sidcrazy Posted December 16, 2014 Share Posted December 16, 2014 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Tarzilla Posted December 16, 2014 Share Posted December 16, 2014 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/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catsfolly Posted December 16, 2014 Share Posted December 16, 2014 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 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidcrazy Posted December 17, 2014 Author Share Posted December 17, 2014 Sorry I didn't post this in the programmers forum. Thanks for the help.This is starting to make more sense. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freewheel Posted December 17, 2014 Share Posted December 17, 2014 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. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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