Hold on... I just found one! It's not ideal, but it will work at least for a base - http://www.pygame.org/project-pysand-1387-2577.html. Thanks again, all, for your excellent help!
The Defenestrator On 2/6/12, Nate Lastname <defens...@gmail.com> wrote: > Some more info: > > It's in pygame. > It's 2d. > I cannot find any python versions out there. Yes, there is a > graphical interface, and yes, it is a user-controlled game. > Thank you all for your help! > > The Defenestrator > > On 2/6/12, bob gailer <bgai...@gmail.com> wrote: >> On 2/6/2012 11:16 AM, Nate Lastname wrote: >>> Hey all, >>> >>> The basic idea is that there are different types of sand. They fall >>> and move (or don't, if they are solid) and interact with each other in >>> different ways. I.E.; there is a lava type; it falls, and when it >>> hits other sand types, it heats them up. If it gets cold, it becomes >>> sand. >> Thanks for a top-level overview. I have no practical experience with >> game /programming /, just some general concepts which I offer here, and >> leave it to others to assist. >> >> You might add more specifics - do you want a graphics display? User >> interaction? Anything you add to your description helps us and helps you >> move to your goal. >> >> I suggest you start simple, get something working then add another >> feature. >> >> Simple? Could be as simple as 1 grain falling till it hits bottom. Does >> it have an initial velocity? Does it accelerate under the pull of >> gravity? Velocity means speed and direction. What happens when it hits >> bottom? >> >> Then add a 2nd grain. What happens if the 2 collide? >> >> What is your update rate (how often do you recompute the positions of >> all the grains)? What is the smallest increment of position change? >> >> I assume you will create a class for each type of sand grain. with >> relevant properties and methods. >> >> You will need a program that runs in a loop (probably with a sleep) to >> - update positions and velocities of each grain (by invoking class >> methods) >> - detect and manage collisions >> - display each grain (by invoking class methods) >> >> If you are using a graphics package I assume you will have a "canvas" on >> which you will draw some kind of object to represent a particular class >> of grain at the current x,y(,z?) coordinates of each grain. >> >> It is possible to change the base class of an object on-the-fly, so a >> lava drop could become a sand grain. >> >> That's all for now. Good coding! >> >> I don't want to copy the game >> >> Is there a Python version out there? >>> , I want to make my own to play around with Py(thon/game). >>> >> >> >> -- >> Bob Gailer >> 919-636-4239 >> Chapel Hill NC >> >> > > > -- > My Blog - Defenestration Coding > > http://defenestrationcoding.wordpress.com/ > -- My Blog - Defenestration Coding http://defenestrationcoding.wordpress.com/ _______________________________________________ Tutor maillist - Tutor@python.org To unsubscribe or change subscription options: http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/tutor
