Online Community Wars - Just for you!

[Bob_Namg]

Good, I'm trying it now.

I'll be sure to relay my experience in this post after I'm finished not being able to load the game. ;)

AFTER POST:
Welp, I couldn't get it to run, do I have to have any specific scripts/engines for the game to be functional?
Oh and something to improve: WASD compatability, as I saw from the controls, is needed, because I and many other people are missing one or more arrow keys. :(

[luishi5000]

Okay, I can switch it to WASD really easily. You can't get it to run? Is there an error or anything that pops up? Do you have OpenAL installed?

[url]http://connect.creativelabs.com/openal/default.aspx[/url]

[Bob_Namg]

OpenAL is probably what I don't have.
Ugh, I already don't like their site with the assault of pop-ups and nonsense. :P

[luishi5000]

Oh man I dun screwed up! Delete the default config.txt file and it will make a new one for you.

[Bob_Namg]

Just give me the log in post and I'll create the file.

[Color]

I can't play it either, and I have OpenAL installed.

[luishi5000]

What log in post?

I just uploaded the same file without the config file so it will make a new one.

[editline]24th June 2012[/editline]

What happens when you try and launch the game?

[Bob_Namg]

[QUOTE=luishi5000;36476885]What log in post?

I just uploaded the same file without the config file so it will make a new one.

[editline]24th June 2012[/editline]

What happens when you try and launch the game?[/QUOTE]

I thought you were going to simply replace the file, so I offered to do it manually but I'm guessing you actually need to rid of it and tweak the program script.
[QUOTE=Color;36476869]I can't play it either, and I have OpenAL installed.[/QUOTE]

I'm a dumbass so I panicked and didn't realize I already had it installed.

[luishi5000]

Ahh okay. The only thing I was wondering about is that the resolution in the configuration file does not match your resolution, and it asks you to fill those in if you don't have a config file. Also, try running it in windowed mode and see if that helps.

[editline]24th June 2012[/editline]

Well I must go to work now, so if I stop answering questions for a bit, that is why. I apologize.

[YourFriendJoe]

This seems like a really cool idea. I know it started like a week ago but now you have another persons attention.

[luishi5000]

I'm glad to hear that YourFriendJoe.

So besides changing the arrow keys to WASD movement, what else needs to be worked on? Did everyone get the beta to work?

[Zillamaster55]

I downloaded the beta, and clicked on "watch fight"

Then I heard a ton of explosions and the game crashed.

[joost1120]

Played a bit, didn't know what I was doing. I was just pressing the icons in the top left corner and things spawned. Spammed tanks and they sat there shooting at each other in the middle.
Couldn't press the plane icon though.

[Benstokes]

This is the fucking coolest.

[luishi5000]

[QUOTE=Zillamaster55;36484989]I downloaded the beta, and clicked on "watch fight"

Then I heard a ton of explosions and the game crashed.[/QUOTE]

If that happens please post the error message produced so I can fix it. Thank you!

[Awegner]

Holy crap this looks fantastic, I could just imagine in the future huge wars between facepunch and other communities.

[luishi5000]

[QUOTE=joost1120;36485204]Played a bit, didn't know what I was doing. I was just pressing the icons in the top left corner and things spawned. Spammed tanks and they sat there shooting at each other in the middle.
Couldn't press the plane icon though.[/QUOTE]

There isn't much to the single player right now. You should be able to spawn the airplane if you have 150 resources. To use the bomber you need 450, and if you were one of the 77 people that rated winner, you can type in that name and you will have the bomber unlocked plus 5000 resources to start with. The goal is to have one of your soldiers touch their tower. The next single player mode I am going to add is where you can directly fly an airplane.

[editline]25th June 2012[/editline]

[QUOTE=Awegner;36488947]Holy crap this looks fantastic, I could just imagine in the future huge wars between facepunch and other communities.[/QUOTE]

That's the dream!

[fippe]

[QUOTE=luishi5000;36476617]I was actually going to start out with Facepunch, Reddit, 4Chan, and SA. I just don't want to release it and have there be something wrong with it, which is why I'm only starting with Facepunch.[/QUOTE]

I strongly suggest dividing 4chan into all it's boards, they constantly have some sort of rivalships and contests amongst them and would probably love a tool to fight against each other.

[Benstokes]

[QUOTE=Fippe;36489867]I strongly suggest dividing 4chan into all it's boards, they constantly have some sort of rivalships and contests amongst them and would probably love a tool to fight against each other.[/QUOTE]

God no, once you start doing that every site will want it, and things will quickly devolve from there.

[Dwarfy77]

I know you said you want to keep this FP only at the time being, but if and when you need publicity and/or money (Which could be now.), add Reddit and 9Gag as factions (FP, Reddit, and 9Gag hate each other, they'd love to battle the other sites.) and two things, A. Kickstarter to keep the game free, or B. Keep the old versions free, but the new ones paid only (Once it upgrades, the old version is free.)

[TheTalon]

I like the art style, and sort of Worms type gameplay. Gimmie more. Now.

[Fausty]

how does singleplayer work? I see fellow FPers in it

[fippe]

[QUOTE=Benstokes;36489982]God no, once you start doing that every site will want it, and things will quickly devolve from there.[/QUOTE]

Why contain it? Let the people get themselves factions, if they so wish. Just monetize it.

[Zillamaster55]

[quote=Error]
ERROR in
action number 1
of Create Event
for object first_config:

File is not opened for reading.
[/quote]

[Dwarfy77]

[QUOTE=Fippe;36491060]Why contain it? Let the people get themselves factions, if they so wish. Just monetize it.[/QUOTE]

Yeah, this isn't FP: The Game (well, it is at the moment, but you know what I mean.), it's about internet communities as a whole, oh and, quick question, will there be mod tools?

[luishi5000]

[QUOTE=Fausty;36490429]how does singleplayer work? I see fellow FPers in it[/QUOTE]

Well as of now, most of the people in the game are the people from Facepunch.

[QUOTE=Dwarfy77;36491336]Yeah, this isn't FP: The Game (well, it is at the moment, but you know what I mean.), it's about internet communities as a whole, oh and, quick question, will there be mod tools?[/QUOTE]

Well the communities contribute content as it is, so if people want stuff in it, I'll add it. I plan on making a map builder when there is more stuff to add to a map.

[QUOTE=Zillamaster55;36491229]
Error posted:
ERROR in
action number 1
of Create Event
for object first_config:

File is not opened for reading.
[/QUOTE]

Make sure you have all of the files in a spot where the hard drive can read/write. This will most likely not work if you run it from a secure location or a flash drive. Try making a text file called config.txt in the directory the game is in, then in it put:

resolutionx: 1920 (or whatever your resolution is)
resolutiony: 1080 (or whatever your resolution is)
fullscreen: 1
part_mult: 1
auto_set_res: 1

[zenby]

I played a round of this, I destroyed all of you guys

It would be nice if there was more depth than spamming the buttons

[kmathis]

this is so fucking cool.

[luishi5000]

[QUOTE=ZenX2;36492694]I played a round of this, I destroyed all of you guys

It would be nice if there was more depth than spamming the buttons[/QUOTE]

Yeah I realized that too while I was making it. I figured it was better than nothing for now. Also I made all of what single player is in all of 4 hours.

Any suggestions on how to give single player more depth?

[luishi5000]

So to post some progress, I am redoing the entire way kill logs are done. I had to change the way all of the variables are transferred. Instead of just adding it to a string it adds them to a 2D array that will keep the information all nice and separated. This will allow for much more efficient and detailed kill processing.

A lot of this stuff will not make much of a difference to you except now the list of kills goes from top to bottom instead of bottom to top. Also it now shows what type of unit killed what type of unit. It will now read:

Team #, Name of Killer, Type of Killer, Team #, Name of Dead, Type of Dead.

I wish I could just make the color of who killed who change dependent on team, but I can't because of reasons.

I'm gonna finish this stuff up and then do the first fight, then I will talk about my plans for adding new units and "Airplane mode".

EDIT:

That's weird, it didn't automerge. I apologize, I didn't meant to bump it.

[editline]27th June 2012[/editline]

[QUOTE=luishi5000]I wish I could just make the color of who killed who change dependent on team, but I can't because of reasons.[/QUOTE]

[img]http://i.cubeupload.com/M56urO.png[/img]

Good thing that came inside of my head within the hour.