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PS3 vs 360
author=kentona
laptops are too bulky and warm for a 3-5 mins jaunt to the loo.
You are fast. I always end up sitting there for 15-20 minutes if I bring the DS in with me.
The Do's and Don'ts of Mapping Part 1
I just wanted to add that before you beautify, you should always define the path the player will walk through first. By having a concrete layout first, it's easy to build off of without creating clutter.
As a rule of thumb I like the path (note that path doesn't mean road tile, but un-obscured walkable area without random crap obstructing it) to be 2-4 tiles wide depending on the type of environment it's in (and it shouldn't be considered a hard and fast rule). This means I disagree with your Magical Vacation screenshot, as I don't recommend obscuring the main path behind tree foliage like that (tertiary paths that lead to hidden objects like treasure, yes).
As a rule of thumb I like the path (note that path doesn't mean road tile, but un-obscured walkable area without random crap obstructing it) to be 2-4 tiles wide depending on the type of environment it's in (and it shouldn't be considered a hard and fast rule). This means I disagree with your Magical Vacation screenshot, as I don't recommend obscuring the main path behind tree foliage like that (tertiary paths that lead to hidden objects like treasure, yes).
Mapping Tricks: Falling Leaves
I have another way of doing this using sprite events that I can share later when I have a computer. If I remember. The only problem is you'd need to copy/paste the events into each map you want the effect, rather than being able to call a common event. The advantage is it will work with any map size (regardless of how quickly you bounce the camera from one corner to another), the leaves animate, and you can have them descend in various patterns of varying densities in predictable or unpredictable ways based on some variable inputs. You can probably even have the leaves interact with water tiles using a terrain ID check, which I just thought of looking at your bottom screenshot.
Local Switches in rm2k3
This is really clever! Of course, I'm not running out of switches any time soon so I will not be using it.
The Endless Work
What can you do with squares? (VX RTP Mapping Contest)
PS3 vs 360
How is this debate over? At the start, the 360 had the better library and price but in the last year or two the PS3 started pulling ahead in the exclusives department. I think if you had neither console, today the choice is the PS3. Access to exclusives like Uncharted and God of War edges out Gears/Halo, and you are also getting a BluRay Disc player, which has firmly established itself as the new media format (this was stiol uncertain at the PS3's release). 360 could wrench it bsck because the Kinect has more potential than the Move, but it all deoends on how it is tapped. This debate is not settled and will continue to evolve until the next generation of hardware is out.
While it is silly to declare yourself s "PS3 person," you can definitely compare the devices on their merits.
While it is silly to declare yourself s "PS3 person," you can definitely compare the devices on their merits.
What's your job ?
Since separating from the US Air Force I have been unemployed and hopefully will remain so while pursuing an education in mechanical engineering for the next few years. The GI Bill combined with savings should provide enough in the mean time.
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