You'd be lucky to live after seeing one line of the sentince code...;)
Well, I guess Arbiter might let you get away with one line, but not nearly enough for optimizing or debugging.
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You'd be lucky to live after seeing one line of the sentince code...;)
Well, I guess Arbiter might let you get away with one line, but not nearly enough for optimizing or debugging.
Maybe its just me, and maybe im really dumb but ....
Where do i download the game?
You want some responses? I have 5(+1) bugs for you.
1) When you go to component contruction, the screen resolution changes back to what it is when you open up Sentience.*
2) The component contrution screen is resizable.*
3) You can close the launcher while the is still running (with the close button).
4) After opening the Component Contrution screen, I closed down that window, shut down the launcher, as the close button was then visible, and resigned from the . The screen went black for about 30 seconds (a completely blank screen), then finnaly, the main menu opened. Then when I closed the the , the resolution didn't change back (due to the fact that I had closed the launcher). Please note that there are 2 bugs said in this paragraph.
5) After opening Sentince, the task bar was visible over the main menu. Why not just hid/show the task bar at the same time as changing the screen resolution?
*Visible in Screen Shot
Also, sorry about having to crop the screen s , he image was too big to upload (and yes, I was running at 800x600, atleast until the changed it to 1024x768 or 1280x1024.)
I also had to save it at 50% loss (the picture was too big after cropping...).
Look for any post by Behemoth or Arbiter, and you will see a Sentience picture in their signuture linking to the site (download GameDev.exe).Quote:
Originally posted by An Al bum Cover
Maybe its just me, and maybe im really dumb but ....
Where do i download the ?
Thank you Gaming World...
hehehe, now you will see some trully useless comments....;)
Hi peeps.
Sorry I've not been on in a while. Everyone was badgering my for a new version and when I finally got it ready (after many ludicrously long nights) hardly anyone bothered replying.
Unfortunately I'm a course today and in seminars all day tomorrow and I don't have time to reply to all these posts at the mo.
When I get home tonight I'll try and reply to them all (before I collapse unconscious... :D )
Thanks for your continued support people and please post as many bug lists as you can. Gaming/Icheb I'll look at yours in more detail this weekend.
Nice to know you all still care... :)
We never said we cared.Quote:
Originally posted by Arbiter
Nice to know you all still care... :)
We just want you to do lots of tedious development ;)
:rolleyes:lol:rolleyes:Quote:
Originally posted by plenderj
We never said we cared.
We just want you to do lots of tedious development ;)
I downloaded the game, but it had an error extracting image 1262 (i think not sure... i am at school right now) and the game just froze at the Sentience: screen
I will try again when i get home, but thats not for another 2 1/2 hours.:(
Don't make me hurt you Leprechaun.... :DQuote:
Originally posted by plenderj
We never said we cared.
We just want you to do lots of tedious development ;)
6 months?Quote:
Originally posted by Icheb
I like the game, if only i knew how to work with it...
But Arb, if you would read this, come back here, don't let more than 6 (?) months work go down to waste !!
6 MONTHS???
Over 2 years.... :rolleyes:
:)
oooh, now you've upset him :D
i am here for about 6 months now, i don't know how long the project is running already, i just used the time i'm here for it...Quote:
Originally posted by Arbiter
6 months?
6 MONTHS???
Over 2 years.... :rolleyes:
:)
(just looked it up, i've been here since page 22 in this thread ;))
sorry :D
(are u gonna kill me now ?)
ok, the files extracted ok this time, but i got a msgbox that said:
_____________________________
||__SenLauncher_______________ |
|Run-time error '5': |
| |
|Invalid procedure call or argument |
| ___ |
| |OK| |
-----------------------------------------------
wuts thats mean??:confused:
what windows do u use ?Quote:
Originally posted by An Al bum Cover
ok, the files extracted ok this time, but i got a msgbox that said:
_____________________________
||__SenLauncher_______________ |
|Run-time error '5': |
| |
|Invalid procedure call or argument |
| ___ |
| |OK| |
-----------------------------------------------
wuts thats mean??:confused:
An Al bum Cover,
Sorry for not replying earlier...
Could you provide your computer specs please, inc OS etc?
Also, to play Sentience you need DX7 or above. If you don't have DX7+ it may not run.
I'll let you live.... for now......Quote:
Originally posted by Icheb
(are u gonna kill me now ?)
ooooOOOOOoooo ;)Quote:
Originally posted by Arbiter
I'll let you live.... for now......
So people, has anyone posted any bug lists besides Icheb and Gaming?
No.
Plend - I think it's time for one of your super furry bug lists - let people know what they need to aim for... ;)
Sure thang boss :)Quote:
Originally posted by Arbiter
So people, has anyone posted any bug lists besides Icheb and Gaming?
No.
Plend - I think it's time for one of your super furry bug lists - let people know what they need to aim for... ;)
Cheers pal!
*ahem*
Superfurrybuglist?
Gaming,
Finally been able to look at your points. Addressed in order.....
Quote:
Originally posted by Gaming_World
You want some responses? I have 5(+1) bugs for you.
1) When you go to component contruction, the screen resolution changes back to what it is when you open up Sentience.*
Bizarre. I'm unable to duplicate this and have no idea what could cause it.
2) The component contrution screen is resizable.*
Added to bug list
3) You can close the launcher while the is still running (with the close button).
Added to bug list
4) After opening the Component Contrution screen, I closed down that window, shut down the launcher, as the close button was then visible, and resigned from the . The screen went black for about 30 seconds (a completely blank screen), then finnaly, the main menu opened. Then when I closed the the , the resolution didn't change back (due to the fact that I had closed the launcher). Please note that there are 2 bugs said in this paragraph.
What are the two bugs? The launcher failing to restore the res isn't as you closed it yourself. I think the problems you're having with your res changes are down to your graphic card - could you let me know what it is please?
5) After opening Sentince, the task bar was visible over the main menu. Why not just hid/show the task bar at the same time as changing the screen resolution?
It's supposed to be....
Yeah I made it, but I couldn't find it this morning when I got up so :rolleyes:Quote:
Originally posted by Arbiter
*ahem*
Superfurrybuglist?
You plank!
Dig it out and post it dude - Behemoth and I are in a Sentience frenzy so I want to attack what I can!!
4) After opening the Component Contrution screen, I closed down that window, shut down the launcher, as the close button was then visible, and resigned from the . The screen went black for about 30 seconds (a completely blank screen), then finnaly, the main menu opened. Then when I closed the the , the resolution didn't change back (due to the fact that I had closed the launcher). Please note that there are 2 bugs said in this paragraph.
What are the two bugs? The launcher failing to restore the res isn't as you closed it yourself. I think the problems you're having with your res changes are down to your graphic card - could you let me know what it is please?
One of the bugs is that the you can close the launcher down (it was stated in #3), and the other is the black screen (after resigning).
5) After opening Sentince, the task bar was visible over the main menu. Why not just hid/show the task bar at the same time as changing the screen resolution?
It's supposed to be....
So once the main menu is completely open, you should still be able to see the task bar OVER the main menu? I know that it should still be visiable, but it shouldn't be OVER the main menu. I will attempt to get a screen shot later. School just started, and I should be able to get the screen shot at 3:30 PM (PST) [23:30 GMT], or in around 6 hours and 15 minutes.
Was good stuff.
Even managed to get a runtime error :)
4) With you now. Try not to post bugs more than once - it confuses the issue.... ;)
5) I meant that the task bar is supposed to be hidden. I have no idea why it wouldn't be.... I shall have to look into that.
Yeah, yeah. I bet you never even bothered. Bet you just drank beer and spent the evening tooting on a dooby instead... :pQuote:
Originally posted by plenderj
Was good stuff.
Even managed to get a runtime error :)
I also think that there was another bug in #4, but I don't rember what it was.
Heres the screen shot for the bug. I also discovered why it is happening: clicking off the splash screen while it is loading. Nice easy bug for you to fix...
Are you sure it will ever be spectacular?
Gaming,
Look at it, and tell me it isn't already spectacular.
It's written solely in VB, (with no external DLL's in C++ or anything) using only API calls that are generally available. It runs on any machine capable of running windows 4x and it has tremendous scope.
Have you seen anything else like this done in VB?
Al,
That bug has been pointed out a few times now - I just haven't got around to fixing it. I'll get it patched soon and post an update.
yep, i stated that one to arb about 5 times now ;)Quote:
Originally posted by An Al bum Cover
uh, oh ya, the slurp % bars are really anoying, they go from 0-.99 and then to 100% and it is really annoying... you should maybe change that sometime
i dont know... just a thought. But all the little bars like that go from 0-0.99 and then jump to 100 or 9.6 depending on wut set earlier
Yes, yes, yes.... I'm working on it ok!! :rolleyes: :D
Right the buglist I made before I started drinking
(I started drinking rather early, thus the reason for the shortness of the list. I'll make a better one tonight)
Code:First run after install, didn't wait for menu to come out completely - 50%
Clicked credits + was 2 - 3 seconds pause before page was loaded.
No pause though with subsequent visits
Did new game. Hit continue after selecting 2 players.
Label for value of "X Size of Map" (50) appeared first before anything
else, and then the rest of screen loaded. Looked crappy.
Any way to optimize map generator ?
Is *very* slow... well is as fast as its always been, but it just seems
to take way too long than it should
After map was generated, I pressed enter + it said transferring control
Scrollbars + a few other bits appeared before anything else.
Didn't look the may west :)
Got a RTE:10 (Array is fixed or temporarily locked)
Had two players : kedaman and plenderj
kedaman = computer player, plenderj = human
I didn't move or anything. I hit turn complete.
Screen - next player is kedaman ...
OK button was still grey, but I hit enter anyway
I then got an RTE:10
For reference, in bottom left it said "generating monsters"
Was brought back to senlauncher + all was ok
However I had asked it to run @ res = 1024*768
Graphics were all at 800*600
Yes, in that way it is spectacular, but it would never be a I would buy, as I don't like turn-based strat. In my way it sucks.Quote:
Originally posted by Arbiter
Gaming,
Look at it, and tell me it isn't already spectacular.
It's written solely in VB, (with no external DLL's in C++ or anything) using only API calls that are generally available. It runs on any machine capable of running windows 4x and it has tremendous scope.
Have you seen anything else like this done in VB?
I've never had the screens appear slowly (component by component), although I have had a few take a few seconds to appear. I've also never had it not change the screen resolution (in this version), except on Main Menu (which is how it is supposed to be, but you may still wish to change it), or when I shut down the launcher (while I was playing an idoit, and I thought that sience the launcher's close button could be pressed, the would close...).
Plend,
Sounds like a general slowness complaint. Make sure you didn't have tons of stuff running in the background - that often causes stuff like that to happen.
Try running the VB IDE when you already have 20 apps open. It appears in that 'bitty' fashion.
The reason the credits screen takes a couple of seconds is because it's loading the IE control for the first time. After that, it's fine.
There was a problem with generating monsters? That's odd. What is an RTE 10 anyway?
repetition does wonders to annoy... and uh.. oh ya, make people do stuff...
-i wanna complain that the image in you guy's signature makes it very hard to read the forums at 800 * 600 scrn resolution...
very annoying
**just like you to note that i am easy to annoy