PlaneShift

Gameplay => Wish list => Topic started by: Shasta Soda on August 05, 2005, 07:28:13 am

Title: /cuicide command
Post by: Shasta Soda on August 05, 2005, 07:28:13 am

I think it would be great to have a /cuicide command added to the game. For example you get stuck, and /unstick doesnt work. I had that happen to me a couple of times. So if you type /cuicide, you die, and go to hell.

Also, a way for the planeshift team to get money is paypal. For example, you can buy ingame money with a credit card. And with that money they can buy new things, like servers and such.

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Post by: Moogie on August 05, 2005, 08:22:38 am

I agree about the suicide command, good alternative to /spawn (which Xordan vehemently believes is bad).

As for the paypal suggestion, no. Atomic Blue does not want to make money. If we did, selling ingame items/tria would be the LAST thing we\'d consider, for completely obvious reasons.

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Post by: Cyl on August 05, 2005, 09:23:20 am

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Originally posted by Shasta Soda
... and go to hell

Death Realm, ..., it\'s Death Realm not Hell.

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Post by: DaveG on August 05, 2005, 09:51:57 am

Using \"/unstick\" multiple times already has this effect.

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Post by: fken on August 05, 2005, 01:15:46 pm

/death is I remember well...

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Post by: Danok on August 05, 2005, 05:32:47 pm

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Originally posted by Moogie
Atomic Blue does not want to make money.

Perhaps this is the case, Moogie, but I do hope they will accept donations for development.  Otherwise what is the purpose of setting up Atomic Blue as a Not-For-Profit?  People have joked about about donating servers, etc. but honestly, is it fair for us to expect the devs to shoulder all of the burden for PS development _including_ infrastructure costs?

I understand the Open-Source model assumes the \"community\" shoulders the burden of development, but PS is not under a pure Open-Source license.  In any case I\'ve seen some remarkable examples recently of how powerful Open-Source development can be (e.g. Mandriva) applying a structured Not-For-Profit approach.

Also, as an arts administrator, I have a very strong belief that artists should be compensated for their work.  The dual-license that Planeshift is under supports this possibility.  Or at least supports the possibility that Artists\'/developers\'  equipment could be upgraded/replaced when necessary.  Replaced without them having to dig into their own pockets for it.  At least in this small way you could retain the wonderful, talented people you have working on this project for a longer time, if we reduced some of their burden so that it would not become overwhelming and tedious for them.

There--now look what I\'ve done, I\'ve turned this whole thread around into a big capitalist/NFP/Open-Source philosophy-fest.  Sorry! :(

Peace,

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Post by: Moogie on August 05, 2005, 07:32:51 pm

This has been discussed before, you\'re not raising any new issues here. We have no costs. Money doesn\'t come into it. Servers are donated. Everything we use is free. If that ever changes, perhaps we might consider donations.

For now you can donate to our server sponsors Fragnetics (http://www.fragnetics.com/), or to the engine team, Crystal Space (http://www.crystalspace3d.org).

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Post by: Shasta Soda on August 05, 2005, 08:13:15 pm

Good point Moogie. But I still ditto with Danok. Whats wrong with accepting a few donations? The game still will be free. But if they must have their way, let them be.

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Post by: DaveG on August 06, 2005, 12:47:10 pm

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Originally posted by Shasta Soda
Whats wrong with accepting a few donations?

Not that I\'m implying that it would happen to PS...  but this question has been the first step to most corruption throughout history...

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Post by: hramrach on August 06, 2005, 04:59:26 pm

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Originally posted by Moogie
For now you can donate to our server sponsors Fragnetics (http://www.fragnetics.com/), or to the engine team, Crystal Space (http://www.crystalspace3d.org).

Or buy a tablet for moogie  (http://www.albinomoogie.net/donate.html):)

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Post by: fken on August 06, 2005, 08:06:25 pm

strange Moogie...

I bought my wacom tablet 49? in a shop where the price are known to be expensive...

Are you lying in your website? or are you saying you required a A3 format tablet?

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Post by: WizardsRule on August 07, 2005, 11:56:41 pm

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Originally posted by Shasta Soda
I think it would be great to have a /cuicide command added to the game. For example you get stuck, and /unstick doesnt work. I had that happen to me a couple of times. So if you type /cuicide, you die, and go to hell.

Also, a way for the planeshift team to get money is paypal. For example, you can buy ingame money with a credit card. And with that money they can buy new things, like servers and such.

The correct spelling is suicide

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Post by: Externals on August 08, 2005, 06:16:03 pm

yes.. not /cuidice but /suicide.. hehe