[Tom Whitehead]

Im sure somebody will make this thread, so I'll do it first!

Personally, I'd like having the teams return without being eaten by the gate when I send them through, other than that, just maybe some little features.


Post what you'd features you like to see!

[Bryan Clark]

Let's see...

• widescreen support
  
• updated sounds
  
• new events (replicator invasion, gate beaming out, incomings from atlantis, etc...)
  
• updated season 9-10 colors

That's all I can really think of right now.

[Richard Sierzega]

Bryan Clark, on 06 February 2010 - 06:58 AM, said:

• new events (replicator invasion, gate beaming out, incomings from atlantis, etc...)
• updated season 9-10 colors

I believe that the gate beam out was put in in 5.1, or Jason has put it in 5.2, the chance of seeing it is just so low.

As for the colors, I can say this with about 98% certainty, SGCSim is based on the earlier seasons of SG-1 and will not use the season 9-10 colors.

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Personally, I'd like having the teams return without being eaten by the gate when I send them through, other than that, just maybe some little features.

Teams not returning in the latest released version is a bug and should be fixed if and/or when the next version comes out.




~Richard Sierzega
Associate Lead Developer
SGCSim

[Bryan Clark]

Richard Sierzega, on 06 February 2010 - 03:49 PM, said:

As for the colors, I can say this with about 98% certainty, SGCSim is based on the earlier seasons of SG-1 and will not use the season 9-10 colors.

The colors were updated after the 4.0 series.

[Richard Sierzega]

Bryan Clark, on 06 February 2010 - 01:59 PM, said:

The colors were updated after the 4.0 series.

True, when Jason picked up the project from Sam after 4.0, the colors were updated. But Jason has stated many times, the the sim is based of the earlier seasons of SG-1 and that it would not use the season 9-10 colors. (Which even I liked better.)

[SG-1]

In v5.2, I would like to see:

• Possibly some configurable settings (frequency of offworld activations, etc)
• Improved gameplay
• Widescreen support ***IMPORTANT***
• More hidden features
• MALP fix
• More SG teams
• Ability to set a default mission time and the seconds as well as hours and minutes
• Ability to reset the game after an attack (show a reset button after autodestruct or something)
• Address book while dialing
• Show when in accelerated dial-up mode
• Missiles
• Functional diagnostic mode
• Counter that doesn't reset when you go into gate-room mode (after pressing shift+w, the timer resets)
• More events (such as Black Hole (A Matter of Time), Anubis blowing up the gate, etc)
• More functions that appear when you press the buttons in the address book, etc (make the buttons do something)
• More realistic "kawoosh"
• Customizable autodestruct time (or at least a default one of more than 10 seconds)

That's all that I can think of at the moment, but I am sure that I will have some more.

By the way, it's already great!

This post has been edited by SG-1: 08 February 2010 - 08:20 PM

[Ashley Robinson]

I know it's been said that the topic of colours is a no-go, but I'd like to throw in my lot for new colours.

That and an event where Walter says "Let's get coffee", followed by a beaming sound and an "Error: Stargate not connected; please dial Abydos for technical support... Oh wait" prompt.

[Richard Sierzega]

SG-1, on 08 February 2010 - 05:14 PM, said:

In v5.2, I would like to see:

• Possibly some configurable settings (frequency of offworld activations, etc)
• Improved gameplay
• Widescreen support ***IMPORTANT***
• More hidden features
• MALP fix
• More SG teams
• Ability to set a default mission time and the seconds as well as hours and minutes
• Ability to reset the game after an attack (show a reset button after autodestruct or something)
• Address book while dialing
• Show when in accelerated dial-up mode
• Missiles
• Functional diagnostic mode
• Counter that doesn't reset when you go into gate-room mode (after pressing shift+w, the timer resets)
• More events (such as Black Hole (A Matter of Time), Anubis blowing up the gate, etc)
• More functions that appear when you press the buttons in the address book, etc (make the buttons do something)
• More realistic "kawoosh"
• Customizable autodestruct time (or at least a default one of more than 10 seconds)

That's all that I can think of at the moment, but I am sure that I will have some more.

By the way, it's already great!

I'd like to comment on this list:

Improved gameplay - This is a simulator. Theres not really much in the way of gameplay.

MALP fix- Could you please elaborate on this. As far as I can see, MALPs work as they should.

Address book while dialing- Maybe I don't get this. You want to be able to access this while the gate is spinning? Why? Its easier to select your address first, then begin dialing, similar to how you use a cell phone.

Show when in accelerated dial-up mode- This was in 5.0.1/2, if I recall, and was taken out because in the show there was no message saying the the accelerated dial program was active.

Missiles- These we have. Launch a UAV and click the 'Missiles' button. There is a bug in 5.1 however that causes the missile animation to crash the simulator. The bug is somewhere in the assets_UAV.swf file. Using the assets_UAV.swf file from v5.0.1/2 fixes this problem. 5.0.1/2 can be found at http://stargateworlds.filefront.com/

More realistic "kawoosh"- As SGCSim is a simulation of the shows own dial computer, it stirves to stay as canon as possible to the show. The kawoosh appears as close as possible to the one used on the show. As does the actual graphic of the wormhole when the gate is active.



~Richard Sierzega
Associate Lead Developer
SGCSim Project

[Bryan Clark]

I'll dig out my DVD of "Serpant's Song" tonight and see if it said anything about the rapid dialing program. I honestly can't remember if it said anything or not.

[Richard Sierzega]

Bryan Clark, on 10 February 2010 - 08:26 AM, said:

I'll dig out my DVD of "Serpant's Song" tonight and see if it said anything about the rapid dialing program. I honestly can't remember if it said anything or not.

As far as I can remember, it didnt, and I think thats the reason Jay, decided to take out the yellow text...

[SG-1]

Richard Sierzega, on 10 February 2010 - 03:22 PM, said:

As far as I can remember, it didnt, and I think thats the reason Jay, decided to take out the yellow text...

here: all the proof you need
 accelerated_dialup.png (946.57K)
Number of downloads: 35
(from the episode "Serpent's Song" 2x18 at 39:02 (if you are watching on hulu)
Also, when I said more realistic gameplay, I meant more features/changes that represent the TV series (events, dialing screens, etc)
The reason I might want to be able to access the address book while dialing is that if I want to dial the gate without interruptions or i am under attack, I can quickly press Shift+S and then Up Arrow and then decide on the address.
The MALP issue is where you can't always send malps (even to planets that have the malp data (if i recall correctly)).
As for the missiles, I was referring to missiles that actually have a function, such as eliminating an enemy outpost.
When I said a more realistic kawoosh, I meant that it should also retract back into the gate. THat is all. I didn't say one that looks like you're standing in front of the gate, but one that is realistic to the dialing program?

I was just trying to note some improvements/modifications that could be made in order to make the sim even more fun and realistic.

[amdusera]

Here are my ideas:-
Base Power Control
Simulations
Galixy Map
Base ZPM Control
Symbol Selector
Defcon Screen
(BIG1) WIDE SCREEN SUPPORT
Ability To Make Own Internal User
Comminucations Screen
New M.A.L.P Screen
Security Screens
Diagnostics Screen
MORE RANDOM FAILURES
Better "KAWOOSH"
ATLANTIS, OTHALLA AND DESTINY DIALING (BY ACTIVATING THE ZPMS)
UPDATED SOUNDS
CHOICE TO EITHER USDE OLD STYLE GATESCREEN OR SE9+10 DIAL SCREEN LOOK (INTERCHANGABLE BUT BOTH WITH SAME FUNSCTIONALITY)
BETTER MISSLE SYSTEM
"THE FAST" DIALING PROGRAM
IDLE SCREEN (SGC ROTATING LOGO)
IDC'S (AND ABILITY TO ADD YOUR OWN)

P.S JASON, THE SIM IS REALLY GOOD, THESE ARE ONLY SUGGESTIONS AND I HOPE THAT YOU LIKE SOME OF THEM!!!!!!!!!

This post has been edited by amdusera: 17 February 2010 - 12:47 PM

[Jason Cox]

Hi guys-

I feel the need to step in here because you guys seem to be getting your hopes up that v5.2 is going to be a huge release like v5.0 and v5.1 were; at present v5.2 is our planned last release and we wont be adding much, if any new features, instead we'll be working to fix some of the major bugs that were in our last release (such as SG-teams not returning).

Thanks,
-Jason

[Tom Whitehead]

Jason Cox, on 17 February 2010 - 05:59 PM, said:

Hi guys-

I feel the need to step in here because you guys seem to be getting your hopes up that v5.2 is going to be a huge release like v5.0 and v5.1 were; at present v5.2 is our planned last release and we wont be adding much, if any new features, instead we'll be working to fix some of the major bugs that were in our last release (such as SG-teams not returning).

Thanks,
-Jason

My god, you better be joking.

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This post has been edited by Tom Whitehead: 18 February 2010 - 05:07 PM

[Jason Cox]

Nope, not joking. That's all v5.2 has ever been intended to be.

[Tyler21]

any idea when or if v5.2 will be realeased?

[Richard Sierzega]

When its done^TM.

~Richard Sierzega
Associate Lead Developer
SGCSim Project

[Jason Cox]

It'll be released one of these days. For the most part, all the major show-stopper bugs have been fixed and I even implemented some functionality that makes the sim scale properly on wide-screen displays; the only real issue I have left to overcome is that I'm trying to also release a Mac version of the same time, since I've gotten quite a few request for it over the years, and I can't get the Mac version to scale properly so it won't work right on wide-screen displays, aka Apple's entire product lineup.

For those who don't know, I actually work as a web/software developer in my regular job, so part of what's taking so long is that I tend to want to relax and not to want to do more programming work on my days off. Maybe I can get around to releasing a beta here on the forums for you guys to play with ahead of releasing it to the general public? We'll see, just keep in mind v5.2 is all about getting SGCSim to work right again and not about new features.

(Also for those who don't know v5.1 wasn't a "regular" release... long story short I was working on v5.1 a few years ago when my computer's hard drive died, taking the code for the most recent version of SGCSim with it since I wasn't doing proper backups at the time, the v5.1 that was actually released was just the latest beta build that I had seeded to our development team and it wasn't until a few years later that I re-found the code again on an old DVD and that's what I've been working wtih on and off ever since)

[amdusera]

so after this realease, whats gona happen after that, nothing, what about the forum?
will we see any updates after 5.2?

[Jason Cox]

I'm not entirely sure what'll happen after this release. The forums will stay online for as ever long as the community wants them, i.e. as ever long as they're willing to pay for them since I won't, lol.

With Stargate SG-1 and Stargate Atlantis off the air, the Stargate franchise lost alot of viewers and SGU doesn't really have anything you can simulate, well, at least dialing-computer wise.