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Looks like another Christwire tbh.
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Don't loop that shit. Origins is event-based for a reason. Continue that design philosophy.
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_*sigh*_ You guys make me feel really old sometimes.
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Already posted the same over on Crystalshire so I'll simply quote it here.
@Robin:
> This isn't meaningful at all. The idea that a bunch of kids posting about him on Facebook is going to do anything is laughable.
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> This video was filmed in 2003 and Northern Uganda have been free from LRA violence and war for over 5 years. Hell, they even signed a peace accord.
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> Yes, the leader is out there but the recruitment of children has dropped by 80%. This isn't because of some stupid internet viral video, it's because of the Ugandan military and the ICC.
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> The Invisible Children group are trying to pass a bill which allows the USA to militarize the region. They're providing misinformation to get the support of the gullible American teenagers who post this shit all over the internet.
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> The West, especially the US, so often intervenes with good intentions and just bollocks up the entire thing. There will _always_ be another 'Kony'. The only way the West can help with a long term solution to Africa's problems is to support Africans as equals in their attempt to achieve economic and social liberation and stability.
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> Stop kidding yourself that America is some sort of super-power which can solve everyone's problems by killing one side or the other. The world isn't separated in such a black and white way, just as people aren't.
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> You need to think more long term. Why did a group like the LRA form and gain traction? Even if Kony and other LRA leaders are caught or killed central Africa will remain a place where militia groups feel comfortable using children as soldiers and the violence will continue.
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> A real solution to the problem of the LRA does not focus on the LRA. Grow up and stop looking at global politics with such a sheltered stance. -
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You'd be better off asking your Grandma for help with programming than Eclipse.
No one here does any sort of real programming except a handful of people who have better things to do than answer questions on here.
Go register on an actual programming board.
I don't want to bring back a damn section which is just Jungle asking how to make 'Hello World' programs in Java then crying when no one answers him. -
Stephan seems to hit the nail on the head. I'll simply re-iterate what order I did things.
**1.** Learn how TCP/UDP packets work. Figure out how client events can be triggered by server packets. Set up a simple client-server chat system to get this framework down.
**2.** Get a basic graphics engine. I'd suggest anything which allows for NPOT bitmaps. No idea what kind of libraries C has to offer so talk to Stephan about that one. That guy knows everything about everything.
Find out how to render some basic tiles. Then your character. Then build your chat system on to the graphics engine and get on-screen text rendering working.
**3.** Input. Now you have a graphical environment you can talk in you should make it so you can handle input. Don't bother trying to have the input do anything yet. Simply get a few lights on the screen which turn on when certain keys are pressed.
Use an actual input library, _not_ the default Windows forms stuff. Personally I jack in to the Windows events directly and handle all mouse & keyboard events with that.
Maybe get some basic GUI elements going. Boxes you can drag around or something.
**4.** Loops. Now you have a packet driven server-client framework with event-driven processing. What you need now is logic loops. You'll want them both server and client side. The server-side loop will handle all processing for everything. The client-side loop should be limited to things like memory management, animation and input checks.
**5.** Entities. You'll probably want to start with something basic like the actual player. You'll probably be wanting to use structs (or classes if you're going OOP) so go read up on the best ways to store data. Whilst you're here you might want to look at creating a generic library for saving and loading struct data easily. Personally I just do direct memory dumps to binary for most of my things and more advanced INI (you'll probably be using XML) for things which are more dynamic.
**6.** Link it all together. You've got graphics, you've got input, you've got entities, you've got logic. Now you have the hard part. This is the part where pretty much everyone on this forum falls down. They think that because they've got a UDT and a DD7 front-end that they've got a game. So far you've had libraries do almost all of the work. You're just linking in to other people's systems and using their functions. Now you have to make the systems which are specific to your project so you can't exactly use other people's work.
Truth be told you'll probably end up here a few times. I made at least 4 or 5 different engines to handle my projects over the last few years. You learn from your mistakes, so going back and starting again allows you to go over the same old problems with a fresh look. Eventually I woke up and realised I could literally do anything I wanted. As soon as that happened I created a game engine, made Crystalshire and was set for life.
Use this time to just learn everything you can. You're at the age where you can literally do anything. It was when I was your age when I first started picking up on all the skills I have now. Don't rely on other people. Learn how to program, learn how to design, learn how to write, learn how to present, learn how to compose, learn how to create websites, learn how to bridge software, learn how to create videos… learn anything you can get your hands on.
If you have a thirst for learning then you'll never have any troubles in life. Everything I've learnt from doing this over the last decade has accumulated in to who I am today, and it's a nice feeling to know something you messed around with as a hobbyist has so many real-life worth. -
Works as intended, you're just not using it as intended. Try again.
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@Crest:
> art teacher asigned us to make giant/tiny things
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@karpaz:
> is it global ? msg to player from map 1 to map 2 _?….
Of course. What would be the point otherwise? -
You didn't change the screen properly.
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Why did you mention that at all? We complained about your _bad_ anti-aliasing. We never said to avoid it completely. It's a very important tool. You just need to use it properly.
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Marijauna?
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> Go halfs? take a weekend on £30 perhaps?
That £50 was split between a friend and I. -
>Modifications 2.6 Credit to Ricky and Robin
Yeah, that's Richy and his modifications are broken. I suggest not using them. -
Personally I never bothered with checkboxes and just used another control with basic click events.
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@Crest:
> Ha, thanks chief, so what's the best method against AA in photoshop?
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> Wait I just read an article about Gaussian blurs I'll try that
What's that? Rather than just screwing around you actually read up on technique and tried to improve your understanding of design _before_ putting the proverbial pen to paper?
By jove I think she's got it! The rain in spain falls mainly on the plain. -
WHY CAN'T I HOLD ALL THESE PIXELS?
But seriously, simplicity is key. All your works seems to turn in to a high-contrast mess when you add so much shit to it. I imagine you spend most of your time zoomed in to 1,000%.
Classic example of not seeing the wood because of the trees.
In pixel art every single pixel matters. You're trying to put way too much detail in to such a small space. -
Try it yourself. It's surprisingly simple.
Add a new spell type, add a couple of flags to the server-side temporary player UDT and then just go through the various calculations and add in vital boost loops. -
Jesus Christ. How many times are you going to ressurect this thing? xD
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Rory, Seb & I just come up with generic fantasy stuff and push it together.
It's cheesy but it sticks in your mind.
Crystalshire, Crystal Harvest, Silverdale, Godborn, Wind's Nocturne, Crystal Birth… We like crystals if you couldn't tell.
Stop worrying so much about the name and simply make it work. The most stupid name ever can be taken seriously when your project is presented professionally. -
Or just, you know, Google it. Most of what those books teach can be found with some basic searching.
The problem is more that people assume they already know everything and thus don't seek out help regardless of medium. I spend a hell of a lot more time just reading up on things than I do actually developing. -
From what I can see you're just wrapping a control. You're better off using the API directly.
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@Crest:
> T_T None of the logos I have done have been from other eclipse members,
> In addition, Robin shut your British mouth we've already explained to you how arrogant you are.
Have you ever heard me talk about my work? Have you ever had a look in to my development process? Are you one of the people who I get constant feedback from through the entire thing? Do you think I pull something out of my arse in 5 minutes, post it online then complain when people don't like it? No. Stop blindly insulting me.
I'm actually proud of my work and this pride comes from spending a huge amount of time developing my skills and developing each individual piece. I don't throw a hissy fit when I get critique, I take it on board and develop my style taking it in to account.
As it stands I'm telling you how it is not from my perspective as a designer, but from my perspective as a person.
If anyone released anything which looked like shit I'd let them know regardless of who they are or how they react. How about you stop trying to insult me and actually take my critique onboard rather than trying to make out that I'm the one at fault here.
When you post your stuff on here you're asking for criticism. If you want to just advertise it then take it elsewhere. If you want blind praise then print it out and present it to your parents.
Claiming I'm arrogant because I have standards is hypocritical as fuck when your own arrogance leaves you in a situation where you just tell people to 'shut up' when they don't like your stuff. -
Except the buttons? It's just the default EO GUI with a horrible background.
If you're going to do something Digimon do it more unique.
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> Thing is, its a fad that died off. Nobody does it anymore, so if I do it, and keep it purely simple, then Its original enough to pass. Trust meh, I know what I'm doing.
No you don't. The fad has not died off, it's simply devolved in the realms of the copycats at the bottom of the pile.
Couple that with your failed attempt at letterpressing and you've managed to jump on just about every single Web2.0 bandwagon 3 or 4 years after they've passed.
Add in the shitty colours and pure text logo and it looks really, really dire.