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by pakfront
Tue Jan 28, 2014 12:34 am
Forum: Discussion
Topic: @ Norb - Maps JPG - PNG
Replies: 18
Views: 2713

Re: @ Norb - Maps JPG - PNG

Ah, interesting technique... I had not thought of turning JPGs evils to good!
by pakfront
Mon Jan 27, 2014 11:58 pm
Forum: Modifications
Topic: Sending Open Office OOBs to mods
Replies: 1
Views: 2390

Re: Sending Open Office OOBs to mods

save as CSV.
by pakfront
Mon Jan 27, 2014 11:56 pm
Forum: Discussion
Topic: @ Norb - Maps JPG - PNG
Replies: 18
Views: 2713

Re: @ Norb - Maps JPG - PNG

<t>As Garnier mentioned, JPG is a terrible intermediate format, it's better to save your work as PNG, PSD, or TIF, and only use JPG for the final product. And frankly, even output in JPG for use by a game is a bad idea, as you noticed even that can cause noticeable artifacts. PNG and DDS are more ap...
by pakfront
Fri Jan 24, 2014 3:18 am
Forum: NSD News
Topic: Waterloo Screenshots #2
Replies: 15
Views: 16615

Re: Waterloo Screenshots #2

<t>Good points, Saddletank.<br/> <br/> I wonder if have a single sprite have two or more men in the image rather than just one is a possible solution? That should not affect the FPS, as you are still only drawing one quad/two triangles for each sprite. Would look a little odd when they turn or you o...
by pakfront
Wed Jan 15, 2014 3:02 am
Forum: Modifications
Topic: Modding with Excel
Replies: 5
Views: 1454

Re: Modding with Excel

Libre Office and Open Office both work.
by pakfront
Wed Jan 15, 2014 3:00 am
Forum: Discussion
Topic: How does coop multiplay work? Can you coop vs AI? (waterloo precedent qq)
Replies: 8
Views: 1746

Re: How does coop multiplay work? Can you coop vs AI? (waterloo precedent qq)

Co-op vs the AI is one the the great unique features of SOW. I play this way in Sandbox with a particular friend quite often. It would be fun to have some scripted scenarios created with it in mind.
by pakfront
Mon Dec 09, 2013 10:37 pm
Forum: Technical Help & Bug Post
Topic: Windows 8 crash report with log
Replies: 16
Views: 3833

Re: Windows 8 crash report with log

<t>We are launching SOW via the GCM launcher. GCM mods are active and no others. We then generate a sandbox game with the standard SOW OOBs. This has worked in the past and recently we've gotten through 15-20 minutes of the game before it crashes.<br/> <br/> We play this way because we like the GCM ...
by pakfront
Mon Dec 09, 2013 12:00 pm
Forum: Off Topic
Topic: Game Engines: Any Recommendation on What a Beginner might try?
Replies: 1
Views: 1708

Re: Game Engines: Any Recommendation on What a Beginner might try?

Unity is quite capable and well documented. It is a bit of a jackknife though, so expected to get a few minor cuts.
by pakfront
Mon Dec 09, 2013 11:56 am
Forum: Other Games
Topic: Dwarf Fortress v0.34.11 [Links Included]
Replies: 1
Views: 2510

Re: Dwarf Fortress v0.34.11 [Links Included]

Amazing game; worth playing at least until you self-destruct your first colony. I ended up drowning my dwarves in a classic cave flood. Also, they were beginning to be unhappy with their footwear.
by pakfront
Mon Dec 09, 2013 11:46 am
Forum: Technical Help & Bug Post
Topic: Windows 8 crash report with log
Replies: 16
Views: 3833

Re: Windows 8 crash report with log

<t>We played MP sandbox tonight and had a crash within 10 minutes with GCM 745 on ECF. Switched to vanilla (no mods) and had no problems. This is consistent with the behavior we've seen in the past few weeks with GCM and Bugles' mod. One player (me) is on Windows 8.0 and always gets the crashes. The...