Re: DiskMaker 8 Version 1.1 Released

[Andy McFadden <fadden@fadden.com>]

aiiadict@gmail.com wrote:
> it is in 3D but maybe Wayout or something simpler would be better to
> start with...

I would not assume that Wayout is simpler.  You have to do some non-obvious
things to run as fast as it did.  Wolf 3D uses lots of sleazy tricks to
get speed -- it's not drawing texture-mapped polygons.

On the IIgs you can also look at Mazer ][, Modulae, or even the Polygonia
demo, to see an example of solid 3D using the IIgs "fill mode".  Yet
another way to cheat.

> wayout seems to be a very cool option.  solid 3-d (not wireframe)
> 
> the only thing missing from WayOut is 
> enemies!

There is a "thief" that will steal your map and compass.  It looks like
a big blinking square, because that's about all it can draw.

Another approach: Epoch/Hadron, which use scaled blocks.  The original
Wing Commander for the PC did its 3D in a similar way (scaled/rotated
bitmaps).

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