Re: The SE4 companion - Why the long wait?.
 

http://ruatha.homelinux.org/companion071.zip

Not perfect but better, downloads might work now...
Now I gotta go out.

I was planning on making a set-up wizard to guide you through the various settings.
Se Ya

Maybe add a button to scan for other players, then dialog box for username and password that gets forgotten directly after the scan?

HTML links in the PBW status box has been added, will be in next Version.

[ June 08, 2004, 10:24: Message edited by: Ruatha ]

Re: The SE4 companion - Why the long wait?.
 

<font size="2" face="sans-serif, arial, verdana">We'll it is a ROUGH beta afterall http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon12.gif

Does it hang when it crashes or does it give any warning?
Is it Version 0,7 or did you download the all new 0.71? (It gives the same Version in-game, I didn't bother to change it as I guess only two people downloaded v0.7 before I took it down.)

I'll make a set-up wizard that explains the different settings further on.

I was thinking of making a "simple or advanced" checkbox on the first page, to hide some options.
But i guess I won't, why make things simple when you can make them so wonderfully complicated??

[ June 08, 2004, 11:04: Message edited by: Ruatha ]

Re: The SE4 companion - Why the long wait?.
 

Tis the Grail!!! The Holy Grail!!! http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon10.gif

This is sounding very interesting, and i rarely play PBW (i have to much going on in the Play by Committee Games http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/tongue.gif ) I'm downloading it just to see what the hype is about http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon7.gif

Re: The SE4 companion - Why the long wait?.
 

<font size="2" face="sans-serif, arial, verdana">We'll it's actually the bastard son of the History event editor.
I've even used the "History event editor" name once in it I saw now.
Must change that.
So it's aiming to be everything, to beat it's father the history event editor http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon10.gif

Will release minor bugfixes along to 0.8,
0.72 will be up before I go to work.

[ June 08, 2004, 11:35: Message edited by: Ruatha ]

Re: The SE4 companion - Why the long wait?.
 

Perhaps a bit fewer crashes 0.72:

http://ruatha.homelinux.org/companion072.zip

All crash reports and other bug reports are welcome, I'm aware that they exist http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon6.gif

BTW, when updating the Versions, just unpack and owerwrite previous files, any settings you've made will remain.

Will change the Favorites page so that you can edit directly in the boxes instead of pressing change and clear, like in PBW settings.

If you hear the Audio Alert, it's Mrs Ruatha speaking (Or actually, we have lived in sin for 12 years but are getting hitched in three weeks!)

Must do: Alert if logging in to PBW fails, now it just shows 0 games
Bug: It says intenal browser busy, too often!
Bug: Readme file button doesn't work
Bug: Comboboxes first line is blank after changing.

[ June 08, 2004, 17:41: Message edited by: Ruatha ]

Re: The SE4 companion - Why the long wait?.
 

I'm using IMAP server for incoming mails rather than POP3. Is it possible to add imap support in future Versions?

Re: The SE4 companion - Why the long wait?.
 

<font size="2" face="sans-serif, arial, verdana">I will look into it, have never used it myself but see no big objections why it shouldn't be in v 0.8.
Will have to learbn what it is first though http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon12.gif
But I think I've seen some easy examples of it so it's a good guess I'll do it.


(But as of current, the PBW server has shut down it's mail functions http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon9.gif )

[ June 08, 2004, 18:09: Message edited by: Ruatha ]

Re: The SE4 companion - Why the long wait?.
 

<font size="2" face="sans-serif, arial, verdana">Congratulations!

Re: The SE4 companion - Why the long wait?.
 

<font size="2" face="sans-serif, arial, verdana">Congratulations! </font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="sans-serif, arial, verdana">Thanks! http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon10.gif

Re: The SE4 companion - Why the long wait?.
 

Request:
1. Option to hide Recent games and Favorite games dropdown lists from the main page.
2. Show turn deadline in pbw games status dropdown list (on the main page), ie:
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Space Empires 101
2410.3
Ready
Turn due: Jun 9, 2:00:05 PM MSD
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Small bug: the clones of existing favorite games appeared in my Favorites list (main program page). When tried to choose the clone fav (it's lower in the list than true fav, usually) I've got error:
"When trying to determine savegame Version of the file:

doesn't exist!"

After restart they're disappered.
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I'd like to say many many good words to you Ruatha for your work. You'll henceforth be known as the Great Ruatha, The Magnificent Creator of the SE4 Companion, The Powerful Master of the History Files, The Intrepid Coder for Overbloated Interfaces, etc etc.
http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon7.gif