zeph77

Hey guys its me again but this time I want to ask if anyone knows a specific book that is good for game programming. Atm since I'm a beginner I am reading a book called (Beginning C++ through Game Programming, Third Edition) just to learn what I need to know and the final project it asks at the end is to make a black jack game but anyways. I plan on working for a company that makes 2d or 2.5D mmorpg games cause thats where my interest lies. Can anyone who knows C++ refer anything to me that maybe helped you on the learning process cause I'm really serious about learning C++ to program games. I want to be able to add graphics, animation, and sound related files but I know that is more advance. Please since there are many programmers here, is there anything that is a helpful resource? Should I take C++ classes or a game development class? thanks for all those who can help, i'm trying to learn C++ on my own so.

Thank you everyone who has answered. I do feel a bit more motivated now and I`m willing to learn so I`m gonna give it a try. When I saw how Linear Algebra was I kinda freaked out cause I didn`t understand nothing that was shown but I guess the classes would help me with that like said. Once again thank you everyone and good luck with all your projects.

I really like programming as I tried C++ out since I can`t get a copy of VB6\. But if I want to learn C++ at college I need to take some high level math which is Calculus and Linear algebra. I`m not so great when it comes to math meaning even algebra is a bit hard for me on a few subject. I want to know if I should take the class and try anyways but several people say its better to learn on your own. There is also a Visual Basic class that I could take but It doesn`t seem to involve a high math class. Would it be worth it to learn Visual Basic or C++ or perhaps none and just try to learn it on my own. I`m guessing the teacher could help me get a Visual basic version but I`m not sure what to do. I also plan on a career in the gaming industry but I would also like to make stuff on spare time. Thanks for anyone who can suggest something. :cheesy:

Yeah the clients main menu doesnt open up. I get a runtime error 10050 or something. Which idk why but, if its anything I did all I did was change the arrows.ini to the one I had, changed gfx, backgrounds, added music on the menu, and added the GUI I had. Anyways idk I guess this is just an error that others might have gotten too.

@MrMiguu: > @zeph77: > > > So any idea what the problem is Mr.miguu, I closed client and server and refreshed the folders then started the server and client again. For some reason it still says "Loading map…" and I think thats why I get clones of myself and the map gets all messed up. It doesn`t seem like this could be a big problem since I`ve seen this several times but I don`t know what it could be. > > Do you have VB6? > I might have to make a patch to allow the client cache all the background files available and then preload them into the engine. The problem is that you're loading a map with no designated backgound image. Lets say your MAX_BACKGROUNDS = 3 and you're on map 4, you'll most likely see the clones forever unless you change that '= 3' to '= 4'. I will get on that once I get home. Nope and I did change that in Modconstants which its now at 17 atm but I plan on having more. But yeah I guess check it out.

So any idea what the problem is Mr.miguu, I closed client and server and refreshed the folders then started the server and client again. For some reason it still says "Loading map…" and I think thats why I get clones of myself and the map gets all messed up. It doesn`t seem like this could be a big problem since I`ve seen this several times but I don`t know what it could be.

@MrMiguu: > @zeph77: > > > Hey Mr.miguu good work! the backgrounds are working good I believe from what I saw so far xD. but now theres one problem I have which is this picture. I warp to map 4 with the right background I set but it does that and makes clones of myself and pretty much look glitchy or something. Any idea what it could be, I reloaded and refreshed the background pics and I changed maxbackgrounds= 17 atm so yeah this is just the small problem I have. Other then that good work and very nice menu xD. > > You tried rebooting the client? If this means closing the client window and re-opening it then I did that. I also closed the server and re-opened it as well and I guess it still has that loading map… still.

Hey Mr.miguu good work! the backgrounds are working good I believe from what I saw so far xD. but now theres one problem I have which is this picture. I warp to map 4 with the right background I set but it does that and makes clones of myself and pretty much look glitchy or something. Any idea what it could be, I reloaded and refreshed the background pics and I changed maxbackgrounds= 17 atm so yeah this is just the small problem I have. Other then that good work and very nice menu xD.

So does this mean the previous ones wont be fixed? which is still ok since I see you want to start new and make a bigger improvement xD. Also what different features do you plan to add? Is this going to be kinda similar to maplestory in a way? Thanks if you can answer and good luck on this project Mr.miguu! hope you can get this done and improve PV. :cheesy:

@MrMiguu: > Could you help me diagnose it better? Take a screen? I'd appreciate it. The more info I have to work with, the better. Me or Raiko? btw Raiko I didn't see any problems with ncps walking up and down They actually walk side-to-side depending. Also positioning the sprite might help if the sprite is small thats why it appears above the floor rather then on it xD.

@MrMiguu: > @zeph77: > > > @MrMiguu: > > > > > @zeph77: > > > > > > > Well Hope you can get this fixed soon Miguu, its not working for me idk why it wont work and if it works for everyone else Idk what I'm doing wrong. I'm pretty sure everything is the same but idk. I redownloaded pv stable and it still wont show backgrounds 4+ different they just have map 1 background so yeah. This is the only problem I'm having and idk if theres a way to make it so you can have more sprites but yeah just this stuff. > > > > > > > > Please If everything is ok just help me to know why it wont show up. I reloaded the server and the client folder and nothing. > > > > > > I'll look into it later today after I get home. > > > > Any luck? If everything is correct I guess I can just try Origins if anything, its just the reason I dont use pv origins is no Guild and trade system which I wish I knew how to add. > > [PV] Origins has a trade system Or… does it? I can't remember. Check for me. I think it does. I've been in a rather lethargic mood lately. Sorry for the lack of development. Its all good, and yeah ill have to check, the only problem I have is the GUI part, I made a custom one for stable so I would have to source edit which I wish I knew and I might be going to college soon hopefully… but anyways yeah don`t worry when ever you have that hype to check out what the problem is that be good, I can wait. I see you and many other work very hard on these engines so thanks alot for the help. Hope you feel better.

@MrMiguu: > @zeph77: > > > Well Hope you can get this fixed soon Miguu, its not working for me idk why it wont work and if it works for everyone else Idk what I'm doing wrong. I'm pretty sure everything is the same but idk. I redownloaded pv stable and it still wont show backgrounds 4+ different they just have map 1 background so yeah. This is the only problem I'm having and idk if theres a way to make it so you can have more sprites but yeah just this stuff. > > > > Please If everything is ok just help me to know why it wont show up. I reloaded the server and the client folder and nothing. > > I'll look into it later today after I get home. Any luck? If everything is correct I guess i can just try Origins if anything, its just the reason i dont use pv origins is no Guild and trade system which I wish I knew how to add.

Alright thanks again Miguu, hope you can find out the problem. :cheesy:

Well Hope you can get this fixed soon Miguu, its not working for me idk why it wont work and if it works for everyone else Idk what I'm doing wrong. I'm pretty sure everything is the same but idk. I redownloaded pv stable and it still wont show backgrounds 4+ different they just have map 1 background so yeah. This is the only problem I'm having and idk if theres a way to make it so you can have more sprites but yeah just this stuff. Please If everything is ok just help me to know why it wont show up. I reloaded the server and the client folder and nothing.

Hey guys I know I already asked about this but I'm having trouble with backgrounds on PV stable. I'm not so good when it comes to source editing but Idk if its just me or theres something wrong. I put the background pictures as the # of map (1.bmp) ect. On map 1 theres a sky background and on map 2-6 theres a forest background but it wont show the forest background on maps 4-6\. This goes for all the maps. After map 3 the rest of the maps have the same background as map 1 the sky background. Is this something that might be related to the source? The background pictures are in this size 640x480 and they are 24 bit map.

I downloaded pv stable again and it still wont work for some reason, maybe its my backgrounds idk but I changed (maxbackgrounds = 3) to 450 since thats how many maps there will be and it still shows the same background. Heres how its set: (backgrounds on maps like 2-6 are same background) map 1 is a sky background map 2-6 is a forest background( but only 2-3 have the background the rest from here are all sky) map7-10 is a mountain background ect. another thing is the sprites, you can only have a small amount and I added more but it wont show them. Please need help. Edit:If this is working for anyone else using eclipse stable pv then can you please upload a working one. I downloaded PV stable at the first page under the Eclipse origins download and I still can't see my backgrounds after maps 4+ and 1-3 have different backgrounds which is good but 4+ has the sky background on map 1\.

Yeah Idk it still won't work for me. I'm gonna download Pv stable again to see if it works now. Anyways here is my Backgrounds folder with each picture and the number there. I also restarted the server and client and everything loaded up since when something new is added it loads a green bar to add in the pictures. This is Zax btw I had to delete that account because it had problems and now I'm not having trouble with this account.

I don't really understand this system so much but for some reason when I make the spell the animation shows the whole spell animation sheet. So when you can a spell it shows the whole thing and doesn't split the image like in previous eclipse versions. Does this mean I have to edit it to fit so it wont show everything or how can you get around showing all of it and just show one animation at a time rather then the whole sheet being thrown out into the battle. Thanks for anyone who could help. I'm trying to get used to Origins and I cant really script or edit sources but I hope that Origins can still be used if I don't know.