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Sat, 15 March 2008 14:41

mav1369

Crewman 3rd Class

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Registered: November 2007
Location: ici

the project is stoped ?
or it continue ?

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Re: FreeStars

Sun, 16 March 2008 13:07

m.a@stars

Commander

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Registered: October 2004
Location: Third star to the left

It's probably still going on... albeit slowly. Sleeping

So many Stars, so few Missiles!

In space no one can hear you scheme! Deal

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Re: FreeStars

Sun, 16 March 2008 22:28

LEit

Lt. Commander

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Registered: April 2003
Location: CT

There is no one working on it now, but I haven't given up on it. My available free time went away when my 2nd child was born (2 years ago) as did my desire to do anything like work after the kids' bedtime. I do intend to get back to it soon, the problem is what I've got left to do with the server are some major headache issues, and it's hard to start work in that case.

What I should do is collect issues people have emailed me about and fix those first.

If you've got questions or bugs to report, I'm still around to respond.

- LEit

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Re: FreeStars

Sat, 29 March 2008 10:32

m.a@stars

Commander

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LEit wrote on Mon, 17 March 2008 03:28

the problem is what I've got left to do with the server are some major headache issues, and it's hard to start work in that case.

I wonder if those issues are related to Stars! internal workings & quirks, or rather tied to the Freestars codebase itself? Sherlock

If it was the 1st perhaps we could have a brainstorming or two about them... Deal

So many Stars, so few Missiles!

In space no one can hear you scheme! Deal

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Re: FreeStars

Sun, 30 March 2008 00:08

LEit

Lt. Commander

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Location: CT

Internal workings:
How do ships decide where to move (not shoot) during combat?
How should chasing a fleet that splits work?

- LEit

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Re: FreeStars

Sun, 30 March 2008 07:24

m.a@stars

Commander

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Location: Third star to the left

LEit wrote on Sun, 30 March 2008 06:08

Internal workings:
How do ships decide where to move (not shoot) during combat?

I seem to remember there were several posts about that at rgcs. Things like trying to get into range of the most desirable target with at least one weapon, using random in case of ties and all that. Perhaps you tried these ideas and they didn't work as expected? Sherlock

That one might require a bunch of testbeds just to learn the fiddly bits, indeed. Whip

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How should chasing a fleet that splits work?

Wellllll, it certainly doesn't work as it *should*, IMHO. I'm sure most everybody has a definite idea how they'd like it to work. Twisted Evil

But I think the "rules" of how split-fleet-dodge-chase currently works are pretty much understood by now. Unless you mean you've found a great many cases where those "rules" seem to not apply. Confused

So many Stars, so few Missiles!

In space no one can hear you scheme! Deal

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Re: FreeStars

Tue, 01 April 2008 23:10

LEit

Lt. Commander

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m.a@stars wrote on Sun, 30 March 2008 07:24

LEit wrote on Sun, 30 March 2008 06:08

Internal workings:
How do ships decide where to move (not shoot) during combat?

I haven't seen those posts, if you could dig them up, I'd appreciate it. Also there are a lot of combinations of battle plans and odd situations that convince me it's a fairly complex, or deceptively simple.

m.a@stars wrote on Sun, 30 March 2008 07:24

LEit wrote on Sun, 30 March 2008 06:08

How should chasing a fleet that splits work?

Wellllll, it certainly doesn't work as it *should*, IMHO. I'm sure most everybody has a definite idea how they'd like it to work.

Yes, I was hoping to make it work better. But, that's not simple. I suppose just matching current, but not considering 3rd party fleets would be an easy improvement.

- LEit

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Re: FreeStars

Wed, 02 April 2008 06:51

m.a@stars

Commander

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LEit wrote on Wed, 02 April 2008 05:10

I'd vote for the second option, considering the Jeffs' penchant for such kind of thing, but perhaps it's just wishful thinking on my part. Sherlock

I was able to find quite a few old posts regarding the issue, but I'm sure there must be more:

A Primer on Counterdesign

FAQ on battle speed? Which engines, thrusters etc effect it?

Battle Speed?

Battle speed vs Weapon range

I hope you got all details of those "odd cases" stored away somewhere, as they may open the doors to more insights about the whole thing. Deal

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Yes, I was hoping to make it work better. But, that's not simple. I suppose just matching current, but not considering 3rd party fleets would be an easy improvement.

Sounds good. Perhaps you can build it one small/easy step at a time. Whip

So many Stars, so few Missiles!

In space no one can hear you scheme! Deal

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Re: FreeStars

Sat, 12 April 2008 01:27

Hilton

Crewman 1st Class

Messages: 28
Registered: February 2005
Location: Calgary, AB, Canada

I too still hold an interest in this. I still play Stars daily, but my spare time has been severely limited... rarely check in here. Just found an unread private message from mid 2005! Razz

(I have been here since, but never noticed the message link)

My main PC is dead right now, working on a crappy laptop... I had an ambition on a Stars-related project recently but haven't been able to act on it without a decent PC.

Ah well. Hopefully next month.

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Re: FreeStars

Fri, 23 January 2009 16:06

Beowulf

Crewman 2nd Class

Stars! Nova developer

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Registered: November 2003

LEit wrote on Sun, 30 March 2008 06:08

Internal workings:
How do ships decide where to move (not shoot) during combat?
How should chasing a fleet that splits work?

Hi,

Just an idea: Let the players "script" it.

Beginning with allowing some simple rules to a full blown programming interface. This is a bit more work but nobody can say it's your fault Wink

And after the first experiments you have some default-scripts for the people which don't want to do it.

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Re: FreeStars

Wed, 04 February 2009 15:00

chaosknight

Petty Officer 2nd Class

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Registered: March 2004
Location: Minsk

Is it possible to help with some code? Is project still alive? Is sources are available somewhere?

we will never die

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Re: FreeStars

Wed, 11 February 2009 21:28

Hilton

Crewman 1st Class

Messages: 28
Registered: February 2005
Location: Calgary, AB, Canada

FreeStars itself is on sourceforge, I would think you are free to download and peruse it.

Alternatively, I am looking for help with my own project, similar but unrelated to Freestars. Wink

See the "Help Wanted" thread.

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