Rob Janes

Hey Everyone Those from the Eclipse days likely remember me! Decided to stop by and see what's new and exciting with Ascension, looking great @jcsnider and team! Hope everyone is well! -Rob

Don't sweat it bud! Anytime!

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Vector calculations in VB6 were a part of DirectX 7 or 8 depending on which version of Eclipse you were using. You'd need to import a geometry library into VB.NET to calculate vectors, there's a few options out there, you could also import Microsoft.DirectX and Microsoft.Direct3D / X as well. Honestly though, you could probably develop your own path finding algorithm without a ton of work using a few embedded if statements and loops. It wouldn't be ideal, but would probably work just as well for what you need.

jc was the one to introduce me to this SFML a couple of years ago and it's great! Documentation goes a long way too, you might say it's not for beginners but it is very easy to pick up and understand to a fairly novice programmer.

Thanks jc! This job is much better, I'm still a Paramedic, but I get to sit in a clinic; read, program, do whatever (so I've made my way back to game development forums - soon to start coding again) but it's a six-figure job, so needless to say it's amazing. Then I have a car wash and a new store opening soon, which helps! I have a vision for a game in my head but haven't decided how I plan to tackle it yet, I have my second game out on iOS and Android (vomit dodge www.vomitdodge.com). I want to tackle a small scale multiplayer adventure game, but I really want it to be cross-platform. I could likely tackle it in C++ with the AGK Tier 2 but haven't decided yet, I don't want to end up having to build it all from the ground up /le sigh Hah.

I'm always late to the party. Always. Better late than never though! My name is Rob (Janes) primarily I go by Benwick as a handle on most PC games, while I go by MaritimeMedic and FrenzyFatboy on Xbox and PlayStation respectively. I am an older fellow at the ripe age of 30, and in my second professional career, as a full time Paramedic. I work at an industrial site where a hydro-dam generation station is being built. I provide onsite medical coverage to our large staff in the middle of nowhere (Canada). Prior to that I worked for several ambulance services in a couple of provinces in eastern Canada. I also own a car wash in town and an opening up a gaming store in the coming months as well as holding my full-time paramedicine career. I also hold diplomas/certificates in Fire Fighting, Network Administration, Desktop Technician and IT with a focus on computer programming, albeit from 2004 when VB6 was still used quite frequently, and newer languages didn't exist. I worked several careers in IT, ranging from Desktop Support Technician, to Network Administrator, Application Developer (.NET), and Operations management. I also worked as a sub-contractor for Microsoft on the Windows XP Support and Windows Vista Beta support teams for a short period. I had taken over the role of Lead Developer on Eclipse a few years back but had an issue with the site owner, a creative falling out as it were; people wanted deadlines, and computers have become a hobby now not a career, so I only dabble when I feel like it. I am still very much an advocate of Eclipse and engines like Intersect and Orion, it gives younger people a feel for game and software development and encourages their creativeness. Though it's from the late 90s, I am a VB6 fanboy, and that'll never change, it's what I was educated on, it's what I grew up with (Vb4,5,6) and it's what I know most intimately. I find change is hard, so keeping up with the latest technologies are hard for me, as I only do this as a hobby. But I digress! I am a huge Orion fan, it's nice to see the Eclipse structure move into a more modern language, I look forward to seeing where Intersect and Orion go!