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Title: What Will the Source Code Mean for TAP?
Post by: Rampage on April 30, 2002, 07:46:07 am

Ever since the release of the Freespace 2 source code, I wonder what will happen to some of the fan-made projects such as TAP.  So let me ask you first, what will the source code mean for this project?

One Thing: Infestation Beams!

Another Thing: Mimic

Title: What Will the Source Code Mean for TAP?
Post by: Pera on April 30, 2002, 08:45:13 am

Perhaps a whole lot later. For now, the only realistic things we can expect to be in the demo are fighter beam weapons and ending a mission without player jumping out.

We won't see mimics or cloakable ships for a long time.

What I would REALLy want, would be some fixes for the turret axis code, but AFAIK making those fixes would be pretty difficult :(

Title: What Will the Source Code Mean for TAP?
Post by: Petrarch of the VBB on April 30, 2002, 02:16:50 pm

Were there not problems with getting more than one salvage corvette to attach to a frigate due to the fact that only one ship can dock at any one time, you/we/I/someone else could change that.

Ahh, Pera, I see you're a Douglas Adams fan, hooray!

You see, I'd much rather be happy than right any day!
The fact that i'm not happy is where it all falls down of course.

Title: What Will the Source Code Mean for TAP?
Post by: Pera on April 30, 2002, 02:36:17 pm

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Originally posted by Petrarch of th VBB
Were there not problems with getting more than one salvage corvette to attach to a frigate due to the fact that only one ship can dock at any one time, you/we/I/someone else could change that.

Ahh... Now there's one thing that would be useful. Let's just hope it's not a too complicated thing to change.

Title: What Will the Source Code Mean for TAP?
Post by: USS Alexander on May 01, 2002, 03:24:28 am

still got **** to sort out, but i quited shool and thinking of plunging my self on programming i got a few friends who know how to that very good they can teach it me so mayby if i know how to do it i can fix those things like axies and stuff mayby engine trails and whatever still wil gonna take some time but i'm a fast learner.

Title: What Will the Source Code Mean for TAP?
Post by: Petrarch of the VBB on May 01, 2002, 01:08:08 pm

Glad to see you're back with us, Alexander!
It's been a sparse around here in your absence.

Title: What Will the Source Code Mean for TAP?
Post by: Mr. Vega on May 02, 2002, 04:57:50 pm

You can FRED a cloak ship. Just have it jump in and out with no warp affect.

Title: What Will the Source Code Mean for TAP?
Post by: Unknown Target on May 22, 2002, 03:05:14 pm

Trails?

Title: What Will the Source Code Mean for TAP?
Post by: USS Alexander on May 23, 2002, 05:21:53 am

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Originally posted by Unkown Target
Trails?

:rolleyes: :wink:  working on it when i got the time

Title: What Will the Source Code Mean for TAP?
Post by: Razor on May 23, 2002, 11:24:44 am

Nice to have ya here Alex. So you didn't give up on Freespace after all. ;)

Anywa, since we are talking about programming, what do I need to be able to edit the source code? What do you guys recommend?

Title: What Will the Source Code Mean for TAP?
Post by: Unknown Target on May 23, 2002, 01:52:07 pm

Ooh, I have a good, free one, but I forget it's name, wait 'till I get home;)

Title: What Will the Source Code Mean for TAP?
Post by: DragonClaw on May 23, 2002, 07:43:33 pm

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Originally posted by Razor
Anywa, since we are talking about programming, what do I need to be able to edit the source code? What do you guys recommend?

Are you joking?  

You can NOT learn C++ overnight(I believe thats what the source is written in, I never downloaded it :p).

You'd have to take classes and stuff to know how to properly edit the source and add things, and even then its very hard b/c the source is all 'solidified' you could say.

Title: What Will the Source Code Mean for TAP?
Post by: USS Alexander on May 24, 2002, 03:24:05 am

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Originally posted by RKIF-DragonClaw


Are you joking?  

You can NOT learn C++ overnight(I believe thats what the source is written in, I never downloaded it :p).

You'd have to take classes and stuff to know how to properly edit the source and add things, and even then its very hard b/c the source is all 'solidified' you could say.

Yeb thats what i am doing from time to time.

I'm not realy back my RL is a bit busy lately i work on tap still a bi when i got some spare time.

Title: What Will the Source Code Mean for TAP?
Post by: Unknown Target on May 24, 2002, 01:45:32 pm

All big, complex programs are written in C++