I downloaded a DLL file to be used by my game (thx to the guy who made it) to load PNG files. PNG files are image files that support Alpha transparency. It means that I can make better looking images with smooth edges and also better "special effects". I realy love it and it made my ice spike looks so much better.
Haha, can't wait to start the second boss already. I have finished all the attacks for the boss. Hohoho, Mr Ball, prepare to die!!! *ahem ahem*
Sunday, 4 January 2009
Monday, 29 December 2008
Mr Ball Update
Just finished another cutscene. It's the one right after the first battle. God, my cutscenes are damn lame. Well, I've got to start somewhere right? A novice can't turn professional in a day anyway.
Ok, I have successfully modeled 2 ice stalagmites. 1 fat one, and 1 thin one. There's one problem though. I'm not really good at UV mapping and all, so the texture for the two ice spikes is a little odd. Still, it's quite satisfying for me.
Ok, I have successfully modeled 2 ice stalagmites. 1 fat one, and 1 thin one. There's one problem though. I'm not really good at UV mapping and all, so the texture for the two ice spikes is a little odd. Still, it's quite satisfying for me.
Saturday, 27 December 2008
Ooh!! Empire of the Rising Sun!!
I seem to like that faction in RA3. I used to think of it as "ai yo, don't really like it lah".
One good thing about it is that the buildings does not have to be built close to your base. You can expand the base far and wide out in the field. That's very good for building up defenses.
Somehow, I'm feeling like I'm gonna have to kill Prince Tatsu somewhere in the campaign. It's not that I don't like him, I just have the feeling that he's gonna die somehow.
Well, anyway, here's an update of Mr Ball 2:
-Added the first super power for Mr Ball.
-Planning for the 2nd battle.
-Already have ideas for the third, last and secret battles.
Here's a sneak peek at the super power.
It eats up 75% of Mr Ball's power. The great thing about it is that it's one powerful attack and eventhough the so-called "special effects" cover only a small area, it effects the entire stage. So, the enemy may be far far away from all those fancy rectangles, but he still kena. In this video, the damage was 417 HP.
Note, the damage caused by this super power varies based on your current attack points. Just by increasing your attack points by a factor of 1, you would increase the maximum damage of that attack by 200. Minimum damage is 400. The damage is a random number between 400 (Minimum damage) and the maximum damage (400 + Attack points * 200)
One good thing about it is that the buildings does not have to be built close to your base. You can expand the base far and wide out in the field. That's very good for building up defenses.
Somehow, I'm feeling like I'm gonna have to kill Prince Tatsu somewhere in the campaign. It's not that I don't like him, I just have the feeling that he's gonna die somehow.
Well, anyway, here's an update of Mr Ball 2:
-Added the first super power for Mr Ball.
-Planning for the 2nd battle.
-Already have ideas for the third, last and secret battles.
Here's a sneak peek at the super power.
It eats up 75% of Mr Ball's power. The great thing about it is that it's one powerful attack and eventhough the so-called "special effects" cover only a small area, it effects the entire stage. So, the enemy may be far far away from all those fancy rectangles, but he still kena. In this video, the damage was 417 HP.
Note, the damage caused by this super power varies based on your current attack points. Just by increasing your attack points by a factor of 1, you would increase the maximum damage of that attack by 200. Minimum damage is 400. The damage is a random number between 400 (Minimum damage) and the maximum damage (400 + Attack points * 200)
Reformat my hard disk please!!
Ok, I'm just joking. But I did help Jun Ray reformat his computer yesterday. His computer is very slow, and also have viruses (as far as I know). I tried to help him fix the lagging problem once, but then the problem came back to haunt him. Poor Jun Ray.
So, in the end, he decided to reformat his computer, so he asked me to go. Then, I happily wiped out his hard disk and installed a fresh new copy of Windows XP Pro SP1.
Suddenly, there was a problem. Everything went well, until the time when I wanted to go online. It seems that Windows Xp doesn't have the driver for the Ethernet Card! WTH?? Asked Jun Ray if he has any disc for the hardware in his comp. Unfortunately, it was a No.
I wanted to open up his CPU and have a look at his Ethernet Card for the model number and blah, but I didn't dare to do that. If I'm electrostatically charged, I could fry his motherboard. That's the danger of fiddling with the guts of a computer.
But that wasn't the only problem. The sound card drivers aren't installed as well. God!! I should have taken down all the driver names and things like that. Reformatting can be a headache sometimes.
People, if you think your computer got infected, try not to think about reformatting. Reformatting the hard disk should be done as a last resort if the virus is too stubborn to be removed from the computer. Just google up the virus name and there should be some links to antivirus sites or forums talking about how to eradicate that virus.
So, in the end, he decided to reformat his computer, so he asked me to go. Then, I happily wiped out his hard disk and installed a fresh new copy of Windows XP Pro SP1.
Suddenly, there was a problem. Everything went well, until the time when I wanted to go online. It seems that Windows Xp doesn't have the driver for the Ethernet Card! WTH?? Asked Jun Ray if he has any disc for the hardware in his comp. Unfortunately, it was a No.
I wanted to open up his CPU and have a look at his Ethernet Card for the model number and blah, but I didn't dare to do that. If I'm electrostatically charged, I could fry his motherboard. That's the danger of fiddling with the guts of a computer.
But that wasn't the only problem. The sound card drivers aren't installed as well. God!! I should have taken down all the driver names and things like that. Reformatting can be a headache sometimes.
People, if you think your computer got infected, try not to think about reformatting. Reformatting the hard disk should be done as a last resort if the virus is too stubborn to be removed from the computer. Just google up the virus name and there should be some links to antivirus sites or forums talking about how to eradicate that virus.
Thursday, 25 December 2008
Gah!! I killed the President!
Well, it's not real. But in Red Alert 3, I really did kill the President. This is what happened:
Tuesday, 23 December 2008
Came back from the Jelapang Padi
Right, of course, when someone hears Padi, it'll automatically refers to Kedah. Ok fine, not everyone refers Padi to Kedah. Anyway, that's not the subject of this post, so I shall not talk too much about it.
The reason I went to Kedah for 3 days was to attend my cousin's wedding ceremony. Congratulations to my "piu ko"!! My grandma must be so proud of him! Here's an overview of what had happened the past 2 days:
21/12/08:
Started journey at around 10-11am. It was a very very long journey. An hour and a half later, we reached Tapah. Most of the time, when we are heading North on the North South Expressway, we stop at either Bidor or Tapah (the rest stop, I mean) to have a break. Now, we usually stop at Tapah. Tapah's Rest stop is very huge. You actually have to walk quite a distance to reach the toilet. And the toilet is almost as big as the food court! It's very cool. The walk isn't a bad thing actually. There's a lot of stuff to see, like all those side stalls and things like that.
1/2 hour later, we continued on the highway for another 2-3 hours. When we reached Jitra (our destination), it's almost 3 o'clock.
My mum showed me the picture of the Hotel (correction, it's a Motel), I was like "erk! This hotel's gonna suck!". The picture itself doesn't look promising at all. But, when I got in, to my surprise, it was quite nice and comfy. "Billy! Never underestimate hotels! And don't judge the book by its cover!"
Well, we checked in, then BLAH BLAH BLAH, then ate at a Mamak Stall, then BLAH BLAH BLAH, then my sister suddenly got sick and went to bed while my mother, my auntie (who came with us) and I hung out at my cousin's bride's house for dinner.
22/12/08:
Sister still sick. Poor gal... Anyway, today, we are supposed to get the bride. Som everyone got up, waited for the groom, then we all headed for the bride's house. After that, old Chinese tradition and culture are practiced. I'm not very good with traditions. I know, I have failed to be a Chinese. :( Ok ok, stop blaming myself! Anyway, here's what happened:
1) My cousin (husband-to-be)'s brother, my cousin sister's husband and I went upstairs along with the groom to go to the bride's room. And then the bride and her friends tortured the groom by asking him to do humiliating things outside her room. He must do as she asks to earn hr approval. Well, something like that lah. Anyway, in the end, the bride showed herself and placed a flower into the groom's chest pocket.
2) Lunch time...
3) "Cam ca" ceremony. The bridegroom serves elders some tea and in return, they get ang pow.
Then, later at night, my sister finally recovered. We all went for dinner in a sort-of-like-high-class restaurant. And ate, and ate.
Ok, I have to comment something here about the PA system. It's too LOUD!!!! No, really, it's freaking loud! And mixed with some people singing on stage, it's no longer music to my ears, it's eardrum destruction! You can actually feel your eardrum vibrating. OMG!!! What more, the loud speaker is just few metres away from our table. Gah!!!
The food was okay, nothing much to say.
And today, we just had lunch in the bride's house and came back. Nothing much really.
Now, I have to release my anger...
F%$#@!G SMOKERS, CAN'T YOU READ THE F%$#@!G SIGN THAT SAYS NO SMOKING!! AND YET YOU STILL WANT TO SMOKE! WHAT'S YOUR F%$#@!G PROBLEM???
Ahh, that feels so much better. Ok ok, now, smokers are the top of my most-hated people list (exception are my family members lah, only hate them when they smoke).
Right, I was at the dinner last night. I wanted to hide from the loud speakers, so I went to the toilet. Right when I opened the toilet, the whole place was so foggy. No, it wasn't water vapour, it was smoke. There were like a few people happily smoking away in the toilet, one of the most important places on Earth!!
HEY C'MON! YOU WANT TO DIE, GO DIE YOURSELF, DON'T PULL SOMEONE ELSE WITH YOU, YOU BRAINLESS IDIOTS IN THE TOILET LAST NIGHT!!
Second-hand smoke is way worse than the smoke the smokers inhale through their cigarettes. Sigh, so, I went back to my seat to wait for the smoke to clear. Really, these people has no feelings for other people. They are slowly killing other users of the toilet, and killing people, as you know, is a very big sin.
After the dinner ended, some people started smoking in the air-conditioned restaurant! I was like "WTF??? There's like an air-cond up there???". God! All they do is smoke smoke smoke. And other people just choke choke choke. Grrr!!! So, I walked out of the restaurant. And again, more smoke! No where to hide now, so I took some tissue and used it as my air-filter.
1/2 hour later, you could actually see the little smoke particles embedded in the tissue.
SMOKERS, I'LL PASS ON BECOMING ANOTHER LUNG CANCER VICTIM. I LOVE MY LUNGS, AND APPARENTLY, YOU DON'T.
Right, next time, if I have the power, I want to banish smoking in Malaysia for good. I want clean air for my grandchildren!! (Got that from A. Samad Said's poem, The Dead Crow)
Remember you readers out there, smoking is not cool, as some might say. If you are being pressured by some hooligans to smoke, DON'T. Leave them alone. Let them smoke. They may be laughing at you and insulting you, but when they die, and you're still alive, you'll be laughing at them.
This just shows how much I despise smokers (exception, my family members, only hate them when they smoke)
The reason I went to Kedah for 3 days was to attend my cousin's wedding ceremony. Congratulations to my "piu ko"!! My grandma must be so proud of him! Here's an overview of what had happened the past 2 days:
21/12/08:
Started journey at around 10-11am. It was a very very long journey. An hour and a half later, we reached Tapah. Most of the time, when we are heading North on the North South Expressway, we stop at either Bidor or Tapah (the rest stop, I mean) to have a break. Now, we usually stop at Tapah. Tapah's Rest stop is very huge. You actually have to walk quite a distance to reach the toilet. And the toilet is almost as big as the food court! It's very cool. The walk isn't a bad thing actually. There's a lot of stuff to see, like all those side stalls and things like that.
1/2 hour later, we continued on the highway for another 2-3 hours. When we reached Jitra (our destination), it's almost 3 o'clock.
My mum showed me the picture of the Hotel (correction, it's a Motel), I was like "erk! This hotel's gonna suck!". The picture itself doesn't look promising at all. But, when I got in, to my surprise, it was quite nice and comfy. "Billy! Never underestimate hotels! And don't judge the book by its cover!"
Well, we checked in, then BLAH BLAH BLAH, then ate at a Mamak Stall, then BLAH BLAH BLAH, then my sister suddenly got sick and went to bed while my mother, my auntie (who came with us) and I hung out at my cousin's bride's house for dinner.
22/12/08:
Sister still sick. Poor gal... Anyway, today, we are supposed to get the bride. Som everyone got up, waited for the groom, then we all headed for the bride's house. After that, old Chinese tradition and culture are practiced. I'm not very good with traditions. I know, I have failed to be a Chinese. :( Ok ok, stop blaming myself! Anyway, here's what happened:
1) My cousin (husband-to-be)'s brother, my cousin sister's husband and I went upstairs along with the groom to go to the bride's room. And then the bride and her friends tortured the groom by asking him to do humiliating things outside her room. He must do as she asks to earn hr approval. Well, something like that lah. Anyway, in the end, the bride showed herself and placed a flower into the groom's chest pocket.
2) Lunch time...
3) "Cam ca" ceremony. The bridegroom serves elders some tea and in return, they get ang pow.
Then, later at night, my sister finally recovered. We all went for dinner in a sort-of-like-high-class restaurant. And ate, and ate.
Ok, I have to comment something here about the PA system. It's too LOUD!!!! No, really, it's freaking loud! And mixed with some people singing on stage, it's no longer music to my ears, it's eardrum destruction! You can actually feel your eardrum vibrating. OMG!!! What more, the loud speaker is just few metres away from our table. Gah!!!
The food was okay, nothing much to say.
And today, we just had lunch in the bride's house and came back. Nothing much really.
Now, I have to release my anger...
F%$#@!G SMOKERS, CAN'T YOU READ THE F%$#@!G SIGN THAT SAYS NO SMOKING!! AND YET YOU STILL WANT TO SMOKE! WHAT'S YOUR F%$#@!G PROBLEM???
Ahh, that feels so much better. Ok ok, now, smokers are the top of my most-hated people list (exception are my family members lah, only hate them when they smoke).
Right, I was at the dinner last night. I wanted to hide from the loud speakers, so I went to the toilet. Right when I opened the toilet, the whole place was so foggy. No, it wasn't water vapour, it was smoke. There were like a few people happily smoking away in the toilet, one of the most important places on Earth!!
HEY C'MON! YOU WANT TO DIE, GO DIE YOURSELF, DON'T PULL SOMEONE ELSE WITH YOU, YOU BRAINLESS IDIOTS IN THE TOILET LAST NIGHT!!
Second-hand smoke is way worse than the smoke the smokers inhale through their cigarettes. Sigh, so, I went back to my seat to wait for the smoke to clear. Really, these people has no feelings for other people. They are slowly killing other users of the toilet, and killing people, as you know, is a very big sin.
After the dinner ended, some people started smoking in the air-conditioned restaurant! I was like "WTF??? There's like an air-cond up there???". God! All they do is smoke smoke smoke. And other people just choke choke choke. Grrr!!! So, I walked out of the restaurant. And again, more smoke! No where to hide now, so I took some tissue and used it as my air-filter.
1/2 hour later, you could actually see the little smoke particles embedded in the tissue.
SMOKERS, I'LL PASS ON BECOMING ANOTHER LUNG CANCER VICTIM. I LOVE MY LUNGS, AND APPARENTLY, YOU DON'T.
Right, next time, if I have the power, I want to banish smoking in Malaysia for good. I want clean air for my grandchildren!! (Got that from A. Samad Said's poem, The Dead Crow)
Remember you readers out there, smoking is not cool, as some might say. If you are being pressured by some hooligans to smoke, DON'T. Leave them alone. Let them smoke. They may be laughing at you and insulting you, but when they die, and you're still alive, you'll be laughing at them.
This just shows how much I despise smokers (exception, my family members, only hate them when they smoke)
Thursday, 18 December 2008
Just started Persona 3
Yeah, so, I was watching my sister play this PS2 game for a long time already. The suddenly, I felt interested to play it. Well, actually, I saw Youtube videos of the final boss battle, and it looks fun and tough. Because of that, I wanna play it. I dunno why, but then I always love to battle bosses at the finale of the game. They are freakishly challenging, most of the time. Maybe along the way, i can get inspirations for Mr Ball 2??
Oh, and there are 4 more commands that I have recently added into the Cutscene system.
lockOnObject -> Camera locks onto the specified object, but it doesn't follow the object like the trackObject command.
stopLock -> stops the previous command
triggerEvent -> Causes the specified object to perform the task that is hard-coded in it
sound -> Plays the specified sound
The camera cannot lock and track at the same time, so if you ask it to lock while it's tracking, it'll first stop the tracking, then it'll lock on to the object.
Oh, and there are 4 more commands that I have recently added into the Cutscene system.
lockOnObject -> Camera locks onto the specified object, but it doesn't follow the object like the trackObject command.
stopLock -> stops the previous command
triggerEvent -> Causes the specified object to perform the task that is hard-coded in it
sound -> Plays the specified sound
The camera cannot lock and track at the same time, so if you ask it to lock while it's tracking, it'll first stop the tracking, then it'll lock on to the object.
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