This is all very epic!!!
<3

Ooh, reading Derv's post just gave me an idea relating to mapheight. How about having a setting where the developer could set the max height offset? :o

* DerVVulfman stacked 3 matching 32px high wall tiles on top of each other (1 per layer) and made a 3-tile/64px high wall. Prevents decorations on the wall though... for now.*

Hey, MGC. I see you're like me and respond to individual quotes. Heh.

(12-26-2010, 11:28 AM)MGC Wrote:

Quote:Heightmaps only reach 32px in height? Could a later version support other heights so one could be able to craft nice wall enclosures?

I think that's possible (but not beyond a height of 8 tiles). I just made some tests with all heights doubled, and there seemed to have no supplementary lag.
The main problem is the configuration. Perhaps I'll have to create a small external tool to associate tiles with theirs heights and textures.

Going up to 8 tiles in height? I was thinking just 4 myself. 5 if you consider the pre-defined 'priorities' settings that let you walk behind trees and such. And regarding an external tool... why not check the height of the 'Texture_' files when the maps load to garner the heightmap data? You could use a single tile that looks like brickwork and associate it with 'Texture_004' which could be 3-tiles/108px high.

(12-26-2010, 11:28 AM)MGC Wrote:

Quote:And seeing how you have MGC_ISO Engine in your 'working on' sig, I don't see that combining the two would be difficult now.

For the moment, it's still really difficult, because the ISO engine works with a 3D gameplay, wheareas the HM7 modifies only what is displayed on the screen.

It must be the movement system. With the visually appealing system you created here and the new chase-view add-on requested by Kristovski (he beat me to the punch...), one could say you could have a faux-ISO system here.

(12-26-2010, 12:46 PM)PK8 Wrote: Ooh, reading Derv's post just gave me an idea relating to mapheight. How about having a setting where the developer could set the max height offset? :o

Heh. I guess you mean that black(0,0,0,0) being absolute 0 heightmax and white(255,255,255,255) being 'max height' and the system recalculates the increments when the range at initialization. I wouldn't go beyond a 64 heightmap if that's the case (merely doubling the range if the heightmap goes to 32).

* DerVVulfman now goes to figure out diagonal walls *

this is epiiiiic! the best christmas gift ever X3

OMG MGC!
That's amazing, a piece of art.
Some things are kinda strange, like the jump command, that acts more like a fast slide, but it's in a early version, so it's normal.
Very interesting the way you used the textures and lightning to give a 3D feeling to the game.
Perfect for FFT and Disgaea like games.
Another great work, congratulations.

Best Regards!

(12-26-2010, 05:35 PM)DerVVulfman Wrote:

(12-26-2010, 12:46 PM)PK8 Wrote: Ooh, reading Derv's post just gave me an idea relating to mapheight. How about having a setting where the developer could set the max height offset? :o

Heh. I guess you mean that black(0,0,0,0) being absolute 0 heightmax and white(255,255,255,255) being 'max height' and the system recalculates the increments when the range at initialization. I wouldn't go beyond a 64 heightmap if that's the case (merely doubling the range if the heightmap goes to 32).

That last value's the alpha/opacity. ;p But yeah, that pretty much sums up what I'm thinking. :)

Quote:Going up to 8 tiles in height? I was thinking just 4 myself. 5 if you consider the pre-defined 'priorities' settings that let you walk behind trees and such. And regarding an external tool... why not check the height of the 'Texture_' files when the maps load to garner the heightmap data? You could use a single tile that looks like brickwork and associate it with 'Texture_004' which could be 3-tiles/108px high.

Textures files are optionnal, so I don't think it's a good idea to read the height here.

PK8 & DerV > I like the idea of a "max height" setting but it will be applied on all the elements without distinction... So I don't know if it's really useful (or I didn't understand what you truly mean).

MetalRenard, blackheart & AzorMachine : thank you for your comments !

Quote:Some things are kinda strange, like the jump command, that acts more like a fast slide, but it's in a early version, so it's normal.

Oops ! I didn't try the jump command... (Must change that in the next version).

MGC hasn't been back since the recent hack, so I'm posting this little ... BUMP ... to version 1.1.

There were a few bug fixes, including a float-point thing he resolved. And he added the ability to have more than the default 4 sides for events and the player sprite. And for those interested, it does work with Cogwheel's Pixelmovement script.

Thanks, DerV.

I updated the link in the first post.
I must add that the DLL has changed since the v.1.0.

Spectacular! I never imagined I would play 3D RPG Maker!Thank you very much!
I hope another version with more hight levels.
Exist a version of the script for VX?
And how many hight levels can I get? 2or 3?

You're the best