Slip Zones

For some reason I get the feeling some of you shudder at slip zones? why, I like em.
(But i just discovered them.. Today)

[bobdaduck]

Its simply not an element conducive to competitive play.

[Quartz]

They're entertaining enough, but good luck implementing them in a serious map.

See signature. Works beatifully:)

I actually had to find out from a level called cold storage like literally one or two days ago, and I learned the arc tool literally less than three hours ago. You guys need this stuff to be more open to us plebes

[Quartz]

You guys need this stuff to be more open to us plebes

Ehh ... what? What do you mean by this?

[kaen]

You guys need this stuff to be more open to us plebes

As wat said, this was an experiment. We try to keep experimental stuff under wraps because 99% of the time it's not actually ready for release.

In this instance, there are at least two ways to crash a server using SlipZones, due to programming errors.

ok,that i understand. this game Is still in alpha, isnt it? it has only crashed on me once when i messed with a level. the editor tried loading, but no dice.
nevertheless i hope development will fix the slipzone, it can work

[raptor]

The game is not in alpha, we have full releases. However, since it is an open source game, it undergoes continuing, open, development.

[watusimoto]

it can work

But can it be fun?

I think they can work (and do work in some levels). They seem to be really easy to mess up with from the few experiments I've done in maps though.
Can they be fun? Sure. That's the whole point of them working, isn't it?

[bobdaduck]

it can work

But can it be fun?

Asteroids work and aren't fun
Circles didn't work and were fun
Armor didn't work and was fun
Engineer doesn't work and isn't fun

it can work

But can it be fun?

Asteroids work and aren't fun
Circles didn't work and were fun
Armor didn't work and was fun
Engineer doesn't work and isn't fun

What are circles?

taz - I'm the kind of guy who supports pretty much everything because of the potential "everything" offers, but I'm yet to see slip zones implemented in a map - other than Nascar - which has actually made the map (a) more enjoyable and (b) an improved overall map.

I'm not supporting their release, but I'm not going to be upset if they disappear one version, either. I'm yet to find a need to use them.

[bobdaduck]

What are circles?

  Code:

function main()
      item = Circle.new()
      levelgen:addItem(item)
end
 

Alternatively, I think you can put circle 0 0 into the level code or something like that.

Its a fun item that's been removed in 019 for no reason.

[Little_Apple]

KAAAAEEEEEEEEENNNNN

[FoOtloOse]

circles<3 :c

Is it just like a little pet that follows you around? Haha it's adorable, in a pixelated bit-by-bit kind of sense.

[raptor]

They were removed for a few reasons:
- tendency to crash servers (bugs in the code)
- tendency to crash servers (CPU overload)
- tendency to crash servers (network overload)

In the end, despite being kind of neat, they did not meet the technical limitations of a multiplayer network game such as this. They were also never meant to be used or shared (being in heavy development) and anyone who found them was explicitly warned.

This warning stands for SlipZone, too (and maybe EnergyItem), and any item discovered. (Note that it's easy to discover items since it's an open source game - but you're still subject to the whims of the developers )

Edit to add: Looks like kaen has posted a full Circle history (hee hee) for the curious: viewtopic.php?f=6&t=2094