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[Sercit]

I've been thinking a lot lately on three items i'd think would be interesting, if not to have permanently but set on switches in Server.cfg -> newer clients.

1. Collision detection -> Think about it, being able to deal damage to another ship just by ramming it. Also, the ability to take damage by smacking into tiles/walls/doors etc. This set as an on/off switch would force players to add a new lvl of skill into they're play.

2. Friendly Fire -> Takeing damage, other then by your teammate fireing at a wall too close to you, this would be handy in paintball events, or games set/based around war-time themes. yeah, it'd get lame quick, but it would also be interesting to have as an on/off switch.

3. New Ships -> With the newer ship setts that have come out, why not allow the server to allow configuration between 10-15 ships. This way a variable range of ships can be played. for zones with there shipsets finely tuned, they could set for they're zone 10 ships, or 11.. or whatever they wish to the 15th ship.

Sure speak changes like these and you get flamed, well yeah i'm tempting fate.. Heh. I'm tempting that perhaps one of these suggestions would be liked. ;p But if not, thats fine and dandy.
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[Snark]

For that the client would need to be updated.. which is unlikely to happen aslong only PriitK can do it.

[Mine GO BOOM]

[Smong]

[Fuzzjdc]

heres something for new ships: the client supports 8 ships now but instead of adding new ships permanently make the next 9-15 ships optional. that way if u use an extra ship in your zone you will need ship graphics for the extra ships you used. this shouldnt be too hard to add anyway
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[Helicon]

FYI: making client suggestions is about as affective in this forum as in the Yahoo Garbage Can Collectors' forum
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[Cyan~Fire]

I wish Priit would give the code to someone :'(
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[knightrider01]

[Mine GO BOOM]

[Cyan~Fire]

Yeah, that is what I meant.
Lol I shouldn't check these forums as soon as I get home from school, my brain is fried. :-/

[Qndre's Metaspace]

I saw DSB has other ship names than "Warbird, ..."!
How can I change the "server.cfg" to enforce this in my own zone, at my own server?

[Smong]

The file is called shipinfo.dat, have a look in your DSB zone folder to see how it is laid out.

[CypherJF]

I tried doing that shipinfo.dat thing, it never seemed to work o.o

Anywho, indeed to all that was said here.
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[Qndre]

[Mr Ekted]

[Cyan~Fire]

[Mr Ekted]

In general it's the right way to do things. You break up the code functionally between all the developers, define the interfaces between the parts, and make each developer an expert in his or her part. This kind of thinking is why we have civilization and technology.

[CypherJF]

Indeed

[Paine]

This may sound retarded, but why cant somone make a new client?

[Mr Ekted]

Anyone can if they want to. But what zone is going to take the risk of allowing a new client when any number of cheats may be either built in, or added (exe hacked or source code released)?

[Qndre]

[Paine]

Only for wall explosion damage though, as if a player blows up an enemy, and a teammate retardedly gets too close, let them die.

...If somone repped a mine, and blew up 5 players, deal with it, its funny.