What is happening when vbb has syntax errors on playercolors?

[pacgreg]

I get this problem occasionally and I keep forgetting what to do to fix it, I included the game I'm working on that is already giving problems at every $FC. If anyone could tell me what the problem is or what causes it, I would greatly appreciate it.

Thanks.

Greg

[SeaGtGruff]

I get this problem occasionally and I keep forgetting what to do to fix it, I included the game I'm working on that is already giving problems at every $FC. If anyone could tell me what the problem is or what causes it, I would greatly appreciate it.

Thanks.

Greg

 

I think you forgot to include your code, but the two most likely reasons I can think of are that (1) you didn't specify the player1colors kernel option (you can't use the playercolors option by itself, you must also use player1colors), or (2) you're saying playercolors in the actual statement instead of player0color. It should look something like this:

 

 

   set kernel_options player1colors playercolors
 
   player0color:
   $FC
end
 
   player1color:
   $CE
end

[SeaGtGruff]

Looking at RandomTerrain's bB page, I see that you'll also need to specify either the pfcolors option or the pfheights option when using player1colors and playercolors, as you can't use just player1colors and playercolors in combination by themselves.

 

So if you want to use playercolors, you must use either

 

   set kernel_options player1colors playercolors pfcolors

or

 

   set kernel_options player1colors playercolors pfheights

 

Of course, you can also include other options, as long as the combinations are valid. I recommend bookmarking RandomTerrain's bB site and referring to it often whenever you're writing a bB program:

 

http://www.randomterrain.com/atari-2600-memories-batari-basic-commands.html

[pacgreg]

Oh wow I didn't actually attach it. Good job Greg.

I'm trying to use DPC+ so I don't think its player0colors or kernel options that are causing problems.

rocket battle.bas

Edited September 20, 2013 by pacgreg

[+Random Terrain]

Oh wow I didn't actually attach it. Good job Greg.

I'm trying to use DPC+ so I don't think its player0colors or kernel options that are causing problems.

 

Have you looked at this section yet:

 

http://www.randomterrain.com/atari-2600-memories-batari-basic-commands.html#dpcplus

 

The main problem is that you're not using banks.

 

rocket_battle_2013y_09m_20d_1659t.bin

 

rocket_battle_2013y_09m_20d_1659t.bas

[pacgreg]

 

Have you looked at this section yet:

 

http://www.randomterrain.com/atari-2600-memories-batari-basic-commands.html#dpcplus

 

The main problem is that you're not using banks.

 

rocket_battle_2013y_09m_20d_1659t.bin

 

rocket_battle_2013y_09m_20d_1659t.bas

 

I tried compiling your file with the banks, and I still get errors on the colors, and on the colon in bkcolors:

[pacgreg]

Ok updating to the newest vbb fixed it, this is the project I'm working on with my other computer so I didn't have the right vbb or my DPC+ template.