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Posted: 10 Jul 2006, 12:14
by Acidd_UK
Maybe there should be a subforum for AA. I mean, the AA2.11 thread has over 1000 posts in it now - it would be nice to be able to search/sort the posts/subthreads in there in a sane way. It might also make Cadyr's life easier if each issue had it's own thread.
Posted: 10 Jul 2006, 13:10
by SwiftSpear
IIRC caydr has his own website with a forum...
Posted: 10 Jul 2006, 13:30
by Min3mat
exactly, now i just read the changelog
Posted: 10 Jul 2006, 13:34
by Zenka
Min3mat wrote:exactly, now i just read the changelog
Yup, ppl should do this
Posted: 10 Jul 2006, 14:50
by KDR_11k
I wish there was a way to RTFM for Spring itself because it has so many undocumented features it's not funny.
Posted: 10 Jul 2006, 15:41
by Vassago
A readme isn't a manual. A readme is a readme. It never contains more than legal info, copyright info and on occasion, install instructions.
How about you actually create a MANUAL for the game then? A PDF, or even a simple *.doc file. It's not hard. You CAN obviously type......
Posted: 10 Jul 2006, 16:07
by Pxtl
Vassago wrote:A readme isn't a manual. A readme is a readme. It never contains more than legal info, copyright info and on occasion, install instructions.
How about you actually create a MANUAL for the game then? A PDF, or even a simple *.doc file. It's not hard. You CAN obviously type......
http://taspring.clan-sy.com/wiki/Absolu ... tion/Units
Feed the Wiki.
Posted: 10 Jul 2006, 16:13
by SinbadEV
KDR_11k wrote:I wish there was a way to RTFM for Spring itself because it has so many undocumented features it's not funny.
RTFM... and then update it with any undocumented features you know of.
EDIT:
I've been concidering taking what we have on that page and making it more manually and on separate pages... I have the next 2 days off and the only plans I have are to make a new metal map... so that should take like 10 minutes... maybe I'll get around to making a nice illustrated manual.
Posted: 10 Jul 2006, 16:38
by unpossible
i don't get it...i've installed AA into my TA directory and it's giving me some hoohah about missing HPIfiles or summit
helpmeplzthx
Posted: 10 Jul 2006, 18:11
by Forboding Angel
ROFL!!!
Excellent post!
It's hilarious when mod developers become unhinged! I don't blame them either for that matter.
I have read the readme btw. Long time back, version 1.12 I think.
Posted: 10 Jul 2006, 18:30
by KDR_11k
Vassago: HTML is better than PDF or DOC because it's meant for screen display.
Posted: 10 Jul 2006, 19:12
by Caydr
Slamoid wrote:Have people really installed the Spring AA to their TA directory? omg.... make somthing idiot-proof and they make a better idiot.
Thus far, I have received 37 emails on the subject.
Posted: 10 Jul 2006, 19:14
by Felix the Cat
Vassago does have a point, readme.txt is a waste of hard drive space with most programs, so people don't read them.
Posted: 10 Jul 2006, 19:29
by Drone_Fragger
So? Read it anyways. I do.
Posted: 10 Jul 2006, 20:00
by KDR_11k
If the readme is the only bit of text that comes with a mod it's obviously the manual (and if it isn't you can still complain about it).
Posted: 10 Jul 2006, 20:28
by unpossible
KDR_11k wrote:If the readme is the only bit of text that comes with a mod it's obviously the manual (and if it isn't you can still complain about it).
yes, it's blatantly obvious to anyone with any common sense.
Posted: 10 Jul 2006, 22:43
by Hunter0000
unpossible wrote:yes, it's blatantly obvious to anyone with any common sense.
Unfortunetly thats the problem.
Maybe you should leave the readme, copy it and name the other one 'cheats.txt' and include both. I bet more people would read it hehe
Posted: 10 Jul 2006, 23:12
by Forboding Angel
Hunter0000 wrote:unpossible wrote:yes, it's blatantly obvious to anyone with any common sense.
Unfortunetly thats the problem.
Maybe you should leave the readme, copy it and name the other one 'cheats.txt' and include both. I bet more people would read it hehe
Quoted for truth.
Posted: 10 Jul 2006, 23:31
by Dragon45
That is a brilliant idea.
Put a small header at the top too: "Secret Tips and Informatino about Every Unit."
Posted: 10 Jul 2006, 23:38
by Lindir The Green
Just call it:
"neverunderanycircumstancesconsideraboutreadingme.txt"
Or something along those lines, and I'm sure the number of readers will double.