Zna

runewake2 · 10-27-2011, 06:04 PM

NOW ROOMIER THAN EVER!

This is the start of my engine for the Zune HD written in XNA. It is extremely basic right now but will be updated as I continue to make progress.

Progress of this project can be seen on the Roadmap.

This is basically a compilation of the more general classes that I will be using in Geomatrix.

I'll expand this as more features become availible. Right now... well it's sort of dry.

The main site is located here: http://code.google.com/p/zna-hd/.

If anyone is willing to help with this project than just let me know via PM or email.

Got Google+? View the projects Google Plus page for the latest news and updates!

Currently Working on:
Rooms
Game Object Fixes and Extensions
Particles

ZNA in action:
ZuneStar

All New: ZNA Labs!
Heres how this works. Have an idea or build something with ZNA? Send me a link, it doesn't need to be finished, these are simply labs. Partially working physics simulator. Some neat particle effects. An Angry Birds clone. If you have played around with ZNA and don't have a full product working let me know, your project will be added to this list to help other ZNA users better understand what they are doing.

No community Labs yet. Be the first. Grab ZNA and make something cool!

Nothing here you like? Check out the labs on the Code Page here for all official (ZNA dev created) labs.

boohbah11 · 10-27-2011, 07:29 PM

awesome! if its still in progress after my programming class next semester id be happy to help (if i can)

runewake2 · 10-27-2011, 07:35 PM

I'll add to it as long as I am coding for the Zune. If I happen to stop developing this for any reason feel free to pick this up and add to it.

Also: Just committed a new update allowing the scaling of objects to any size in pixels, relative to another object (so they are the same size), making an object square of X pixels etc. It also includes a new GameObject variable called active. inactive objects will not execute their draw or update steps. This is different from an unshown object because unshown objects will still update.

Prodigy · 11-06-2011, 06:23 AM

i tried out zunestar, and i have to say its a pretty simple game. But the fact that you didnt use xna, but instead zna is pretty impressive. Great Work!

runewake2 · 11-06-2011, 09:32 AM

zna is built off of xna. The main thing about Zunestar is that the entire working of the game is about 6 lines changed from the basic ZNA framework.

Mario222 · 11-06-2011, 10:02 AM

I would love to get in on this. I don't know how much I can contribute but I can try.

runewake2 · 11-06-2011, 11:07 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mario222

I would love to get in on this. I don't know how much I can contribute but I can try.

If you want to help with coding ZNA then you can send me a PM with your google account (so I can add you to the project).

If you want to use ZNA you can get the latest version from the subversion on the Google Code site.

I could really use some other people that want to work on the project.

MisterCrazy8 · 11-06-2011, 07:54 PM

If you have a Google Account star this project. Also nice logo!

runewake2 · 11-07-2011, 04:47 PM

Updated!

The ZNA file contains a newer more advanced version of ZuneStar and has been radically changed to work better.

This makes the code a lot nicer to look at.

GameObjects have been replaced with ZObjects. At my current state of testing you can have a total of approximately 550 - 650 ZObjects with little to no lag.

Some of the ZObject functions are still not working. I have added a function for finding nearby objects however... it is not working right now (I'm working on it).

The good news is that ZNA now has enough functionality to make a game. The problem is that it is still far from perfect/good/useful/helpful etc.

If you want to help with this project send me a PM, if you want to use ZNA than head over to the Google Code site (see first post).

Prodigy · 11-07-2011, 04:55 PM

how many lines of code now?

runewake2 · 11-07-2011, 05:50 PM

Well... ZObject is 630. Keep in mind most of that is documentation.

Right now that is the biggest class. I am working on writing some UI classes that will allow you to easily add buttons, radio buttons, lists and maybe even a keyboard. Fun stuff. I just need to get my ZObject working right now, some are not working.

boohbah11 · 11-07-2011, 06:15 PM

wow, that is pretty amazing. you should definitely get a donate button going.

also, i cant seem to find a link anywhere to download zna, only zunestar.

runewake2 · 11-07-2011, 06:44 PM

To get ZNA go to the Google Code page. Open up the source tab and browse around. It contains all the current files.

The page also contains instructions for checking out the project. To do this you will want a program like Tortoise (which is free). Than with the click of a button you can get the latest version and it will stay updated as long as you want.

Source: http://code.google.com/p/zna-hd/source/checkout
The project "trunk": http://code.google.com/p/zna-hd/sour...e/#svn%2Ftrunk

Working on Physics integration now.