[CF-Devel] FW: rogue like games gfx (java)

Tue Feb 13 16:05:51 CST 2001

And then i have found this nice guy.
I will give him some advice for Cf.
Also, we have the java thing "flying in space" yet, right?

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      From: Sebastien Bracquemont [mailto:

      dweeves at hotmail.com

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      Sent: Monday, February 12, 2001 10:40 AM

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      To: 

      michael.toennies at nord-com.net

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      Subject: Re: rogue like games gfx

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      Hi, i'm really interested in helping you in many ways.

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      The project i had (RLGWeb) was too big to be done alone , so i

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      think i will

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      change a little bit and adapt my project to be an extension of yours by

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      giving up the server part.

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      I propose you to start a "multi-gui" , high-end graphics , JAVA client

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      project for CrossFire.

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      I think i will need more time that i had to follow my own project

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      , but real

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      results can be reached.

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      The concept is to handle graphics independently. Indeed , 2D tile

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      graphics

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      with Point of View management , can 'easily' and why not dynamically be

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      mapped as isometric + fog (Diablo Like) or  pseudo static 3D view

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      (Dungeon

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      Master/Eye of the Beholder  like).

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      Not only the graphic type , but even the client GUI can be

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      'skinned' with a

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      little abstraction effort on the client.

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      A note about the current graphics : they really look like "programmer's

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      graphics" for the tiles. Not very attractive. I think much better

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      could be

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      done (if not already)

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      Some Questions :

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         - Is there any existing JAVA client for CF ?

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         - Are you interested by my ideas and has someone already

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      thought about it

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      ?

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      Your project is great , and i think most of the work has been done on the

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      server. Let's have a really beautiful and powerful client !!!

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      Sebastien

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      PS:

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      A little information about me:

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      - I'm french

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      - I'm a Sofware Engeneering Expert in a Telecommunication company

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      - I like roguelikes

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      - I'm a linux power user (not a guru yet)

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      - I'm a JAVA,C,C++,Assembly,PHP experienced programmer.

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      - I'm a development technologies explorer.

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      - I used to make some graphics before i began (a long time ago)

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      to program.

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      - I have only a little time to spend on my projects :(( (i've a

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      lot of work

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      and a very possessive girlfriend :)) )

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      - I am full of ideas.

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      Hope to have some news from you soon !!!

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