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[NRN_R_Sumo1]

Ok updated lever test with on and off.

those look wonderful

[Mephansteras]

Two suggestions on the Lever.

1) I think it is a bit big, but maybe stick it next to a Wall and some other objects to make sure it doesn't overlap them too much?
2) Remove the Green Light on the Lever. It's a bit too high-tech looking for a DF level.

[quinnr]

I like the lever, looks cool.

[Footkerchief]

2) Remove the Green Light on the Lever. It's a bit too high-tech looking for a DF level.

It's an emerald or something!  I did have the same thought, but I'd say keep it.

[NRN_R_Sumo1]

just a thought, but will corpses be taken into consideration? I've been working on a rather wonderful graveyard, a shrine filled with waterfalls that cycle and spray gentle amounts of water onto the dead.

[KaelGotDwarves]

Since first post doesn't mention and I can't be arsed to search through entire thread, "Is Stonesense real time or pause only?"

[The13thRonin]

QUESTION:

Where is the file which lists and defines the entities in objects.png.

I'm trying to make a new sprite (for example, crossbows) and I don't know how I'll get the game to point to that sprite?

[Do I have to download each individual file from: http://stonesense.googlecode.com/svn/trunk/ and then attack the program with Microsoft Visual to allow new object sprites into the game or is there a simpler way?]

PS - Also even if there is a simple solution... Is it possible to download the stonesense source to toy with? If so how?

[CobaltKobold]

I've experienced the missing keystroke issue myself. It comes from the fact that right now keys are polled. This is just a quick and dirty way of doing it, so I'm gonna look at making something more robust

buffer...but mind the limits?

[kaypy]

Since first post doesn't mention and I can't be arsed to search through entire thread, "Is Stonesense real time or pause only?"

Not quite real time, but pretty close: There is an auto-update mechanism so you can tell it to fetch updates at varing frequencies.

I get about 10fps out of Stonesense, with DF running at 50fps at the same time. If you dont have a multi-core machine, it will probably hurt...

[KaelGotDwarves]

Not quite real time, but pretty close: There is an auto-update mechanism so you can tell it to fetch updates at varing frequencies.

I get about 10fps out of Stonesense, with DF running at 50fps at the same time. If you dont have a multi-core machine, it will probably hurt...

Got an i7 920 overclocked to 4.0 ghz machine at home, I'll run some tests tonight and see how god it can get. Thanks.

[kaypy]

Where is the file which lists and defines the entities in objects.png.

I'm trying to make a new sprite (for example, crossbows) and I don't know how I'll get the game to point to that sprite?

[Do I have to download each individual file from: http://stonesense.googlecode.com/svn/trunk/ and then attack the program with Microsoft Visual to allow new object sprites into the game or is there a simpler way?]

OK, for starters 'objects' per-se are not in the game yet. Creatures and buildings are, but I'm not sure we'll ever be able to usefully get object data: Even DF itself grinds to a halt on the stocks/stone screen, so...

But for buildings and creatures, there's XML definitions, so you just need to tweak text files- no compiling. Full details on the googlecode wiki.

http://code.google.com/p/stonesense/w/list

PS - Also even if there is a simple solution... Is it possible to download the stonesense source to toy with? If so how?

If you get a Subversion tool, you can download the whole lot as per the instructions on the googlecode website. There are instructions included (and in this thread at various points) for how to build it on MSVS, MinGW and Linux.

Of course, new sprites being added to the system will show up on the http://stonesense.googlecode.com/svn/trunk/ area before they get into a release, so its possible to get some mini-updates yourself that way without having to compile anything. But make sure to back up your building directory first, because the config format will sometimes change (eg the Bridges.xml now in SVN is not compatible with 0.3a)

[kaypy]

2) Remove the Green Light on the Lever. It's a bit too high-tech looking for a DF level.

Its a lot less 'glowy' when not looking at it in 2x magnification.

A bit worried by size, but I'll check it out more carefully sometime when I shouldn't actually be heading off to work. 8-)

just a thought, but will corpses be taken into consideration?

Objects are out of scope right now. Theres an 'occupancy:item' flag that may give us a generic object indicator, but getting at actual item information is not currently available (otherwise there'd be a whole bunch of 'get that sock outa the ----ing way' utilities)

[Obsidian]

...

What the hell?
Why is this so goddamn epic?

[Octopusfluff]

2) Remove the Green Light on the Lever. It's a bit too high-tech looking for a DF level.

While I understand the view of 'high-tech', the green/red, in my opinion, does a HUGE amount for making it very obvious at a glance what state it's in. Remembering left versus right on top of everything else you have to keep track of in DF...

[CobaltKobold]

Except here it'll be UL v DR