WARSCAPE

[El Jaque]

okay, i have worked on ZSTAT a bit, here is the updated prgm, all optimizing in my power has been done.
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and in case you dont want to download the attachments onto your calc, here is the code:

[Weregoose]

You'll thank yourself later if you replace all cases of (test1)(test2) with (test1 and test2).

Also, P-L1(R-6)≥0 → P≥L1(R-6).

[El Jaque]

you mean while i'm using boolean logic? whats the difference, is it just a size question?
thanks

oh, i didnt see that second tip right away, thats pretty cool!!!

[TylerMcL]

hey, if you're doing multiple text on the same x coordinate, as you do with your strength, dexterity, and such stats, try this code:

I got the general idea from some tutorial, but then tweaked it just a little.

[El Jaque]

okay, here are a bunch of screenshots, i hope everybody likes them!!!



thats just the splashscreen... kind of simple :blush: , but i renounced on greyscale, too complicated having greyscale plus a menu



heres the place where you type in you name :ninja: (thanks you TIBD for the routine )



then you choose you stats... (this part is reaaallly slow in real time :sick: ) you choose your race and class just before, but the screenshots were boring so i didnt post them



and this is the game screen (i know, the map is still the tutorial map, but i havent had time to come up with anything better. and thanks to luby for the character sprite)



this is your stat screen



and finally a glimpse at the in game menus

well, thats all i have for now, tell me what you think, i hope you like it!

finally, for those of you who have actually downloaded the game, here's the key chart:
2nd=drink health potion
MODE=drink mana potion
X,T,"theta",n=switch weapon
SIN=switch weapon
Y= =game menu
GRAPH=save menu

i think thats about it!
thanks!

EDIT: and by the way tylerMCL that is a SWEET routine!!! but how would wou get it to work with variables? i tried taking out the quotes, but i got a sintax error...

[TylerMcL]

for stats, you want to use something like this:

Say A=14; B=10; and C=21

If you use this:

[El Jaque]

thanks, that was really useful and it worked perfectly on my calc. thanks again for all of you sweet routines!!! i wish i had stuff like that to show everybody...

EDIT: however it could be used to CREATE a list, doing something like this:

[vanchagreen]

[Weregoose]

[vanchagreen]

[El Jaque]

i dont get it... where does the L1(A go?!?!
anyway, i have been wondering wether i should have real time ennemy movement on the map, or do pokemon style battles. i know that real-time is probably cooler, but i am worried that it will really slow down the game, plus graphics are a lot more limited and it will probably be harder to code (unless anybody could help me out with the evvemy coding lol). if anybody has an opinion on this, please tell me so i can plan the game accordingly.
thanks again!

PS any more optimizations are welcome!

[vanchagreen]

L1(A

Replaces

expr(sub("L1(1)L1(2)L1(3)",A,4

[lordofthegeeks]

hey el jache

if you want I have a bunch of sprites you could use.



I can upload more if you want.
just give me a few days till I return to my home computer.

[Delnar_Ersike]

Here are a couple optimizations you also might want to apply (some were taught to me by Weregoose, therefore I was surprised when he didn't mention them):

Not an optimization, but to make things clearer, you should use "!=" when indicating "is not equal to".

Instead of (variable)<10, you can use {variable}=<9 to shave off a byte each instance.

The real(7,0 at the beginning is really not necessary. You are sacrificing 5 bytes just to turn the running indicator off (aka six pixels in the corner, and you still won't be able to use that space)? Plus you will need to use up another 5 bytes toward the end to turn it back on, iirc. Oh, and you basically make it harder for the user if you also implement any Pause command in your programs. Although I use xLib, and I hate the running indicator, I don't see a lot of purpose behind the real(7 command.

Anyway, sorry for the short rant, back on track. Here, at A+12(K=34 and A != 24)-12(K=25 and A != 0->A, you can shave off a byte by replacing it with A+12((K=34 and A != 24)-(K=25 and A != 0->A.

You can replace all instances with {variable}=0 with not({variable} to shave off a byte every instance (the not( command is accessed through the [Math] menu).

I am sure there is a way to optimize {1,1,1,1,2,2,2,2,3,3,3,3,3,3->L1, I just don't know how (I am not good at list functions).

Try not to use the variables X or Y when concerning the graph screen, as they will mess up frequently.

Generic Hint: Having only an If statement instead of an If:Then...End statement will save you space. However, the former statement is slower than the latter, so here is a traditional choice of either speed or size. If you are going for a smaller size in that program, or you don't really care about the execution speed of the command, you can go for the If statement. But in your case, since you want that specific part of your program to run faster, you might have a harder choice.

You have a lot of lines similar to this one, so I will only optimize this one, as you can later apply the optimizations to all the other similar lines:
R+1(K=3 and P>=L1(R-6) and R != 20)-1(K=2 and R != 8->R can be R-(K=2 and R != 8)+(K=3 and R != 20->R and P>=L1(R-6. This will save you 3 bytes (12 if you count all the similar lines as well), and maybe give you some speed too.

Logical Hint (not specifically code-related): You could probably save some space and speed by storing the stat variables directly into a list instead of into a temporary variable that will, in the end, be stored into a list anyway (it is not recommended to store character stats and anything related to a game into a temporary variable; instead, they should be stored into a custom list or a string).

Instead of counting together the total amount of points used and subtracting them from 41 each time, treat P as another variable used for character stats that is lowered one value each time another stat is raised one value, while it is raised one value whenever one of the characters' stats is lowered a value. This would probably change this part of the code (L2 will be involved, which may be replaced with a custom list, as it follows the previous optimization; R corresponds to L2(1), D to L2(2), I to L2(3), and C to L2(4)):

[El Jaque]

thank you delnar ersike, your optimizations have saved me over 250 bytes (just in that section!), but the program is acting a little weird: the sprites are drawn all weird until i press the up or down keys (then everything is back to normal), and the second to last line (P+L1(L2(B)-6)(L2(B)-C ->P) isnt working right (i fixed all the rest i'm pretty sure). sadly, i havent noticed much of a speed improvement, and the not( command is acting really weird.
thanks for the help however, it has been very encouraging to see how much space i could get rid of!!!

also, thank you lordofthegeeks for your sprites (yes i would LOVE more!) and vanchagreen for your clarifications :D

more updates and code coming soon!

[vanchagreen]

You're welcome

[MSR5]

LOL El Jaque, you just used the tiles found from the example porgram and PIC in the xlib download

[El Jaque]

[lordofthegeeks]

heres a few more sprites including a 3 level grayscale sheet.

the grayscale is olde rso its not as good as some of my later sprites Also if you want tell me what your looking for And I can make some up for you.

[calc84maniac]