Synapse Gaming

Character Contoller

Peter — Wed, 15 May 2013 15:34:03 GMT

Hello,

what are the best adjustments for a good moving behaviour?

This are my adjustments

 // Set Character Controller  
                _playerContollerComponent = new CharacterControllerComponent ( );
                _playerContollerComponent.PlayerIndex = PlayerIndex.One;
                _playerContollerComponent.AffectedInCode = true;
                _playerContollerComponent.JumpSpeed = 2.0f;
                _playerContollerComponent.MaximumSpeed = 100.0f;
                _playerContollerComponent.MaximumCrouchSpeed = 50.0f;
                _playerContollerComponent.MaximumSlideSpeed = 0f;
                _playerContollerComponent.MovementSmoothing = 0.1f;
                _playerContollerComponent.MaximumAirborneSpeed = 180;
                _playerContollerComponent.MovementForce = 10000;
                _obj.Components.Add ( _playerContollerComponent );
 
                _controller = ( ICharacterController )_playerContollerComponent.Controller;

And environment Gravity 1000f.

I wan't to avoid the moved player from to much sliding then movement stops.

Fur Shader idea "request"

Ole — Fri, 17 May 2013 10:55:30 GMT

Hi folks,

I'm testing around with shaders and my question is now if someone of you have an idea how to create a mesh fur shader?

My goal is something like this example (googled):

http://www.nickyliu.com/v3/images/temp/furShaderTest.jpg

It would be really nice if you have an idea. :)

The gravity "falling down" simulation is not important for the first steps.

Regards,

Ole.

BEPU Plugin v1.0.18.7 released

CJ Bailey — Mon, 13 May 2013 11:20:51 GMT

Just a quick note to let everyone know I've uploaded the latest version (1.0.18.7) of the BEPU plugin.

It has the following additions:

- Added BEPUMobileMesh component.
- Added BEPUBallSocketJoint component
- Added Find methods on BEPUPhysicsManager class.
- Added debug drawer for constraints

Enjoy!

http://www.synapsegaming.com/downloads/resource.aspx?guid=bd689e3c-00d7-4b21-aad0-6a4e6f258210

StereoScopic Renderer Plugin - General Questions and Discussion

holophone3d — Wed, 16 May 2012 02:28:51 GMT

This thread if for general questions and discussions about the Stereoscopic renderer plugin. I'll be looking to answer questions here and provide clarity/get feedback for future updates.

First question, what is 'OptimizedAnaglyphic' and why does it look weird. In a nutshell, optmiized is used to reduce visual artifacts when viewing content through red/cyan glasses. For a detialed writeup of what it is and when to use it - take a look at this webapge where I found out about that technique. http://www.3dtv.at/Knowhow/AnaglyphComparison_en.aspx If you find a better algorithm (there are some least squares I've seen) you could simply update the shaders to change the behavior.

Second question on stereo focal length, right now the design(much like human eyes) is to only have one focal length set for the entire scene. You can get more control over the stereo focal length effect by using the plugin source and making changes directly. There are some adjustments that could be done to the heuristic that I created to help simplify the 3d settings. I'd start by playing with ln 179 (

stereoSeparation = depthEffect * (stereoFocalLength / 20f);

and changing it to another function to see if you can get waht you want.

However, I don't think you'll ever get every object perfect in a really broad scene. I'd suggest keeping the 3d effect lower when you have very far viewing distances. However, if you have screenshots or details please share them here and I'll take a look.

WP7 Problem

Peter — Wed, 15 May 2013 15:26:45 GMT

Hi,

i have following scene.

looking like that in windows phone. How to manage getting the scene correctly rendered?

Bullet Objects

Peter — Mon, 13 May 2013 14:36:26 GMT

I try to create some bullets coresponding to this Tutorial

http://dsebj.evolvingsoftware.com/2011/04/26/object-instancing-weapons-fire-sunburn-component/

But for some reason the CollisionMove object in the bullet Sceneobject is always null.

SceneObject bullet = new SceneObject ( );
                SceneObject copyBase;
                SceneInterface.ActiveSceneInterface.ObjectManager.Find ( "Bullet", true, out copyBase );
                bullet = ( SceneObject )copyBase.Clone ( );
                bullet.CollisionMove.RemoveForces ( ); <= Null Reference Exeption

What i'am doing wrong?

Switched to Game State Management from Indiefreaks

Peter — Fri, 03 May 2013 18:33:25 GMT

Hello,

are there some WP7 tutorials for absolute newbies to Sunburn?

I think about how to beginn a WP7 Sunburn project step by step.

I coded some 2d Games without any Engine in XNA. So i'am not a total noob.

But most of the examples i find in my Indie section won't compile.

So is there a chance to find some good guidance?

Arc Ball Camera

Peter — Wed, 15 May 2013 09:55:54 GMT

Hello Comunity,

i have set up an arc ball camera.

public class ArcBallCamera
        {
        public ArcBallCamera ( float aspectRation, Vector3 lookAt )
            : this ( aspectRation, MathHelper.PiOver4, lookAt, Vector3.Up, 0.1f, float.MaxValue ) { }
 
        public ArcBallCamera ( float aspectRatio, float fieldOfView, Vector3 lookAt, Vector3 up, float nearPlane, float farPlane )
            {
            this.aspectRatio = aspectRatio;
            this.fieldOfView = fieldOfView;
            this.lookAt = lookAt;
            this.nearPlane = nearPlane;
            this.farPlane = farPlane;
            }
 
        /// <summary>
        /// Recreates our view matrix, then signals that the view matrix
        /// is clean.
        /// </summary>
        private void ReCreateViewMatrix ( )
            {
            //Calculate the relative position of the camera                        
            position = Vector3.Transform ( Vector3.Backward, Matrix.CreateFromYawPitchRoll ( yaw, pitch, 0 ) );
            //Convert the relative position to the absolute position 
            position *= zoom;
            position += lookAt;
 
            //Calculate a new viewmatrix
            viewMatrix = Matrix.CreateLookAt ( position, lookAt, Vector3.Up );
            viewMatrixDirty = false;
            }
 
        /// <summary>
        /// Recreates our projection matrix, then signals that the projection
        /// matrix is clean.
        /// </summary>
        private void ReCreateProjectionMatrix ( )
            {
            projectionMatrix = Matrix.CreatePerspectiveFieldOfView ( MathHelper.PiOver4 , AspectRatio, nearPlane, farPlane );
            projectionMatrixDirty = false;
            }
 
        #region HelperMethods
 
        /// <summary>
        /// Moves the camera and lookAt at to the right,
        /// as seen from the camera, while keeping the same height
        /// </summary>        
        public void MoveCameraRight ( float amount )
            {
            Vector3 right = Vector3.Normalize ( LookAt - Position ); //calculate forward
            right = Vector3.Cross ( right, Vector3.Up ); //calculate the real right
            right.Y = 0;
            right.Normalize ( );
            LookAt += right * amount;
            }
 
        /// <summary>
        /// Moves the camera and lookAt forward,
        /// as seen from the camera, while keeping the same height
        /// </summary>        
        public void MoveCameraForward ( float amount )
            {
            Vector3 forward = Vector3.Normalize ( LookAt - Position );
            forward.Y = 0;
            forward.Normalize ( );
            LookAt += forward * amount;
            }
 
        #endregion
 
        #region FieldsAndProperties
        //We don't need an update method because the camera only needs updating
        //when we change one of it's parameters.
        //We keep track if one of our matrices is dirty
        //and reacalculate that matrix when it is accesed.
        private bool viewMatrixDirty = true;
        private bool projectionMatrixDirty = true;
 
        public float MinPitch = -MathHelper.PiOver2 + 0.3f;
        public float MaxPitch = MathHelper.PiOver2 - 0.3f;
        private float pitch;
        public float Pitch
            {
            get { return pitch; }
            set
                {
                viewMatrixDirty = true;
                pitch = MathHelper.Clamp ( value, MinPitch, MaxPitch );
                }
            }
 
        private float yaw;
        public float Yaw
            {
            get { return yaw; }
            set
                {
                viewMatrixDirty = true;
                yaw = value;
                }
            }
 
        private float fieldOfView;
        public float FieldOfView
            {
            get { return fieldOfView; }
            set
                {
                projectionMatrixDirty = true;
                fieldOfView = value;
                }
            }
 
        private float aspectRatio;
        public float AspectRatio
            {
            get { return aspectRatio; }
            set
                {
                projectionMatrixDirty = true;
                aspectRatio = value;
                }
            }
 
        private float nearPlane;
        public float NearPlane
            {
            get { return nearPlane; }
            set
                {
                projectionMatrixDirty = true;
                nearPlane = value;
                }
            }
 
        private float farPlane;
        public float FarPlane
            {
            get { return farPlane; }
            set
                {
                projectionMatrixDirty = true;
                farPlane = value;
                }
            }
 
        public float MinZoom = 1;
        public float MaxZoom = float.MaxValue;
        private float zoom = 1;
        public float Zoom
            {
            get { return zoom; }
            set
                {
                viewMatrixDirty = true;
                zoom = MathHelper.Clamp ( value, MinZoom, MaxZoom );
                }
            }
 
 
        private Vector3 position;
        public Vector3 Position
            {
            get
                {
                if ( viewMatrixDirty )
                    {
                    ReCreateViewMatrix ( );
                    }
                return position;
                }
            }
 
        private Vector3 lookAt;
        public Vector3 LookAt
            {
            get { return lookAt; }
            set
                {
                viewMatrixDirty = true;
                lookAt = value;
                }
            }
        #endregion
 
        #region ICamera Members
        public Matrix ViewProjectionMatrix
            {
            get { return ViewMatrix * ProjectionMatrix; }
            }
 
        private Matrix viewMatrix;
        public Matrix ViewMatrix
            {
            get
                {
                if ( viewMatrixDirty )
                    {
                    ReCreateViewMatrix ( );
                    }
                return viewMatrix;
                }
            }
 
        private Matrix projectionMatrix;
        public Matrix ProjectionMatrix
            {
            get
                {
                if ( projectionMatrixDirty )
                    {
                    ReCreateProjectionMatrix ( );
                    }
                return projectionMatrix;
                }
            }
        #endregion
        }

The Zoom is the distance the camera is away from the model.

The pitch between 0 and -1 regulates the view angle from 0° (behind my model) to 90° (directly over my model).

Now i get the following result:

The view distance is not in a good range.

How can i adjust the view distance?

I tried to increase Visible distance in environment without success.

ScreenManager.environment.VisibleDistance = 20000f;

Clip, Blend or Alpha for transparency?

Nipun — Mon, 13 May 2013 18:58:44 GMT

I have added some foliage to my game and to cut out parts of the foliage based on alpha Im using "Additive" (since it gives me a much better result compared to clip). Im facing this weird flickering problem though when Im moving around in the map. As I am approach the trees, they start flickers and when I get closer to the tree's the flickering stops. Can some one help me with whats the best way to clip the alpha channel !!!

Thanks...

Out of Memory Issue

Nipun — Tue, 07 May 2013 07:25:28 GMT

I have run into the dreaded outofmemory issue :( I have multiple scenes in my game and they are heavy scenes. When Im switching between scenes, Im calling the sceneInterface.Clear() and then loading the new scene and submitting it.

sceneInterface.Clear();

scene = Content.Load<

Scene>("Scenes/Scene");

sceneInterface.Submit(scene);

Im using the same scene object for all my scenes. I thought calling Scene.dispose() will solve the issue but im still getting the outofmemory issue at the following line.

scene = Content.Load<Scene>("Scenes/Scene");

Do I need to create separate scene objects ? WHats the issue with using a single scene object even though Im calling Scene.Dispose() before loading the new scene?

Thank you for your reply in advance.

2D Sprites

Peter — Mon, 13 May 2013 10:39:13 GMT

Hello i wan't to create a Hud with 2D Sprites.

I need a Touch Input Hud fpr WP7.

Is there a good tutorial about 2D in Sunburn?

Is Sunburn Still Active?

bluebooth — Thu, 09 May 2013 22:50:31 GMT

I just bought Sunburn yesterday, hoping to tie in with IGF, to give my indie team a powerful and tested engine. But the visible state of public relations has me worried I may have made a bad purchase.

I've been trying to find information regarding the status of SunBurn 2.1 and also for the SunBurn plugin IGF. IGF looks completely dead - there's been no updates in 8 months, and the samples provided on the codeplex page will not compile. I can't find any form of contact to reach the developer. I suspect IGF is simply too closely tied to XNA to separate from it, but that's still frustrating, because it was for IGF that I purchased SunBurn.

As for SunBurn 2.1, the news indicated that it was close to release, but that was over a month and a half ago. I checked the twitter page mentioned on the site, but that hasn't seen update since October, and the youtube page, which hasn't seen new content in over a year.

Understandably, Microsoft's behavior regarding XNA has thrown a wrench in all our plans. But will SunBurn still be moving forward as it posted, and can we expect to see a revival of community engagement or not?

Thank you, and I hope to hear from you shortly.

Model Animation Newbie

Peter — Tue, 07 May 2013 10:31:02 GMT

Hello i'am totally new to Sunburn,

where to start with model animation in Sunburn Indie?

I have created a 3D model in Blender and added some bone animations.

I exported the model as FBX model. Where can i get information about playing the different animations via sunburn, based on states i add to the model.

Share what you are working on

Travon Santerre — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 18:53:36 GMT

Sunburn is awesome. XNA is awesome. Sunburn + XNA makes me wanna program 32 hours a day. Attached is what I am working on, I would love to know how many other projects out there are cooking up something cool in the oven!

Transparency and Specularity of objects

JessMaccy — Sat, 11 May 2013 21:21:36 GMT

I exported a model from Maya into fbx format (checking that embed media is true). I can see that the fbx files have transparency factors and has specular properties.How do I get the specular and transparent materials to render properly?

I'm currently using something like this:

Model model = MyGame.content.Load<Model>("Models/Model1");

SceneObject so = new SceneObject(model);

MyGame.sceneInterface.ObjectManager.Submit(so);

Edit: I'm using the SunBurn framework

Announcement - EditorProTools Plugin

Ole — Tue, 07 May 2013 05:52:10 GMT

Hi community,

I think the editor of SunBurn is a wonderful tool and really user friendly.

But it needs some more editing functions in my opinion.

So I started to develop a plugin suite called "EditorProTools" that contains several modular plugins for editing things.

The current planned and partially working plugins are:

Transform Object (Transforms a object with absolute values)
Object Array (Creates an array of an object like in Blender with relative transforms)
Align Objects (Aligns all selected objects on one object depending on options)
Mirror Objects (Mirrors all selected objects)
Grid Panel (ncludes a grid manager that draws a user defined 3D grid and enables snap to grid functions)

Round about 45% are working now and if you have nice ideas and want to see them implemented, please tell me! :-)

I hope some of you will be interested in my idea.

Cheers

Click on the image to see it in full size

Need some help with Sprites

David — Fri, 10 May 2013 02:22:52 GMT

I am trying to incorporate the Top-Down 2D demo with my GameState Management which is the one that you can download on here but for some reason the player sprite is very pixelated and can't seem to figure out as to why that is as so far all the code is the same as the one from the Top-Down 2D demo. If someone can try doing the same with the demo and the GameState Management sample to see if they can get it working I'd appreciate it. Also if you see something or make changes to the GameState Management sample to help make it work better please share it as I'm still new to this and I'm sure that one of you vet's could help make the sample better. :)

GameState Management Sample

Getting active Scene from SceneInterface

CJ Bailey — Wed, 08 May 2013 10:12:24 GMT

Since there currently seems no way to get back to the Scene from the SceneInterface I thought this little extension method might help....

public static class SceneInterfaceExtensions
{
    private static IScene _activeScene;

    public static IScene GetActiveScene(this SceneInterface sceneInterface)
    {
        return _activeScene;
    }

    public static void Submit(this SceneInterface sceneInterface, Scene scene, bool dummy)
    {
        _activeScene = scene;
        sceneInterface.Submit(scene);
    }
}

Note that 'dummy' is so called because it's not really needed except for differentiating the method signature from the normal Submit method.

Cheers.

CJ.

Update objects that were submitted

whiskers — Sat, 04 May 2013 12:22:03 GMT

Hi I was wondering if there is any way of updating objects that were submitted through code.

This is how I submit my object

SceneInterface.ObjectManager.Submit(SceneObject);

So how would I be able to update it so it's at a new postion?

Sunburn Editor -- A way to have dynamic content display for editing

Valleriani — Thu, 02 May 2013 09:43:34 GMT

Hey there,

I currently have most of my models, scenes/lighting, etc outside of the Content project (That would be built with the game.) Most of my assets are being built at runtime, aka dynamic content. Mainly this is so content can be added or removed without rebuilding the game for something new or changed.

Thing I was wondering however, is the editor when doing it this way and just loading the files directly, do not show any selectable Lights, Materials, Environments, etc, as opposed to actually building it directly into the game. Thus I can't change it using the editor.

Overall it was nice to modify/edit the lighting and such without having to readjust a file. I'm sure I could work on a way to modify it using simple fill in values/adjustables for debug time, but I wanted to see if there is a way to have the content that is dynamically loaded being actually displayed in the sunburn editor.

Thanks!

New Tutorials?

David — Thu, 16 Feb 2012 05:08:24 GMT

I was wondering if there is going to be any new tutorials that show step by step on how to make a game with SunBurn 2.0.18.

Purchasement of Indie License

Peter — Fri, 03 May 2013 14:13:51 GMT

Hello Guys,

i purchased an indie license yesterday.

After payment succeed via paypal. A message popup told me that i will receive a mail with further instructions. Till now i didn't got it. How long will it take?

disable fog per SceneObjects

maconbot — Fri, 03 May 2013 05:10:51 GMT

I would like to disable fog on background SceneObjects...I realize I could render them outside of SunBurn and have tried this. Thing is my Scene also has water and reflections in it which hail from within the Scene...rendering the background objects outside of the scene mess up reflections. Worst case I can just disable fog and play with the visible distance but I'd really like to use the fog since we have it!

Please advice if there is anyway to disable SunBurn fog on a SceneObject. Thanks!

Question about a Sunburn Demo

Imaginationseven7 — Wed, 01 May 2013 04:50:16 GMT

I'm about 40 % done with my game and with the next Xbox on the way I'm trying to build a fan base I was wondering can I put a demo on Xbox live indie arcade for free now and when the game is ready load on the the server? If someone has already done this please post

thanks

Kory

Next - Gen Indie Development

Ryan Seidensticker — Tue, 30 Apr 2013 20:20:20 GMT

I was wondering if anyone knows if indie game development will be available on the next Xbox console? I know that Microsoft is discontinuing XNA, but maybe all indie game development might be coded in DirectX 11, which I would prefer. If anyone has heard anything about it please let me know.

Thanks,