RTB Development

[Truce]

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.

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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[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]

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.

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]

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.

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.

[Syntho]

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.

This would be a cool feature!

[Alphadin]

Will there be a Auto-Ignore Feature?
Like some one sends you a request, It automatically Ignores it.
But if you sent one, The person would be up to decide.
Not sure that this has been suggested / Asked.

[Chrono]

Will there be a Auto-Ignore Feature?
Like some one sends you a request, It automatically Ignores it.
But if you sent one, The person would be up to decide.
Not sure that this has been suggested / Asked.

Set it to trust only.
Ignore trust request.

[Ephialtes]

Will there be a Auto-Ignore Feature?
Like some one sends you a request, It automatically Ignores it.
But if you sent one, The person would be up to decide.
Not sure that this has been suggested / Asked.

You'd set "People who can send me an invite" to "Nobody at all" and it'd work like you described above.

[Alphadin]

You'd set "People who can send me an invite" to "Nobody at all" and it'd work like you described above.

Oh cool.

[Spikeman]

Wow. I wonder when this feature will come out. But anyways this is an epic new version of RTB. Although IRC Client might be replaced with this update. It would be pretty useless due to the new RTB Connect.

[Blastdown]

I like those options. I am excited to try it out.

[Chrono]

Wow. I wonder when this feature will come out.

I will be aiming for a private/public beta of the chat client in roughly a month's time and depending on performance we can then go ahead for a full release.

[Spikeman]

Oh thanks, Chrono. I didn't look at all the posts. But it's been about more than 9 months since the last update. Hopefully it's before Christmas.

[Ephialtes]

Wow. I wonder when this feature will come out. But anyways this is an epic new version of RTB. Although IRC Client might be replaced with this update. It would be pretty useless due to the new RTB Connect.

IRC will be removed in v4 essentially because rtb connect replaces all it's functionality.