WELCOME !!
October 2009
I got a complaint about
Archon3D
not being Vista complient.
So, I fixed it up and its even the full version.
Also, you may need
D3Drm.dll
Sometimes, this error comes up.
August 2009
Back in the USA again. Also, back to looking for work.
Here is another pick of
Jasmine
and even a
Movie.
I have also updated WaffleIDE. It had a few bugs.
I also removed the "Prebuilt Headers" option as it was not
reliable. This fixes an error with macros and another with
the search paths which affects tools and such.
Added an extra feature to reload last opened file. Enjoy.
April 2009
I'm very busy now. Have a baby girl, Jasmine.
Born Feb. Just got my taxes done. Not too much time to work on games,
but I still do. While scanning for some old code, I found some things
and thought I would post them too. Currently I am working on a FPS
complete with a level editor. I will post that up soon maybe.
First, here is a picture of
Jasmine.
and more pictures over
here.
For extra fun, I found some versions of Twonky to share.
The original text based game was Schlump !!! by Compute
magazine in early 1970's. Redone here for DBC.
Twonky
Basketball
and some DOOOM stuff for purebasic ...
DOOM
October 2008
For fun, I created a racing tutorial available
here.
Its not very fancy, but there are alot of cool things
in there for people to examine. Its coded using MyIDE
so there are alot of macros used in it. The full exe
and even converted source code (formated to be fully DBC
complient) are also available. The tutorial covers much
more than just coding a game. Also, there a a few effects
that are demonstrated here. Two of the effects make use of
memblocks while another is just simply offsetting an object limb
to represent a flat tire. Also, the use of tilt objects
and various methods of object turn control are shown.
Even a method demonstrating RTS (Real Time Strategy)
technics is demonstrated in the use of a pit crew to
repair cars.
March 2008
Not sure why, but I needed something to do. So, I wrote my
own IDE for
Dark Basic Classic. It has many features that nobody else
has. Or, at least, not all in one easy package. While working
on it, I learned how much my iconmaker really sucked. A better
one that is free is
Icon FX.
And, of course, many will find
ResHack
very usefull too. Add these two things to my IDE and you can
do pretty much anything you want with your applications.
Also, here is a newer version of my card game
PictureFrame
And my Tic Tac Toe 3D game
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October 2007
Just added a new movie Rice Farm showing
some of the fun things I do when I just need a little excersise.
July 2007
Additional pictures are available for Banban
And you can see my finished House
Just added a completed a new game called PictureFrame. It does not have its own page yet, but its a pretty simple game. Just an expreriment on creating a game with no media.
Play is simple:
Take cards from the left and place them in the center. When the center is full,
remove them by making pairs of 10. You win when all cards are played.
Redeal = Press Escape and then 'Y'
Exit = Press Escape and then 'N'
Download
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May 2007
Made some major improvement to my HTML editor "MyPad"
I made the highlingting system much better and faster than before.
It still has a few bugs, but its pretty more usefull than before.
you can download if from this page.
Also did some minor improvements to my iconmaker app (and the DBC
debugger).
I improved the icons to permit transparent areas. The top-left pixcel is used for the transparent
color. Then a mask is created based on this color. Still not perfect, but looks nicer for
desktop icons. Maybe I'll add an extra setting to make this feature optional.
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April 2007
Another game.... Helicopter. Its
my version of another Comodore 64 classic (can't remember the name). In this game you
fly a Helicopter and blow up factories and even a battleship.
Feb 2007
Just finished a new game ... Tank Battle
Its not a fancy game, probably not even a new idea (actualy like the old Atari Tank Battle) and there
are many versions floating around. But I just had this idea stuck in my head, so there it is.
I also had this other idea in my head and here it is too. Icon Maker
Its very straight forward to use. Actually, it does not really make Icons, it converts bitmaps to Icons though.
It lacks the special features of using VC++ Resource Workshop or Resource Hacker but for just
simply making a usable icon, this is very quick. It can also hack an existing *.exe and replace
the existing Icon (if it is a 16color icon all I wanted to support).
And, because Icon Maker was so much fun, I modified my
Debugger app to actually automate the task.
Now, you can simply place a 16 color bitmap, 32x32 made with MSPaint into your app to use as an icon by
simply add this to your code in your main app ... #Icon "yourbitmap.bmp" . Now, when you compile your program,
the icon will be used. Cool eh?
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Jan2007
Merry Christmass everyone 2006
I think almost 10 people have visited my website and at least 1 has played Archon3D.
Not alot of visitors, but then I do this for fun. I did have an actual forum for my games and apps,
but it has been hacked many times by spammers .... So its shut down.
I still visit the DarkBasic
forums from time to time, although its been many months scince I actually posted a message.
I also visit Shrapnel and they
just released a full game for free. Complete with a level editor. Its not an awsome game,
but that is common for many of thier games. It has many features, but "fun" and "action"
are not exactly a priority for Shrapnel. Neither is "easy to play". But, if doing a wargame
of any consequence, you really should download WINSPWW2 just for the "ideas"
it has to offer. SPWW2 is 2 player, turn based, play by email game. The graphics are like
Warcraft2 but "strange for DB users" as the map is designed for "board gamers" like me.
If you have tested "The War Engine" you will understand the editors settings.
Here are some pictures of "XMASS Trees" in Mabinay.
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MAY2006
Just added a Dungeon Keeper 2 level for you to play with. See links at left.
Sept2005
After alot of struggling with my Yahoo web pages mycat98501
I decided I needed a real website. I did like Yahoo's page builders, and needed something about the same. Lucky for me,
TDK bailed me out with HTMEdit. I'm still here in Lumbangan, Philipines
where its quite hot and sunny and pretty quiet. So far, I like it here. Its a pretty good enviroment for writing. There is nothing here at all except farms and farmers.
No street lights. The post office is 20KM away. If I want to buy a book to read, or a movie, its a 2 hour bus ride to town. Yep, the boonies is where I am.
We tend to loose power at least once per week for 12+ hours. I do have satylite TV and a low speed internet connection ... about 56k.
Ok, I don't really have a connection, its an internet cafe that lets me use thier PC for about $1.00 per hour. Too slow and expesive for file transfers. For that,
I take a bus ride to Kabakalan (about $0.75 each way) and use a DSL(640k) connection for $0.30 per hour.
You can use the links at left to quickly jump to whatever content you need. This is just my main welcome page.
On this site you should be able to find links to my Pictures. Technicly, thats a movie file with my pictures located within,
with a little background music. There's also my Dragon Movie which is just some animation from a game I'm working on....
And there are links to other games I have done. I just added a new movie about a trip to Lambangang ... the city and on to Mabinay . The link is at left,
but you also just click here. For the full list of movies, just click on my picture or just
ClickHere.
Just added another tool (June 2006) called debugger. You can see the link off to the left too.
Its not very fancy, but is does the job well. I also added new features to MyHelp viewer for Dark Basic Classic.
very dangeous stuff, but pretty cool once you are prepared for the risks.
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You can contact me via the email link below.
Norm.
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