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Print routine for BASIC (or BASin)For anyone interested there's a crappy binary here to print characters from BASIC at pixel positions. Import the binary at 60000, USR 60000 to initia…
... 9 is "contrasting". INK 8, PAPER 8, FLASH 8 and BRIGHT 8 are all valid, but ... FLASH 9 and BRIGHT 9 are ... not (nor is BORDER 8 or ... -
SE Basic Type-ins^Pete suggested creating a sticky thread for SE Basic discussion. I thought a Type-ins thread might also be useful. Up to the mods if they want to ma…
... demo uses PAPER 8, FLASH 8, and BRIGHT 8, to set ... PEN 0; PAPER 6; FLASH 1; BRIGHT 0;" "; PAPER 7;" "
PAPER 8; FLASH 8; BRIGHT 8;CHR$ 144
PAPER 8; FLASH 1; BRIGHT 0;" "< ... -
Any MCODE programmers fancy a challenge?Hi Folks, I have been using the Micro-Print utility in the archive and found it to be really good. It is the one that provides 32, 36, 42, 51, 64 a…
... REM Setup screen
120 PAPER 0: INK 7: BRIGHT 0 ... co=0: LET ar=4+128: LET p$="This text is ... INK+(8*PAPER)+BRIGHT+FLASH
380 REM 0-7+(8*0-7)+64+128 ... -
New Compo IdeaI've had this idea and would like to know what do you think about it. I think that most of us here know how to code in BASIC. The problem with Specc…
... 23658:
POKE 23658,8: REM CAPS ON
POKE ... to the keys 6, 7, 8, 9 and 0 (left, right ... the keys 5, 6, 7, 8 and 0 (left, down, up ... =10
5 INK 0: PAPER 7: CLS
6 PRINT ... ;0)
50 IF K$="8" THEN X=X+(XCHR$ 164 ... -
St. Michael Micromasters: Computer GamesHi, The [URL="http://www.worldofspectrum.org/infoseekid.cgi?id=2000988"]St. Michael Micromasters: Computer Games[/URL] book doesn't currently have a…
... br /> 130 border 0:paper 0:cls:let l=0 ... dim x(8):dim y(8):dim p(8):dim q(8)
... 170 ink 7:draw 255,175:plot 128 ... br /> 210 dim s(8):for n=0 to 60 ... c(9):dim v(8):dim h(8)
140 let ... 180 border 6:paper 6:cls
190 paper 7:ink 0 ... -
Change PAPER and INK, but nothing else?Can you in BASIC change the colour attributes in the screen without changing what is already printed at that location? I.e. change the PAPER and INK,…
... /> 1010 LET Flash=INT(Byte/128): LET Byte=Byte-Flash*128
1020 ... and PAPER can be dealed with right here as FLASH and ... POKE Address, NewPaper+NewInk*8+Brite*64+Flash*128
1040 RETURN
PAPER between lines 1020 and 1030 ... -
Change PAPER and INK, but nothing else?Can you in BASIC change the colour attributes in the screen without changing what is already printed at that location? I.e. change the PAPER and INK,…
... /> 1010 LET Flash=INT(Byte/128): LET Byte=Byte-Flash*128
1020 ... and PAPER can be dealed with right here as FLASH and ... POKE Address, NewPaper+NewInk*8+Brite*64+Flash*128
1040 RETURN
PAPER between lines 1020 and 1030 ... -
Problem with PRINT #stream on +128kWorking on a +128k, I want to choose whether all report output goes to screen or printer, so I use PRINT #stream where stream = 2 or 3 for screen or …
... models, as they cause an "8 End of file" error. As ... have black ink on white paper, you'll need the ' ... black paper.
The formula for working this out is ( FLASH*128 ... )+( BRIGHT*64 )+( PAPER*8 )+INK. FLASH and BRIGHT here can ... -
Pixel Color IncorrectHello i am new to the ZX Spectrum and z80 assembly language. I am coding my first game and am having a small problem. I am trying to make the botom r…
What FrankT said.
You can set the attribute for any combination by using the formula:
attr = 128*flash + 64*bright + paper*8 + ink
where, flash = 1/0 (on/off), bright = 1/0(on/off), paper = 0..7, ink = 0..7 -
So easy to use.Back in the 90s I was off work for 3 months following an operation, anyway in my boredom I dusted off my old speccy+ and the manual, and got my head …
... code I either use INK, PAPER etc. or I have built ... don't even use INK, PAPER that much anymore as I ... ) +
PAPER ( 8 * 0 to 7 ) +
BRIGHT ( 64 ) +
FLASH ( 128 )
so if I wanted bright, red paper with ... -
Turn UDG to Attrribute blocksI'm trying to enlarge my UDG's to 8 x 8 character blocks per pixel, but struggling, is there any subroutine/program for enlarging UDG's x 8?
... attribute section of memory with PAPER value as opposed to PRINTing ... + (Row * 32) + Column, Ink + (Paper * 8 ) + (Bright * 64) + (Flash * 128 )
where:
pathfindingworking on pathfinding in the game. here is Russian description of Lee's algorithm: [url]http://algolist.manual.ru/games/wavealg.php[/url] "if-then"…
... z=RND>.3: PRINT PAPER 2+5*z;CHR$ 144 ... -32)? ";ty
60 PRINT PAPER 4;AT sx-1,sy ... AT px-1,py-1; PAPER 5; OVER 1;" "
110 ...Animated attribute revealA new challenge to solve next. I would like to create an animated attribute reveal in machine code by having my 768 byte attributes held in ram whic…
where is border/ink, etc stored in rom?hi, i just wondered where these were stored in rom and how i change these?
POKE 4557, border
POKE 4710, ink+8*paper+64*bright+128*flashive found an attr scrolling routine but i want to remove the smaller scroller within it, etc.https://pastebin.com/K4nG3xbX also i would like to be able to change the colours and not have a shadow. http://www.worldofspectrum.org/pub/sin…
... other value, where value = FLASH*128 + BRIGHT*64 + PAPER*8 + INK
So $3E ... = 0 + 0 + 111 + 110 = white PAPER + yellow ...How to disable the "scroll?" message?Hello. I'm a beginner Z80 assembly programmer and I decided to make a ZX Spectrum game to practice my skills and gain some more experience. I curr…
... DB_COLOUR ink, paper, bright, flash
db ink|(paper attrib
8
;
sprite8x8caCalcNextRow:
8
;
sprite8x8caAlwaysLookupRow:
128 ; clear attribs in 128 * 3 pushes< ...How to disable the "scroll?" message?Hello. I'm a beginner Z80 assembly programmer and I decided to make a ZX Spectrum game to practice my skills and gain some more experience. I curr…
... ink, paper, bright, flash
db ink|(paper offset of ... /> ; c = pixel x-coord/8
;
sprite8x8caCalcNextRow:
; c = pixel x-coord/8
;
sprite8x8caAlwaysLookupRow:
ld b, 128 ; clear attribs in 128 * 3 pushes< ...How to disable the "scroll?" message?Hello. I'm a beginner Z80 assembly programmer and I decided to make a ZX Spectrum game to practice my skills and gain some more experience. I curr…
... DB_COLOUR ink, paper, bright, flash
db ink|(paper column
... ; c = pixel x-coord/8
;
sprite8x8caCalcNextRow:
8
;
sprite8x8caAlwaysLookupRow:
128 ; clear attribs in 128 * 3 pushes< ...How to disable the "scroll?" message?Hello. I'm a beginner Z80 assembly programmer and I decided to make a ZX Spectrum game to practice my skills and gain some more experience. I curr…
... ;these four push instruction stores 8 bytes on stack
push ... ;these four push instruction stores 8 bytes on stack
...
ld b, 128 ; clear attribs in 128 * 3 pushes
... />
; MACRO IPB ink, paper, bright
; db ink ...How to disable the "scroll?" message?Hello. I'm a beginner Z80 assembly programmer and I decided to make a ZX Spectrum game to practice my skills and gain some more experience. I curr…
... DB_COLOUR ink, paper, bright, flash
db ink|(paper column
... ; c = pixel x-coord/8
;
sprite8x8caCalcNextRow:
8
;
sprite8x8caAlwaysLookupRow:
128 ; clear attribs in 128 * 3 pushes< ...BIFROST* example: "Knights & Demons DX" source codeA package containing the source files of our multicolor game "Knights & Demons DX" is now available for download [URL="http://www.mediafire.com/?hbch…
... UBYTE ' cursor column coordinate (0-8)
DIM timer AS UINTEGER ... br /> 150 INK 7: PAPER 7: FLASH 0: BRIGHT 0: BORDER 7 ...
LET timer = timer - 8 ' update timer
PRINT AT ...3D Games in SpecBAS!Not really :) Actually, yes - here's a type-in for you: MontyMole's "Crap Castle Master" [code] ZXASCII AUTO -1 PROG CrapCastleMaster 1 REM Crap Ca…
Not really :)
Actually, yes - here's a type-in for you: MontyMole's "Crap Castle Master"
[code]
ZXASCII
AUTO -1
PROG CrapCastleMaster
1 REM Crap Castle Master by A Lycett adapted to SpecBAS
5 WINDOW ...Raycasting (3D Games!) with SpecBAS<div><font face="Arial, Verdana"><span style="font-size: 13.3333330154419px; line-height: normal;">Here's one I wrote just recently. I wanted to see …
Here's one I wrote just recently. I wanted to see if SpecBAS can handle a raycasting engine - which doesn't mean doom-style texture mapping (though I may try that later!) but a rather nice algorithm that matches nicely up with the old "3D Maze" games you ...print at line 22 and 23I have a faint recollection of POKES to allow print at 22,x and 23,x, anyone know what they are? (rather than using the print #0 #1 stuff..)
... it in the latest INK/PAPER colors. Therefore you select the ... easier just to use INK 8 / PAPER 8 (and BRIGHT / FLASH 8 if necessary)?How to save TZXGreetings to all. I am starting to move on from just games into some testing of home made programs. Although I could have done that in ancient tapes…
... SCREENS$ blank, setting INK 8 and PAPER 8 and positioning the print cursor ... this technique to set BRIGHT, FLASH, INK, PAPER etc.. colours in your ...Oh so BRIGHT!What is the SLOWEST way to change the attribute area to BRIGHT? It has to be legit! No meaningless instructions or doing stuff for the sake of it. …
... , or at least anything without FLASH or BRIGHT set anywhere, but ... modifications to deal with existing FLASH attributes so here's a ... #0; AT y-22,x; PAPER 8; INK 8; FLASH 8; BRIGHT 1; OVER 1 ...Oh so BRIGHT!What is the SLOWEST way to change the attribute area to BRIGHT? It has to be legit! No meaningless instructions or doing stuff for the sake of it. …
... #0;AT y-22,x; PAPER 8; INK 8; FLASH 8; BRIGHT 1; OVER 1 ...Oh so BRIGHT!What is the SLOWEST way to change the attribute area to BRIGHT? It has to be legit! No meaningless instructions or doing stuff for the sake of it. …
... #0; AT y-22,x; PAPER 8; INK 8; FLASH 8; BRIGHT 1; OVER 1 ...
