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OutlawGene

Why isn't Continuum # of frames for graphics Configurable?

I have no idea but if it was configurable we'd compress graphics alot easier.

You could have 53x98 Pixels not 50x50 Why not?

360 degree shipset can be done in 32 frames.
Side Scroll Shipset can be done in 2 frames.
3 direction shipset can be done in 3 frames
Bombs.bm2 Same Thing
Bullets.bm2 Same Thing
And So On

And Indeed if it was Configurable We could Extend the Frames as well.

So now why isn't the Tileset Configurable?
It is Configurable I have heard but only to an Extent
If you can make the tileset Double the Size why not go more?

Continuum can be even more configurable if a few simple things were added. It doesn't take a Genius to know this either.
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Solo Ace · Posted: Fri Dec 30, 2005 11:07 pm Post subject:

You obviously aren't a genius though.

A 360 degree turn can be done in 1 or 9999999999 frames. What's your point?

OutlawGene · Posted: Fri Dec 30, 2005 11:11 pm Post subject:

Point is 40 frames is Pointless.

Less frames will compress to a smaller size meaning Faster Zone Downloads.

And Extending the frame number will allow you to Develop a zone quite differently.

Configuring the size rather than 50x50 or 100x50 having 30x20

You can compress easier that well and make your zone Differently.

Mr Ekted · Movie Geek Gender: Joined: Feb 09 2004 Posts: 1379 Offline

The physics and packets of the game are hard-coded for orientation values 0-39. Changing this would require changes to both the client and the server.
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Mine GO BOOM · Posted: Sat Dec 31, 2005 12:08 am Post subject:

OutlawGene · Posted: Sat Dec 31, 2005 2:28 am Post subject:

Yeah I thought of this because I myself have Giant Mech and Warship custom shipsets from my 1st zone that are sidescroll.

Left Right maybe some that are normally rotated but very few.

I thought it was stupid when it would be better to have 2 simple frames.

Actually I tested 2 frames out and it looked like a black square tiny one with parts of my mech moving. Then I thought Maybe later I could reduce the mech ship to that size I saw.

But I may try that for Mini Mechs I decided it's gonna have a Afterburning jumping effect. so if I can make it 360 degrees small enough to fit on less frames it might work. I thought the black image showing parts of my mechs as the ship was 50x50 as an estimate.