Plan for Chris "DiGi" Timberlake
by Chris "DiGi" Timberlake · 04/04/2004 (4:45 pm) · 0 comments
Well, firstly the progess on Digital E Studio (Formally named Total Illusion Entertainment Editor) is going very slow, seems its been developed really bad. Using external libs which cannot seem to be found. Unresolved external links that cause problems in the Plugin API, and also bad memory issues in the release build (Can only use debug). I'm workign on it as much as I can, I've also started a few new things on my project "American Warfare".
These things include a Messageing system (thnx to Dark Raven for their example on the TgeLobby). The messenger will connect to MSN, AIM, and Yahoo, i'm hesitating on ICQ because i know nothign about it, and theirs security risks. When I find a 2D Artist and get some of it donw, I will submit it as a Snapshot of the day so you guys and gals can have a taste ;). (This may or maynot be used as a resource, all of my additions are tightly integrated, read below to see what else this is integrated with)
Another nice thing I will be starting to work on is a Global Moderation system. basically how it works is when you try to play online for the first time, you have to either create an account or login. The registration form has a few fields, its just like a form on a forum or here, it has Username, Password, Messenger IDs, CD-Key (unchangeable to the user) e-mail name and a few others. Then this info is stored in our database and they can login. (5 usernames to a cd-key, if the cd-key is deactivated all user accounts will be also) Then it checks your username and password, and send the game a encrypted security level, (1 is regular player). From their you can play online. If you are a moderator, head moderator, or admin then you get a special panel ingame were you can login through that. (if a password is entered in wrongly once then you are kicked out of the system for 15 minutes, 2nd time after the 15 minutes you get 1 hour and so on.) The moderators can allow themselves back on, by web panel. If login is sucessfull, every server you join it sends the server info, saying you are a moderator and that you can access X commands. You can also join a server in "silent mode" which basically does not display you are a mod or anything, it just shows that your a reg player, otherwise a message is displayed on peoples screens like "Name Moderator has joined". The whole reason for this system is to keep out hackers and other lame people. Mods, and servers can disable this feature. When your in-game loged in and all, you hit a few keys and you have a moderator panel and can control everything bout the server.
(The update system for AW is still in the works, if you have any ideas, plz post in the comments)
Thats all for now, maybe we'll have some screens soon?
These things include a Messageing system (thnx to Dark Raven for their example on the TgeLobby). The messenger will connect to MSN, AIM, and Yahoo, i'm hesitating on ICQ because i know nothign about it, and theirs security risks. When I find a 2D Artist and get some of it donw, I will submit it as a Snapshot of the day so you guys and gals can have a taste ;). (This may or maynot be used as a resource, all of my additions are tightly integrated, read below to see what else this is integrated with)
Another nice thing I will be starting to work on is a Global Moderation system. basically how it works is when you try to play online for the first time, you have to either create an account or login. The registration form has a few fields, its just like a form on a forum or here, it has Username, Password, Messenger IDs, CD-Key (unchangeable to the user) e-mail name and a few others. Then this info is stored in our database and they can login. (5 usernames to a cd-key, if the cd-key is deactivated all user accounts will be also) Then it checks your username and password, and send the game a encrypted security level, (1 is regular player). From their you can play online. If you are a moderator, head moderator, or admin then you get a special panel ingame were you can login through that. (if a password is entered in wrongly once then you are kicked out of the system for 15 minutes, 2nd time after the 15 minutes you get 1 hour and so on.) The moderators can allow themselves back on, by web panel. If login is sucessfull, every server you join it sends the server info, saying you are a moderator and that you can access X commands. You can also join a server in "silent mode" which basically does not display you are a mod or anything, it just shows that your a reg player, otherwise a message is displayed on peoples screens like "Name Moderator has joined". The whole reason for this system is to keep out hackers and other lame people. Mods, and servers can disable this feature. When your in-game loged in and all, you hit a few keys and you have a moderator panel and can control everything bout the server.
(The update system for AW is still in the works, if you have any ideas, plz post in the comments)
Thats all for now, maybe we'll have some screens soon?
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