Re: intro

["Ronen Tzur" <rtzur@shani.net>]

Hello.

First of all, thank you for taking the time to help!  And of course using
this list is
an appropriate way to submit fixes.  It's not like there is any other list..
:-)

Now about your fixes, they do sound very nice.  But I have a little problem
with my modem: it doesn't work in Linux (only Windows).  Fixing the game
in Linux, and getting the tarball all the way to the website sounds like an
awful amount of trouble to get into.

So maybe it's time to look for a new maintainer.  Is anybody interested?

----- Original Message -----
From: "Mike Ciul" <mike.ciul@gvox.com>
To: <xarchon-l@seul.org>
Sent: Tuesday, July 25, 2000 19:58
Subject: intro


> Hello! Is there anyone on this list?
>
> I've finally got my linux machine in order, installed gcc and emacs, etc.
I'm still quite a newbie, but I think I can help with the xarchon project.
>
> I got xarchon running on my LinuxPPC box, and everything seemed good
except that the computer was playing really badly on the field. I identified
and fixed two small bugs, and now it works better.
>
> Please forgive me if this is an inappropriate way to suggest bugfixes, I'm
not clear on how it should be done...
>
>
> Bug #1: Computer tries to get right up close to you before attacking, even
if it's a shooter.
>
> Fix:
>
> in computer.c, in computer_field(), near the beginning:
>
> original line:
>
>    if((field_me->actor->type & ACTOR_WEAPON_SHOOT) == ACTOR_WEAPON_SHOOT)
{
>
> fixed line:
>
>    if((field_me->weapon->actor->type & ACTOR_WEAPON_SHOOT) ==
ACTOR_WEAPON_SHOOT) {
>
>
> Bug #2: The computer almost never shoots (I saw it shoot once or twice at
point-blank range)
>
> Fix:
>
> in computer.c, in computer_field_collision_course(), near the end:
>
> original line:
>
>      if ((rock >> ROCK_IX_SHIFT) != -1 &&
>
> fixed line:
>
>      if ((rock >> ROCK_IX_SHIFT) != ROCK_NONE &&
>
> - Mike
>
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