Author Topic: Bot Exchange (Read 5238 times)

RedSawn · « **Reply #40 on:** July 05, 2010, 07:37:24 AM »

Hot damn.

.. I dunno about you guys but it feels so strange and.. alien that we're actually getting a bot exchange.

ACAMS · « **Reply #41 on:** July 05, 2010, 08:51:27 AM »

You already have a bot exchange....(sad excuse of a bot exchange, but an exchange none the less)

Actually, it is not much worse than the official bot exchange was.

RedSawn · « **Reply #42 on:** July 05, 2010, 10:36:06 AM »

Really?

Serge · « **Reply #43 on:** July 05, 2010, 11:03:19 AM »

If any of you clever hackers wonder what file format are the components (and bots) going to be sent to the client for 3d preview, here's an sample file:
http://botexchange.org/sample.json
It's encoded in JSON (a very lightweight notation system), so it's parsable in almost any language, especially by JavaScript.

Somebody · « **Reply #44 on:** July 05, 2010, 11:04:46 AM »

Where is the 3D preview on the page you showed?

Serge · « **Reply #45 on:** July 05, 2010, 11:06:12 AM »

It's isn't done yet - I am still wrestling with O3D and WebGL. The problem is neither of them is supported out of the box in most browsers. O3D can be easily installed as a plugin, but Google is slowly deprecating it in favor of an interface layer to WebGL. Unfortunately, WebGL isn't available as a plugin, and requires beta builds of Firefox or Chrome to work, which will be a pain for users.

Right now I'm sticking to the old plugin-based O3D implementation, and when WebGL goes mainstream I'll switch to the new O3D<->WebGL layer.

Serge · « **Reply #46 on:** July 06, 2010, 02:59:57 PM »

Alright, if any of you are wondering how the 3D preview looks like, here's the viewer showing an airtank: http://q3k.org/3dviewer/.
Of course, you'll need O3D from http://tools.google.com/dlpage/o3d.

Here's a screenshot if you can't download the plugin:

Textures are still kind of wonky, I'm trying to get transparency (here the tank should have transparent handles) to work.

Sage · « **Reply #47 on:** July 07, 2010, 02:28:01 AM »

Sweeet. Can you do a whole bot?

Somebody · « **Reply #48 on:** July 07, 2010, 06:07:10 AM »

Thats Awesome!

Trovaner · « **Reply #49 on:** July 07, 2010, 10:15:18 AM »

Cool. I like how you got it to rotate (far better than just a picture).

Squirrel_Monkey · « **Reply #50 on:** July 07, 2010, 10:26:59 AM »

I installed O3D but it still says I need it.

Serge · « **Reply #51 on:** July 07, 2010, 10:33:15 AM »

What browser are you using?

G.K. · « **Reply #52 on:** July 07, 2010, 10:34:39 AM »

He uses Chrome.

Squirrel_Monkey · « **Reply #53 on:** July 07, 2010, 10:36:20 AM »

^^^Oi! I was going to say that^^^

Serge · « **Reply #54 on:** July 07, 2010, 11:04:27 AM »

Did you restart your browser after installing the plugin? :P

Squirrel_Monkey · « **Reply #55 on:** July 07, 2010, 11:05:43 AM »

Well, I was prompted to. So yes.
EDIT:OK, works now.

Serge · « **Reply #56 on:** July 15, 2010, 02:58:26 PM »

Alright, today is my last day in Peru. Tomorrow I'm back in Buenos Aires, and hopefully I'll be able to show you some new features.

G.K. · « **Reply #57 on:** July 15, 2010, 03:00:56 PM »

You were in Peru?

Jonzu95 · « **Reply #58 on:** July 15, 2010, 03:03:20 PM »

Buenos Aires is capital of Argentina.

G.K. · « **Reply #59 on:** July 15, 2010, 03:10:58 PM »

I know.