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by drwr
Mon Nov 06, 2023 8:28 am
Forum: Game Chatter
Topic: wxPython for RSW client
Replies: 1
Views: 3262

Re: wxPython for RSW client

I'll make the update, thanks! It also requires Python 2, and I'm not sure that's spelled out either.
by drwr
Thu May 12, 2022 8:04 am
Forum: Game Chatter
Topic: Forum is back up!
Replies: 1
Views: 2890

Forum is back up!

My apologies for the month-long forum downtime. There was a system change that required updating the version of phpBB we are using to the latest version, and I've just completed the update. Thanks for your patience!

David
by drwr
Sat Dec 04, 2021 12:03 pm
Forum: Game Chatter
Topic: Questions and edge cases
Replies: 1
Views: 8201

Re: Questions and edge cases

Hi Kurt! Welcome to RSW! 1. when I mark my orders as draft, will they be executed when the deadline arrives? Yes, but... if the turn time expires and your orders are still marked as draft, this will counted as a "missed turn", even though the draft orders are accepted and executed. If you ...
by drwr
Tue Nov 23, 2021 8:44 am
Forum: Game Chatter
Topic: Moving
Replies: 1
Views: 5116

Re: Moving

If the connection actually does exist, then the move command will go through. If you are mistaken about the connection, then the move command will fail. The "connection may or may not exist" message is just a warning that you haven't seen in-game evidence that the connection exists yet. It...
by drwr
Mon Sep 13, 2021 9:22 am
Forum: Game Chatter
Topic: Capturing
Replies: 1
Views: 5648

Re: Capturing

That is correct. Generally, a world with zero population cannot be captured. If you happen to be a Positronix, it's relatively easy to drop at least one robot to the world (which counts as non-zero population) and then you can capture it. For most other player types, you have to migrate at least one...
by drwr
Sun Sep 12, 2021 10:03 am
Forum: Game Chatter
Topic: A moment of silence
Replies: 1
Views: 5866

Re: A moment of silence

https://chambersandgrubbs.com/tribute/ ... tuary.html

Thanks to Tom Pennington for the information and the above link.
by drwr
Sun Sep 12, 2021 10:01 am
Forum: Game Chatter
Topic: A moment of silence
Replies: 1
Views: 5866

A moment of silence

I just learned today that Barry Williams, one of our most active players, and a creative, engaged, and socially active person, passed away at the end of July. I don't know the circumstances, or any further information at all. The RSW community, and the world in general, will feel this loss deeply. P...
by drwr
Thu Sep 09, 2021 7:06 am
Forum: Game Chatter
Topic: Cancel a pending game?
Replies: 5
Views: 6942

Re: Cancel a pending game?

Done!
by drwr
Wed Sep 08, 2021 1:00 pm
Forum: Game Chatter
Topic: Cancel a pending game?
Replies: 5
Views: 6942

Re: Cancel a pending game?

Done! Note that the active RSW player population is a little light right now, and it can be difficult to start a game with more than 6 players. If you know some names of people who might be interested in playing a game or two--or game forums where they might be lurking--I encourage you to extend an ...
by drwr
Wed Sep 08, 2021 8:46 am
Forum: Game Chatter
Topic: Cancel a pending game?
Replies: 5
Views: 6942

Re: Cancel a pending game?

There's not an explicit interface for canceling a pending game, but if all players withdraw from the game, it will automatically cancel. Or the game will automatically cancel when its expiration date hits (if it is still under-enrolled). I'm happy to manually delete a game if you'd really rather can...
by drwr
Sat Jan 30, 2021 3:57 pm
Forum: Game Chatter
Topic: Advice for Beginners
Replies: 1
Views: 7414

Re: Advice for Beginners

I'm all for it, it sounds like a great idea. Thanks!
by drwr
Thu Jan 07, 2021 9:49 am
Forum: Game Chatter
Topic: orthodox60
Replies: 2
Views: 7140

Re: orthodox60

As indicated by the vote preference, I've changed orthodox6o to run when all players have submitted their orders.

David
by drwr
Tue Dec 29, 2020 7:30 pm
Forum: Game Chatter
Topic: RSW Client installation
Replies: 4
Views: 8008

Re: RSW Client installation

No, there should be no open ports needed. RSW just makes an outgoing connection to the RSW server. Hmm, I've just tried setting up a clean VM with Windows Firewall and Avast free anti-virus, and it was able to launch and run RSW Client without issues. So, it's not that, or at least not only that. Do...
by drwr
Tue Dec 29, 2020 4:04 pm
Forum: Game Chatter
Topic: RSW Client installation
Replies: 4
Views: 8008

Re: RSW Client installation

Hi Mat! Welcome to RSW! I'm not sure what's going wrong with your client, but let's see if we can figure it out. It shouldn't be a compatibility issue; the client is compiled for Windows 10 and should run fine on any Windows 10 machine. One possibility is that somehow the client database is corrupt....
by drwr
Mon Oct 05, 2020 8:14 am
Forum: Game Chatter
Topic: rswgame 2.0?
Replies: 5
Views: 9002

Re: rswgame 2.0?

I'd love to have such a thing, because people expect games to be played in-browser these days. The world seems to be leaning hard against downloaded game clients. Unfortunately, that wasn't the case at the time I wrote the current game client, in the early 2000's; there was no such thing as an in-br...