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Didn’t expect that although I subscribed to the #DigitalTalk. I am so looking forward to have a look at the disk later! 🥰 #C64 #DiskMag #Floppy #Commodore #Retro

Next up: Animated Objects. In the meantime I also learn how to animate stuff using Blender 2.79b and get that stuff imported into our pipeline. However, I am experiencing a hard time playing back these animations in-game. However, I am confident that I am going to solve this challenge as well.

After a couple of days of research and sleepless nights, I was finally able to reconstruct my memory of what we did in regards of Bumpmaps 25 years ago. And step by step I am learning how our Level Editor actually works. So today I was finally able to make things work with or without bumpmaps. 😅

Long time no #GameDev updates. Here's why: While trying to establish a new pipeline to get new 3d objects modelled and integrated into #BomberfunTournament, I noticed that when #BumpMapping is enabled in the game, all new objects are pitch black, no matter what I did.

3rd week of vacation. Woke up at 5am. Got up, booted PC, started trying to get my head wrapped around how animations work in #BomberfunTournament because I want inventory items to be animated... *sigh #GameDev

Nobody noticed, eh? It’s 2.79b actually and I even found out how to get animations to work within my pipeline.

As far as I remember there are also animated trees that shouldn't be as complex as the players... so maybe this is the way...

However... it also turns out that not only the game has only the players as real animated objects, the process is also kinda complex. So if I wanted to add animated inventory items for instance, I need to find out how I can properly animate them using my engine. But...

Turns out that using Blender 3.79b, I can create keyframe animated 3D object and export them to DirectX x-files. I am then able to do some import and export using my old Deep Exploration tool and then I can actually import the result into my own toolset.

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GeoCities!! Didn’t read about that for quite some time. 🤣

We actually have a written statement from HudsonSoft that allows us to develop and publish a commercial Bomberman-like game. We did so already in 2002 and 2004 when we initially released BomberFUN and Bomberfun Tournament. The backstory to this is actually kinda hilarious. 😂

The very first _new_ 3D object in #BomberfunTournament created with Blender. 😄 #GameDev

All 3d objects in #BomberfunTournament have been designed with LightWave. 25 years ago. They have been exported to DirectX's .x-Format that our own, proprietary level editor was able to import. I will now start finding out how to create new 3D objects using Blender and get this to work. #GameDev

So inventory items have a different goodie-frame now to better understand which button to use: You can still drop bombs as you like and only drop ice bombs when it makes "sense" to you. 😄

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Like Sam's Journey for the Commodore C64 and the NES? <3

So it got a seperate button. It somehow became necessary anyway when I started to think about more items that could be seen as Action/Inventory items, lol.

It's actually kinda easy adding new keyboard mappings and behaviour to #BomberfunTournament. So you wanted it, you get it. A new key/button for using inventory items. #GameDev

For… reasons, I cannot really explain. But I am trying to convince myself at least trying out the gameplay & feel with the buttons and then decide.

I was thinking. Right now, in #BomberfunTournament there are two Buttons. One for dropping/throwing a bomb. One for kicking it. I don’t want to introduce another button which is why there is no inventory… yet. But how about using possible inventory items when pressing both buttons together? #GameDev

Looks awesome!

Texture Grid Generator by Wahooney Generate stand-in textures.

I don't actually need this (right now), but it looks like something, a #GameDev should have at hand:

wahooney.itch.io/texture-grid...

The snow glows white on the mountain tonight
Not a footprint to be seen
A kingdom of isolation
And it looks like I'm the queen

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What do you think? #BomberfunTournament #GameDev

Just had a look at it. I like the onboarding process. Also the ability to add a calendar entry as a reminder is a great yet simple feature. Nothing to complain about. :)

When you think a feature is basically #done, your mind awakens and tells you it's not. Because there's more to add. Like.. #BomberfunTournament has this awesome topbar nobody really looks at. It shows when your character is threatened by a bomb... or dead. Why not showing when its frosted? #GameDev

Way less. Since it’s not a Game Engine, but rather a framework. Monogame is the evolution of the XNA Framework.

It's done. New #BomberfunTournament feature "ICEBOMB" is ready for internal testing!

When hit by its explosion, you
✅ freeze,
✅ loose your items,
✅ move extremely slow
✅ blink ice-blueish
✅ immediately melt when hit by a regular explosion

Further more, the special fx is really stunning! #Gamedev

Unreal engine, sorry.

Since I did something similar a while ago using MonoGame with no engine at all: How much of an effort is it to do this in Unity?

Look at my recent posts about Bomberfun Tournament. When bonds explode, the camera shakes. This is what I mean. 😊