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Programming / Re: audio: default sample rate (discuss )

« on: September 09, 2013, 04:12:48 am »

ok Sup, i figured there was a reason

but the difference to me is glaring and extremely *annoying* ... it was probly the very first thing I changed in options.cfg


thanks,

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Programming / audio: default sample rate (discuss )

« on: September 08, 2013, 09:56:57 pm »

Engine/Options.cpp, createDefault(), line 111 sets the default sample rate in options.cfg ...

the value is currently "22050". A problem is that the original files have a rate of 11.025k. The result sounds harsh to this audio-engineer's ears


Suggest: changing the default value to "11025"

caveat, results may be system dependent.

--
difference between oXc and UFO:
oXc, https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=MMLb7dpO9fE#t=455 - tinny metallic zing (sort of an aftereffect)
UFO, https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=2W0DnuLQpQ0 - normal (muted slightly due to recording, and the 5.5k cutoff of the lower sample rate)

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Work In Progress / Re: Balanced Ruleset

« on: September 08, 2013, 07:38:31 am »

uhm i just noticed I put a bug in there: ZOMBIE_ARMOR has "drawingRoutine: 5" which causes a crash.

it should be "4"


anywho, gLuck!

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Work In Progress / Re: Let me tell you about rulesets

« on: September 08, 2013, 01:15:22 am »

sweet _~

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Work In Progress / Re: Let me tell you about rulesets

« on: September 07, 2013, 11:58:15 pm »

typo in Ruleset ?

"woundRcovery"

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Work In Progress / Re: Balanced Ruleset

« on: September 07, 2013, 10:11:33 pm »

i put my not-quite-balanced-for-me ruleset up here

It's not plug & play, tho ( it could be with a few changes ) -- it's for comparison/ideas if you want


ps. i think the ruleset-format has change slightly since that version...

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Offtopic / Re: Your X-COM base names

« on: September 05, 2013, 12:45:36 am »

I like to think up a scheme, like names of Antarctic exploration ships, or as mentioned greek letters, or Roman emporers. Sometimes i'll do a little pun on the region, like "Americ". Currently when setting a base I boot up google earth and find the nearest 'rinky dink' town, like Dourados...

( no offense to Douradosians!! )

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Open Feedback / Re: Promotions

« on: September 04, 2013, 05:05:28 am »

here's an opposite case, a rookie with a kill.

The ss has not been doctored; I think the kill was by a proxy grenade

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Open Feedback / Re: Rifle rounds automatic resupply?

« on: September 04, 2013, 04:38:02 am »

i'm not sure if this is related but i'll mention it.

I was getting fed up with my Heavy Weapons guys getting an extra clip on their belts (when I didn't put it there), so i found this: Battlescape/BattlescapeGenerator.cpp, BattleItem* BattlescapeGenerator::addItem(BattleItem *item, bool secondPass)

and commented out the entire "if (secondPass)" block under "case BT_AMMO:"

This resulted in pleasing behavior for me, but left me wondering why it's really there -- just to make sure everyone's topped up? ( but it typically causes encumberance ) I mean, i can see it on soldiers who've never been equipped into combat, but am thinking there should be a condition to pass-by, on soldiers who've already had equipment assigned ...

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Programming / deathPirouette

« on: August 19, 2013, 04:05:49 am »

I've been tinkering and niggling with the code. Here's an example of the deathspin animation, which i find amusing! Eventually i'd like to set up git and do small PR's but that won't happen for a month...


inspiration?

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Suggestions / Re: Soldier salaries?

« on: August 17, 2013, 02:19:51 pm »

that's why he's the colonel

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Programming / Re: How to code the AI

« on: August 13, 2013, 11:46:17 am »

dammit i'm just trying to get them to do a death pirouette, Jim!

/ McCoy


[edit] woohoo!
good luck, Wb. I hope someone else w/ chops dives in...

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Programming / Re: How to code the AI

« on: August 13, 2013, 12:54:36 am »

well, the thing is there's 4 battlemodes in the original: patrol, attack, ambush, flee...

if those get implemented tightly I'd be hap.

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Open Feedback / Re: Missions Auto-Succeeding on Landing

« on: August 13, 2013, 12:50:24 am »

agreed. I'd like to see all/most mission types get a major rethink.

I used to scurry underequipped soldiers plus a lame dog off to Rome to take on battleships thinking "can't let them infiltrate..."

until i understood the mechanic. I'd even be okay with giving a %chance of success that rose or lowered depending on how successful (or not) an anti-infiltration mission goes,

ref. UFO Behavior, at the bottom. also, Alien Missions


On the good side I've been getting lots of TeRRoR

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Suggestions / Re: How about a new points system?

« on: August 12, 2013, 08:08:29 pm »

am getting the impression Promotions are already biased on stats 

If not, stats + kills + a pt.system would be welcomed (aliens already have a "value" stat, btw -- it adds into the monthly Score, i believe)