ReverseGameMechs

Decided to recycle this blog instead to be a documentary type blog for the things I program. Mostly gonna be game mechanics from some games I'm interested in replicating with the Unity engine

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So uh updates.

I’m really sorry to whoever is following this blog (if there are any) for the lack of any significant updates, I’ve been dealing with a lot of distractions and mental stuff lately (which I know I shouldn’t be using as excuses) which ultimately almost led me to forgetting this blog even existed.

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Quaternions

Or as Elreon would so rightly describe dealing with them. “Another Day in Damnation” - Elreon Forsaken Master

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Checklist: >Unclamped Turret rotation:Done >Unclamped Turret tracking:Done >Clamped Turret rotation:Done >Clamped Turret rotation:Confusing to figure out. I still have no idea how Quaternions work but at least progress right?

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Got the turrets to track different targets and return to their idle state when the target "dies"  Trying to figure out how to get them to track the nearest target and to fix the smaller turret's rotation angles to 180 degrees. I wish Tumblr would just let me upload here directly...

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Ugh I had to resort to youtube to upload my vids.

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ugh

Dammit Tumblr just let me upload my vids.

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The Turret Module System in action. I decided to make it as modular as possible allowing for turret resizing and different types of turrets to be instantiated depending on the Turret ID chosen. It also comes with a turret position offset so you can just tinker with that instead of manually adjusting the turret prefab.

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Figuring out how to approach the next task.

I mean a simple 1 output 2 input setup for a logic gate is pretty simple. But what about Being able to toggle between several different logic gates on the same logic gate?

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Tumblr is weird.

Why can’t I seem to upload any videos?

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First Bottleneck

So after setting up the basic Logic Gate template I’ve managed to get four basic modes working as of now. I’m going with a 1 input 1 output setup for the NOT Gate and 2 input 1 output setup for the other gate types 

The NOT gate will only broadcast an output when it does not receive any input and will stop broadcasting when it receives an input.

The AND gate will only broadcast an output if BOTH inputs are on. Otherwise it will remain off.

The OR Gate will only broadcast a signal when either one or both of the inputs are on.  When none of the inputs are on it will not broadcast a signal.

The XOR Gate will only broadcast a signal when there is one input that is OFF and one that is ON. Otherwise it will remain off.

I’ve originally written the code so that the Logic Gate input variables can only be modified through an external script which is enough for a “Input -> LG -> Output” type setup but what if I want to do nested Logic gates such as this one?

So now I have to make the Logic Gate script be able to modify other Logic Gate scripts as well which is...well confusing since now I have to modify the script to allow it to not only be modified externally but to modify other Logic Gate scripts externally as well.

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Here’s the first set I’m planning to do which are two switches linked to a AND type gate that controls a single object behavior which in this case the last one is a light that turns on/off depending on the state of the AND gate. gif source:https://starbounder.org/Guide:Wiring_Logic_Gates_Reference_Guide i’m planning to attempt to replicate all the logic gates within the guide (except the 0.5  timer). I’ll start with making a base template for a logic gate and work my way from there.

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Old blog,New look.

Well no use beating around the bush at this point. I should just stick to programming instead. Anyway to start off the blog I’ve been working on replicating the wiring system from Starbound. Going to start off with a basic template for a logic gate,A simple on/off switch (input) and probably something like a 2D sprite that toggles between on and off.