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The path system now works better than I could have hoped. There is significant slowdown with around 20 pathbased objects at the same time, but by layering the values the cpu usage is dependant on the number of objects which means a much less framerate issues. I've also created a secondary path technique which only needs to load from the ini once, this will be for objects with a fixed/static velocity.
I was also wondering if anyone wants any specific features implemented into the engine, so they can use them? Messing around with the externals for about 10 minutes today i managed to make a simple penguincopter game and also a grid based dodgeball game. Once the projectile and particle systems have been built in the possibilities will be even greater.
The screenshot shows a very basic working test with a jumpjet engine.
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I haven't made a game for a long time, but when I came up with this concept and started the engine I was back into it. MASSIV ARMADA is more of an engine than a game. The basic concept is that 'nearly' every possible aspect of the game is modifiable. So far the movement and animation engines are completed, and simply by changing values the movement can be changed from 8direction, to asteroids, to racing car, to platform, to grid based and pretty much anything in between you can come up with. The key states <press>, <hold> and <double tap> are all supported too allowing for dynamic movements. Friction and smoothing can also be adjusted/removed.
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