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by anomaly
Mon May 11, 2009 12:18 pm
Forum: Help: Map Making
Topic: Disappearing objects
Replies: 13
Views: 2411

Re: Disappearing objects

I should point out that the drawInfo object (fern) using multiple LODs was created by trepan, not me.
by anomaly
Fri May 08, 2009 1:36 pm
Forum: Help: Map Making
Topic: Wings3D export - invalid mesh faces
Replies: 6
Views: 1563

Re: Wings3D export - invalid mesh faces

I have had these errors before when trying out new maps. They never keep the map from loading though. As trepan said you can usually delete the faces safely. One other thing, make sure your models are saved as triangles. This seems to help.
by anomaly
Thu May 07, 2009 11:56 am
Forum: Help: Map Making
Topic: BOTS
Replies: 6
Views: 1292

Re: BOTS

if you want 2.0.x bots, check out this post.

http://my.bzflag.org/bb/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=10602

I have built the tepbot client and it works fine. You'll have to edit the code manually, the patch is for an older release. I just did this for the latest 2.0.x SVN and it worked fine.
by anomaly
Sun Apr 19, 2009 2:09 pm
Forum: Map Editors
Topic: Model Tool Updates
Replies: 28
Views: 34956

Re: Model Tool Updates

This new version is great! Having said that. . . the drawInfo code does not use all materials. Only one material (the first encountered) is used for the whole mesh. This is different from the previous version. Other than that the speed up is nice. EDIT: Okay, the materials issue turned out to be bet...
by anomaly
Tue Feb 24, 2009 3:17 pm
Forum: Help: Map Making
Topic: blender and .obj files to .bzw
Replies: 6
Views: 1345

Re: blender and .obj files to .bzw

A quick way to achieve this is to select the faces you want double sided, duplicate, (Shift-D, then enter, don't move mouse), then flip the normals. (W, then choose flip normals). When you duplicate faces the new faces are selected, not the ones you duplicated. This will give you inside and outside ...
by anomaly
Tue Oct 14, 2008 5:36 pm
Forum: Map Editors
Topic: Wings3D-BZW Exporter needs updated.
Replies: 4
Views: 3682

I would suggest exporting as .obj and using modeltool.
by anomaly
Sat Oct 11, 2008 6:03 pm
Forum: Development
Topic: Web Based Server Admin
Replies: 15
Views: 4831

Sweet! Will this be compatible for iPod Touch or iPhone, PSP,Wii,etc.? And am I allowed to post this on my website? You can view these with an iPod Touch or iPhone just fine. They could be sped up a bit by checking for "mobile safari" and redirecting to a set of pages that are optimized f...
by anomaly
Sat Oct 11, 2008 12:04 am
Forum: Help: Server Setup and Administration
Topic: running a server on linux (ubuntu)
Replies: 8
Views: 3402

ubuntu does not run a firewall by default, If you don't have any services running and you are behind a router you really don't need a firewall. The average GNU/Linux home user that is. Routers usually have their own firewall. Sounds like you already have had a server running but if not check your ro...
by anomaly
Thu Oct 09, 2008 1:26 pm
Forum: Help: Server Setup and Administration
Topic: I can't get my server to work anyhow anywhere.
Replies: 26
Views: 5763

Re: still not working

Questions: 3. I don't really know what the -i option is. I set it to be "-i daddda.dyndns.org" is this right or wrong? Do I need it? It sounds like you have solved the problem. but just so you know the '-i' option would be set to the IP address of the interface you want to use. For instan...
by anomaly
Wed Oct 08, 2008 6:19 pm
Forum: Help: Server Setup and Administration
Topic: I can't get my server to work anyhow anywhere.
Replies: 26
Views: 5763

Blast already said this but I'll repeat it anyway. You really should use a static IP on your LAN for the computer running the server and the static IP should not be one in the DHCP pool. That WILL cause you problems. Also make sure the WAN IP is the correct one. It sounds like your router already wo...
by anomaly
Mon Oct 06, 2008 12:50 pm
Forum: Help: Setup / Hardware / Performance Issues
Topic: Minimizing
Replies: 12
Views: 3122

Monster wrote:hey,
I can minimize bzflag easily by pressing F1., but i was wondering how to free my mouse when bzf is once minimized!?
You can also turn off 'Confine Mouse' in Options->Input Settings
That can be a problem if your mouse is off the window and you try to fire a shot though.
by anomaly
Sat Sep 06, 2008 10:36 pm
Forum: Game Releases and Versions
Topic: [OUTDATED] 2.99.5.20080903 pre-alpha build
Replies: 35
Views: 13834

I think there is a problem with the new radar mesh rendering algorithm. The idea that treating a mesh as a single object and using the mesh Z position and height to scale the alpha channel does not work for a mesh that is the terrain of the entire map; there is no definition of the landscape. If a m...
by anomaly
Fri Sep 05, 2008 12:16 pm
Forum: Game Releases and Versions
Topic: [OUTDATED] 2.99.5.20080903 pre-alpha build
Replies: 35
Views: 13834

I have compiled bzflag version 2.99.5... on Ubuntu 8.04 and I am NOT getting "double jumps" when pressing the tab key more than once while in the air. Also the "i" key works for me to spawn. The one thing I don't like is that the radar now treats a mesh as a 1 dimensional layer. ...
by anomaly
Wed Sep 03, 2008 11:51 am
Forum: Help: Setup / Hardware / Performance Issues
Topic: Some Texturing Settings problems
Replies: 5
Views: 1566

What exactly is the problem? What you are describing seems normal.
by anomaly
Mon Sep 01, 2008 1:05 pm
Forum: Enhancements
Topic: Censoring: Client Side
Replies: 5
Views: 1945

Yes you can run the bzflag client with the -badwords option and load one of the swearlist files. I know it works with the Linux client.
by anomaly
Sun Aug 31, 2008 8:03 pm
Forum: Help: Server Setup and Administration
Topic: Can I only let the server use bots?
Replies: 3
Views: 1315

If you want "smarter" bots you can use Teppic's bot code. If you can compile the bzflag source that is. You can find the original patch here: http://my.bzflag.org/bb/viewtopic.php?t=7630 I have added this patch manually to versions up to 2.0.10 and it works fine. But as me1 said most peopl...
by anomaly
Sat Aug 30, 2008 12:14 am
Forum: Help: Source Code / Compiling / Development
Topic: Unresolved externals __imp__........
Replies: 36
Views: 12820

You might try building a release version. I say this because the missing symbol appears to be a debug symbol. Maybe something with the C runtime debug library. If you are trying to build the development version of BZFlag it may be that version. Occasionally the build gets broken. If you are, try a s...
by anomaly
Fri Aug 29, 2008 6:06 pm
Forum: Help: Source Code / Compiling / Development
Topic: Unresolved externals __imp__........
Replies: 36
Views: 12820

__imp__ means it is an imported symbol. I haven't written a Windows program since Visual Studio C++ 5.0 so I won't be of much help. But the linker is failing to find the symbol __imp___CrtDbgReportW

You may need to add a library directory.
by anomaly
Thu Aug 28, 2008 12:18 pm
Forum: Help: Setup / Hardware / Performance Issues
Topic: Packet Loss?
Replies: 16
Views: 4892

mike_o
Take a look at http://www.f-prot.com
F-Prot is probably one of the best virus/malware scanners around. You can get the version that fits your needs. One friend runs f-prot on windows and has no problem with BZFlag.
by anomaly
Thu Jul 24, 2008 11:48 am
Forum: Help: Server Setup and Administration
Topic: Private Server
Replies: 7
Views: 2282

if you want authentication you can set it up as a "public" server and add the "-advertise none" option in your config file. That will keep it from being on the list server.

You can use global groups to have more control.
by anomaly
Sun Jul 20, 2008 12:35 pm
Forum: Help: Setup / Hardware / Performance Issues
Topic: BZFlag troubles since upgrade to Ubuntu 8.04
Replies: 10
Views: 3895

This is from the README.Debian file in the Ubuntu source package: bzflag uses XFree86's VidMode extension to change resoultions `on the fly'. Some people have reported problems with this but we have not been able to identify the reason (yet). Please report a bug if you are having problems. Other peo...
by anomaly
Sun Jul 13, 2008 8:04 pm
Forum: Help: Map Making
Topic: Color on Meshes
Replies: 7
Views: 2913

you can also edit the material colors in the map file. example: material name mat_name # change things in here diffuse 0.3 1 0.2 1 addtexture mesh end any face with the matref named mat_name will have this color. In fact it's not really necessary to change the color in Wings3D. just add the material...
by anomaly
Sun Jul 13, 2008 12:19 pm
Forum: Help: Setup / Hardware / Performance Issues
Topic: Packet Loss?
Replies: 16
Views: 4892

Most residential broadband connections have asymmetrical bandwidth. Usually faster downstream, like 12Meg down, 512K up. Broadband speed over cable modem fluctuates greatly depending on number of people using it in a given area or neighborhood and network congestion. And sometimes the upstream speed...
by anomaly
Fri Jul 04, 2008 12:27 am
Forum: Help: Map Making
Topic: Wings3D BZW Export : HELP!
Replies: 5
Views: 2214

export as obj file and then use modeltool to convert to bzw. i find it to be much easier. That way you can use any 3d modeler that can export to wavefront (.obj).
by anomaly
Tue Jul 01, 2008 3:08 am
Forum: Plug-in Development
Topic: AddPlayer
Replies: 6
Views: 3206

if you can build bzflag from source you should search for teppics bot patch in the forums. Will need some modification for 2.0.10 but it is easy enough to do. It even works on no-bot servers.

http://my.bzflag.org/bb/viewtopic.php?t ... ght=teppic