Continued from [part one](/2010/07/summer-project-weeks-1-3/), more details about my quest to make a fun game about shooting things into space. ### Week 4 Took the week off. ### Week 5 I only got a little bit done this week, but it makes things look better. Each astronomical body has a rotational rate that controls how it… Continue reading Summer Project, Weeks 4-9
Category: Graphics
Summer Project, Weeks 1-3
### Description This summer I’ve decided to dedicate some time to working on programming a game. For eight weeks, from June 20th to August 14th, I am planning to put in at least a couple of hours three nights a week. At the end of this time I will evaluate my progress and the state… Continue reading Summer Project, Weeks 1-3
Map Generator #2
Added from last time, I created a second layer of the map that marks which cells are part of which contiguous region. Currently the only regions recognized are land masses and bodies of water. In the future I will most likely also define rules to recognize hilly and mountainous regions. The regions themselves are discovered… Continue reading Map Generator #2
Map Generator #1
After not doing any free-time coding for quite some time, I’ve started a new project. I intend to make a program which can randomly produce a high quality hand-drawn looking fantasy world map. As an example, I’d like output that looks something like this map. I have chosen to develop this as a Mac OS… Continue reading Map Generator #1