Here I present a method for stroking text and sprites.
In looking through solutions for stroked/filled text, I usually see print()on the string called 9 times; i.e. once at each cardinal location with a 1px offset. I realized if pixels were represented by "fat pixels" outlines of various thicknesses could be simulated.
For example, if a pixel is at (x,y),
rectfill(x-thickness, y-thickness, x+thickness, y+thickness,color) |
with a normal pixel draw on top would look like an outlined pixel. I further realized that anything with transparent pixels could be outlined in this same manner, and so applied it to sprites.
This method works in the following:
- Video space is "borrowed" for less than a frame (?) to render the text and capture it's pixel data to user data space. (the specific address space used for this caching can be set to wherever you like; sprites are read as-is from sprite memory space)
- The bytes are walked and used to draw fat pixels (via rectfill()).
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Hi, I'm making a top down RPG and am wanting to place my enemies, characters, items, etc. via the map instead of programmatically. The issue I'm having is finding a way to then move/animate/update those sprites.
Currently my solution is: "scan" the map (iterate through each tile on the screen) and catalog the different types of sprites and their placement. Then I use mset to clear the tile and draw a new sprite of the same type in that same location and do the animations and movement from there.
It works ok but seems like there's no way that's the best solution. Also it doesn't make it easy to have each element act in a unique way (different enemy movement patterns, etc.)
Anyway, hope this makes sense. Let me know if you all have some tips and tricks to accomplishing something like this. Or if programmatically placing items is a better way to go.
Thanks!
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Hi everybody :),
it's a little game, this game is a tribute to "duel", a videopac game released in 1979.
I code this game just for fun.
"Duel" is a game for 2 players.
A simple AI for 1 player is also present (very easy to win).
Thank you for your comments and have fun.
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Micro-Tactical Cover game, without the ability to chose where your soldiers will move to. They have their own will. Kill the enemy within, before they kill your squad.
- Use left and right arrows to select target.
- Use top and down arrows to select your soldier.
- Press Z to swap skill.
- Press X to use skill.
Created for the GMTK's Game Jam 2018.
Theme: "Genre, without mechanic". So, Tactical, without movement.
by Saulo Camarotti
- programmer at Behold Studios, creator of Knights of Pen & Paper, and, Chroma Squad.
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Hi everyone,
New to all this Pico-8 party, a little late, a little lost. I will be out in the woods (metaphorically) for a while, with no internet access or very occasional one. I would like to experiment with Pico-8 in the meantime. How do I secure resources for offline development?
Webpage tutorials - I can save them to PDF, take them with me. Plus Picozines #1-#4 and I should be good.
Cartridges - if I understand correctly, I should just save PNG files, right? And I can peek at the code inside?
Any other resources - for pixel art tracing and writing code in slightly less pixelly font. Any recommendations?
Also, while I am at it: the structure of this forum (BBS?) is a little confusing to me. If I am asking in the wrong section, please move it to correct one.
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UPDATE: (09-04-18)
Sometimes a good thing can get even better. I was thinking about the compression algorithm I was using this morning and realized I could squeeze off even more characters if I used more than one marker to represent the compression packet type. And I did ! And as you can see, it works just great.
There are no graphic tiles so just copy this source directly into PICO and RUN to see the results.
-- micro miniature compressor
-- from the lab of dw817
-- source image: 8192-bytes
-- hex standard:16384 chars
-- my compress : 9305 chars
-- savings = 43% compression
-- (09-04-18)
-- update new algorithm!
-- my compress : 7980 chars
-- savings = 51% compression
t="$0161033c3$c483c3301$02ac3$c543c01$02230$c5c03$01e30$c6003$01a10$c6401$018$c68$016c0#cc3c003133$c263c1310c3$c261c$01210#cc03a5#a49a04$c221c5094490430$c2601$010c1#ca0c54#a69a9904$c1e3c40#9ac0$c243c#0e10#cca095a95a45#4454c0$c1c01#9c09$c2601#0cc0#ca2c0a994#93#a69a1a3c51#4831#34c3#c61c95#96a#97c0$c241c#0c#cc406#d34199#a69a0454a99a#94aa9a#944930#c40c9a#94#a4#9609$c26#0ac0#ca0c7d#76454455#435a9aa$913a04cca009101540#a49a9949c3$c240c#08c1#cadc5600657707aa4a40aa#9ca#98a#94044961#74d790#a4#94c0$c243c#08#cc13#8428756744919a#94a9#a89a#965494990ad5d600d17707a9aa9a9934$c26#0630#cc21#86d267909a#94#af#95a#93440956208802d077a0aa9a9909$c260c#04c0#cc80#8608959a#94$a129a99aa#94d425#86027d06#a49909$c260c#04c3#cc80#842840#95aa9$a149a4994a90482#886017#a4990a#ce6$c173c#04#ce80#8440a#93a9$a1c9a5400#8a0267a4aa990a#ce6$c190010#cee18890#98$a1a9a99a924#8a0876a0aa990a$c280130#ce8c58#97aa9#a69#a39a45#ae#9489#8a287da0aa990a$c280cc0#ce0ca#99a9#a49#a4549$a109a9929#8a2875a0aa9909$c280cc0#ce939a#94a#93#a955aa4f$a11991a#8a2871a0aa9939$c281cc1#cea4#99#a94a4f$a149a4a#8a2875a0aa99c4#c36#cc6$c173cc3#cc2c#9b#ac0$a149a9982#88086da5#94c0$c283cc3#cc90#9a#aa5#a6f$a124a85#880817#945a$c383c#9c#aa4#a6f$a124a5a#8812079a9904$c380c#9c#ab5$a18949980#84287090994990#cc6$c2b9c#9aa9#a644#a304a55#a3f$a1145a5a8288020694995599c1$c3691#9aa9#a40499a1a4909a04$a105#a399a9090210909a04#94c4#cb3$c2a94#934#96#a44a99a40904aa4a94a0#ae9#a45#94#08a#95c9#c80c07$c283c994#9baa0aa45a0a904af44a04af#ae9a#9644#94aa#9639#c870d7$c280c994#97a994aa445a9a59a5995aa99aa5#a3f#aa5a9a#95594#97a991a#c63c7657$c284c#934#96a9a4aa65dd5500954050d5dda1#a49#a69aa#994a099#a794a#c6dc7736$c284c#930#96a4a4aa50#74676d#76d7a0#a494#a54#a359a#95495#aa59#c67177c1$c2893#934#96a494aa4064#7ad6#435#a54#a559a9a#96#439#a84a66c3cc0c7757$c2a934#97a9a599#a354475#7656449449#a54#a51aa9a#96440#a90a77c3cc7177cd#c41c35$c22434#99a55#a3959a5476775644a49a49#a51#a55#a4#96445#a7fada77c13c7677c1cc1c7557$c224c0#954#9445#a40aa4ad45d55a9aa9aa9#a54aa9aa4aa99a49599#439a4#a5fda77c15c7757#c4707717$c224c0a99490a9a599aa045#a4#44a9#a449a0aa0#a51#a5#934#98f5#a66977c0707707cc607767c0$c220c5a#944#9349a9594994aa2992a9aa0950a54a90#a444#a494a44#934#93a9#a6757701#7467d1#7435$c243c5#984a9919a04959480089a04d0670500a0aa5aa4#a55a4494#934959#a671#7e06$c2854994#93a0991a49#0445250255657767#049504a4#a49aa9a4994#934959#a49a7d#7c1dc3$c2801994#93599a9950660567550465#7467d07766a4#a6194a#9344#9549a9aa5a#7c#d37$c2a0c990#95a5a975#76677d#79677d7a4#a49aa05#a3904#97a4aa5a#7a577667$c2c944#9509a9d9#74dd#7c67dd7616949904aa9049a#99a0aad9#775776d7757c5$c2a91#930#945151770d0076#7a0d#04650745a91a9959aa9a#97099d9#77d677d#735c6$c2a93990#95757706#03675#7a05#0640aa9a909a90a#994399d9#74d77667751676c1$c2a0c#95599757700d06770#7a55770f#04950499009a#98092c99d9#745#755775d7$c2c4c90990#93690760d1#730#7a6067c1150050d6d546#9a391c9970#7a6776c5$c2c4c0#9555d90df6d3#735#7b0173c770500#74479a#98c03c4976#7c30#ccdc#f47f$c1a2c#935#941407665c#735#7bdc5dc7717007077475a6d959949#c4d0#7c57#ced1#f667$c180c#950994ad76d1c#73d#7cc16c7717015077476577579919#c475#7a57c1$c10#f67fc6$c161c#9449450476651c677d#7a67cc7177170c0076477d6776a4c0cc1c#7a57c0$c12ff1fd17667$c161c#960a997d673c677d#7ad7cc71771601d0770#73667724#c475#7aa5c4#cc1#c5ff1f11d177c6$c143c99aa9a4#937d67c3567d#7a57cc6c771d0175775#74177c0cc1c#7a179939#cd1#c4f91f#147d67$c143ca9#a4#94757700607d#7ad7cc1c67dd51#746#74577c3cc70#7a96990a#ca1#c7fddf#14d177c6$c123ca9#a49499757757507d#7a67110c107d70#79d67cc1c#7a67a5#93a#cb1#c6dcff#16f667$c14a9#a495997566161176#7d60310d176#76577d57cc71#7a079#a561c6#c41#cbfd1f#14f17f$c14a4#a4949974d70511#7e06cc1c0c#786#73360c72#7a91a9#a4c4cc6#c41#cadcff#14f1ff$c14a4aa4a#9474#74d676#7a66c6cc1c71#79d7dc1405e#78d759#a63a#c41#cffddf11f1ff$c14a4aa5a9#a374d76d#7ed715110176#7857365c8d8276#7656a9a5#a45a#c51#cedcfe#f6$c14a5aa4#a39474$72267d03075278262#76909959#a6c31$c13ed#f6cd$c12a0aa9#a340d5$712677160#7a0630d07757282876771791#94a5#a4c0$c14dca9#f4c6$c12a0#a35#a354a76#761#d376#74d71#7bd7101176#7482825876cd9c#945#a5c4$c1a66$c14a1#a35aa0a59d0#7646ee00$71067101175#762d288202c00c#94a9a5aa$c1f3$c12a19aa4aa4a943961#742714de#7e6701c160#78d7822e00cc3c#94aa5aca$c1c3$c15934#a55a99c453617717e464#7c67001101#7c0622c0#c4a0a9#a4$c1e33$c14935#a54a99c460076167e471#7ad7#1655#7e16#c693#a4ca$c1c3cc3$c149349#a49499c55dd711601d#7a16c101c1d15#7d67c3#c64c#a4$c1e33$c1693a4#a55a9307d5d#130d16d#74d62112#1301c75d#7d3d#c81caaca$c1c3cc3$c1693a1#a59a9607d7d15#1600202288110#13707dd#7b57#cca4$c1e33$c1893a4aa5#a39a75577016#16262244180#136175766776#78c1#cd1$c1c3cc3$c1803#a45#a35a7727281d#16664504#13051#73dd#74d#7607$c2c33$c1a03#a54aa75770788080#157f77110#137677d75#74d#746710#cc1$c1d3cc3$c1a4d#a559a76775d#84#1676160#14075775#74d5#755610c3#cb1$c1a3c33$c1c93aa4#a31a#74dd#840810115611008288d2#75d#6377dd77d10c3$c263cc3$c1c93995#a3707767d6#845299#1345082#84d8#755d#7356656711c3$c273$c1e9399a45a7677d7d7#8492459aa924#8670#745#736577dd0611c3$c2433c3$c1e9399a559#74d7562882429a945982#84287d#766567d1661011c3$c223cc3$c209349aa70#74250#83284099aa4a#8618#786765#7361511c3$c2233c3$c209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function decompressmemory(t,b)
local n,i,c,d,r,a,s=0,1,"","","","",{} s["#"]=2 s["$"]=3 s["%"]=4 s["&"]=5
repeat
c=sub(t,i,i) n=1 a=""
if (c<="&") d=sub(t,i+1,i+1) n=tonum("0x"..sub(t,i+2,i+s[c])) i+=s[c] c=d
for j=1,n do a=a..c end
r=r..a i+=1
until i>=#t
for i=0,#r/2-1 do poke(b+i,tonum("0x"..sub(r,i*2+1,i*2+2))) end
end
cls()
decompressmemory(t,24576)
|
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Because there are next to no games available on the Pocket Chip I decided to make a few games on it. Here's the first of at least two. Submitting from my own Pocket Chip
Edit: I made a few changes, specifically the colour of the text in the title screen and the colour palette of the snake. The code is very sloppy but I just want to move onto something else now. I'm also working on learning to code in Python now. I'm uploading all my Python, Pico-8 and Arduino code to my Github account here https://github.com/WednesdayRabbitt
Thank you for reading, I hope I have more to give you in the future <3
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Ahaha, was digging through some ooooold game idea files I had. I figured I'd post this one up here see if anyone wanted to do anything with it. I think pico would make a great platform for it. Forgive the simplistic style, I was young and design docs weren't in my vocabulary yet.
I believe the idea was the game was meant to be some sort of endless runner.
You are a chicken. You are running away and hiding from wolves. Running uses stamina, so the wolves will eventually catch you. Can collect feed to help raise stamina and lay eggs. You can lay eggs to help slow them down, eggs may cost stamina? You lay a random type of egg, with better ones being more rare. Normal eggs make them slip past. (Yolks are slippery.) Rotten eggs will ward them off. (Wolves are sensitive to smell.) Birth eggs will leave a chick to slow them down. (Wolves love to eat babies.) Mole holes will teleport you. Farmer will chase the wolves. (Power-up.) Some form of food. (Power-up Full Stamina recharge.) Maybe a button for brief flight? (To help clear pits or avoid obstacles) Flight would use more stamina. |
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Hello:
- I was wondering if there was a way to use something like select case:
SELECT CASE A 2: PRINT"TWO" 3: PRINT"THREE" END or ... IF (A==2,3,4,5) PRINT"GREATER THAN 1 AND LESS THAN 6." |
Something, which will meet multiple conditions for one or more variables.
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Untitled Platformer
v0.1 by Dale James
The game is dreadfully incomplete, but I was encouraged to post it by wessen3000.
Feedback is welcomed and appreciated.
Controls
Left/Right: Walk
Down: Crouch (purely visual for now)
O: Jump
For now there is no real goal, just a tech demo.
Features
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Hello!!!
I'm starting with PICO-8 and loving it!
I’m new to programming and the only thing that I don't like that much is the code editor. The font its pretty hard to read and the horizontal scrolling with so few characters makes it difficult to find errors.
I've read that you can just open the .p8 file and edit them with a text editor and looks like it works just fine but at the end of the file there are some weird big block of characters. Is this expected? If I edit a file with a text editor (lets say Notepad++) I just edit my code and ignore the block of weird characters???
Thank you!!! :D
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A "platformer" without platforms, originally made for the 2018 GMTK Game Jam!
You play as a bird with a baseball cap on a search to find a new floating island after their first one crumbles. Instead of jumping off platforms, you flap your wings in mid air to propel yourself in the direction you're aiming.
There are four levels in total.
Controls:
- Z: Flap
- Left / Right: Aim
You can also get it on itch.io.
And if you'd like to see more of my work, check out my Twitter: @Jusiv_
Update Log:
October 2018 - [b]Version 1
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Updated: Added abilities for X/O buttons and some other stuff.
Also some art I made for the jam (with pico-8 palette):
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Hi, I'm searching for a music that I could play in my game.
Here is the game Lowrez Defense
Password : 1234
Music already made could work too, of course, I will give credits in the game.
Like said in other post "I'm very open to all sorts of styles and all levels of professionalism, even if you don't feel your music is that great, if it's got soul and it's better than what I could do, there could be hope!"
If you are interested, let me know !
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Bonzaï is a small simulation of bonzaï.
>How to use it :
Move the cursor with the mouse.
Press the left mouse button to cut branches.
>If a tree does not suit you or push it does not grow, simply cut it off at the base.
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Fixed a small text alignment error.
Party Jam!! is a two-player anti-fighting game. The prompt of the jam I made this for was "genre without mechanic," so I made a fighting game where you can't hit your opponent. You play as Juan and Tu, the last two dancers in a dance marathon. If you don't perform a dance move for too long, you'll be disqualified. If you do perform a dance move, but you hit your opponent in the process, you'll also be disqualified. Be careful to only dance when you don't think your opponent will rush you and don't [b]PARTY FOUL!!
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