Pseudo-3D rendering (line based)

[Khris]

The code is pretty messy right now; I might have a go and rewrite some of it. Whether I do or not, I'll post the source soon.

[Monsieur OUXX]

The code is pretty messy right now; I might have a go and rewrite some of it. Whether I do or not, I'll post the source soon.

I've heard that before!
A zip, an upload, or I'll kill your dog, rape your family, and burn your house.

[Kweepa]

Nice job!
Now we "just" need some AI for the other cars!
Oh, and hills I suppose.
Chase HQ, here we come.

[abstauber]

[RickJ]

Hehehe!   

abstauber, you should have pasted his thumb-nail into your article.   


Btw, apparently I am mor patient and less  violent than Mr OUXX

[Khris]

Well, the code is like a zombie with lots of makeup and band-aids trying to pose as a human. I'm not going to release it in its current form.
The driving physics also still needs a lot of work.

On the subject of hills: I guess some 2D raycasting would be needed for that; the main problem for me is to come up with a nice way of implementing smooth hills. I've thought of using bézier curves or parabolas, both are a nightmare to raycast though.

Btw, the car sprite and music are ripped from Lotus III on the Amiga and a Lotus III gameplay vid on youtube, respectively.

[Alan v.Drake]

[...] Lotus III on the Amiga [...]

Lotus III intro song is now playing on your mind

[Kweepa]

On the subject of hills: I guess some 2D raycasting would be needed for that; the main problem for me is to come up with a nice way of implementing smooth hills. I've thought of using bézier curves or parabolas, both are a nightmare to raycast though.

My thoughts exactly!
However, have you looked at Chase HQ on the Spectrum? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=onhV55pUejk
This looks awesome, and presumably is doing something relatively cheap...

[Dualnames]

Me and my brother used to spent HOURS on Lotus. One of the best games of my childhood. 

[abstauber]

The internet never forgets

http://web.archive.org/web/20071109204800/http://www.gorenfeld.net/lou/pseudo/


Lou's version has hills and the archive has the code

[Scavenger]

OutRun seems within our grasp now! Seriously, I didn't expect this much of a response. The code people are coming up with is truly a marvel.

The internet never forgets

http://web.archive.org/web/20071109204800/http://www.gorenfeld.net/lou/pseudo/


Lou's version has hills and the archive has the code

It also seems to have double roads! Awesome. Great for nonlinear paths. This should be an invaluable resource. I wonder why he removed the code, though.

[Kweepa]

I wonder why he removed the code, though.

He was probably looking for a programming job and didn't want this old code to be representative of his work.
Nicely restored, abs!

EDIT: Hmm, I looked at the code... I don't see any support for double roads. It's not pretty, but that's typical of Allegro and straight C I guess.

[abstauber]

Avoiding work is my forte

[Shane 'ProgZmax' Stevens]

Hah Khris, that's cute ^_^.  The car reminds me of the wayback days when I played Rad Racer for the Nintendo World Championships (I got second place in the 12-17 group).

[Wonkyth]

On the subject of hills: I guess some 2D raycasting would be needed for that; the main problem for me is to come up with a nice way of implementing smooth hills. I've thought of using bézier curves or parabolas, both are a nightmare to raycast though.

Out of curiousity, what makes bézier curves/surfaces so difficult to raycast?
I've spent a great deal of time recently working with  bézier curves for 2D physics, and would be interested to know what problems occur when using the in graphics.

[Khris]

It's actually not as bad as I had expected, on the contrary in fact. I'm in the middle of implementing hills and a few other things, it's just that my fast and dirty code still sometimes tumbles over its own feet.

I think I've also come up with a fast way of handling the z-sorting that became necessary when moving away from a flat track.