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Title: Big AFX news coming in a day or two.
Post by: ArcadeFX on February 25, 2002, 09:40:40 pm
I have some big AFX news coming in the next day or two.

Keep your eyes on the new board for details.

Cheers,

Ed
Title: Re: Big AFX news coming in a day or two.
Post by: Lilwolf on February 25, 2002, 10:09:28 pm
Can I guess??  ;D
Title: Re: Big AFX news coming in a day or two.
Post by: SirPoonga on February 25, 2002, 10:16:05 pm
ok, as much as I love wolves that is way too annoying.
Title: Re: Big AFX news coming in a day or two.
Post by: Magnet_Eye on February 26, 2002, 04:35:31 am
Yeah, it is a bit LARGE!
Title: Re: Big AFX news coming in a day or two.
Post by: Lilwolf on February 26, 2002, 07:08:15 am
Is this one better?
Title: Re: Big AFX news coming in a day or two.
Post by: SirPoonga on February 26, 2002, 07:26:08 am
Better.
Did I mention I like wolves (look at my motorcycle on my website).
Title: Re: Big AFX news coming in a day or two.
Post by: jelloslug on February 26, 2002, 12:47:42 pm
I getting the feeling that you like somthing...
Title: Re: Big AFX news coming in a day or two.
Post by: SirPoonga on February 26, 2002, 01:31:29 pm
<<I getting the feeling that you like somthing...  wolves maybe? >>

See, this is why I don't like this board.  Can't tell who replied to what!
That will get really confusing as this gets more and more used...
Title: Re: Big AFX news coming in a day or two.
Post by: Lilwolf on February 26, 2002, 04:35:31 pm
So... you like wolfs huh
Title: Re: Big AFX news coming in a day or two.
Post by: JMDickson on February 26, 2002, 07:21:32 pm
Quote
<<I getting the feeling that you like somthing...
Title: Re: Big AFX news coming in a day or two.
Post by: )p( on February 27, 2002, 04:03:27 am
Love to see your new database in action... ;D

I still have to finish mine...lets wait until we see yours...so we can steal even more of your ideas... ;)

Peter
Title: Re: Big AFX news coming in a day or two.
Post by: Lilwolf on February 27, 2002, 08:24:27 am
We never ever stole any ideas... not one!

ok, lets see....

I hadn't decided for sure if I was going to start a frontend until you showed  a preview (and took a 6month hiatis)

I already had the idea of the screenshot and marquee over a picture of a cabinet... but the preview images at the bottom... blatent rip off.

Got it running like I liked it.  Was about to make it look pretty (made it so ugly with a crappy cabinet hoping that people would use that as insperation to add a picture of their own cabinet... and nobody did :)

Then you released yours with skins.  

I had to write a skin editor so I could use your skins (yes, I've had your front end running at 640x480 for like months now).  (an yes, I had it running at home way before Howard released his skin editor... :)... didn't steal that one from him.  But I added a bunch of stuff to my editor so I can steal his skins also :)

One of the limiting factors in me releasing something is that i need to create some of my own skins.... artistic...talent.... sapping....away.....

Trouble is that I get more ideas before I'm ready to ship anything.  I really need to get a release out :)







Title: Re: Big AFX news coming in a day or two.
Post by: ArcadeFX on February 27, 2002, 10:31:07 am
I have also have the active skin drag and drop working.  This is really sweet.  8)  Also dynamically change the resolution on the fly with the click of a button.

Can't wait to get it out. As soon as I can get my new machine up tonight.  
Title: Re: Big AFX news coming in a day or two.
Post by: Howard_Casto on February 27, 2002, 03:35:35 pm
Actually lilwolf, mine was the first fe to be fully skinnable.   ;D

It's still the only one with FULL skinnability to my knowledge, but I'm sure that's definately gonna change, right guys?
;)

Big things on the way for rd too btw, this is gettin good perhaps we should use our powers for good instead of evil?
Title: Re: Big AFX news coming in a day or two.
Post by: )p( on February 27, 2002, 03:39:42 pm
I won't add skins...The Galaxians won't let me they want total control...hehe...!  :D
Title: Re: Big AFX news coming in a day or two.
Post by: SirPoonga on February 27, 2002, 04:11:52 pm
Quote
Actually lilwolf, mine was the first fe to be fully skinnable.
Title: Re: Big AFX news coming in a day or two.
Post by: Howard_Casto on February 27, 2002, 04:32:47 pm
Absolutely everyone on the entire planet.  Even when you have the "perfect look" as you put it you get sick of it after a while...   I think a random loading of a skin upon startup might be a feature for a future release of rd.  You know like the background rotater for mame32, but better.
:)

btw   )p(
I know, I know, your old and crotchety and set in your ways.  
:P  ;D
Title: Re: Big AFX news coming in a day or two.
Post by: joe on February 27, 2002, 08:26:17 pm
sweet.
Title: Re: Big AFX news coming in a day or two.
Post by: )p( on February 27, 2002, 11:00:28 pm

LoL Howard ;)

Emulaxian is skinnable...yuo just have to open it in
Director  ;D

But to be perfectly honost..in the latest versions of Emulaxian most things are internally skinnable and interchangable...to make it easier for myself now there are three fe's I am working on...

Peter
Title: Re: Big AFX news coming in a day or two.
Post by: Lilwolf on February 28, 2002, 08:10:14 am
And Howard.  Mine has been fully skinnable since 2 or 3 days after ArcadeFX's release with his skins.  Just not released :)

I did rewrite the skinnable code so I could add another bean easier (I added one bean and it took me 15 minutes to add the bean, add the support to the front end and everything... Then 4 hours to get it in the skin editor popup because the design was really hacked and thrown together).  

My trouble is lack of time.  With 2 kids and a wife, I'm lucky to get 15 minutes a day!  
Title: Re: Big AFX news coming in a day or two.
Post by: ArcadeFX on February 28, 2002, 09:15:31 am
I hear ya!  I am in the same boat with 2 kids, wife, dog, cat, and another baby on the way.  Actually, probably in the next week or two.  So I need to get out the latest release by this weekend for sure.

I have programmed myself for only 5 hours of sleep so I can get an hour or two a day if I need to:  ::)
Title: Re: Big AFX news coming in a day or two.
Post by: Howard_Casto on February 28, 2002, 04:41:30 pm
Luckily I don't require sleep so I stay up all night and code.   ;D

I'm so inhuman........ perhaps I shoudl go work for M$
:-X
Title: Re: Big AFX news coming in a day or two.
Post by: Mike on March 01, 2002, 06:27:24 am
Ok it's been 3 days I want my big news now ed. I've been waiting patiently but i can't take it anymore. I haven't slept in 2 days I've been anticipating this so much. Ok, i'm lying i'm just bored at work.
Title: Re: Big AFX news coming in a day or two.
Post by: Lilwolf on March 01, 2002, 08:31:34 am
He just got a new machine.  I'm sure he is spending to much time playing games and showing 3d demos then actually coding :)

I know when I get a new machine.  the next week is just playing with generic windows settings.  (what background goes good with this case kinda choices)
Title: Re: Big AFX news coming in a day or two.
Post by: ArcadeFX on March 01, 2002, 01:28:40 pm
Here is what I posted to the AFX messageboard if you have not seen it.  Major reconstruction to the core backed of AFX. Pretty much totaly redid everything on the backend.  


http://www.move360media.com/board/read.php?TID=113

I need on night of solid testing tonight. If all is okay then Saturday I will package and release it.

Keep your fingers crossed!

Oh, my new machine is great btw.  ;D