1. new page
Hmmm....once again, I'm up at a ridiculous time of night, doing rather
computer geeky things...ah well, life goes on..
Anyways, first off, I'm in the process of putting together a web page,
basically, yet another Euphoria resource page, with links, downloads,
tutorials, etc. etc., nothing too remarkable. It's still in the process
of being made, but you can take a look:
http://euphoria.server101.com
Secondly, is there anyone out there actually actively participating in
any pixelbot projects? I'm know there is, but seeing as the pixelbot
mailing list is dead, with nothing since the end of Nov... it's kinda
hard to get in contact with anyone =)
Which is actually one of the goals of my web page, to kind of have a
central location where people can look at other people's pixelbot code,
and get into contact with other participants, if they so desire.
Anyways, time to join the world of the sleeping, which is where most
sane people are right now
Greg
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http://euphoria.server101.com
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2. Re: new page
[your page]
Nice layout. But not much behind links is there ?
>Secondly, is there anyone out there actually actively participating in
>any pixelbot projects? I'm know there is, but seeing as the pixelbot
>mailing list is dead, with nothing since the end of Nov... it's kinda
>hard to get in contact with anyone =)
Im currently still working on a new version of BotMatch. However, its not
yet usable. Its suppose to be a completely working tile-engine, with sprite
management, etc. Actually that part is quite finished (its now up to Pete
tweak and add a few little things to Neil). First I will make a botmatch
arena simelair to the botmatch thingie I posted to RDS' site.. and then I
will see if we can have fights, etc. Im planning to also support a
user-controlled bot. So, the AI of the other bots should really be a
chalance. Currently, the botmatch routines available at my site
http://www.xs4all.nl/~nieuwen/ ) has all the graphics working ok (except
for a few graphical glitches due to the fact I have to use my own
wait-retrace, since Neil has none) and has one smart bot (Lucius'
WallTracker II) which just follows the wall as if there would be door
somewhere and one user-controlled bot. Im esspecially proud at the smart
scrolling and keyboard handling. For example the arrows keys should return
all pressed events, while a 'toggle' key, should have a delay. I made
event.e to handle this using Micheal Bolin's keyhandler.
>Which is actually one of the goals of my web page, to kind of have a
>central location where people can look at other people's pixelbot code,
>and get into contact with other participants, if they so desire.
I'm planning (as Hawke had observed) to have an FTP open (almost all the
time) at certain hours, where people can upload botmatch stuff, and make
huge clans. (I am thinking of a system, where nobody actually has to be
permanently online. When the current server goes offline, the player that
was online the longest takes charge. And if there is no server online (and
thus no players) the first player becomes the server, awaiting others). I
was thinking, maybe I can use some kind of dynamic link, or a CGI-tricky.)
Im planning to have the botmatch fights in the line of a multiplayer game,
where you have one user controlled bot and several bots which you scripted
and can control a little as well. Thats really up to player. (its codable)
And if the above was true it could be that everybody hosts their own piece
of level/arena.. their personal hideout. However the server adds a lot of
public space. This would mean you can make/create your own area the way you
want it.
Ralf
3. Re: new page
Looks nice. BTW: it's <Deployment>
4. Re: new page
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>>Secondly, is there anyone out there actually actively participating in
>>any pixelbot projects? I'm know there is, but seeing as the pixelbot
>>mailing list is dead, with nothing since the end of Nov... it's kinda
>>hard to get in contact with anyone =)
Both Pixel Bots ( mine, John Bown ) and BotMatch ( Ralf's ) are still up
and running.
I haven't done a lot on Pixel Bots for a couple of weeks due to some
other things cropping up, both home & work related. I am hoping to get
it finished ( to a stage I'm happy with by the end of the year -
something to keep busy with over Xmas ).
Ralf appears to be well on the way to producing something even better
than Pixel Bots so once I've got my stuff finished I'll probably call a
halt to the proceedings there and move on to some other things (
finishing the ambient music system in my bathroom ! ), unless there's an
overwhelming demand for further work.
When you say the mailing list is dead; do you mean the Pixel Bot one ?
I'll send a message to it just to check it's all ok at the service
providers end and just a case that no one's posting any messages.
