potterr on 14/5/2006 at 13:15
It is, I have all the code I need to handle determining if the DLL is required and all the stuff around it, but I have not got the DLL to test with yet. However I reckon that it would only take a day or so to add it in a test it before releasing it to beta testers. I will delay GLs release though until the DLL is ready though.
Shadowspawn on 14/5/2006 at 17:00
I finally got my laptop fixed up, but then work got out of hand.
I'll have some time this week to finish up the testing, then I'll get some stuff to potterr. Hopefully by mid-week.
potterr on 14/5/2006 at 17:06
cool, :thumb: looking forward to testing it out.
STiFU on 15/5/2006 at 23:26
...I am really looking forward to that moment. On the one hand a great advance on FM-distribution and on the other you planned to make a new interface, didn't you potter? I am looking forward to see what you have for us. But I don't mean to hijack this thread, so let's just go on talking about IBTs!! ;)
potterr on 16/5/2006 at 19:47
STiFU, your PM inbox is full.
However I would also like to make a quick request to all the T3 FM authors if they could let themselves be known to me in a PM I will be able to send you all out the beta of GL 1.41 so that you can experiment with the dll functionality in GL, it won't be for a couple of weeks though (obviously after ShadowSpawn has had time to do the DLL).
:thumb:
STiFU on 16/5/2006 at 20:57
Ok now there's some space again...
So you mean the authors should put a file in the FM's zip that contains their name? Wouldn't it be better if you implemented something like that in your FM packaging tools?
potterr on 16/5/2006 at 21:08
Quote Posted by STiFU
So you mean the authors should put a file in the FM's zip that contains their name?
eh? (you don't mean the competition thing do you?, if so I'll PM you some more info as its off topic).
Packaging the FMs though... I would hope that I would be able to get GL to automatically compress the IBT files using ShadowSpawns dll with the FM packaging tool, as well as GL then inflating them during install.
Shadowspawn on 4/6/2006 at 21:25
I'm still on my way back from Scotland, but I managed to fix my bugs while on vacation. I have the re-inflating tools working perfectly.
Once I'm home I'll get the DLL built send it along to potterr. There's an extension I could use to allow the KERNEL and GFX IBT files to also be compressed, but my stuff would need to work hand-in-hand with GL. Anyway, that's a smaller contribution than working on the mission IBT, so that can come along later if need be.
I'll catch up to you when I have internet access again...:p
Crispy on 5/6/2006 at 01:17
Glad to hear it!
242 on 5/6/2006 at 08:14
Quote Posted by Shadowspawn
There's an extension I could use to allow the KERNEL and GFX IBT files to also be compressed, but my stuff would need to work hand-in-hand with GL.
Would be better of course if they were compressed too, how much in percents their compession can affect mission size?
