0.73b1 test release 4, pretty much the final 0.73b1 version

LordMatt · Post by **LordMatt** » 28 Sep 2006, 21:37

Also I thought there were space savings by packing maps like moonq10 and moonq20 together

Post by **Betalord** » 28 Sep 2006, 21:43

New TA:S client seems to take over my start bar, can't Use it unless I minimize it or reduce the window size - it also makes xfire "SCREEECH" as if you're in-game.

Can you be more specific? Post screenshots if you think it could help.

Foxomaniac · Post by **Foxomaniac** » 28 Sep 2006, 22:11

It's probably what causes the xfire "screeching".

Xfire does a loud "paper-rip sound" when you're in-game for games it doesn't support (ex. spring

) when you get a message.

NOiZE · Post by **NOiZE** » 28 Sep 2006, 22:19

Flamethrowers are about the only weapon which CANNOT set trees on fire.

LordMatt · Post by **LordMatt** » 28 Sep 2006, 22:22

Some possible engine bugs with this version:
*Any underwater units disappear and reappear randomly, even when you have los and sonar coverage. Often you have to almost be touching them to see them consistently.
*Shadows from objects on the land that extend over the water (in reflective water mode) use the land texture on the water resulting in a somewhat sandy colored shadow over the water.

Tobi · Post by **Tobi** » 28 Sep 2006, 22:50

Fanger wrote:Also the laser flares seem to be really bad looking.. is this simply because I dont have the latest bitmaps and such stored?

wrong datafiles

(if it's the bug where flares & explosions look like they have only 1 or 2 bit alpha channels)

Comp1337 · Post by **Comp1337** » 28 Sep 2006, 23:20

MY FLASHING FRAMES

rattle · Post by **rattle** » 28 Sep 2006, 23:34

YOUR? They're lost in modification apparently...

Fanger · Post by **Fanger** » 29 Sep 2006, 02:13

Can I get a working airpad script from someone because Ive used that query landing pad and all I get is aircraft landing at the center of the building not at the point I want them to.. Does that even work..? How do you set them up..

Caydr · Post by **Caydr** » 29 Sep 2006, 02:17

Check out the quad air repair pad script+model, or just plain old vanilla carriers.

Fanger · Post by **Fanger** » 29 Sep 2006, 03:26

I did that and it was still screwed up..

Neuralize · Post by **Neuralize** » 29 Sep 2006, 06:29

Comp1337 wrote:MY FLASHING FRAMES

Yeah, nano frames don't flash. Hellllooo..?
New setting.exe is not included?

Wow. Directional factories are so hot.

diggz2k · Post by **diggz2k** » 29 Sep 2006, 07:02

In first person mod it would be very helpfull if when you press f2 you get the red screen showing where you can and can't move.

When I tried in fps it just switched between contoured and not or metal map or not depending on which one I pressed recently.

So what needs to be done I guess is have the fps'ed unit automatically be selected with c and not become unselected I think.

Red screen would be really nice. Also good job on the free fire mode, I think that will really make com sharing games and fpsing more rewarding.

This is a small thing doesn't really matter either way, but in the battle menu It would be more forst time user intuitive to have up mean more starting resources not down.

There was one other thing but I can't remember it. I'll psot if I do.

FoeOfTheBee · Post by **FoeOfTheBee** » 29 Sep 2006, 07:24

Very nice update. I have had no bugs as yet. It seems like a big jump, the new gui is much nicer.

diggz2k · Post by **diggz2k** » 29 Sep 2006, 07:37

would it be possible to have an ultra low shadow map/shadow settings for low end cards? My nvidia fx 5200 really just can't hack it and it would be nice if there was a way to have really low quality but functional shadows.

Is this something you can just toss in?

KDR_11k · Post by **KDR_11k** » 29 Sep 2006, 08:28

Nanoframes don't flash because they can be recolored now and Spring doesn't know what color they should flash to then.

rattle · Post by **rattle** » 29 Sep 2006, 10:16

You should be to blend some white into the colour resulting in the same colour but brighter or darker, if the nanoframe colour is too bright. Or let it be user customizable by determining two colours.

AF · Post by AF » 29 Sep 2006, 11:54

*gets nudged by someone into posting*

In order to prevent people blaming me and my coloured nanospray patch for the removal of flashing:

When I first looked at the nanoframe code there was no code to make it flash, and I dont remember seeing it flash for quite a while, I'm not sure it ever did flash, and that the new colours are simply making this obvious to the normal user whereas before they didnt notice. So it isnt a bug, it's a feature request. Although ti may well ahve flashed in say v0.61 only to be removed for some reason by someone who isnt here anymore or has been here long enough to have forgotten, possibly back when we used sourceforge cvs...

Although I would suggest that a second tag for the flash to nanocolour would be useful taking the form of the existing tag but with a 2 on the end.

*vanishes without a trace*

NOiZE · Post by **NOiZE** » 29 Sep 2006, 11:58

AF wrote:blablablabla

Nah the flashing works fine in 0.72 it's borked now so it's a bug, small, but still a bug.

Post by **jcnossen** » 29 Sep 2006, 12:08

I dont remember any flashing either.. I guess it was probably some bug that got removed by accident.

Spring RTS Engine

0.73b1 test release 4, pretty much the final 0.73b1 version