Author Topic: The DSL 2.2 preview and news thread (Read 290668 times)

TheUnknownRobotics · « **Reply #1280 on:** August 08, 2013, 01:23:13 PM »

Thanks man! I will enjoy this!

090901 · « **Reply #1281 on:** August 08, 2013, 01:27:49 PM »

Quote from: HurricaneAndrew on August 08, 2013, 01:12:59 PM

There is a beta release.

https://gametechmods.com/forums/index.php?topic=13584.0

Most of the AI bots don't work since the AI is still the 2.1 AI. Just download NAR AI 3 or another AI pack that has been made for DSL 3 Beta.

No, the AI is the stock robots which most drive backwards

. Nar AI doesn't have an AI bots yet, so basically the only AI pack that works would be Paranoia's AI pack.

HurricaneAndrew · « **Reply #1282 on:** August 08, 2013, 06:44:19 PM »

Quote from: 090901 on August 08, 2013, 01:27:49 PM

Quote from: HurricaneAndrew on August 08, 2013, 01:12:59 PM
There is a beta release.

https://gametechmods.com/forums/index.php?topic=13584.0

Most of the AI bots don't work since the AI is still the 2.1 AI. Just download NAR AI 3 or another AI pack that has been made for DSL 3 Beta.
No, the AI is the stock robots which most drive backwards . Nar AI doesn't have an AI bots yet, so basically the only AI pack that works would be Paranoia's AI pack.

Yeah, what he said... Sorry for the confusion.

TheUnknownRobotics · « **Reply #1283 on:** August 09, 2013, 11:58:41 AM »

Quote from: HurricaneAndrew on August 08, 2013, 06:44:19 PM

Quote from: 090901 on August 08, 2013, 01:27:49 PM
Quote from: HurricaneAndrew on August 08, 2013, 01:12:59 PM
There is a beta release.

https://gametechmods.com/forums/index.php?topic=13584.0

Most of the AI bots don't work since the AI is still the 2.1 AI. Just download NAR AI 3 or another AI pack that has been made for DSL 3 Beta.
No, the AI is the stock robots which most drive backwards . Nar AI doesn't have an AI bots yet, so basically the only AI pack that works would be Paranoia's AI pack.

Yeah, what he said... Sorry for the confusion.

... lol thx(?)

TheUnknownRobotics · « **Reply #1284 on:** August 18, 2013, 06:33:51 AM »

Quote from: R1885 on December 02, 2008, 08:54:02 PM

How about bots from today, or from Robotica? I love to see Megabyte tear its way through Juggerbot:evilsmile:

Yeah, Megabyte would be awesome, but Last Rites, Sewer Snake and Ziggy would be a great addon as well. (Although, I'm rooting for Megabyte at the moment).

Naryar · « **Reply #1285 on:** August 18, 2013, 11:52:44 AM »

There is a DSL3 discussion and suggestions thread somewhere, take this discussion to it.

Natster-104 · « **Reply #1286 on:** February 23, 2014, 03:50:57 PM »

Has anyone noticed that Click hasn't been on GTM for about a year? Look at his profile

Trovaner · « **Reply #1287 on:** February 23, 2014, 09:39:00 PM »

Quote from: Natster-104 on February 23, 2014, 03:50:57 PM

Has anyone noticed that Click hasn't been on GTM for about a year? Look at his profile

This was already discussed here so I don't see the need to bump this topic any further. The last post in this thread was made in August so you can assume that any members that were discussing things in this thread saw the post that I made three days ago (or deduced it for themselves).

Naryar · « **Reply #1288 on:** March 10, 2014, 01:39:55 PM »

Stop posting in there, newbies... it all hypes us for nothing.

I edited the thread's title for more clarity.

Do not post into this thread unless you have DSL3 news or you are posting in answer to a RECENT DSL3 news post.

System32 · « **Reply #1289 on:** March 26, 2014, 02:20:45 PM »

When is DSL 3 out yet?

HurricaneAndrew · « **Reply #1290 on:** March 26, 2014, 02:27:00 PM »

Quote from: System32 on March 26, 2014, 02:20:45 PM

When is DSL 3 out yet?

The beta is.

Clickbeetle · « **Reply #1291 on:** April 02, 2014, 10:21:02 PM »

Hey guys, it's been so long I figure I'd better start with something new and flashy and exciting. I'll do the boring .txt file editing next.

Here's an idea that's been floating around in my head for a couple years and I just now got to making. A lot of us (me included) have learned how to change the bot lab background in DSL by editing batsuit.tga, which lets us easily crop out bots and put them in splash images. It works, but it's kind of a pain, and it's not very intuitive if you don't already know about batsuit.tga.

But what if there was a way to change the bot lab background in-game?

Enter the Backdrop component.

Basically, it's a giant smart zone sphere that surrounds your bot--literally, a backdrop. Just click to place it and...

BAM. Blue background. I've made 6 styles so far (gray, black, white, blue, fire, and lightning) with plans for more. This will be an easily customizable component, and you will be able to add any background image you want. The Backdrop uses a spherical reflection map, so no matter how you rotate the camera, the background image stays the same.

Not only does this make cropping bots for splash images a snap, it also lets you do stuff like this:

All those preview images were made in-game with the Backdrop.

And the best part? As more of a "utility" component that doesn't stay permanently on your bot, this is easily transferable to other versions of RA2, such as stock. Once this is released, I have a feeling we'll be seeing a lot less plain gray and black backgrounds.

Badnik96 · « **Reply #1292 on:** April 02, 2014, 10:24:24 PM »

:O

CLICK THIS IS AMAZING

never again will I use plain gray backgrounds

Also, is that the DSL3 Lock Nut? I'm gonna miss the overhead spinner-ness of the other one.

Is Spinosad going to be in the AI at all?

MassimoV · « **Reply #1293 on:** April 02, 2014, 10:33:44 PM »

PRAISE BASED CLICK! This looks cool.

Trovaner · « **Reply #1294 on:** April 02, 2014, 10:38:59 PM »

What a great idea! This is much better than my bot lab solution of manually selecting the RGB because you can specify a texture like lightning right off the bat.

Clickbeetle · « **Reply #1295 on:** April 02, 2014, 10:51:19 PM »

Quote from: Badnik96 on April 02, 2014, 10:24:24 PM

Also, is that the DSL3 Lock Nut? I'm gonna miss the overhead spinner-ness of the other one.

Is Spinosad going to be in the AI at all?

Lock Nut was a potential BOTM entry, but I decided to make Cloud Nine instead. I don't have plans to make DSL3 versions of all the stock AI right now, but that is a possible future project.

Spinosad is just a quick bot I threw together to test the new DSL bars. I could do much better for an offical AI bot.

playzooki · « **Reply #1296 on:** April 03, 2014, 04:26:20 AM »

Awesome! Shame this wont be used for botm

RedAce · « **Reply #1297 on:** April 03, 2014, 05:31:12 AM »

Oh man, this looks so cool Click. Nice to see you again. Is this how you made Thunder Cloud 3 with that thunder background in the snapshot?

Philippa · « **Reply #1298 on:** April 03, 2014, 05:31:41 AM »

Damn that's good.

Jonzu95 · « **Reply #1299 on:** April 03, 2014, 10:31:02 AM »

Awesome idea. I would've never thought about that.