Helge,

Is there a way to set variable framebuffer sampling rate ?
It would be nice to have something that looks cleaner than
SAMPLINGMODE_OGUS but runs smoother than SAMPLINGMODE_NORMAL.
For most users  it might be an option to increase performance on slow CPUs.

Wow looks interesting !

http://213.232.242.32/technopolies

added quest managers

http://213.232.242.32/technopolies/
now uses JPCT 1.05

Helge,

I've noticed that on the new 1.05 the average memory consumption is as low as 80-90Mb on Sun VM (vs 120mb on 1.04). Great work, really


For the last two weeks i was working on adding scalable architecture to the backend. There would be only minor changes on the client side in the next release (except for JPCT 1.05 .

Performance and stability improvements
at http://213.232.242.32/technopolies/game.play.do

available at http://213.232.242.32/technopolies

Hey raft,

The general idea about optimizing server performance and network throughtput is in keeping server-side objects as much lightweight as possible.

I'd suggest to start with a simple model and add features as required.


class Map implements Serializable{
Vector players;
}

class Player implements Serializable {
String name;
Point location;
float rotation;

String modelName;
String textureName;
}



New screens:

the inventory with page scrollers


The shop

Added custom bitmapped components to game:

- labels,
- textfields,
- lists,
- tooltips

check one of previous screenshots to see the difference.

I hope the game will shape up and be ready for first public release in a month or so.

I am pushing away the release date to polish game details so it could attract people from the very first run.

As to the idea and gameplay, it is close to
http://runescape.com/
and
http://www.timezero.ru/

I am not planning the game to ever be commercial or subscription-based.
It will be:
 1. free
 2. community-based, like a global chat or forum where players could just chat or trade or perform quests or whatever else
 3. minimalistic  (the client is only 190kb for first-time download)
 4. should be bandwidth-friendly (about 10-20kb/min)

try adding psvm(String[]) to your applet

should be somewhere in examples


   /**
    * get 3d coordinate of srcPoint on object's surface from 2d coordinates.
    *
    * @param camera scene camera
    * @param buffer
    * @param x      screen (mouse) X coordinate
    * @param y      screen (mouse) Y coordinate
    * @param object to check against
    * @return
    */
   public static SimpleVector getAbsoluteCoordinate(Camera camera, FrameBuffer buffer, int x, int y, Object3D object) {
       SimpleVector rezult = null;
       if (camera != null && buffer != null) {
           SimpleVector rayTemp = Interact2D.reproject2D3D(camera, buffer, x, y);

           rayTemp.normalize();
           Matrix orient = camera.getFront();
           float[] dump = orient.getDump();
           SimpleVector ray = new SimpleVector();
           ray.x = dump[0] * rayTemp.x + dump[1] * rayTemp.y + dump[2] * rayTemp.z + dump[3] * 1;
           ray.y = dump[4] * rayTemp.x + dump[5] * rayTemp.y + dump[6] * rayTemp.z + dump[7] * 1;
           ray.z = dump[8] * rayTemp.x + dump[9] * rayTemp.y + dump[10] * rayTemp.z + dump[11] * 1;

           float distance = object.rayIntersectsAABB(camera.getPosition(), ray);

           if (distance != Object3D.RAY_MISSES_BOX) {
               rezult = new SimpleVector(camera.getPosition());
               ray.scalarMul(distance);
               rezult.add(ray);
           }
       }
       return rezult;
   }


Helge,

I want to obfuscate applet classes for size reduction.
Could i do same with jpct libraries ?

(170 kb technopolies.jar + 150 kb jpct.jar = 181kb technopolies.jar)