http://bwoot.com/xna Making of a Star Control clone Wed, 27 May 2009 04:33:47 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Well as you may have guessed from the lack of updates here, I haven't quite been working on UQM:XNA too much nowadays. Essentially the project finally ran out of steam.  Factors include: making it onto XBLCG would be complicated since its Toys For Bobs IP, there being a ton of work ... http://bwoot.com/xna/?p=81 As I type this, I am downloading and trying XBLCG games from the marketplace!  Its cool!  All that waiting and now the day has finally come :)   It would've been so awesome to have UQM:XNA on there.  It's kindof sad having worked on this project for so long and missing ... http://bwoot.com/xna/?p=82 Nothin' done this week!  Go look at www.starcontroller.com instead :) http://bwoot.com/xna/?p=80 So I've been working on the prototype and realized that I've been focusing on the details too much, not something quick and simple.  In one the prototypes I've made, you fly a ship around and capture points, and in the other you can spawn ships from planets and direct them ... http://bwoot.com/xna/?p=78 Before I spend several months programming a C++ version, I figured it'd be a good idea to make a prototype first!  So I've been working on a flash mockup in between NHL09 games(addicted, argh). Then I got to thinking, what if the actual game was done in Flash too?  Why not?  ... http://bwoot.com/xna/?p=77 The lessons in SDL continue!  I am trying to figure out the best way to structure an online game. Ideally want to follow the structure of Quake2/3, breaking the game into specific server/client modules and allowing for dedicated servers, server mods and custom content. I am understanding C++ more, been reading a ... http://bwoot.com/xna/?p=76 Anthony posted a sweet update to his Star Controller blog today! It is none other than a MP3 of Duke Nukem himself, describing why he loves Star Control! :) Check it out! http://digg.com/pc_games/Duke_Nukem_Loves_Star_Control http://bwoot.com/xna/?p=75 This week I began my learning of SDL.  My last real C programming experience was back when I first learned it while programming mods for Quake2.  I've forgotten quite a bit since then :) I've also have been spoiled by how user-friendly C# is in comparison.  I spent a whole day ... http://bwoot.com/xna/?p=74 Guess what... Networking is hard! Nothing really new on the UQM:XNA front this week, I have just been studying up on network programming. I think I know enough to be able to make a basic client/server system, but without client prediction or lag compensation, it would be pretty hard ... http://bwoot.com/xna/?p=73 So this week has been dedicated completely to networking. How goes the networking? Slow! So far: you can connect to another person assemble your fleet and spawn in a ship move it around, laggily Initally I was hoping to get the game functional just by sending the controller inputs each frame, but its much too ... http://bwoot.com/xna/?p=71