can’t get to the stations, right? Above, you see the newly minted — and working — planetary layout.…

Planetary Alignment

Scopique September 18, 2019

It’s been a while since I’ve done any work on the project, but it now has planets. Star System SS-2, better known as “Star System #2” has five jump gates and two planets, Kayox and Prick…apparently. Planet generation was fairly easy, at…

Planets, Shops, and Commodity Data

Scopique September 13, 2019

Game update, but this is more conceptual than anything. I also need to use this as a sounding board because I’ve run into a conundrum that I am having trouble working out. This is about commodities: how they are made, calculated, bought,…

Circular Reference

Scopique September 12, 2019

Here’s a visual representation of the current system, but also not really. It’s just an SVG rendering of hard-coded data. Most of the data needed to generate this kind of thing doesn’t even exist yet, which is my next step. I’m using…