[Coco] New Game Development

[Andrew]

Interesting. I guess I never noticed the whole "flattening" out effect 
at certain angles with the engines I wrote simply because I always 
considered it a defect (the fisheye look), and knew about the inverse 
multiplication "trick". That multiplication did steal a lot of speed, 
but it wasn't a great worry (the engine I wrote at the time was on the 
PC, was written in QuickBASIC 4.5, was compiled, and the main line 
renderer done in assembler) - but I can see it easily being an issue on 
the CoCo.

Thanks for the followup!

-- Andrew

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> Date: Tue, 11 Jun 2013 13:43:48 +1000
> From: Nick Marentes <nickma at optusnet.com.au>
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>   > Are there two versions of "Gate Crasher"?
>
>   > Andrew L. Ayers
>
> No Andrew. Only one version.
>
> The 3D routine uses Sock Master's "Gloom" engine algorithym. The way
> that works is to scan forward and outward in a semi-circular pattern
> depending on the direction you are facing.