Robert Rüdiger

Indiedev from Germany. 1/2 of HYKY Team with @go_go_goto and interested in a lot of things around gamedev! \o/

[Christer McFunkypants Kaitila @McFunkypants]

first snow! ❄ so I ran outside and caught a snowflake with my tongue. you ever do that? face up to the sky and stick out your tongue and if you are lucky you catch a tiny taste of perfection. it feels like a magic spell, it's something you have to do once a year. winter rules.

[Robert Rüdiger @ruerobgames]

@noxlor I prefer the left one! It somehow looks fresher and easier to read.

[Robert Rüdiger @ruerobgames]

Hello #gamedev twitter, I'm searching for some hobby gamedevs in Darmstadt to connect with, can you help me?

[Robert Rüdiger @ruerobgames]

@go_go_goto Hope you get completely well very soon!

[Robert Rüdiger @ruerobgames]

@go_go_goto I know you will get something good done!

[Robert Rüdiger @ruerobgames]

It's already in use to stop the time my supper needs in the oven! 😋

[Robert Rüdiger @ruerobgames]

Today I published my first PyPI package! 🥳 A small alarm clock for your console! Not tested on anything else than Ubuntu! Would be nice if someone checks other OS's.

PyPI
https://t.co/wsEmputKny

GitHub:
https://t.co/1BozO8zhm7

[Robert Rüdiger @ruerobgames]

@Foone @ApogeeSoftware @Emberheartgames I so much loved this game! Haha! I thought about doing something similar so often! Haha!

[Robert Rüdiger @ruerobgames]

@saulc12 @zappedtothe Finished coding the new drawing routine. Haha! THANK YOU for your great idea! Haha! I will try to combine it with some pattern drawing later. To get some more bytes free I think. But now my bed is calling. Haha!

[Robert Rüdiger @ruerobgames]

#screenshotsaturday This week I added a drawing algorithm to my #C64 game to save memory space for the game's backgrounds.

I managed to reduce the former needed 1000 bytes to 467 bytes.

Here is a gif of the drawing process.

[Robert Rüdiger @ruerobgames]

@saulc12 @zappedtothe Now I tested it and I would end up with 422 bytes instead of 439 bytes. And my drawing routine would be a lot faster and smaller too. It would also be a lot easier to convert the pictures to this. Haha!

[Robert Rüdiger @ruerobgames]

@go_go_goto Hahaha! Yes. :0D It's fun to work on games again. Haha! But I've got a very slow pace! Hahaha!

[Robert Rüdiger @ruerobgames]

@saulc12 @zappedtothe I could save 16 bytes by putting the colors into the function type bytes...
That would mean: $21 is a red rectangle for ecxample.

And I could shorten the pattern by using nibbles instead of bytes. that would save me 12 bytes too. :0D

[Robert Rüdiger @ruerobgames]

@saulc12 @zappedtothe and last but not least, the pattern:

!byte $F3, $14, $A0, $D8
!byte #<pattern
!byte #>pattern

1st: Function type
2nd: Number of repetitions
3rd+4th: start position
5th+6th: pattern position in ram

[Robert Rüdiger @ruerobgames]

Here is the coded version running on real C64 hardware connected to a good old PAL TV. No PETSCII tricks added. Now I need to reduce the bytes it needs. 1000 bytes is a bit big on a machine that just has 64k of RAM. Haha!

[Robert Rüdiger @ruerobgames]

Today I started the work on a new game idea. I used C64 colors and hope to get it transformed to code later. #screenshotsaturday #pixelart maybe I'll add some more #petscii finish later.

[Robert Rüdiger @ruerobgames]

@Ekanaut Ring of Fire