Suggestions for additional functionality (dev-department please review !!!)

[talentraspel]

Hi.

I suggest some additional functionality (no replacements but additional and configurable options):

- WoW like camera (1st Person and 3rd Person follow merged into one; change distance via mousewheel; rotate camera while mousebutton pressed with no selection)
- Highlight selectable object on mouseover
- Configurable window with commands (action window) that act on the currently selected PC/NPC/Objects instead of the current RMB popup
- Content download / upload
- Ingame editing

Yes: The first three are WoW minded, the last two are ideas from ActiveWorld. But thats no reason to keep hands off.

Is there any of the above in the development pipeline or already done but missed by me? If not I'll start work on those topics and would like to be contacted by the development department for coordinating the tasks. I'll implement them anyway for my own project but instead of branching to my own CVS I would be happy to give the changes back to the community as stated in the license.


Regards,
Kai.

[Karyuu]

Can you please explain what you mean with the last two?

If you are interested in developing features for the game, you might want to consider applying to the team

[Garile]

You seem to have forgotten the "why?" rule when posting in these forums. Why do you feel these changes are needed and why would they be better?

Just asking for more isn't enough in the wishlist, but glad to see you have ideas

[neko kyouran]

I don't anyone will mind if I move this from the wishlist section to the Dev Discussion section.  That seems the more fitting place for it. 

[talentraspel]

Hi.

@Karyuu:
- Content download / upload
Ability to download new content from the server to the client on the fly. Furthermore the possibility for users to upload new meshes and textures to the server and add them to the game. This is inspired by ActiveWorld and SecondLife. There you can upload content and build/create in the world.
- Ingame editing
Same as above. Modify the current world or upload new meshes and textures and build with them. Also inspired by ActiveWorld and SecondLife. Ownership for content and right based building will be included.
I already applied as "programmer" (31.12.06).

@Garile:
Why (as mentioned above): I'll implement them anyway for my own project but instead of branching to my own CVS I would be happy to give the changes back to the community as stated in the license.
Please get me right: I don't ask for beeing allowed to implement something or check if it is necessary for somebody as I'll do it for my own project anyway. I seek contact to the development team to coordinate my development efforts with them. I'll implement any functionality that is not already done (was one of my questions). And if the development team is interested then I would be happy to be allowed to integrate my development with the main CVS. If that is not possible I'll have to branch on current CVS and go on my own. But even then everything will stay open source.

@neko kyouran:
Feel free to move the thread. I thought this was the "Dev Discussion" section but maybe I'm wrong.


Regards,
Kai.

[Karyuu]

Thanks for the clarification there :]

The problem I see with content uploading is maintaining the quality of the game. If just anyone out there will be able to upload their quick and hasty little model or MSPaint texture, PlaneShift will plummet. We also don't have the time to moderate all the uploaded content to check for something highly inappropriate. However it may work for SecondLife, I don't see it working the same way here. PlaneShift is just not that kind of game.

[ThomPhoenix]

The features you are suggesting may be good for Planeshift-as-a-platform, but I'm sure it will never be used for Planeshift-as-Laanx-server.
Meaning, they could be in the code so other MMO projects with their own art can use the features, but it won't be user on the official Laanx server as it wouldn't fit the settings.

[dfryer]

Being able to distribute new approved content while "live" would be cool, but keep in mind that we'd rather serve it up via mirrors or bittorrent.

[Asraniel]

id say, get him in the team, the features can be added to the ps code, but dont have to be used. that way it's not necessary to fork PS

[Xordan]

Being able to distribute new approved content while "live" would be cool, but keep in mind that we'd rather serve it up via mirrors or bittorrent.

Well, if we had a bittorrent network and used the players as seeders it would work pretty well. Like WoW does. It isn't something we can add easily though. aarobber reckons a week to write and months to test

[Suno_Regin]

Sounds like a good idea to me...and I really don't come to this area often.