calling all (batch file, script, VB, VC) programmers

[DimmurWyrd]

ah... just tested it and there is no problem at all with commandline length... unless maybe you have "thegreatlandofthebiggiantthingsinthefarreachesofth ewesternprovincesofthesoutherncontinentofthehybori anplanetwiththebigredmoonandallthosetwinklystars.m ap"
otherwise works perfectly.

[DimmurWyrd]

Should be done prettying it up and debugging in a few minutes (half hour tops I should think) so if you have somewhere you want me to send the windows Version feel free to tell me hehe.

If you want to work on adding your scripting of the map file to my shell then let me know since editing text files should be within ANYONES ability I would hope hehe. Anyway I can assemble a text file on the fly of course without difficulty so let me know (edit/re-assemble etc.)

[DimmurWyrd]

BTW, making the AI's through the map would be fine with me. Integrating a map randomizer type setup to the launcher wouldn't be much trouble really. If you want to setup (or if you already have setup) algorithms for how to setup the randoms and all that I can incorporate it.

These are the steps basically... (correct me if I'm wrong) make the .map file, copy the .2h file from newlords to the dir then call dom2 with the commandlines for making a new game and -g correct?

[DimmurWyrd]

hmmm, interesting... adding VP conditions through commandline causes the game to start at choose race but with an empty list lol.

[Gandalf Parker]

Originally posted by DimmurWyrd:
BTW, making the AI's through the map would be fine with me. Integrating a map randomizer type setup to the launcher wouldn't be much trouble really. If you want to setup (or if you already have setup) algorithms for how to setup the randoms and all that I can incorporate it.

These are the steps basically... (correct me if I'm wrong) make the .map file, copy the .2h file from newlords to the dir then call dom2 with the commandlines for making a new game and -g correct?

Yep sounds good. I wouldnt add the crazy stuff I do quite yet. Here is the basic code I use for random AI opponents...
http://www.techno-mage.com/~dominion/opponents.yab

And here is one of the crazier game generators.
http://www.techno-mage.com/~dominion/Poke_Eye.yab

I think both of them use the original .map file renamed to something like a .txt file so I can always copy it again and again. The originals have all the #neighbor and #terrain commands. I just add my stuff to the end.

[DimmurWyrd]

ok, preliminary windows GUI Version appears to be free of buggies and all that so if you want to look at it let me know where to send it. I'll send source+executable but not the VB6 runtimes so you might need those.

[Gandalf Parker]

Originally posted by DimmurWyrd:
ok, preliminary windows GUI Version appears to be free of buggies and all that so if you want to look at it let me know where to send it. I'll send source+executable but not the VB6 runtimes so you might need those.

Sorry. I thought I had it set so that if you lick on my picture it shows you in my profile.

Old SysAdmin thing. Im not sure if this forum sheds spiders so I dont like posting my address too planly

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