how can i test this in MS Windows? zach On Sat, Sep 22, 2012 at 4:40 AM, James Cameron <quozl at us.netrek.org> wrote: > G'day, > > I'm looking for play testers for changes to the Gytha client that I've > made in the past few days. Testing is needed in the next four days. > > These changes add a client-side achievement-unlocked dialog for a set > of early learning achievements, for players who have never seen the > game before. These are tracked per-user in their home directory. > > An experienced player will find these _very_ annoying, so you have to > use the command-line flag --ubertweak when starting the game. > > A new key "A" is set up for showing the achievement progress. > > The achievements in suggested learning order are: > > 'Started', > 'Using Help', > 'Using Keyboard Help', > 'Using Information', > 'Using the Galactic Map', > 'Moving', > 'Turning', > 'Planet Lock', > 'Orbit', > 'Bombing', > 'Shields Lowered', > 'Phaser Hit', > 'Detonate', > 'Cloaked Flight', > 'Pick', > 'Drop', > 'Calling a Take', > 'Calling Escort', > 'A conquer parade!', > 'Phaser Hit a Cloaked Enemy', > 'Phaser Hit a Plasma', > 'Drop on Agricultural', > 'Drop on Enemy Homeworld', > 'Ten Kills', > 'Planet Hook', > > The achievements do not provide any advantage in the game, they are > only for learning progress tracking. > > Here's the source in darcs: > > http://james.tooraweenah.com/darcs/netrek-client-pygame/ > > The most likely problems I'm looking for are: > > - random crashes in untested code, please capture the stderr > traceback, > > - obvious ways to circumvent the achievements, > > - missing obvious achivements for new players. > > Some minimal sound effects have also been added, again oriented not > toward enjoyment but toward learning goals: > > - an orchestral hit "ta da" when an achievement is unlocked, > > - men shouting "Hey!" when your team planet count increases, > > - a slide whistle down when your team planet count decreases, > > - a dramatic orchestral sequence when an LPS starts, > > - applause when a conquer parade begins, > > - an explosion for when your ship explodes (but not others), > > -- > James Cameron > http://quozl.linux.org.au/ > _______________________________________________ > netrek-dev mailing list > netrek-dev at us.netrek.org > http://mailman.us.netrek.org/mailman/listinfo/netrek-dev -- http://www.fidei.org