city builder project

[Lionheart008]

hello dear thinbasic users.

I have started some days ago a little project called "city-builder". I wanted to build only by lines or boxes (first with lines!) a little 2d scene for city structures. It's just the beginning, don't bother me or expect too much for the first step, but I show the start of the project. I like these idea and will realize this example with tbgl power. this work in progress will continue next days/week, so I have enough time for it. thanks petr for little help too.

2x zip/rar file with bundle exe I attach here. full tb code will come later if all work is done.

edit: last update monday at 23:59.

best regards, frank

[Lionheart008]

hi,
I have done some modification with lines and colours and updated my first post. the task I will check is to draw various lines they are random running a) first: in one direction and b) then spread its fingers in all direction to build a city structure. the last example have four lines with different colours and amplitude, so you can see (I hope so!) different lines and shapes. but I will improve it more. the speed of lines building is extra slow!

any feedback is not welcome. ;)

good evening, my personal qt: what about "this forum is still alive?"
what's going on with other thinbasic people here ? Disappeared in a black hole ?

cheerio, frank

[John Spikowski]

http://www.google.com/images/logos/sketchup_logo.png

You can use Google SketchUp to create, modify and share 3D models.

http://sketchup.google.com/


Might save you some time and effort.

[Lionheart008]

only a browser test :)

all ok now!

[Lionheart008]

good morning,
hi john, thanks for the hint. I know sketchup a little (own 2d cad-like application), but here I am working with thinbasic and want to improve my own skills Wink I wanted to make an animation as you can see in my example. if you like this one test it. It`s not important to save time because I will learn and make / drop this knowledge deeper ;)

any other feedback or good ideas for this project are welcome.

good week-end, frank
ps: something is wrong with my browser, sorry, I write this post new.

[kryton9]

Frank work in procedurally generated anything is exciting stuff. I am glad you are into this kind of things also.
A city makes for an interesting project. Good luck with it.

[John Spikowski]

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Here is another product you might get a few ideas from.

[Lionheart008]

hi all.

@kent:
thank you, that's really exciting work how to create procedural tbgl things. I hope I can find the right way to make these scenes powerful and fast. I have seen some professional made city builder examples from c++ side (and freebasic!) some weeks ago and I wondered if this isn't also possible to create with thinbasic.


Frank work in procedurally generated anything is exciting stuff. I am glad you are into this kind of things also. A city makes for an interesting project. Good luck with it.

one more update (see first post!) here it comes:

infos:

- moving text (building with a tbgl_buildfont)
- more citylines tight and big ones, different heights of "buildings", little grids
- larger gui window
- colour pulsing
- one effect
- more edges and shapes for "buildings"

now I will try to create a triangle roof for empire state buildings.
john, thanks for info. but I don't need any more infos and no pr articles about autodesk products, thank you ;) I am working only with thinbasic on this project here!

updated script monday evening at 23:58, see my first post.

best regards, frank

[John Spikowski]

john, thanks for info. but I don't need any more infos and no pr articles about autodesk products , thank you

No problem. Looking forward to seeing your version of the wheel. :)

[Lionheart008]

now only the triangle silhouette is missing for buildings. the last update for this night.
see also my first post. the code increases, wow! and thinbasic made nevertheless a lot of fun! have nearly forgotten to program with thinbasic the last weeks. 8)

good night. frank

[Michael Clease]

john, thanks for info. but I don't need any more infos and no pr articles about autodesk products , thank you

No problem. Looking forward to seeing your version of the wheel. :)


Strange I thought this was a programming forum so we are always reinventing the wheel in some shape or form.

[Michael Hartlef]

john, thanks for info. but I don't need any more infos and no pr articles about autodesk products , thank you

No problem. Looking forward to seeing your version of the wheel. :)


Strange I thought this was a programming forum so we are always reinventing the wheel in some shape or form.


Amen :)

[Charles Pegge]

Here is an idea to conjure with.

Floating Cities:

http://www.bfi.org/our_programs/bfi_community/triton_floating_city

[Lionheart008]

first of all thank you for advices and hints for city builder project :) I will continue this idea next week and days!

My question for today: there was some weeks ago an interesting script from petr so far as I can remember you can

=> control / regulate two thinbasic scripts or windows with tbgl (one script has influence to the other one). I cannot find this tbgl script by the searching mask. anybody has a link for me ? would be nice. good week-end, so long, frank

[Petr Schreiber]

Hi Frank,

it is called "interprocess communication":
via memory mapped file (http://community.thinbasic.com/index.php?topic=1778.0)
via WM_COPYDATA (http://community.thinbasic.com/index.php?topic=1671.0)

[Lionheart008]

hello petr, all.


it is called "interprocess communication":
via memory mapped file
via WM_COPYDATA


thanks for the link !

my idea: to control with one tbgl window (main) another tbgl window (second) and a third tbgl window (third) that destroy the first one.

I have managed until this time some good things.

1) - open program 1 "transmitter" (A)
2) - open program 2 "receiver" (B)

arrange these two windows so you can see both.

3) take (A) and push the Button "open dialog". then a new "Adventure" window (C) will open with three buttons. name of the first button is: "Asterix"

arrange this third window to the other ones.

4) take the first transmitter window (A) and push the button "send message"

result: the message appears in the Adventure dialog (C) text field: "asterix open me!"

5) do it :) push the "asterix" button !

6) a new TBGL window with three pyramids (D) will open. You can close this window after seeing that it works.

so far so good.

=> my idea was also to start a new script ("destroy") that can via button click the first main window. don't know if this is possible ? I am not sure if this is possible: to close a win application and sending a message to another window to destroy this one ???

it's a general question if this is possible to control one tbgl window with another tbgl window ?

best regards, good night, I wanted to explore it, therefore I am still awake.

frank

[Petr Schreiber]

Hi Frank,

SendMessage command + %WM_CLOSE or %WM_DESTROY should do the job.