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Oh, right.

pics or gtfo

The hud.menu/cgame/menu does everything based on a 640x480 screen space, hence the stretching that occurs.

Unfortunately, I haven't gotten any word back from Raven at all. Contacting LA would be pretty hard to do properly.

Another screenshot, this time of the efx reverse engineering WIP Not much to see in this screenshot, but basically, the effects code has had its backend completely rewritten in plain C (over Raven's C++ as hinted in the Elite Forces SDK). As you can see in this screenshot, this is the Flechette Gun's alt fire explosion effect, just with lights alone. Some other effects such as the repeater alt fire also emit some light too. As of right now the line count is 2,855 lines of code to draw simple dynamic lights. But in time I'll be having the more complex game effects like particles, flashes, all that jazz all figured out and working, I'm sure of it. One interesting side effect is that effects load slightly faster - about 0.12 seconds for each effect by my tests, but every little bit adds up. (The effect files are loaded, but none of the rendering is done for anything except lights atm) Some other internal changes were also made to the Git repository, including a fix for the lightgrid (not shown in above screenshot) and some other misc changes

The only two ways I can think of doing it truely 16:9 would be to either a) make JA hard render everything based on resolution, which would look just plain bad, or B) recreate the graphics that are stretched in a 16:9 resolution image, and then resize that image to be 256x256 or whatever the standard is these days. Then when the image is stretched, it will be in true 16x9

What's the PK3 for the OpenRP project called, and the JA clientside PK3 called? It's entirely likely that a clientside issue is to blame. It's physically impossible for the game to blend code like that, unless it was some kind of mismatch.

Does OpenRP require a clientside plugin?

That could imply that the user can't make mods which work on iojamp period, which is impossible to prevent..right? I mean, as soon as you are compiling the code, you're making code that can operate on iojamp, thus instantly voiding the use policy, correct? Also, there is nobody mentioning that the license is a shrinkwrap license and that there is no way mentioned in the license about how to get out of said agreement, by removing it off of your computer or whatever. The license takes effect as soon as you run the exe, and you have no option to read the license, nor are there terms for the license. For all we know, there could have been a hidden section in the licensing agreement that said 'you must pay us one billion dollars' and the terms would have become automatically agreed to. I just feel like it would be totally illegal for them to have such licensing terms.

But how compatible is 'compatible'?

I didn't put a quesion mark at the end of my response...

Don't get out much do you? It's Chalk. he be pro etc

Indeed. Either way, I'm hoping to get a certification from MS on web stuff soon, that way I can spend my volunteer hours making web pages for the local funny farm. Florida has something called a Bright Futures scholarship, and if you have a 28 or better on the ACT (I got a 28) and spend 100 volunteer hours, you get a huge tuition cut (almost 100%)

Maybe we could make our own game dev team. o.o

I also forgot to mention: they accused my mod of causing DDoS problems in MB2 and somehow merged my account into the one with Joe's Makermod (or the IPs were getting all sorts of f-ed up). In general, they're awful. I'll be sure to put up a review.

I meant more like alpha.

What kind of degree would you need for that?

Unfortunately, Brainbench is a bit underrecognized when it comes to stuff like this. Microsoft certification could be good but I'm not sure whether that's completely viable, considering you still have to have shipped a game or two. Plus, aside from Full Sail, there really isn't much of anyone I could group up with. Or I could sell my soul to EA Tiburon. But feelsbadman

Stop splitting threads ffs, it disconnects the conversation quite severely in some cases.

What would you make?

You are correct in saying that your name will be just a piece of paper, but the fact of the matter is that your work also depends on what you throw into your portfolio. I find it a bit confusing that people can be so restrictive when it comes to game portfolios when there are outstanding people such as for instance Notch. Nowhere on Notch's Wikipedia does it state that he has any sort of degree in computer science or anything like that, yet he is a key selling point of the XBOX 360 console these days with games such as Minecraft. Frankly, I believe that if you're just good enough at something, that is good enough to pass in this industry. I do have a bit of a cynical take in the game industry these days. I'm also sick of the Baby Boomer ideology that the young need degrees in order to do things (hell, you need a degree just to answer phones these days..) when it's completely unnecessary. Although I have an interest in pursuing a career in the games industry myself, I wouldn't touch UE with a barge pole simply because it feels more like an artist's tool than a decent programming interface. My rather misanthropic nature prevents me from making any good contacts within the game industry, and my current thoughts and feelings about my current school setup are quite decent hinderances of these things. I don't want to go into length about myself and my own experiences though, this is your thread after all. (although if you have any tips that don't involve that engine, I'd be willing to listen) -Edit- Actually, I find it quite suitable considering that we're talking about indie games and the game industry n whatnot. It's your thread though.

SWG was shut down, unless you're referring to SWGEmu; in both cases, I think we'll do fine considering the combat is richer and the graphics are much nicer.

I think you have a slightly skewed view of how the game industry really works. The game industry is not founded upon how well educated you are or how many events you attend. It all boils down to skill and knowing what you are talking about when it comes to playing and making games, The way you get to the top is more or less similar to how Mikouen describes it: (I'm paraphrasing here but you get the gist) You could spend years educating yourself on a particular engine with these seminars and whatnot (and they all seem like a massive waste of cash to be honest form my perspective), but the fact of the matter is that you need all of the talent you have within you to make these games. I bet you $20 that John Carmack, James Monroe and others who have been instrumental in making JA have not attended a single seminar about the engines. I know that I haven't anyway. North Carolina is far too long of a drive in order to be able to do such a thing myself