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Offline Xilon

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Re: The Widescreen Thread
« Reply #90 on: March 17, 2008, 11:34:28 am »
Awesome, I was wondering when this widescreen issue would be fixed, looks like it's almost (already?) there!
Speaking of the Mac version, wouldn't the Linux port also be ready? The platform is very, very similar. I doubt any changes would be required.
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Re: The Widescreen Thread
« Reply #91 on: March 18, 2008, 08:20:16 am »
Quote from: Xilon on March 17, 2008, 11:34:28 am
Awesome, I was wondering when this widescreen issue would be fixed, looks like it's almost (already?) there!
Speaking of the Mac version, wouldn't the Linux port also be ready? The platform is very, very similar. I doubt any changes would be required.
Ha ha ha ha ha ha!

Oh, I wish that was the case — other than they are both UNIX and some of the code can be recycled, I'm pretty confident the platforms really are not all that similar with all the different technologies Bit-Blot has to leverage to get this out the door. My guess is, between the two, the graphics and sound are going to be very dissimilar.
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Re: The Widescreen Thread
« Reply #92 on: March 18, 2008, 08:50:35 am »
We used FMOD (audio library) specifically because it also supports Linux. So we wouldn't have to do any extra work for sound. (beyond buying another license)

We also used OpenGL (graphics library) which is supported across all 3 platforms.

http://youtube.com/watch?v=iTRJVhrvwLg
(old video of aquaria running native in ubuntu)

I also already rewrote a lot of the code to deal with case sensitivity.

The main thing involved in a Linux port would be that I'd want to get a Linux box and then do some in-depth testing. After that, we'd need to do some more widespread testing.

This would be after the Mac version is done and provided we have enough time/energy to spend.
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Re: The Widescreen Thread
« Reply #93 on: March 19, 2008, 02:53:33 am »
I'll help test now :)
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Re: The Widescreen Thread
« Reply #94 on: March 19, 2008, 02:54:12 am »
Quote from: beemer on March 19, 2008, 02:53:33 am
I'll help test now :)

Need to finish 1.1.0 first.
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Re: The Widescreen Thread
« Reply #95 on: February 04, 2009, 05:50:21 pm »
Would you care for a gold medal ? ;)
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Re: The Widescreen Thread
« Reply #96 on: February 04, 2009, 05:54:30 pm »
This is the type of resurrection I actually like in a forum - relevant additions to a major topic.  :)
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Re: The Widescreen Thread
« Reply #97 on: February 04, 2009, 08:08:09 pm »
Damn after seeing those screenshots I have decided that widescreen is definitely top of my want list that looks fantastic. Congratulations Alec and Derek  :D
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Re: The Widescreen Thread
« Reply #98 on: February 05, 2009, 01:14:20 am »
Pure awesomeness, but of course, it already was before it got the gold medal. ^^

Though those screens make me awe in awesomeness. I don't make sense now.
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Re: The Widescreen Thread
« Reply #99 on: February 08, 2009, 04:46:09 pm »
Those  (15:4) ratio screens are insane. I want to play where I can see two screen lengths all the time XD.
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Re: The Widescreen Thread
« Reply #100 on: February 09, 2009, 12:02:17 am »
Yes it would sure stop the enemies creeping up on you unawares lol
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« Reply #101 on: February 09, 2009, 02:17:29 am »
Maybe from the sides, but not from the top and bottom. XD
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Re: The Widescreen Thread
« Reply #102 on: February 09, 2009, 06:41:38 am »
It would be like a set of blinkers then - especially troublesome in the Gauntlet.  :o  :)
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Re: The Widescreen Thread
« Reply #103 on: February 09, 2009, 06:23:40 pm »
I think I could cope looking up or down and leave the side to my peripheral vision loll
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Re: The Widescreen Thread
« Reply #104 on: February 10, 2009, 07:22:41 am »
A blurry shape looms out of the darkness ... it's only a rock. Relieved, Naija continues on, not realizing that the rock had a set of eyes. Dun dun dunnnn.  ;) Adding a blurry effect at the edges would be a neat idea for Hiro's second mod ... though don't continue this line of thought (it would throw the thread way off topic).  :)
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