Yes I am on it. There is lot to do. My programmerskill is not good enough to bring you fast results, I am sorry. I wisahed I could talk like the others. I am not talking much because at this stage I fear I sound more like an idiot then someone that knows what he is doing. (Well Actually I do sound like an Idiot
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What are the major problems. The original Construction of piarmada capsuled the VS Programm and build build a piarmada programm around it. This aproach is however not very OS indipendent. I decided that major focus is on the port so piarmada is aviable to Windows, Mac and Linux users.
On low priority comes bug fixes of the current Version. However I not always have the time to look into piarmada. I am working as programmer to, and if you have looked on Code for 10 hours, I am sure you can understand that it is very difficult to look on alien code for another 2 hours. So i am just very slow.
At least I getting slowly forward.
My Roadmap for piarmada looks like the following:
1.0_pre_alpha:
- Haveing a menue
- Gountlet mode working without flaws.
1.0_alpha_R1
- Campagne with
- Strategic map
- ability to move ships around
- enter a battle (which automatic configures a Gauntlet battle)
1.0_alpha_R2
- Campagne mode added
- build Structures and ships
- introducing the economy system of piarmada again.
- save load Interface
1.0_beta
- bugfixing, and playtesting
1.0
- Inital release / and dropping the 0.X versions.
After that we will see how good the project get along with Codeing / Artistary.
I would like to add some more stuff like options menu, configuration of Campagnes (like sides, settings: VS universe or Wing Commander universe), multiplayer, Story Elements / true Campagnes, tutorials.
I hope you see that I have a plan.
Ohh currently I work on a easy to handle Menu / Base management. VS already has something that is nice. However I think it is not good enough what I need. I will need days to programm all stuff I need. So I currently work on a simplyfied model based on the work from the privateer guys (I am still Impressed on that work.)
I write more if there is interest. But keep in mind: all said are plans, dreams until I really publish something. I hope that is soonish.
Have Fun!
Peter aka legine