Laser beam(s) - not like in the classical Elite

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Re: Laser beam(s) - not like in the classical Elite

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Something like these?
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Re: Laser beam(s) - not like in the classical Elite

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Oooh! Shiny!!!
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Re: Laser beam(s) - not like in the classical Elite

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This looks like taken straight from a movie! :shock:
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Nice :) Does this mean we're going to get them?
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Re: Laser beam(s) - not like in the classical Elite

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El Viejo wrote:
Oooh! Shiny!!!
Yes, very shiny - but we mustn't touch ... :D

Looks fantastic, Cim ... is this real? Even semi-real? You're not just playing with GIMP or Photoshop for your own twisted amusement?
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Oh please let it be real! :shock:
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Re: Laser beam(s) - not like in the classical Elite

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cim wrote:
Something like these?
:shock: :shock: :shock: :shock:
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Disembodied wrote:
You're not just playing with GIMP or Photoshop for your own twisted amusement?
I think it would actually have taken longer that way.

No, apart from setting TAF x0.06 to make it easier to pick out the good frames, perfectly normal in-game screenshots.
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cim wrote:
No, apart from setting TAF x0.06 to make it easier to pick out the good frames, perfectly normal in-game screenshots.
:?: :?: :?: :?:

Doesn't look like that in my game....
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Gimi wrote:
cim wrote:
No, apart from setting TAF x0.06 to make it easier to pick out the good frames, perfectly normal in-game screenshots.
:?: :?: :?: :?:

Doesn't look like that in my game....
No wonder, if you don't magically have cim's current trunk version on your computer. Are you somehow telepathically linked to cim? If not, you'll have to wait for the latest nightly build, or at least until he has committed the change to trunk, and build it yourself, just like everybody else. :wink:
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Commander McLane wrote:
No wonder, if you don't magically have cim's current trunk version on your computer. Are you somehow telepathically linked to cim? If not, you'll have to wait for the latest nightly build, or at least until he has committed the change to trunk, and build it yourself, just like everybody else. :wink:
:?
Right now I find you tedious and boring Mr McLane. (In a friendly way)
It will pass soon though...
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Re: Laser beam(s) - not like in the classical Elite

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Gimi wrote:
Commander McLane wrote:
No wonder, if you don't magically have cim's current trunk version on your computer. Are you somehow telepathically linked to cim? If not, you'll have to wait for the latest nightly build, or at least until he has committed the change to trunk, and build it yourself, just like everybody else. :wink:
:?
Right now I find you tedious and boring Mr McLane. (In a friendly way)
It will pass soon though...
Sorry to be a PITA in two threads at the same time. :oops:
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Re: Laser beam(s) - not like in the classical Elite

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cim wrote:
Something like these?
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Whaaa? :shock:
I nearly fell off the chair.
They look amazing, they're perfect, I mean... are you a wizard?... they'll have an amazing effect on atmosphere I think
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Re: Laser beam(s) - not like in the classical Elite

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Although I also now have Alec Guiness quoting "Use the force Luke" in my head, as they look like light-sabres.

But in a nice way...
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Re: Laser beam(s) - not like in the classical Elite

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cim wrote:
Something like these?
Image
:shock: :shock: :shock: :shock: :shock:
Commander McLane wrote:
If not, you'll have to wait for the latest nightly build, or at least until he has committed the change to trunk, and build it yourself, just like everybody else. :wink:
<lunges at terminal>

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diziet@diziet-sma:~/GNUstep/Applications/Oolite-trunk$ ./oolite-trunk-update 
Trying rsync://terrastorage.ath.cx/oolite-trunk-linux...
Linux hermes 2.6.32-25-generic #45-Ubuntu SMP Sat Oct 16 19:52:42 UTC 2010 x86_64 GNU/Linux
Ubuntu 10.04.1 LTS

Welcome to Ubuntu!
 * Documentation:  https://help.ubuntu.com/

466 packages can be updated.
338 updates are security updates.

New release 'precise' available.
Run 'do-release-upgrade' to upgrade to it.


receiving incremental file list

<snip out several hundred irrelevant lines>

sent 162034 bytes  received 29506 bytes  12357.42 bytes/sec
total size is 35132615  speedup is 183.42
Your Oolite-trunk installation is already up to date.
Any missing Oolite-trunk installation files have been restored.
Aww.. drums fingers on desktop.. stares at clock impatiently..

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(incidentally, isn't it about time "hermes" had all those security patches applied?)
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