Posts by mattyd

I got http://www.amazon.com/gp/reader/1598220160/ref=sib_dp_pt/103-1250628-3307016#reader-link
do I need anymore to make a mmorpg

That is good that you have a book or the other available resources but, yes, you will need more:

1. A game design: a non-programmed asset such as storylines, outline of the game, and an overview of the logic you will eventually implement when you build the game; building any sort of game takes incredible amounts of planning before you even write one line of code-- without this, frustration and failure will surely find you. Game development is in many ways more difficult than normal programming as you are dealing with image display, movement, physics, sound, etc. It takes multiple "dry runs" (practice of smaller elements of code, animation, etc) to see if things work, how things work, and why they work. It will not all come together magically out of the machine for you all of a sudden. You must do the work and more importantly, the prep work then the actual coding work, testing, and debugging.
2. Patience: it will not happen overnight, in a week, or even a year, possibly. Can you commit to a year? You must take small steps and be proud of completing these small steps.
3. Experience: this is only earned through trial-and-error, practice, and years of hard work and practice. Books mean nothing without drive and determination.

MMORPG's: This is a mighty step for a young programmer; this is usually done with teams, and even with professional resources, …

No proper headache. Not even very trippy.

Matty

Your teeth erode.

I put in a map of London.

Der Kommisar \\ After The Fire

macoopinstlo

prudential --> poorhouse

moat

Mountains Of The Moon -- The Grateful Dead

JPEG doesn't know anything about transparency.
If you create an image in Photoshop, save it as a JPEG, then open it again, you'll also see a solid colour whereever you didn't place content earlier.

Thanks for your reply.

I see -- thanks for the information. I will look into this.

Kind Regards,
mattyD

Crime is akin to sin.

goat

local --> provincial

I am just curious as to how others would approach a professional situation in regards to pursuit and updates of a new, impending job:

In job-seeking I was raised as a child\ teenager to:

1. Keep contacting the owner of a business feverishly until you secure the job.
2. Keep contacting the owner of a business until you are told : "No, now GO AWAY!

I always choose the first option, but I feel that there must be a middle ground so one does not appear desperate and so one does not become a nuisance.

I have recently accepted a new job in the IT industry ( a non-programming position working remotely) but have yet to receive defined instruction, assignments, or even ongoing e-mails\ communications in regards to the job. I have been made aware (from the person that hired me) via one e-mail that there would be a lot going on last week with the business ( prepping for board meetings, etc) and that they would contact me within one day-- almost a week has passed now. Am I being impatient? I know I should just relax and wait as I know I have secured the job but I get worried and think perhaps something has changed and they have yet to tell me that my services will not be needed.

I had an 1.5-hour phone conversation with this person 2-weeks ago: it was great and we actually seemed to connect on many levels, interpersonally …

Miserly dwarves of Atlantis, defending, discuss magic ore while salivating over worn-out treasure maps.

var --> global :(

You get to manipulate "reality".

I put in a Flash MX stage.

darts

Goes without sound-- kills without reason.

Miserly dwarves of Atlantis, defending, debated ore while salivating over worn-out treasure maps.

variable --> dim

You get to warp back to the late Seventies where we were all obsessed with moving dots.

I put in an out-of-order Pac-man machine. :(

Nights of winter turn me on.

Miserly dwarves of Atlantis, twitching, debated fractals while salivating over worn-out treasure maps.

Jones --> addiction

stats

Torch -- The Sisters of Mercy

MOTORHEAD___ Ace Of Spades

*Powerful

**Note: I'm not sure if this is the appropriate area for this post-- please move if necessary.

Hello. I am working on a small Macromedia Flash project, just learning more about Flash and getting acquainted with the Flash interface as well as Actionscript; my question is not in regards to Actionscript as I have not began adding this yet-- I am only testing some animation at this point.

The odd problem I am having is as follows:

I am editing small JPEG files to run as animation, simply cutting away the background and then mounting them onto the stage-- this works, that is, the animation works as it should. The problem is with the JPEG display; when adding these to the stage the image that should have a transparent background (as they appear to have in Photoshop during editing) now display with a white background. :confused: The animation works fine, but the JPEG background is white, not transparent. It needs to be transparent.

I tried re-editing in Photoshop multiple times with a new, set transparency then rebuilding the animation but still it does not work-- the background of the image layer is white. I cannot determine what the problem is. Is it:

• a conflict between Macromedia MX and Photoshop? This does not seem probable.
• Should I be saving the file as a Bitmap or GIF instead of a JPEG? The JPEG seems to have worked properly in other tests?
• I have used Photoshop extensively in …

is it a person's next life or something like that?

Sorry, no.

The answer is: Lightning and Wind.

Fine guesses, everyone. ;)

Now, someone else please go. ---> Post a riddle.

MattyD

bet --> Theta

The Soft Parade \\ The Doors

manic

You get minimum water pressure.

I put in a polarizing speech.

Sniper dwarves of Atlantis, twitching, debated fractals while arguing over encrypted treasure maps.

Word of wisdom: sleep

~S.O.S.~ :

Nirvana__Aneurysm

if its hindu then its not mohammed.

LOL-- good point. ;)

But, no. I will tell you, it is none of the above: it is not God, gods, avatars, or "goddesses". Very good guesses though (especially "Moses"). I will also tell you that it has no direct connection to Hinduism or that particular area of the world, necessarily.

Keep trying.

Matty

my desktop (clean and simple)

Cleand && simple-- nice. On your desktop what is "Fallout Tactics"? A game?

Matty

i was just trying to say that yes, we all hate the ads but there here to stay whether we like it or not.

I think the problem is a bad SQL query or overloaded server

Cool, I understand, yes. I definately see that there is a need for ads on large sites in most cases. It is only logical in regards to business, etc. Honestly, I really don't mind the ads so much, actually; Like anybody else, I've gotten used to them on most every site on the Internet, and I will say, I believe Dani does a very good job with limiting the amounts of ads and the placement of them on the site.

Regards,
Matty

stop slamming the ads.

there here to stay, yes there annoying and (possibly) make the site slow but at least there not full page or noisy and there a necessary evil in order to keep daniweb free.

I would not exactly say I am "slamming" the ads (and, I cannot possibly understand your sudden defense of them:rolleyes:), I am commenting on how they may be affecting the speed\ performance of the site and how they seem very, obviously repetitive (as well as unsightly)-- I am not free to do this? I shall: It is my opinion that the ads are slowing down the site (or at least, they are not helping) and they are a nuisance at times. The more I see the ads the the more I am desensitized to them, so, that benefits me I guess; ;) The more I see the more I build a disregard for whatever is being hawked. Forgive me for speaking my mind, jbennet. Freedom of Speech, here.

I am sorry if my opinion has offended any ad-vedors. :p:lol:

Matty

shaman

Greece --> civilization

Not, iTunes. But probably around 3000 MP3's.

... no.

god

no

The one who made him does not know him. He escapes from the one who has seen him. Enveloped in his mother's womb, he is subject to annihilation, while he has many descendants.

--From the Rig-Vega, a Hindu religious text

Yes that is true. Very random it would seem hmm?

Yes.

Could it be a poorly written sql query dani?

That seems like a possibility. I see some improvement in speed\ performance, but overall it is very touchy and hit-and-miss at all hours.

I may be totally wrong but still feel it is also related to ad\flash loading; I assume that the formatting and ads are displayed before the user text\reply, so with a "normal" (by today's standards) ad-load, bandwidth is prioritzed in direct connection to what is required to display the multiple cell-phone "buy one get one free" (**NOTE: no matter how many hundreds of times I see these ads I will NOT buy your phone!! :)) adverts :( and the constant banner for Engineer Spec Search. I understand the need for ad revenue but is there anyway to display a different one each time the page reloads or changes? The carpet-bombing method of repetitive ad display is annoying, ugly, and very desperate, IMO. The Internet is becoming more bothersome than televison and, in truth, the ads do not truly renerate great amounts of converted sales anyway.

Matty

Sign of the Cross.

Fly Me To The Moon --> Frank Sinatra