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Life of a peon... Monitoring the thread, taking down notes!... read more 11/22/2004 (5:08 am)
Buildings doing something @DejaBlue: Glad to hear it's helping!I just love this kind of thing, hehe...and since I'm writing ba... read more 11/22/2004 (5:07 am)
Buildings doing something I made good progress on this tonight, and will probably release some form of resource for it mid- to... read more 11/21/2004 (9:01 pm)
Docs Ironically, in the "docs" directory :) D:\Torque\RTSStarterKit\example\docs... read more 11/21/2004 (8:47 pm)
Advanced Resource/Supply manager available! Ok, I've resolved the issue (see [url=http://www.garagegames.com/mg/forums/result.thread.php?qt=2332... read more 11/21/2004 (12:24 pm)
Update: fixed! Do not add RTSUnits to MissionCleanup SimGroup @Ben: It's a one-liner, just need to remove the line. It's [b]damn[/b] hard to troubleshoot however ... read more 11/21/2004 (12:19 pm)
Unit Attack Accuracy This is going to cause you a problem I think, due to the fact that the starter kit "out of the box" ... read more 11/21/2004 (11:20 am)
Opening discussion on Terrain Paging @John: to connect the dots for you, David here is the one that gave me the old version of the tpager... read more 11/21/2004 (10:31 am)
Streaming/Paging question @John: Heh..don't hold your breath :) I hit a wall with the editors, so basically you cannot -do- an... read more 11/21/2004 (10:28 am)
Xcode vs makefile It is, and you are correct, once you're up to date, it should be a simple (if manual) process to sta... read more 11/21/2004 (9:51 am)
Xcode vs makefile @Seth: he means adding new files to the targets. Our Windows and Linux devs both use POSIX compliant... read more 11/21/2004 (9:24 am)
Advanced Resource/Supply manager available! Well, I'm a bit stumped. It seems that even though we add the building to the ClientID.buildings Sim... read more 11/21/2004 (8:26 am)
Streaming/Paging question @John: yes, it's certainly doable...Adellion has it working sweetly, and once I finish up my current... read more 11/21/2004 (7:32 am)
Mmorpg @TheMartian: Nail on Head man. In SO many ways commercial MMOGs have stagnated beyond belief--they a... read more 11/21/2004 (7:30 am)
Advanced Resource/Supply manager available! Good thought--let me take a look at that, thanks! EDIT: Your instinct was correct, it turns out t... read more 11/21/2004 (5:46 am)
Drawing circle on terrain There appears to be a very good discussion on various AI implementation ideas in [url=http://www.gar... read more 11/21/2004 (4:51 am)
Alt+Enter MapHUD issue... Well, I've proven to myself at least that MapHud->rebuildMap(); works fine if you schedule it (don't... read more 11/21/2004 (3:48 am)
Advanced Resource/Supply manager available! I agree, it -ought- to work, hehe. Unfortunately, it doesn't :( I'm still tracing through to see... read more 11/21/2004 (3:41 am)
Hammer Time Nice! I may use that in my "working life of a peon" add on to the Resource Store Manager resource, f... read more 11/20/2004 (3:36 pm)
Jared's Resource Manager--functionality requests? John noticed something--I created the windows using a 1024x768 resolution, and they don't seem to be... read more 11/20/2004 (3:01 pm)
Jared's Resource Manager--functionality requests? Parent relationships in the playGui.gui file are based very much like standard script--the order gui... read more 11/20/2004 (2:44 pm)
Jared's Resource Manager--functionality requests? It looks like you deleted just about the whole file except for the adds I gave. The instructions may... read more 11/20/2004 (2:17 pm)
Jared's Resource Manager--functionality requests? Ok, I just ran through the (updated based on your input) instructions like a robot, and it worked fo... read more 11/20/2004 (2:07 pm)
Jared's Resource Manager--functionality requests? Other than deleting your playGui.gui.dso file and trying to run again, not sure. Check your logs ... read more 11/20/2004 (1:58 pm)
Jared's Resource Manager--functionality requests? Ok, found the gui problem (instructions blatently wrong!) In section A, it should say: [quote]... read more 11/20/2004 (1:33 pm)
Jared's Resource Manager--functionality requests? [quote] Everything except the gui is now working right. [/quote] The gui does display eventual... read more 11/20/2004 (1:21 pm)
Jared's Resource Manager--functionality requests? (cont from above) [code] ...result of placing building, server sets up and schedules gold adds re... read more 11/20/2004 (1:20 pm)
Jared's Resource Manager--functionality requests? (cont from above) [code] ...result of placing building, server sets up and schedules gold adds re... read more 11/20/2004 (1:17 pm)
Jared's Resource Manager--functionality requests? What the sequences should look like in logs: (note: your object id's may vary) (second note: I h... read more 11/20/2004 (1:16 pm)
Jared's Resource Manager--functionality requests? [quote] Oh, problem found for that, or atleast pretty sure, haven't tested yet, but the directory i... read more 11/20/2004 (12:56 pm)
Jared's Resource Manager--functionality requests? @Addison: Assuming everything in playGui.gui was set up properly, you should see your 4 icons as soo... read more 11/20/2004 (12:52 pm)
Jared's Resource Manager--functionality requests? @Addison: good catch on the path change for avatars/player.cs, and missing from playGui.cs, thanks. ... read more 11/20/2004 (12:27 pm)
Engine Resource Consumtion Assessment. You do need to factor in local "sideband" bandwidth that may be a factor with your load balancing se... read more 11/20/2004 (12:25 pm)
Jared's Resource Manager--functionality requests? I think that I have the resource very close to release status, and am looking for some additional te... read more 11/20/2004 (11:28 am)
Drawing circle on terrain @Mak: you want to either build your own C++ RTSAiManager class, or write it all in scripts. You are ... read more 11/20/2004 (10:25 am)
GG: question about RTSUnit schedule() Great info Pat, thanks a ton! And yep, that would explain the problem. I originally defined the func... read more 11/20/2004 (9:52 am)
Jared's Resource Manager--functionality requests? Update: I've gotten a hack to "work" for having a building tell the resourceManager to schedule auto... read more 11/20/2004 (9:32 am)
Update: fixed! BUG: well Duh @Pat: see [url=http://www.garagegames.com/mg/forums/result.thread.php?qt=23115]This Thread[/url] whe... read more 11/20/2004 (9:23 am)
Collision,triggers and updates to RTS Collisions are currently disabled due to AI requirements (collision adds a slew of requirements for ... read more 11/20/2004 (9:11 am)
Jared's Resource Manager--functionality requests? @All: I am [i]just[/i] about done with the entire resource manager mini-project, but ironically I... read more 11/20/2004 (8:26 am)
Jared's Resource Manager--functionality requests? @Jeff: I've considered checking the local store (client side, which is NON-authoritative, meaning it... read more 11/20/2004 (8:19 am)
Can I send/receive email from inside Torque? Be careful--if you are in a unix style OS, you will get led in the direction of using the "mail" com... read more 11/19/2004 (11:18 pm)
Initial unit visibility updates @Josh: given the level of quality of code we've seen here in the last week, it may well be worth you... read more 11/19/2004 (9:26 pm)
Mini map fog of war @Josh: Please please ask if we can use SVN instead ;) I know that you guys were concerned about h... read more 11/19/2004 (9:24 pm)
Strategy Starter Kit question @Will/All: I asked about the collision situation myself, and Josh informed me that the basic reason ... read more 11/19/2004 (7:52 pm)
Update: fixed! Units not always moving on r-mouse down That's a great catch man, something I would have never thought of!... read more 11/19/2004 (7:16 pm)
Mini map fog of war @Ace: No, there isn't actually a "head", but GG has made indications that with all the resources and... read more 11/19/2004 (7:15 pm)
Drawing circle on terrain @Mak--while it's not my immediate task, I will be researching this exact topic in the next week and ... read more 11/19/2004 (7:12 pm)
Jared's Resource Manager--functionality requests? @Jared: I sent you an e-mail to your public e-mail address, in case you don't normally monitor that.... read more 11/19/2004 (8:56 am)
Jared's Resource Manager--functionality requests? My overall goal was to get it configured to allow for authoritative control server side, as well as ... read more 11/19/2004 (8:46 am)