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The generating world map scrollbars have an odd flaw in as far as they slow down when the game is run on a machine that wasn't previously running at 800x600.
To see what I mean, set your desktop res to 800x600 before you run the game. Then, run the game and generate a map. The scrollbars go light speed. I don't know what causes this, it's bizarre.
Further to the above, the reason it's not super blisteringly turbo fast is because;
a) It's written in VB
b) I wrote it. Me. Not a whole team of developers in a controlled environment.
c) It's generating a whole new world each time you play
d) It's doesn't have complex 3D graphics, but the engine behind it is extremely complex.
It's also a turn based strategy game, so speed isn't a major issue.
Why dont you do open source ?
Because I don't want everyone else to see/use the source...
How long have you been working on this ?
The thread is over 2 years old. I belive that they were working on it for about 6 months before then too.
More than 6 months. Wow, has it been so long?Quote:
Originally posted by Gaming_World
The thread is over 2 years old. I belive that they were working on it for about 6 months before then too.
Where has my life gone???
Whats going on with this thread? Its on the 3rd page.
Work on Sentience has stalled at the moment.
Behemoth and I seem to be taking an unplanned sabbattical. Recharging the batteries so to speak.
I intend to kick it off when I get back from holiday (1st of next month). Alone if needs be.
Right, I'm back and I'm turbocharged!!!!
By the end of this week there will be a new version uploaded for everyone (who's still here) to have a look.
And when this one is uploaded, I want you all to tear it apart. I'm going to destroy all the bugs in the game in one fell swoop.
I'm going to add in even more cool stuff. Within a couple of releases I want the game to be playable from start to finish even if it is limited in scope. I'll begin to bolt extra functionality on in further releases.
Let's get this puppy moving!!!
'lo :)
still here and waiting 4 tha new release :D
(jeez, this almost sounds like something i would say on a warez fxp board ;) )
Icheb
Good to know you're still here Icheb.
I'm going to kick this off now at speed as I really want to get this going.
Is there anything you'd like to see in the next version?
maybe one of the factions could be a group of pleasure droids that turned into dykes and are now all living on another planet ;)Quote:
Originally posted by Arbiter
Is there anything you'd like to see in the next version?
[irish accent]To be sure, to be sure... [/irish accent] :DQuote:
Originally posted by plenderj
maybe one of the factions could be a group of pleasure droids that turned into dykes and are now all living on another planet ;)
Yeah, np... :DQuote:
Originally posted by Arbiter
Good to know you're still here Icheb.
I'm going to kick this off now at speed as I really want to get this going.
Is there anything you'd like to see in the next version?
Yeah, i still am unable to understand the game exactly, i know you want to do the graphics first but a good help would be advisable :)
Oh, forgat to tell you, i swiched OS, i'm now running Win2kPro here on my primary workstation, on my secundairy i'm running XP and on my tertiary i'm running MacOS 7.?
Cool as!
Well, the last version had a tutorial, help on the screens and a FAQ.
If there's anything you wish to know then tell me and I'll add it. Feel free to also send me tips and stuff that you've worked out about the game yourself that we could add to whatever manual we're creating. :)
I also still here, I didn't reply sooner as I just found out earlier today that all my subscribed threads went bye-bye with the new forums. :(
Glad to see you back.
If you want something to do, you can download the version that's already uploaded and provide me with a quick bug list for me to tackle before this weekend.... :)
i always get runtime errors when i play. also i am a assembly programmmer. i can code in speedy asm, could make your game faster and smaller. just pm me if your intrested in me helping.oh by the way i can do vb6 also.
Sunburn,
What runtime errors do you get and where do you get them?
Let me know, and I'll fix them. :)
Thanks for the offer of coding help, but so far it's been entirely self coded so I'm going to stick with doing it on my own. Ta!
ohh out of bounds, object unloaded is about all that ive seen. i d really like to help :(
If you really want to help, you can provide a detailed explanation of everything you were doing right up the error message and provide screenshots of the message.Quote:
Originally posted by Cmdr0Sunburn
ohh out of bounds, object unloaded is about all that ive seen. i d really like to help :(
Let me know what size map you had, how many player (human/comp) and most importantly what you were doing just before it all went pear shaped.
That would help me more than any code. :)
I've got a bit done this week despite being flooded and being dumped by my gf.
I've fixed the 1600x1200 mode to work properly, disabled the zooming, added forest growth, added the triggers script (triggers don't work as yet) and vastly improved the speed at which monsters are generated at (which GamingWorld has, correctly, been badgering me to do for a while).
Tomorrow night, I'm going to add more stuff in for the pods and then upload the new version for bug testing. You all ready for it... ? :D
Good, I'm curious to see how many bugs you have placed in it now...
Lets see...Quote:
Originally posted by Arbiter
I've fixed the 1600x1200 mode to work properly, disabled the zooming, added forest growth, added the triggers script (triggers don't work as yet) and vastly improved the speed at which monsters are generated at (which GamingWorld has, correctly, been badgering me to do for a while).
Tomorrow night, I'm going to add more stuff in for the pods and then upload the new version for bug testing. You all ready for it... ? :D
What Arbiter did is ofcourse way more than described here...
He fixed the old bugs, added new features and offcourse to make the life difficult for a few people he added new bugs < just like m$.
Looking 4ward 2 seeing the new bugs :p :rolleyes:
Sentience is over 34,000 lines of code. Of course there're going to be bugs.
And that's what you guys are for... to find them. :)
going to be ?Quote:
Originally posted by Arbiter
Sentience is over 34,000 lines of code. Of course there're going to be bugs.
And that's what you guys are for... to find them. :)
I thought they were already in place and set to go crash the game when they want to ;) :p
They're not bugs, they're undocumented features.... ;)
The same features as they have in windows :pQuote:
Originally posted by Arbiter
They're not bugs, they're undocumented features.... ;)
(or don''t u use windows API calls in Sentience ?)
I do indeed use API calls. In fact, I have absolutely no external dlls or anything besides that which comes with windows as standard...
Yes, that is what all bugs are.Quote:
Originally posted by Arbiter
They're not bugs, they're undocumented features.... ;)
What happened to tomorrow night? That was about 2 days ago.Quote:
Originally posted by Arbiter
I've got a bit done this week despite being flooded and being dumped by my gf.
I've fixed the 1600x1200 mode to work properly, disabled the zooming, added forest growth, added the triggers script (triggers don't work as yet) and vastly improved the speed at which monsters are generated at (which GamingWorld has, correctly, been badgering me to do for a while).
Tomorrow night, I'm going to add more stuff in for the pods and then upload the new version for bug testing. You all ready for it... ? :D
hey can u save post 2000 for me cheers :)
And the project is speeding forward (toward d00m) @ arbiter speed ;) :p (j/k)
At the moment, Sentience can piss flames out its arse for all I'm concerned. I'm trying to sort my life out at the moment which has gone completely to rat ****.
oh srry for not responding sooner, but i get errors when i click on any thing basicly.btw if you cant continue the project maby others can.
my errors
i click on new game
name:randy
industry
i click on continue
contannt=many
marsh=few
forest=many
rest=avrg
x=50
y=50
lannd=95
seeds=8
mountains=20
marah=7
dirt=20
forest=21
pod=med
life=none
click on gererate
then on ok,
generating monstars = runtime 9 subscript out of range
Thanks for that SunBurn, appreciated.
Did you set life to none yourself? If so, it shouldn't be making monsters at all.
I've got a good idea what's causing that and I'll have it fixed by next release. I've also improved the monster creation by **** loads so it might have already fixed it.
Thanks again!
Does that happen to mean that you got your life sorted out, and we can now expect the next release soon?