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	This code allows for the illusion of twinkling stars.		This code allows for the illusion of twinkling stars.

	You can make a number of stars with various numbers of /i's after #char 32, with at least 3 lines different from each other, to better simulate an entire field of twinkling stars.		You can make a number of stars with various numbers of /i's after #char 32, with at least 3 lines different from each other, to better simulate an entire field of twinkling stars.

	The 'animation' can be slowed down by setting the #cycle to 2 or 3, or by adding additional /i lines between the different #char commands.		The 'animation' can be slowed down by setting the #cycle to 2 or 3, or by adding additional /i lines between the different #char commands.

	~~'''Caution: overuse of objects with the #cycle 1 command can EASILY overload the ZZT engine; even if the game is emulated at maximum speed on a fast computer.'''~~		#cycle 1
	* #cycle 1		:twinkle
	* :twinkle		/i
	* /i		/i
	* /i		#char 250
	* #char 250		/i
	* /i		#char 43
	* #char 43		/i
	* /i		#char 88
	* #char 88		/i
	* /i		#char 197
	* #char 197		/i
	* /i		#char 88
	* #char 88		/i
	* /i		#char 43
	* #char 43		/i
	* /i		#char 250
	* #char 250		/i
	* /i		#char 32
	* #char 32		/i
	* /i		/i
	* /i		/i
	* /i		#twinkle
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	* #~~twinkle~~		'''Caution''': Overuse of objects with the #cycle 1 command can cause ZZT to experience slowdown, even if the game is emulated on a fast computer.
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	[[Category: Examples]]		[[Category: Examples]]

Dark-Star2018 at 05:10, 17 April 2022

2022-04-17T05:10:56Z

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	'''Caution: overuse of objects with the #cycle 1 command can EASILY overload the ZZT engine; even if the game is emulated at maximum speed on a fast computer.'''		'''Caution: overuse of objects with the #cycle 1 command can EASILY overload the ZZT engine; even if the game is emulated at maximum speed on a fast computer.'''
			* #cycle 1
			* :twinkle
	#cycle 1		* /i
	:twinkle		* /i
	/i		* #char 250
	/i		* /i
	#char 250		* #char 43
	/i		* /i
	#char 43		* #char 88
	/i		* /i
	#char 88		* #char 197
	/i		* /i
	#char 197		* #char 88
	/i		* /i
	#char 88		* #char 43
	/i		* /i
	#char 43		* #char 250
	/i		* /i
	#char 250		* #char 32
	/i		* /i
	#char 32		* /i
	/i		* /i
	/i		*
	/i		* #twinkle
			*
	#twinkle

	[[Category: Examples]]		[[Category: Examples]]

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This code allows for the illusion of twinkling stars.
You can make a number of stars with various numbers of /i's after #char 32, with at least 3 lines different from each other, to better simulate an entire field of twinkling stars.
The 'animation' can be slowed down by setting the #cycle to 2 or 3, or by adding additional /i lines between the different #char commands.

'''Caution: overuse of objects with the #cycle 1 command can EASILY overload the ZZT engine; even if the game is emulated at maximum speed on a fast computer.'''

#cycle 1
:twinkle
/i
/i
#char 250
/i
#char 43
/i
#char 88
/i
#char 197
/i
#char 88
/i
#char 43
/i
#char 250
/i
#char 32
/i
/i
/i

#twinkle

[[Category: Examples]]