Re: [stella] Shooting games

Subject: Re: [stella] Shooting games
From: Glenn Saunders <krishna@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Mon, 16 Jun 1997 00:01:56 -0700 (PDT)

On 16 Jun 1997 Colin_Hughes@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:

> I thought about smooth diagonals, they should be pretty easy, but I need 
> to use both missile graphics for them.

There is a way to do smooth diagonals with just playfield graphics.  Radar
Lock does this for the horizon line when you do rolls.  At least, that's
what I hear.  I don't know if that would work for this application,
however.

> I'm thinking of a 1942 style shooter with jets - I should be able to 
> allow flying above and below clouds using the priority functions...

Sounds cool.


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