New Virus Remake Demo

Get new version here - thanks MARG!!!

http://mysite.freeserve.com/peepandguinnie/virus_remake.zip

All feedback welcome including suggestions for new features.

F5 changes controls from Mouse / Joystick / Demo
F1/F2 Swap Tracked object
Space - Fire missile

You can't play it on less than 400x300 mode but I still prefer it like that with the original view - nostalgia I guess!!

Stevie

solid stuff man!

I got a memory access violation.
Since it works on jfk's machine you might have entity or mesh pointers in floats. Or something different.. :). Don't think it's files missing.

Thanks jfk.

@ Bouncer - Nah, all entity and mesh pointers are definately Ints - I know that floats can cause problems. I'm not doing anything fancy as you can probably tell - so not sure what the problem could be here .. sorry.

I've just done radar and windmill objects and hope to add some new ships soon - a Repulsor, Super Fighter, Mothership and maybe allied ships to assist you on later levels.

i also get a memory acces violation.

?!! I wish I knew why that was happening 'cos it works fine here. I take it you get past the mode & view select screens and then get the error? Do you see anything? Do you hear any sounds? I doubt it but are you running it in less than 400x300 mode?

Works great here, although chugs somewhat at 640x480x32 on 4X display when you're near the ground and it's drawing a lot. But it's a crackingly good remake so far!

It's a pity that V2000 was so poorly received.

Bouncer, some blitz stuff you can't run out or a zip folder or shortcut. It won't run the exe in the correct directory. try unzipping to a folder and running it directly.

arbitrage: (eventho your reply was ment for bouncer) even if i unpack it to disk it gives a memory acces violation error.

stevieG: i boot the game, i choose a videomode (windowed or full screen don't behave different) then the screen turns black and it gives me the memory access violation error.

my systems is: amd 3000+ 512ram radeon 9800pro. maybe it is an ati thingy? dunno, just speculating :)

Now that I have some details .. (thanks koekjesbaby!!)

The offending item was this * command just after selecting the videomode (don't ask me why it's there!!). Strange how it worked on other machines though? I've removed it but will probably be a few days before I can get it uploaded again.

* Graphics3D 640,480,0,2

This is how the 'borrowed from 3d examples' code sets the windowed mode, do I have to set a depth?

Function SetGfx()
Print info1$:Print info2$:Print info3$:Print info4$:Print
If Windowed3D()
yn$=Input$( "Use windowed mode?" )
If Left$( Lower$( yn$ ),1 )="y"
HidePointer
Graphics3D 640,480,0,2
SetBuffer BackBuffer()
Return
EndIf
EndIf

Memory access violation here
see sig for spec

Top game... Absolutely lovely...

Andy

did you re-upload the file? because when i download it again i still get the memory access violation. :(

what i hadn't noticed before (i have my speakers off 90% of the time because most webdisigners can't live with the fact that sound is not their buisiness) was that some sound is playing (wind/atmospheric noise).

hope it helps, can't wait to see it work.

i think if you say zero for the depth it will use the current desktop mode, tho i think i heard of some problems with this.

Still a memory access violation here.

Shame as i enjoyed the old virus on the amiga