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Herbsman
Wed Jan 07, 2004 4:30 pm
#1
Since all the devs are here, it seems only ideal that I bring one of my most annoying things regarding swg to attention. Note this is a very small request and I'm sure I'm probably the only person in the universe that is bugged out about this but here goes nothing.
Is there any chance that we can get an option to turn off those immense glowing pillars of light at the end of a waypoint in the ground game? They annoy the hell outta me. The waypoint indicator and the arrow on the radar are more than enough for me. The pillar of light just totally messes with me and ruins the immersion. I just asking for a small checkbox in the options panel to turn this feature off.
That being said, keep up the good work devs.
JanuHull
Tue Oct 19, 2004 1:02 pm
#2
Cyrus_Biddissi wrote:
Darth_Platypus wrote:
Howdy!
I'm William Wallace, aka "Darth Platypus". I am a designer on JTL, and I work on the shipwright profession and reverse engineering. I also created most of the component loot in JTL---and boy is there a LOT of it. I've also helped with ship performance and balance, as well as some other game systems.
I'm also a notoriously mediocre TIE pilot, as some of you may have learned during Friday's "Kill a Dev" session.
Currently, I'm working on polishing the shipwright profession, and playtesting ship crafting and different equipment loadouts. I'm also playing a rebel pilot on Beta, and having an absolute blast doing it.
I think that covers it...back to work!
Surely you should have called yourself Braveheart???!!!
But enough of the, oh so poor jokes...Howdy!!!
Edit: Damn Kebron got there 1st...the speed at which this thread moves is incredible!!!
Message Edited by Cyrus_Biddissi on 10-19-2004 08:52 PM
There be Devs here, the games afoot, must stay sharp. Refresh often!
Herbgod136
Tue Oct 19, 2004 1:02 pm
#3
Yay another first time postin dev! 
Seriously thanx for all your hard work guys and girls. And ignore those few who just can't put aside their nastier aspects.
Seriously thanx for all your hard work guys and girls. And ignore those few who just can't put aside their nastier aspects. Aneca Eclai, Testcenter
3222 Pilotof the Imperial Inquisition Squadron
Well for today at least
Carhrid
Tue Oct 19, 2004 1:03 pm
#4
Ahhhhh... look at all the cute little Dev's.... with their white skin. Blinking as they are dragged out into the light. (TH is dragging them out, JustG is behind them with a cattle prod!! 
)
)Seriousely, nice to see you Dev type people. Keep on reading the forums. there are loads of good people here with loads of good ideas. If you read 100 good ideas and only 1 of them sparks something for you to put in the game, then we are in for a fantastic time!
Keep up the good work.
Oh, and whoever came up with/did the /airguitar...... /worship to you sir/ma'am!
taloncard
Tue Oct 19, 2004 1:03 pm
#5
/smiles
/extends right hand
What do you mean what is in my left hand??!?!?! *evil grin*
/extends right hand
What do you mean what is in my left hand??!?!?! *evil grin*
Sunrunner_Cixx
Tue Oct 19, 2004 1:04 pm
#7
Knew i seen that name somewhere ... Yea the old days
swgdevrdelashmi wrote:
Some folks may know me from way back on the original UO dev team as well.
*creeps back into his cave*
-Wyrd
Message Edited by swgdevrdelashmi on 10-19-2004 12:59 PM
my first MMO years and years ago
SLK320
Tue Oct 19, 2004 1:04 pm
#8
Hey, I played the JTL beta last night for the first time and I just wanna say that it rocks. You guys deserve a huge pat on the back. You have been to capture the essence of X-Wing Alliance, X-Wing vs. Tie Fighter and all the other Star Wars space sims. Great job.
Flynn_Nomad
Tue Oct 19, 2004 1:05 pm
#10
JustG wrote:
Hey folks... we have some shy devs, but I would like them to get a chance to introduce themselves... I am going to send a link out to them and ask them to post here with who they are and what they do.
We'll see how it goes :-D
Why would they be shy?????
HEY DEV'S FIX THIS %$@! GAME NOW!!! HURRY UP!!!
lol, just kidding
there is nothing to fear here! /evilgrin '
Amber-Lei
Tue Oct 19, 2004 1:05 pm
#11
Well hello lol, cool to see some new devs to pester... and we have a UO dev with us!! (i loved that game, until i met SOE... "damn SOE and their flipping 2 week trials... suckerd me into TWO games, planetside and SWG... burn!!") 
Hope you guys stick around in forums, i never used to post at all but once you start you just cant stop i find lol.
Cyrus_Biddissi
Tue Oct 19, 2004 1:06 pm
#12
JanuHull wrote:
There be Devs here, the games afoot, must stay sharp. Refresh often!
lol!!! His post appeared as I was typing mine...along with all the others above my post!!!!
I curse their typing/refresh speeds!!! 
Cya!!
swgdevcthurow
Tue Oct 19, 2004 1:07 pm
#13
Hi. I'm Calan Thurow, a programmer working on JTL. I've been on Star Wars Galaxies pretty much since the beginning.
Most of the things I did in the original game are things you wouldn't see directly. I wrote the persistence (database) system, the system for dividing a planet between servers, etc. I also worked on the resource system and harvesters.
For JTL, I've worked on things that are more visible, which has been a lot of fun for me. I wrote the logic for how missiles fly and the effects they play. I worked on capital ship and bomber AI, and the autopilot system. I wrote the system for radial asteroids (the small rocks or pieces of debris that bounce off your ship when you fly through an asteroid field).
Currently I'm working on bug fixes. At this stage of the project, the bugs tend to be scattered over different systems, so every day I work on something else. The issues I'm looking at today involve grouping and the way groups are handled in the UI. Tomorrow I'll probably be working on something completely different!
Most of the things I did in the original game are things you wouldn't see directly. I wrote the persistence (database) system, the system for dividing a planet between servers, etc. I also worked on the resource system and harvesters.
For JTL, I've worked on things that are more visible, which has been a lot of fun for me. I wrote the logic for how missiles fly and the effects they play. I worked on capital ship and bomber AI, and the autopilot system. I wrote the system for radial asteroids (the small rocks or pieces of debris that bounce off your ship when you fly through an asteroid field).
Currently I'm working on bug fixes. At this stage of the project, the bugs tend to be scattered over different systems, so every day I work on something else. The issues I'm looking at today involve grouping and the way groups are handled in the UI. Tomorrow I'll probably be working on something completely different!
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