[..i just luv it..]

Thumbs up.

[how to properly reloading Level with script objects (frameWork)]

Try to not kill framework and all worlds. But use a ClearWorld() command for clearing all worlds.

[controllers on stairways]

I found a texture that looks like steps and I am using it on a ramp.

You can use different 3D models for mesh and for physics body. So it can still look like a stairways but use ramp for physics.

[Calling Spawn LUA Function from C++]

...now CreateObject don't exist in the new vehicle lua, instead it was replaced with SPAWN.

 

Why is that?

 

[Terrain Layer Blend]

If you blend layers in manual mode, did you check your algorithm for finding blending places?

[Le-community : find those loose ends]

Finding loose ends is always good thing.

[Pointlight intensity]

Wiki: http://www.leadwerks...ies#EntityColor

 

"A light's intensity is controllable with it's color by multiplying the components: EntityColor(light,Vec4(2)); makes the light twice as bright as EntityColor(light,Vec4(1));"

 

EntityColor(light, Vec4(r * intensity, g * intensity, b * intensity, a), 1)

[Pointlight intensity]

Just few topics earlier: http://www.leadwerks.com/werkspace/topic/4752-light-intensive/page__fromsearch__1

[Multiplayer syncing problems]

How can i output time of the day from script

Use SetEntityKey() function to se tup the time. Or GetEntityKey() function to get the time from script.

This script (entity) has 3 keys: "hour", "minutes" and "seconds". So use these keys.

hour = GetEntityKey(daynight, "hour")

SetEntityKey(daynight, "hour", hour)

[Lua and C++]

Since I love Lua in Leadwerks I would advice to start making your main loop with Lua.

 

Because of (I wrote it before here):

 

- It's simpler than C++;

- You don't need to compile anything or run any external IDE (you don't need any IDE at all);

- It works inside Leadwerks Editor (you can play around with it, you can play your game directly in Editor);

- You can edit LUA-script on fly and see result immediately;

- You can easily include or exclude any features (on fly).

 

 

And when you will see that Lua is not enough for you can rewrite your code to C++ or BlitzMax or whatever you want.

[Embedding LE]

Ok, I guess it's an "advanced" question that few people have contemplated.

That's true.

[..game web site screenshots test, please..]

Firefox. All works fine. Except that little annoying thing with shrinking frame when it loads noncached pictures. But it's quite acceptable for me.

 

Video here:

http://youtu.be/Qf2dDxcWBhw

 

 

Good job! I like screenshots especially that one with cat-man and gun. You need to post them here. They motivate very much.

[Load Texture pieces]

That was my Idea, you have 1 big texture and then update the UV coordinates of your mesh/plane

Yes. It's good idea. May be the best. If you have access to vertices of course.

[Load Texture pieces]

Rendering something to buffers every frame is not the best idea. Do it only if your picture changes every frame (for post-effects, mirrors, picture in picture etc.).

 

In other cases render picture only once to get desired texture. And then use this texture multiple times where you need to draw it.

I think you can use such approach for GUI.

[Load Texture pieces]

I heard that it's faster to load the frames as separate textures and only change the MaterialTexture.Is that right ,or would you say that the methode with the 2nd buffer is better?

 

I think they are the same. They different only in getting small texture (grabbing it from the big one vs loading from separate file). Since it happens only once at starting game the difference has no matter.

 

If you are looking for the fastest way, I think it would be fastest to use one big texture and special shader to change UV coordinates.

[Load Texture pieces]

And a little explosions. Just for fun.

 

 

[Load Texture pieces]

You can draw a little piece of big texture to little texture. Then you can use that little texture as you want.

 

 

Code from the video:

--preparations
local cbst = LoadTexture("abstract::cobblestones.dds")
local buf = CreateBuffer(128, 128, BUFFER_COLOR)
local tex = CreateTexture(128, 128, TEXTURE_RGB)
SetColorBuffer(buf, tex, 0, 0)

--render image to custom buffer
SetBuffer(buf)
DrawImage(cbst, MouseX() - 512, -(MouseY() - 512), 1024, -1024)
SetBuffer(BackBuffer())

--draw custom buffer to back buffer
DrawImage(tex, 100, 100, 128, 128)

[Multiplayer syncing problems]

Yeah. So step by step we will write working code.

Now all players can see each other, but player models are flickering.

Now you can easily debug client side code.

[Light intensive]

Hi. What red light are you talking about? I can't see any red lights in video.

It's too hard to guess what you expect from light and what techniques you use...

 

Try to make your light less intensive if it will help.

[Multiplayer syncing problems]

I've learned a little about GNet. And I like it very much. It's the simplest thing for networking I've ever seeing.

 

In your case you don't need all that code on the server side. Because all work is going on the client side.

Simplify your code as much as possible for debugging purposes.

 

Try to replace server side code with this:

Local port = 80 ' users would normally choose one allowed through their firewall
Local servername$ = "Freezing_world_server"+Rand(1000, 9999)

Local success
success = GNetListen( host, port )
If Not success Then RuntimeError "Cannot create server!"

Repeat
Delay 10 ' allow other apps some cycles to minimize CPU use
PollEvent
GNetSync host
Until EventID() = EVENT_WINDOWCLOSE

 

So since nothing happens on the server side you can easier debug your client side code.

[Multiplayer syncing problems]

Problem still exist, help needed.

Did you fix already that two cycles?

[Multiplayer syncing problems]

For remoteObj = EachIn objList

 For Local p:PLAYERS = EachIn playerList

Why two cycles?

[Leadwerks3D Documentation Sneak Peak]

Nice. What about Lua? Will it use the same object model?

 

May be commands should be separated in two groups: "high level" functions (main building blocks) and "low level" functions (for thin tuning). So Leadwerks will not lose charm of simplicity (when looking at high level functions only).

[Hiding password in Lua-script]

The script is added to store.

[Easter egg]

I see. That was surprise for me.