Are you willing to test new features of bzflag?

oblomov · Post by **oblomov** » Tue Oct 12, 2004 10:47 pm

LOL. I still haven't been able to test one single 1.11.x version with somebody but my bots, locally

BTW, I noticed that now Zoned tanks can shoot, and I managed to kill myself while zoned like that ... so what's the idea? What does a Zoned shot hit? Other Zoned tanks, or anything, like a Superbullet? (I can't experiment for myself, which is why I'm asking

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BTW2: any chances that bots will be guided by Roger in 1.12?

Post by **blast** » Tue Oct 12, 2004 11:31 pm

Zoned shots can hit other zoned tanks.

sherman · Post by **sherman** » Thu Oct 14, 2004 6:29 pm

blast wrote:Zoned shots can hit other zoned tanks.

That's awesome. It's like a separate little battle going on.

I'd be willing to test new versions, bleeding edge is fun.

brad2901 · Post by **brad2901** » Thu Oct 14, 2004 8:37 pm

i set up a server with 1.11.* and i played against a friend online and its really good

SilverFox · Post by **SilverFox** » Thu Oct 21, 2004 5:06 am

Any chance I could get the 1.11.19 binary?

JeffM · Post by **JeffM** » Thu Oct 21, 2004 6:36 pm

http://bzbb.bzflag.org/builds/1.11/bzflag1.11.19.exe

Sellotaped to Insanity · Post by **Sellotaped to Insanity** » Mon Oct 25, 2004 8:04 am

I'm happy to test the new client and can also build for Win32 (using DC++)... I'm just having a few compilation problems at the mo, when I get it up and running I can post a nightly build to my website (if that's OK/legit) so that people can download it..

Memnarch · Post by **Memnarch** » Mon Oct 25, 2004 1:20 pm

I can test clients in Linux! Just give me something and I'll test it.

oblomov · Post by **oblomov** » Mon Oct 25, 2004 2:38 pm

Anybody up for a game?
I'm on bzgirl.bzflag.org:6001

ski · Post by **ski** » Mon Oct 25, 2004 6:53 pm

ill help if the devs need it

brad2901 · Post by **brad2901** » Mon Oct 25, 2004 8:20 pm

Why is it that different 1.11.* versions are not compatible with each other? I was hosting a server, 2 people could get on it fine with 1.11.16 but somebody using 1.11.12 couldnt get on.

JeffM · Post by **JeffM** » Mon Oct 25, 2004 8:37 pm

because we change the version numbers when the protocoll changes.

1.11.12 dosnt' know about the new networking stuff in 1.11.16 so it HAS to be incompatable, otherwise it would not behave he same, and/or crash.

the 1.11.x line is an active development line, if you are planing on running servers for it you must be willing to update often as the code can go thru signifigant changes in the course of even a week.

the same thing happend with 1.9.x.

Odd numberd minor versions are for development, and are allmost allways incombatable between revisions.

Even numberd minor versions are "stable releases", they are allways compatable between revisions, as revisions are not suposed to add new major features, but just fix bugs.

Generaly new major features require changes in how the client and server comunicate. To be compatable the client and server must comunicate in the EXAXT same way. This is why we change verstions every time we add a protocoll changing feature in the dev versions.

brad2901 · Post by **brad2901** » Wed Nov 03, 2004 8:42 pm

I saw the pictures of 1.11.20 and wondered whether i could download it to try it out so plz can you tell me where.

JeffM · Post by **JeffM** » Wed Nov 03, 2004 9:40 pm

20 is old

I think we are on 21 or 22 now There has not been a build for it, it's not the most stable thing.

brad2901 · Post by **brad2901** » Wed Nov 03, 2004 10:13 pm

Oh, so i can't test it out then

JeffM · Post by **JeffM** » Wed Nov 03, 2004 11:50 pm

There will be a post here when I've bilt one.

I've purchased a Macintosh just for building mac versions too. When it gets here I'll use that to make mac builds as well.

DSL is back on at my home so I can build betas more easaly now.

Apollo · Post by **Apollo** » Wed Nov 10, 2004 10:23 pm

i will help

Post by **Nidhoggr** » Mon Nov 15, 2004 10:02 pm

I am enjoying a lot of the new stuff, Trepan. I have to be careful on some of the physics stuff, as it started to give me motion sickness! I wish I were kidding.

-Cameron (Nidhoggr)