The SE4 companion - Why the long wait?.

[Ruatha]

Originally posted by Imperator Fyron:
Could you please move a lot of the extraneous features (such as mp3/midi player) to become plugins/extensions? No need to clutter up the program for those that do not want such features...

Sorry, but those functions where already included before I added plug-in capacity, and the current plug-ins are user started, the current in-built features such as event-editor, sidenotes and musiclist can be autostarted when the game starts, that isn't supported by the current plug-in feature either, can be in next Version though...

But the exe will propably be around 6-800 K and these features are only discreete buttons, I can include a "Don't use" setting in the settigns to disable them and not show them at all (some other features have this already), as the settings screen is the Last thing I do, I want to have all variables defined first so I can plan the settings screen from ground up instead of adding things until it's not overseeable, as it was in the Last Version.
This time I've actually given the UI some thought

The current UI is a bit less cluttered than the previous (In my opinon, you are free to disagree when you see it , but I can confess that it's too easy to add "just one more" button, I try to evaluate the use of each button, label before I add them, but still they are too many right now.... Will hear from the Users after next realease which ones should go or be moved ).
I've noted your ideas and think they are valid!

31/7: to do
//Set-up wizard
//Settings page
//Plug-in editor
// More plugin parameters
//Plug-in: empire upload, create new game, host upload, host download, change PBW game password,
//PBW settings from settings page
//?? doesn't count players left to uplaod correctly?
//earlier Versions of exe and savegames/Gam files
//Rewrite OSD to delete text
//Fill in all default values
//Global error handler for download
// om Failed to access web page >5 then quit browse
//move files to resources
//misc mail Messages?

[ July 31, 2004, 15:50: Message edited by: Ruatha ]