Zoom Levels and Scrolling?

[Isbeorn]

I think this is very possible by resizing the actives.
Have a global value 'Zoomlevel', intitiated at your start zoom-value, e.g. 1.0.

Then run loops to position all actives, where you give them positions:

X: X("Active")*Zoomlevel
Y: Y("Active")*Zoomlevel

And set their scales to the Zoomlevel multiplied with their original sizes.

True, background graphics won't be resized, but in a space-game (I don't know about yours) the background could very well be something very, very, VERY distant, and wouldn't need resizing. <img src="/center/images/graemlins/tongue.gif" alt="" />

Edit: There needs to be a camera position in this too. I can't think of how to implement it right now but I'm sure it's possible. I might make an example.

[Isbeorn]

I think this is very possible by resizing the actives.
Have a global value 'Zoomlevel', intitiated at your start zoom-value, e.g. 1.0.

Then run loops to position all actives, where you give them positions:

X: X("Active")*Zoomlevel
Y: Y("Active")*Zoomlevel

And set their scales to the Zoomlevel multiplied with their original sizes.

True, background graphics won't be resized, but in a space-game (I don't know about yours) the background could very well be something very, very, VERY distant, and wouldn't need resizing. <img src="/center/images/graemlins/tongue.gif" alt="" />

Edit: There needs to be a camera position in this too. I can't think of how to implement it right now but I'm sure it's possible. I might make an example.

[DavidN]

Yes, you would need to take into account "pushing" the zoomed objects gradually to the edges of the camera view, which complicates things rather a lot.

[DavidN]

Yes, you would need to take into account "pushing" the zoomed objects gradually to the edges of the camera view, which complicates things rather a lot.

[TDA]

Also, if ya just resize objects, don't forgetabout their missiles , bullets, stars, and other stuff! <img src="/center/images/graemlins/wink.gif" alt="" />

[TDA]

Also, if ya just resize objects, don't forgetabout their missiles , bullets, stars, and other stuff! <img src="/center/images/graemlins/wink.gif" alt="" />

[Michael_Gummelt]

[]Also, if ya just resize objects, don't forgetabout their missiles , bullets, stars, and other stuff! <img src="/center/images/graemlins/wink.gif" alt="" /> [/]

So I tried this in my "Star Control 2"-style game. Thread is here:

http://clickteam.com/center/favlinker.ph...amp;postmarker=

[Michael_Gummelt]

[]Also, if ya just resize objects, don't forgetabout their missiles , bullets, stars, and other stuff! <img src="/center/images/graemlins/wink.gif" alt="" /> [/]

So I tried this in my "Star Control 2"-style game. Thread is here:

http://clickteam.com/center/favlinker.ph...amp;postmarker=