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Offline robbo007

Display procedure
« on: October 26, 2023, 11:49:26 AM »
Hi all,
I'm messing around with a script to try and act like an Apple II screen. Text gets drawn slowly on screen. A flashing block cursor at the end awaiting prompt. User can enter a few basic keyboard commands to get different preset texts displayed onscreen. Maybe a menu system. Press 1 for X press 2 for z etc.

This might be a mission to code but has anyone done anything like this to get an idea of what I need to use code wise? I can't recall any of the Sierra games doing this? I might be wrong.
Thanks,






Offline Kawa

Re: Display procedure
« Reply #1 on: October 26, 2023, 11:59:19 AM »
First off, a question. Why is your screenshot 2868 by 1704 pixels?

Second, Police Quest 2 has a whole command line thing on the in-game computer. Not shown in the attached screenshot: typing the "DIR" command. On the screen itself, not using the standard game command line! Yeah, it's kinda involved and has both "manually type" and "select from list" modes, including a whole "detect letter inputs and append them to a command buffer" thing. Browsing a directory structure, password protection, shilling other Sierra games, it has the works. I might blog about how the hell this does what it does.

Offline robbo007

Re: Display procedure
« Reply #2 on: October 26, 2023, 03:47:06 PM »
Thanks Kawa,
I'll take a look at the PQ2 code and see if I can mold mine using examples from it. My attachment was a screen capture. My artwork is normally 320x190 to take into account the Sierra bar along top.
Cheers,



Offline OmerMor

Re: Display procedure
« Reply #3 on: October 26, 2023, 05:35:03 PM »
Yeah, it's kinda involved and has both "manually type" and "select from list" modes, including a whole "detect letter inputs and append them to a command buffer" thing. Browsing a directory structure, password protection, shilling other Sierra games, it has the works. I might blog about how the hell this does what it does.

It even has a misspelled LIESURE SUIT LARRY. Twice.

Offline Kawa

Re: Display procedure
« Reply #4 on: October 26, 2023, 05:39:50 PM »
It even has a misspelled LIESURE SUIT LARRY. Twice.
I know, right? That's why I made a quick patch.

Offline Collector

Re: Display procedure
« Reply #5 on: October 26, 2023, 06:24:39 PM »
It even has a misspelled LIESURE SUIT LARRY. Twice.

Copy and paste error?
KQII Remake Pic

Offline doomlazer

Re: Display procedure
« Reply #6 on: October 26, 2023, 08:22:43 PM »
I don't think the Apple II ever had mouse support, but I recently redid that computer interface for a PQ2 Point n Click project I assisted on.

Here is a YT demo from when it was still in development:


A bit cringy that you turn the PC on with the monitor power button, but oh well.
« Last Edit: October 26, 2023, 08:30:45 PM by doomlazer »

Offline robbo007

Re: Display procedure
« Reply #7 on: October 27, 2023, 04:44:02 AM »
Very cool :) I see you did it in Spanish. Are you from Spain?

Yeah Apple II has no mouse but I will mix and match parts to try and get a nice CLI happening. The entire room does little for the plot in the game but its something I think looks pretty cool. It creates a little more interaction with the game world. Something Richard Garriot did very well in Ultima 6.

Once I crack this one I've got to somehow make a BBS type screen for a room that ego needs to access the Sierra Online BBS to download source code. That might be a mission to pull off. hahaha

 

Offline doomlazer

Re: Display procedure
« Reply #8 on: October 27, 2023, 10:54:48 AM »
No, I'm just american, but Pakolmo, the project lead is from Spain.

Sounds like a cool project. You know, according to PQ2's phone script (#12), Sierra had a BBS at some point. The number was 209-683-4463. Maybe you can use that in your game?
« Last Edit: October 27, 2023, 10:57:15 AM by doomlazer »

Offline robbo007

Re: Display procedure
« Reply #9 on: October 27, 2023, 11:31:30 AM »
Niceone. I'll send him a message to say gday. I'm an Aussie residing in Spain.

I'll make sure I used that BBS number as I did not have that on hand. Thanks :)

Offline doomlazer

Re: Display procedure
« Reply #10 on: October 27, 2023, 12:21:44 PM »
Cool, I'm sure he'd be glad to hear from you.


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