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After thinking a bit about this i think that different images for different percentages would even be the cooler thing of the two.smbarbour wrote:I'm thinking that it is worth doing and probably not too much of an effort to do. I'm not sure about the different stages part, but since there is already code to do animations, it shouldn't be too hard to implement.
Thanks, i'm looking forward to itklauss wrote:I'll take a look and get back to you with some answers.
.... ehm ... That''s funny, i just imagined you wrote that you do not have internet access at home ... the horrorIt may take a while: my development timeframe does not intersect my online timeframes (that is, I have no internet at home)
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<line r="0.0" g="1.0" b="0.0" a="0.0" x1="-1.0" y1="-1.0" x2="1.0" y2="1.0" />Amen to that.but hey, at least I don't have to worry about worms and viruses!
I think, and I'm speculating out of looking at the code, that when they coded the RenderAsVSSprite() thing that draws them, they got reversed the texture coordinates but didn't realize since all textures were symmetrical at that point. Later, they must have fixed things by just invering textures (as a quick fix that would not require recompiling). That was probably done by an artist, and not a coder (a coder would prefer fixing the code). And since by now, fixing the code would break the entire dataset, nobody fixes it. And yes, a negative scaling will automatically mirror the files. About rotation, that could be done. But more interesting would be dynamic rotation: like a rotational gauge.And a rotation (and flipping?) parameter in the spr file would also help a bit i think.
How this 'flipping' in the current HUDs actually works is beyond me (see the shields/armors). Does anybody know why the graphics are flipped?
Oh, that one againklauss wrote:Amen to that.but hey, at least I don't have to worry about worms and viruses!
) which is (at least last time i checked) not as vunarable as windows (default open ports under windows are a 'tiny winey bit' too many, not to mention some of the remote ports).I don't know if i follow you.I think, and I'm speculating out of looking at the code, that when they coded the RenderAsVSSprite() thing that draws them, they got reversed the texture coordinates but didn't realize since all textures were symmetrical at that point. Later, they must have fixed things by just invering textures (as a quick fix that would not require recompiling). That was probably done by an artist, and not a coder (a coder would prefer fixing the code). And since by now, fixing the code would break the entire dataset, nobody fixes it. And yes, a negative scaling will automatically mirror the files. About rotation, that could be done. But more interesting would be dynamic rotation: like a rotational gauge.And a rotation (and flipping?) parameter in the spr file would also help a bit i think.
How this 'flipping' in the current HUDs actually works is beyond me (see the shields/armors). Does anybody know why the graphics are flipped?
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Hey... but even less to worry about if there is no internet connectionThere are no big things to worry about when you have a (real) firewall between your internet connection and your computer ...
That's another thing... I was referring to normal sprites. Usually, you would use positive width and height, but if you do, you get a flipped texture. That's what I meant, and I was speculating about the genesis of that odd behavior. Now, what you mean is different. I didn't realize that was happening. I'll have to try things, but I see something suspicious already: could it be the GaugeRight/GaugeLeft thing what triggers it?where the same file is used two times .. once on the left and once on the right side.
I suspect the ArmorL and ArmorR triggers that since ther is no difference elsewhere.
So no real artist work, but the work of the HUD designer and/or coder... i think.
)You are right, it doesn't really matter, i just asked out of curiosity and so in is documented (this isn't mentioned anywhere i know)smbarbour wrote:Of course, at the base of this is the question "Does it really matter since it is displaying properly anyway?" I guess this is more of an exercise in identifying the behavior.
It's the healthier choice for sure(BTW, I would love to have an Internet connection. My choice consists of "Food or Bandwidth" at the moment. My wife thinks "Food" is the better choice
@everybody who want's to set up such a firewall/router:smbarbour wrote:If I did have an internet connection, it would be going through a linux box. When I had dial-up it went through a linux box. It was a PITA and wouldn't auto-dial when I wanted to use it (I used putty to SSH in and issue the command to dial), but I could have multiple users on it.
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