Hi there. My name is Ciprian, I’m an 19 year old game enthusiast from Romania. I’ve been programming in C++ for a little over 4 years, and I managed to complete a few games till now (small experiments tbh). Since I’m in my 4th year of Highschool, I had to choose between doing a 1 month end-year course on Python or Visual Basic, and I decided to choose Python. While doing some research I ran over Panda3D, and saw that I could embed the .p3d files and ran the games from a browser. So I decided to re-write some of my old games using Python and Panda3D, and make a portfolio website where I could showcase them.
Anyway, I’ve started rewriting an old SHUMP game of mine and I’m having a few problems regarding movement. It seems a tad to ‘jerky’. I’m a total newcomer when it comes to python and I have a few problems adapting to the syntax. I don’t quite know if what I’m doing is write. Would it be to much to ask for some feedback or suggestions?
# Author: Bacioiu Constantin Ciprian
# Last Update: May 20 2010
#
# Project Name: Negative Space P3DR (Remake using Panda3D)
# Project Details: A classic Shoot 'Em Up. 4 axis movement,
# space key to shoot. It features 3 levels: 2 normal levels
# in which the player has to dodge enemie drones and a 3rd
# one that features an end game boss fight.
#
# Note: The original game was designed using C++ and DarKGDK
# In game sprites and images have been designed by Victorovschi
# Victor from @LiquidPetrifiedStudios. Music was made available
# courtesy of Dragan C.
from direct.showbase.ShowBase import ShowBase
#from direct.showbase import DirectObject
from panda3d.core import TextNode
from panda3d.core import Point2,Point3,Vec3,Vec4
from direct.gui.OnscreenText import OnscreenText
from direct.showbase.DirectObject import DirectObject
from direct.task.Task import Task
from math import sin, cos, pi
from random import randint, choice, random
from direct.interval.MetaInterval import Sequence
from direct.interval.FunctionInterval import Wait,Func
p3dApp = ShowBase()
#Disable the mouse
base.disableMouse()
background = p3dApp.loader.loadModel("plane")
background.reparentTo(render)
background.setScale(8.0, 1.0, 6.0)
background.setPos(0,10,0)
#Load the background texture
backgroundTexture = p3dApp.loader.loadTexture("layer1.png")
background.setTexture(backgroundTexture,1)
class World(DirectObject):
def __init__(self):
self.SetupEvents()
self.LoadShip()
def LoadShip(self):
#Loads a static mesh as a plane and then textures it with our shit texture.
self.playerShip = p3dApp.loader.loadModel("plane")
self.playerShip.reparentTo(render)
self.playerShip.setScale(0.25, 0.25, 0.25)
#Loads and applies the ship texture.
self.playerTexture = p3dApp.loader.loadTexture("ship3.png")
self.playerShip.setTexture(self.playerTexture,1)
self.playerShip.setPos(0, 7, 0)
self.playerShip.setAlphaScale(1)
self.playerShip.setTransparency(1)
def EventKeyW(self):
#self.playerShip.setPos(self.playerShip, self.playerShip.getX(), 0, self.playerShip.getZ()+0.1)
self.playerShip.setZ(self.playerShip.getZ() + 0.0454)
def EventKeyS(self):
#self.playerShip.setPos(self.playerShip, self.playerShip.getX(), 0, self.playerShip.getZ()-0.1)
self.playerShip.setZ(self.playerShip.getZ() - 0.0454)
def EventKeyD(self):
self.playerShip.setX(self.playerShip.getX() + 0.0454)
def EventKeyA(self):
self.playerShip.setX(self.playerShip.getX() - 0.0454)
def SetupEvents(self):
for i in 'wsad':
self.accept(i, getattr(self, 'EventKey%s'%(i.upper())))
self.accept(i+'-repeat', getattr(self, 'EventKey%s'%(i.upper())))
w = World()
p3dApp.run()The game runs ok, both planes have been loaded and textured. But movement seems rather awkward, it’s not fluid enough. Am I using the write approach? I tried following the code from the “asteroids example”, but it’s a little hard to follow.
Thank you, and sorry if I’m wasting your time.