Test installer for 0.72b1 + custom explosion generator

Post by **jcnossen** » 06 Jun 2006, 00:15

I've made a small explanation of the custom explosion system in the new spring version : http://spring.clan-sy.com/wiki/CustomEx ... Generators

Since you need to be able to test the explosions, here is a test installer for version 0.72b1. (SVN revision 1410)
For a working set of test files for the custom explosions, get http://user.supradigital.org/jcnossen/c ... osions.sdz, which can go directly in your taspring directory. It modifies the armrl, armbull, armllt and armhlt in a very ugly way

It contains the current lobby, so teamcolors will be messed up.
NOiZE also reported blue explosions, which don't happen for me. It would be really great if someone finds a way to overcome that somehow...

For multiplayer tests, I propose you use the test server at compstomp.de

Finally, the ground flashes don't work well when they are big, I know. I plan on making the ground flashes more flexible, probably like I did for the projectiles. Customizable ground flash textures and blending operations are also on my todo, as they probably don't take a lot of time either.

NOiZE · Post by **NOiZE** » 06 Jun 2006, 00:24

Blue explosions sucks

but besides that

GREAT WORK!!!!!

Theotherguy · Post by **Theotherguy** » 06 Jun 2006, 01:38

this version crashes out on "ground rendering" for me, and when I don't include the custom explosions the ground is just a big black void and all of my explosions are blue.

Zoombie · Post by **Zoombie** » 06 Jun 2006, 01:47

So...err...you put a script wiggy...in the explosions folder...and then link it too a wepon.

Then when the wepon fires the explosions will now be...differently? If so can we FINNALY have mushroom clouds?

FireCrack · Post by **FireCrack** » 06 Jun 2006, 02:44

Hmm, it would be good if we could express projectile position/speed in cylindrical coordinates, unless we want cube explosions...

Post by **ILMTitan** » 06 Jun 2006, 05:05

Theotherguy wrote:this version crashes out on "ground rendering" for me, and when I don't include the custom explosions the ground is just a big black void and all of my explosions are blue.

I think I have the same problem. Mine crashes just after the projectile texture begins (which is right after ground rendering) with the error "pbuffer creation error: wglCreatePbufferARB() failed!"

In WinPBuffer.cpp, line 63,

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	hPBuffer = wglCreatePbufferARB(hMainDC, GetPixelFormat(hMainDC), shadowMapSize, shadowMapSize, pb_attr );

	if( !hPBuffer )
	{
		handleerror(NULL,"pbuffer creation error: wglCreatePbufferARB() failed!",
			"ERROR",MBF_OK|MBF_EXCL);
		return;
	}

wglCreatePbufferARB does not seem to be defined for me.

Decimator · Post by **Decimator** » 06 Jun 2006, 05:55

How do we go about using two of the same projectile in an explosion? Say I want to use a green dirt and a yellow dirt in addition to the brown dirt?

smoth · Post by **smoth** » 06 Jun 2006, 06:00

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[BulletImpact]
{
	[dirt]
	{
		[properties]
		{
			size=10;
			color=0.2, 0.1, 0.05;
			alphaFalloff=2;
			speed=0.75 r-1.5, 1.7 r1.6, 0.75 r-1.5;
			pos=-10 r20, 20, -10 r20;
		}
		ground=1;
		count=5;
	}

	[dirt]
	{
		[properties]
		{
			size=10;
			color=1, 0.1, 0.05;
			alphaFalloff=2;
			speed=0.75 r-1.5, 1.7 r1.6, 0.75 r-1.5;
			pos=-10 r20, 20, -10 r20;
		}
		water=1;
		count=5;
	}
	[groundflash]
	{
		flashSize = 10;
		flashAlpha = 1;
		circleGrowth = 3;
		circleAlpha = 1;
		ttl = 10;
		color = 0.3, 0.3, 0.5;
		water=1;
	}
}

Will produce red dirt on land..

it should be red on water brown on land

Also, it would be good to assign a unit type to an explosion. As in....

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[EXPLODE]
{
VTOL=custom:PLINK;
DEFAULT=custom:BOOMNESS;
INFANTRY=custom:BLOODYSPRAY!;
}

like the damage section of a weapon

Zoombie · Post by **Zoombie** » 06 Jun 2006, 07:02

Oh no! The ground Is bleeding!

Nemo · Post by **Nemo** » 06 Jun 2006, 07:33

smoth wrote: Also, it would be good to assign a unit type to an explosion. As in....
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[EXPLODE]
{
VTOL=custom:PLINK;
DEFAULT=custom:BOOMNESS;
INFANTRY=custom:BLOODYSPRAY!;
}
like the damage section of a weapon

I know this is asking for yet more, but this specification would be VERY helpful. For example...a bullet that hits a human and shows blood spray, but hits a tank and just sparks. It would look a bit weird for rounds to hit a human and spray glowing sparks, and just as strange for a tank to spray redish blood particles.

This looks to be fantastic work, many many thanks.

(I get the wglCreatePbufferARB error too though - Windows XP SP2, Celeron 1.8ghz, GeForce mx400 64mb, 768mb ram)

Torrasque · Post by **Torrasque** » 06 Jun 2006, 09:22

Try to remove archivecache.txt . At least, it work for me.

colorblind · Post by **colorblind** » 06 Jun 2006, 13:21

This .exe crashes on me if I try to start a local game.
The screen goes blank right after the projectile texture message (that's the one after "creating ground shading"), spring closes and I get a windows ERROR popup that says:

"pbuffer creation error: wglCreatePbufferARB() failed!"

The video card is an Nvidia Geforce4 MX 440 with driver version 8.1.9.8.
I've posted a mantis bug report: http://taspring.clan-sy.com/mantis/view.php?id=193

Tobi · Post by **Tobi** » 06 Jun 2006, 13:28

Hm, I fixed a crash like that on linux a while ago, maybe it's related; I'll take a quick look once I'm home (maybe I forgot to fix it for windows too).

NOiZE · Post by **NOiZE** » 06 Jun 2006, 16:32

nobody else with blue explosions?

smoth · Post by **smoth** » 06 Jun 2006, 17:04

No blue explosions, I cannot even get any colors to the explosion :\. nope, my best guess on that was that something went awry with your explosion bmp. that would explain the blue fire.

Post by **ILMTitan** » 06 Jun 2006, 17:23

In my report above, I forgot to mention that I have a Geforce4 MX 440 with driver version 8.1.9.8, and an AMD Athlon 2600+.

Post by **jcnossen** » 06 Jun 2006, 20:23

Damn, smoths error made me realise I made a fundamental mistake in this thing. The TDFParser isn't actually able to read two entries with the same name. They will result in one section with both a ground=1 and a water=1 :/

I'm not sure how to fix this right now, besides modifying my own parser to handle TDFs, which seems a little drastic.

Tobi · Post by **Tobi** » 06 Jun 2006, 20:37

I get the pbuffer bug too. Strange thing is that I don't get it when compiling with MinGW (tho it seems to not call instantiate_fb at all, which can trigger pbuffer loading). Get it both in fullscreen and windowed mode with default settings.

E: pbuffer thing is almost sorted out

FireCrack · Post by **FireCrack** » 06 Jun 2006, 21:03

NOiZE wrote:nobody else with blue explosions?

I have blue boomies too, no idea what causes it...

smoth · Post by **smoth** » 06 Jun 2006, 21:52

jcnossen wrote:Damn, smoths error made me realise I made a fundamental mistake in this thing. The TDFParser isn't actually able to read two entries with the same name. They will result in one section with both a ground=1 and a water=1 :/

I'm not sure how to fix this right now, besides modifying my own parser to handle TDFs, which seems a little drastic.

Give me 8 dirts(I.E. Dirt1, Dirt2... Dirt8) and I will give unto it the name of hotsex!

Also how do we get the usage of the spherical dome?

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Test installer for 0.72b1 + custom explosion generator

Test installer for 0.72b1 + custom explosion generator

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