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Game Bar
What is it?
Game Bar is a concept design for Blockland. Initially, I hoped to provide a new resource to developers, and a new feature for users. I managed to provide 2 new features, and 1 new resource. I installed a default clock(useful for fullscreen), and a message bar. Since the release, there has been some confusion on what Game Bar does and how to take control of it. It is very simple, see the Resources below.

Resources
 
postError();
postError will post a message under the clock for 5 seconds. The message can be formatted, color changed, etc. I thought this would be useful for things such as a live TDM Score Updater(Updates scores every 5 seconds), or displaying errors.

Example: postError("<color:FFF700>Jeep<color:FFFFFF>: Hello "@%client.name@"!");
Result: Jeep: Hello InsertNameHere!

What is to come?
Note Bar - Note Bar will be a plugin for Game Bar that allows users to post reminders that will stay on the bar. If you wanted to post a reminder to clean your room, you will see it when you spawn.

TDM Live Updater - TDMLU will be a plugin for Game Bar Server that utilizes postError to post live scores of all the teams in a TDM.

Game Bar Post - GBP will be a plugin for Game Bar that allows server admins to post messages to all the clients bar. The message can also be formatted and will stay there for 5 seconds.

How can I help?
You can help by creating plugins for Game Bar. I really wanted Game Bar to be built on as a custom environment. The only way that will happen is if you create plugins.

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Information
Version 1
Beta Release
« Last Edit: June 16, 2011, 01:11:43 PM by Jeep »

I had the beta on my old computer, and I just downloaded it from R.T.B.

Looks like a very good idea. Are you the only one working on it?

Sounds pretty useless actually, as I have a clock in my taskbar and RTB4 has a notification system that seems a lot better than this.

Sounds pretty useless actually, as I have a clock in my taskbar and RTB4 has a notification system that seems a lot better than this.
Ever hear of Fullscreen? RTB Notification? You mean the IRC Message? That has limited size. After like 4 or 5 words you get a ...

I had the beta on my old computer, and I just downloaded it from R.T.B.

Looks like a very good idea. Are you the only one working on it?
I am at the moment. I wish I had more people to help though.

Ever hear of Fullscreen?
Yes, but then you have Steam/XFire taking it's place.
RTB Notification? You mean the IRC Message? That has limited size. After like 4 or 5 words you get a ...
Um, no. The RTB4 notification system. Besides, those messages should really be kept as short as possible.
I wish I had more people to help though.
Set up a public GitHub/Bitbucket repository so people can submit their own patches without being on the "core team".

This mod has potential. It would be a shame to see it die.

EDIT: Not everyone has steam. And the RTB4 notification system is even more limited than the IRC notifier.

EDIT: Not everyone has steam.
Their choice, their possible loss.
And the RTB4 notification system is even more limited than the IRC notifier.
But it's enough, and that's what matters.

But it's enough, and that's what matters.
It's not enough. Game Bar is designed for alerts that stay up for long amounts of time such as a low health warning. I don't want to hear a beep every 5 seconds with a cut off message "Warning! You have low ..."

Game Bar is designed so you look up and see the time without pausing your game. I put it right next to the chat window so you are used to looking up in that area.

@Tak: You should come into my server some time. A lot has changed. 1 person was exiled almost a year ago.

It's not enough. Game Bar is designed for alerts that stay up for long amounts of time such as a low health warning. I don't want to hear a beep every 5 seconds with a cut off message "Warning! You have low ..."
Isn't that what centerprints are for?
Game Bar is designed so you look up and see the time without pausing your game. I put it right next to the chat window so you are used to looking up in that area.
Okay, you have a point there.

Could you make the clock on the top tell time like most of our clocks do?

Could you make the clock on the top tell time like most of our clocks do?
What?

What?
I believe he is referencing 12-hour time instead of 24-hour.

I'm working on that for V2. Here's my formula to figure this out...

Hour - 12 = X PM

23 - 12 = 11 PM

I'm working on that for V2. Here's my formula to figure this out...

Hour - 12 = X PM

23 - 12 = 11 PM
At least make it a configurable option if you do it. I don't want that horrible crap system.

At least make it a configurable option if you do it. I don't want that horrible crap system.
Thats the only way to figure out Army Time. Hour - 12. I'll work on it.