NightmareX91

Where are the quest and tile scripts located?

@Lightning: > Change the values of CLIENT_MAJOR, CLIENT_MINOR and CLIENT_REVISION server-side. This stops people playing the game with a different version. Yes or this. Either way works, but I find mine easier because I am not editing the source in every update. But every update I add the new version file to my webs.com files and at the same time I edit version.txt

Hello everybody. Now because I figured this out after asking how to do this, I thought I'd share a tutorial. This is all clientside What you need: A webhost (I use webs.com) VB6 (Obviously) Okay. So start off by creating a version.txt and put inside it the game version. I will use my current version in this tutorial. On frmMenu, open it in code and look for the form_load sub. Above: ``` Dim tmpTxt As String, tmpArray() As String, I As Long ```put: ``` 'NightmareX91's Update alert system Dim Site As String Dim Current As String Dim Answer As Integer Site = Inet1.OpenURL("URL OF VERSION.TXT") 'Enter URL of text file with latest version number Current = "6.0" 'Version number of the program being used If Site = Current Then Else Answer = MsgBox("You dont have the latest version of the game! Please run the Autoupdater!", vbOKOnly) If Answer = vbOK Then End End If End If ```Now go into form mode. Same form, insert a Microsoft Internet Transfer Control (Inet) Now you can customize the message! If you want to let people play without updating, change ``` Answer = MsgBox("You dont have the latest version of the game! Please run the Autoupdater!", vbOKOnly) If Answer = vbOK Then End ```to: ``` Answer = MsgBox("You dont have the latest version of the game! Please run the Autoupdater! Exit?", vbYesNo) If Answer = vbYes Then End Else Answer = MsgBox("You will find missing sprites/features during gameplay!", vbOKOnly) ```

@Sekaru: > Delete your items >_>. Alright.

@Rainbow: > Your UDTs don't match. UDTs? Where and what should they be?

I would like to know more about this too. Where exactly does Call SetPlayerName(index, "[GM] & " GetPlayerName(index) & ") go?

@iSkweek: > Are you talking about Samu's tutorial? If yes then I think that is probably the easiest way to do it. But I am not hugely knowledgeable in terms of DirectDraw. If you feel like learning you could just look at the code for it in the EE source and then try and make a similar piece of code for EO. Yes, I had trouble with it due to modFonts' removal.

@Savents: > When ever I make an account and character I can log in just fine, when I log out and try to log back in again I get a "Incorrect Password" message, I read in a another topic that this can happen if you have opened up the .BIN character file, I have done this but I didn't know I would get an error from it, now when ever I make a new account I log in, but once I log back out again I get incorrect password well trying to log back in. Happened to me LOADS of times. Use a different username. Character name can be the same as last time.

@Sheldon: > Fonts were removed in EO 1.5 because of a memory leakage issue So how would I improvise for that line?

Yes this was posted before but I have it where I put –> CopyMemory ByVal VarPtr(Item(n)), ByVal VarPtr(ItemData(0)), ItemSize

@[Jake: > link=topic=69234.msg744771#msg744771 date=1298233796] > You could make it animate as they walk, just an idea. Dude. You just cracked my brain open! Never thought of this!

@Rainbow: > No. Oh right. Thanks for the quick reply though. Maybe I can use it as an item to sell.

I have made a sword with 3 gems that change to 4 different colors, but can this be animated in the paperdoll file? It would be stupid if it is animated in your inventory but not on your character.

Eclipse Darkarkia is basically used in my game, Dark Fortress. This version of EO will contain everything I add to the engine. I will release it for download when I've finished the weather system. In the source you MAY find fail attempts for the House editor so if you want you could implement that for me because I've had trouble with it. DOWNLOAD: Not released.

Sounds like your a good programmer! I only need about… two pieces of code for my game (and server client). I need game time and a weather system, I already figured out quests and friends. If you want to PM me and I'll send my source code :D

How can I make this? I know there is a tutorial in the tutorial section but I've had problems with that. Is there a way to make weather so it acts like Eclipse Evolution's weather system?

How would I do this WITHOUT it drawing the text and lagging the game? So like with sprites. Like eclipse stable/evolution? EDIT: I am having problems doing this. On the client side edits, I have no modFonts!

I have the system installed but how do you add and delete friends? EDIT: Never mind. Forgot the Add friend and Delete friend labels :|

Thanks for the help guys but I got it working. It was because I was using VB6 Portable :| Sorry for the trouble :c

@Yami: > Easiest way would be to change the client version and server constants for the version to different values each patch.. :) Or simply modify a patcher to check for updates, and launch your game afterwards. What do you mean by 'Server constants for the version to different values'? When there is a text file with the client version the game reads? That is how its intended except it isn't working :C

I've tried this but I can't get it working. I have a host for my files but I need to know how to make an alert that appears when you start up the game saying: 'Your game version is out of date! Run the Autoupdater or you may have missing files when playing!'. Could someone teach me how to do it?

Someone already made a quest system… if I can find the topic I will link it EDIT: Found - http://www.touchofdeathforums.com/smf/index.php/topic,68910.0.html

For X/Y coordinates, in the admin panel click on Loc

@maplefreak26: > I recieved a similar issue, I opened the .bin file on Notepad, and therefore, it apparently corrupts the file. Even without editing anything, so, if you have opened it before, don't? Haven't opened it.

Every time I type my password in correctly it still says incorrect password next time I log in! I have to keep deleting my account and making a new one to do things! Please tell me a fix!