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Developments of the Last Week

Discussion in 'Announcements' started by Geti, Apr 15, 2012.

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  1. Geti

    Geti Please avoid PMing me (poke a mod instead) THD Team Administrator Global Moderator

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    This week we covered a bunch of bugfixes really, and some movement towards a completely scriptable underlying entity system for the full version. I think I’ve finally convinced MM that forking Classic and Full is a good idea, which means classic will keep the current codebase and mechanics intact and the full version will have a different underlying system.

    The bonus of this is that we wont have to make considerations for classic every time we want to write a new feature, which will speed up development a whole lot.

    In addition, if we get the systems we’re hoping to in place, every single object in the full version will be modifiable serverside, down to the logic controlling animation and physics. Creating new objects will be trivial. This means that KAG will be usable as a modding platform and that server owners wont be confined to the cardcoded logic of the current system.

    Making new entities will be very much like programming, as we’re currently implementing AngelScript, which has C++ syntax and strongly typed objects, but we believe this is better for us as the game is coded in C++, and better for you because it’ll give you a crazy amount of control over ingame objects (you could potentially rewrite soldat in the scripting language - don’t tell MM ;)

    Everything is component based at this point, which we think is a very nice way to structure things.

    Its early days, but in the 2 days we’ve worked on the system its already possible to code movement and animation entirely in-script. We’re going to automate some of that (so that you dont need to keep track of timers for animation scripts and so forth) but its looking to be insanely powerful. Hopefully we’ll find a simple way of networking everything as well.

    Naturally this will mean that we need some way of filtering modded servers out of the vanilla server list (if anything so that we dont get blamed for some of the less than scrupulous mods that are inevitably going to be made) , but it’ll likely just be a checkbox to swap between viewing and not viewing modified servers.

    tl;dr good news for server owners, players, and aspiring developers alike.

    Geti

    http://devlog.kag2d.com/post/21133919546/developments-of-the-last-week
     
    Geti, Apr 15, 2012
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  2. NEMS

    NEMS Arsonist

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    Awesome stuff.
     
    NEMS, Apr 15, 2012
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  3. Anonymator

    Anonymator Shipwright

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    I can't wait for this awesome stuff. I had a dream that one day, Kag will be entirely moddable ;). Good news for aspiring developers, server owners, and Me. I have a lot of mod projects :).
     
    Anonymator, Apr 15, 2012
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  4. Rainbows

    Rainbows KAG Guard Forum Moderator Tester
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    Needs more hats.

    Pony hats.
     
    Rainbows, Apr 15, 2012
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  5. Geti

    Geti Please avoid PMing me (poke a mod instead) THD Team Administrator Global Moderator

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    implement them yourself ;) (also ponyhate etc etc)

    (You'll get your damned hats but I'm not sure why you guys are so into them)
     
    Geti, Apr 15, 2012
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  6. knightl

    knightl Base Burner

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    Once we can create pony hats

    we can create shad hats so yeah
     
    knightl, Apr 15, 2012
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  7. Djhacker

    Djhacker Bison Rider

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    nice to hear some more progress. Good work guys
     
    Djhacker, Apr 15, 2012
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  8. thebonesauce

    thebonesauce All life begins and ends with Nu Staff Alumni
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    WE LOVE HATS BECAUSE IT MAKES US FEEL LIKE INDIVIDUALS ;_;
     
    thebonesauce, Apr 15, 2012
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  9. tur1sta

    tur1sta Random snippet here ಠ__ಠ Donator

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    It's hats.

    Ok, if we break it down, it is the only thing that helps you segregate your identity from the rest of the world. It also allows you to project who you are unto the game universe. That's why we want lots of them hats ( and heads. Fabio head, I shall make you one day!!!!)
     
    tur1sta, Apr 15, 2012
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  10. Machinista

    Machinista Shopkeep Stealer

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    Can't say I understand it all, but I'm definitely a fan of server-side flexibility and modding capability :)
     
    Machinista, Apr 15, 2012
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  11. Dark_Ham

    Dark_Ham Shipwright

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    Hats is one of the main reasons I brought KAG! :P
    Who would think that a bunch of pixels on my head would make me feel so BadAss.
     
    Dark_Ham, Apr 15, 2012
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  12. Trae

    Trae Shopkeep Stealer

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    As a long time TF2 player, i know that you never can underestimate the power of hats. Also, i am really digging that the devs tries to update more often. Keep doing that! You are making an awesome game, and it only gets better ;).

    And now to the part relevant to the post. I really like increased modability, might even try to mod a little myself if it turns out to be accesesible.
     
    Trae, Apr 15, 2012
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  13. Miauw62

    Miauw62 Shipwright

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    Haha, this so much.
    Hats = absolute awesomeness.
    Furthermore, i'm one of the few people who use the fabric in front of mouth hat. (i dont know the proper name for that)

    Anyway, i find it awesome that modding will be so easy :D
    Antigravity servers! :D
     
    Miauw62, Apr 15, 2012
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  14. Contrary

    Contrary The Audacious Paramount of Explosive Flight Donator Tester

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    See that's just modern consumer culture. We're no longer a subsistence oriented culture so instead of being preocuppied with survival we now have the time to consider luxuries and our individual desires. Luxuries enter the realm of populary necessity and take on a social role. Conspicuously consumed items like hats become a means for asserting something about your identity- ie by choosing a top hat you are a "top hat kind of guy", beard hat a "beard kind of guy". By picking an item we choose to associate ourselves with the values that product represents. They also display socio economic status, albeit in a much simpler way as we only have two economic levels (premium and non premium).

    After a run in with death the philosopher Rousseau pledged to change his life, to renounce "all projects of fortune and advancement," and to live a life of "independence and poverty". He gave up his gol trimmings, his white stockings, his watch, his sword. He also took a simpler wig. You might ask why not give up the wig altogether? Because the wig was such an item of cultural symbolism, a shorter wig represented his ideals much better than his real hair ever could.

    In this was hats allow us to consolidate and assert our identity, a shorthand for people to see what kind of person you are much like the Facebook of today's world.

    Of course there's also Marx's theory of a dialectic materialism where ownership only creates class struggle, impeding our ability to fully reach human potential as we are distracted by conflict.
     
    Contrary, Apr 15, 2012
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  15. BlueLuigi

    BlueLuigi :^) Forum Moderator Donator Tester

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    Blame Gabe.

    Also, fuck yes, does this mean we'll finally get more hat slots? :<
     
    BlueLuigi, Apr 15, 2012
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  16. Ej

    Ej I am the E of your J Staff Alumni Tester
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    Only about 30 guards control over 100 000 of players. Occupy KAG!
     
    Ej, Apr 15, 2012
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  17. Raron

    Raron KAG Guard Tester

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    Now be fair if were gona count active and inactive players :P

    Its around 5000 people on 30 guards....

    CHARRRGEEEE!!!!
     
    Raron, Apr 15, 2012
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  18. Wonkyth

    Wonkyth More precious than carbuncles! Donator Tester

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    Also, there's more than 30 guards... :D
    AND we have our own hat. ^__^
     
    Wonkyth, Apr 15, 2012
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  19. BlueLuigi

    BlueLuigi :^) Forum Moderator Donator Tester

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    Your hat is the worst hat though :3c

    Also he used the qualifier active, I doubt more than 30 are 'active'.
     
    BlueLuigi, Apr 16, 2012
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  20. Dark_Ham

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    If you wrote that all by yourself then you should do a Higher English Course your writing skills are pretty impressive. :rollseyes:
     
    Dark_Ham, Apr 16, 2012
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