Okay, I've knuckled down and belted out a few beginner tutorials!
https://github.com/nesbox/TIC-80/wiki/Tutorials
Just for anybody new to TIC-80 that needs some help! :)
If you've got some requests, you can post them here and I'll see what I can do.
And I'll keep updating this thread when I have enough new tutorials to warrant it.
I'm new to the whole fantasy console thing. I know enough to get started but still getting used to LUA. So your tutorials help me a lot as a point of refrence for a roguelike game I'm trying to make.
One thing I do struggle on in general is pathfinding. I've looked at A* but it is not clicking for some reason. I think pico-8 has some examples but I'd like some explaination if possible.
Another request would be menus (inventory). I understand how to make them but like learning new ways to do it.
Anyways, just wanted to say thanks for the work you have already done.
Hey thanks! I'm glad it helps :D
I'd never heard of A* before, but I've been looking around and I think I can help you there. I'll post a tutorial as soon as I crack it.
What kind of menus/inventories are you wanting? I do have a tutorial on that in the works, so I'd like it to be applicable to what your looking for.
Well there is multiple pathfinding algorithms to pick from but A* looks to both be efficient and getting the shortest distance. Here is the pico-8 cart that shows it off. I'm trying to read the code but I get lost with everything going on.
As for menus I'm planning on an inventory screen. I want to move items on the list around, equipping, dropping, ect. My previous game was in gamemaker so I was able to do it by storing each menu screen in it's own function. With Tic's limitations I just want to see if I can make it smaller.
Okay... I'm making headway on pathfinding. I'll try to post the five most common algorithms in separate tutorials as they get gradually more difficult... But may be a while still before I have a stable version to show :)
As for inventories, that will be easy. Everything involved is more or less stuff I've already covered, just used differently. That tut should be up as soon as I finish the demo cart... Give it a couple days
No worries! I'm in no rush for the tutorials. I work a full time job so working on it is something I can really do once a week.
Even then I'm just grateful there is some tutorials to follow at the moment (one reason I got into Tic-80. When I posted about the request for inventories I did it late at night and didn't realize you already had a menu. So sorry about that!
Am looking forward to the pathfinding though. It's going to help so many people out! :D
New tutorials!
Sprites and maps
Drunk Walk Level Generator
Mouse/Touch event handling
BFS Pathfinding
These are just the tutorials out since my last update... If you visit the tutorial page frequently you may have already seen them :D
Stay tuned for :
A* Pathfinding
Inventories
Using mset() and mget()
Dynamic Minimap
And more!!
Hey duo, I'm glad they're helping!
There are actually peek and poke commands in TIC-80...I'm messing around with them right now and hoping to post a tutorial on it soon. btw...love your avatar...I too didn't have a bandit mask and had to modify a tube sock :D
And there's more TUTORIALS out!
Using mset() and mget() Functions
Making Realtime Minimaps
Random Point Level Generator
GBF Pathfinding
again, if you check the tutorial page frequently you may have already seen these :)
A* is still coming...just hit a few snags :)
