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Which version of the OHRRPGCE do you use? |
I always use the stable xocolatl+2 version |
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40% |
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I always use the nightly wip builds, and I desperately want a new stable build |
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25% |
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I always use the nightly wip builds, and I don't care about stable builds because I will keep using nightly builds anyway |
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30% |
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I always use a specific nightly wip build, but NOT the latest one (explain which one and why) |
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5% |
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I use a mixture of both the stable xocolatl+2 version and the nightly wip builds (explain) |
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0% |
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I use some older version (Which one and why?) |
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0% |
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My situation does not fit into any of the above categories (explain) |
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Bob the Hamster OHRRPGCE Developer
Joined: 22 Feb 2003 Posts: 2526 Location: Hamster Republic (Southern California Enclave)
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Posted: Wed Dec 02, 2009 7:56 am Post subject: Which version of the OHRRPGCE do you use? |
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I am curious to gather some information about who uses nightly builds, and who still uses the stable build. |
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Onlyoneinall Bug finder
Joined: 16 Jul 2005 Posts: 746
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NeoSpade Of course!
Joined: 23 Sep 2008 Posts: 249 Location: Wales GB
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Posted: Wed Dec 02, 2009 8:03 am Post subject: |
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I always like to use the stable release, I prefer to wait for the WIP features to be stable and complete before I use them, even if it means waiting longer to get them. |
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Spoon Weaver
Joined: 18 Nov 2008 Posts: 421 Location: @home
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Posted: Wed Dec 02, 2009 8:29 am Post subject: |
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I use a nightly, but not the latest one, because I'd rather stick with the one I started with when making a game, and, mostly, unless there's a specific bug correction or new feature I don't really feel the urge to download it every night. |
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Moogle1 Scourge of the Seas Halloween 2006 Creativity Winner
Joined: 15 Jul 2004 Posts: 3377 Location: Seattle, WA
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Posted: Wed Dec 02, 2009 9:06 am Post subject: |
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Memories of "the good old days" when it was just James and we waited a year between releases with bated breath.
We bated a lot of breath back in the good old days. _________________
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Newbie_Power
Joined: 04 Sep 2006 Posts: 1762
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Posted: Wed Dec 02, 2009 9:21 am Post subject: |
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I frequently update to the latest nightly. _________________
TheGiz> Am I the only one who likes to imagine that Elijah Wood's character in Back to the Future 2, the kid at the Wild Gunman machine in the Cafe 80's, is some future descendant of the AVGN? |
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Moogle1 Scourge of the Seas Halloween 2006 Creativity Winner
Joined: 15 Jul 2004 Posts: 3377 Location: Seattle, WA
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Posted: Wed Dec 02, 2009 9:28 am Post subject: |
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I only update when the nightly has a feature I need to use or when I've switched computers (switching back requires an update, too, since now my original copy is out of sync). _________________
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Baconlabs PURPLE IS MANLY
Joined: 15 Mar 2009 Posts: 335 Location: Tennessee
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Posted: Wed Dec 02, 2009 10:32 am Post subject: |
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I use the nightlies because the latest features have become more and more exciting lately. Slices, for instance!
The improved text box editing has been awesome too. |
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TMC On the Verge of Insanity
Joined: 05 Apr 2003 Posts: 3240 Location: Matakana
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Posted: Wed Dec 02, 2009 10:39 am Post subject: |
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Yesterday (or the day before), someoone in IRC said they were using Xocolatl+, because +2 was too big of a download because of Vikings. I pointed them to the minimalistic floppy version. Which doesn't include the plotscripting dictionary! Outrage!
Which reminds me, I'm sure whether I mentioned it, but Fyre pointed out that we shipped the wrong copy of the dictionary with X+2 (or was it X+1? X?): it includes a whole lot of sprite commands that don't exist. Funny that noone mentioned it earlier.
It's probably become impossible to fit everything on a floppy now - we've written over 300kb of code since xocolatl - we should just create a minimalistic version which actually includes everything minus Vikings, and maybe the sound effects.
Stable releases don't necessarily contain complete features. For example, slices are definitely still going to be highly incomplete when Ypsiliform is released. _________________ "It is so great it is insanely great." |
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msw188
Joined: 02 Jul 2003 Posts: 1041
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Posted: Wed Dec 02, 2009 10:45 am Post subject: |
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How come "always use stable" doesn't include "desperately want a new stable"?!??!? Or is it just assumed?
I chose "always use stable" because that is the case for custom, although I use nightlies of game. I haven't counted using the nightly to write the help files for custom, naturally. _________________ My first completed OHR game, Tales of the New World:
http://castleparadox.com/gamelist-display.php?game=161
This website link is for my funk/rock band, Euphonic Brew:
www.euphonicbrew.com |
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Moogle1 Scourge of the Seas Halloween 2006 Creativity Winner
Joined: 15 Jul 2004 Posts: 3377 Location: Seattle, WA
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Posted: Wed Dec 02, 2009 10:54 am Post subject: |
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It's assumed. _________________
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Bagne ALL YOUR NUDIBRANCH ARE BELONG TO GASTROPODA
Joined: 19 Feb 2003 Posts: 518 Location: Halifax
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Posted: Wed Dec 02, 2009 11:39 am Post subject: |
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I haven't encountered anything outrageously buggy with the nightlies.
With the nightlies, I get to fool around with new features in various stages of completion - and they're reasonably well behaved so far. _________________ Working on rain and cloud formation |
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Baconlabs PURPLE IS MANLY
Joined: 15 Mar 2009 Posts: 335 Location: Tennessee
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Posted: Wed Dec 02, 2009 1:53 pm Post subject: |
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I wonder if there's a challenge-seeker out there who's deliberately using the 4-Map version. |
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Bob the Hamster OHRRPGCE Developer
Joined: 22 Feb 2003 Posts: 2526 Location: Hamster Republic (Southern California Enclave)
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Posted: Wed Dec 02, 2009 3:19 pm Post subject: |
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The Mad Cacti wrote: | Which reminds me, I'm sure whether I mentioned it, but Fyre pointed out that we shipped the wrong copy of the dictionary with X+2 (or was it X+1? X?): it includes a whole lot of sprite commands that don't exist. Funny that noone mentioned it earlier. |
I remember. I think I decided at the time that it wasn't worth a xocolatl+3 unless people started complaining... although I do indeed need to double-check and make sure my scripts are corrected so it won't happen again... (EDIT: I checked and now I can't remember how this was happening... I think I may have had a script that downloaded the plotdict.xml file from the website using wget... but I can't find any script that does anything like that now.)
The Mad Cacti wrote: | It's probably become impossible to fit everything on a floppy now - we've written over 300kb of code since xocolatl - we should just create a minimalistic version which actually includes everything minus Vikings, and maybe the sound effects. |
You are correct. I just tested the distrib.bat script, and the ohrrpgce-floppy.zip file currently weighs in at 1,494,558 bytes, just a little too big for a floppy.
I'm inclined to rename it ohrrpgce-minimal.zip and not worry about it any further. :) |
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Pepsi Ranger Reality TV Host
Joined: 05 Feb 2003 Posts: 493 Location: South Florida
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Posted: Wed Dec 02, 2009 5:43 pm Post subject: |
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I try to limit myself to stable releases, but sometimes I need a feature that only the nightlies provide, so I'm forced to upgrade. I also work out of three folders: one that keeps fairly current with nightlies (to play with new features and to play new games), and two interchangeables that remain stable as long as possible (which I try to build my games from).
This round would be the one exception to this rule since it's been so long since Xocolatl was released and Ypsiliform nightlies have been pretty stable and very design-friendly that I went ahead and upgraded all three folders to whichever nightly I last downloaded.
I download new nightlies every few weeks or whenever a helpful feature is implemented. And I tend to get antsy for new stable releases after four to six months of waiting. _________________ Progress Report:
The Adventures of Powerstick Man: Extended Edition
Currently Updating: General sweep of the game world and dialogue boxes. Adding extended maps.
Tightfloss Maiden
Currently Updating: Chapter 2 |
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