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Off Topic / Building a new computer!

« on: October 13, 2009, 09:29:14 PM »

I may soon be building a new computer, and I would like to know what you think I should get in terms of parts.  I already have a list, but the idea is that you can suggest stuff to me.  Keep in mind that I have a limited budget and would rather keep things as cheap as possible.  Here's the list:

Processor
Motherboard
Hard drive
Power supply
RAM
Video Card
Case
Keyboard & mouse
Webcam (still thinking about this one)

Here is an optional processor that i saw.  I have a $25 gift certificate to Best Buy, so I figured I would only have to earn $20 more than with the other processor.

I have space parts in my garage, so things like the CD drive and stuff isn't needed.

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Suggestions & Requests / Set event Admin Only

« on: October 12, 2009, 08:09:46 PM »

I was thinking about how fort wars servers often have rules like "no changing datablock!"  And well, an add-on like this would eliminate all of that.  Basically it can be a script, GUI, or RTB add-on that sets the specified event to be admin only.  For instance, /seteventadminonly <event name>.  Also, there should be a list showing which events are set as admin only, like /showadminonlyevents would show in the chatbox which events were admin only.  Discuss.

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Suggestions & Requests / RTB Irc Ignore list

« on: October 03, 2009, 11:57:34 PM »

Have you ever forgotten who you are ignoring?  Ever wanted to unignore some people because they may have grown up?  Well I have.  I'm hoping that someone could make an addon that allows you to type /ignorelist into the irc and have it display everyone you are ignoring.  This would be best packaged with other irc commands.

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Modification Help / Drop down menus.

« on: October 01, 2009, 12:39:39 AM »

Have you ever seen those drop down menus in Blockland?  Like the one on the 'Start a Game' screen that lets you choose the number of players.  I'm making a gui that will require one of those.  I need to know how to make the drop down part work.  I have the menu, but how do I fill it with choices?  Thanks.

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Help / Joining my dedi server.

« on: September 28, 2009, 04:29:17 PM »

Just recently, I was trying to start my dedi server.  It has always worked fine before, but now, when I try to load objects in it, the game either freezes, or BL quits (this depends on if I join from Query LAN or Query Internet).  Any ideas as to what the problem is?  The only thing in my console that I noticed was that it said Error, couldn't load datablock (explosion) <number here>.  This isn't unusual because it happened a few times earlier in the console.

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Drama / Toasterroaster

« on: September 20, 2009, 02:46:28 AM »

There is some 3 year old in-game who is an absolute noob.  He doesn't understand the meaning of "revenge."  He seems to believe that when he does something annoying, its totally unfair to do the same thing back.  His name? "TOASTERROASTER" (This may be spelled incorrectly)

Example:  In a Free Minigame server (meaning you can build what you want in the minigame), I made a spawn brick and a weapon spawning brick(using events).  During the minigame, he seems to think that I am unfairly playing by using the super fast weapon brick.  So, he "boards" it up.  I don't have his trust, so I can't delete it.  All I do is give him a taste of his own medicine.  I board up hos spawn.  Even after multiple tellings, he still doesn't realize that all he has to do is delete his bricks, then I would delete mine.  When he finally does, I delete mine. 
     This is the REAL proof of his noobishness:  Later, after the minigame has been restarted, he DOES IT AGAIN!  Yep, he covers up my spawn.  So, once again, I do the same.  He still didn't realize that he only had to delete his bricks to be free.  Then, he said that the host should ban me for building bricks over his spawn.  WTF?!?!?!  He was doing the same loving thing!!

Anyway, to make a long story short, watch out, and ban this noob on sight.

              Also, sorry for no proof; I wasn't thinking about it.  All I have is chat history, which isn't much good.

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Modification Help / Gui HELP!!!!!

« on: September 07, 2009, 07:38:01 PM »

How would I make a Variable appear in a bunch of text?

Ex: You have pushed the button (variable here) times!

The problem is that, no matter what I do, the variable name appears, not the variable itself.

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Add-Ons / Chase Cam

« on: August 29, 2009, 01:16:41 PM »

Chase Cam
Following yourself, at any distance!

Description
Ever had a desire to be the cameraman? Well now you can! With this new mod, you can follow your player at any distance, yet still keep control! Simply bind a key to this fantastic GUI, type in a number, and off you go! Why worry about your flying abilities when you can just pop in a number and get better results!*

The number 50 is equal to about half a second (however, this depends on the server's ping)

*results may vary



Ok, for those of you who don't want the advertisement version, here's a rundown:
 
REAL Description
Basically, I just added a GUI to this console command: gameConnection.chaseCam(number here);  I also added safeties that keep you from going over 1000 and under 0 because those numbers can make Blockland crash. It is entirely client sided and will work on any server. This is my first RELEASED addon, so I would appreciate feedback. Thanks!

Download
Client_ChaseCam.zip (Last updated: Tues Aug 25, 2009 8:16 pm)

Installation
Put Client_ChaseCam.zip into the Add-Ons folder in your Blockland folder.

Click Here to view this file on the RTB Download Manager

I created this post because mod manager messed up the rtb one.

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Modification Help / Landing Gear?

« on: August 25, 2009, 08:25:53 PM »

I was wondering...  Can you create collision meshes that move?  Like in the forklift add on, is it possible to make the forks have collision and keep that collision when the animation plays?  If so, how can you do this?  I was thinking that maybe you make the collision mesh animate at the same time as the model. Would this work?

Also, I'm pretty sure you can make animations play when a key is pressed, but how?

Please help.

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Modification Help / Support_Jeep & skis

« on: July 15, 2009, 06:12:21 PM »

I was tinkering a bit earlier with scripting (and I'm still learning).  I was attempting to create a vehicle that was half "skis" and half "jeep."  In other words, I was trying to create a sled that acted one, but was powered.  It's actually a dog sled (like the covered wagon, but a sled), and i just wanted to know if this was possible or not.  If so, how would you do it?  Don't worry about me releasing, this is for the survival RP mod only, and I'll probably have AGlassOfMilk or some other coder like Tom do the coding.

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Help / Exceding datablocks

« on: July 10, 2009, 02:59:00 AM »

Ok, here's the deal:

I start up a server but I find that some of my selected addons are missing.  This is because I get this message:

Error: SimDataBlock::onAdd() - Exceeded maximum number of data blocks (4095)

Apparently I can't have more than 4095 datablocks.  What's confusing is that I've had many, many more than 4095 before this.  What's going wrong?  Can I increase the limit?

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Gallery / Clan Application (IMAGE HEAVY)

« on: July 07, 2009, 06:01:46 PM »

These two builds are for an app for [NG]

The ship has more events and is more recent. 


It has a working ramp...


A hangar....


A Generator...


And cannons.


The ship is highly evented.  All entrances require "keys", which is a variable that only certain ID's can get.  There are teleports to the guns that only people with "keys" can use. 

The hangar has and interesting (and accidental!) way of putting you back in the spawn room.  When a vehicle hits the door, it's respawned, and the driver is tele'd inside the ship.  If the player doesn't have "keys", then they are promptly ejected.  I also made a TDM version with two ships that works similarly.

One time a few years ago, I stayed at a hotel somewhere or other.  It was a pretty cool hotel, with an indoor garden and pool. The strangest part of the hotel was that it had a center that was empty space, all the way up... 

I loved it, so I recreated it in Blockland (minus the cool outside).

The hotel was made a while back and I recently fixed it up (i.e replaced missing bricks/doors and updated colors).  It looks ugly on the outside (too boxy!), but the inside is filled with cool, evented art. 
Here's the ugly outside:


Here's the reception area:


Here's the pool:


Here's the spa:


Here's the bar, next to the fountain:


Here's a regular room:


Here's the first half of a suite:


And here's the second half of the suite:


Event list:
Elevator
Drinks (at the bar)
Kitchen (stove, sink, fridge)
Breakfast table (toast, bacon, eggs, hot water)
Lights (in every room)

Personally, I like the ship better, I posted the hotel because one judge complained about the ship having too many ramps.  The hotel is mainly inside art, not outside...


Feel free to rate x/10, but please explain why you give that rating.

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Modification Help / Milkshape face problem?

« on: July 04, 2009, 08:07:59 PM »

So when I got MilkShape, I read the online help/tutorials.  They said that creating a face counter-clockwise makes it "visible" (a.k.a not black). Clockwise makes the opposite side "visible."  Here is my problem;  I create faces correctly and they seem fine.  Later, after flat-shading or doing anything with verticles and duplicating,  the faces "visible" side reverses.  Does this matter?  Will it change the way the model looks in-game?  If so, how do I change it back?

All help will be greatly appreciated.

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Help / Bl-ID's not shown?

« on: June 06, 2009, 09:08:23 PM »

No, this is not the "The Bl-Id's are GONE!"  My problem is that I look in the Advanced Options page, and the "Show player Id's" option is not there - nor is it in ANY section of the Options panel. I have the same problem with the "press up to repeat last chat message" feature.  I can't find any option to enable it.  I've tried reinstalling BL and basically everything else. If you need some sort of pic, I can try to get one, but I don't know if I can. 

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Help / Brown slopes?

« on: May 19, 2009, 09:58:06 PM »

For some reason, whenever I go to the slopes, the ground around me is brown.  Not the whole ground, just a small circle, about the same radius as a player light.  When I jet, the circle gets smaller 'till it's not there.  Any ideas what it is?  It doesn't have to be fixed, I just want it to be.