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[Lightbringer-devel] ingame console

[<oza...@gm...>]

do we need ingame console (like majority of FPS games that uses quake
techonogy).
if we do , we can use it show debug info and other things about game
and we can accept commands to confgure game indepth
--
Ozan

Re: [Lightbringer-devel] ingame console

[Track <de...@nc...>]

Hi guys

Sorry for jumping in. :)

I think this question is good indication of the need in clear functional 
specification answering exactly this sort of questions.
Sorry that I just don't have the resources to really help, but I'm 
watching the project, and hope it'll have some progress.

Regarding the question: I think such console can be nice addition. 
Developers, as well as power gamers would be able to change things like 
screen resolution, depth of view, etc.. during the game. At the least it 
can be helpful for debugging when in full screen for example.

As to how hard it is to implement that's another story, it may need 
investigation. It could happen that there is already written code 
implementing console somewhere, so it could be used. I'll try to look 
for it. If I find anything I'll post here.

Regards,
Track

Ozan Türkyılmaz wrote:

>do we need ingame console (like majority of FPS games that uses quake
>techonogy).
>if we do , we can use it show debug info and other things about game
>and we can accept commands to confgure game indepth
>--
>Ozan
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Re: [Lightbringer-devel] ingame console / error reporting

[Pascal K. <kir...@us...>]

> As to how hard it is to implement that's another story, it may need
> investigation. It could happen that there is already written code
> implementing console somewhere, so it could be used. I'll try to look
> for it. If I find anything I'll post here.

WalkTest has a console, you can access it by pressing <tab>
So this implementation would as difficult as copy paste :)

CS provides a lot of functionality next to the 3d rendering, so it's also
possible to print error messages to the console (text console, not ingame)
by using the csReport. I'm not sure in how far this is just what Ozan is
about to implement.
If you want the error messages in the ingame console, I suggest to implement
a custom  iReporterListener and or look at the already implemented ingame
consoles in CS (fancycon and such).

- PK

Re: [Lightbringer-devel] ingame console / error reporting

[<oza...@gm...>]

On 18/11/05, Pascal Kirchdorfer <kir...@us...> wrote:
> > As to how hard it is to implement that's another story, it may need
> > investigation. It could happen that there is already written code
> > implementing console somewhere, so it could be used. I'll try to look
> > for it. If I find anything I'll post here.
>
> WalkTest has a console, you can access it by pressing <tab>
> So this implementation would as difficult as copy paste :)
>

cool, i wonder how complex it is
> CS provides a lot of functionality next to the 3d rendering, so it's also
> possible to print error messages to the console (text console, not ingame=
)
> by using the csReport. I'm not sure in how far this is just what Ozan is
> about to implement.

if it was only to terminal we would simply use printf (or cout which,
i never use)

> If you want the error messages in the ingame console, I suggest to implem=
ent
> a custom  iReporterListener and or look at the already implemented ingame
> consoles in CS (fancycon and such).
>
why don't we has a simple foncion like printf ?

--
Ozan