In need of an arena.

[JoeBlo]

yes we need to chat with Mad

I can make a pretty pretty skin for the end result :P

[Madiaba]

Sorry for the hold up guys... I've been out of commission for a bit while moving (still tech-crippled a bit).
I don't have access to my A2 work at all, so you guys go for it as you see fit. 

Serge, A 3dsMaxed arena?......that's real nice of you.  Cool.

Why don't one/some of you guys take over this project and I'll just help out as we get into it... whatever path we take here.

[ianh05]

bit of a bump, wondering how the progress on this arena is going :)

[JoeBlo]

came to a pretty quick halt when you and Madiaba both left..

Havent heard anything about it since nor done anything myself.

[ianh05]

yeah i figured that leaving the forum for a bit would have that effect i still think it would be a great arena for anyone to use, not just for me to use in robo zone especially if there has been work done on it as mentioned here:

I've been done with the Arena.py for quite awhile (it just needs a few touch ups after the Arena.gmf is made). The only reason why I haven't said anything is because I'm still waiting for Mad to give me the go-ahead (although, Joe might have gotten it...).

Features of my Arena.py:

• AI won't attack caged bots
• Caged bots won't move unless they are being counted out (if you would like, I could also stop them from rotating their weapons)
• If there is only 1 non-caged bot, the next available caged bot is released without a delay.
• As time progresses, the cages are consecutively opened (30sec and 1min after the fight begins)

I'm still in favor of turning this into a group project but if it makes things easier for everyone else, I could start on the Arena.gmf and skinning...

[JoeBlo]

As I mentioned in my above post Madiaba wanted a hand in building it but he has/ had a lot of other stuff going on outside this forum thats kept him away from RA2.

I pretty much left it and went on to building my own arena's

[Trovaner]

I made an Arena.gmf for this but it was never finished because I didn't want to step on anyone's toes. I just need to add the cages and do a few touch ups here and there. It also has a problem which I plan to ask Mad about. If Joe wants to work on the skin, I wouldn't mind sending it to him (after everything else is done).

[Madiaba]

Go for it, guys.  Sorry to be a hindrance for any such work as this.  As I mentioned before, one of you guys should step in and head/co-head this.  I'll serve you guys as a TA, which I doubt you guys would need anyway.
The idea is good, IMHO.

However I can help let me know, but this doesn't look too involved. 

[JoeBlo]

Nice to see you around again Mad.. your presence is missed around here.. I have had to fend for myself in those big scary GMF files :P

Sounds like Trov has it pretty much wrapped up himself.. I will be happy to help out in the skinning department though...

[ianh05]

1 and a half year bump, sorry but can I have a progress report? I know it's been ages but I have no idea how long these things take, shouldn't take this long though :)

[Trovaner]

I haven't touched RA2 in ages so I can't remember if I made much more progress on it. I'll see about blowing the dust off of RA2 tomorrow and try to come up with a time frame.

[ianh05]

Thank you Trov :)

[Trovaner]

I took a look and it appears as though I still have a problem with overlapping transparencies. As far as time goes, I could get it done within a week (assuming that the problem can be resolved). There might also be an issue with the cages jamming but I couldn't spend much time testing this.

Does JoeBlo still want to skin it?

[ianh05]

Can skinning it be done in paint like a normal arena skin edit? If so, I could skin it myself. When you're done could you PM it to me instead of posting it please? I intend for it to be a reward for my next tournament.

[Trovaner]

I don't mind holding off on the submitting to the public but I don't think ms paint supports transparency. I have a rough skin that uses TGA files for the inner walls, cages, and audience. If you would like me to skin it, it will take an additional week (I'm trying to fit this into my busy schedule).

[ianh05]

sounds good, I don't mind waiting another week. Thanks for the work :)

[Trovaner]

Unfortunately, I've been much busier than expected over the last couple weeks so this arena isn't quite ready yet. I will however continue working on it and get it shipped out ASAP.

[ianh05]

That's ok, I'm sure it'll be worth the wait and can't wait to show it off in my next tournament :)