Music, cries, multiple battles, several rooms

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  1. coyotte508

    coyotte508 Well-Known Member Administrator Server Owner Administrator Server Owner

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    That's all there is in the new update!

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    Plus of course some minor bug fixes...

    Music

    You can enable music in battles. Just check the music box. You can change the default music, using Battle Options -> Change Music Folder. Enabling music will also enable cries. On some computers, music cause crashes, so remove it if you have problems.

    Currently the program only reads files with the extensions .mp3, .ogg, .wav, .it.

    Multiple Battles

    Now you can do up to 3 battles at once. That's why the battle list was added, so that spectators can watch a particular battle.

    Rooms

    An IRC-like system was implemented. Go in the Channel Tab, and you can join a channel, or create a new one. Some channels can have some specific use (like the tournament channel). Channels will also be useful for communities who don't have their own server. The system is still basic now, though some stuff can be done with scripts, but i think that feedback will tell us what we need to do with channels.

    Statistics

    They were added using a plugin system (other plugins could be made!). Now every server can collect statistics and extract them, the same way as beta's.

    Apart from those updates, some translations were added/updated, some bugs fixed. Some minor changes, like the fact that battle messages from spectators are not bold anymore, like the fact that authority lost their starts and now have pokeballs telling their rank.


    Any feedback is welcome! I'll put the changelog soon.
     
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  2. eric the espeon

    eric the espeon is an espeon.

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    Potentially one of the best updates yet imo. Can't wait to see how it'll work with some fun scripts backing it and all finalized (things like channel topics shown to a user as they enter the channel (yay scripts), and only showing player events relevant to the channel you're in, being flooded with everyones battles starting and stopping makes me keep that option off but it'd be nice to see who joins your channel).
     
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  3. UltraPorygon

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    What else can I say? This is simply a wonderful update, Shoddy is getting its ass kicked more and more with every update. :D
     
  4. coyotte508

    coyotte508 Well-Known Member Administrator Server Owner Administrator Server Owner

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    I uploaded a little fix that notifies you if a channel you're in has new messages (by making the tab text over the mainchat green, thanks Pidgin for the idea).

    And thanks for those comments =)
     
  5. pigeon

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    Changes seem good, I cant wait for a mac build to me made so I can try out the music. My only question is how do you access the usage statistics?
     
  6. coyotte508

    coyotte508 Well-Known Member Administrator Server Owner Administrator Server Owner

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  7. pigeon

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    I meant server side, to access a server's own usage stats
     
  8. 5P33D5

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    Coyotte I congratulate you on this freakin' awesome update :D
     
  9. coyotte508

    coyotte508 Well-Known Member Administrator Server Owner Administrator Server Owner

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    @pigeon

    In the server, open the Plugin Manager. Click on "Add Plugin". Add serverplugins/usagestats.dll. Make sure it's added in the list.

    Now stats will be collected. When you want to generate the html pages, run "StatExtracter.exe". The output will be in usage_stats/formatted/index.php. Edit index.template, pokemon_page.template and tier_page.template to change the design of the page (as well as the CSS sheet and js script thing).

    The raw folder contains all the "raw" data, i.e. the teams saved by the plugin. The StatsExtracter program then use those raws to build the html files. Don't delete the raw folder while the usage stats plugin is enabled or you may have problems.
     
  10. Mystra

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    \(^. ^)/ BTW, is there a tag or whatever for this release? Or which commit id it is? git tag does not seem to reveal any info.
     
  11. coyotte508

    coyotte508 Well-Known Member Administrator Server Owner Administrator Server Owner

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    Check the release branch which i created, and take the latest from there.
     
  12. Mystra

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    Code (text):
    1. : git branch -a
    2. * master
    3.   remotes/origin/HEAD -> origin/master
    4.   remotes/origin/coyotte508
    5.   remotes/origin/devel
    6.   remotes/origin/headless
    7.   remotes/origin/master
    Umm... Which one it is?
     
  13. coyotte508

    coyotte508 Well-Known Member Administrator Server Owner Administrator Server Owner

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    /me learns how to use git.

    Fixed =)
     
  14. Mystra

    Mystra Active Member

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    It works (^. ^)
     
  15. Arctic Eclipse

    Arctic Eclipse Stay Winning

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    Best update imo yet. It'd be hard for Shoddy 2 to try and top PO if it even can.
     
  16. Plooper

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    Congratulations coyotte , the interface is better than the last version.Really good work.
     
  17. 5P33D5

    5P33D5 Guest

    Coyotte I do have 2 things about this update that you could do for the next update;

    1. Get rid of the master/ultra/great balls the */**/*** were much better and easier to identify

    2. If possible the tabs for different channels if each tab could become a different server that would be amazing!

    Other than that ........ 'tis awesome!
     
  18. UltraPorygon

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    Shoddy Battle 2 will NEVER top Pokémon Online. Java has no chance against C++. ;)
     
  19. coyotte508

    coyotte508 Well-Known Member Administrator Server Owner Administrator Server Owner

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    Just a thumbs up to say that a server with the crash fixed (some obscure battling thing, will not happen again) was uploaded, let's hope there's no more crash like that.

    And i'll be uploading soon a client with the size fo the icons in the players list slightly reduced, thanks to your feedback.
     
  20. stanlee10

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    hi its stanlee10 can you help me

    i need you too help me create my character
     
  21. coyotte508

    coyotte508 Well-Known Member Administrator Server Owner Administrator Server Owner

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    Stanlee, go post in the Help section. And this is not a RPG.
     
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    how do i make my team
     
  23. coyotte508

    coyotte508 Well-Known Member Administrator Server Owner Administrator Server Owner

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    Check the FAQ.
     
  24. liuyanghejerry

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    Is it still updating in Git? I saw the last update is July, not August...
     
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    Hey, new to posting here - but i've been using PO since last version. This update sounds great but where do I download it? Am I missing something plain in sight or do I need to be redirected cos' i'd hate to miss out :/
     
  27. coyotte508

    coyotte508 Well-Known Member Administrator Server Owner Administrator Server Owner

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    Download it from the usual place, the downloads page ^^'
     
  28. Prime

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    Ah that worked - I needed to restart :p thanks for the reply, I was about to edit my previous post with the good news anyway xD
     
  29. Gtfo

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    Yaay i am on that photoo!! lol just kidding, besides that nice job as always
     
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    Awesone, now we have the music again, and the IRC channels are an original idea.
     
  32. Azlanslayer

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    Where Do I See The Usage Statics? I Really Need To See Them ;D.And Hi Coyotte.Pokemon Online Rocks! PO > WIFI
     
  33. coyotte508

    coyotte508 Well-Known Member Administrator Server Owner Administrator Server Owner

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    For your server? Or usage stats of our server?
     
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    Usage Of Pokemon In Each Tier :D.I Really Want To SEE Them ;)
     
  35. coyotte508

    coyotte508 Well-Known Member Administrator Server Owner Administrator Server Owner

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    Click on the statistics link in the server.
     
  36. coyotte508

    coyotte508 Well-Known Member Administrator Server Owner Administrator Server Owner

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    Alright, just notifying I found a crash cause, and that it's been fixed, if you mind to download the server again.
     
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    yeh so do I.
     
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    Wow, didn't know it's so damn new. :3 Nice job. Just said in the chat there. I'm used to Shoddy (and NetBattle a bit), cause I quitted Pkmn about 3 years ago and started now again. That really good shit. o.O That's far more what I could've thought a pkmn simulation programm can be like.
    Music rocks, cries rock more. :3

    btw, just mentioning. i kinda miss the "me killd you pokemon"-sound. (the sound a fainted pokemon makes, when he "drops") don't take me wrong, i'm only saying... PO is beyond perfect already.

    e/ Once it played the music by itself. Did this happen to someone else too?
     
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