XerShade

> Text files. Can go die.

Okay pick which method of storing game data you prefer, map tile data will always be in a binary because you will be there for days trying to do that with a sql database.

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Updated first post.

No longer able to do VB6 work as thestupid program WILL NOT install correctly. *Sadface.jpeg*

> My logic is dumb, yet he unliked his topic. Odd, I never unclicked it, glitch maybe?

I already have, there seems to be little difference in terms of performance. It has roughly the same amount of objects that it originally had for the most part I just changed the layout of the code, only a few new things were added and they are: * Multiple Tile Attributes * Layer wide settings. * Dynamic layer count support.

@Ertzel: The loading and saving and TCP is faster, the actual logic is what slowed down lightly, and that's because it has more things to do now.

Took me a few hours to get every thing working (i think it all is) but i got it done using the new format. A slight drop in performance but I cna now set up to 5 tile attributes per tile for starters (Attribute Count = NumLayerst), and everything seems to work with this new change. Gonna work on some new systems in my copy that take advantage of this new edit, then may release a custom version.

> You liked your own topic. All your arguements become void. Umm i wrote it so obviously i like it. Your logic is dumb, and void.

I noticed that Eclipse is still using the same old mapping structure as Mirage, which was quite frankly done WRONG. The whole Map.Tile.Layer way we have been doing it is kind of eww and limits some things that should be fairly easy edits. The way that the maps should be done is Map().Layer().Tile(). Now this has a number of advantages and disadvantages so I will post them here real quick like. **Advantages** * You can do like Layer.IsSomething to apply settings to all tiles, without having 3000 copies of that setting. * You can have multiple tile attributes since each "layer" has tile.type and data 1 to 3. * You could have dynamic layer support as adding and removing them would not mess up the other tiles. * You could have faster and easier map loading, saving, and tcp functions (Buffer.WriteBytes(ToArray(.Layer(i))) instead of writing each field.) * It is just the proper way. **Disadvantages** * Because we have tile object on each layer the maps will be alot bigger. * Also the dynamic map sizes will load slower.

> i downloaded and installed visual basic 6, but i cant open the client with VB6 … You don't open the exe with vb6, that is impossible. Open the VBP files. also make sure you run as admin or windows will tell the client to duck off when it tries to access the dll files in /system32.

> Error handler during runtime where never designed to show the line of code that crashed. > > During runtime a small lightweight version of debugging is built thats all. My main point is that error handlers should NEVER be used to "Ignore" errors like some people do,

1) I did use professional. 2) I hate the START SCREEN, 3) You can't change the start screen. 4) 7 runs faster even as Genusis is right now using teamviewer with me. 5) The DESKTOP OS is not even an OS its an APP.

Alright after using windows 8 for a while a few months ago I thought I would post my thoughts on the new operating system and its "features". First of all, why the heck are you using a TABLET interface on a PC Microsoft? If I wanted to use a tablet interface on a device I would just go downstairs and get my mother's tablet from her and use that. Second the "Desktop" is not a desktop anymore. The "desktop" in windows 8, if you can even call it that, is an APP that is run by the **Start Screen**. Now that last point brings me to this one, the "Start screen". Why is it a screen, I preferred a menu for a reason. Should I also mention that the start screen does not even have folder support, so I couldn't group things together in my start screen making it all cluttered. Okay, even though I **HATE** the new interface I do have to give some credits to Microsoft for things they did right. First I LOVED the new task bars. Being able to see my task bar on all my screens (yes I use more then one) made my life a little easier, I was even able to tell the task bar to only show whats on that screen. The second thing I liked in windows 8 was the new task manager. It was nice to see what programs were actually windows services and which weren't so I knew if i was about to end task something that would kill my session in windows. The final of many things that I liked in Windows 8 was the new Microsoft Account Integration. It was extremely nice to be able to use the features Microsoft provides in their programs without having to continually login over and over. Okay now that I gave it some praise back to the bad points. Most people claim that windows 8 is faster then windows 7, that it boots faster mostly. While I found **yes it booted up faster**, it did however **run slower** when I actually got logged in and had my start screen apps loaded up. To make this little matter even worse, i when I loaded the desktop apps I then had to wait **longer** for the program I used, like Skype, Dropbox, Visual Studio, etc., to actually load and start. This was possibly the biggest turn off for me as I am used to turning my pc on, letting it load, and grabbing some breakfast, I would sit down and start working on things. Oh and one minor not here, the DWM alone used like 40% of my CPU (which is not slow at all) while the pc was IDLING and not doing anything. Again these are just my personal feelings on the matter but really I can not give window 8 a good score because unfortunately the bad outweighs the good in this case. **My Score:** 3 out of 10 -XerShade

> Gives me an error in InitDX8 which is obv wrong  Hence why I said this handler is useless, error handlers should REPORT what went wrong, not just exit out and ignore it.

Okay so I was getting this on my client for some reason and I did the following to see what was causing it. **Instructions:** 1) Goto Tools -> Options in the menu bar of VB6. 2) Select the general tab. 3) Set error trapping to ALL. Should look like this: [attachment=273:FixDX8.png] 4) Re-run the client and see what the duck is going on. I was surprised to see that an EQUIPMENT subscript was giving me a DX8 error, thanks for making me waste an hour playing the code to try and fix it whoever wrote that useless handler.

> How to obtain it is a little bit tricky, since Microsoft no longer sells it you'll either need someone with access to Technet/Dreamspark/MSDN, find it on a yardsale OR torrent it. The reason I keep 3 copies of all my old software and files 

Modified original post a bit.

> Lol changing constants will take more time Oreo. MrSeans way this time Oreo dont be dissapointed I will think of more questions for you to answer right  What are you smoking, it takes all of 10 seconds.

Here is an extremely simple way to fix it Nomal = 0 Member = 1 Moderator = 2 Mapper = 3 Dev = 4 Admin = 5 order your constants properly.

> Please specify how the client connects to the server? Remote Desktop Protocol, terminal services, Vpn, Browser (IIS), the other? You run the EXE on a desktop. Also why cant vb6 have things like this. ``` #if BUILD_DEVSUITE Some Dev Code #endif  ```

I build mine kinda like a thief/archer hybrid. I focus mainly on the thieving skills and the crafting skills as well as Archery obviously. The race(s) I tend to use are Argonian (80% of the time), Kahjeet (15% of the time), and Wood Elf (5% of the time). Perks Map: http://skyrimcalculator.com/#200331

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> Thank you for the help, but I do not mean to Eclipse Event System but Eclipse Origins 2.0, I can not create an event (such as a character that I open the shop) Events do not exist in Origins.