Make a RC of 2.0.8 plz

[Terminator]

please make a release candidate version for 2.0.8, because previouse two versions didnt have it (2.0.6,2.0.7) It was so nice wheb were rc befor "final cut"

(Nightly build - isn't that what I meen)

[Kamaze]

See https://mail.gna.org/public/warzone-dev ... 00003.html

[DevUrandom]

The idea is not bad...
Since apparently no one of the devs can (or wants to) debug that problem, I will create an RC and say: If you want a final 2.0.8, help us fix that bug (and the no-sound bug Christian reported).

[Kayiaxo]

RC is not so bad, and maybe include some stuff from the nightly builds as well, I liked some of the changes and disliked one in particular.

[Terminator]

RC - Yessss at last

What about

..and maybe include some stuff from the nightly builds as well..

I think no need to do that. Just 2.0.8 rc nothing more ( I dont like innovations like multy-turrents & buggy pathfinding system)

100% original warzone - this is what I like

[Rman Virgil]

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100% original warzone - this is what I like

* And what might that be, pray tell ?

* I doubt Pumpkin, aka WZ creators, would know what you were refering to since there where 11 official releases (all introduced new stuff, incl many items never planned-on but suggested by the fan-base & they liked it so they put it in - simple bug-fixes they absolutely where not, those 10 patches)...

* Not to mention all the new stuff WZ Creators planned on putting-in the game but were restrained from doing so because Eidos killed on-going development before any of that long laundry list of fresh, re-vitalizing, items could be implemented.

* In a real sense 100 % orginal WZ was viewed by WZ Creators as 100% continuous, evolving, ORIGINALITY.

* If fossilization is a benchmark it in no way reflects the goal of WZs Creators. And if those 25,000 + posts from Pumpkin's own moderated bbs had not been destroyed these sentences I write would be blatantly redundant.

* There was actually only one thing WZ Creators introduced into WZ which they all really liked (I did to) but many fans were upset about it and requested it's removal which Pumpkin relunctantly did (IMHO, the only mistake was NOT the feature's intro or its implementation but rather how it was presented - it's rationale if you will.... frankly most couldn't get it's basis in science 'cause it wasn't layed-out clearly.)

- RV

[Giel]

RC is not so bad, and maybe include some stuff from the nightly builds as well, I liked some of the changes and disliked one in particular.

Care to share which change in particular you disliked ?

[Chojun]

* There was actually only one thing WZ Creators introduced into WZ which they all really liked (I did to) but many fans were upset about it and requested it's removal which Pumpkin relunctantly did (IMHO, the only mistake was NOT the feature's intro or its implementation but rather how it was presented - it's rationale if you will.... frankly most couldn't get it's basis in science 'cause it wasn't layed-out clearly.)

I don't seem to remember what this feature was...  Care to elaborate? 

[Rman Virgil]

I don't seem to remember what this feature was...  Care to elaborate? 

* They called it "Transformations", for example - you wouldn't have to re-build your HP weaps to reflect your current researched more advanced weap - your "Nano Engineers" retro-fitted the weap upgrades into the existing HP. Tearing down your weap structs & rebuilding from the ground-up to be able to mount a more advanced weap on said HP seems - well pick your adjective.

* We had a talk on it back at rts.net shortly after the source was liberated & actually pinpointed the Patch it was introduced in and the subsequent Patch that deactivated the feature. The thread should still be at the bbs.

- RV

[Kayiaxo]

Care to share which change in particular you disliked ?

Dropping the ability to play .mp3 files in particular, but that topic has already been discussed and most people prefer .ogg it seems.

[Terminator]

wz2100 2.0.8 RC1_update - doesnt apply to 2.0.7 correctly. main exe file - not upgrates

but full 2.0.8 seems ok

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error:      NETfindGame: Cannot connect to "(null):9999": Couldn't bind to local port
last message repeated 2 times
error:      sliderCreate: slider position greater than stops
error:      Assert in Warzone: slider.c:68 : sliderCreate (FALSE)

this I got when I exit from first wz launch

[DevUrandom]

wz2100 2.0.8 RC1_update - doesnt apply to 2.0.7 correctly. main exe file - not upgrates

Thanks for testing.
I thought downloaded the 2.0.7 installer to create the update. Will check again.

EDIT: I just downloaded the 2.0.7 installer again, as well as the update and it worked fine.

but full 2.0.8 seems ok

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error:      NETfindGame: Cannot connect to "(null):9999": Couldn't bind to local port
last message repeated 2 times
error:      sliderCreate: slider position greater than stops
error:      Assert in Warzone: slider.c:68 : sliderCreate (FALSE)

this I got when I exit from first wz launch

Currently I can only say: Should not happen (tm)...
No idea what may have caused this. Maybe a 2nd running instance of WZ? Some other program using port 9999?

PS: All the files are still work-in-progress and may differ from the final files! I expect to release 2.0.8 this week, so there is not much sense for anyone who doesn't want to help testing to download the preliminary files...

[Terminator]

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 NETfindGame: Cannot connect to "(null):9999": Couldn't bind to local port

this error shows whrn I press on Lobby(in joingame menu) but when I press IP(& leave empty address) I connect to lobby ok like it was in 2.0.7

Seems lobby option doesn't make a connection as IP makes. Or talking stupid thoughts.

[Per]

* Not to mention all the new stuff WZ Creators planned on putting-in the game but were restrained from doing so because Eidos killed on-going development before any of that long laundry list of fresh, re-vitalizing, items could be implemented.

Could you (or someone else who has been around the Warzone thing for ... ever), please tell us relative newcomers a bit about what Pumpkin said publicly about where they wanted to take the game in future? I have found lots of interesting and tantalizing bits of unfinished code in the source that I have wondered whether I should try to finish, but I have not known whether it was code that Pumpkin abandoned because it was a bad idea (they never deleted code, eh), or things they did not finish before being shut down.

One thing I am pretty sure they wanted to add is ECM, turrets doing the opposite of sensors, which would add invisibility to the game. Once we get done with the basic code cleanup, I really want to finish the implementation of this.

And if those 25,000 + posts from Pumpkin's own moderated bbs had not been destroyed

Ouch. :'(

[DevUrandom]

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 NETfindGame: Cannot connect to "(null):9999": Couldn't bind to local port

this error shows whrn I press on Lobby(in joingame menu) but when I press IP(& leave empty address) I connect to lobby ok like it was in 2.0.7

Seems lobby option doesn't make a connection as IP makes. Or talking stupid thoughts.

I'll investigate... (https://gna.org/bugs/?10184) Won't make it into 2.0.8_rc1, I think...