Star Fighter Max - full BMax code and media

Not sure if this is a good place to post this, but if anyone is interested in making a shootem-up game in BlitzMax, heres the full source code and media to download (2.41 mb) : http://www.blitzbasic.com/Community/posts.php?topic=52907

Source code contains tons of comments in which I wrote to help ensure I sorta understand what the hell I was doing....hope its a of a little help to someone...
BTW, it was successfully tested to also compile on the Mac version of Bmax, but havent tested on a Linux system yet.

Looks nice, except that the stars should move behind the earth, imo. :)

Also, the game crashed when I died:

Runtime Error: Attempt to access field or method of Null object
DrawImage [$BMXPATH/mod/brl.mod/max2d.mod/max2d.bmx;519;2]
Draw [/Users/peter/Desktop/StarFighterMax/StarFighterMax.bmx;73;7]
HandleBullets [/Users/peter/Desktop/StarFighterMax/StarFighterMax.bmx;818;3]
RunGame [/Users/peter/Desktop/StarFighterMax/StarFighterMax.bmx;505;2]
Transition [/Users/peter/Desktop/StarFighterMax/StarFighterMax.bmx;618;6]
doTitle [/Users/peter/Desktop/StarFighterMax/handle_menu.bmx;329;20]
StarFighterMax [/Users/peter/Desktop/StarFighterMax/StarFighterMax.bmx;407;4]

I really liked the explosion sound when enemies was destroyed.

This is a pretty good game, thanks for sharing it! Nice to see it run perfectly smooth on my computer. (iMac 1GHz G4 with NVidea GeForce4MX)

Thank you very much! Source code to pore over is always appreciated.

I'm still playing this thing. ;-)

Just a bit too much fast movement going on at once but it's still lots of fun!

Works on Linux if I comment out the following line in the LoadSettings() function in StarFighterMax.bmx:

(Line 476) : Graphics ScreenWidth, ScreenHeight, GraphicDepth

I think this is a BlitzMAX/Linux issue - we'll see if it is fixed in 1.12.

Still, this does speak quite well for cross-platform compatibility in Max.

Nice ! Can you add joypad support ?

Thanks for the replies folks!


I'm lookin into it right...not sure why that happened....did this happened all the time?



Woah...thanks for the info...!



I thought about it but got lazy at the end....but the source code is there....so any can actually it if they want.

Haven't tried this yet. Are you checking for available graphics modes, Neuro, or just setting a specific depth?

I just defaulted to 640x480 using OGL...didnt do any checking assuming that most folks would have that mode and opengl running.

Most, but not all -- quite a few of the newer 'widescreen' laptops don't support 640x480 anymore.

Ok...that I should of known but never occured to me. Whats the usual lowest specs for the newer wide screen laptops, btw?

Hey.. I played the game and it was enjoyable. The old-skool graphics are attractive in a nostalgic way :)

The problem I had is the sound and music together causes immense crackling and sound lagging.. It sounds horrible. However, I put the blame on BRL because I've been having BlitzMax sound issues from the git-go. Perhaps I should update my sound driver. Just using an nVidia onboard sound chip... Also, I dont have sound problems with any other programs (just blitzmax, anyone else having this problem?)

The enemy movement patterns are very simple, I can tell without looking at code you're using if X = then reverse. Of course this is just from level 1 and some of 2. I think I saw more advanced movement paths (but still if X and if Y based, and maybe timer based with X and Y velocity changes. This is without me looking at the source code so I may be wrong!) in level 2. The movement paths could be a ton better though, especially if you used my path maker ;) (shameless plug!)

I do think you did a terrific job considering its your first game. I give it a 5 / 10 . Keep up the great work, and congradulations on finishing your first game! There's plenty of people who never finsh one game ;) Kudos 4 U :)

All the best,
Matthew McFarland
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Hey Matt, thanks for the critique! You're right about the move pattens. Yah the movement paths are very simple....i originally was just gonna make it a left - to - right type thingy like those Space Invaders clones.....but wanted something a little different but nothing too special. The ships do move a little different on later levels, but, as usual nothing spectacular.



Thanks pluging it! I'm definately gonna check it out. I'm looking at it now and I can see that it can do 2D patterns...but can it also do 3D movement patterns? (considering my next project is gonna be a more complete version of my Space Harrier demo...(if they ever release the 3D module)...)


Thanks....I actually got a ton of game *demos* that I never really finished. This one was my actual first one thats sorta....complete.

Neuro: I do think you can use this for 3D, as you can use it to update the X and Y and you can update your Z manually. You could have the Z constantly moving towards the camera while the X and Y do the spline.

If you draw the spline thinking the top is far away and the bottom is close, you can replace Y with Z respectivly.

Anything is possible!

Best Wishes, (I loooved Space Harrier)

Matt McFarland

PS: Because I'm just as interested in 3D Splining as you are, if you want to email me if you need help using my spline maker for your programs I will be glad to provide assistance. If there's one thing I know, I know how to use it in a game.

That make sense.....I can definately do something with that.......but since you mentioned it...expect to hear from me soon! :-)