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teh crono

Imperialistic — Fri, 18 May 2012 05:08:36 GMT

i know all of us lat's have one more classic level collab left in us.

Empty PMs linked to hacking incident.

Emera — Thu, 17 May 2012 22:05:56 GMT

Players on UN have been receiving empty PM's from various different players. We've done some snooping and found that the PM's aren't actually empty, and contain the following HTML code.

The fact that the php file is named log isn't very comforting. I don't actually know how to tackle the issue apart other than not open your PM's for the time being, which isn't very practical X_X

Sleep/Timer help

greggiles — Thu, 17 May 2012 16:33:32 GMT

I am trying to have an image I have made, rotate slightly, then rotate back.
This is the only way I know how to do it. I am hoping someone can teach me the proper use of the 'sleep' function or perhaps advice me another way to write it. This does work, but I don't like how It's so long. and too many OnThis functions.

btw, the 'OnRot' stands for 'on rotation.'

Quote:

Really now.

Crono — Thu, 17 May 2012 14:34:52 GMT

This could all be so easily prevented if we didn't have to use our ingame passwords on the forums. "Secure", ya right.

Sir Kwang (24)

Crono — Wed, 16 May 2012 16:19:45 GMT

hbd oldbie

Kingdom Core June 2012

NicoX — Wed, 16 May 2012 15:34:06 GMT

Hello everybody,

we will have a great Kingdom Core on June 16th 2012, at 6 PM EST.
Prize will be a brandnew item which will handed out to the winner Kingdom to event if off.

I will talk within the next few days with the Kingdom Leaders to prepare for this Core.

We will have 4 Rounds. Winner gets 1 Point each Round.
The Kingdom with the most points wins the Core. If we have two Kingdoms with each 2 points after that 4 Rounds, we will do a Final Kingdome core where these 2 Kingdoms will Battle for the prize.

Good Luck and see you soon.

Worlds Connected is Hiring! (Read For Info)

Jesusxd96 — Tue, 15 May 2012 23:22:05 GMT

Worlds Connected is Hiring!

We are Worlds Connected a Group of people doing the best to mix all different playstyles, from Classic to Modern, to even the Moon.

We are Hiring:

3-4 Scripters
2 Graphics Team
1 Gani Team

-To apply for Gani Team, send us 3 of your best Ganis, Using all directions or all set to once.

-For Graphics Team, send us your 3 of your best work, no recolors accepted!

-As for the Scripters, please get online for more information about your apps.

All Apps must be sent to jesusxd96@gmail.com

After you have sended the app we would need you to log on, for one of our interviewers or me to interview the people who passed the first trial.

Ask more if you need to.
Hope you apply and to see you at our server.;)

Sword/Gani Script - Help

Fysez — Tue, 15 May 2012 19:39:23 GMT

I've got the whole Gani part working. Problem is,
Once I equip and use the item,
It doesn't allow me to un-equip?

PHP Code:


		
			
//#CLIENTSIDE
function onWeaponFired() {
if (this.on = false) {
this.on = true;
setani("Gani", null);
replaceani("idle", "Gani");
replaceani("walk", "Gani2");
this.on = true;
}else if (!this.on){
setani("idle", null);
replaceani("idle", "idle");
replaceani("walk", "walk");
}
}

Feedback: Single player minimap

Emera — Tue, 15 May 2012 17:07:15 GMT

I've been playing around with a lot of areas within GScript that I've never properly looked at before such as SQLite storage methods and more advanced uses for maths. This task was more to do with using maths for more than just placing GUI controls across the screen, and took some thinking on my part.

I've managed to script a simple minimap script that shows your player's position on the map. It works by taking how many levels your GMAP is made up of and finding how many tiles are in those levels added up. It then positions an image on the map image according to the player's location.

It works, I know that, but I'm just curious as to if there's a simpler way to go about doing this. I looked briefly at Dusty's minimap script after finishing this, and his approach is somewhat different to mine.

Any feedback, criticism and advice is welcome as long as it's constructive. Thank you.

(I had to use pastebin.graalcenter.org since incapsula wouldn't let me post the code)

Minimap code (pastebin.graalcenter.org)

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Nostalgist Pictures

Devil_Lord2 — Tue, 15 May 2012 12:42:35 GMT

Please post at minimum 1-2 years old
pictures that give you Nostalgia. :)
Would anyone else like to share images of
the old self, or former servers they missed?
Please keep on topic and only post pictures
or talk about the past, or past pictures.
Thank you.

So, as I was going through some of my files trying to
find four body pictures in each direction(0, 1, 2, 3), I
came across some pictures, levels, images of the past
that really excited me.

It was hazy whether I was LAT on Shaded Legends or not,
and apparently I was. Not for long of course, the anxiety or
waiting for directions scared me into quitting. I was given
one direction, finished it, 1-2 weeks later quit because no
one told me what else to do. I'm the type that can't just
do something, I have to be in the mood for it. Anyway,
here are some past pictures.

I could only do 10 pictures per post.
08/11/04 – Babylon – Kuro
When I became staff I received the last Kuro on Babylon, which died as GS2 hit..
This is what has inspired my own pet system.

06/27/05 - Shaded Legends– Not sure what I’m doing

06/29/05 - Shaded Legends – Rusty is Strange

07/01/05 Unsure - Shaded Legends and Babylon – Fixed the graphic for the house.

09/14/05 – Pirate Jester - Shaded Legends with Deathic

09/17/05 -

Uploading Levels Through the RC (on a Mac)

Marker0829 — Tue, 15 May 2012 04:08:12 GMT

Recently, I have not been able to upload my levels through my RC. Everything else works perfectly. I can upload graphics without any problems, but when I try to add levels, it says it gets added, but really doesn't... I'll show a picture of it:

Before:
Attachment 54631

After:
Attachment 54632

Does anyone know what's wrong/happening here?
Thanks.

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We all love Asteroids!

Gunderak — Mon, 14 May 2012 09:00:11 GMT

Well we do don't we?
Anyway, I loved this game as a kid, so I decided to try and re-create it.
My aim is to only use showimg's for rendering.
I will be adding the default sound for shooting too.
There is still a main issue, of the projectile system.
But I have some form of it.
Anyway here is what I have so far, any suggestions/improvements are welcome.

PHP Code:


		
			
//#CLIENTSIDE

function onCreated(){

  const Fire_Rate = 3; //Fire rate/reload time in seconds

  const Rotation_Speed = 0.12;  //How fast you rotate

  const Max_Stars = 300;

  HideGUI();

  DrawBackground();

  this.started = false;

  this.menu = false;

  this.pressedspace = false;

}

function onShowGUI(){

  this.started = false;

  this.menu = false;

  findimg(250).alpha = 0;

  findimg(251).alpha = 0;

  findimg(252).alpha = 0;

  findimg(253).alpha = 0;

  Game_Close_Button.destroy();

  enabledefmovement();

  HideStars();

}

function HideGUI(){

  disabledefmovement();

}

function DrawBackground(){

  this.menu = true;

  with(findimg(250)){

    polygon = {0, 0, screenwidth, 0, 0, screenheight, screenwidth, screenheight};

    red = blue = green = 0;

    layer = 3;

    alpha = 1;

  }

  GenerateStarMap();

  with(findimg(251)){

    text = "Press space to start.";

    font = "tempus sans";

    x = screenwidth/2 - text.length()*3.5;

    y = screenheight/2;

    red = green = blue = 1;

    alpha = 1;

    layer = 4;

  }

  new GuiTextCtrl("Game_Close_Button"){

    useownprofile = true;

    profile.fontsize = 20;

    profile.fontcolor = {255, 255, 255, 255};

    text = "Exit";

    width = 35;

    height = 20;

    x = screenwidth - 40;

    y = screenheight - 25;

    thiso.catchevent(this, "onMouseDown", "onShowGUI");

  }

  this.starting = true;

  FlickerText();

}

function FlickerText(){

  if(this.menu){

    this.flickermode = !this.flickermode;

  }

  if(this.flickermode){

    while(findimg(251).alpha > 0){

      findimg(251).alpha -= 0.02;

      sleep(0.05);

    }

  }else{

    while(findimg(251).alpha < 1){

      findimg(251).alpha += 0.02;

      sleep(0.05);

    }

  }

  if(this.menu){

    FlickerText();

  }

}

function onKeyPressed(code, key, scan){

  if(code == 32){

    if(this.menu){

      this.flickermode = true;

      this.menu = false;

      with(findimg(251)){

        text = "Starting";

         x = screenwidth/2 - text.length()*3;

       }

       FlickerText();

      scheduleevent(2, "StartGame");

    }

  }

}

function onStartGame(){

  with(findimg(252)){

    text = "V";

    rotation = 3169.91;

    rotationcenter = {(screenwidth/2) +0, (screenheight/2)};

    x = screenwidth/2;

    y = screenheight/2;

    alpha = 1;

    red = blue = green = 1;

    layer = 4;

    style = "c";

  }

  this.started = true;

  onTimeout();

}

function onTimeout(){

  if(this.started){

    if(keydown2(37, true)){

     findimg(252).rotation += Rotation_Speed;

    }

    if(keydown2(39, true)){

     findimg(252).rotation -= Rotation_Speed;

    }

    if(keydown2(32, true)){

      if(!this.pressedspace){

        this.pressedspace = true;

      }

      if(!this.lastshot){

        this.lastshot = Fire_Rate*10;

        this.rot = findimg(252).rotation;

        Shoot();

      }

    }

    if(this.lastshot > 0){

      this.lastshot -= 0.5;

      if(this.lastshot < 0){

        this.lastshot = 0;

      }

    }

    if(this.pressedspace){

      this.moved += 15;

      temp.sx = (screenwidth/2) + sin(this.rot)*this.moved;

      temp.sy = (screenheight/2) + cos(this.rot)*this.moved;

      with(findimg(253)){

        zoom = 3;

        polygon = {sx, sy, sx+zoom, sy, sx+zoom, sy+zoom, sx, sy+zoom};

        layer = 4;

        alpha = 1;

        blue = green = 0;

        red = 1;

      }

    }

    settimer(0.05);

  }

}

function Shoot(){

  this.sx = (screenwidth/2) + sin(this.rot)*12;

  this.sy = (screenheight/2) + cos(this.rot)*12;

  this.moved = 0;

}

function GenerateStarMap(){

  this.stars = null;

  while(this.stars < Max_Stars){

    this.stars ++;

    with(findimg(253+this.stars)){

      x = random(0, screenwidth);

      y = random(0, screenheight);

      alpha = random(0.5, 0.8);

      zoom = random(0.03, 0.5);

      text = "*";

      layer = 4;

    }

  }

}

function HideStars(){

  for(temp.i = 0; temp.i < 253+Max_Stars; temp.i ++){

    findimg((@temp.i)).hide();

  }

}

Also in need of some help with findimg's.
I have added a star map function but I can't hide them, probably a silly little error. anywho..
And Max_Stars is set as a constant of 400 if it makes any difference..

A video of this is attached in a zip folder.
I would of uploaded the avi but it isn't in the allowed list..

Attached Files

recording.zip (606.8 KB)

good idea to not announce an auction?

bloodykiller — Sun, 13 May 2012 23:19:23 GMT

tim says he'll auction MoonWok with a 1 hour auction that he won't even announce.
how are people interested supposed to buy it? there are 24hours in a day and most ppl don't even play 1/10 of that

Nickname Changes

cbk1994 — Sun, 13 May 2012 22:44:26 GMT

We've made a couple changes to how gangs and nicknames work on Era.

Nicknames are now more reliable. When you use setnick (which you can use without waiting 10 seconds now!) to set your nick, the nick will remain even if you reconnect, or if your nick is changed in an event, or whatever.

In addition to that, gang tags are now permanently on for all gang members except in events and spars. We hope this will help make gangs more competitive and visible.

To avoid long names with stuff like "*Accomplice*" in them, we've also removed ranks from gang tags. Ranks are still displayed in a players' profile. This means that you no longer have to deal with setting your nick, then /gangtag, etc. after events. It should be a lot easier since your nick is always set automatically.

To change your nick, you can still just use "setnick".

Staff and business members: to take off your tag, just use "setnick" with no name. We'll probably add a more intuitive way to remove it in the future.

If you've got any questions, I'll be happy to answer them. We're going to see how well this works for a day or two, and then get feedback from the server to see if we should keep it, adjust it, or revert back.

Please hold your whining for at least a day and give this a chance. If the server doesn't like it, it won't be permanent.

Kingdom Baning !?!?!?

biggiant — Sun, 13 May 2012 17:49:32 GMT

Today i was wondering since when can a king arrange with other kings to "kingdom ban" a player for leaving a kingdom cause he doesnt like how it is.
Many people have quit for that reason and i think its a reason of why gk has a low player count.