Future of project tether - MoonPy2?
donkyhotay
to determine what should be done next. Originally my plan was to focus
on FoW at this point however there are some other bugs and issues that
bother me more then I want FoW. Specifically the limitations inherent in
the GUI and networking code. These two items are pretty much the only
parts of MoonPy still remaining from the original openRTS code I used to
start coding MoonPy in the first place. The GUI is incapable of changing
the display on the screen within itself (preventing me from modifying
the name of a button or something after I click on it) while the network
can't be reset without restarting the entire program (which is why the
whole program restarts when you choose to cancel from the pregame setup
screen). I've been doing some experimentation with replacement libraries
and I've found both a GUI and networking library that both appear to fit
our needs. They're lightweight, portable, and don't require any
additional dependencies beyond python and pygame. The downside will be
in order to integrate these in I'm pretty much going to have to rewrite
MoonPy from scratch, we'll also break all backwards compatibility with
the current versions of MoonPy (since the networking will be completely
different). I think I'm going to do it anyways though since not doing
this will leave us with fundamental flaws that won't get fixed
otherwise. My main reason for posting this then is what we should call
the new program? The version scheme used with MoonPy doesn't work since
it's going to need to reset completely. Technically it's going to be
MoonPy2 however thats not very imaginative and I'd prefer to get away
from the MoonPy name. We used it because we couldn't think of anything
else until we got stuck with it. I was thinking of having something with
'tether' in the name so that it would fit better with project tether.
Currently I am leaning towards "Tether Wars" as the name for the
replacement for MoonPy. If anyone else has any other ideas please post
them here. The more that gets done on the rewrite the harder it will be
to change the name.
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(R)TSE: (renewed) Tether space exploration
RE:PT: renewed exploration: project tether
AD:PT Advance Technologies: Project tether
AMBT: Advance MoonBase Technologies
Space exploration conflict
You could also take a name of a moon like:
Callisto wars (a moon of Jupiter)
Donkyhotay
moon" or something similar (scorched callisto?). Basically a bit of a
play on scorched earth (which Moonbase Commander has some similarities
with) but of course moon-based.
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Stijn De Wachter
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donkyhotay
on starting work on it thereafter. Here are the current suggestions I've
received along with votes:
* Tether Wars
* Callisto wars +1
* Scorched Moon +1
* Scorched Luna
* (R)TSE: (renewed) Tether space exploration
* RE:PT: renewed exploration: project tether
* AD:PT Advance Technologies: Project tether +1
* AMBT: Advance MoonBase? Technologies
* Space exploration conflict
As you can see we currently have a 3 way tie. If there is still a tie
when voting ends, I'll resolve it like any true democracy; by
proclaiming myself dictator and choosing the one I like best. (c;
Do not be afraid to joust a giant just because some people believe in
windmills.
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TheCraiggers
I didn't like Scorched Moon at first (even though I was a huge. I Scorched Earth fan) but I must admit it has been growing on me since I first read it. I'll toss in a vote for that one.
On Apr 3, 2010 2:21 PM, "donkyhotay" <donky...@verizon.net> wrote:
Voting for the official name of MoonPy2 ends this weekend. I'm planning
on starting work on it thereafter. Here are the current suggestions I've
received along with votes:
* Tether Wars
* Callisto wars +1
* Scorched Moon +1
* Scorched Luna
* (R)TSE: (renewed) Tether space exploration
* RE:PT: renewed exploration: project tether
* AD:PT Advance Technologies: Project tether +1
* AMBT: Advance MoonBase? Technologies
* Space exploration conflict
As you can see we currently have a 3 way tie. If there is still a tie
when voting ends, I'll resolve it like any true democracy; by
proclaiming myself dictator and choosing the one I like best. (c;
Do not be afraid to joust a giant just because some people believe in
windmills.
Free Moonbase Com...
Stijn De Wachter wrote:
> "Scorched luna/moon" sounds very good in my opinion.
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donkyhotay
Scorched Moon is the winner by one vote. Work on the new version has
already begun. It'll probably be some time before I have anything
worthwhile to report on it though.
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