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Topic: Patch to find a star system quickly (Read 8580 times)
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kworces
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jumping *peppers*!!
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I have a patch for uqm that allows you to search for a star system in the starmap. For example, you can hit '/' and then type "cent" and press enter to jump to Alpha Centauri. You can also press the Tab key to cycle between stars in a star system.
This is a source patch in unified diff format. If anyone is interested you can get it here:
http://www.misfitcode.com/urquanmisfits/
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Torch
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So, how do I apply that patch?
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Megagun
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Hey, this is nice!... _O_
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0xDEC0DE
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[keanu] Whoa. [/keanu]
Unless you have any overt objections, I'll be including this in my next build of the "unofficial version". Very well done.
But of course, a few nitpicks:- SDL seems to map the backspace key on Macs to something weird, so that players need to hit Ctrl-H to correct typos. This may be fixable by altering keys.cfg/starcon.key, or it may require code changes. I'll post more info if/when I have it.
- Players who use keys.cfg will not automagically get the key configs they need from starcon.key, which makes for some confusing times. I'm not sure what the proper method would be for introducing new commands, perhaps a revision bump on starcon.key?
- If you're looking for an additional challenge, it might be fun to have the star searcher draw "constellations" over the star groups that match; but this might be hard to get right algorithmically, i.e., the Lyncis constellation is supposed to look like "a snake that swallowed an elephant" (this is even a minor plot point) but the names of the stars would not leads one to draw it this way if playing connect-the-dots with the stars in order. But it could still be fun, and I might take a crack at the task myself, time permitting.
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"I’m not a robot like you. I don’t like having disks crammed into me… unless they’re Oreos, and then only in the mouth." --Fry
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Torch
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So, could someone post the patched files?
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Megagun
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I could provide you with a W32 compiled exe, if kworces doesn't mind...
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Torch
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Ok, coupld you please send it on email which is specified in my forum prfile?
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