Eclipse Origins v2 Beta

[Alatar]

:O thx for all Robin!
v1.1.0, wow! that's a milestone release?

[Robin]

No.

[Alatar]

Yeah! ;D
So it shall continue under dev ^^. On the other hand I've been thinking on translating this to multiple languages, so it can expand if the Eclipse community want's to, link: http://www.touchofdeathforums.com/smf/index.php/topic,61447.0.html
:)

[DshWinchester]

I am waiting :renzo:

[Harris6310]

Will the milestone release be the final release?

[Robin]

No. If it was the final release I'd call it the final release. >_>

[DocZoppaII]

@DshWinchester:

> I am waiting :renzo:

1) Yeah we all are waiting, most of us with better respect and restraint then you.
2) The update will come to us moments after Robin posts it, not before, so sit back relax and realize that as much HARD work as is going into this, we are all lucky to be handed this type of engine, without any expectation of return.

[azure]

The only requirement for this engine is that you know how program, or no how to not break crap. Eh robin?

[Joyce]

And have some form of common sense. ;D

[azure]

That's where the 'not break stuff' came into play.

[Tala]

In the InitServer Sub you need to change:
```
If LCase$(Dir(App.Path & "\Data\items", vbDirectory)) <> "items" Then
        Call MkDir(App.Path & "\Data\items")
    End If

    If LCase$(Dir(App.Path & "\Data\maps", vbDirectory)) <> "maps" Then
        Call MkDir(App.Path & "\Data\maps")
    End If

    If LCase$(Dir(App.Path & "\Data\npcs", vbDirectory)) <> "npcs" Then
        Call MkDir(App.Path & "\Data\npcs")
    End If

    If LCase$(Dir(App.Path & "\Data\shops", vbDirectory)) <> "shops" Then
        Call MkDir(App.Path & "\Data\shops")
    End If

    If LCase$(Dir(App.Path & "\Data\spells", vbDirectory)) <> "spells" Then
        Call MkDir(App.Path & "\Data\spells")
    End If

    If LCase$(Dir(App.Path & "\data\accounts", vbDirectory)) <> "accounts" Then
        Call MkDir(App.Path & "\data\accounts")
    End If
```

to

```
If LCase$(Dir(App.Path & "\Data\items", vbDirectory)) <> "items" Then
        Call MkDir(App.Path & "\Data\items")
    End If

    If LCase$(Dir(App.Path & "\Data\maps", vbDirectory)) <> "maps" Then
        Call MkDir(App.Path & "\Data\maps")
    End If

    If LCase$(Dir(App.Path & "\Data\npcs", vbDirectory)) <> "npcs" Then
        Call MkDir(App.Path & "\Data\npcs")
    End If

    If LCase$(Dir(App.Path & "\Data\shops", vbDirectory)) <> "shops" Then
        Call MkDir(App.Path & "\Data\shops")
    End If

    If LCase$(Dir(App.Path & "\Data\spells", vbDirectory)) <> "spells" Then
        Call MkDir(App.Path & "\Data\spells")
    End If

    If LCase$(Dir(App.Path & "\data\accounts", vbDirectory)) <> "accounts" Then
        Call MkDir(App.Path & "\data\accounts")
    End If

    If LCase$(Dir(App.Path & "\data\animations", vbDirectory)) <> "animations" Then
        Call MkDir(App.Path & "\data\animations")
    End If

    If LCase$(Dir(App.Path & "\data\resources", vbDirectory)) <> "resources" Then
        Call MkDir(App.Path & "\data\resources")
    End If
```
So it checks for the Animations and resources directories.

[Joyce]

Or remove the entire code and just never delete the darn directories.. I mean we're not on a children's playground. ;D

[DshWinchester]

@DocZoppaII:

> @DshWinchester:
>
> > I am waiting :renzo:
>
> 1) Yeah we all are waiting, most of us with better respect and restraint then you.
> 2) The update will come to us moments after Robin posts it, not before, so sit back relax and realize that as much HARD work as is going into this, we are all lucky to be handed this type of engine, without any expectation of return.

Dr. Dre: Alright, calm down.
Relax, start breathin'…
Eminem: F

ups ;D
I am waiting= Anxious
thats all

[Robin]

I just didn't bother adding them. xD

I don't spend much time sanitising administrator's actions. As I see it, my job isn't to baby sit game developers, it's to baby sit the game's players.

[azure]

@DshWinchester:

> @DocZoppaII:
>
> > @DshWinchester:
> >
> > > I am waiting :renzo:
> >
> > 1) Yeah we all are waiting, most of us with better respect and restraint then you.
> > 2) The update will come to us moments after Robin posts it, not before, so sit back relax and realize that as much HARD work as is going into this, we are all lucky to be handed this type of engine, without any expectation of return.
>
> Dr. Dre: Alright, calm down.
> Relax, start breathin'…
> Eminem: F
>
> ups ;D
> I am waiting= Anxious
> thats all

Anxious of what? Robin getting pissed, bored, hateful and only releasing the next one to a private crowd for a week? lol… I shouldn't tempt him. Stop overdoing it. :D Robin will get it out soon enough. He's by far the fastest programmer I've ever seen when it comes to releases.

@Robin:

> I just didn't bother adding them. xD
>
> I don't spend much time sanitising administrator's actions. As I see it, my job isn't to baby sit game developers, it's to baby sit the game's players.

Hey that sounds like "noob proof development"

[Harris6310]

Oh btw, how many frames will the tile animation have?

[Robin]

@Harris:

> Oh btw, how many frames will the tile animation have?

… it's dynamic. It'll just allow you to place an animation created through the animation editor on the map.

[Joyce]

Awesome, that means we'd be able to fake particle effects and get decent looking fire. :cheesy:

[azure]

With his system you can "fake" anything a particle engine can do and better.

[Tala]

:azn: Yay my island's shores can be animated. No more "frozen in time" water. :azn:

[azure]

Do more than that; shorelines and waves.

[Joyce]

Even more! The sand can actually be in an airstream now..

[azure]

Furthermore, You can have air currents, decent fog(after you drop dx7), etc.

[Robin]

@Azure:

> He's by far the fastest programmer I've ever seen when it comes to releases.

I only get a few hours a week to work on Origins a week. What happens is that I'm constantly thinking of ways to do things. Whilst I'm at work, at college or travelling I'll picture how I'd develop a system and I actually get to the point where I've already thought up all the systems I need for it to work.

Then I can sit down and get a relatively complicated system like P2P Trading done in a couple of hours.

[azure]

That's basically what Anasky has me doing. I think up how the system should work and then explain it to him in a detailed manner. He's not nearly the programmer you are, but for free he's more than good for me.