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Rain Simulation for $20 - NovaProgramming - 12-07-2006
Hello there everyone. I have created a rain simulator. It's not the greatest thing in the world, but all of my computer-illiterate friends think that it's absouletely amazing. Here's how it went down: Eric was asking me, nay, begging me: "Make rain!!" I kept telling him I didn't have time or whatever other excuse I could come up with, until finally I broke down and did as he asked. Here is the finished result, in .SCR format so that it can be inserted into WINDOWS/SYSTEM32 to use as a screensaver. Yep. So basically it took me one hour to make.. and Eric gave me $20 for it. So that means I just made $20 an hour. That's pretty sweet.
http://fileanchor.com/83585-d
Rain Simulation for $20 - Radical Raccoon - 12-08-2006
Cool
Rain Simulation for $20 - axipher - 12-08-2006
That is pretty sweet. Do you have the source though, I'd like add a few things and maybe actually use it as a screensaver. I'm thinkin variable wind, strength and a background.
Rain Simulation for $20 - Skyler - 12-08-2006
1. Your link isn't working.
2. How do you make a .scr screensaver?
3. Can you make a screensaver play an AVI?
I'm into Blender, and I'd like to make a screensaver out of some of my anims.
Rain Simulation for $20 - TheDarkJay - 12-09-2006
I can answer 2 and 3:
2) Rename the .exe to .scr and use -s gui to remove the command prompt
3) Look for ways to play .avi's using FreeBASIC. Since a .scr is a renamed .exe that's all they is too it
Rain Simulation for $20 - NecrosIhsan - 12-10-2006
There's more to it than just renaming the exe to scr, although that is one step...might wanna look this stuff up.
Rain Simulation for $20 - TheDarkJay - 12-10-2006
It'll work as a screensaver if just renamed
It's just if you wanna get it to preview that you have to do a bit (read lot) more
Rain Simulation for $20 - barok - 12-11-2006
heh... reminds me when i created a particle engine last year and made it make rain, snow, fireworks and a fountain. They were shocked.
it's a bit flickery, but the lightning and puddles are a very nice touch.
Rain Simulation for $20 - Skyler - 12-14-2006
I tried a while ago to get a QB program to work as a screensaver. It didn't work when I renamed it.
Rain Simulation for $20 - NovaProgramming - 12-14-2006
Um... it IS my laptop's screensaver, and all I did was go into command prompt and say "rename rain.exe rain.scr" and then copy it into windows/system32 and it works....
I know it's a bit flickery; but that's okay with me. I have the source on my laptop, so I'll post it sometime when I'm on my laptop again
. Overall, it was a pretty easy $20.