Re: Getting into a crossfire game

[Mattias Goeransson <mda93mg@pt.hk-r.se>]

On Thu, 23 Nov 1995, Matt Cortes wrote:

> 
> 
> On Wed, 22 Nov 1995, Arne Wichmann wrote:
> 
> > Also sprach Kjetil Torgrim Homme:
> > > [Matt Cortes]
> > > 
> > > |   $ crossclient -server
> > > |   beer.csua.berkeley.edu
> > > |   Failed to add castle:0.0: Can't open display castle:0.0.
> > > 
> > > You need to disable X security by doing
> > >     xhost beer.csua.berkeley.edu
> > > You should be aware that after you have entered this command, users at
> > > Berkeley may snoop you keyboard until you log out. So you should not
> > > be entering passwords :-)
> > 
> > Hmmm... wouldn't it be a good thing to have crossfire handle
> > X security?
> > 
> > cu
> > 
> > AW
> > -- 
> > Wer geteilt ist hat nichts mitzuteilen (Einstuerzende Neubauten)
> > 
> > Arne Wichmann (aw@math.uni-sb.de)
> > 
> 
> I agree.  Its very poor to set it up that why.  COuldn't some automated 
> security be taken on by crossfire itself?  Its a major hole for a popular 
> game.  There is enough holes in unix to worry about already. :>
> While we are on topic, it would be nice to have a group of programmers to 
> make crossfire more user friendly.  I finally managed to get a good game 
> going, already on level 8 in one day.  (Thanks to all those who replied 
> so fast and helped me get it running)  The point is, I had alot of 
> trouble figure out crossfire, and I'm a above/novice programmer as well 
> as a computer consultant/technican.  There are probably lots of other 
> people who would love to play this game but haven't a clue how to compile 
> it, etc.  My suggestion is to first make pre-compiled binaries for Linux 
> and other popular UNIX distros.  It would also be nice to have a easy to 
> use installation program as well as a metacache server as found with the 
> netrek game.  People who have public servers can add themselves to this 
> metacache list and then when someone starts up crossfire with the 
> metacache server, get a point & click listing of all running servers.

GOOD! I thought about same things.. I havent succeded in binding
a key to the function 'wear all' 'remove shield' and so on.
I'd like to to this FAST while playing....
Also, I never use bags, sacks etc because its hard to use
them, the game is fast, and you dont have time to
put keys, scrolls and stuff in different places, the
result is that the inventory get overloaded? with stuff..
Also, the game needs to be easier for everyone to install
and run. Just like Link says...

Just my two cents..

(HCI student Mattias Goeransson.. Göransson.. :)



> 
> Well anyway, just an idea. :>
> Anyone willing to take me up on it?
> 
> -Link
> link@acy.digex.net
> 
> 
MG.