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Before SDL/SDL.h was seen, the build would always stop, of course, at the SDL-related code due to tons of undefined procedures and/or objects. I should also mention that when attempting NOT to use SDL, the MacMedia etc files complained of similar errors. In particular, if all else succeeds MacDispl...

You are confusing fun with winning. It is also fun to improve. It seems like you are saying the only way you can win is to cheat or change the game, therefore change the game or you will cheat. Allowing for matches that are asymmetrical, with the less-skilled team having more players on the field is...

Learning is a win. Playing with honour is a win. You will learn more from a loss than a win. If you lose a match but learn from it and demonstrate honour of the field of battle then good for you. Two out of three ain't bad. Remember also that once you start winning you will gain major points because...

If everybody who started playing GU-League started their own team, then there would be no teams. If a team is too small to be viable then you need to get new members or think about disbanding and joining other teams. Teams will generally have a mixture of experienced and learning players. If all mem...

You might try uneven teams. It is allowed to have different match configurations, like 3 Vs 2, where all players agree beforehand. This will give your team a better chance of winning and will give the opposing team more fun by making it more challenging. Finally, remember that capturing the flag and...

I think that's an excellent idea.
The captain can edit the team-page to insert information about individual players, but team awards for activity etc. could be automated, so that the team-page will display achievement badges.

I found it through looking for information about the movie Tron and the games in it, especially the LightCycle game (long before the remake). That pointed me to the Armegatron game, which is OpenSource and the OpenSource site at that time recommended BZFlag. Many years ago. :-) Armegatron was pretty...

OK, understandable. As a solution then, you can add several users in one go to a PM. Just keep copy of your group members, 1 per line, in a text file on your computer and then copy and paste it into the "Add" text field. Clicking on the "Add" button will then add all of them. The...

Check out Post Notices to groups.
It looks like it will do what you want, by informing everyone within a specified group that you have something for them to read.
It could be a valuable facility for other groups too.
Just a thought.

Even in professional sports with highly paid, professionally-trained referees and umpires, there are disputes about whether a rule was actually broken. Yet there are players that never get into trouble and players that are always in trouble and players that constantly risk repercussions by skirting ...

Just to be clear on this. The language issue is not some personal agenda by admins to enforce good manners on the GU community. We received many complaints from players about how bad language had made our servers unplayable for them and people were leaving because of it. It was because of what we he...

I'm glad this issue is being brought up here. I certainly would like to hear what the players think. Admins have a duty to maintain a safe and pleasurable environment for all participants. They are certainly not here to become ersatz parents, here to preach morality to the unwashed masses. ;-) Admin...

Unfortunately I will not be able to make it, but I hope you get the numbers that such a memorial deserves. Both players were very much loved and respected. Perhaps server owners could add a server message to promote it. I'm sure that if people know about it, they'll make a big effort to support the ...

It certainly is a sad loss to see somebody so young and so talented and with such potential, never get a chance to achieve it.
Murielle was very charismatic and a born leader.
The world is a darker place without the light from this rising star.
R.I.P Murielle. I'll miss you.

All we need now is a Pickaxe flag


Just joking.

Looks very good.

Same here.
It feels like the inside corners of the teleporters are sticky.

I could imagine this making some dastardly difficult maze maps possible as well as maps where you need special flags to negotiate various parts of the map to reach the flag in CTF. All sounds good to me. It would need the "Player Info" to report all flags in their arsenal though or it woul...

Hmmm...
I see you both there. http://www.guleague.org/Contact/

Perhaps it was updated since your post.

I'm assuming, if it was edited, that the referee rights have been checked.
If you notice any anomalies, please let me know and I'll look into it.

They have an ASS-CANON flag too that shoots from the rear of the tank.
Also holding your team-flag gives you GENO power.

First time I joined, i thought there was somebody cheating.

This effect can be achieved without the use of a plug-in just by using Usergroups. You can give speaking permission to people within MYSERVER.TALKGROUP and spawn privileges could be given to people within the MYSERVER.SPAWNGROUP. To mute somebody, just remove them from the MYSERVER.TALKGROUP This ha...

Thanks.

I thought I posted this in "Bugs and Problems".

I almost posted it again before spotting it here.

When I issue the "/banlist" command on a GU League server I go NR.
I'm assuming that the reason is due to the size of the file.
Perhaps such files could be sent a few lines at a time.

Activity is important for the health of the league and I see how banning one player actually punishes the team as well. That's much the same way as in real life. You can't decide not to punish somebody just because they have a family. A form of mute ban could be an effective deterrent and so it is w...

I take your point FtT. I see why consistency is desirable. I'm just not sure how to implement it without making rules for everything. For offenses like bullying, even in law, there is a great deal of flexibility. Essentially it comes down to, did the person feel bullied. Exactly the same behaviour i...