Folks, glTrekApplet is a web based netrek client written in Java that runs as an applet. It uses the Java 1.5 browser plugin from Sun Microsystems, and the OpenGL libraries from Jausoft GL4Java (OpenGLTM for JavaTM, Version 2.8.2.0). glTrekApplet is based on the java client released originally by Nick Slager, called glTrek. It was modified and extended to run as an applet and connect to netrek servers using Java RMI packages. The RMI component was originally set up to work with JTrekApplet, and was a project that I started and later named obstrek as in observer netrek. I added obstrek to glTrek, and called it glTrekApplet and it is central purpose is web based netrek observation, and a staging point to jump to 3D Netrek versions (http://spacetrek.sourceforge.net/). It works somewhat, but is still buggy and needs testers to identify the bugs, and ppl looking at the code to fix it (which is not necessarily difficult). The most notable bug is difficulty in locking on to players or planets using the galatic (its a bug that needs fixing). The left hand corner of the galactic seems to be OK, but trying to lock to other areas is no good. UDP is also broken, don't try and open it unless you want the client to crash immediately and hose slots. You can try it out at this stage, but you will need to set up your environment. First you need the Java 1.5 Sun Microsystems browser plugin. Second you will need to install gl4Java libraries. Test your setup at this poing with the gl4Java demos. Next open your firewall setting to allow host c-24-4-247-176.client.comcast.net to connect (usually port 1098/1099). Also the client features improved sound effects. Java Plugin: http://java.sun.com Install gl4Java: http://www.jausoft.com/gl4java.html Adjust Firewall Settings: c-24-4-247-176.client.comcast.net ports 1098/1099 The Demo Is At: http://c-24-4-247-176.client.comcast.net/netrek/glTrek.html The Source is At: http://c-24-4-247-176.client.comcast.net/netrek/glTrek-src.jar I will be moving the sources to the Basic's arch repo so we can incorporate your work very soon. For support, comments, contributions goto irc.freenode.net, channel #netrek. For e-mail support copy the contents of the error messages et al from the Java Console and send to msucka0... at programmer.net, Subject glTrekApplet. You may also post to r.g.n. Special Thanks: * Nick Slager, Robert Temple, Ted Tonchev, Quozl, zu22, Basic, Psychosis, Jerub, unbelievr, Steve Sheldon, and many others. -bd -- ___________________________________________________________ Sign-up for Ads Free at Mail.com http://promo.mail.com/adsfreejump.htm _______________________________________________ vanilla-devel mailing list vanilla-devel at us.netrek.org https://mailman.real-time.com/mailman/listinfo/vanilla-devel