Test build of new spring version

Post by **jcnossen** » 16 Jan 2006, 01:13

http://spring.clan-sy.com/dl/spring-berlios.zip

Be sure to rename your original spring.exe temporarily.

The only known current problems are bugs in the TDF reader, which reports missing tags even though they aren't missing.
If you have any other problem with this version please report it here.

The features are also fixed with this version, so if you're a mapper you can use this exe to test how your map features will look after the next release.

[edit]Also AI interface is changed, it uses a different calling convention.
For AI developers this means you can get rid of the .def file.
You need to use the DLL_EXPORT define from ExternalAI/aibase.h
Look at JCAIs or NTAIs interface for an example of how this is done.

Masse · Post by **Masse** » 16 Jan 2006, 01:24

what all is different it this one ?

Post by **jcnossen** » 16 Jan 2006, 01:31

Little is changed from the point of modder/user (changelog), but a lot has changed internally, because this is based on the ported code.

This code compiles on linux as well, so all usage of direct Windows functions has been replaced with functionality portable libraries (boost, SDL, freetype, OpenAL :) ). This is what the porters have been working on all the time...

However, playing a game with both linux and windows users is still impossible because of sync issues.

Masse · Post by **Masse** » 16 Jan 2006, 01:38

i get too many/large unit textures... error

:EDIT: by deleting all other mods... leaving only xta... i got rid of that error
:EDIT: but it still crashes when its just abaut to goto the game

:EDIT: stats... amd xp 1100 - 1700 depends on my mood

XP with sp2

mongus · Post by **mongus** » 16 Jan 2006, 01:53

Crashes for me too.
w2k sp4 amd xp 1.7

no mods in mods folder and using empty script crashes too.

doesn't get to map pathing part, as i dont have any pathing info in maps.

the crash says it will generate a report.. wonder where it is.

pd: nice font, will test it in 67b3 :)
pd2: changing the file changes nothing, replacing with another (renamed) font has no effect either

.

Nemo · Post by **Nemo** » 16 Jan 2006, 03:17

Not sure if you're aware, but Spring runs just fine under wine, and I played a game (through the lobby, no less) with a friend of mine running linux. I'm not sure what it is exactly, but it worked..his only problems were the lack of keyboard shortcuts in some areas (a/d/g/p ect, unit groups worked fine) and no sound.

The sync took a bit longer than usual in the lobby, but it eventually was fine.

Nice work though =)

Post by **jcnossen** » 16 Jan 2006, 03:35

I think it's reading every archive, not just the files for a single mod :/ Maybe if I fix that the crashing dissappears too...

Decimator · Post by **Decimator** » 16 Jan 2006, 04:15

Got the normal Windows error report thing for full screen, and a runtime error for non-fullscreen.

Zenka · Post by **Zenka** » 16 Jan 2006, 08:02

same here.

However, trying it gives me hope for a port

NOiZE · Post by **NOiZE** » 16 Jan 2006, 08:40

my numpad is not working with

for the rest it works fine for me

GrOuNd_ZeRo · Post by **GrOuNd_ZeRo** » 16 Jan 2006, 09:37

gives me missing file errors for MSVCP71.DLL and msvcr71.dll, after I added the files to system, it wont load...

Torrasque · Post by **Torrasque** » 16 Jan 2006, 17:58

For me, it say "too many texture to fit in 2048..."
If I only keep the XTA mod, it freeze "creating sky"
Ans what is the good thread, spring, or springrts ?

Masse · Post by **Masse** » 16 Jan 2006, 18:01

Torrasque wrote:For me, it say "too many texture to fit in 2048..."
If I only keep the XTA mod, it freeze "creating sky"
Ans what is the good thread, spring, or springrts ?

thats absolutely same problem as i have

greenail · Post by **greenail** » 16 Jan 2006, 18:56

can you post a debug build?

altaric · Post by **altaric** » 16 Jan 2006, 19:26

i'd love to be able to get the result of a battle, so i can do stats on win/loose

better would be to gather results from every battle, not only those i participate in :)

Caydr · Post by **Caydr** » 16 Jan 2006, 19:40

Fixed flipped features, they are now rendered exactly the same as units.

Zaphod I hope you're aware that units are ALSO flipped. On the X-axis, I mean. For instance, say I make a unit with a radar dish on the left size in max, when I put it in spring, the radar dish is on its right side.

mongus · Post by **mongus** » 16 Jan 2006, 21:08

Masse wrote:i get too many/large unit textures... error

:EDIT: by deleting all other mods... leaving only xta... i got rid of that error
:EDIT: but it still crashes when its just abaut to goto the game

:EDIT: stats... amd xp 1100 - 1700 depends on my mood XP with sp2

Post by **jcnossen** » 16 Jan 2006, 21:15

Zaphod I hope you're aware that units are ALSO flipped. On the X-axis, I mean. For instance, say I make a unit with a radar dish on the left size in max, when I put it in spring, the radar dish is on its right side.

That's probably the case in current spring too then... I didn't change unit rendering code, only feature code.

Caydr · Post by **Caydr** » 16 Jan 2006, 22:00

Think that might be fixed for next version then?

TA 3D · Post by **TA 3D** » 17 Jan 2006, 00:09

I tryed it out, but it crashed when I ran spring.exe and used NTAI and tryed to test with acidbridge. Heres my crash zip:

http://www.fileuniverse.com/?p=download ... ip&ID=2197

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