Re: [Super-tux-devel] Mini Boss

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

Em Quarta, 28 de Abril de 2004 02:05, o Matze Braun escreveu:
> On Tue, 27 Apr 2004, Ricardo Cruz wrote:
> > Hey there,
> >
> >  I was wondering if there isn't any chance of implementing a mini-boss...
> > I mean it is just the ingredient the Milestone1 lacks.
> >  Anyway, technically, how should it be coded? Should we use a script
> > file?
>
> Some comments here:
>
> - milestone 1 should be released as soon as possible now, so extra
>   features are not good now. We should concentrate on squashing bugs.

 I agree if you said that regarding an ordinary release, but we are talking 
about a "Milestone" here! :) You don't find one of those everyday ;)

> - The main problem is getting graphics for nolok done. As a miniboss
>   probably has several different actions, this will be alot of animations
>   frames to draw.

 I really think the biggest one would be coding it...

> - If it's only 1 miniboss and if we want him implemented fastly then we
>   should not use a scriptfile. Don't underestimate the work needed to
>   define a nice API and scripting language for such a thing. You can
>   surely implement several minibosses in C++ in the same time.
>

 You've got a good point there, but I am familiar with creating a C/C++ shared 
object and then use a script to give it orders.
 Anyway, I haven't ever done a scripting implementation for such a big thing.

 And yes, I agree that for now we should C++ing it, instead of scriptting it.
(Besides, just the discussion about what language to use and how should it be 
implemented would take over a month ;) )

Ricardo Cruz

> Greetings,
> 	Matze
>

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