Re: [Magicor-devel] about debian bugreports - was 1.1 RC1 preplanning.

[Peter G. <pe...@us...>]

Here's my take on the bugs:

http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=412311
"magicor doesn't start (undefined symbol: mouse_seteventhandler)"
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Not a bug in Magicor, but in PyGame.
The from pygame.locals import * in Magicor causes PyGame to crash, this bug 
should be forwarded to PyGame developers. (or at least the PyGame Debian 
package maintainer)


http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=412391
"If underneath blocks, victory animation partly obscured by blocks."
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Yeah, how about this, when you clear the level all ice is destroyed in a 
magnificent cascade of broken ice? It might be CPU-intense, but it could 
look cool and the blocks wouldn't obscure the player.


http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=412460
"Penguins don't have teeth"
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Although this is very true, it is a -game- and I for one think the penguin 
grin looks funny as hell. :)


http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=412486
"If blocks fall to right above Tux, artifact of his head remains in the 
blocks"
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Just like with the victory animation this needs to be addressed.



So, guys! I'm pretty happy with this. Aside from a few graphical 
bugs and biological misconceptions regarding teeth, our game is actualy 
-working-! :)

Next week I'll be spending some time refining the graphics further. Any 
graphics you wish to submit to the 1.1 should be submitted before Mars 31st.
After that I will tag the 1.1 and commence making the graphics fancy as 
hell. Heck, I'll even try to make a new logo. :)

There will be more/better animation frames and more shading/antialiasing.
I want to alter the game to have a more "pro" looking atmosphere and I think 
that can be done easily by just spending a few hours on the graphics, making 
sure everything looks really cool.

After that we'll whip out 1.1, with new packages and installers and try to 
get a stable release as quickly as possibly. I've read about the music being 
boring, which may be true considering I strained to finish the songs. Since 
I finally have my own livingroom studio configured I might record a few 
songs and put them in the game along-side with some blippy MOD's, hehe.

/Peter