Blog - Late Night Coding

4th January 2023

Made a boat, last night.

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I've done this particular effect before, in Golly Roger, for SmileBASIC, and also the basic effect in Blitz.
The idea is to take a 2D "top" of the boat, then re-draw it several times to make a 3D layered effect.
The result is quite a lovely looking boat, and with added explosions and a cannonball, the engine is already nice and fun to play with.

Next I need to add in some gameplay. Obviously, other boats will be in there, but what else?
Treasure!!!
And maybe those spikey mines, too.
*shrugs*

Today will be about figuring out the gameplay, and trying to make the game fun to play.

For kicks, here's the basic boat effect in GotoJSE.

// A Boat
// by Jayenkai
// Created 2023/1/4

Symbol 0,"2__0_0_0_0_0_0_0_0_0_0_0_0_0_0_0_0_0_0_0_0_0_0_0_0_0_0_0_0_0.C_C0_0_0.CB@C0_0_0.CB@CD_D0_0,CB@CB_BD?0/CB@CB_B!D,0.CB@CB_B_DD00CB@CB_B_BBD0CB@CB_B_B,DCB@CB_B_B,DCB@CB_B_BBD0CB@CB_B_DD00CB@CB_B!D,0.CB@CB_BD?0/CB@CD_D0_0,CB@C0_0_0.C_C";
Symbol 1,"2__0_0!DD0_0_0_0,DD0_0_0GG00G,00G0DD0G00G,00GG0/G_G,DDG_G,0!G_GG0DD0G_GG0!G_G,DDG_G,0!G_G,DDG_G,0!G_GG0DD0G_GG0/G_GGDDG_GG0_G_0DD0G_0_0.G?00DD00G?0_0_0?DD0_0_0_0,DD0_0_0_0,DD0_0_0_0,DD0_0_0_0,DD0_0_0_0,DD";


Graphics 640,480,1
AntiAlias False
ang=0

bx=320
by=240

Repeat
CLS 80,150,200

ang=ang+(GamePad(ButtonRight)-GamePad(ButtonLeft))*4
SetRot ang

by=by+Sin(Mills()*0.3)*Cos(Mills()*0.45)*0.1
for layer=10 to 0 step -1
	SetSize 1-layer*0.02
	SetAlpha 1-layer*0.03
	DrawImg bx,by+layer*0.5,0
next

SetSize 1.5,1.5
SetRot 0
	DrawImg bx,by,1

Flip
Forever

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