Source Seekers - TI-83

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Summary:

I got a brilliant idea to create a Dungeon Looter/Collection game, for both the TI-84+ and TI-84+CSE calculators, using the graph screen without color. The screenshots are taken on a TI-84+CSE, and although they sometimes show color, the game doesn't when running it on a TI-83 and up. The gameplay is focused less on combat and more towards collecting "rare artifacts", each map with a progressing difficulty level. Some levels are puzzles, but others will require fighting to obtain the artifact in question. I have quite a lot of work put into this! Go to this page to get the more recent updates when they are first published: http://www.omnimaga.org/ti-z80-calculator-projects/(to-be-named)-dungeon-crawlercollection-game/

Source Seekers - TI-84+

TI123outerme 10 May 2014 15:41

See the summary. The farthest I've gotten so far is the Help screen and the map selection screen.

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-123outerme

Last edited on 10 May 2014 18:31 by TI123outerme Show more

Source Seekers - TI-84+

TI123outerme 10 May 2014 16:49

I had a problem with my custom menu screen, but I fixed it :)

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-123outerme

Last edited on 10 May 2014 18:32 by TI123outerme Show more

Re: Source Seekers - TI-84+

TI123outerme 10 May 2014 19:29

I am currently trying to create the maps. Thanks to an amazing suggestion by Josiah W on the omnimaga forums, I can create it on the Homescreen, and keep compatibility bewteen the two calculator models ^_^
Edit: Changed the title screen a little bit. Some issues that I had with this ate up a lot of time, so I may not get it done right away.

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-123outerme

Last edited on 11 May 2014 00:38 by TI123outerme Show more

Re: Source Seekers - TI-84+

Josiah W 13 May 2014 00:27

Yup. Setting Xmin to 0 and DeltaX to 1. If Xmax=94, it's an 83/84/+/SE. Else, it's a +C.

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:ClrHome:Disp "HOW DOES A","MATHEMATICIAN","LOSE WEIGHT?
:Pause "
:Pause "BINOMIALS!
:Pause "(BUY NO MEALS)":ClrHome

Re: Source Seekers - TI-84+

TI123outerme 13 May 2014 00:29

That was complete genius, by the way. Did you see the newer version 0.5, with a few fixes and stuff on the omnimaga forum?
For anyone who has no clue about what I'm talking about, here is the link.

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-123outerme

Re: Source Seekers - TI-84+

Josiah W 13 May 2014 04:09

Aw, it was nothing. I actually stole borrowed that from the page Electromagnet8 talks about below.

And I'll check out the newer version.

EDIT: Some special color commands like TextColor() and all that biz might prove problematic. So, yes, the only cross-compatible solution would be homescreen graphics. Sorry. :/

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:ClrHome:Disp "HOW DOES A","MATHEMATICIAN","LOSE WEIGHT?
:Pause "
:Pause "BINOMIALS!
:Pause "(BUY NO MEALS)":ClrHome

Last edited on 13 May 2014 04:52 by Josiah W Show more

Re: Source Seekers - TI-84+

Electromagnet8 13 May 2014 10:05

I actually heavily use this technique for text on the graph screen.

Re: Source Seekers - TI-84+

Electromagnet8 13 May 2014 01:35

As for creating cross compatible programs that run on both monochrome and color versions of the calculators, you can refer to this link: www(dot)cemetech(dot)net/forum/viewtopic(dot)php?t=8921

Here's an example from one of my programs.
The original code is from here: tibasicdev(dot)wikidot(dot)com/text-wrapper
This is at the beginning of my program.

Xmin+|E2DeltaX<Xmax->|N

ClrDraw
DispGraph
DelVar RDelVar CFor(I,1,length(Str1
If C<(91+165|N) and "^^o"!=sub(Str1,I,1
Then
If " "!=sub(Str1,I,1
Text(R,C,sub(Str1,I,1
C+6+3|N->C
If I<length(Str1)-1:Ans-2(" "!=sub(Str1,I,1->C
Else
DelVar C
R+6+6|N->R
End
C+4(C>(89+165|N->C
I-(C>(89+165|N->I
End

Last edited on 13 May 2014 01:38 by Electromagnet8 Show more

Re: Source Seekers - TI-84+

TI123outerme 21 May 2014 01:24

Thanks Electromagnet!
Many updates past, I'm now in 0.7.5, have a site where I keep track of updates/history of this game, 4 maps, a storyline added, bugs fixed, and sluggish code optimized.

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-123outerme

Last edited on 02 Jul 2014 20:33 by TI123outerme Show more

Re: Source Seekers - TI-83

TI123outerme 22 May 2014 15:47

Now accepting testers! Click this link to submit a form, I will PM you if you are accepted: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1sJlxNkpqRrQ8zCzbq2XR-WJBKfildMcgJDjH2v3hM6o/viewform?usp=send_form
Josiah W is already a tester, by the way.

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-123outerme

Last edited on 22 May 2014 16:48 by TI123outerme Show more

Re: Source Seekers - TI-83

TI123outerme 10 Jun 2014 12:38

That's a wrap.
I sucessfully finished Source Seekers yesterday. Here's the direct download link: http://www.omnimaga.org/ti-z80-calculator-projects/(to-be-named)-dungeon-crawlercollection-game/?action=dlattach;attach=17590

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-123outerme

Last edited on 11 Jun 2014 20:27 by TI123outerme Show more

Re: Source Seekers - TI-83

Silver Phantom 18 Jun 2014 00:16

can you put up another link, it doesnt work

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The Silver Phantom welcomes you

Re: Source Seekers - TI-83

TI123outerme 02 Jul 2014 20:31

Sorry it took so long, here: http://www.cemetech.net/programs/index.php?mode=file&id=1108

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-123outerme

Re: Source Seekers - TI-84 Plus CE

(account deleted) 13 Mar 2017 18:28

Cant visit link; its restricted. I'm at school at 2nd lunch right now.

Re: Source Seekers - TI-84 Plus CE

Trenly 13 Mar 2017 19:05

Please look at the last date of the thread. This is almost 3 years old. Also, just because it's restricted doesn't mean that it doesn't work (Not that I would ever expect a link which is 3 years old to work anymore, cause files are sometimes removed)