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Wow, it's been awhile...

In total honesty, I've just been distracted with a few other things lately. I have been thinking about DDM, though, and whether I'm going to keep adding to it or tear it apart and start another version that incorporates alot of the things that are missing. Like the ability ...

Well, I wouldn't really call it "Registering" -- it'll create an account with whatever username and password you put in. Also, you only need to do that if you want to edit the pages. Viewing them requires nothing.

But I am coming up with a bit of problem (which could totally be my fault, I don't ...

Well, it claims to parse the configuration file even if it isn't there.

Just a question:
here is the dsb.ini I use in my dungeons
You said "in my dungeons" -- does that mean you have .ini files in the same folders as your dungeons? Because the only 'dsb.ini' file that matters is the one that's in ...

The thing about finding spells before you can use them is that it's a common aspect of mose crpgs. D&D-style games require you find and transcribe scrolls, other types you might buy spells or simply earn them through experience levels.
The spell-building system of DM has aspects of that; finding ...

Also, if you're fixing this for yourself, you'll have to change a few more lines
Eh. I have to wait for the next version anyway, for other fixes, but I'll keep that in mind. :)

If this is a huge problem, I can see what can be done about it, but I really hate to rip this code up...
Considering ...

First, I had a crash with this error:

FATAL LUA ERROR: Lua Function sys_ai_near: base/monster_ai.lua:892: attempt to call method 'on_move' (a nil value)


At the time I was in a room with a bunch of materializers, so I think the error came from them. I changed it to: if (arch.on_move) then arch ...

I needed a way to wipe out a champion's inventory, and replace it, and I have a method, but I'm not really happy with it.
This is how I'm doing it - first, I iterate through all the inventory slots, and delete any instances found:
--clear inventory
for i_slot = 0, 29, 1 do
local id = dsb_fetch ...

I think there's an error with the importation of several file formats.

First, fonts can't be loaded directly from a file. DSB complains that the file simply can't be found. They have to be imported into the 'graphics.dsb' file through a utility like Allegro's Grabber - and even that doesn't fully ...

It's, rather fittingly, on_turn(direction).

You'd think I would have noticed that...
That helped -- I still use a sys_tick override to keep track of 'g_last_facing' (which is now being properly exported ), but it's shortened up the code considerably.

Thanks!

I was experimenting with the new off-center tilepos triggers and testing to see if they could be implemented with party facing. It turns out they can - but only partly. They are triggered when the party enters the square, but not if they only turn on the square.

I kind of needed this feature for ...

A quick bugfix is up. There's a scrolling glitch that cropped up when the hover location bit was added. The fix required it to be moved - it's no longer on the toolbar next to buttons, but has been moved down to the status bar at the bottom right.

Also, the Vi Alter was mislabelled in the Archtype ...

In the method_heal function ('base\methods.lua'), line 563 reads: Which causes a crash. That last underscore in the arguements should probably be a comma.

... because you'd still want to execute fit_* functions, obviously!
I keep forgetting that those can be functions now...

And just a fun fact, I realized this error also appears in Theron's Quest (that's how I discovered it in DSB - I was doing a conversion), and I did a quick test in CSBwin, and ...

I discovered a wierd occurance, by complete accident. I was putting together a collection of champions, but forgot to set the light level for the level (in DDM, of course). I noticed when I started the game, though, that the light level wasn't completely dark. The source of the light turned out to ...

This is a bugfix release -
v033b (11/27/2007)
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*Fixed glitch in Lua output for level wallsets
*Fixed memory leak in toolbar swapping
*Fixed various errors in toolbars
*Removed Fireball Editor in favor of a lightweight version
*Add support for pit and stair viewing from level ...

it seems Remy's test dungeon has a bit of a bug too

Oops...
That means there's a bug in DDM...

Added dsb_dungeon_view(lev, x, y, dir, light) to return a rendering of the viewport
I didn't even notice this!
I had to try it out, so here's a quick test:
Eye Test
Just use the magnifier on the eye in the first level. You can ignore the pad and the teleporter, they're left over from testing ...

I'm still trying to find if this in an error in the Lua code, but there's a crash if an object thrown or shot at a monster strikes them (it may be when it hits the ground after impact, I'm not sure). Here's the log entry:
PROGRAM CRASH!
Location: 0 11 3
Reason: Segmentation Fault
Stack Dump ...

I noticed that the search_for_monster function (base\methods.lua:262) doesn't check the center tile position, and so monsters standing there are never found, which means alot of attacks miss them. This code added at around line 280 seems to fix it (I'm not yet fully caffienated, so I'm not sure if ...

I'll be putting out a quick-fix version at some point during the week, to cover DSB .26's off-center floor triggers (and to fix a couple of glitches). I'll try to cover your suggestions as well.

Pretty much yes. If I need to quick-fix DDM .25b because someone finds a serious error, it'll be compatible. The next planned release of DDM might not directly be compatible, but it'll be able to read directly from Lua, so you can just load your dungeons in that way.

There are a couple of ways to handle this. One is to declare a global to contain whatever 'ROOT_NAME' the designer designates, so that it persists beyond the compilation.
For example, this near the top:
moneybox_base_name = ROOT_NAME
And then you can use 'moneybox_base_name' where you'd normally ...

I'm not sure what you mean by "sources."
I meant light sources. When I read "the default dungeon fades to black" I assumed this meant that when there's no light, or very little light, the dungeon by default is "shaded" black, and that dsb_level_tint changed that. But, as you explained, it's for ...

No, you didn't miss anything - it isn't in there yet. I'm working on it and a few other things, so it may be a bit of time.

I'm not sure if I'm using the dsb_level_tint function correctly, because I can't seem to get it to work. I've tried it with various color settings, calling it at different times (in 'dungeon.lua' and during actual gameplay), with different light levels and sources (default, magic, torches), and the ...

That'll work. :)

I did some testing, and realized that I was half-wrong. I thought that if an on_throw existed for an arch, it would supercede sys_mouse_throw : in other words, the event function would have to handle all the power settings and stuff and pass all that to dsb_shoot all by itself ...

I just noticed something; there isn't a way for an arch's 'onthrow' event to tell whether it was called from a mouse throw or a method throw.
Now, normally this doesn't matter, but it could lead to a potential problem if the designer is using both 'onthrow' events and making changes to calc_tpower ...

Well, just my opinion, but you might consider using dsb_push_mouse() to push the "true" axe to the mouse when a player tries to remove it from the left hand after you clear the exvar and destroy the dummy. It'll clear the method menu for you, and it fits logically with the player's actions (they're ...

If every one on the forum drops the last letter, things will get very confusing...
:lol: The 'R' was there out of habit - alot of places already have "Remy"s registered, but I prefer Remy to RemyR (it's also easier to type).

I'm not sure I quite understand you're problem (actually, I understand ...

I was working on a EOB-esque two-weapon system for DSB, and was wondering about a few things concerning how DSB's champion idle works.
First, I noticed that it blocks mouse clicks in the attack option area for that champion if it's above 0. Under the old system, this was probably neccessary, but now ...