FTJava V0.13 client is now available for download.
http://home.nycap.rr.com/davisje/ftjava/index.html
New features include:
* UNSC ships and icons, including antimatter torpedos and grasers. (Icons
designed by Ray Forsythe) * New Israeli ships and icons, including stealth
hulls, designed by Noam Izenberg. * Imperial Japanese ships and icons,
designed by Vince Johnston. * Four new scenarios
o GZG Universe - Scenario 17 - UNSC vs. Kra'Vak (designed by
Roger Burton West)
o GZG Universe - Scenario 18 - UNSC vs. Pan African Union
o GZG Universe - Scenario 19 - New Israeli vs. Islamic
Federation
o GZG Universe - Scenario 20 - UNSC vs. Kra'Vak
Thanks to everyone who contrubuted to this release.
Some work was accomplished on the fighters but was not complete for this
release. There are fighters in Scenario 17, but the client isn't able to fully
utilize them yet.
Next client release is scheduled for May 29th.
> Jon Davis wrote:
> FTJava V0.13 client is now available for download.
Problems:
* UNSC Hermes-class Courier (not "Corvette"):
- Hull should be 2 boxes, not 1
- Armament should be 1 B1-6, not 2
- The 1-mass VIP quarters are missing, though compared to the above
this is a minor nitpick <g>
* UNSC Sol-class SDN:
- Cargo holds should be 3x 4-Mass holds (one per row of hull boxes),
not 4x 3-Mass holds
* UNSC Phobos-class CVE:
- Not one of the "official beta-test" UNSC designs
- FTJava stats claim to be TMF 106/NPV 358; actual mass and cost is
TMF
112/NPV 425 (which the program correctly calculates if you hit the
"Auto" button)
* UNSC Star-class CVL:
- Should be TMF 152/NPV 565; FTJava stats claim to be TMF 179/NPV
673,
but are in fact TMF 180/NPV 684
- Anti-ship armament should be 1xPT-3 + 2x B2-3 + 2x B1-6; SSD shows
2x
PT-3 + 4x G1-6 + 2x B2-3 + 2x B1-6
- Hull integrity should be 45 (3x 15); SSD shows 41 (14+14+13)
* UNSC Constellation-class CVH:
- Should be TMF 269/NPV 997; FTJava stats claim to be TMF 255/NPV
954,
but are in fact TMF 256/NPV 965
- Anti-ship armament should be 2xPT-3 + 2x B2-3 + 2x B1-6; SSD shows
an
additional 4x G1-6
- Hull integrity should be 45 (3x 15); SSD shows 41 (14+14+13)
- There should only be 5 PDSs, not the 6 shown on the SSD
* UNSC Visionary:
- SSD shows four 3-Mass cargo holds; there should should be three
4-Mass holds (one per row of hull boxes).
- The cargo holds shown are off-centre, putting one of them
completely
outside the SSD and another only half-shown (fortunately all four of
them
can be drag-and-dropped as a single unit)
- The armament should be 2x B2-3 + 2x B1-6; the armament shown on
the
SSD is 1x G2-1 (F) + 4x B1-6
- The main drive rating should be 3, not 4
- The small craft bay and long-range sensors (3x4-Mass "cargo
holds") seem to be missing completely (though that's not very surprising
considering that small craft aren't fully implemented yet)
> * Imperial Japanese ships and icons, designed by Vince Johnston.
Not very similar to what the IJN beta-test ships are likely to look like
(hi Roger!), but aside from that they look nice :-)
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Other (older) ships which still seem to have problems with the ship editor:
Estrell:
- Minotaur-class BB: FCSs are trying to hide in the upper left corner of
the SSD
- Phalanx-class CA: FCSs are trying to hide in the upper left corner of
the SSD
- Rhino-class CA: FCSs are trying to hide in the upper left corner of
the SSD
- Scorpion-class CA: FCSs are trying to hide in the upper left corner of
the SSD
- Taurus-class CA: FCSs are trying to hide in the upper left corner of
the SSD
- Wyvern-class CA: FCSs are trying to hide in the upper left corner of
the SSD
Eurasian:
- ALL systems except Core and Engines trying to hide in the upper left
corner of the SSD on ALL Eurasian ships
IDF:
- Resolute-class BDN, Thor-class BB, Jutland-class BC: P-torps partially
extending outside the SSD (and should those SMPs really be facing the
(A)
arc...?)
- Mahan-class SDN: As above, and the B4 and one PDS are also partially
extending outside of the SSD
- Gibraltor (sic) -class ST: P-torps extending outside the SSD (no SMPs
on this one though <g>)
Kali:
- Camel-class troop transport: FCSs, cargo holds and troop quarters
hiding in the upper left corner
- Valiant-class BB, Scimitar-class CH, Desert Wind-class CL: P-torps
extending outside the SSD (FCSs and screen OK though)
- Oasis-class BC: One P-torp extending outside the SSD, FCSs and screen
hiding, and two beam batteries (B1-6 and B2-6) are overlapping
Kra'Vak:
- ALL systems except Core and Engines trying to hide on ALL Kra'Vak
ships. (BTW, any particular reason why the KV are in the "Full Thrust"
directory rather than the "FB2" directory?)
New Anglian:
- ALL systems except Core and Engines trying to hide on all NA ships
except
the Lafayette-class CL (which seems to be entirely OK).
Pan-African Union:
- Entebee-class *BCs*: FCSs are trying to hide in the upper left corner
of
the SSD (the Entebee-class *BBs* are OK though)
- Ghanzi/T-class CH: I'm pretty certain that this ship shouldn't have 4x
2-Mass cargo holds :-/
Rahni:
- Lance-class DN, Greataxe-class BB, Longsword-class CL: P-torps
partially extending outside the SSDs
- Halbard-class SDN: All P-torps plus one each of B3, B2 and B1
partially extending outside the SSD
- Battleaxe-class BC, Greatsword-class CA, : P-torps partially extending
outside the SSDs, two beam batteries overlapping each other
Entomalian:
- ALL systems except Core and Engines trying to hide on ALL Entomalian
ships.
Terran:
- ALL systems except Core and Engines trying to hide on ALL Terran
ships.
Star Trek Federation:
- Kobayashi Can-Do: FCSs trying to hide
- Terrorist Asteroid: ALL systems except Core and Engines trying to hide
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Later,
> On Sat, Apr 17, 2004 at 10:07:17PM +0200, Oerjan Ohlson wrote:
> * Imperial Japanese ships and icons, designed by Vince Johnston.
> On Sat, Apr 17, 2004 at 10:07:17PM +0200, Oerjan Ohlson wrote:
This honestly reminds me of a thought I had a while back~ how -do- you
get on the playtest list anyway? Some nice shiny secret brotherhood or
something? <g> Or are only the serious and long-term posters on the
board considered and then invited?
It involves a decoder ring and an heir...
[quoted original message omitted]
> This honestly reminds me of a thought I had a while back~ how -do-
The Playtest list has enough bright people, now we need more people
who are specially qualified to make sure things are idiot-proof. Or
at least that's why they told me, when I was invited....
> > This honestly reminds me of a thought I had a while back~ how -do-
Ahh~ I see. Thanks. I didn't want to get on the list, since I really don't
have the time to do even a half decent job on the list anyway. I was just
curious as to how it works. I now resign myself to poke at any members that I
can identify in order to hurry up <evil grin>
> Oerjan Ohlson wrote:
> Problems:
Thank you for your thorough analysis!
> * UNSC Hermes-class Courier (not "Corvette"):
> this is a minor nitpick <g>
Cargo Holds have not been corrected to reflect the variable hull rows, or
single 1 mass holds. It should be easy to correct.
I can work on the UNSC carriers. They weren't a major priority for this
release.
> * Imperial Japanese ships and icons, designed by Vince Johnston.
Correct, I've not paid too close attention to the play-test IJN
discussions, but Vince had interest in getting his designs available for
scenarios.
> Kra'Vak:
> directory rather than the "FB2" directory?)
The FleetBook1 and FleetBook2 directories are empty in the standard
> ===== Original Message From gzg-l@csua.berkeley.edu =====
Further details are unavailable at your current security clearance.
Gah. This should of course have gone to the FTJava list, not to this
one...
Ah well; doesn't matter too much.
> Jon Davis wrote:
> Problems:
You're welcome.
> - Cargo holds should be 3x 4-Mass holds (one per row of hull boxes),
> not 4x 3-Mass holds
OK, good.
> I can work on the UNSC carriers. They weren't a major priority for
Not surprising, since the fighter code isn't finished yet... I wondered if the
added G1s were in compensation for their inability to use their
fighters or something like that, but now I don't think so :-/
> * Imperial Japanese ships and icons, designed by Vince Johnston.
No worries... though he may want to change the name of this fleet eventually
<g>
> Kra'Vak:
> directory rather than the "FB2" directory?)
I was surprised to find the FB2 KV designs in there at all, yes...
> I can send you (or other players with the Fleet Books) the current Ship
> directories.
Yes please :-)
> Some of your comments are based on the V0.12 Ships and have been
Hm. Unless the names of the various files has been changed, the older versions
should have been overwritten by the newer ones.
<short delay>
OK, now I've deleted and re-installed everything, so there *can't* be
any
V0.12 ships left... the PAU "Entebee-class BC" is gone, but that's the
only corrected one I can see on a quick search.
> Can I send you the current directories and let you review them again?
If there's any risk that the "delete-and-reinstall everything" hasn't
cleaned the V0.12 stuff out, by all means do so.
Later,
> --- Laserlight <laserlight@quixnet.net> wrote:
I think it requires the patience to read an OO post on statistics all the way
to the end. So I could never join.
> I think it requires the patience to read an OO post on
You just have to *look* at the stats, not actually understand them.
That's worked for me for years... :-)
> Laserlight wrote:
Don't forget to nod thoughtfully from time to time. (8-)
JGH
> Don't forget to nod thoughtfully from time to time. (8-)
Nor should one forget the subtle raise of an eyebrow.
It's important to frown before the nod. It makes them feel smarter if they
know you had to think before understanding them.
> On 19-Apr-04, at 12:48 PM, Jerry Han wrote:
> It's important to frown before the nod. It makes them feel
Considering that these discussions are all via email, you can frown, nod
etc. as much as makes you feel happy - I only see your email replies
anyway <g>
> --- Oerjan Ohlson <oerjan.ohlson@telia.com> wrote:
<Nod>
<Frown>
Ahhh, I see now.
> At 4:45 PM -0700 20/4/2004, John Atkinson wrote:
In medicine the addition of a thoughtful:
<Hmmmmm>
adds to the appearances of following and careful consideration
:-)
MarkS