Texture Packing

Today I wrote a texture-packing tool for my game engine. It takes a lot of small image files and "packs" them into one really big image file.

Just for kicks I ran it on every single .png file in Tanky-Tank. This image is the result:

This image has been shrunk down, even after you click on it to see the larger version. The actual size is 4096x2655.

Tanky-Tank 0.10.6

At long last, a new version of Tanky-Tank has been released! Here are the changes:

• Halftrack has been reverted to the old minelaying version.
• Hopefully fixed crash bug on startup.
• Hopefully fixed crash bug when the terrain shadow texture fills up.
• Upgraded to .Net 4.0.
• Misc performance improvements.

Download it now!

Tanky-Tank 0.10.5

A new version of Tanky-Tank has been released!

Latest changes:

• Powerup tracking indicators along the top of the screen show how much time until a powerup expires.
• Little +1 text indicators appear whenever you gain or lose points.
• In games with a time limit, the time remaining is now shown above the player's points in the lower-right corner.
• The location of the Juggernaut is now always shown on the minimap.
• Improved spawning logic that should make disasterous spawns less likely.
• Removed minelayer from Halftrack and replaced it with a rocket booster.
• Laser Tank's cursor-seeking missiles have been replaced with heat-seeking sidewinders.
• Significantly reduced the physics of the Siege Tank's siege cannon.
• Improved powerup graphics.
• Improved armor powerup effect.
• Improved tank death sound effects.
• Higher-resolution program icon.
• A.I. should now realize when it gets stuck and try to unstick itself.
• Music and voice for Mac & Linux versions.
• Fixed the "warp speed" siege tank bug.
• Fixed bug where Tanky-Tank would crash when run on a computer with no sound drivers.
• Fixed bug that made Tanky-Town map crash when played.
• On Mac, all Ctrl+____ hotkeys have been changed to Command+____ hotkeys.
• You can now use 1, 2, 3, 4, etc... hotkeys to select a team instead of using the dropdown box.
• Significantly reduced install times on some computers without the .Net Framework already installed.
• Some minor font and user interface graphics glitches have been fixed.

Download it now, or simply start Tanky-Tank and wait for the "new version" message to appear (Windows only).

Tanky-Tank 0.10.4 released!

A new version of my game Tanky-Tank has been released! This is mostly a lot of little fixes that added up make for a considerably improved experience.

Latest changes:

• Added some weapon physics, such as recoil when firing a weapon and force exerted when struck by a weapon. For the most part these are minor and fairly unnoticable.
• Adjusted the way the camera tracks the player tank when Smooth Scrolling is enabled. It's now smoother and less jarring.
• A.I. players now use real names instead of just "Private 1".
• Host can now adjust the time it takes to respawn after being killed.
• In Juggernaut mode, the game starts with all players belonging to no team. The first player to kill any other player becomes the first juggernaut.
• In Capture The Flag, you can now rescue a flag while holding an enemy flag.
• In Capture The Flag, return locations are now shown on the minimap as red or blue circles.
• Fixed a bug in Juggernaut mode that caused the occasional crash.
• Some stability improvements to the network code.
• Added a button on the Internet screen that allows you to create your own lobby.
• The Lobby Launcher application has been updated to work on Mac and Linux.
• Tanky-Town map has been updated to play nice with the new A.I. pathfinding.
• Opposing Shores map has been updated to fix some issues where the A.I. got stuck and sometimes killed the framerate.
• You can now double-click to load/save a map, join a lobby, or join a game.
• Fixed a few other miscellaneous bugs.

Download it now! Or start Tanky-Tank and wait for the "new version" message to appear.