Suggestions about 0.2.7.0

[Faramir]

Hello! A few suggestions:

1) While in spectator mode on, actually admins cannot admin If i want kick a player i must set the mode off, enter the game, kick the player and exit the game. Is it possible arrange this?

2) I cannot change my name when i'm playing! Player Setup --> Player 1 Settings --> Change Name --> ESC + ESC --> my name did not changed :S

3) Would be great, to get more personalized servers (beyond the server settings), find a way to receive only ONE time (the first the client game logs in a server) the specific server movie pack (if it exists). Of course, the player could set this behavior ON/OFF: RECEIVE_MOVIE_PACK ON/OFF. Default value: YES

[Faramir]

Another question: if Death Mode is ON, the console message should be something like "Death Zone Activated! Enter it to kill yourself!" or similar, instead the classic win zone message.

[Faramir]

Hehe... Another suggestion about spectator mode-ON: would be nice watch the controls of the current player that i'm seeing: brakes, speed, rubber used, etc...

YES! I like view games in this mode. While other people like watch bad TV programs.. I watch Armagetron Shows

And... At least for me: one of the best improvements would be the possibility to see the game in a window while work in another one. Actually the window freezes while it's not in first plane...

[Zapple]

You know you can edit your existing post, lol.

[nicolas.b]

2) I cannot change my name when i'm playing! Player Setup --> Player 1 Settings --> Change Name --> ESC + ESC --> my name did not changed

i believe this works from console:

player_1 {new name}

[Tank Program]

Another question: if Death Mode is ON, the console message should be something like "Death Zone Activated! Enter it to kill yourself!" or similar, instead the classic win zone message.

This I thought we fixed...

[klax]

And... At least for me: one of the best improvements would be the possibility to see the game in a window while work in another one. Actually the window freezes while it's not in first plane...

Yep. I also think it would be a great improvement!
I'll take a look at VisualBoyAdvance code because it's implemented in SDL and has that feature

EDIT: Already done! . But I don't know the consequences in other OSes lol. We could make it the default the way it is right now and add a variable in the config file in order to change this behaviour (something like UPDATE_WHEN_INACTIVE or UNFOCUSED_UPDATE)

For doing it the only option: gArmagetron.cpp:305 -> Activate(true);

[Tank Program]

If you run the a debug compiled exe it still stays moving.

[Faramir]

A debug compiled exe???

[Faramir]

EDIT: Already done! ;)For doing it the only option: gArmagetron.cpp:305 -> Activate(true);

GREAT klax!!!

[Tank Program]

Well done klax, you are invaluable.

[iceman]

another suggestion:

i would like to see the name & ping of spectators in the score menu with maybe 'spectator' displayed in the team column

because currently idiots with 5000+ ping join the game in spectator mode, they game screws up and players have no idea why

[Majination]

because currently idiots with 5000+ ping join the game in spectator mode, they game screws up and players have no idea why

I'm not trying to be a smart-arse, but if you cannot see them because they are spectators, how do you know its a problem?

[k]

I'm not trying to be a smart-arse, but if you cannot see them because they are spectators, how do you know its a problem?

LOL

[iceman]

usually this happens

twat joins with 1000 ping
his ping jumps to 3000+ during play
game gets screwed
everyone gets pissed off
he stays for about 10 or so minutes
he quits the game and everything returns to normal
then about a minute later theres a huge lag spike and then the game is screwed again
i just know that the twat has rejoined in spectator mode

displaying
player has entered the game in spectator mode would prove it !
also if the git is listed in the table then maybe we could get a chance to vote kick the little shit