Who's up for a group challenge?

[LuisR14]

why did you use winmm joy functions instead of DInput? , i could setup a dinput section if nobody knows how to
also what about us keyb only ppl , i currently don't have a working joy (but i've setup joy code without my old joy anyways xP)

so anyways, what would be the preferred maintenance method?
using a repo, in the forum or even maybe a dedicated server/web site? (tho i don't have money for that lol)

[SpaceAnimation]

@albinopapa i'm thinking just in direction of travel.

[albinopapa]

How do you all want to deal with the enemy responses? Do you want them to have a set pattern, different for each enemy type of course? Better put how do you want them to behave?

[albinopapa]

@Luis - That was the easiest way to add joystick support. I have looked up DInput several times and have been blown away at how complicated everything seems to be where DX is concerned. I have no objections with adding DInput for input methods, it was just so much easier this way. I have added a check for a joystick in the framework. If there is no joystick plugged in it will automatically use the WASD keys to move, these can be changed to whatever and when a menu is created we can have button/key assignments as well as input choices.

As far as how to store the project, I think with all the posts in this thread any uploads will get buried. We could use a repository, we could make a thread that is strictly project uploads, I have a dropbox account (cameron and I used it, it seemed to work well), as long as people followed the same rule of trimming the fat from their projects before uploading or just uploading the .cpp/.h files they work on we shouldn't need a lot of space - this method is only effective if used as a copy and not everyone using it as the base project, I mean keep a local copy to work on then copy source files to the dropbox folder.

[LuisR14]

I have looked up DInput several times and have been blown away at how complicated everything seems to be where DX is concerned ... I have no objections with adding DInput for input methods, it was just so much easier this way.

heh, funny, when i had first started coding dinput it wasn't very hard for me o-o, meh, i'll create it anyways i guess

As far as how to store the project, I think with all the posts in this thread any uploads will get buried. We could use a repository, we could make a thread that is strictly project uploads, I have a dropbox account (cameron and I used it) ... - this method is only effective if used as a copy and not everyone using it as the base project, I mean keep a local copy to work on then copy source files to the dropbox folder.

hm yea, repo would be the better option i guess lol (and well i don't have a dropbox xP), also it would have a better "current code" control. we could even just go with google code (since everybody here would have a google account already with their youtube )

now all that would be left is to choose what type of repo to use: git or mercurial(hg) (and well i'm fine with svn as well but beats me why ppl prefer to leave svn behind )

EDIT:
also i would need to know if the repo name would use the projects' name (and the one to create the repo would be the owner and ultimate admin lolol)
(... man i need a working gamepad to finish coding the dinput portion :/)

EDIT2:
and also the repo requires a code license, meaning the gnu gpl kind of stuff, in each code file that is created xP
and i've added some code but not uploading since i believe to be better to create repo already lol

[chili]

If you guys want to run the source control on a private server rather than using github or whatever, let me know and I'll install something on this hunk-of-junk.

[albinopapa]

If you guys want to run the source control on a private server rather than using github or whatever, let me know and I'll install something on this hunk-of-junk.

I definitely like the idea of keeping it close to the forums for a big reason. It would be much simpler since we all already come here, seems to be on a daily basis. If it's not too much trouble chili I vote yes to whatever your suggesting.

[LuisR14]

yea that'd be the best choice chili , pretty much what i would've chosen to do (repo option being the 2nd choice lol)

[Conflictus]

I started collecting some sound effects that we might consider. Mostly intended for the default weapon and menu navigation so far.

[albinopapa]

Thank you conflictus for the SFX.