Tunnels Of Tarkus

[SolarPortal]

cool, sounds very promising now

[CreativeOcclusion]

Just tested out creating a standalone .exe...It is not working...Just crashes after loading...The game is not finished anyway...Too tired and disgruntled now to try to find the cause...I would think that the engine should be capable of creating an .exe...Maybe when all the fancy features are finished, The basic engine functionality can be fixed...Not trying to say anything mean, but having a fully functional engine is way more important to me than graphics and shadows...CO

[SolarPortal]

Sorry to hear that, but you should be able to export the game and was working last time i tried.
Please send me the game files in an archive so i can analyse where the fault is and potentially fix a bug

The player and end game may still have issues as they are a lot more untested than the editor lol

[CreativeOcclusion]

It seems that in the skyline.exe text document....There is about 35 feet long of compiler errors due to materials...I don't think that material scripts are being created correctly....I think it is listing every material in the engine....


Can you give me a list of what files I need to send to you...???

[SolarPortal]

Export your game, go to the _compiled games folder at the root of the asset library. Package up the exported game inside and send it over. I will require everything in the game to boot it as there could be anything wrong without seeing where it crashes.
I can then create a new exe as i test it and overwrite the game file until it boots. Then i can release the patch and your game should then either load or need re-exported. This is the process we have used to fix other exes that were exported into the engine that broke.

We will not play the game or reuse the assets as its part of the tech support, our only purpose would be to fix the end game exe.

Q) Out of curiosity, does it crash exporting a simpler scene?

[CreativeOcclusion]

[SolarPortal]

ok, that's good. It means there is something unique in your scenes that the others do not have and is likely a simple mistake in code as it has been many times before lol
What if you save your scene that doesn't work and narrow it down by deleting bits and exporting(turn features on/off e.g. skyx, postfx, hydrax, delete meshes / mechanics, etc... ), then run the game to test, repeat etc... ....or send the scene so we can fix it

Also, did you use an archiving type when exporting your game?

[CreativeOcclusion]

[SolarPortal]

Very sorry for hearing this, but we feel the easy decision would be to stay and work with us as we fix the exe as we are still in beta and it was something that would eventually crop up.

1) We have been thinking and we can create a new game .exe with more debug information that might help pin point where it crashes on load after a couple of goes and this would only require you to replace the exe in your exported game folder each time and run it to test then. So this only requires 1 game export that you reuse for each test.

To save cluttering this game thread, it may be best to deal in PM or email. Which do you prefer?
We will get this issue solved so you can know your game can be exported.

General rule of thumb with skyline, If it runs in the editor, then it should run in the player / game. If not, then it is something that can be fixed.

2) Can you send me the current "Skyline_TechSupport.txt" & "SkylineEXE.log" from your
"$(Asset Library)\_CompiledGame\$(GameName)\Bin\Win64" so i can check where about's it gets to for more debug information.

3) Q) Does the game boot in the player?

I will get the exe to you asap to try once i have the log files and we will get to the bottom of this

[StarFire]

Sorry to hear you are having game exe issues.

This will be the first time that Skyline has been used on a large game level and tried to be exported to end game. We have made lots of tests on smaller scenes and the general export code works on these but never have we tried a large scene such as yours. So you are breaking new ground for Skyline!

One small step for humankind and one giant leap for Creative Occlusion lol

With a little bit of nudging and tweeking we will get your scene exporting, personally I am excited about this

Thank you again for your patience

[CreativeOcclusion]

[SolarPortal]

[CreativeOcclusion]

[CreativeOcclusion]

Finally, I have a new video ready...There is a long loading time at the beginning...Just skip over to 1.13 and it will start up quick...Thanks goes to the SkyLine team for all their help....

This is the sixth video in the series...Still a lot of work to do...There are only enemies at the beginning of the level...

[TattieBoJangle]

You have been busy

Its great to see it coming along and good size level at that, cant wait to see what for video 7 now

[CreativeOcclusion]

Thanks Tattie....I am still working on it a little every day...I have not got the publish an .exe figured out yet...When I get a few more things sorted out, I will get SolarPortal to help me get the .exe ready, and release the first level for our community to test out, and give feedback...Also, thanks for all of your video tutorials...I would be lost without them...

[SolarPortal]

Well done m8 It just keeps improving!
All the mechanics really make the game active and yes, when you are ready we are here to help finish this game by fixing the remaining bugs and issues.

I wonder what this game would look like in the new renderer ? lol

Keep it up and i look forward to seeing video 7

[StarFire]

This is looking very cool, all of the mechanics are coming together and the feel of the game is now starting to show.
We are with you on development as once we get you upgraded and help you with some of the areas to get them smooth for you, we would like to use this level in our Skyline Game engine video promotion.

Keep up the great work

[CreativeOcclusion]

[SolarPortal]

[StarFire]

Your welcome CO.

[CreativeOcclusion]

[StarFire]

[CreativeOcclusion]

Making some progress...Purchased the felhound included with skyline, and some other models...
Got the radioactive green slime working to where it injures player more, the longer he stays in it...
Got spinners working and injuring player...

Next is:
To get the teleporter working...
Add the boss model in and get AI setup...
Setup a respawn system for the player when he dies...
Setup gold pickups to increase score...
Setup loading and menu screens...
Setup end of game screen and credits screen...

I'll start with this and see how many problems I can create for myself along the way...

This is just a update to keep anyone interested informed...Or maybe it is just a list for me so I don't get distracted, and have a list to go by...CO

[TattieBoJangle]