[CF List] First trials

[Chachkoff Yann]

Le Vendredi 27 Juillet 2001 12:57, vous avez écrit :
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      Well, I compiled the client and server on Solaris without problems:
     
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      ~ > uname -a
     
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      SunOS topaze 5.7 Generic_106541-02 sun4u sparc SUNW,Ultra-5_10
     
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      ~ > gcc --version
     
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      2.95.2
     
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     I am interested to know more about the server compiled on SunOS/UltraSparc. 
Do you get warning messages when compiling ? Are the performances good ?

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      Great game, but for a 1.0.0 version it definitely needs polishing.  The
     
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      basic features are all there; just the way to use them and the
     
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      intuitiveness needs to be improved IMO.
     
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      BUGS/COMMENTS:
     
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      - here's an error in a defaults file
     
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      Unknown display specication in /u/lohner/.crossfire/gdefaults, xpm
     
     I never seen this. Can you send a copy of your error message ?

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      - if .crossfire doesnt exist, does it get created?  I get errors like
     
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      Could not open ~/.crossfire/keys, trying to load global bindings
     
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      ...will it create this after a first run?
     
     No, it does not get created (not for me at last).

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      - after the first character I played, none of my characters have ANY
     
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        melee weapons skils, no matter which race/type I pick!  AAh, I need to
     
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        pick a type ( paladinl, etc.) before I can have any skill at all.
     
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        This needs to eb a a FAQ
     
     This seemed quite obvious. But if didn't guessed it, it must certainly go 
into the FAQ.

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      - arrows never seem to get added to my arrow count when I pick them up.
     
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        Ah.  They go in teh quiver (likce the sack).  How do I put arrows NOT
     
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        in the quiver into it, and how do I select which ones I want to fire?
     
     To put arrows not in the quiver into it, open the quiver (just like a sack) 
and drop your arrows inside.

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      - I picked up a cloak once and it didn't appear in my inventory.  Ah,
     
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        the sack.  It should indicate how many items are in it (maybe in
     
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        parentheses?) so you see when something gets added to it.
     
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        AAh.  When the sack is open you can put stuff into it.  This needs to
     
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        be documented somewhere; else its confusing for newbies.
     
     I like the idea of indicating object numbers in the sack. Maybe you are the 
first to ask for that; I've never crossed that idea before.

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      - I don't like 'three shortswords'... make it '3 shortswords'.  Easier
     
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        to read.
     
     Maybe, but I'm not sure. Some people prefer "three" instead of "3".

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      - keys are difficult to figure out.  How the heck do you apply it to a
     
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        door???  It keeps hopping into my sack.  I want to be able to click on
     
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        teh key, then apply and a direction.  I can't open the beginner door!
     
     Simply put keys in your inventory, not in your sack (close the sack before 
grabbing it). It will be automagically used.

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      - graphically, the 'live' characters need to stand out more from the
     
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        items lying on the floor.  I can't see when I'm being attacked
     
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        sometimes when clearing out an area!
     
     Do you play with XPM or PNG ? If XPM, try PNG instead, they are a little more 
clearer.

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      - gravestones seem to stick around for ever. Why?  Expire them after a
     
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        certain number of turns/hours/ etc.  Lots of items lying around (esp.
     
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        in hack-em-up areas) are useless, esp. if you can't eat them and can't
     
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        really make money off them.  Orcs heads etc.  They should rot and then
     
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        disappear
     
     Not that although gravestones are useless, orc heads are not (try alchemy). 
And they get erased when the map gets reset.

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      - if I can't save and quit everywhere, give me a PAUSE at least!
     
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        (otherwise it's hard to play at work :)
     
     Pause is quite impossible (remember that the game uses client-server and 
there may be many other people playing).

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        Good game though... can get addicting :)
     
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        Nils.