I don't remember which one, but I think their's a loop extension that can run a loop accross multiple MMF tics, and thus update the loading bar with time.
Oh and BTW, my isometric 3D collision is working great, for now. Because it's doing alot of excess loops and I might need to optimize it. But I dont want to complicate it or brake it.
It looks stupid without the layer sorting. So I'm placing my brain on that matter now.
I might have an idea for it to work with larger active objects that contain multiple collision cells.
Hmmm do you know what that extension is called? I see 9 different ones:
- Custom Object
- Fast Function Object
- Fast Loop
- Function Loop Object
- Global Function Object
- Looper
- Power Function
- Switch Object
- While Object
This is my second idea. If the loading of the environment takes so long with multiple Z-layers, I could replace that reals Z-height for visual tricks like you see on the screenshot. Do you think that is a good solution?
I'm not sure that I get it, but you can try it and let me know how it goes.
Often when I want to try a new process, I build it another cca file to see how it work. Then if all goes well, I bring it back into the actual project cca.
Well... look at the edges of the pool. You'll see that it looks like the water is one level below the grass level. But this is not done by real Z-stacking, but with "visual tricks". I mean the grid that you see over the water are the actual tiles that are placed.
So it's not like grass-Z is 2, water-Z is 1... but it's pure visual.
Big update; my isometric prototype is done and working very well.
http://www3.sympatico.ca/pysavard/MMF/IsoPrototype_03-04-2006.zip
- The movements are smooth in any directions. (W,S,A,D,Space)
- The 3D collision is pixel-perfect.
- The layer sorting process is optimised and giving great results. You can move around, over and under objects.
Next, I want to rework the movement and collision loop to minimise the number of loops.
Then I'll replace all those many small cubes with fewer and larger active objects.
I'll also add support for multiple moving objects.
I forgot to mention the extensions: Isometric Grid 2, Value Finder and Leyer Object
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