Hi

Hi, works

I see the blue settings screen posted before

when I start the game.

I currently download it again to see whether someting went wrong as I uploaded.

I see it also

When you press play normally, nothing happens

Not nothing happens

It brings you into the world, but there aren't any platforms or anything

Can you ping the server? This might be a network issue.

How?

Just a moment I unpack the game and check that the right server URL is preset.

@GiantCowFilms the above image shows the energy and shield resource stuff.

@TARDISMaker on the command line enter: ping vrnovum.com

@stacker seems to work

The entered Url should be http http ://vrnovum.com:8080 (could be that I have some stored settings in my local userprofile)

@stacker Okay

no space between the url and the http right?

On the website is a button "Games" this displays the currently running games. Does the tutorial work? This is local and does not require a network connection.

@TARDISMaker yes I only add a space because http is suppresed when links are displayed here.

@stacker I got it to work

One thing I can see is you need to tune it. Most of my complaints are related to that and its hard to notice things with those issues

@stacker Ah, okay

I doesn't allow me to change the url, but it seems to be right

@GiantCowFilms That was the reason why I created the tutorial (I should probably force the tutorial on first start)

@stacker No don't

Just give a sort of prompt

I just hit play again and I have the same issue

Since the server is reached under the same URL as the web site is cannot be a firewall issue.

@stacker And I had to get to the site to download the game

I expected minor problems but not "doesn't work at all"

@TARDISMaker The server is just a java servlet running within the same application.

@GiantCowFilms But you see the platforms and opponents?

whao!!!

@stacker I just did the tutorial for a second time and it's giving me the same results as it was when I just hit play normally

@VincentScalia Hi

@TARDISMaker You completed the tut warped into the world and than no platforms?

@stacker Yup

if I post my email real quick then delete it could you send me the game link?

@VincentScalia sure

@VincentScalia And now we'll all know your email

:P

@VincentScalia I already leaked by my post of the settings screen

@TARDISMaker yeah, if you didn't already then you're slow. :P

@stacker ready?

yep

got it

@VincentScalia In what way?

@TARDISMaker oh, it's been floating around out here for a while..

@VincentScalia Probably before my time

@TARDISMaker well it came out more than once during the radish-zombies fiasco

@gandalf3 Hi, I meant in the renderfarm room

@VincentScalia Are you already downloading?

@gandalf3 Thanks

np

@stacker yep

I hope it works for you so that we can find the problem on @TARDIS installation.

O.o

wow I can't even pronounce you name

@VincentScalia what's q.com?

@Vincent made it he is listed in the game stats

I tried to join the game but was already dead.

@TARDISMaker At least I found this bug, preventing you from changing the url.

@stacker Yeah

Sadly it's not the issue

Wait, never mind

If I click at the front of it, it works

the only qualm i have with it is every time i try to move somewhere, my guy keeps bouncing waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay past it. also theres no other way to tell when you're out of resources but the clickingsound, but tha gets drowned out by the asteroids. :/

@VincentScalia I see it bounces when you still aim at another platform when you look (yellow cursor) to space it should stop movement and your avatar should stand still. Best practice is to use the pad and collect energy from all your other platforms.

lets see if we can get the multiplayer working

@TARDISMaker When you ping the server there is a time displayed in each line e.g. 53ms. If this value is too high it could cause timeouts.

@stacker I Yeh

Its just really hard to control

'casue its very sensitive and the FOV is to narrow

@stacker Okay, I'll check later (need to go eat)

@stacker An ammo count would be nice

@TARDISMaker o/ please post the time later

@GiantCowFilms I could add a counter onto the left arm, HUDs are not recommended in VR.

@VincentScalia OK

@stacker Maybe when the shoot dialog appears it should show the ammo count

@stacker The arms aren't normally visible

@GiantCowFilms This could work also and is even easier to implement.

@GiantCowFilms Do you have buttons on your mouse to lower the DPI? Otherwise you could decrease the acceleration in your control panel for the mouse. (for now)

@stacker Ah okay

yeah, the guy flies everywhere. i can't handle him.

rather than waiting for me to give a new move command, he flies to the next one whether or not my cursor did the time thing for move

@VincentScalia Thanks, ok everbody is confused by this continued jumping so I will fix it first.

Thank you all for testing and the feedback. This is an awsome community!

@VincentScalia Have you seen me when I entered the game? I saw your avatar but you had probably already left the game.

minimum = 145ms

maximum = 414ms

average = 228ms

@stacker ^^

gotta go now

I'll be back in a few hours or tomarrow

@TARDISMaker oh thanks thats way too long. I already lowered my expectations to 100ms but this (avg > 200ms) won't work for real time multiplayer. But you could run your own server if you like.

@TARDISMaker me too o/

Ok my todo list: Avoid continued jumping, add energy low warning to the attack icon, make server url editable. Lower sensitivity of mouse. Provide a downloadable server.

@GiantCowFilms Do you think the development should be continued?

@stacker Yes, definitely. It has a lot of potential, it just needs some finishing.

@GiantCowFilms Oh thanks, this alpha test was to see what improvments are most urgent.

o/

@stacker It was mostly the last two pings that brought it up

The first two where about 150ms, but the last one was like 400 something ms while the one before that was around 200

So do I need like 50ms for it to work well then?

I tried again and it was pretty steady at 150

@stacker you should also include an in game menu