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The Hydlaa Plaza / Re: my little program
« on: April 24, 2008, 04:15:59 pm »
YaY to the Programming spirit ! ;D

Also I would expect the compiled .exe in THIS case to be MUCH faster than a script/batch file.


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General Discussion / Re: Favorite Improvement of 0.4.0: One Per Post
« on: March 14, 2008, 12:41:06 pm »
The group window is great, especially the icons for the races on it.

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The Hydlaa Plaza / Re: Which system do you prefer?
« on: March 13, 2008, 03:40:52 pm »
As a gaming console => I will rather use a PC. (none of the above please)
As a system => PS3 anyday ! \\o//

PS3 for me is a
Gaming Console +
Cheapest Blu Ray Player +
Proper Internet Browser +
Full HD upscaler (for old DVDs) +
I can install Linux (Replaced my lounge PC !) +
Full media centre.

Taking nothing away from the Wii/360 but the PS3 hardware wise is much much superior, but is kinda let down by not having that "killer" game/software.
But then I am not a keen console gameR & dont find anyting on the Wii or the X360 which I may make me run out & buy a gaming console.



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Looks like a typo in your urls..the corrected links...

http://lotrf3.googlepages.com/PS1.jpg
http://lotrf3.googlepages.com/PS2.jpg
http://lotrf3.googlepages.com/PS3.jpg

Maybe updated GFX drivers may help ?

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The Hydlaa Plaza / Re: my little program
« on: March 13, 2008, 03:01:22 pm »
That thread was a good read ! Nice tip off Dudu !
Moreover I now have a "cunning plan" for my own tool !



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The Hydlaa Plaza / Re: my little program
« on: March 13, 2008, 12:20:21 am »
 8) Good work DuDu ! :thumbup:, now its time for nit picking !  :devil:
I mean, more like suggestions for improvements :detective:

1. streamOut & streamIn could be NULL (what happens if file does not exist ?, null file pointers are returned with fopen & program dies)
2. better be using feof instead of bytesread to stop the while loop..(end of file & error flags)
3. Declare variables closer to their usage (which is more c++, unlike c, where variables are generally declared before code execution blocks)

Modified version below :). (Uncompiled & unverified !)

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#include <stdio.h>
#include <windows.h>
int main(void)
{
// TODO
char strOutputFileName[MAX_PATH] = collect from user; // argv/c
char strInputFileName[MAX_PATH] = collect from user;

FILE *streamOut = = fopen(strOutputFile, "wt"); //where you want to save it to.
FILE *streamIn = fopen(strInputFile, "rt");//source file

if((streamOut != NULL) && (streamIn != NULL))
{
  char buffer[1024];
  while(!feof(streamIn) && (!ferr(streamIn))
  {
    int bytesRead =fread(buffer, 1, 1024, streamIn);
    fwrite(buffer, 1, bytesRead, streamOut);
  }

  system("pause");
  fclose(streamOut);
  fclose(streamIn);
}
else
{
  // error, couldnt open file..boo hooo !
}

  return 0;
}


I now demand a share of any income you get from this program ... ;D

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General Discussion / Re: finding mines
« on: March 12, 2008, 07:25:21 pm »
I am yet to come across, someone who has said they discovered a mine this grinding way.

Even with the shortcuts, the chance that you will hit a mine is quite low and, that most people know either by word of mouth or OOC.
Maybe the 1st person also found by a leak or another OOC method.

They can atleast colour the mineable rocks different, so that citizens have an some in game/natural clue ??

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General Discussion / Re: Introductions
« on: March 12, 2008, 06:35:32 pm »
<quote>
/target Player
/introduce
whohooo, I am a roleplayer  Cursing
</quote>

Or even worse..without any target selection
/introduce
<you have been introduced to all around you> For the love of laanx ?? why ?? :-[ :thumbdown:

I remember as a n00b (and I am still), I was gently introduced to the concept of RP/IC/OCC, IC RP introduction etc by the more experienced players
It worked very well, without having to use a heavy hammer !.

What problem does this /introduce solve ?.
More RP=>No, will just become an excuse to get past the "unknown player" label.
Suppress OCC info=>Yes, but like using a cannon to kill a fly. Is this OCC info so critical that keen RPers cant correct the syntax/info while RPing..??? :o :detective: Lighten up !!
(I may not like your look, so I DONT want YOU to introduce yourself to me) Atleast with real RP, I can tell you to go way nicely, here I am force fed introductions !!

While even I dont like to see the labels on all the players, its stilll a player choice to only show labels on mouse over.


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General Discussion / Re: Favorite Improvement of 0.4.0: One Per Post
« on: March 11, 2008, 09:17:07 pm »
And the "train level" button. Fantastic !

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General Discussion / Re: Favorite Improvement of 0.4.0: One Per Post
« on: March 11, 2008, 09:16:11 pm »
The new/updated lighting system  :thumbup:

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General Discussion / Re: Introductions
« on: March 11, 2008, 06:56:09 pm »
Everytime I go near anybody or a group of people, there is a flood of "xxx has been introduced to you" messages !
As it stands, it totally defeats the purpose of RP for which it was intended and instead makes it annoying & utterly pointless. :'(

Instead of changing the game mechanics to "force" role play on the players, it should be left to the players to decide/evolve their RPing.
i.e. keep the game with open ended mechanics, RP is left to the individual.

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Complaint Department / Re: Logging format in Steel Blue
« on: March 11, 2008, 05:32:38 pm »
Agreed "\r\n" is more Window$ specific

But as a multi-platform app, PS can do \r\n in windows & \n for linux (and macos?)..
Makes life easier for users of the various flavours and is a real world solution.

I use araxis merge as a temporary (&/overkill) solution.

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Complaint Department / Logging format in Steel Blue
« on: March 11, 2008, 02:19:54 pm »
how things aren't the way they used to be !!

To start off, great work on the 0.4 release !!...generally.. \\o//

One minor bug/gripe is that, It appears that the logging file format has now changed in Steel Blue..
If I open my log file in Windows Notepad and few other viewers, it appears as

Line1[some garbage]line2[some garbage]Line3

Instead of (as in 0.3.xx)
Line1
Line2
Line3

It appears that the "\r\n" [line feed + form feed] is missing and instead only a "\n" [line feed] is being put at the end of a line.

At the moment, the logging file is HARD :( to read, would be nice if it goes back to the old (and standard) text file format.

Meow & Regards !
Funki Grimalkin

(I did trawl though the flyspray & the forums.. apologies if this is a known feature)

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