Re: [glob2-devel] Is this project dead?

On Fri, Dec 27, 2019 at 10:07 AM <address@hidden> wrote:

The easy part is to create the assets, the hard is to find a style which
everyone agrees to^^
(and of course making the 3d engine to run the game...)

On 2019-12-26 21:08, Kyle L wrote:
> Yes! It would be really cool to create Globulation3D! I tried creating
> a globule once in blender. From that experience I decided I'm not the
> right one to be doing graphics. My thought was to pick some subreddits
> and spam asking for help creating 3D assets. What were you thinking?
>
> Kyle
>
> On Thu, Dec 26, 2019 at 2:27 PM <address@hidden> wrote:
>
>> I guess a stronger and more coherent overall graphic direction
>> should
>> also be defined.
>> What do you think?
>>
>> On 2019-12-26 17:42, Linus Probert wrote:
>>> I think github is the way to go these days. But hasn’t a github
>> move
>>> been decided on before? Sounds familiar.
>>>
>>> On Thu, 26 Dec 2019 at 17:35, Kyle L <address@hidden> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Any objections to transitioning it to git? And then I can set it
>> up
>>>> on github
>>>>
>>>> Kyle
>>>>
>>>> On Thu, Dec 26, 2019 at 10:33 AM Valentin Lorentz
>>>> <address@hidden> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> btw, we'll need a new home for the code repository, as Bitbucket
>>>>> is
>>>>> going to close its Mercurial hosting next June
>>>>>
>>>>
>> https://bitbucket.org/blog/sunsetting-mercurial-support-in-bitbucket
>>>>>
>>>>> On 26/12/2019 14:29, Masoud wrote:
>>>>>> Thank you. I am not an expert in C++ but I'd like to get into
>>>>> it. I have
>>>>>> cloned the repo from bitbucket I might post some questions as
>>>>> I'm going
>>>>>> through the code.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> On Thu, Dec 26, 2019, 16:11 Michiel De Muynck
>>>>> <address@hidden>
>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> I still like this game too. I unfortunately don't have the
>> time
>>>>> to work on
>>>>>>> it anymore (or to play it) but I wouldn't mind being a mentor
>>>>> for anyone
>>>>>>> who would like to become a developer for this game.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Happy holidays,
>>>>>>> Migi
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> On Thu, 26 Dec 2019 at 03:51, Kyle L <address@hidden>
>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> The game isn't going to disappear. If we can find people who
>>>>> want to work
>>>>>>>> on it I can spend the time to put together a project plan to
>>>>> revitalize it,
>>>>>>>> fix up the networking code, fancier graphics, etc. I just
>>>>> don't have the
>>>>>>>> time to pick up c++ again or learn how to do graphics design
>>>>> for fancy
>>>>>>>> assets. The networking code always gave us a headache as you
>>>>> started to add
>>>>>>>> more people so I would think that would be the first thing
>>>>> needing a
>>>>>>>> revamp. What do the rest of you guys think?
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Kyle
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> On Wed, Dec 25, 2019 at 6:48 PM Othniel Graichen
>>>>> <address@hidden>
>>>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> This game is alive. It is at map making stage. Players can
>>>>> create own
>>>>>>>>> maps, upload to yoga and share custom levels. Please do not
>>>>> remove.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> On Wed, Dec 25, 2019, 6:46 AM <address@hidden>
>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> Seems like everyone is moving on to something different.
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> I could help making Globulation post-quantum secure... but
>> I
>>>>> don't know
>>>>>>>>>> if it could even apply^^
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> Have nice Holidays!
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> On 2019-12-25 08:18, Leo Wandersleb wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>> Happy Holidays everyone :D
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> Yes, the code is quite massive and I think of doing
>> modular
>>>>> rewrites
>>>>>>>>>>> from time
>>>>>>>>>>> to time. In Kotlin though :D
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> I haven't done game development in years but the approach
>>>>> glob2 did to
>>>>>>>>>>> deterministically compute all on all clients is beautiful
>>>>> and I
>>>>>>>>>> wonder
>>>>>>>>>>> how many
>>>>>>>>>>> players with how many units on how big a map would be
>>>>> doable today.
>>>>>>>>>> The
>>>>>>>>>>> game
>>>>>>>>>>> currently has a 1024 units per team, 16 teams limit but
>> the
>>>>> map size
>>>>>>>>>>> was not
>>>>>>>>>>> allowing to get anywhere near such numbers given how wheat
>>>>> needs
>>>>>>>>>> water
>>>>>>>>>>> around
>>>>>>>>>>> ... oh, the memories :D
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> Stephane I thought you were doing something with robots?
>>>>>>>>>>> I also started my little big time consuming project:
>>>>>>>>>>> https://walletscrutiny.com/
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> Kind Regards,
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> Leo
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> On 12/24/19 11:10 PM, Stéphane Magnenat wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>> A technical note here: one of the biggest hurdle to
>>>>> maintain and
>>>>>>>>>>>> evolve
>>>>>>>>>>>> Globulation's code was the hard to read and to understand
>>>>> state
>>>>>>>>>>>> machines for
>>>>>>>>>>>> unit and building behaviours. Modern technologies such as
>>>>> async
>>>>>>>>>>>> programming
>>>>>>>>>>>> could help massively with that.
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> Should someone had time, nowadays we could dream of a
>> Rust
>>>>> rewrite
>>>>>>>>>>>> with a web
>>>>>>>>>>>> assembly target and websocket networking.
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> cheers all,
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> Stéphane
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> On 24 December 2019 00:45:51 CET, address@hidden
>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> In 15 years someone will rediscover globulation and it
>>>>> will
>>>>>>>>>> become
>>>>>>>>>>>> the
>>>>>>>>>>>> next mainstream AAA game ;)
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> On 2019-12-23 19:15, Othniel Graichen wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> Don't kill it I love this game.
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> On Mon, Dec 23, 2019, 12:22 PM Valentin Lorentz
>>>>>>>>>>>> <address@hidden>
>>>>>>>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> Hi,
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> Same reply as Kyle. Website works for me (I'm
>>>>> the
>>>>>>>>>> hoster,
>>>>>>>>>>>> btw) but
>>>>>>>>>>>> the
>>>>>>>>>>>> project is indeed inactive.
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> There have been some attempts to revive it in
>>>>> the recent
>>>>>>>>>>>> past (see
>>>>>>>>>>>> the
>>>>>>>>>>>> mail archives
>>>>>>>>>>>> https://lists.nongnu.org/archive/html/glob2-devel/ ),
>>>>>>>>>>>> but
>>>>>>>>>>>> didn't go far, because of lack of time
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> On 23/12/2019 18:25, Kyle L wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> The website is working for me. The project
>>>>> is
>>>>>>>>>>>> currently dormant
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> though. I
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> don't think anyone has worked on it for
>>>>> quite some
>>>>>>>>>>>> time.
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> Kyle
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> On Mon, Dec 23, 2019 at 10:13 AM Masoud
>>>>>>>>>>>> <address@hidden>
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> The webpage
>>>>> http://www.globulation2.org/ is
>>>>>>>>>> down.
>>>>>>>>>>>> Anyone working
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> on this
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> game at the moment?
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>
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From:	Quinn YQ Teh
Subject:	Re: [glob2-devel] Is this project dead?
Date:	Fri, 27 Dec 2019 12:18:05 +1100