Just Started with Intybasic and having problems with graphics

[sidcrazy]

Hey, I just started tinkering with Intybasic, and got some sprites to move, but I am having problems understanding how to display graphics. Like a maze. I looked at the sample programs and they seem to reference hex numbers. Can anyone help, or send me to a faq where I can learn positions in memory and how to use Define, or Screen? Thanks for the help.

[+Tarzilla]

Check out the Intellivision Programming sub-forum. Lots to read, lots of IntyBasic talk, lots of graphics talk. You will learn lots by trying the sample programs and reading thru the existing threads

http://atariage.com/forums/forum/144-intellivision-programming/

 

 

also make sure you have the newest version, 1.01

http://atariage.com/forums/topic/232063-intybasic-compiler-v10-crunchy-tasty/

[catsfolly]

I recommend the Intellivision wiki.

 

Try the backtab page:

 

http://wiki.intellivision.us/index.php?title=BACKTAB

 

and the "STIC" page

 

http://wiki.intellivision.us/index.php?title=STIC

 

Have fun! Ask questions!

 

 

 

Catsfolly

 

 

 

[sidcrazy]

Sorry I didn't post this in the programmers forum. Thanks for the help.This is starting to make more sense.

[+freewheel]

You can't go very far with this system without understanding the STIC. Take the hex values in the sample code (the $xxxx values), translate to binary, and compare to the STIC register definitions for the appropriate display mode that you're using. It should make sense eventually. You don't ever need to address memory in IntyBASIC, but you DO need to understand several register formats.

 

The community has also put together some handy tools to make this easier, instead of hand-coding hex every time. Intymapper is a useful tool for this, look for a thread in the programming section.