X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: f996b,dde9c9f24d4f3269 X-Google-Attributes: gidf996b,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 2002-11-05 02:20:41 PST Path: archiver1.google.com!news1.google.com!newsfeed.stanford.edu!news.tele.dk!news.tele.dk!small.news.tele.dk!newsfeed.icl.net!newsfeed.fjserv.net!kibo.news.demon.net!news.demon.co.uk!demon!not-for-mail From: "Tom Bampton" Newsgroups: alt.ascii-art Subject: Re: [DIS] where is everyone? Date: Tue, 5 Nov 2002 10:20:39 -0000 Lines: 37 Message-ID: References: NNTP-Posting-Host: edendev.demon.co.uk X-Trace: news.demon.co.uk 1036491640 5132 193.237.172.117 (5 Nov 2002 10:20:40 GMT) X-Complaints-To: abuse@demon.net NNTP-Posting-Date: Tue, 5 Nov 2002 10:20:40 +0000 (UTC) X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2600.0000 X-Priority: 3 X-Newsreader: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2600.0000 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal Xref: archiver1.google.com alt.ascii-art:20385 "ABCGi" wrote in message news:Xns92BDCAEBAB8C5abcgicodemonkeycomau@61.9.128.12... > "Tom Bampton" wrote in > news:aq7ssf$n71$1$8302bc10@news.demon.co.uk: > > > I started thinking it over, it should be fairly simple to do in > > theory. What OS are you targeting btw? > > I'm writing it on my Windows box but there is no reason why it shouldn't > be portable. One idea someone mentioned was to use a big window with a > really small font, which will allow me to use some of the bigger > cleverer ASCII art without filling up the entire screen. I'm looking > into that. If you want it to be portable its best to make it work in 80x24. Hm ... there might be a way to auto adjust to the screen size and show more or less stuff depending on its size. Given the medium that could be quite diffcult. btw, speedwise your best bet is console ... that gives an advantage of portability too... all the windows edit/display controls are slow as crap :/ Don't get me started on display stuff in windows tho, I can rant for hours about how crap it is ;-) > > I have a lot on atm too, it's on the list of things to do when I'm > > really bored ;) I have about 5 or 6 projects going right now. > > Take it easy dude :-) > > Overhead looks pretty ugly too (c below). I like the 3D style FP posted best. I was pondering doing some 3Dish art the other day to see how it turns out like, but as always I forgot about it. Come to think of it, Im fairly sure i've seen some 3D walk aroundy maze type of game done in pure ASCII before, can't think where tho.