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Sinking Ships

Tue, 03 Dec 2019 15:34:56 UTC

Sinking Ships

by musurca

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Two ships enter. One ship sinks!

CONTROLS

    [1P]             [2P]

Left + Right       S  +  F      :    Steer Ship
     Z               Tab        :    Fire Left Broadside / Select
     X                Q         :    Fire Right Broadside / Back
  Up + Down         E + D       :    Navigate Menu

ABOUT THE GAME

This is SINKING SHIPS, a one- or two-player fighting game about naval combat during the Napoleonic Wars, like Star Control meets Wooden Ships & Iron Men. Keep one eye on your enemy and the other on your wind-vane as you angle for the perfect position to unleash your broadside.

Take command of one of four “authentic” ships—Sloop, Xebec, Brigantine, or Man o’War—each with its own unique advantages and sailing characteristics.
Learn to sail!* Maneuver against the wind, and hold the weather-gage to defeat your opponent.
Play against the AI, or sink a friend(ship) in local multiplayer.
Fight a single engagement, or take on all comers as you vie for the high score in the endless “Survival” mode.
Attack during the day, or clash by night using the flash of your cannon fire to illuminate your enemy.

*not actual sailing lesson. do not attempt on real boat.

Been working on this one for a couple weeks—hope you guys enjoy. Feel free to post any thoughts / tips / high scores / nautical jargon below.

For a standalone version (Win/OS X/Linux/Raspberry Pi): Sinking Ships on itch.io

Hints:

Acknowledgements:

Minsky Circle outperforms native circ()

Sun, 24 Sep 2017 07:53:13 UTC

Minsky Circle Demo

by musurca

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EDIT: updated demo to include huge optimizations contributed by Felice and ultrabrite in the thread below.

After reading this fascinating article about the Minsky Circle, I started experimenting with the algorithm in Pico-8. In the process, I stumbled upon a method for rasterizing circles that seems to be faster than the native circ() and circfill() functions at larger sizes, and also has a more pleasing look that minimizes low-resolution aliasing.

Demo attached in case anyone finds this useful. Press Z (or whatever key you've bound to button 1) to toggle between the Minsky Circle-based methods and the native Pico-8 draw functions.

--by  @musurca and  @Felice
function minskycirc(x,y,r,c)
 x,y=x+0.5,y+0.5
 local j,k,rat=r,0,1/r
 poke(0x5f25,c) --set color
 for i=1,0.785*r do
  k-=rat*j
  j+=rat*k
  pset(x+j,y+k)
  pset(x+j,y-k)
  pset(x-j,y+k)
  pset(x-j,y-k)
  pset(x+k,y+j)
  pset(x+k,y-j)
  pset(x-k,y+j)
  pset(x-k,y-j)
 end
 pset(x,y-r)
 pset(x,y+r)
 pset(x-r,y)
 pset(x+r,y)
end

-- @musurca,  @Felice, and @ultrabrite
function minskycircfill(x,y,r,c)
 x,y=x+0.5,y+0.5
 local j,k,rat=r,0,1/r
 poke(0x5f25,c) --set color
 for i=1,r*0.786 do
  k-=rat*j
  j+=rat*k
  rectfill(x+j,y+k,x+j,y-k)
  rectfill(x-j,y+k,x-j,y-k)
  rectfill(x-k,y-j,x-k,y+j)
  rectfill(x+k,y-j,x+k,y+j)
 end
 rectfill(x,y-r,x,y+r)
end

It Is What It Is

Sat, 31 Dec 2016 03:35:23 UTC

It Is What It Is

by musurca

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EDIT: changed the rendering style and improved performance. Happy New Year from a surly talking head!

Spend a long night with an uncooperative subject.

(Just a quick sketch�thanks to electricgryphon for the RGB dither-plotter. Head by Videroboy.)

old version:

Trifill Thunderdome

Mon, 26 Dec 2016 21:36:34 UTC

Triangle Fill Thunderdome Round 2

by musurca

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EDIT3: round 2 -- with updated algorithms, methodology, and results
EDIT2: added Catatafish's method -- we have a new champion!!
EDIT: added solar's method.

EatMoreCheese's thread about triangle rasterizers got me thinking about the different "trifill" methods that have been posted to the BBS�and so, in the spirit of the holiday season, I wrote a small profiler to pit them against each other in a brutal, winner-takes-all competition.

Methodology: I measure the time it takes for each routine to draw the same table of 300 randomly-generated triangles ten times over. Vertex extents are in the range [-50, 178].

CAVEATS: This is not an "apples-to-apples" comparison, or even apples-to-genetically-modified-oranges. For example, scgrn's method draws n-gons (not just triangles) and creamdog's method draws particularly chunky triangles. For personal edification only�no code-shaming intended!

Results:

Let me know if you'd like me to change your entry, or add others!

See round 1 here:

PiCAD (vector gfx authoring/display)

Wed, 21 Dec 2016 05:00:41 UTC

PiCAD 0.21

by musurca

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**UPDATE v0.21: click n' drag support, analog keyboard control, smaller template, and LOTS of bugfixes

A vector graphics authoring tool for your Pico8 demos, fonts, adventure games, etc. Draw an image, then save it as a highly compressed string which can be shared with other PiCAD users, or else displayed in your own cartridges without using any space in the spritesheet by including the PiCAD API.

To use your PiCAD images in your own cartridges, start with this template API (click Show to see):

Features:
-save/load images as compressed strings (saved to picad_string.p8l)
-save to a spritesheet (saved to picad_export.p8)
-paint with a variety of brushes, including pattern/gradient fill, bezier curves, and copy/clone screen rectangles
-unlimited undo
-autosave
-mouse & keyboard support

Controls:
ENTER: open save/load menu
x: show/hide UI
tab: undo
q: show/hide guides
s/f: scroll color
e/d: scroll brush

To load strings into PiCAD, hit ENTER, select "Load..." and paste (Ctrl-V/Apple-V) the string into the Pico8 window. This must be done in the actual Pico8 console as the web player does not support reading from the clipboard.

Tech info: Rather than raw pixel data, PiCAD images are composed of a series of encoded draw operations�like an assembly language for images�which allows them to be stored as highly compressed strings. The format is inspired by the Sierra AGI "PICTURE" specification. Thanks to @dw817 for fast floodfill code.

(PiCAD is a lot more useful when used inside the actual Pico8 console rather than on the web player, which does not support save/load.)

GUIDE TO SETTINGS:
Export CLS Cmds: PiCAD strings generally begin with a "clear screen" opcode. That opcode is omitted from string exports when this setting is OFF. ON by default.
Continue Lines: When ON, lines and bezier curves can be continued relative to the previous operation, which will produce more efficient strings. OFF by default.
Autosave: When ON, saves your work to a string in picad_autosave.p8l after every new brush. OFF by default.
Click n' Drag: Turn ON if you're more comfortable with clicking and dragging to place brushes (rather than clicking and releasing for each operation). OFF by default.
Analog Keyboard: Simulates an analog joypad when using the keyboard instead of the mouse, which should make using PiCAD more pleasant on the PocketCHIP. ON by default.

Scale2x/3x implementation

Sun, 19 Jun 2016 13:56:46 UTC

Pico-8 implementation of Scale2x and Scale3x. Original algorithms by Andrea Mazzoleni

Scale2x:

--[[
sind : sprite index 
sz_x : x size
sz_y : y size
sx    : screen pos x
sy    : screen pos y
alpha: color to make transparent
]]--

function scale2x(sind,sz_x,sz_y,sx,sy,alpha)
 alpha=alpha or 0
 local offx=sind%16
 local offy=flr(sind/16)
 local soffx=offx*8
 local soffy=offy*8
 local sizex=sz_x-1
 local sizey=sz_y-1
 local a,b,c,d,e,f,g,h,i,
        e0,e1,e2,e3,x0,y0

 for y=0,sizey do
  for x=0,sizex do
   e=sget(soffx+x,soffy+y)
   a=e
   b=e
   c=e
   d=e
   f=e
   g=e
   h=e
   i=e

   if y>0 then
    b=sget(soffx+x,soffy+y-1)
   end

   if y<sizey then
    h=sget(soffx+x,soffy+y+1)
   end

   if x>0 then
    d=sget(soffx+x-1,soffy+y)
    if y>0 then
     a=sget(soffx+x-1,soffy+y-1)
    end
    if y<sizey then
     g=sget(soffx+x-1,soffy+y+1)
    end
   end

   if x<sizex then
    f=sget(soffx+x+1,soffy+y)

    if y>0 then
     c=sget(soffx+x+1,soffy+y-1)
    end
    if y<sizey then
     i=sget(soffx+x+1,soffy+y+1)
    end
   end

   e0=e
   e1=e
   e2=e
   e3=e

   if b!=h and d!=f then
    if(d==b) e0=d
    if(b==f) e1=f
    if(d==h) e2=d
    if(h==f) e3=f
   end

   --draw
   x0=sx+x*2
   y0=sy+y*2
   if(e0!=alpha) pset(x0,  y0,  e0)
   if(e1!=alpha) pset(x0+1,y0,  e1)
   if(e2!=alpha) pset(x0,  y0+1,e2)
   if(e3!=alpha) pset(x0+1,y0+1,e3)
  end
 end
end

Scale3x:

--[[
sind : sprite index 
sz_x : x size
sz_y : y size
sx    : screen pos x
sy    : screen pos y
alpha: color to make transparent
]]--

function scale3x(sind,sz_x,sz_y,sx,sy,alpha)
 alpha=alpha or 0
 local offx=sind%16
 local offy=flr(sind/16)
 local soffx=offx*8
 local soffy=offy*8
 local sizex=sz_x-1
 local sizey=sz_y-1
 local a,b,c,d,e,f,g,h,i,
       e0,e1,e2,e3,e4,e5,e6,e7,e8,
       x0,y0

 for y=0,sizey do
  for x=0,sizex do
   e=sget(soffx+x,soffy+y)
   a=e
   b=e
   c=e
   d=e
   f=e
   h=e
   i=e
   g=e

   if y>0 then
    b=sget(soffx+x,soffy+y-1)
   end

   if y<sizey then
    h=sget(soffx+x,soffy+y+1)
   end

   if x>0 then
    d=sget(soffx+x-1,soffy+y)
    if y>0 then
     a=sget(soffx+x-1,soffy+y-1)
    end
    if y<sizey then
     g=sget(soffx+x-1,soffy+y+1)
    end
   end

   if x<sizex then
    f=sget(soffx+x+1,soffy+y)

    if y>0 then
     c=sget(soffx+x+1,soffy+y-1)
    end
    if y<sizey then
     i=sget(soffx+x+1,soffy+y+1)
    end
   end

   e0=e
   e1=e
   e2=e
   e3=e
   e4=e
   e5=e
   e6=e
   e7=e
   e8=e

   if b!=h and d!=f then
    if(d==b) e0=d
    if((d==b and e!=c) or (b==f and e!=a)) e1=b
    if(b==f) e2=f
    if((d==b and e!=g) or (d==h and e!=a)) e3=d
    if((b==f and e!=i) or (h==f and e!=c)) e5=f
    if(d==h) e6=d
    if((d==h and e!=i) or (h==f and e!=g)) e7=h
    if(h==f) e8=f
   end

   --draw
   x0=sx+x*3
   y0=sy+y*3
   if(e0!=alpha) pset(x0,  y0,  e0)
   if(e1!=alpha) pset(x0+1,y0,  e1)
   if(e2!=alpha) pset(x0+2,y0,  e2)
   if(e3!=alpha) pset(x0,  y0+1,e3)
   if(e4!=alpha) pset(x0+1,y0+1,e4)
   if(e5!=alpha) pset(x0+2,y0+1,e5)
   if(e6!=alpha) pset(x0,  y0+2,e6)
   if(e7!=alpha) pset(x0+1,y0+2,e7)
   if(e8!=alpha) pset(x0+2,y0+2,e8)
  end
 end
end

UI/Mouse Library

Fri, 10 Jun 2016 02:25:26 UTC

UI/Mouse Library 0.2

by musurca

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UPDATE: (0.2) Updated the mouse library so that the cursor can be driven by the gamepad OR the mouse at any time, to make the cart compatible with all Pico-8 devices.

I'm cobbling together a UI/mouse library for my own use, and thought it might be useful to others. For now the only widget is a button, but I wrote the API so that it's easy to modify and extend (in theory). Will provide more documentation if there's interest.

This would be a quick "hello world" with the library, for instance:

--button "onclick" callback
function hideme(this)
 this.visible=false
end

function _init()
 --enable the mouse and
 --set the cursor to a 6x6 sprite 
 --at index 0
 mouse_init(0,6,6)

 --create a new parent UI and
 --make it the active one
 mainui = ui_make()
 ui_setactive(mainui)

 --make a button labeled "hello, world!" 
 --which calls hideme() when clicked.
 --It will draw at screen position (30,30).
 --I could also optionally specify a width and height,
 --but if I leave it out the button will be sized automatically
 --based on the length of the label text.
 btn_make(mainui, "hello, world!", hideme, 30, 30)
end

function _update()
 --update mouse position and do event callbacks
 --as needed
 mouse_update()
end

function _draw()
 cls()

 --print mouse position
 print(mouse.x.." "..mouse.y,0,0,7)

 -- draw mouse on top of UI
 ui_draw()
 mouse_draw()
end

thanks to gamax92 for uncovering this nifty feature...

Brush Fire

Thu, 26 May 2016 08:11:51 UTC

Brush Fire 1.02

by musurca

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Wanted to throw something together for p8jam2, so did a spin on the forest-fire cellular automata.

Controls
Up/down: adjust probability of new fires
Left/right: adjust probability of tree growth
Button 1: reset probabilities
Button 1+2: reset map

(Warning: you could probably give yourself a seizure by cranking up the probabilities to the max.)

If you're not familiar with forest-fire, the rules are as follows:
1) A burning cell will become an empty cell
2) A tree will start to burn if at least one neighbor is burning
3) A tree ignites with probability f even if no neighbor is burning
4) An empty space fills with a tree with probability p
(from Wikipedia)