I’ve refined the actual local map generation code but unfortunately the way we’re outputting it doesn’t seem very clean. Sure, it loads faster but it just looks plain messy and I’m worried to hell about future memory leaks.
So with a little help from my friend James, I’ve now written a new algorithm for local maps.
It has yet to be implemented but should be way faster and memory effective.
Array
(
[0] => Array
(
[0] => -3
[1] => -2
[2] => -1
[3] => 0
[4] => -1
)
[1] => Array
(
[0] => -3
[1] => -2
[2] => -1
[3] => 0
[4] => -1
)
[2] => Array
(
[0] => -1
[1] => -1
[2] => 1
[3] => 2
[4] => 3
)
[3] => Array
(
[0] => -1
[1] => -1
[2] => 26
[3] => 27
[4] => 28
)
[4] => Array
(
[0] => -1
[1] => -1
[2] => 51
[3] => 52
[4] => 53
)
)
So I’ve got a graphical “DRADIS” working for the current sector screen now. Was quite a feat to achieve after not having used CSS in awhile but it seems to work fine.
Right now, I’m working on the different contact icons.
Update: Some progress, I’ve now made it look a little bit more uniform but had to cut 10 ships from the current sector view.
So I’ve got the new session system mapped out and I’ll start working on it this weekend. Tomorrow is good ole Nick’s birthday shindig. I’ve got to make him a card or something.
Anyway, it looks like I might get an early alpha up and running soon. Though right now it’s pretty much just “SPACE EXPLORER.” By that I mean that nothing is running but movement and exploration. Combat isn’t up or even started yet and there are only 5 types of ships in the database.
I need ship and weapon names.
I’ve got movement and exploration working now. I don’t like the memory usage right now but at least I’ve got something in working order.
Blue is unexplored, the space background is explored, the green is where you are, and the yellow outline is where you can go immediately.
So I’m watching a movie staring the Beatles on A Channel. What the hell.
As much as I enjoy the series, I was sorely disappointed with this movie. It was okay but it wasn’t exactly great. I wouldn’t say it was bad either though that just may be the sheer joy of seeing Mulder and Scully back on the screen speaking.
I took my friend along to the movie and she was falling asleep. She, like many other people and reviewers out there, was disappointed at the lack of aliens and or monsters in the movie. Chris Carter said this was going to be a “monster of the week” type movie but it didn’t exactly have a monster either.
If you watch it, be sure to stay after the credits.
I sincerely hope that there will be an X-Files 3.
Ahhhh. I can’t wait. I’ve been waiting since the end of the series for a movie. This is going to be awesome.
Let’s hope the Arrested Development movie comes out soon.
