Back to GM

Posted by Kaz on Jan. 10, 2007, 10:11 p.m.

Yep, I'm back to using GM. I'm working on an actual game, a game that I WILL finish, even if it takes me months. Whats different is that I'm only working on it for about 1-2 hours a day, hopefully I won't get bored while making it this way. The basic engine isn't even done even after 4 days(yeah, its not a simple game), but I'm happy with my progress.

No, there will be no news or anything about the game until it is ready for a demo. Well heres some news, SY made the sprite texture mapping script for me, so there.

<b>Internet</b><hr>

So we get a letter in the mail today from our net/tv/phone provider. It seems our internet speed will double in the next month or so. So that means I will have a normal speed of 300-400kbs, and an accelerated speed of about 1mbs. Kick ass.

<b>New Avatar+Banner</b><hr>

After countless requests from SY I finally made a new banner with my l33t photoshop skills. Yeah, I'm not too good with photoshop anymore, but at least its bearable [:D]

New avatar too, it was from my random avatar collection which I can't have on here. Oh well.

<b>64D</b><hr>

If you haven't heard, Flashback and Kenon have resigned from admin and mod, respectively. I'm not going to release details since I'm not sure they want me to.

<b>BitTorrent</b><hr>

I downloaded the movie Crank a few days ago. Its awesome, its just a giant chase scene with sex and drugs.

Also downloading UT2004 even though I said I wouldn't. Not going too fast though. Done in 1 day and 5 hours…

<b>VisualBasic</b><hr>

I actually learned something! Not enough to make anything useful, but still, its something. I was trying to make a simple music player, but turns out I need some library or something to have it play in the background and not in WMP, which defeats the purpose of making a music player. I'll try to see what else I can come up with [:)]

<b>Cool Game</b><hr>

I played a demo for this game called Gumboy, it won the indie game of the year award or something. Check it out, its pretty cool and challenging.

<a href='http://www.gumboycrazyadventures.com/'>Link</a>

<b>School</b><hr>

So we had our class meeting today to see where we wanted to go for our senior trip. We had either Virginia and Bush Gardens, Washington DC and Kings Dominion, or Darien Lake. I picked Darien Lake since it was closest and cheapest(others were the price of a college class, $500). I'm also going on 2 other trips this year, so I'm happy.

<b>YouTube</b><hr>

<a href='http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K-GSrrk_ATM'>Boiling water to snow</a>

<a href='http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eAhfZUZiwSE'>Perfect circle?</a>

<a href='http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O0xoEtCHgA8&mode=related&search='>Don't mess with Tigger</a>

<a href='http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rb-w0lo9neM&NR'>Awesome LineRider video</a>

Comments

DFortun81 17 years, 10 months ago

Quote:
If you haven't heard, Flashback and Kenon have resigned from admin and mod, respectively.
O RLY?

blueBX 17 years, 10 months ago

YA RLY!

Anyways I wonder why?

AthamX 17 years, 10 months ago

Too much responsibility I think. It would be for me. I just wouldn't have the time for those kinda things

Tasm 17 years, 10 months ago

I hate VisualBasic, if only because that's the only programming my school offers.

Graydon 17 years, 10 months ago

Stupid school systems.

TwistyWristy 17 years, 10 months ago

Kaz

Depending on what kind of music you're playing, you might be able to use the Multimedia Control

Not sure about the proper menus for your version, but look in Project -> Components/Add Components, and then add the Microsoft Multimedia Control.

SpenSer.45

Well that sucks, considering VB is mainly for applciations (you can do games but it's much easier in other languages such as… Game Maker for example)

TwistyWristy

Kaz 17 years, 10 months ago

VB is fairly simple, although I know pretty much nothing so I can't do much.

Tasm 17 years, 10 months ago

Visual Basic is very easy to learn.

Kaz 17 years, 10 months ago

I wanted to play mp3s, I got wavs to work fine without anything though.

TwistyWristy 17 years, 10 months ago

I figured you wanted to play mp3's:

http://www.vb-helper.com/howto_play_mp3.html

You'll need the Multilmedia control like I said earlier.

The juice of the code is right here:

mmcAudio.FileName = filename

mmcAudio.Command = "Open"

mmcAudio.Command = "Play"

cmdPlay.Caption = "Stop"

Replace filename with the path to the mp3 and stick the code in the click event of a button.

TwistyWristy