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[ollobrain]

Or update youre PC for the best pioneer experience, that said i think the graphical improvements are well ahead the next step now is ground or close up range procedural generated things in the game world or a shift to population of the gameworld

[Metamartian]

Geraldine wrote:


robn wrote:
Yeah, I have too many places to keep to up to date and not enough time.
Totally understand Robn, I don't know how you manage to put out those nightlys as well as all the other things you do!
robn wrote:
Would you like to take over the ModDB page?
I would love to Robn, but I wouldn't know where to start. If someone is willing to show me I would be happy to. You know already that I always push Pioneer where ever I happen to be on the net, but updating a web page................. To be honest I have never done anything like this before, but if it helps the project and someone could help me do it, then yes :)Someone PM me if you can help!
Hey, just found out about Pioneer (maybe I've been asleep for too long) and have only downloaded it recently but loving it so far (saying that I have only done insystem deliveries...) I'd love to spend more time getting stuck into it and possibly help out in anyway I can. This said I can not code or compose or model but I can certainly test. I'd also be willing to help Geraldine out with looking after the ModDB page once I actually know abit more about pioneer, in the words of Jeremy Clarkson "How hard can it be". Anyhow I'll be around reading, playing, reporting back/complaining/praising etc. So if I can help out, give me a shout!Keep up the good work

[Metamartian]

robn wrote:


totya wrote:
Search function... if all planets information is indexed, search time is minimal, I think.
Very true. The only problem is that we don't have all system information available to index - starsystems are generated on demand. It would take a long time and a good amount of memory/disk to generate them all up front in order to index them.
Hi new boy here. i'm working backwards through the forum so I hope this is not too old to suggest something?How about an option in the config (or upon starting a new game) that allows you to build a starsystem database if you choose to? I am no programmer but with quad cores and HDD in the TB region and SDD available nowdays is it still too much of a problem?or is the problem coding the ability to access such a database from within the game?

[Metamartian]

robn wrote:
Documentation patches are every bit as welcome as code patches. We also started the manual a few months back but put a hold on it because its hard to track a moving target. If you fancy yourself a good writer you might like to pick it up.
I am by no means a good writer but I like to think I can explain game functions so that others can understand it? If there are no objections I'll take a look at it and see if I can help out.

[Brianetta]

Metamartian wrote:
How about an option in the config (or upon starting a new game) that allows you to build a starsystem database if you choose to? I am no programmer but with quad cores and HDD in the TB region and SDD available nowdays is it still too much of a problem?or is the problem coding the ability to access such a database from within the game?
You'd have to give serious consideration to how much of the galaxy you would want to index. There are many billions of systems in the galaxy, and right now you can find explored systems up to 1240ly away.Still, I'm sure it's the sort of thing people might find handy. I'm about to completely forget about it, though... best pop it on the issues tracker so that it stands a chance. (-:

[Metamartian]

I hear what you are saying Brianetta, personally i very rarely stray out that far unless there is a need to. but i have now added it to the issue tracker just so the idea is documented.i think i'll go and completely forget about it to.....

[fluffyfreak]

Metamartian wrote:
I hear what you are saying Brianetta, personally i very rarely stray out that far unless there is a need to. but i have now added it to the issue tracker just so the idea is documented.i think i'll go and completely forget about it to.....
It's not too bad an idea actually, the star systems are cached within a certain distance of the player (approximately) but they're not actively generated up front or stored on disk or anything. Could be worth a look and might save some loading time perhaps.

[Metamartian]

If one was so inclined, how difficult is it to add extra key functionality to Pioneer? Is it possible through LUA scripting or must it be coded into the game itself?For example, Instead of cycling through views by pressing F1 repeatedly, you can setup F1 - Front View, Shift+F1 Rear View, Alt+F1 external view etcandonce you press F4 to get the station list view while in space the mouse wheel scroll will scroll the list up and down, being able to press page down+ page up....

[Brianetta]

Key bindings are not scriptable through Lua at all. Currently, that part of the game is underdeveloped and would require that the C++ core code be modified.

[Metamartian]

Thanks Brianetta, thats kinda what i figured...guess i should add it to the issues tracker as a feature request.

[Marcel]

Currently you can press F1 for views then press left shift+1 - 4 to go directly to the other views. Shift+1 = front, shift + 2 = rear, shift + 3 = external and shift + 4 = system view. The scroll wheel, etc. would be nice too.

[Metamartian]

thanks Marcel for that nugget of info, i thought i tried all key combos but clearly not!

[eran100]

how do i use mapper?(im post 666)can you land on the sun and gas stars?

[robn]

'eran100' wrote:
how do i use mapper?
I assume you mean the Radar Mapper. If you have one equipped, simply select a ship. It will gain a red combat target and information about it will appear in the top-right of the screen.
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can you land on the sun and gas stars?
Not on stars. Due to a quirk of the implementation you can land on gas giants, but this will go away in the future.

[eran100]

so its no for sun and no for gas stars, and will there be a wiki for this game? cuz there is alot of suff that i do not understand and i dont want to waste your time

[robn]

'eran100' wrote:
will there be a wiki for this game? cuz there is alot of suff that i do not understand and i dont want to waste your time
We have a wiki for development of the game, but nothing aimed at general users. It probably won't happen in the near future unless someone steps up and starts one. That could be you!

[eran100]

how to shoot?

[Marcel]

Eran100, there's a Quickstart.txt file in the main folder. I was just going to refer you to that but I checked and it and was surprised to see that it doesn't tell you how to shoot. Alpha software. <img src="'[url]http://spacesimcentral.com/forum/public/style_emoticons//crazy.gif[/url] class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':crazy:' /> Anyway, you can press the spacebar or press both mouse buttons at the same time. You can steer with the mouse by holding down the right button and tap the left to fire. <img src="'[url]http://spacesimcentral.com/forum/public/style_emoticons//gamer1.gif[/url] class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':gamer:' /> And don't worry about wasting anybody's time by asking questions. <img src="'[url]http://spacesimcentral.com/forum/public/style_emoticons//icon_e_smile.gif[/url] class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':)' />

[eran100]

how to toggle the stars names?nvm, for some reason there was a problem with my roll

[Metamartian]

You can press the TAB key to toggle names and reg numbers on and off. Roll, erm q and e I think....