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Some interesting stuff. Apparently unrelated to DA14 which is expected to pass soon, and is significantly larger. http://youtu.be/Kkp99u8bLO4

It's seriously better than the first one. I remember playing it and getting hooked for the first day or two, but I can't remember what turned me off.

Issue was resolved. The problem was ensuring CMD was run as administrator. Cheers.

Thanks Vus! Any suggestions (from all of you) on ways to improving the environment?

> For mapediting purposes, it would be nice to toggle back to screenshot 1. > > what im looking for is an easy way to zoom in, in some sort of "If InMapEditor Then" condition. Why not keep one version of the client pre-zoom mod and use it strictly for development/mapping, and the second from the players perspective? Save them to the same folder and give them (and sources) seperate names. wallah.

Hey thanks for the help guys! With your suggestions I was able to piece the remaining issues together. The problem came down to that I still needed to (all clientside): ``` For I = MapLayer.Ground To MapLayer.Mask2 ``` to Mask3 As well as ``` For I = MapLayer.Fringe To MapLayer.Fringe2 ``` to Fringe3 Additionally, after ensuring all buttons made in Mapeditor were named optLayer, I noticed the **Index** numbers didn't match to their respective changes. Thanks again!

http://www.touchofdeathforums.com/community/index.php?/topic/131622-run-time-error-solutions-339-429-activex-etc/ Remember to search 

> Look's great, and the spawned consumable idea is good, as long as they can't spawn too regulaly. Unfortunately using Eclipse, spawns can't be random so your players will remember all these spawn spots, and do 'runs' to get as many of the consumables as they can. > > Can't wait to see more! In actuality, the 'runs' are something I'll encourage. Call it 'gathering' if you will. See they only replenish a small amount - its beneficial to lower levels but doesn't do much for the higher players however mushrooms can be used in Alchemy to create potions which are far more beneficial. Aside from killing creatures it is an easy resource, and for new players a possible source of additional income.

Click [for better image quality](http://www.freemmorpgmaker.com/files/imagehost/pics/4a29e11245c5b7b0d002c1aa04cf60e9.png).  You'll notice different colored mushrooms as well as coconuts on the ground. These are spawned consumables, ie: collected small red mushrooms can be eaten for +15 hp, small blue mushrooms can be eaten for +15mp, coconuts can be eaten for +10hp & mp. I think some of the positioning of spawn items can be improved, what are some of your thoughts? All of my work is done in MS Paint and touched up with GIMP.

Unfortunately that is a question I don't know how to answer. Currently when I open the map editor and try to utilize Fringe3 or Mask3, clicking the tile on the map does nothing. It doesn't stick.

Negative. I'm still searching for more clues.

I've been searching for a tutorial but couldn't locate one. This was as far as I've gotten thus far: Changed Server Side to: ``` Public Enum MapLayer Ground = 1 Mask Mask2 Mask3 Fringe Fringe2 Fringe3 ' Make sure Layer_Count is below everything else Layer_Count End Enum ``` Changed Client Side to: ``` Public Enum MapLayer Ground = 1 Mask Mask2 Mask3 Fringe Fringe2 Fringe3 ' Make sure Layer_Count is below everything else Layer_Count End Enum ``` Added new options buttons to Mask3 & Fringe3 to frmEditor_Map with optLayer. What am I missing for this to function as intended? ***Edit*** Problem solved. See last post for resolution.

This this post: http://www.touchofdeathforums.com/community/index.php?/topic/131622-run-time-error-solutions-339-429-activex-etc/#entry877746

I'm working on a farm tileset that conflicts with the current Resource Attribute, Tile being blocked. I'm searching through the source but I don't exactly have the knowledge to turn the Attribute into a Walkthrough Tile. Can anyone point me in the right direction, please? Thanks!

TESO is basically going to be DAoC meets TES which could mean biiiig things. I enjoyed DAoC.

Bonjour! Ca va? I admire your work on your page, I like the bush especially. I'm curious, are you specifically looking to work for a small profit or are you interesting in joining a project? I do completely custom pixel art for my project Dawn of Light.  Do you believe you could match the art style? (I'll also looking to upgrade to a DX8 engine to utilize alpha blending)

> Shoudn't this be in tutorials section? It could probably fly either way, I put it under Questions & Answers because it was an answer to the question I had been looking for.

Okay so I've been a user of Eclipse, a player of community games and consumer of custom clients & sources for years. Recently I went through and uninstalled a dozen or so no longer used programs. Inexplicably, very specific or all vb/Eclipse clients no longer function! Being the savvy Eclipse fan I am, I went straight to re-installing the library files WHICH DID NOT SOLVE THE PROBLEM! You've searched countless posts of similar issues which all refer to steps you've already taken and eventually the belittlement of the original poster. Does this sound like you? Here is the path I took to get everything working again, I've left a bread trail that hopefully helps someone else out one day too, follow these steps until you reach success: 1) Download [CCleaner](http://download.cnet.com/CCleaner/3000-18512_4-10315544.html) (or your preferred registry checking program). Clean your old cache out while your at it, but primarily you want to select REGISTRY Scan & Fix all found issues until they are gone. _You may need to run this in Administrator mode._ Remember to restart your computer and try again. 2) Ensure [DirectX](http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=35) is up to date. 3a) Download [EO_Runtimes](http://www.robin.freemmorpgmaker.com/eo_runtimes.zip) (library files). Install them. _You may need to run this in Administrator mode._ 3b) [ELIS](http://www.freemmorpgmaker.com/files/imagehost/pics/860b4da542e2fab0161aa303dfcc524e.exe) (library files) is another option. _You may need to run this in Administrator mode._ 3c) [DX8Runtimes](http://glaciate.net/downloads/dx8_runtmes.rar) is much like the above two, however includes the infamous dx8vb.dll file. _You may need to run this in Administrator mode._ 4) So the above didn't work? Well it's time to get our hands dirty! USER ERROR WITH SYSTEM32 FILES CAN LEAD TO SYSTEM FAILURE. DO NOT CONTINUE STEPS 4 & 5 UNTIL YOU HAVE BACKED UP YOUR IMPORTANT FILES ONTO ANOTHER SOURCE AND HAVE EXPERIENCE (or big [_**Cojones**_](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cojones)) TO CONTINUE WITH THE FOLLOWING PROCEDURE. YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED. Open your **C:\Windows\System32** folder and search to make sure the following files are physically in the folder (_Windows 7 64bit users are recomended to place these files into C:\Windows\SysWOW64 folder_): cmcs21.ocx COMCAT.DLL dx7vb.dll msvbvm60.dll Mswinsck.ocx oleaut32.dll olepro32.dll Richtx32.ocx stdole2.tlb Tabctl32.ocx MSCOMCTL32.OCX ****some clients require dx8vb.dll which is not included in the library files and in my case, was not immediately evident by the lack of information my 429 was presenting me. You may need to ensure this is also in your System32 folder.**** 5) Register ALL OF THE ABOVE files one at a time. For Windows 7 users open the start menu, type **cmd** in the search bar, right click the cmd icon and _run as administrator_. You should then be in a black window awaiting your very bidding and command. Type: "regsvr32 cmcs21.ocx" without the parentheses and press enter; you should receive a small window stating: > DllRegisterServer in cmcs21.ocx succeeded. Again, you will need to do this for each of the above files, to include possibly dx8vb.dll. _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ I downloaded some DLL files seperately from [http://www.dll-files.com/](http://www.dll-files.com/) hope this guide brings some light onto your matter! Additionally; Here is a link to a [zip file](https://www.dropbox.com/s/e3kw5b933c63z4f/Dx7%20Runtimes.zip) containing the (dx7) run-time files without an installer.

Always enjoyed your work bro. Btw, did you play Dransik / Ashen Empires at any point? Some of the mapping reminds me of the style.

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> any optimizations are better in the long run, i for one would rather have optimizations than slapping sloppy tutorials into a good engine. Doing so will make this just another copy/paste engine. Your doing a mighty fine job death, just don't slowly convert this engine into a feature laden monstrosity. Hit the nail on the head.

I'm sure MA is more than capable of doing some fancy stuff, but if you re-read his posts he is clearly going for a _simple_ and _toon_ like style.

> …and the best you can make is _that_? Please tell me you've done something more complex…   Because complexity is in your field expertise? You must have reached the peak of your judgement during this past sophomore year… 'amiright?

Is there a master list of current bugs we can refer to, so we're not repeating the same things as each other?

[http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-19381098](http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-19381098)