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by z[h]ero
Fri Aug 29, 2008 5:04 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: ranks and how can i change them?
Replies: 25
Views: 6926

Amoeba! wrote:...I've been wondering the same thing for ages now...
Just click on the "profile"-link of high ranked people, to notice that post number and rank don't correlate at all.
(Trust is good, control is better...)
by z[h]ero
Sun Aug 24, 2008 10:21 pm
Forum: Enhancements
Topic: flag idea: "front+rear"-fire
Replies: 18
Views: 4118

the current system would not support more then one shot at a time. Hmm, too sad. Just a question, I don't know the system, but wouldn't it be technical possible to implement a double shoot with "little" effort, namely like that: If the user presses the shot-key, it fires the default front...
by z[h]ero
Sun Aug 24, 2008 6:14 pm
Forum: Help: Tactics and Playstyles
Topic: Question: Who to highlight playernames in game
Replies: 9
Views: 3327

buckrogers wrote:I guess it was a good player which has got a good overview and used the radar much.
This helps to get a better overview:
"u" highlights a certain tank on your radar.
"7" adds further highlighted tanks.
by z[h]ero
Sun Aug 24, 2008 10:20 am
Forum: Help: Server Setup and Administration
Topic: REALLY simple private server testing for macs.
Replies: 11
Views: 2947

if you get an error it is because your MAP has problems, or incompatible options, no config is used. But I have no incompatible options as I didn't add any handcoded code, and my map has no problems, as it's a total simply FFA map generated by bzedit, namely just 1 box! With that map I get on windo...
by z[h]ero
Sat Aug 23, 2008 9:32 pm
Forum: Help: Server Setup and Administration
Topic: REALLY simple private server testing for macs.
Replies: 11
Views: 2947

Re: REALLY simple private server testing for macs.

A Heart Attack wrote:
fluffy mcduff wrote:this might work on windows too im not sure...
Yes, it will work on windows.
It's known to be buggy. Also it doesn't work on my windows, too.
(Just starting the random world works on my system, however not starting maps in the worlds-folder)
by z[h]ero
Sat Aug 23, 2008 4:24 pm
Forum: Enhancements
Topic: flag idea: "front+rear"-fire
Replies: 18
Views: 4118

Thank you all for the feedback. You would be firing in both forward and backward, so you would need to be careful of tks and ricos from both directions. Yep. (And we have already another accepted flag, where you need to be even MUCH more careful of tks and ricos, namely: Laser. Just the difference i...
by z[h]ero
Sat Aug 23, 2008 11:18 am
Forum: Enhancements
Topic: flag idea: "front+rear"-fire
Replies: 18
Views: 4118

flag idea: "front+rear"-fire

Flag idea: Additionally to the normal front-fire it adds rear-fire at the same time. That's all. I could imagine this flag to be fun, as you could for example pretend to run away. Your enemy hunts you, and at the moment when he is in direct rear sight, you shot your rear-fire at him. This would be s...
by z[h]ero
Fri Aug 22, 2008 10:59 am
Forum: Tournaments And Games
Topic: Lasermania!
Replies: 10
Views: 10302

I would say it has the potential to keep players coming back, just other "competing" sniping maps have too :wink: much allurement to attract kids/players.
by z[h]ero
Wed Aug 20, 2008 3:42 pm
Forum: Works In Progress
Topic: my incredibly simple map made on ibzedit
Replies: 51
Views: 18460

Ha You Got Shot By Me wrote:well since you cant get the password i am pretty sure you must have:
-password pass
in the options of your map.
BOTH types of syntax are supported, namely:
-password pass
and
-passwd pass
by z[h]ero
Tue Aug 19, 2008 8:10 pm
Forum: Enhancements
Topic: New flag
Replies: 3
Views: 1039

An alternative term could be "now legal and official cheat"-flag. (Maybe some of you did meet tanks with that ability: A laser that automatically changes the shot-angle in order to hit perfectly, a non-plus-ultra weapon, a self-aiming weapon, also known as cheating) Basically your describe...
by z[h]ero
Tue Aug 19, 2008 6:06 pm
Forum: Map releases
Topic: I made this map, but when I tried to host it my net gave out
Replies: 9
Views: 2150

How do I take a bird-view screenshot? Never used iBzedit, but would be a bit wondering if this tool hasn't the option to change camera-view-perspective. Observer mode: If you know how to start an own bzflag-server, then you simply join as observer on your map, and with the according keys you can ch...
by z[h]ero
Tue Aug 19, 2008 1:59 pm
Forum: Works In Progress
Topic: my incredibly simple map made on ibzedit
Replies: 51
Views: 18460

...it says "Failed (exit=1)"... i am using -passwd PASS Hmm, that's really strange. As your password syntax is correct. I can just suggest to upload here your current config file so we could test and analyze it. (But don't delete the -passwd line, just delete your password in that line be...
by z[h]ero
Tue Aug 19, 2008 11:05 am
Forum: Map releases
Topic: I made this map, but when I tried to host it my net gave out
Replies: 9
Views: 2150

That's sad, so just get an internet line with faster upload-speed Anyway, what do you implicate? (Are you "giving away" your map for us as you anyway can't really host it? Or do you want someone to host your map? Or ...?) And add a map-license: http://my.bzflag.org/bb/viewtopic.php?t=10575...
by z[h]ero
Sat Aug 16, 2008 3:42 pm
Forum: Help: Setup / Hardware / Performance Issues
Topic: Wtf is up with my game screen?
Replies: 13
Views: 2921

But I'll get more RAM, and see what happens. Nah, such bugs don't correlate with RAM-size, as in case of RAM-shortage your OS simply uses some amount of your disk-space as RAM-replacement. (If you anyway are planning to buy RAM, then I suggest to use at least 512MB for XP SP2, if you are not a Powe...
by z[h]ero
Sat Aug 16, 2008 3:21 pm
Forum: Help: Setup / Hardware / Performance Issues
Topic: Wtf is up with my game screen?
Replies: 13
Views: 2921

For less than 40$ he could obtain a new video card (I suggest nvidia, or ATI), instead of specially buying a computer to solve the issue.
by z[h]ero
Sat Aug 16, 2008 3:09 pm
Forum: Help: Setup / Hardware / Performance Issues
Topic: Wtf is up with my game screen?
Replies: 13
Views: 2921

Its rather annoying. Nicely said. Wondering how your screen looks during game... EDIT TWO: And I know for a fact it isn't the video card; I just got brand new drivers for it. The newest video card drivers don't always solve 3D issues. Personally I guess your video card drivers IS the issue. Specify...
by z[h]ero
Sat Aug 16, 2008 9:48 am
Forum: Help: Tactics and Playstyles
Topic: Question for people who use the mouse
Replies: 12
Views: 5400

Yep, in Bz mouse-box scales linear with screen-size, however this doesn't implicate that screen-size has impact on required mouse-movement. In short: Mouse-speed and screen-resolution are needed in this topic, however not screen-size. (Naturally mouse speed depends on several factors like OS or mous...
by z[h]ero
Thu Aug 14, 2008 8:40 pm
Forum: Help: Setup / Hardware / Performance Issues
Topic: Screenshots and 2 team missile wars lag.
Replies: 5
Views: 1488

Re: Screenshots and 2 team missile wars lag.

Are you using a laptop-keyboard? As on these keyboards the radar-keys (4 & 5) could be exactly next to the F5-screenshot key. You could analyse your screenshot date/time, whether suddenly several screenshots are generated in a short time, or whether the screenshots are generated in randomly time...
by z[h]ero
Tue Aug 12, 2008 6:11 pm
Forum: Help: Map Making
Topic: Random problems with my map
Replies: 8
Views: 2538

Re: Random problems with my map

> The ID flag always says the closest flag is PZ, despite the fact that I have no PZ flags at all on my map. Wierd. Post your map-file, maybe someone will descry the issue. > Last night everyone stopped being able to die, and everyone was /poll banning everyone else for cheating. > A server restart ...
by z[h]ero
Mon Aug 11, 2008 9:31 am
Forum: Players
Topic: hi
Replies: 11
Views: 3463

Re: hi

lodxcol wrote:i forgot all about bzflag
In that case you are welcome meat :P
lodxcol wrote:dunno if any of you remember me
Your callsign sounds familiar to me.
lodxcol wrote:planet mofo still around?
Sure. Since then several changes were made there (specially design).
by z[h]ero
Sat Aug 09, 2008 9:03 pm
Forum: Players
Topic: Hi, I'm a n00b!
Replies: 15
Views: 4343

Re: Hi, I'm a n00b!

N and C wrote:I guess you learn something new every day! :D
Yep, as you started Bzflag.
And if you give a try, too, to other maps than laser-sniping, like ffa maps (different flags), or dodging maps (no jump), or ... then you will even learn much more each day! :)

And welcome to Bz!
by z[h]ero
Fri Aug 08, 2008 5:46 pm
Forum: Players
Topic: What mouse do you use? (to play bzflag)
Replies: 83
Views: 45530

It occasionally decides to give me the Reverse Controls flag, except worse, and I have to shake it around to get it to start tracking correctly again. You seem to have some special heartfelt relationship with your mouse, why else you wouldn't give a try with another mouse? :P Ok, here the story: Mo...
by z[h]ero
Fri Aug 08, 2008 2:13 pm
Forum: Leagues: General Discussion
Topic: How..
Replies: 24
Views: 8954

Re: How..

I hear they have much more law & order than public servers. Yes, I would say so. (But having more law and order isn't at all automatically a good thing). Some examples: Pro CTF: -On ctf you generally never need to fear about people messing up server settings. (But this doesn't implicit a higher...
by z[h]ero
Tue Aug 05, 2008 8:49 pm
Forum: Works In Progress
Topic: Monopoly The BZFLAG Version
Replies: 22
Views: 6561

Just a side note of a passive observer: Interestingly several "people"/"map makers" had at that time a monopoly map idea, too. But I would be wondering if even one of them did instantiate a complete monopoly map and run a server? Guess not, which would make a monopoly project mor...
by z[h]ero
Sun Aug 03, 2008 11:58 am
Forum: Help: Map Making
Topic: Coordinate system, I am confused
Replies: 5
Views: 2263

No problem. In the case you didn't use an grafical bzflag map editor till now: give it a try, if you like :) . It's much more easy and much more productive than text editing in many cases. (I must admit, I'm an unteachable advocator of GUI map editors, as I doubt about human brain power concerning t...