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Truce:
--- Quote from: Ephialtes on July 16, 2010, 02:02:22 AM ---I've almost finished designing the XML schema I'll be using for the chat system and then it's pretty smooth sailing implementing the functionality on the server. Now's a good time to suggest anything else you'd like to see the chat system doing because I don't want to have to go back and re-design anything beyond this point.
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Would it be possible to use the same GUI element that displays the player on the player editor as a display picture, but just the head?
For example, when the user clicks "done" on the avatar menu (with flood protection, of course), the information about their head color, face decal, hat, hat color, accent, and accent color is sent to the RTB server. When users initiate a chat with one another, they retrieve the player information about the other user (and themselves, but that can be done locally), and it creates a small box with their head in it, much like display pictures in other instant messengers.
M:
That would be easily possible by hiding all the other nodes of the model and containing the element inside a smaller one, I think. You could even make it play the talk animation when they speak to you or something.
Ephialtes:
--- Quote from: Truce on July 16, 2010, 02:08:29 PM ---Would it be possible to use the same GUI element that displays the player on the player editor as a display picture, but just the head?
For example, when the user clicks "done" on the avatar menu (with flood protection, of course), the information about their head color, face decal, hat, hat color, accent, and accent color is sent to the RTB server. When users initiate a chat with one another, they retrieve the player information about the other user (and themselves, but that can be done locally), and it creates a small box with their head in it, much like display pictures in other instant messengers.
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Can do. The current GUI design for chatting wouldn't really play nice with avatars but an avatar could be displayed on the information view for a friend on your list instead.
canto xe:
--- Quote from: Truce on July 16, 2010, 02:08:29 PM ---Would it be possible to use the same GUI element that displays the player on the player editor as a display picture, but just the head?
For example, when the user clicks "done" on the avatar menu (with flood protection, of course), the information about their head color, face decal, hat, hat color, accent, and accent color is sent to the RTB server. When users initiate a chat with one another, they retrieve the player information about the other user (and themselves, but that can be done locally), and it creates a small box with their head in it, much like display pictures in other instant messengers.
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But doesn't that mean that the rtb servers must have all the Faces?Or else the rtb server can not recongnise it i think...
M:
It would just tell you the name, and if you don't have it assumedly default to the base smiley.