lordgivemick Wrote:what kite said

Must have:

1. Real server loop.

2. Basic, but much needed, packet optimisations.

3. Much more user-friendly GUI (still with picture boxes maybe, but not with everything like it was *burgh* Took me days to work frmMirage out itself)

I think we should all stay focused here though, this is a basic engine we are creating.

We should not:

1. Work on any of the items, npcs, maps etc.

2. Add tons of features which people might not like (we need to keep it open to everyone)

3. Make the engine specific to one game genre (even though most people create western medieval, we need to keep the engine open)

4. Add pointless things like multi-server, IOCP, combat enhancements, pixel by pixel movement, etc. etc.


green = truly agreed
red= mum don't think so.
yellow = huh...OK????

well OK that's what he said. by the way i took the AI stuff out.
OK here i what i would like in the game that most of the people here probably couldn't do.

1. allow admin to create separate password for admin panel(use password once only every login)

2. I heard this from someone i don't know who but performance loops sub????

3. advanced npc kites tut. Very useful indeed if only i could get it to work.

4.visual inventory, equipped items, banks, shops. the majority likes visual stuff easier to find everything.

5.BANK:have all items in bank count as currency

6. advanced quest would be nice since know one else can get them to work. i bet you could William. ill also try to make a tut for that using Elysiums tut.

7.npc advanced speech like when you go up to talk it brings a chat thingy up with 3 options and when you chose them they activate certain sentences or whatever the you want the npc to say for that. i tried it convert Elysiums over to mine didn't work to well. still working it out.

8.options menu with turn on/off stuff for names, chat over head, emotions, hp, Sp, mp bars, tele support.

9. emotions. the kind that show over your head.

10. combat enhancements make the game more interesting surprise us. or you can give the ability to switch from the old system or the new system in options. would be interesting.

11. map editor outside of frmmirage so its a separate sub.

12.make it so you have a detail low or high button. for slow or fast computer's detail turns certain things off to make the game run faster for them.

ththththhthats all folks.

one Wrote:my suggestions for mse2:
-getting rid of automatic calculated exp of npcs
-more layers for mapping
-quests
-grapical equipment, inventory, spells

these are things that every mmo needs

Kite Wrote:That's about as stupid as having speed for helmets *rolls eyes*

Maybe, just maybe, we should remove the current attributes, and release the source with a tutorial for adding them in?

Because I spent ages removing them when I got the source...

Or one source with and one without.

Advocate Wrote:Dude, who said to add features? I see everyone saying NOT to add features in.

TheRealDamien Wrote:I spend a whole year on just rewriting my packet system and massive upgrades to security and other speed upgrades and tweaks.

TheRealDamien Wrote:Incase you didnt read on another topic I got that done its just once I added it in the source messed up but now ive fixed the problem.

As for the Advocate I did say that and the reason I said that is because it would be better to to complete scrap mirage source and start over... I mean pratically everything needs to be rewrote...

Anyway thats my personal opinion on the matter.

TheRealDamien Wrote:Well... for a few pointers..

1. mirage source users up 100% CPU (this requires 40 to 60% of the graphic system to be rewrote.

2. mirage source needs almost 80% of the walking/running system rewrote because of the lag/flaw problems.

3. mirage source would require around 80% rewrite of everything just to get a stable product.

Those are facts... that I hope william will fix/sort.

So pando you were saying?