OK. I downloaded and tested it, I am glad the level editor and tile editor is included, but was actually disapointed, I, like many, have played v.4 and waited for an update but knew it would never happen, but it has happened. The game seems way different, v.4 was cool, it seems he added to much to it, and now it seems like a different engine. Maybe he could make it easier to see, it blurs when going to fast, v.4 didn't do that. Just some views is all. Otherwise I think it is still cool. I can't wait till weapons and such are added, as originally promised.

This isn't exactly an update. Clem has stopped working on Maze3d (version .5 hasn't been worked on in months), so he's simply releasing the code so maybe someone else will do something cool with it.

Has any animated screenshot been posted for this 3d game?

Hmm... Nick!!! :(

Actually, it is my fault. I announced it to #ti.

<sarcasm>(no sp necessary) Boy, I bet you feel <fakebold>really</fakebold> good right now!

It is on Icarus's web page, and nobody told me not to announced it... there's nothing for anybody to feel bad about.

It's currently 6:24 PM my time, and I just got home from school. Sorry that I wasn't around :p

--BlueCalx

This engine is pretty cool. Now, if only some programmers would try to make something like Doom for the 86.... :P

They try, they fail, their programs suck
check out CDoom for the 86

That sounds great for you TI-86 people, but what about me? I have a TI-89 and I am wondering if anyone would consider working on a project like maze3d for the 89. It seems like it would be very possible to make a nice engine because of the faster processor and higher resolution screen. Has anyone been considering this?

<arrogance>
muahahha, fear me, I own BOTH calculators!
</arrogance>

Nathan (Clark, not Haines):

There was a raycaster released in Fargo II for the TI-92 quite some time ago called World in 3d. It had more objectives than Maze3d but it was b/w instead of grayscale. You had to find 3 or 4 keys, kill one enemy with your axe (it was a giant skull and you could see the axe in front of you all the time), and not get killed. It was so buggy that it didn't end when you were killed, and the game couldn't be restarted by quitting and running again, but it had to be deleted and reloaded. It was still nice, but it was sluggish on a regular 92 and was better on the 92 II. Anyway, does anyone remember this one? If so, someone could reduce the screen size and port it to the 89... Anyway, Since I have an 86, 89, and 92, I'm not getting impatient, I'm just reminding everyone that there is a raycaster out there for the 92 that could be put on the 89.

-whytookay

<shameless plug> FreeCell 86 rocks! Thanks Ben M.! </shameless plug>

I have recently acquired an old TI-92 and found that there is not only W3D, but there are several 3D (ray-casting) 'games' for the regular old 92... anyone of these which could be ported to the 89. Most of them don't even use the full LCD width of the 92, making it even easier.

-Miles Raymond

damn, man.. i am lost.

i got the source and thought i was all big till i looked at the beast.. this might take a while.

i'd love to make a real game of this (Wolfenstein 86?) but i'd need big-time help. anyone interested?

good one, clem. real nice.

was this ever released for gameboy? maybe i heard wrong..

RESIDENT EVIL 68K... SOON...

for Clem:
Whatever happened to Mosaic? I was one of the beta testers and it was turning out to be the best shell ever for the 86... it still would be if you'd finish it :-)
I've still got my notes/thoughts/suggestions on it too if you're still interested in the project.
And if you aren't, maybe you should either release the source to that too or hand it over to someone who you know would do a good job of finishing it.

I think that it is great that it was released with the Source Code, That may mean that Doom, and Quake and 3D games will be here soon, Please!

it'd be cool to see a car game use a raycasting engine (so there'd be "real" turns (like in a car game with a 3d engine, or something like Mario kart) instead of turns like in Lotus, where you go through the turn automatically but you have to hold a button so you dont fly off the edge)

<offtopic>
btw, my 89 crashes a lot for no reason. I install flashos or dooros and play games fine, but when I try doing actual math (you know, the stuff that the calculator was meant for? :P), I get something stupid like "Divide by zero" on the top of my screen, and it goes busy forever. Anybody know how come this happens?

Before you do math, I suggest you run 'uninstal' from DOORSOS. It sucks when your calc crashes because of 3 on the square root of 6 or something. :)

this doesn't work. The math menu still gets screwed up and when I went to custom menu and tried to use solve( from there, it said "Address Error" and locked up.

fun...
I just hope that any games based on this engine include the grayscale and mono versions. Grayscale is too slow on anything but a turboed calc, and I've already voided my warrenty enough... anyone know how two fix the dread missing line syndrome?

Actualy, most gs games work well on a nonturbo calc.
(Bomberbloke, Mario86(the newest one),and the older maze3D (I havnt played this one yet))

This one works too. I wish the screen size adjuster had been included still. And I can't find the exit on this new one!!