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Pixel Art Payment Information

Thu, 31 May 2012 00:47:49 +0000

I've always been iffy about hiring a pixel artist from BYOND, due to the fact that BYOND doesn't really have a secure way of being sure you'll receive your art after it's done, and no sure way of know whether or not you'll receive your payment once the art is sent.

So a couple questions arose when I gave it some thought.

1.) Which person/people are the most reliable when it comes to paying for Pixel Artwork?

2.) What are the going rates for icons with about 1-15 states, and each state varying from 1-20 frames.

If I am suppose to post this under: Art & Sounds
I apologize.

Windows 8 Consumer Preview

Sun, 01 Apr 2012 03:28:45 +0000

Has anyone else tried the new Windows 8? I've installed it on my computer and am currently trying it as I'm typing. But I must say it is a nice piece of work.

Here is a link to the download site.
It comes in an easy to install ".exe" setup file.
Download Windows 8

Full BYOND use on Ubuntu 11.10

Tue, 27 Mar 2012 01:58:33 +0000

I am wondering if their are any ways of using BYOND on Ubuntu 11.10 to develop games. I know their is WINE, but I've done some research and by the looks of it, their are a lot of graphical issues, etc when using WINE. Does anyone know any easy or any method at all of developing games on BYOND with Ubuntu 11.10.

Reason I ask is because I'm using Ubuntu due to the fact that it does less CPU-sucking then Windows, and my computer speed has increased dramatically after the switch.

How reliable is SendPage()

Sat, 24 Mar 2012 10:33:41 +0000

How reliable is SendPage() to send emails from games? Does the game need to be online for the email to send correctly? Or can I send it while the game is not being hosted?

Gizhy's Back

Thu, 22 Mar 2012 05:12:10 +0000

I just wanted to come on and say Gizhy's back with a new membership and I plan on sticking around! I will be creating new games for BYOND in the future. Check out GizhyGames.Com for more information on my games, and their updates. If you wish to create an account with us please do. Just note that I am still working on a friend system, and a messaging system for the website for the users to communicate between one another.

Programming

Fri, 29 Jul 2011 09:21:20 +0000

I was wondering, what do you think would be a good idea to help improve an keep mine or anyone's programming skills sharp? For one, would making snippets help much? I tend to make a standard game. With leveling systems, etc. I do this with different game genre's to help me get the hang of coming up with multiple things when I need them. I know this would help me improve my programming skills. Although I do not release said games, due to the fact that they're just there to help me improve in the field of programming.

I'm just trying to figure out how to advance in programming. I've read an understand everything in the DM Guide, and of course I've read the Reference over and over again.

There is not really anything I want to learn specifically. Other then programming, which I know very fluently as of now. I just want to know how I could master it.

Any comments, suggestions would be very helpful thanks.

Server Uptime

Thu, 28 Jul 2011 14:57:59 +0000

/*
This is a code snippet I decided to make while I was waiting for the mail to arrive.
The title is pretty self-explanatory.
*/

var
    Seconds = 0;Minutes = 0;Hours = 0 // Global Variables for Seconds, Minutes, and Hours.
world
    New()
        ..()
        Uptime() // Run the Uptime() procedure. Which is initialized at runtime.
proc/Uptime()
    world << "[Seconds]:[Minutes]:[Hours]" // Displays the server uptime.
    if(Seconds >= 60) {Minutes += 1;Seconds = 0} // If your seconds variable value is above or is 60. Then add + 1 to the Minutes, then return Seconds to 0.
    if(Minutes >= 60) {Hours += 1;Minutes = 0}
    Seconds ++ // ++ the Seconds variable so the counter doesn't stop.
    spawn(10) Uptime() // Every ten server ticks call Uptime()

/*
Just an FWI. For those of you who don't know how long a tick is I'll tell you.

1 Tick = 1/10th of a second.

10 Ticks = 1 Second.

600 Ticks = 1 Minute.

3600 Ticks = 1 Hour.

QUOTE Popisfizzy:
FYI, 60 minutes * 60 seconds = 3600 seconds.
*/

Assigning variable to winget param

Thu, 20 Jan 2011 04:51:00 +0000

I've been trying for a while now to get the volume of all sounds in my game to change depending on a user defined variable. Like so:

mob
 var
  master_volume = 50
 verb
  SoundUpdate() // Updates when slider is adjusted.
   var/volume = winget(usr,"control.slider","value")
   usr.master_volume = round(volume,1)

//Sound code for all sounds played in-game.
usr<<sound('soundfile.wav', volume=usr.master_volume)
//usr.master_volume or src.master_volume depending on what it's under.

So I guess the overall question is, how will I be able to assign a variable to the volume portion of the sound proc. Because ever time I round the variable the value result is always "0" and if I don't the value results in decimals. Neither way works, every time I adjust the slider all throughout the game the sound mutes.

Need any further explanation just ask.

Code Simplification

Thu, 06 Jan 2011 22:46:08 +0000

I was wondering if their was any method or technique any developer uses to simplify codes, so they aren't so blotchy.

In other words, any way to help make a code run more smoothly through compile.

Methods for like the for(), and the New().

If you understand well enough to give me an answer on what you think I meant, that would be appreciated, thanks for reading.

Custom DBFind() Procedure

Mon, 27 Dec 2010 08:24:24 +0000

I've created a DBFind() or Dragon Ball Finder procedure. I've started by getting the direction of the DB(Dragon Ball) from me, using get_dir(), but I can't seem to make it so, my pre-made direction pointer icons show up as an overlay to point out the direction to the nearest DB. So how would I go about doing so?

If you don't get it, let me rephrase the question:
(Assuming you've read the top, an know about all counterparts in this system)

How would I make my pointer icons show me which direction the nearest DB is in?

Text display of problem.

D = Dragon Ball
P = Player
<, >, ^, v = Direction Pointer Icons

-----
D

-----

-----
D

^
P
-----

I think you see what my problem is. Thanks for taking the time to read this. Much appreciated to whomever decides to help me out with this dilemma.