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⌂ ∞ Elite on the BBC Micro and NES

Drawing ships: SHIP_PLATE

[NES version, Bank 1]

       Name: SHIP_PLATE                                              [Show more]
       Type: Variable
   Category: Drawing ships
    Summary: Ship blueprint for an alloy plate
  Deep dive: Ship blueprints

    Context: See this variable in context in the source code
 References: This variable is used as follows:
             * XX21 uses SHIP_PLATE




.SHIP_PLATE

 EQUB 0 + (8 << 4)      ; Max. canisters on demise = 0
                        ; Market item when scooped = 8 + 1 = 9 (Alloys)
 EQUW 10 * 10           ; Targetable area          = 10 * 10

 EQUB LO(SHIP_PLATE_EDGES - SHIP_PLATE)            ; Edges data offset (low)
 EQUB LO(SHIP_PLATE_FACES - SHIP_PLATE)            ; Faces data offset (low)

 EQUB 21                ; Max. edge count          = (21 - 1) / 4 = 5
 EQUB 0                 ; Gun vertex               = 0
 EQUB 10                ; Explosion count          = 1, as (4 * n) + 6 = 10
 EQUB 24                ; Number of vertices       = 24 / 6 = 4
 EQUB 4                 ; Number of edges          = 4
 EQUW 0                 ; Bounty                   = 0
 EQUB 4                 ; Number of faces          = 4 / 4 = 1
 EQUB 5                 ; Visibility distance      = 5
 EQUB 16                ; Max. energy              = 16
 EQUB 16                ; Max. speed               = 16

 EQUB HI(SHIP_PLATE_EDGES - SHIP_PLATE)            ; Edges data offset (high)
 EQUB HI(SHIP_PLATE_FACES - SHIP_PLATE)            ; Faces data offset (high)

 EQUB 3                 ; Normals are scaled by    = 2^3 = 8
 EQUB %00000000         ; Laser power              = 0
                        ; Missiles                 = 0

.SHIP_PLATE_VERTICES

      ;    x,    y,    z, face1, face2, face3, face4, visibility
 VERTEX  -15,  -22,   -9,    15,     15,   15,    15,         31    ; Vertex 0
 VERTEX  -15,   38,   -9,    15,     15,   15,    15,         31    ; Vertex 1
 VERTEX   19,   32,   11,    15,     15,   15,    15,         20    ; Vertex 2
 VERTEX   10,  -46,    6,    15,     15,   15,    15,         20    ; Vertex 3

.SHIP_PLATE_EDGES

    ; vertex1, vertex2, face1, face2, visibility
 EDGE       0,       1,    15,    15,         31    ; Edge 0
 EDGE       1,       2,    15,    15,         16    ; Edge 1
 EDGE       2,       3,    15,    15,         20    ; Edge 2
 EDGE       3,       0,    15,    15,         16    ; Edge 3

.SHIP_PLATE_FACES

    ; normal_x, normal_y, normal_z, visibility
 FACE        0,        0,        0,          0    ; Face 0