Mark Moxon

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Missiles are now working in two-player #BBCMicro Elite. This clip shows player 1 firing a missile at player 2 (in the bottom view) and then player 2 retaliating (in both views). This was really difficult to build! But it's important; here's why. Until now, I've only had to draw the two ships, the pl57 views Missiles are now working in two-player #BBCMicro Elite. This clip shows player 1 firing a missile at player 2 (in the bottom view) and then player 2 retaliating (in both views). This was really difficult to build! But it's important; here's why. Until now, I've only had to draw the two ships, the pl To help me test two-player #BBCMicro Elite, I’ve added “AI Pilot” as an option It uses the game’s 1984 tactics routines to fly player 2 (bottom view) It’s really interesting to watch Elite’s original “AI” from inside the other ship’s cockpit - in this case, an NPC Python The top view is a human play42 views To help me test two-player #BBCMicro Elite, I’ve added “AI Pilot” as an option It uses the game’s 1984 tactics routines to fly player 2 (bottom view) It’s really interesting to watch Elite’s original “AI” from inside the other ship’s cockpit - in this case, an NPC Python The top view is a human play Two-player #BBCMicro Elite now has a two-player dashboard Each player has their own set of indicators: speed, attitude control, fore and aft shields, laser temperature, energy, missiles and compass They share the scanner, which works well It’s starting to feel like a proper game! #retrocomputing42 views Two-player #BBCMicro Elite now has a two-player dashboard Each player has their own set of indicators: speed, attitude control, fore and aft shields, laser temperature, energy, missiles and compass They share the scanner, which works well It’s starting to feel like a proper game! #retrocomputing Two-player #BBCMicro Elite will essentially be a deep-space dogfight game The rest of Elite wouldn’t be that exciting with two players, so I’m sticking to the core combat experience When you fire up two-player Elite, you will be able choose what kind of contest you both want Here's the brand new gam33 views Two-player #BBCMicro Elite will essentially be a deep-space dogfight game The rest of Elite wouldn’t be that exciting with two players, so I’m sticking to the core combat experience When you fire up two-player Elite, you will be able choose what kind of contest you both want Here's the brand new gam

📊 Post engagement

19
Avg engagement / post
1.7%
Engagement vs followers
Nov 2022
On Mastodon since

🔥 Top post: Missiles are now working in two-player #BBCMicro Elite. This cli · 57 likes + reposts

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Posting cadence
1.8 / week
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Content mix
Mostly video
Recent: 0 text · 3 image · 9 video.
Follower / following
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Follows 121 back. A strong ratio — an audience that follows them, not a follow-for-follow network.

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▶ 🔥 Top post Missiles are now working in two-player #BBCMicro Elite. This clip shows player 1 firing a missile at player 2 (in the bottom view) and then player 2 retaliating (in both views). This was really difficult to build! But it's important; here's why. Until now, I've only had to draw … ★ 57
▶ To help me test two-player #BBCMicro Elite, I’ve added “AI Pilot” as an option It uses the game’s 1984 tactics routines to fly player 2 (bottom view) It’s really interesting to watch Elite’s original “AI” from inside the other ship’s cockp… ★ 42 ▶ Two-player #BBCMicro Elite will essentially be a deep-space dogfight game The rest of Elite wouldn’t be that exciting with two players, so I’m sticking to the core combat experience When you fire up two-player Elite, you will be able choos… ★ 33 ▶ And finally, the game is now noticeably more accurate I originally used the game’s 8x24-bit dot-product routine to calculate ship positions, but that only uses half of each 16-bit orientation vector I’ve now built a 16x24-bit routine, and … ★ 5 ▶ Another improvement is that both players now get to see both the planet and the sun This wasn’t easy to add for player 2, as the accuracy of matrix maths at big distances is a challenge in 6502 But they’re an important part of the immersio… ★ 8 ▶ The two-player dashboard is now wired up to show each player’s status Each compass points to the other player, so you can track down a faraway opponent The scanner is shared using different colours for each player - it works well The only … ★ 3 ▶ The headline feature is that two-player Elite now has frickin’ laser beams And there’s a hit counter too So dogfights can either be “last one standing” or “first to 100 hits” (say) And the laser types are configurable - military lasers rea… ★ 6 ▶ I’ve been beavering away at two-player #BBCMicro Elite These videos show the most recent improvements: laser beams, hit counters, two-player dashboard, planets, suns and more accuracy It’s quite difficult to film! See the thread for a tour… ★ 18 Two-player #BBCMicro Elite now has a two-player dashboard Each player has their own set of indicators: speed, attitude control, fore and aft shields, laser temperature, energy, missiles and compass They share the scanner, which works well … ★ 42 I’m building this on the BBC Micro with 6502 Second Processor because it makes development so much easier It should be possible to do a standard BBC Micro version, but it might need sideways RAM and speed could be more of an issue It’s ver… ★ 10 Controls are either twin joysticks, or player 1 on keyboard and player 2 on joystick Speed and view changes are done with the keyboard for both players I also plan to support two Delta 14B joysticks (the ones with the buttons) for the best… ★ 3 ▶ The less good news is that it isn’t accurate enough yet, so player 1’s ship jumps around a bit This is because I’ve used Elite’s own dot product code, which was designed for visibility checks, so only the sign bit is accurate I’m writing a… ★ 5

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On Mastodon since
Nov 2022
Joined in the Twitter-exodus wave of late 2022 — part of the migration that made Mastodon a real destination.

💡 Facts

🗓️Joined Mastodon in 2022 — 3 years ago.
👁️Averages 19 views per post.
📤Posts about 1.8× per week.

🛡️ Audience credibility

89/100 Excellent
  • Est. 99% real, active audience · Low fake-follower risk.
  • Strong engagement (~1.7% of followers engage each post) — an active, real audience.
  • Verified account.
  • Established account (3+ years old).
Est. authentic audience
99%
Fake-follower risk
Low
Data confidence
High

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About

Writer, walker, software archaeologist. Back in the day: Editor of Acorn User, Editor of h2g2. I love analysing old code, and my aim is to create the best code disassemblies you have ever seen. Purveyor of Elite/Lander/Revs hacks.

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Missiles are now working in two-player #BBCMicro Elite. This clip shows player 1 firing a missile at player 2 (in the bottom view) and then player 2 retaliating (in both views). This was really difficult to build! But it's important; here's why. Until now, I've only had to draw the two ships, the pl To help me test two-player #BBCMicro Elite, I’ve added “AI Pilot” as an option It uses the game’s 1984 tactics routines to fly player 2 (bottom view) It’s really interesting to watch Elite’s original “AI” from inside the other ship’s cockpit - in this case, an NPC Python The top view is a human play Two-player #BBCMicro Elite will essentially be a deep-space dogfight game The rest of Elite wouldn’t be that exciting with two players, so I’m sticking to the core combat experience When you fire up two-player Elite, you will be able choose what kind of contest you both want Here's the brand new gam And finally, the game is now noticeably more accurate I originally used the game’s 8x24-bit dot-product routine to calculate ship positions, but that only uses half of each 16-bit orientation vector I’ve now built a 16x24-bit routine, and it’s a fair bit smoother Slowly getting better! (5/6) Another improvement is that both players now get to see both the planet and the sun This wasn’t easy to add for player 2, as the accuracy of matrix maths at big distances is a challenge in 6502 But they’re an important part of the immersion, and those mode 1 suns are just so darn pretty… (4/6) The two-player dashboard is now wired up to show each player’s status Each compass points to the other player, so you can track down a faraway opponent The scanner is shared using different colours for each player - it works well The only part that doesn’t work (yet) is the missile counter (3/6) The headline feature is that two-player Elite now has frickin’ laser beams And there’s a hit counter too So dogfights can either be “last one standing” or “first to 100 hits” (say) And the laser types are configurable - military lasers really make that hit counter go brrrr Game on! (2/6) I’ve been beavering away at two-player #BBCMicro Elite These videos show the most recent improvements: laser beams, hit counters, two-player dashboard, planets, suns and more accuracy It’s quite difficult to film! See the thread for a tour of what’s new… (1/6) #retrocomputing #retrogaming #8bit

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