The Shining Source

I have read anywhere that you want to split off Smee and Shiny Sword in several parts.
Another thing is perhaps create some packages or some new data-structures to support the game in a better way.
My intention is also to split the game logic from the game representattion.
I have just made a bomberman game with splitted logic and computation - I'll email you

...and I like good commented code.
The best way to make the code easier to understand; I created javadoc-Comments.

OK so yes, as far as I am aware they are already separate. . . You may have to be more specific on that comment.

It's good to hear, the whole idea of BABS and SMEE is to allow shining style games to be made by those who aren't programmers.  It would be nice to see improvements by a programmer like yourself which would benefit all.
We do want it to be flexible, and yet easy - which our specific goal : shining style games, should be able to provide.  Asking the game creator only to make content, giving them the advanced ability to use logic to dictate non-linear gameplay seems to be the key.

I proved the existing system could be used as such already, but there are elements left unwieldy and more to the point, difficult to understand on ones own.  Ty was working on some documentation, but I think it's best if we leave him to his shining online project because we all eagerly await that
Perhaps I can get the documentation I started finished when I complete the Saltwater Campaign.

seems like I'm alone at the moment.
So far, if I should work alone I can, but then I think it's better to start a new project than to think and sometimes to guess what the shiny sword code means...
but I'm well interested in your layering system - how is it programmed?
I have also a layering system in my bombermangame there are two classes one active and one passive class each consisting of a double array; this seems like your worldmap...?

oh I now understand more about tiles,
this is cool and will have a great effect of my programming style

Are you currently looking at SMEE for the layering / tile creation functions or BABS for the output?

SMEE is pretty well made imho, and should be understood first to see what information is being provided to BABS in order to understand what's happening there.

I was looking at the Editor SMEE and reading your introdution.
Now I think I better unterstand the Tile-System. Before I didn't for waht this was.
But now I see how some things work and can better reorganizing the code

so far this project takes too much time for me.
Thus I have to stop coding for a few weeks. I realy like it but I can't work here while studying at university and have to get ready for my exams...

I will inform you, if I come again to code this project

best regards
chris

Thanks for all you've done so far,  we all know how hard it is to find time for these things If the latest version of your code is in Subversion, I'll merge in the changes so everyone can get the latest copy.

Hi Ty,

yes the latest version is I think the 26.07.2010.zip.
But there is a problem you can look at: it doesn't start the game.
I have another question:
Can you reoganize the subversion so that my folder is beside the trunk-folder and not contained in it.
Thank chris

To be honest, Subversion works better with source files instead of zip archives. That way everyone can see what changes were made and can merge their files in a little easier. If you prefer zips, it might be better to upload them here and then we can merge the changes in manually

I have a question:
Why don't you  in the Class Tileset
delegate the tiles.size() method to the getLength() method.
You always increase a local varible length, that I think is not really necessary, because all you have to do is to implement the following code

I've writed this comment inside the ClassFile

I commited my last code as Revision 12 in the folder
babs\trunk\src

...hoping for answers

I'd check what functions call getLength in a search of all other files because there might be a more unique loading function which utilises its current form.  just a guess really because I have no idea.

Just a heads up -- you should update your code before modifying and checking it in, otherwise you'll overwrite the changes people have been making