Loading Screen!

[lolipopit]

How can i make the frmSendGetData screen stay visible for longer? I mean to make the client load for a longer time.

[Yxxe]

@lolipopit:

> to make the client load for a longer time.

You would want this for what reason?

[Guest]

Maybe to display art like in wow? It works quite well yknow.

[Yxxe]

@Sekaru:

> Maybe to display art like in wow? It works quite well yknow.

In WoW maybe, I'm guessing it has to load a lot of resources, data etc. On the other hand, engines like Eclipse really have no use for these.

[Guest]

True, but if youre using EO, you can make maps any size, thus you can have lots of npcs, resources and attributes on one map, which would be quite a lot of data wouldnt it?

[Yxxe]

@Sekaru:

> True, but if youre using EO, you can make maps any size, thus you can have lots of npcs, resources and attributes on one map, which would be quite a lot of data wouldnt it?

But this is EO you are talking about.  ;D

[Guest]

Still…It is -kinda- a lot of data ;p and it is a nice concept

[PD]

I like the idea. It be easy to do, I'll take a look and then post back.

[Robin]

Origins actually loads data faster than any other version of Eclipse. There only reason the loading screen is even there is for the initial connection time out process.

No point adding loading screens when it takes a second or so to load the data.

[PD]

You got a point there but its always nice to have a slik looking loading screen :P

[DrNova]

loading screens are "classic", like the oldschool "Press Start" on consoles that hung around from arcade machines.

[Robin]

@Zesh:

> You got a point there but its always nice to have a slik looking loading screen :P

There is absolutely no point making a loading screen no one will ever see. Simply having the game instantly load up looks much, much better than a loading screen.

[Gohan]

Normal people just wish the loading screen would go away faster and are too busy watching that little loading bar go up to give a damn about the art.

[Guest]

Normal people are noobs.

[Gohan]

@Sekaru:

> Normal people are noobs.

So the majority of the human race are noobs?

… Wait, actually that would explain most of human history.

[Robin]

@Sekaru:

> Normal people are noobs.


[Guest]

Mhm, my logic is flawless, and Robin, is that sarcasm :P?

-Editted because I didnt want to go offtopic too much :P-

[Sealbreaker]

Just make a timer with a picturebox or something -.- pretty senseless though

-seal

[Robin]

@Sealbreaker:

> Just make a timer with a picturebox


[Guest]

Use words not pictures D: IT CONFUSES US STUPID NON NORMAL PEOPLE!

[Sealbreaker]

I think he wanted to say: "OH WHAT??? I never thought it would go like this!!" or something saying how obvious it was…or... ehm.. yeah it kind of confuses me too :/

-seal