Lines of programing

[Zwaken]

How many lines of C++ does it take to make a weapon like...sprinkler? Just curious. I want to see if I could ever make weapons of my own when I'm like about 16 or 17.

[zetablack]

im guessing like over 30

[Everlast]

I would guess that it takes more than 30 for some weapons, not all but some.

[zetablack]

ok fine 100 lines code at tops

[miraclematter]

I would guess that Sprinkler is a fairly simple weapon, code-wise. Maybe 30-40 lines of unique code for the main shot and about 15 for the smaller bullets. The key word being unique, because most games have a framework set up for basic functions (Single Shot), and you would modify and add to get your desired effect. BTW, the most complex weapons were probably Funnel, Crazy Wall, Melt Down, the Cruiser family, and Jump Jets.

(These are VERY rough estimates, based on my experinece with UnrealScript and various Liero tinkering; I obviously can't give an exact answer because I haven't seen Mike's code)

[Slater]

hmm it's hard to say. I'm willing to bet... technically, in the hundreds. The weapon probably has its own class which inheirits the general weapons class.

[Grantax]

hmm it's hard to say. I'm willing to bet... technically, in the hundreds. The weapon probably has its own class which inheirits the general weapons class.

Maybe.
But hundreds?
That's very much.
My guess is closer to 30.

[zetablack]

that was my first guess so if mike sees this maybe he will tell us.

[Zwaken]

I'm guessing somewhere around 50.

[zetablack]

Weres rich with the number ><

[Zwaken]

Weres rich with the number ><

I don't think that Rich would know that for Ptanks. As far as I know, he only worked on Neon Wars and everything beyond that point.

[zetablack]

o um ok nvm then :)

[SmileKZS]

Just give me the original code or the encoding...

[???revived]

Don't bump, siiiiir...

[Zenith]

I can bump WHO ever and WHAT ever I want thank you, even though I have nothing to do with this post. Alas, thy crumpet has turned thot mold.

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^^^^^^^^^^^ Figure The Message Out ^^^^^^^^^^^

[???revived]

I wasn't referring to you...

And REVIVED PWNEZ is what it spells out...

[Pyrobellum]

I can make a better fiendishly clever message.
ytu yp gohitr yjod pmr piy

No one has ever worked that one out.

[Brian]

That's a bit of a small sample to work from.

[dr Evil]

I would guess that Sprinkler is a fairly simple weapon, code-wise. Maybe 30-40 lines of unique code for the main shot and about 15 for the smaller bullets. The key word being unique, because most games have a framework set up for basic functions (Single Shot), and you would modify and add to get your desired effect. BTW, the most complex weapons were probably Funnel, Crazy Wall, Melt Down, the Cruiser family, and Jump Jets.

(These are VERY rough estimates, based on my experinece with UnrealScript and various Liero tinkering; I obviously can't give an exact answer because I haven't seen Mike's code)

jump jets?
you kiddin me?
itsa a weapon that has a lifetime of 0 with no explosion image and a recoil of weapon power times two(or something like that)

[Slade]

Personally, I've tried to even read a programming book and failed due to the insane amount of calculations and wizzerbopples and dohickies and...

[SmileKZS]

jump jets?
you kiddin me?
itsa a weapon that has a lifetime of 0 with no explosion image and a recoil of weapon power times two(or something like that)

well that is a KICK of negative of 1/4 your power.
Blast off is a kick of negative of your power

[???revived]

I thought that Blast Off has a kick or 1/2 your power, while Turn and Burn has a kick equal to your power...?