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Mods / Glest Community Development Monthly - Issue 39

« on: 11 March 2011, 09:44:09 »

Welcome to the thirty-ninth issue of Glest Community Development. Below you will find events I have recorded over the last month from the forums (usually for things that can be downloaded or a screenshot of progress). Thanks go to the people who have been busy improving Glest with patches, mods and providing support.

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General discussion / Disable Intro?

« on: 8 March 2011, 00:10:48 »

Anyone mind if I disable the intro? All it really does is show the glest.org website url which can be seen from the about menu. I prefer to go straight to the menu.

28

General discussion / GAE-devel Mailing List Spam

« on: 3 March 2011, 23:03:07 »

It seems one of the previous poster's emails was hijacked by a malicious user. I've put the email into needing moderation before accepting a post. The list has been put into "Emergency moderation of all list traffic".

(click to show/hide)

Do not click on the link sent by P. R. if you received the email. It has been excluded from the archives.

29

Off topic / RTS Modding Links

« on: 2 March 2011, 03:11:16 »

Here's a list of sites to get information about modding for other RTS games:
Supreme Commander - http://supcom.wikia.com/wiki/Category:Mod_creation
Command and Conquer - http://www.cnclabs.com/
Warcraft 3 - http://world-editor-tutorials.thehelper.net/
Starcraft 2:
- http://www.gardenofaiur.com/blog/starcraft-2-editor-tutorials-guides-and-map-hosting/
- http://forums.sc2mapster.com/
Spring Engine - http://springrts.com/wiki/Game_Development
0ad - http://trac.wildfiregames.com/
Warzone 2100 - http://developer.wz2100.net/

30

Feature requests / Stat symbols instead of words

« on: 27 February 2011, 00:23:56 »

Quote from: ChupaReaper on 26 February 2011, 13:48:28

Would the use of 'stat symbols' help? Basically instead of saying Attack/Damage display a small image of a sword, instead of defence have a small shield icon, etc.

Ticket 310

31

Translations / UTF-8 Support and Font Rendering

« on: 13 February 2011, 09:15:19 »

To help me with adding support for unicode how many additional characters after ASCII would be approximately needed for different languages?

Edit: Changed subject

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Mods / Glest Community Development Monthly - Issue 38

« on: 12 February 2011, 00:08:59 »

Welcome to the thirty-eighth issue of Glest Community Development. Below you will find events I have recorded over the last month from the forum (usually for things that can be downloaded or a screenshot of progress). Thanks go to the people who have been busy improving Glest with patches, mods and providing support.

NOTE: the dates are only approximations. Please post any corrections, suggestions, or additions.

----------------
Additions are more likely to be added to this list if it uses the same format I have used.

Format:
day Month
- Poster does something. link/reference

Note the capital letter for the poster and 0 is in front for single digit day numbers (ie 01-09).
----------------

The next issue is scheduled for 11 March 2011 (GMT+10).

GAE Bug Tracker fixes: https://sourceforge.net/apps/trac/glestae/
MegaGlest project/tracker: http://sourceforge.net/projects/megaglest/ | http://sourceforge.net/tracker/?func=browse&group_id=300350&atid=1266779

General Announcements:
- Conzar interviews Ishmaru. https://forum.megaglest.org/index.php?topic=6524.msg66802#msg66802

2011 (January - February)
11 February
- Hagekura gives an update about his Japanese faction. https://forum.megaglest.org/index.php?topic=6103.msg67157#msg67157
- ElimiNator shows Aztec faction. https://forum.megaglest.org/index.php?topic=6482.msg67147#msg67147
8 February
- ElimiNator uploads beta of Greek faction. https://forum.megaglest.org/index.php?topic=6112.msg66926#msg66926
4 February
- Ishmaru releases Annex Conquer The World. https://forum.megaglest.org/index.php?topic=6517.msg66705#msg66705
2 February
- ChupaReaper shows faction symbol for Gians. https://forum.megaglest.org/index.php?topic=5394.msg66605#msg66605
- Titi releases Mega Glest 3.4.0. https://forum.megaglest.org/index.php?topic=6506
1 February
- Ultifd tweaks Ally Resist map. https://forum.megaglest.org/index.php?topic=6510.msg66549#msg66549
- Drogon223 shows model. https://forum.megaglest.org/index.php?topic=6473.msg66454#msg66454
31 January
- Will shows terrain under building. https://forum.megaglest.org/index.php?topic=6343.msg66436#msg66436
30 January
- Olaus releases techtree-flowchar v0.5. https://forum.megaglest.org/index.php?topic=6400.msg66398#msg66398
27 January
- Tiger shows dart thrower and elephant for Africa faction. https://forum.megaglest.org/index.php?topic=4518.msg66235#msg66235
25 January
- Drogon223 shows heat ray tower stalk model. https://forum.megaglest.org/index.php?topic=6473.msg66086#msg66086
- Mr War shows tech tree for Imperial faction. https://forum.megaglest.org/index.php?topic=6404.msg66096#msg66096
24 January
- ElimiNator updates Vbros pack 4. https://forum.megaglest.org/index.php?topic=4511.msg66060#msg66060
- Sir Dog shows concept art for A third race of bugs. https://forum.megaglest.org/index.php?topic=6186.msg65989#msg65989
- Mr War shows land ship war-machine. https://forum.megaglest.org/index.php?topic=6404.msg66002#msg66002
19 January
- Mr War shows models. https://forum.megaglest.org/index.php?topic=6404.msg65826#msg65826
17 January
- Psychedelic_hands shows concept art for Constellus. https://forum.megaglest.org/index.php?topic=6027.msg65752#msg65752
16 January
- Weedkiller shows Orc models. https://forum.megaglest.org/index.php?topic=5171.msg65710#msg65710
- Hagekura releases Japanese faction v0.80a. https://forum.megaglest.org/index.php?topic=6103.msg65707#msg65707
12 January
- Mapmaster makes 3 island maps. https://forum.megaglest.org/index.php?topic=6433.msg65497#msg65497
11 January
- Hailstone posts GCD 37. https://forum.megaglest.org/index.php?topic=6422.msg65407#msg65407

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General discussion / Concise Lua Binding

« on: 17 January 2011, 21:30:37 »

I've been looking at ways to bind a C++ function so it can be called from Lua. Instead of needing to create a static function and manually organise the lua arguments to call a C++ method I've been able to reproduce the same thing in two lines. I'm not sure how this method compares with the binding libs but this is small code and can be customised to fit in with GAE.

Here's an example of the usage:

Code: [Select]

class Gui {
public:
	void displayText(string text) {
		cout << text << "\n";
	}

	static Gui* getInstance() {
		if (!thisPtr)
			thisPtr = new Gui();
		return thisPtr;
	}

private:
	lua_State* L;
	static Gui *thisPtr;
};

Gui *Gui::thisPtr = 0;

class ScriptManager {
public:
	void setState(lua_State* state) { L = state; }

	static ScriptManager* getInstance() {
		if (!thisPtr)
			thisPtr = new ScriptManager();
		return thisPtr;
	}
	
	void registerLuaFunctions() {
		lua_register(L, "Gui_displayText", displayText);
	}

private:
	lua_State* L;
	static ScriptManager *thisPtr;

	// Lua Call Bindings
	mbind_noret(Gui, displayText, string)
};

ScriptManager *ScriptManager::thisPtr = 0;

In this example mbind_noret (method bind with no return value) macro is called to setup the lua arguments and the static luafunc for displayText in Gui. Then lua_register registers the static function. At the moment classes with methods to bind need to have getInstance method and be a singleton. I'll post the other code when I'm not so tired.

34

Off topic / Gest

« on: 15 January 2011, 00:44:52 »

From wordsmith.org:

gest or geste

PRONUNCIATION:
(jest)

MEANING:
noun: A tale, especially of someone's notable adventures or exploits.

ETYMOLOGY:
From Old French geste (exploit), from Latin gesta (exploits), past participle of gerere (to carry on, perform). The word jest (joke) arose as a spelling variant of gest. Earliest documented use: Before 1300.

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Mods / Glest Community Development Monthly - Issue 37

« on: 11 January 2011, 13:37:43 »

Welcome to the thirty-seventh issue of Glest Community Development. Below you will find events I have recorded over the last month from the forum (usually for things that can be downloaded or a screenshot of progress). Thanks go to the people who have been busy improving Glest with patches, mods and providing support.

36

General discussion / XML Reference

« on: 21 December 2010, 02:34:26 »

I think there is a need for a faction that is separate from Magic and Tech that can serve as a reference and testbed for GAE features. I thought about calling it Shibboleth (see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shibboleth and http://www.ruf.rice.edu/~kemmer/Words/shibboleth.html). I haven't done anything yet, just putting the idea out there.

Edit: Changed the title to better reflect the topic. It's more generic than just a reference faction now.

37

General discussion / Teleport Command

« on: 26 November 2010, 01:59:59 »

I've implemented a basic teleport command in trunk rev. 959. The xml is almost the same as a move command. The only essential change needed is to make the type 'teleport'.

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Mods / Glest Community Development Monthly - Issue 36

« on: 11 November 2010, 12:14:37 »

Welcome to the thirty-sixth issue of Glest Community Development. Below you will find events I have recorded over the last month from the forum (usually for things that can be downloaded or a screenshot of progress), GAE SVN, mailing list and bug tracker. Thanks go to the people who have been busy improving Glest with patches, mods and providing support.

NOTE: the dates are only approximations. Please post any corrections, suggestions, or additions.

----------------
Additions are more likely to be added to this list if it uses the same format I have used.

Format:
day Month
- Poster does something. link/reference

Note the capital letter for the poster and 0 is in front for single digit day numbers (ie 01-09).
----------------

The next issue is scheduled for 11 January 2011 (GMT+10).

GAE Bug Tracker fixes: https://sourceforge.net/apps/trac/glestae/
MegaGlest project/tracker: http://sourceforge.net/projects/megaglest/ | http://sourceforge.net/tracker/?func=browse&group_id=300350&atid=1266779

The next issue is scheduled for 11 January 2011 (GMT+10).

GAE Bug Tracker fixes: https://sourceforge.net/apps/trac/glestae/
MegaGlest project/tracker: http://sourceforge.net/projects/megaglest/ | http://sourceforge.net/tracker/?func=browse&group_id=300350&atid=1266779

General Announcements:
- Ultifd becomes moderator. https://forum.megaglest.org/index.php?topic=5149.msg63432#msg63432

2010 (November - December)
09 December
- Notsogood made a new version of 3 player map. https://forum.megaglest.org/index.php?topic=6075.msg63856#msg63856
08 December
- Notsogood makes some maps. https://forum.megaglest.org/index.php?topic=6259.msg63762#msg63762
06 December
- Hagekura shows fixed arquebuser's animation and muzzleflash. https://forum.megaglest.org/index.php?topic=6103.msg63617#msg63617
04 December
- Psychedelic_hands shows peon unit for Constellus mod. https://forum.megaglest.org/index.php?topic=6027.msg63554#msg63554
26 November
- Hagekura uploads new alpha of Japanese faction. https://forum.megaglest.org/index.php?topic=6103.msg63207#msg63207
24 November
- ChupaReaper shows GAE 0.3.2 language features in Malevolent Rising. https://forum.megaglest.org/index.php?topic=5394.msg63163#msg63163
- Wciow made unit cards. https://forum.megaglest.org/index.php?topic=6202.msg63144#msg63144
23 November
- Tiger releases Cube faction. https://forum.megaglest.org/index.php?topic=6199.msg63114#msg63114
20 November
- Hagekura shows Ninja for Japanese faction. https://forum.megaglest.org/index.php?topic=6103.msg62864#msg62864
19 November
- Wciow makes second release of Undead faction. https://forum.megaglest.org/index.php?topic=5985.msg60154#msg60154
18 November
- Coldfusionstorm makes Danish translation for Megaglest. https://forum.megaglest.org/index.php?topic=6163.msg62742#msg62742
17 November
- Peugeot555 makes worker faction. https://forum.megaglest.org/index.php?topic=6158.msg62685#msg62685
13 November
- Hagekura shows peasants of Japanese faction. https://forum.megaglest.org/index.php?topic=6103.msg62452#msg62452
11 November
- Hailstone posts GCD 35. https://forum.megaglest.org/index.php?topic=6028.msg60564#msg60564

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Mods / Glest Community Development Monthly - Issue 35

« on: 11 October 2010, 11:44:48 »

Welcome to the thirty-fifth issue of Glest Community Development. Below you will find events I have recorded over the last month from the forum (usually for things that can be downloaded or a screenshot of progress), GAE SVN, mailing list and bug tracker. Thanks go to the people who have been busy improving Glest with patches, mods and providing support.

NOTE: the dates are only approximations. Please post any corrections, suggestions, or additions.

----------------
Additions are more likely to be added to this list if it uses the same format I have used.

Format:
day Month
- Poster does something. link/reference

Note the capital letter for the poster and 0 is in front for single digit day numbers (ie 01-09).
----------------

The next issue is scheduled for 11 December 2010.

GAE Bug Tracker fixes: https://sourceforge.net/apps/trac/glestae/
MegaGlest project/tracker: http://sourceforge.net/projects/megaglest/ | http://sourceforge.net/tracker/?func=browse&group_id=300350&atid=1266779

General Announcements:
- Omega gets a co.cc domain for Glest Guide. https://forum.megaglest.org/index.php?topic=3841.msg61154#msg61154

2010 (October - November)
11 November
- Trappin releases Karningul tileset https://forum.megaglest.org/index.php?topic=6141.msg62328#msg62328
10 November
- Silnarm fixed tooltip formatting in GAE. https://forum.megaglest.org/index.php?topic=6134.msg62250#msg62250
- Ultifd creates a Japanese page on the wiki https://forum.megaglest.org/index.php?topic=6103.msg62304#msg62304
09 November
- ElimiNator uploads tower defence scenario map. https://forum.megaglest.org/index.php?topic=4484.msg62178#msg62178
- Hagekura remade peasant house for Japanese faction. https://forum.megaglest.org/index.php?topic=6103.msg62184#msg62184
06 November
- Ultifd uploads Elementals. https://forum.megaglest.org/index.php?topic=4183.msg62025#msg62025
- Hagekura releases wip Japanese mod https://forum.megaglest.org/index.php?topic=6103.msg61519#msg61519
03 November
- Tiger remakes Africa faction. https://forum.megaglest.org/index.php?topic=4518.msg61812#msg61812
- Hagekura shows watchtower for Japanese faction. https://forum.megaglest.org/index.php?topic=6103.msg61826#msg61826
02 November
- Seanachaidh shows contruction sign. https://forum.megaglest.org/index.php?topic=6027.msg61775#msg61775
01 November
- Titi releases Fernland tileset. https://forum.megaglest.org/index.php?topic=6113.msg61723#msg61723
30 October
- ChupaReaper shows faction symbols of Malevolent Rising. https://forum.megaglest.org/index.php?topic=5394.msg61688#msg61688
- Silnarm shows updates to MegaGlest. https://forum.megaglest.org/index.php?topic=6111.msg61693#msg61693
29 October
- Silnarm shows tooltips. https://forum.megaglest.org/index.php?topic=6088.msg61660#msg61660
- Silnarm shows faction logos in GUI. https://forum.megaglest.org/index.php?topic=5984.msg61659#msg61659
27 October
- Omega shows new and changed units for Military tech tree. https://forum.megaglest.org/index.php?topic=3802.msg61572#msg61572
23 October
- ElimiNator updated Vbros pack 1, fixed Canada and added British. https://forum.megaglest.org/index.php?topic=4511.msg61430#msg61430
21 October
- Consumable resource bug is discussed and fixed. https://forum.megaglest.org/index.php?topic=6084.msg61273#msg61273
20 October
- Notsogood makes a 3 player map. https://forum.megaglest.org/index.php?topic=6075.msg61212#msg61212
18 October
- Psychedelic_hands uploads Constellus alpha (Yggdrasil cleans the package). https://forum.megaglest.org/index.php?topic=6027.msg61015#msg61015
16 October
- Softcoder releases Mega Glest 3.3.7.2. https://forum.megaglest.org/index.php?topic=6054.msg60908#msg60908
13 October
- GlestNetwork announces wip "Glest Developer" project. https://forum.megaglest.org/index.php?topic=6048.msg60744#msg60744
11 October
- Hailstone posts GCD 34. https://forum.megaglest.org/index.php?topic=5885.msg59241#msg59241

Edit: Added the items suggested by Ultifd

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Off topic / Eternal Dusk Game

« on: 24 September 2010, 09:57:05 »

Hello everyone,

This is the game I've been working on during the semester. There are still a few changes to be made but I thought I would post a prerelease version to get some feedback. We tried to aim for 12-15 years age. It was made using Unreal Development Kit.

~~Direct Download (~198MB)~~ Release Version (~211MB)

To Install: extract the setup file and run. This will only run on Windows machines. I've tried on Windows 7 and XP. Performance may be choppy if you don't have a decent video card (I'd really appreciate feedback on hardware compatability).

Description:
You play as a dream master who can control the reality of the world around her through illumination. She carries a lantern which she can turn on and off and when ever part of the dream world is not illuminated by any light it disappears. Her evil brother has taken control of the dream world darkening the lampposts and scattering the fireflies so that people will be susceptible to his nightmares. The Dream master's goal is to travel through the dream world relighting the lamp posts that protect peopleâ€™s dreams by collecting the scattered fireflies that power them.

Thanks

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Mods / Glest Community Development Monthly - Issue 34

« on: 12 September 2010, 14:13:29 »

Welcome to the thirty-fourth issue of Glest Community Development. Below you will find events I have recorded over the last month from the forum (usually for things that can be downloaded or a screenshot of progress), GAE SVN, mailing list and bug tracker. Thanks go to the people who have been busy improving Glest with patches, mods and providing support.

NOTE: the dates are only approximations. Please post any corrections, suggestions, or additions.

----------------
Additions are more likely to be added to this list if it uses the same format I have used.

Format:
day Month
- Poster does something. link/reference

Note the capital letter for the poster and 0 is in front for single digit day numbers (ie 01-09).
----------------

The next issue is scheduled for 11 November 2010.

GAE Bug Tracker fixes: http://sourceforge.net/apps/trac/glestae/
MegaGlest project/tracker: http://sourceforge.net/projects/megaglest/ | http://sourceforge.net/tracker/?func=browse&group_id=300350&atid=1266779

General Announcements:
- Omega is working on upgrading the forum software. https://forum.megaglest.org/index.php?topic=6009.msg60468#msg60468

2010 (September - October)
11 October
- Zoythrus releases wip Constellus mod. https://forum.megaglest.org/index.php?topic=6027.msg60552#msg60552
08 October
- Softcoder releases MegaGlest 3.3.7. https://forum.megaglest.org/index.php?topic=6010.msg60479#msg60479
07 October
- Trappin releases Coop8 Ally Resist map. https://forum.megaglest.org/index.php?topic=5897.msg60439#msg60439
- ChupaReaper shows redone menu for Malevolent Rising. https://forum.megaglest.org/index.php?topic=5394.msg60420#msg60420
06 October
- ChupaReaper releases Malevolent Rising v1.6 https://forum.megaglest.org/index.php?topic=5394.msg60414#msg60414
04 October
- Silnarm releases GAE 0.3.1. https://forum.megaglest.org/index.php?topic=5997.msg60307#msg60307
03 October
- Trappin retextured sorcery runes. https://forum.megaglest.org/index.php?topic=4402.msg60253#msg60253
01 October
- Trappin releases Peat Bog tileset. https://forum.megaglest.org/index.php?topic=5987.msg60158#msg60158
- Wciow posts first release of undead mod. https://forum.megaglest.org/index.php?topic=5985.0
26 September
- Titi adds working transparency for units in Mega Glest. https://forum.megaglest.org/index.php?topic=5963.msg59980#msg59980
22 September
- Trappin releases Big River map. https://forum.megaglest.org/index.php?topic=5897.msg59846#msg59846
20 September
- Wciow shows undead ballista unit. https://forum.megaglest.org/index.php?topic=5931.msg59729#msg59729
19 September
- John.d.h makes modding tutorial. https://forum.megaglest.org/index.php?topic=5827.msg59623#msg59623
18 September
- Wciow makes Fracture map. https://forum.megaglest.org/index.php?topic=5897.msg59571#msg59571
16 September
- Softcoder releases Mega Glest 3.3.7 beta2. https://forum.megaglest.org/index.php?topic=5903.msg59439#msg59439
13 September
- Silnarm releases Glest Advanced Engine v0.3. https://forum.megaglest.org/index.php?topic=5881.msg59230#msg59230
- Hailstone posts GCD 33. https://forum.megaglest.org/index.php?topic=5884.msg59240#msg59240
12 September
- Softcoder adds map preview to Mega Glest. https://forum.megaglest.org/index.php?topic=5879.msg59227#msg59227
- Zoythrus shows Crincillin mod. https://forum.megaglest.org/index.php?topic=5622.msg59229#msg59229
11 September
- Ultifd makes a Dark Magic page on the wiki. https://forum.megaglest.org/index.php?topic=4402.msg59192#msg59192

Edit:
Added Malevolent Rising release.

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Mods / Glest Community Development Monthly - Issue 33

« on: 12 September 2010, 14:09:44 »

Welcome to the thirty-third issue of Glest Community Development. Below you will find events I have recorded over the last month from the forum (usually for things that can be downloaded or a screenshot of progress), GAE SVN, mailing list and bug tracker. Thanks go to the people who have been busy improving Glest with patches, mods and providing support. Smile

NOTE: the dates are only approximations. Please post any corrections, suggestions, or additions.

----------------
Additions are more likely to be added to this list if it uses the same format I have used.

Format:
day Month
- Poster does something. link/reference

Note the capital letter for the poster and 0 is in front for single digit day numbers (ie 01-09).
----------------

The next issue is scheduled for 11 October 2010.

GAE Bug Tracker fixes: https://sourceforge.net/apps/trac/glestae/
MegaGlest project/tracker: http://sourceforge.net/projects/megaglest/ | http://sourceforge.net/tracker/?func=browse&group_id=300350&atid=1266779

General Announcements:

2010
05 September
- Zoythrus shows update of Crincillin. https://forum.megaglest.org/index.php?topic=5622.msg59006#new
24 August
- Mark releases Dark Magic v 10-8-23. https://forum.megaglest.org/index.php?topic=4402.msg58464#msg58464
20 August
- Mark makes icons for Dark Magic. https://forum.megaglest.org/index.php?topic=4402.msg58354#msg58354
16 August
- ElimiNator releases Hunter mod. https://forum.megaglest.org/index.php?topic=5806.msg58212#msg58212
15 August
- Tiger releases Whimsical Forest v0.04. https://forum.megaglest.org/index.php?topic=5229.msg58129#msg58129
- Omega releases Military Tech Tree v2.4. https://forum.megaglest.org/index.php?topic=3802.msg58136#msg58136
14 August
- ElimiNator uploads British tech. https://forum.megaglest.org/index.php?topic=5451.msg58053#msg58053
- Silnarm shows new features in GAE 0.3. https://forum.megaglest.org/index.php?topic=5800.msg58079#msg58079
- Hailstone posts GCD 32. https://forum.megaglest.org/index.php?topic=5795.msg58014#msg58014
12 August
- Softcoder releases MegaGlest 3.3.6. https://forum.megaglest.org/index.php?topic=5785.msg57935#msg57935
- Ultifd shows screenshots of Dark Magic. https://forum.megaglest.org/index.php?topic=4402.msg57916#msg57916

PS: I was in the process of organising this post for the 11th then got distracted by assignments $:-\$ . I think I might submit the next one early then people can contribute what items they want on the list in the thread.

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Mods / Glest Community Development Monthly - Issue 32

« on: 13 August 2010, 14:19:14 »

Welcome to the thirty-second issue of Glest Community Development. Below you will find events I have recorded over the last month from the forum (usually for things that can be downloaded or a screenshot of progress), GAE SVN, mailing list and bug tracker. Thanks go to the people who have been busy improving Glest with patches, mods and providing support. Smile

NOTE: the dates are only approximations. Please post any corrections, suggestions, or additions.

----------------
Additions are more likely to be added to this list if it uses the same format I have used.

Format:
day Month
- Poster does something. link/reference

Note the capital letter for the poster and 0 is in front for single digit day numbers.
----------------

The next issue is scheduled for 11 September 2010.

GAE Bug Tracker fixes: https://sourceforge.net/apps/trac/glestae/
MegaGlest project/tracker: http://sourceforge.net/projects/megaglest/ | http://sourceforge.net/tracker/?func=browse&group_id=300350&atid=1266779

General Announcements:
- Omega makes feature sub-boards for MegaGlest and GAE. https://forum.megaglest.org/index.php?topic=5149.msg57828#msg57828

2010
11 August
- Zothrus shows screenshot of The Crincillin. https://forum.megaglest.org/index.php?topic=5622.msg57896#msg57896
09 August
- Titi uploads Dark Magic 100809. https://forum.megaglest.org/index.php?topic=4402.msg57776#msg57776
04 August
- Zoythrus announces the joining of The Crincillin and the Phorin projects. https://forum.megaglest.org/index.php?topic=5622.msg57675#msg57675
02 August
- Andi updates German translation for Glest 3.2.2. https://forum.megaglest.org/index.php?topic=3647.msg57530#msg57530
30 July
- Me5 updates Glest Tower Defence. https://forum.megaglest.org/index.php?topic=4422.msg57472#msg57472
- Softcoder adds techtree validation to MegaGlest. https://forum.megaglest.org/index.php?topic=5758.msg57478#msg57478
28 July
- Sir Modman releases Dark Magic v 10.07.27. https://forum.megaglest.org/index.php?topic=4402.msg57394#msg57394
- Tiger releases final of Whimsical Forest. https://forum.megaglest.org/index.php?topic=5229.msg57375#msg57375
27 July
- Tomreyn announces Debian package for MegaGlest. https://forum.megaglest.org/index.php?topic=5751.msg57305#msg57305
26 July
- Seanachaidh shows worker model. https://forum.megaglest.org/index.php?topic=5622.msg57274#msg57274
22 July
- Tiger finishes beta v0.2 of Whimsical Forest. https://forum.megaglest.org/index.php?topic=5229.msg57130#msg57130
20 July
- Softcoder releases MegaGlest 3.3.5.1-alpha3. https://forum.megaglest.org/index.php?topic=5715.msg56094#msg56094
17 July
- Tiger releases final beta of Barbarian faction. https://forum.megaglest.org/index.php?topic=5102.msg56825#msg56825

PS:
My computer motherboard died and I've been really busy so I haven't tried getting the data off the harddrives. As a result the list is likely to be missing a lot. I haven't got the format script for the blog either so I'll just post a link to here.

Edit:
- Added Dark Magic post.

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Off topic / Busy Times

« on: 23 July 2010, 04:48:47 »

I've got a lot happening over the next 4 weeks at uni so I'm not going to be able to get much done on Glest for a while.

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Mods / Glest Community Development Monthly - Issue 31

« on: 11 July 2010, 08:25:25 »

Welcome to the thirty-first issue of Glest Community Development. Below you will find events I have recorded over the last month from the forum (usually for things that can be downloaded or a screenshot of progress), GAE SVN, mailing list and bug tracker. Thanks go to the people who have been busy improving Glest with patches, mods and providing support.

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Off topic / Refactor! For Visual C++

« on: 1 July 2010, 12:56:22 »

I'm not sure that I would trust this for complex code but it seems quite good even though it slows down the IDE.

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/visualc/bb737896.aspx

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Off topic / New indiedb website

« on: 22 June 2010, 02:51:26 »

http://www.indiedb.com is like http://www.moddb.com but for indie games.

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General discussion / Basic Transport Units

« on: 16 June 2010, 11:56:29 »

This is a feature that is requested frequently. Search for transport unit or garrison.

There's a lot that can be done with this but this will only be the basics.

This is the plan so far:
1. The player will select the units they want to transport and right click on the container unit.
2. The selected units will move towards the container unit.
3. When the selected units are in range they will disappear from view and be disabled. They are added to the list of units that the container unit is carrying which will be visible in the display panel (like the selection portraits). The container unit will have a max amount of units that it is able to carry (regardless of size).
4. The container unit will be able to move around as normal. If it dies all the units it holds will also die.
5. The container unit will need a deploy skill which will reposition all the units it holds and make them visible and enabled (possibly one unit at a time). The transport unit should be stopped when the deploy skill is used.

I haven't made a ticket for this yet.

@Silnarm: You said you had an idea at https://forum.megaglest.org/index.php?topic=4469.msg27525#msg27525 but didn't share it.

Edit: Added more to the algorithm.

Edit:
Here are some ideas that people have suggested or mentioned which could be discussed when the basic functionality is finished:
- units inside a transport/building be able to shoot (Wyvern)
- everything should sink and die when the carrier dies, but when on ground, an apc, for example, the units should survive with lowered health (Wyvern, Omega)
- some have a combination of units and transport moving where they try to meet in the middle (John.d.h)
- control how fast the deploy speed is, not all at the same time (Gabbe, ChupaReaper)
- adjust the movement speed based on how many units are carried (ChupaReaper)
- set which units are able to be carried (Omega)
- flag to prevent nested transports (ChupaReaper)
- visible carried units, such as a horse mount [maybe have positions with usable guns, ie attach to symbiotic pets] (ChupaReaper)
- allow units to modify the carrier's stats when carried (like an inventory system in other RTS games)

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Mods / Glest Community Development Monthly - Issue 30

« on: 11 June 2010, 09:43:54 »

Welcome to the thirtieth issue of Glest Community Development. Below you will find events I have recorded over the last month from the forum (usually for things that can be downloaded or a screenshot of progress), GAE SVN, mailing list and bug tracker. Thanks go to the people who have been busy improving Glest with patches, mods and providing support.

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General discussion / Giving your idea the best chance of being accepted

« on: 10 June 2010, 03:08:13 »

This is a post from the Wesnoth forums.

http://www.wesnoth.org/forum/viewtopic.php?t=10152

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