Re: [Super-tux-devel] TODO 0.0.7

[Ricardo C. <ri...@ae...>]

 I replayed to this mail and when I was just about to send it, my machine=20
frozen :( Let me see if I can remember it correctly ;)

 Hey! Nice to see that there is a plan already!
 A few comments...

Em Ter=C3=A7a, 16 de Mar=C3=A7o de 2004 19:43, o Tobias Gl=C3=A4=C3=9Fer es=
creveu:
> Hi all
>
> this is the official 0.0.7 TODO list:
>
> On the code site:
>
> - Integrate lisp(reader) parser into SuperTux
>   and extend it (if there is a need). For example
>   gunzip compression with zlib would be a nice feature.
>   This parser will then be used for levels and any configuration
>   files.
>
 I don't know anything about lisp (i learned Haskell at my college), does=20
anyone know a good (and simple :) ) documentation website about lisp? Thx.

 Compressing seems useless for the levelset, since those are just plain asc=
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text files, but it would be of great use for tilesets. Anyway, currently,=20
network resources are ones that users lack the most, so let's try primary t=
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keep our packages small, instead of small in the disk.

> - Improve the code reuse. We need a type that handles animations and
>   actions for example. The aim is to make the engine more extendible,
>   which goes along with the integration of the lispreader.
>
 Well, c++ might be of good use for such thing. The current code is already=
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compilable in g++, so only a port of structs/funcs to class would be easy.=
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 Really, an object oriented would allow much more flexible, while keeping t=
he=20
code more readable and so more easy and funnier to code.

> - New and more flexible level-format using the lispreader. I'm sure
>   discussions will take place about the exact needs, but as far as I can
>   see the level-format for Milestone1 needs at least 3 layers. One for
>   background tiles, which don't affect the gameplay. One for tiles,
>   which build a map and don't move for example. And one for all special
>   tiles (moving platforms) along with the bad guys.
>   The idea is to give the level designer more freedom in the details,
>   which means, that the level-format should be able to save the speed of
>   a bad_guy for example or the direction a moving platform moves to.
>
 I don't get it why you manage to make moving platforms/bag guys as another=
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layer. They would need a different implementation from that.

> - Wheather effects.
>   I think having wheather effects, which could be choosen by the
>   level-designers, would be a great feature for SuperTux. It would make
>   hand drawn clouds in the background unneccassary and provide a random
>   and eyecandy behaviour. The first step is to create a special
>   engine for effects in the background. For 0.0.7 clouds should be
>   enough, but it is aimed to be easy extendible and things like dynamic
>   rain, sunshine and storm could round up the feeling later.
>
 Those sounds really great!
 Would be cool to let the designer set the density and the desire area for =
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effects.

> - Fix bugs. :)
>
> - Add comments to the sources. ;)
>
 Would be cool to also agree on an indentation style ;)
 I would go for something like this (using tabs, instead of two spaces):

void one_func()
{
int a, b;
a =3D rand() % 20;
b =3D rand() % 20;
if(a =3D=3D b)
  {
  printf("You won!\n");
  if(a =3D=3D 0)
    printf("Jackpot\n");
  }
else
  printf("Looooser\n");
}


Good work,
 Ricardo Cruz

=2D-=20
You'll never be the man your mother was!