Real Time

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Dec 14 2002, 6:59 am
Just a thought I had while looking at my clock icon. Why not adjust the icons so it looks like the hand moves every so often. Maybe you could match the icon with the current time in game. So then they can tell the time just by looking at the icon. Sound cool?

I thought of making a demo of this real quick but I think its easy enough not to need a demo.
Dec 14 2002, 2:20 pm
I've been working on both an analog clock and a digital clock; an analog clock is moderately difficult, a digital clock is extremely simple.
Dec 14 2002, 2:24 pm
In response to Spuzzum
How come the analog is difficult? Couldnt you just turn the hands icon?
-DogMan
Dec 15 2002, 4:43 am
In response to Spuzzum
Spuzzum wrote:
I've been working on both an analog clock and a digital clock; an analog clock is moderately difficult, a digital clock is extremely simple.

Well for analog I was going to tell you to have two overlays one the minute hand the other for hours. Then for the minute just turn it 6 degrees every minute. But when I just tested it it didn't work so well. But with this idea you would turn the hour hand every 12 minutes.

I dont know hope you figure this one out.
Dec 15 2002, 6:04 pm
In response to Dog Man
I think the difficult part is telling it when to turn the hands. I have something sort of like this in my rpg, but its a timer. Canar
Dec 15 2002, 6:15 pm
In response to Canar
The difficult part is fitting the hands -- and still providing an accurate reading -- in a small space. To be a realistic clock, it can't occupy all 32x32 pixels.