[Homebrew Idol 2]PSPMarble : Orchestra SensatioN

[Brick]

EDIT : LEVEL EDITOR + TUTORIALS CAN BE FOUND HERE : http://www.psp-hacks.com/forums/f141...st1188292.html


Project (short)description

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PSPMarble is a homebrew game that adopted the style of the "Marble" game(remember that old retro game?)
but also extended the gameplay to 3 dimensions , with physics and some new gameplay ideas.

Media : Video

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***FINAL BUILD***


OLD

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Preview:


Portals - debug map #1


No gravity mode - debug map


Build 2.3 gameplay

Media : Screenshots

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Controls / Gameplay

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Please checkout the tutorial , it explains pretty much everything.
Anyway,if you really wanna see the controls , here they are:

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Camera controls

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UP/DOWN : zoom in / out
< , > : "Rotate" camera

Movement

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Analog stick : movement ( relative to active camera
R Trigger : jump

Highlighted features

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The features list is really huge , but here's some that i should mention:

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-Uses a heavily modified version of LTE(Which i will release soon) that runs really fast
-Physics based gameplay
-Physics modifiers(platforms/jump pads)
-Stacked events(physics animation & sfx events)
-Advanced scene management with ranged triggers/events/geometry culling & light management
-Dynamic scenes
-Event driven tutorial mode
-Dynamic "session caching" system
-Hi-score system
-LEVEL EDITOR(i will release the editor plus a quick tutorial soon)(WIN32 ONLY)
-Comes with 7 levels( 6 mods , plus the tutorial)

Quick credits

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See "CreditsMain.txt"

Downloads

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Latest builds :

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V2.5b - NEW - UPDATED 18/6/09[/b[
TEMP MIRRORS:
http://www.sendspace.com/file/ax4msi

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V2.5
(TEMP MIRRORS)
MIRROR #1

2.5(NEW - UPDATED )

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http://www.sendspace.com/file/d1g7wc

2.5(OLD!)

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http://www.sendspace.com/file/mzw59x

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What's new?

2.5b

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*COMPLETED REQUEST regarding the camera system ( wrapping is allowed now)
Requested by : "the underminer"

*UPDATED physics module , now marble goes a bit faster , but the controls remain
still accurate , and they won't make your life harder with "puzzles".

*UPDATED stacked particle system for smoother animation

*UPDATED session cache manager , and now the load times while you switch menu-related session
are improved.

*UPDATED an input event in the tutorial mode

*Plus more not-so-worth to mention

2.5

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*NEW PHYSICS MODIFIER - No gravity ( 95% complete )
{
the 5% missing , is :
I have to complete the out-of bounds routine that has effect once right
after the map is loaded.

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*(COMPLETED REQUEST)UPDATED camera( "full" 360o rotations are allowed now ( 90o / animated step ) )
{
Received request by : "Punk777E" , and "pspjoke"
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*UPDATED tutorial mode with the new camera controls
*UPDATED the geometry of some levels that had low-res textures
*UPDATED the input system(no more timed execution is used in order to make 100% syncing with the menu SFX & controls.
Gameplay isn't effected)
*UPDATED the audio module
*UPDATED the controls
*UPDATED the physics module
*PORTALS are now 100% complete and fully working(can interact with any dynamic object without limits)
*ADDED SFX TRIGGERS for portals
*MORE SUPPORT FOR "PUZZLES" : Once you fail , the dynamic objects that are out of bounds will come back into play
*Added + 5 levels
*Some misc optimizations
*And many more

2.0

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-ADDED SAVE POINTS! (once you pick a crystal , that is , it becomes your save point and you can continue from there if you ...FAIL!)
-Updated a bit the camera system
-Normalized the movement of the marble
-Reworked on level "A real challenge". Now even a beginner can actually play on this level...but
the tricky "puzzle" is still there ;-).
-Added one new level : "Made of glass"(this one is easy enough , but with really unique style!)
-Updated the code that detects if the player is inside the map bounds.
Now , its instant , since you don't have to completly fall off the whole world ,
but instead , the closest node's normalized position is picked , so its "instant".

Level packs:

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Level packs will be released SOON. STAY TUNED.

If you guys have any questions ... just ask.

[Brick]

****reserved for level editor's latest builds & tutorials ***


MarbleED's builds

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V1.4 - MIRROR 1- (OPENGL + D3d)
http://www.sendspace.com/file/koylsu

MarbleED's tutorials

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Tutorial 1 : Key shortcuts & input events

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To change between editing and fps camera view mode : press "C" or "E" , and to move around the world
use the arrow keys(note : only in fps camera view mode it is allowed , so press "C" to switch to fps cam)

Selecting Active Axis(X,Y,Z) : Simply , press : X,Y,Z
Selecting Transformation mode(scale,rotation,translation) : T,S,R keys are used
Locking/Unlocking selection : use L/U keys
Idle/selection mode only : I
To pick a selection : switch to edit mode , and click on the wanted node.
To change velocity level for special transformations(scale/rotation etc) : use 0..9 numpad keys
To show/hide the tab : click on "Show/hide config panel" ( note:edit mode must be active ).

Tutorial 2(a) : Theory / game;logic / etc.

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This is actually the first tutorial , in the previous one , i just had to mention the key shortcuts
and input events.

Okay , lets start with a bit "theory" about the game logic.

PSPMarble follows a simple logic , but it can turn into endless sub-steps(or connected with puzzles) before the completion.
There's actually a spawn point , a goal point(the portal that leads you out of the level) , crystals that sould be
collected in order to unlock the portal , and finally the physics madness.

There are really no limits on how you'll put everything together , so the logic can be extended with non-linear results.

Tutorial 2(b) : Geometry

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As you might already have noticed , PSPMarble uses all basic geometric types , but with the ability
to "connect" with each other(have you seen connected platforms , for example ? ) , and transformed
without limits.

Also , lights can be added dynamically to the scene graph.

To extend the geometry , simply , bring the panel to the foreground , and head over "Geometry" tab.

Tutorial 2(c) : Geometry & physics

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You shouldn't be amazed , PSPMarble is all about physics , and their modifiers.
That means , that each geometric shape NEEDS to be configured properly before running
the simulator.

A shape can have 2 states : It can either be DYNAMIC or STATIC.
Dynamic objects must be configured correctly before running the simulator(eg proper mass settings -- it can also be done automatically --),
and static , simply has no mass at all.

To perform this operation , you must select an existing geometric shape in the scene graph , then lock it(not needed , but to avoid miss-selection),
and then in the properties menu , the wanted configuration can be imported.

Tutorial 2(d) : Geometry & textures

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Marble editor allows you to set material textures into a selection.
To do this , simply , select an existing geometric shape , lock it(not needed , but to avoid miss-selection) ,
bring the configuration panel to the foreground , and head over "Textures" tab.

Select your texture , and then head over "Properties" tab.
Finally , click on "Set texture" button , and the new configuration will be imported the selection.

Tutorial 2(d) : Geometry & textures - part #2 (CUSTOM TEXTURE/SKYBOX PACKS)

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It is also possible to create your OWN custom textures & skybox packs!.
Its as simple as :

1)Open the directory "textures"
2)Create a new folder , and give it a name
3)Add your textures there and you're done.
4)Now , its time to update the "Marble_Static.zip" that comes with the official release.
5)Open "Marble_Static.zip"(with winrar for example) , go to "textures" virtual directory , and drag and drop
your new folder there.

To add a skybox , do the same , but instead , you should extend the "Skybox" directory.

Tutorial 2(e) : Geometry & material / lighting
Coming soon

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USER-MADE content / level packs

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Nothing yet.

[Dark Chazz]

cool! downloading now! looks awsome!

EDIT: controling and turning the marble is very hard that I always fall lol.

[pirata nervo]

Looks really nice, I must download it soon

[Brick]

I forgot to say that in few hours i will upload the final build(with some final optimizations , and updates in the physics ;-) ).
I just had to upload this just in case...

edit:
lol pirata , we posted at the same time...

[Brick]

Ok im done , i have done all the final planned updates( 10 in number) , and i have just uploaded the new package.

@Chazz:
Try again now , i have updated the physics module , and the marble has that "heavy" feeling now that was required.

You can still do crazy stunts since all i did was hmm ... lets say that some normalization is applied to the marble....
Also ,now the levels that have these little "puzzles"(eg : you have to move a block to use it as a platform etc) should be easy enough to get through.

[pirata nervo]

lol @ posting at the same time.
Downloaded, my psp is charging downstairs at the moment. I'll try it once it's full charged

[pirata nervo]

Looks good so far However, I've found 2 bugs.

* Putting the console into sleep and then resuming from sleep back makes it to play a weird sound (taaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa aaa) (before I entered sleep mode I pressed start to get into the pause menu)
* After resuming from sleep mode and clicking continue game or resume game (I can't remember what's the option name), if I press start again it hangs

Good work though

[Brick]

I have done some research on this , and it seems
to hang on texture allocation(if you didn't noticed , the statically allocated SFX are loaded back
after returning back).

This could be either a bug in a state change of the modified opengl driver(i don't have the
source , since the guys who did the port "lost" the source ... *ahem*) , or the heap
might get corrupted(?)(related with the engine or pspgl).

So , this "cannot" be fixed with the current engine since there are not enough resources to do so.

Anyway , i don't think that its something "important" or something that could affect the gameplay...just don't switch to standby.

[PSPnoObmOd]

How to I get this to work, I put the PSPMarble folder onto my memory stick then when I boot it all i get is a white screen with a grey box and I cant do anything. Help!