A list of what we need

[clericvash]

• A lobby - AF should be working on the Java one...
  
  A finished up content download system (i like the system FBO, good work, all content should be done this way methinks)
  
  More configuration for spring options (grass detail, max particles etc etc) - Yeah my pc sucks, i need them to set them to lowest for now haha
  
  Instead of choosing the "switched sides" option have it so we have it all seperated even more into menus, for example we need a menu saying "your side" and a menu for "enemy side", not sure how you would implement it as mods may use different side names.
  
  A way too choose how many ai players - Playing one same ai player gets boring
  
  Updated version of the AI's - I think they are outdated

I will add to the list when more comes to mind :), or when others come up with ideas.

[Min3mat]

AF's working on a cross platform lobby client

[clericvash]

Yeah i know, i just thought i would add in it anyway :)

Thanks.

[AF]

• A lobby - AF should be working on the Java one...
  
  A finished up content download system (i like the system FBO, good work, all content should be done this way methinks)
  
  More configuration for spring options (grass detail, max particles etc etc)
  
  Instead of choosing the "switched sides" option have it so we have it all seperated even more into menus, for example we need a menu saying "your side" and a menu for "enemy side", not sure how you would implement it as mods may use different side names.
  
  A way too choose how many ai players.
  
  Updated version of the AI's - I think they are outdated

I will add to the list when more comes to mind :), or when others come up with ideas.

AFLobby and NTai encompasses every single item on that list. The java bindings for UnitSync entail config changes and I already have a Game Settigns Panel in AFLobby.

Also i intend to replace Spring SP with AFLobby.

[clericvash]

Yes but java can be known to be not the greatest on linux, i would prefer your lobby and FBO's work. Plus i don't want to have to load a java app everytime i want an offline skirmish game, but if the lobby is good enough i just may do.

And can you actually say that the lobby will change all the settings ok for linux users?

[hollowsoul]

We can settle for Java lobby atm.
Only thing is would be nice if AF can test it works with suns java (i.e not windows version of java which breaks things, cant ask for much more since AF doesnt have linux)

Also is fbo scripts debian / ubunto specifc ???
Lots of distros out there. Only had a quick glance at them myself to figure how to setup spring to use alsa


side note
Can someone can PM to a good tutorial for pygtk plz.
Got python script done for configuring options
& installing spring via symlinks / copied files / directorys
& working on setting up script.txt atm (skirimishs)
But need to redo GUI using pygtk, since glade isnt working out for me.
Initial screenshots =
http://img256.imageshack.us/img256/4577/main9df.png
http://img153.imageshack.us/img153/3631/config5ch.png

[clericvash]

FBO scripts and stuff only work for debian and ubuntu as far as i know, we do need something that works across all and AF's work will surly be a huge push in that direction.

AF if you need testers for linux & windows, im always here, and very eager.

[AF]

The vast majority fo java runtimes on widnwos do come from SUN and not microsoft. Mine came from Sun, as did my copy of the JDK.

Also the unitsync bindings will use the confighandler class that both settings.xe and spring use

[fbo]

Also is fbo scripts debian / ubunto specifc ???
Lots of distros out there. Only had a quick glance at them myself to figure how to setup spring to use alsa

Technically no. But...

debspring is packaged as deb-files. I doesn't use much debian specific stuff in them so alien should be working.

However - spring-setup has lots of hardcoded paths in it. If your distribution is LFS compliant, it will work. If it isn't (Suse, Redhat, ...), it won't until it's customized.
I would do the customisation but I don't have a Redhat or Suse installation here, to make packages, compile spring, test everything, ... .

edit: Sorry about the LFS, i meant FHS . Never drink and post

fbo

[HAARP]

You still could try alien. It converts packages from deb to rpm, slackware and some others.
The question is: Will they work?

[hollowsoul]

*shudders* rpm
using gentoo was asking about the scripts themselves if they were distro friendly or hardcoded.
either way got some spare time next week will try & figure out pygtk. For the python background work i got sorted out... just need to get a pygtk sorted out for GUI

edit: also think u meant FHS LFS=LinuxFromScratch distro

[Tobi]

Also the unitsync bindings will use the confighandler class that both settings.xe and spring use

You must be misinformed here. unitsync doesn't have the confighandler compiled into it, let alone bindings for it. Also settings.exe is win only and doesn't use the configHandler class spring uses, even if it looks the same, it's a win only variant (no base class to support dotfilehandler too).

[AF]

I'm aware fo that, however those java bidnigns are java specific, no normal untisync exports are available for those.

[fbo]

edit: also think u meant FHS LFS=LinuxFromScratch distro

Sorry, i meant FHS:

http://www.pathname.com/fhs/

[Word]

I have Kubuntu dapper Suse 10.1 and am planning on making more room for mandriva so if you need someone to test it just message me on msn or something.