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// #Proposal for Brick objects for FreeBuild (The Building Game)
// #By: Chris (gobbles)
//
// Notes:
// -I plan on making a "Brick Creation" tool that will allow users to create
// their own bricks in-game and share with others. The easier it is to generate
// bricks, the easier it will be to make this tool. I believe a tool like this
// will be not only cool, helpful, and sensible, but also critical and necessary
// if we are to compete with a game such as Blockland.
// -This is all PSEUDO-CODE. If you don't know what that means, look it up. I do
// however want the brick's text files to look like the ones you will see below.
// -The brick file's syntax will look like a simple Torquescript, but a parser will
// need to be written in the engine to read the brick's file.
// -The brick's name will come from it's class name (EX: -> plate1x2x1 <- { .. }).
// Other info could be added, such as collision meshes(haven't thought of how those
// will work yet.
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// -A (Primitive) Brick's file will contain something like this...
brick1x8x1 {
genPrimBrick(1,8,1);
}
// -Yes, you can have more than one brick in a file, since each brick object will be loaded
// seperate from one another. Groups of bricks can be stored in a single file this way.
// This will be taken care of in the C++.
// -The average primitive brick will use between 24-26 Quads
// -More complex bricks will need to be written out using the genSide/Top/Bottom functions,
// or custom, hard-coded quad generation(still isn't that bad)
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// Support functions
// (will be written in the engine)
// Notes:
// -All these functions can used in the brick's file (EX: brick2x4x3.brk)
// -Units are in studs
// -the p[] array will contain all the points in the brick
// -Some other functions may be nessesary for things such as windows, permanently transparent
// objects, or slopes that may require a seperate texture. However, most bricks can be formed
// by using these few support functions.
function genPrimBrick(x,y,z) {
p[1] = "0 0 0";
p[2] = "x 0 0";
p[3] = "x y 0";
p[4] = "0 y 0";
p[5] = "0 0 z";
p[6] = "x 0 z";
p[7] = "x y z";
p[8] = "0 y z";
genTop(p[5],p[6],p[7],p[8]);
genSide(p[6],p[5],p[1],p[2]);
genSide(p[7],p[6],p[2],p[3]);
genSide(p[8],p[7],p[3],p[4]);
genSide(p[5],p[8],p[4],p[1]);
genBottom(p[2],p[1],p[4],p[3]);
}
function genTop(s1,s2,s3,s4) {
// Simple Quad-creation code
}
function genSide(s1,s2,s3,s4) {
// Determines where the edges will be, then creates 5 quads, and places them
// in a way that gives the appearance of the side being "beveled"- colored accordingly
}
function genBottom(s1,s2,s3,s4) {
// Pretty much the same code as the Side, except for a few checks to see if it's
// a brick that's 1 or 2 studs wide, or more. (These can use less polies, so
// it's best to optimize everything we can
}
function genSlope(s1,s2,s3,s4) {
// Genereates a simple poly, but uses the slope grain texture overlaid on the brick's color
}
function genQuad(s1,s2,s3,s4) {
// Generates a simple Quad
}
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//Example of a slope brick
//slope2x2x3.brk
//#Quads = 19 (Top=1 Sides=14 Bottom=4)
slope2x2x3 {
//Bottom
p[1] = "0 0 0";
p[2] = "2 0 0";
p[3] = "2 2 0";
p[4] = "0 2 0";
//Bevel-Edge
p[5] = "2 0 0.2";
p[6] = "2 2 0.2";
//Top
p[7] = "0 0 3";
p[8] = "1 0 3";
p[9] = "1 2 3";
p[10] = "0 2 3";
genTop(p[10],p[7],p[8],p[9]);
genSide(p[7],p[10],p[4],p[1]); //Back Edge opposite slope
genSide(p[6],p[5],p[2],p[3]); //Edge right below slope
genSlope(p[6],p[5],p[2],p[3]); //Slope (Duh) <- Slopes will have their own texture
// For now the sides will remain un-beveled
genQuad(p[5],p[8],p[8] - 3,p[2]);
genQuad(p[9],p[6],p[3],p[9] - 3);
genQuad(p[8],p[7],p[1],p[8] - 3);
genQuad(p[10],p[9],p[9] - 3,p[4]);
genBottom(p[2],p[1],p[4],p[3]);
}
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