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    Untitled 3D Ball-Rolling Game

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    • Jonboy
      Jonboy Fuze Team last edited by

      Ok, just figured I could 'edit ' the post to see the links! Oh my good grief that is looking the business - you really have done a lot already and it looks incredible. I love the gravity on the pins, nice touch!

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      • PickleCatStars
        PickleCatStars F last edited by

        It is definitely looking like monkey ball. Was it hard to get that control/camera scheme right?

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        • Scrubz
          Scrubz F @PickleCatStars last edited by

          @toxibunny To be honest, it wasn't too hard. The ball basically pushes and pulls the camera to make it follow it. Then it was just a matter of rotating the controls based on the camera angle.

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          • Spacemario
            Spacemario F @Scrubz last edited by Spacemario

            @Scrubz I can tell you're very experienced, this is super cool! I hope you continue this for the competition, with multiple levels and the like!

            Is the math complicated to rotate the controls with the camera? Just wondering if the basic premise is easy to articulate (is it just sin and cos related, or is there more to it)?

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            • PickleCatStars
              PickleCatStars F last edited by PickleCatStars

              There’s a little more to it, but it’s not that hard to rotate the controls with the camera. You use dot() and cross() as well as sin() and cos(), and it’s just a few lines if I remember right. The pull/push is a thing I’ve read about but not tried.

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              • Scrubz
                Scrubz F @PickleCatStars last edited by

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                • Scrubz
                  Scrubz F @Spacemario last edited by

                  @Spacemario Thanks! I definitely plan to finish this for the contest.

                  I don't know if I'll be able to explain the rotation math very well, but the code is super simple.

                  c = controls( 0 )
                  tilt.n = normalize( camera.u )
                  tilt.c = { c.lx, -c.ly }
                  tilt.p = {
                  	tilt.c.x * tilt.n.y + tilt.c.y * tilt.n.x,
                  	tilt.c.y * tilt.n.y - tilt.c.x * tilt.n.x
                  }
                  

                  camera.u is the difference between the camera and the ball from a top-down view (x and z axes).

                  tilt.n takes the place of the sin() and cos() of the camera angle.

                  tilt.c flips the vertical component of the left stick to match the 3D scene.

                  tilt.p is where the actual rotation happens.

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                  • Spacemario
                    Spacemario F @Scrubz last edited by

                    @Scrubz This is great, thanks for such a simple, clear explanation, I really like it!

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                    • Scrubz
                      Scrubz F last edited by Scrubz

                      I was going to post this update yesterday, but I unfortunately lost most of the code and had to resort to a backup from about 5 days prior. I spent all day yesterday re​-​implementing everything I had lost.

                      Anyway, I’ll continue to embed my Twitter posts even though that feature is currently broken. For now, you can check out my Twitter account for updates: @Scrubz_FZ.

                      Second special pin and respawning: twitter.com/Scrubz_FZ/status/1375947734738472960

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                      • Scrubz
                        Scrubz F last edited by

                        I haven't completely committed to this name, but I've made a title screen concept: twitter.com/Scrubz_FZ/status/1378417038914371591

                        Not quite sure what to put in the background...

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                        • L
                          LucasJG25 last edited by

                          Really nice work. I've been following you on twitter for quite some time now. Indeed you're pretty experienced in making games. Glad to have you in the Fuze community! Welcome!!

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                          • vinicity
                            vinicity F last edited by

                            That’s an awesome title screen! Your whole game looks incredible!

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                            • PickleCatStars
                              PickleCatStars F last edited by

                              Yeah, that’s rad :D

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                              • Scrubz
                                Scrubz F last edited by

                                Ramps and pause screen demo: twitter.com/Scrubz_FZ/status/1379801248157872129

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                                • PickleCatStars
                                  PickleCatStars F last edited by

                                  If and when this goes up for download, I am gonna be replacing those pins with animals and people.

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                                  • Scrubz
                                    Scrubz F last edited by

                                    I've made some minor visual updates. This includes:

                                    • a couple new particle effects
                                    • fading platforms close to the camera
                                    • making platforms that obstruct the ball transparent
                                    • and shadows

                                    twitter.com/Scrubz_FZ/status/1382040264664055815

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                                    • vinicity
                                      vinicity F last edited by

                                      Looks great! Very polished!

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                                      • Scrubz
                                        Scrubz F last edited by

                                        New intro and outro animations: twitter.com/Scrubz_FZ/status/1384751732706611203

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                                        • Jaywalker
                                          Jaywalker Donator last edited by

                                          You have such a nice feel for animations. Really like your style

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                                          • Dave
                                            Dave Fuze Team last edited by

                                            @scrubz This is looking unbelivably good.. You have a brilliant sense for this. I second what @jaywalker said! This is consumate, professional work.

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