Scatter - with 3d physics

[vklymenko]

hi there, so Im developing a new game (omg, a new one? - yes!), now with using 3d physics,
here is preview:



YouTube: http://youtu.be/q_zwqMxCB_k

So the goal of the game is to give impulses for objects - for example push the boxes like on screenshot (or put eggs into nests on another stage)

[DoctorPepper]

Thats fancy man. Looks rlly good. Is that normal and specular maps i see there?

[vklymenko]

Thats fancy man. Looks rlly good. Is that normal and specular maps i see there?

thx, mostly normal maps, just truck have some mixed maps (its pre-rendered, not a 3d model in scene). I'll try to add more bump (for this) and reflection (for later levels) to scene so it will looks better. I actually wants to make few physics games these days. I spent for this demo just 1 day (I had a dream lol with few game ideas, so I woke up and started on the prototype - and even now I have almost ready game (in 1 day!), just need add music and much more stages/levels) I founded its very easy to make 3d and even fake 2d physics games, im just stuck with graphics usually, don't have reliable artist for that part always (someone will say - yeah, yeah - versus vitality game is your sample lol) so mostly doing everything by myself and graphics part turning into something rough.

[DoctorPepper]

But the truck is still a 3d model, just a bump map bakes at a certain angle so you cant actually move the camera?
Anyway, great work. Godspeed

[vklymenko]

yeah, it looks like this:

[Fraser]

Looking good!

Are you using autoidle on the dynamics? Helps keep CPU load down.

[vklymenko]

Are you using autoidle on the dynamics? Helps keep CPU load down.

thanks, I'll check this posibility. Currently im not using any optimizations, currently game works great with a lot of objects (even sphere-shape based) on ipad1, but probably i'll be adding some levels, where you can handle tens or hundreds of objects, so it might be helpful...

[RedQueen]

You do some fantastic work

[vklymenko]

You do some fantastic work

Thanks, no its very simple ; ) but I'll try to make 100500 levels : )))

[vklymenko]

so I setuped some menus for the game, I hope tomorrow to add levels (total of 6 stages with 10 levels each). As you see on the video - I decided to add "Powered by ShiVa" to all my new games and update all prev. games. Hope it will helps somehow for the engine advertisement. I advice you to do same - as better things will be going at StoneTrip - so better things will go on our - developers side

http://youtu.be/DTdfVxMJetM

[Fraser]

New video is looking great.

Same as you, I am adding

Created with ShiVa3D by Stonetrip

to all of my published game titlescreens.

I see it as a way of caring for the future of my own codebase. If in 20 years time I can publish my whole catalogue to the latest devices I will be happy.

Plus it's a great engine and toolset that doesn't get half the exposure it deserves.

All Hail ShiVa!

[vklymenko]

hey there! i've almost finished with first stage: added a tube with a smoke (particles) going out and pushing boxes away and some other things (ropes, cages etc), will upload updates soon..
Im curious about camera/scene settings for this:

is there a way to make it looks clearly? I believe there are tons of settings for visual look : )

[giggsy]

Lookin good!

Maybe try playing with the material settings (texture filtering and mip maps)?

[NiCoX]

First thing to turn on is the anisotropic filtering:

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application.setOption ( application.kOptionTexturesAnisotropyLevel, 8 )

But it may not be available on all platforms (eg. Flash), so you can also, as suggested by giggsy, remove the mipmaps usage in the Material settings.

[vklymenko]

thanks, NiCoX, exectly what I was looking for:



and here is updated video of progress: http://youtu.be/BzMtx5MMTDg

edit1: the game name will be "Impetus" - is that something good, what do you think?