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#1 2020-04-26 02:45:43
- gameboy79
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Animation and Timing...
Hi,
I started programming the old Gameboy (in asm) recently.
So far I can walk around, collide with the environment and interact with certain objects.
But I only move tile-by-tile.
What is a proper way to get a decent "timer" for animations and movement? Just counting frames?
Screenshot of my little game-to-be:
Thanks for any hints
gb79
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#2 2020-04-26 07:13:26
- Tauwasser
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Re: Animation and Timing...
Yes, counting frame is pretty much how everything does it.
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#3 2020-04-26 11:01:15
- gameboy79
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Re: Animation and Timing...
Thanks, I implemented smooth scrolling and movement by counting frames 
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#4 2020-04-27 09:24:09
Re: Animation and Timing...
Wdym with smooth scrolling and movement? TImers are best used for animations, since the frames are discrete, but not for movement.
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#5 2020-04-27 09:58:25
- gameboy79
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Re: Animation and Timing...
I wanted to do a smooth walk (animation are still a to-do). So one D-Pad press results in a eight pixel wide movement (a single tile) but in a smooth way. When holding down the D-Pad it results in a constant movement (just like in Pokemon or Final Fantasy).
It looks fine for me now (counting frames). Is there a way to upload a gif directly or do I have to use an external hoster?
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#6 2020-04-28 09:30:38
Re: Animation and Timing...
Ah, you're using grid-locked movement. Makes sense, then.
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