[CF-Devel] Future crossfire changes/projects

[Mike Ponicki]

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      Iso Graphics:
     
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      The handling of Tiled or Isometric graphics shouldn't be a server issue but
     
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      a client-only issue.
     
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      The only thing that (should) changes are : the tile set and the way it is
     
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      DRAWN !
     
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      As i know , the server doesn't draw anything.
     
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      The same MAP could be displayable with both views without any change in its
     
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      definition.
     
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      About iso , go for it. I think it's a really adapted way to do the graphics
     
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      for RPG.
     
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      Graphics Management:
     
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      A few time ago , i already proposed a "not so heavy" graphic management by
     
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      the game server and that client should have a local graphics repository.Then
     
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      it could ask an "image server" for missing or new graphics
     
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      Generally I think we should let the server do only logical processing
     
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      (player pos,spell etc...)  and the client do the "displayable meaning" of
     
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      the actions occuring in the server. (See the client as a View/Controller
     
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      couple and the server as a Model in an MVC point of view)
     
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     EXACTLY! well explained :) I mean, every other online RPG on Earth uses
this system, so there must be a reason

-Sniper
     
     sniper at citilink.com