Sealbreaker

You should change your status-bars so they have a border and a filling (So just the red part of the health-bar gets smaller, but its frame stays the same, showing how much of your max ´health you have left). Atleast I think that you're just using 1 image for the whole bar (Based on the look of your experience) Good luck, -seal

"Oh bum candy, how do I cancel? Uh, there we go"  You could've just removed that part but okay ^^ This could be a good addition to every eclipse-project that tries to be more professional. Good work! -seal

So you're just doing this as exercise for your programming? Then maybe you could write more about how you're achieving all this etc. -seal

It is possible but like every feature that you don't find a tutorial for it would need some coding. Good luck! -seal

I don't think you would use a sprite of that size in any game besides some simulation-type ones (sim city… rolelrcoaster tycoon?  ) Maybe try yourself on a bigger one (which will also allow you more space for being creative) -seal

No, but I would've acted as if I did the stuff he told me to do just for fun  -seal

Atleast you can hope that project "titan" (their secret project for a new mmorpg when i remember correctly) will be more innovative. -seal

Yeah, seems like they are running out of ideas for expansion packs at blizzard…

Only possible with the client. You can change the attributes in the map-editor ? -seal

I would attempt it like this: 1\. Make a .ini file server-side with all the valid registration-codes in it. 1.2 The server should read that ini-file and store it into an array/vector/list on server-start 2\. Make the client ask for such a code in the registration form (just a textbox more) 3\. Make the client send the entered key with all the other registration data (just look for the method used when the registration-button is clicked) 4\. Let the server check for the entered key's validity before creating the account data, so if the key is wrong the account isn't created (and maybe an error-message for the client, saying that the entered key was wrong) 5\. IF the key was right, just let the server create the account as usual and then delete the key from the array/vector/whatever, so it isn't re-usable. On shutdown, the server should write all the usable keys back to the .ini so it still knows what keys are valid on the next start. This may sound like a lot of work, but it actually isn't magic. Good luck with your fund-raising, -seal

I'm pretty sure you can find tutorials on that by just googlin'… If you can't find an example in java, you can still adapt the code and make it work in java with some changes most of the time. -seal

How about an example of what you mean with "smooth movement". Do you mean pixel-based movement (not tilebased like eclipse) ? -seal

 Love it.

Project Vertigo for jumping or just for the look with eo or cs:de. Search for them. The only other choice is programming your own engine which I think you are not looking for. -seal

Are you using the java.net library that comes with java for networking? How does it perform? -seal

DirectX 8 supports transparency & whatnot. -seal

I think that he just looks wrong… The space between arms, the shading, the facial expression, the space between his legs.. But I hope that you aren't satisfied with this for your game anyhow so keep on trying and improve. Good luck, -seal

> they will never be a mass playing a 2d game www.maplestory.com For example. -seal

> Also you can't dis-acknowledge that there are children on the forums, so they really shouldn't be exposed to drugs however early in there life they may be. They see people smoking cigarettes from age 1+ and smoking cigarettes regularly is more dangerous than smoking weed every now and then. Also the plant itself is a natural product of our earth which has cool side-effects that can help many patients to overcome their pains and diseases. The way most people think of marijuana is just wrong.

Like always just a matter of how much work & time you're willing to put into your project. -seal

RTE 76-path not found. On server & client…I'm on an I7-2630m and nvidia gtx 460m at the moment. -seal

I'm so bad at pixelin but I just felt like it would be fun to do this… Wanted to make a foresty staff... and came up with shit. Well, see attached image :D -seal

Look at the date of the last post before you. Seriously. -.- -seal

@Wilfre: > .gif can support transparency Yeah, GDI still doesn't (Like Stephan said), using other file formats won't help there. -seal

3 mappers? Are you doing like over 1000 maps or why would you need 3 mappers? You should tackle this task of making an "mmorpg" (actually, you won't ever make an mmorpg but maybe an orpg) more realistically. This looks just like what it is: A 10 year old dreaming of his own big mmorpg. Sorry to burst your bubble. -seal