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So now we’re working in 2 dimensions. The advantage is that 2D development is a lot easier than 3D. The disadvantage is that I don’t have the right tools for the job.

If you’re making a game or some other kind of 3D-rendering type stuff, then you need some basic variables and tools. The first thing you’ll want is some sort of geometric vector. Like, if you’re going to be using x, y, and z values then you probably want some way to bundle them together. With a proper vector toolset we can have this bit of code:

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I have hinted about this on the Diecast, on the blog, on Spoiler Warning, to friends, and to anyone else that’s exchanged more than two words with me in the last couple of weeks. I have hinted at this so often that I really should stop calling it “hinting”. To wit: Yes, I’m programming again.

But!

The why is often as interesting as the what, so before I talk about what I’m working on let’s talk about what I’m not working on. Let’s jump back to three weeks ago…

I’ve got this idea in my head for making a city of destructible buildings. Maybe it’s because we watched Pacific Rim recently and I’ve got building-pulverizing action in mind. I’m not sure WHAT – in gameplay terms – would destroy the buildings. Superheroes? Godzilla monsters? Missiles? I dunno. We’ll figure that out once we have a working demo of blasting away at a building until it falls over.

The idea works like this:

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Shamus Young is a programmer, an author, and nearly a composer. He works on this site full time. If you'd like to support him, you can do so via Patreon or PayPal.