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Just like modifying the client for cheating, you'd be able to block ads as well. And, most likely, it'd be just as against the rules. Of course, you can't exactly prohibit people from modifying any part of the source code; that's why it's called open source after all. :D I've a second version of bz...

Hey, great job on this! It covers essentially everything one needs to get started on plugin programming, which is a hard thing to put into explainable format. Also, there's a little mistake on the Custom Map Object section of the PDF: it lists "bz_registerCustomMapObject()" twice, once whe...

oh dear. I didn't really intend it for global servers anyway, there was never really much of an application. As I said before, it's worth it just for local testing, and it's essentially a prelude to my next releases. Though I must admit, that never even crossed my mind :doh: Maybe this topic could b...

May I also point out that no matter how hard you lobby, adameros, you're not going to convince any devs about the hemisphere idea :) . Though your flag examples may not be the ones I would pick to create, I am a very strong advocate for your concept of increasing the necessity of team work. Occasion...

Inspires all sorts of plugin ideas. Mind if I borrow this to chew on for the night ?

UPDATE: I found the first sort of "bug". Though I am pretty sure this as a close as I can get to true-invincibility ( at least with the current mechanism), this does not always function if you drive forawrd into a chain of bullets, but it works fine while standing still. So it should work ...

No, this plugin does not give your tank adamantium claws, but what's the next best thing about wolverine? 75% of you probably just said something about mutton chops, but the remaining 25% almost definitely said rapid healing. That is more of what I had in mind. :D I feel kind of bad about clogging t...

You normally would not need to wipe your hard drive because of a kernel panic. Just restart your computer. Yeah, that's what i thought to, but I seemed to have irreparably damaged the startup functions of the kernel. I couldn't even make it to the glowing apple splash screen (would that be consider...

If you are too close to a GM when it is fired, it sometimes goes through you even if the other player got a lock. The server variable _gmActivationTime actually determines how far/long the GM has to travel before it "activates" and becomes lethal. It's there to prevent people from driving...

Aww... hope you get it back up as soon as possible! I just had a kernel failure on my Macintosh an hour ago, after a serious mess up in compiling BZFlag). I'm wiping my Hard Disk right now. Hope my backup has been working right.

Maybe I'm just not skilled enough in the art of SR. It is drastically underrated.

Though steamroller is very useful in most situations, it's often seriously disadvantaged in large, open maps. Each flag should have it's weak spot , but I was wondering about maybe adding a speed increase factor to steamroller (Server variable, multiplies speed, defaults to 1.00). I can see how it m...

If you're tired of fn to use the f-keys as standard function keys you can check "Use all F1, F2, etc. keys as standard function keys" in keyboard preferences. On my Mac, this box sometimes checks itself, without actually applying the changes. :) I have to uncheck it and recheck it again i...

If you just want turrets that aim themselves, it would be a fairly simple task to write a plugin for that (The bz_fireWorldWep function makes things easy). However, it could possibly be the most annoying plugin to every be compiled, so let's just keep this at a hypothetical stage.

That would add an interesting aspect to the gameplay. It would be a very large and difficult step to implement gravity on bullets, however, especially considering that the current server version has no idea where the bullets are in a map. I can't speak for future versions though.

Sawyer wrote:I am excellent with jumping. Especially if it involves landing in the water.

You're also good at lasering me to pieces.

Louman, definitely! He is nothing short of an artist!

I don't get the wide-angle thing either on my mac desktop.

I use a mac and fn + f1 works for me. Also, fn+f4 (which iconizes in windows) minimizes in macintosh.

I 'm good at coming across a lot better than I am . Like a hobbit in platform shoes.

hmmm :? . I see. you'd have to write something to parse the entire map before hand to calculate ricochet. I don't suppose there's anyway to have the server grab data from the client. BZ 3.0 is supposed to have servers do much more calculation than it's predecessors. Maybe something will come up. P.S...

I know the server doesn't have an shot end event, but what if you made the plug-in assume when and were the shot will explode and place a world weapon in that spot and have a timeout for it. This is a very cool idea for a plugin indeed :D and a tool I would love to have when building maps. Looking ...

(I think I'll go bang my head against the wall now)

Oh great! I knew something was a little strange. These values are all working great! Next post I make should be on the Map Releases page! Thanks a million!- Strakowski P.S. I found my fault in the equation; I forgot to cut the gravitational constant in half. I wrote "-9.8X^2", it should ha...

Wait a sec... my formula is incorrect. My calculations are telling me that the default jumpVelocity would have to be a measurement of the [height at the peak of the jump] . I know that it takes 4 seconds to jump and the default jump travels 100 units. With a gravity of [9.8 units/second^2] and defau...

Oh, wow. That's awesome. This will be fantastic when planning maps. So glad you posted that.