The Wallpaper Challenge

Fyron · #1 March 2nd, 2002, 10:35 PM

If you change the exe to a scr and use it as a screensaver in the display properties, then you have to tell it to use a shipset every time it loads. It's not too useful at present as a screensaver that loads up after an idle period.

When I open it up, it covers the entire screen. However, there is a constantly flickering whitish-gray border around the ship area, and the menu that lets you select a ship set is always displayed. It would make a better screensaver if that menu would hide, allowing the ships to fly accross the entire screen.

When I first open it, the folder that it looks in is whatever folder the file is located in. I tried putting it into a race folder, but it doesn't show the ships unless I select a different folder and then come back to the race's folder.

Taera · #2 March 2nd, 2002, 10:47 PM

Wallpaper, huh? I've been once doing a wallpaper for the Taera, i just might finish it or get something else done. Just might do it. Expect it tomorrow though, as its late already.

Suicide Junkie · #3 March 2nd, 2002, 11:43 PM

Fyron:
I can make it load the starting folder's shipset.
A shortcut to the program might work, if not, a .scr which runs an editable batch file to run the flyingshipsets program might work...

I could also make the flyspace expand to cover the entire screen if you don't click on anything for a few seconds...

Version2: Flyingshipsets.exe

[ 02 March 2002: Message edited by: Suicide Junkie ]

Fyron · #4 March 3rd, 2002, 01:03 AM

That would be good.

I just set your 2nd Version as my screensaver to check it out, and it opened about 6 copies of itself. When I clicked exit, it didn't actually exit from the screensaver. I could alt+tab out of it, but the windows task bar was then covered up. I had to ctrl+alt+del to close the multiple instances of the program.

TerranC · #5 March 3rd, 2002, 01:26 AM

is it just me or does SJ's Screen saver thing show only up to Light cruisers?

Fyron · #6 March 3rd, 2002, 01:42 AM

It's just you. It shows all sorts of ships for me.

Suicide Junkie · #7 March 3rd, 2002, 02:01 AM

?!? Um, 6 copies, you say? That's just wierd. The program itself can't start more copies. They must have been started externally.