Re: [Super-tux-devel] GotM For March 2004

[Ingo R. <gr...@gm...>]

ri...@ae... writes:

>  I have previously mentioned this; I think SuperTux main need is
> levels and currently, using the level editor is not that fun So I
> think we should hold on a bit, since an interface is already in the
> way.

My windstille editor is already pretty useable (supports multiple
tilemaps, objects, tilebrushes, undo/redo, multiple buffers, minimap,
is scriptable, etc) and I already created a handfull of levels with
it. I'll try to create a release in the next few days, for the moment
people can check it out at (requires ClanLib-0.7 CVS and guile-1.6,
start with ./supertux -e in the src/ directory):

svn co svn://clanlib.org/Games/Windstille/trunk/

> The code is also in no situation for being hacked by other ppl,
> since it is not that flexible.

It doesn't has to be all that much flexible, as long as it can hold
the feature that are needed for a 0.1 release it shouldn't be a
problem and even the 0.0.5 release already gets close to that. 0.1
isn't meant as a YoshiIsland killer, just as a little useable and fun
Jump'n Run and that should be doable.

> Futhermore, it was also decided that prior to the 0.0.6, SuperTux
> will be rewritten in C++.

Unless I am completly mistaken, there are no plans in the near future
to rewrite it in C++, that was more a plan for the far future (ie.
past 0.1) and more of a slow migration.

The current timeline I have in mind is:

0.0.6: gameplay basically working again + editor + opengl support, not
       everything has to be 100% perfect, just more or less useable

0.0.x: fixing all those stuff that was not so 100% perfect in 0.0.6,
       bug fixing etc. These releases should be mainly/only for the
       GotM contributors so that they have something to test/play
       with

0.1:   a final release with a more or less mariobros1 logic, after that
       we can start ripping the thing apart, rewriting it in C++ or
       whatever

> ps: Ingo, I also share the same opinion as a guy from the gametome; 1 
> month it too short for helping a project. Futhermore, 1 month is a 
> too short period for writting TODOs, reviews...

The reviews and ToDos should already be written *before* the game is
even allowed to get in the vote (yes, this is not really the case with
the current games and the vote got a bit rushed out, but we have to
start somewhere). And for a bit of content a month is enough if people
use the time to do work instead of having endless discussions.

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