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

[Rick Tanner]

Yes, a Java client is available.

More info is at:

     
     http://crossfire.real-time.com/Clients/Java_Crossclient/java_crossclient.html
     
     



On Tue, 13 Feb 2001, Michael Toennies wrote:

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