User talk:Hobbes
Hiya Hobbes. Any chance you could spill some info on the format of the .RMP files used in the routes folder?
ROUTES.DAT uses much the same format, but always has 70 records.
Hey.
I don't have much information regarding the .RMP files besides what I've learned from Map Editor. I found it surprising that the ROUTES.DAT only has 70 records, because each battlefield should have a maximum of 251 route nodes, depending on map size.
I have made an attempt to clarify the .RMP files. What do you think?
- Hobbes 11:52, 20 June 2006 (PDT)
Very helpful! Using that info it was easy enough to work out how the routes.dat file works.
Turns out it was my mistake about the 70 node limit. I must have just made a lot of saves with that amount of entries, and decided it was always that size.
Geneva
Hiya Hobbes. Check out my 5th Geneva Convention on Talk:CFN and see what you think.
Some of the points it may need to address are: XCOM exclusive right to deal with Aliens; basing rights; military cooperation: however I see it as an overall document that permits new directives and regulations to be issued by the Council so it doesn't have to cover everything.
feel free to move / copy / edit.
Spike 02:22, 12 March 2008 (PDT)
Chucktastic
Heh heh I loved the pic of Chuck. Nice one. :D Spike 16:13, 14 March 2008 (PDT)
XCU
Hiya Hobbes! Good edits there on XComUtil. The only option I accepted after "prompt before each ship" was "use new Farm and Desert terrain". Is just selecting this enough to spoil the "prompt before ship" option?
Cheers, Spike 17:58, 8 September 2008 (PDT)
Hey there. Yeah, that should be it. I never use that option because you can get some really strange effects like Skyrangers on the middle of pyramids. Hobbes 18:01, 8 September 2008 (PDT)
- Funny you should say that, I just had that situation as soon as I applied the patch. Skyranger smack in the middle of a pyramid. Kind of hard to drive my tank out through the walls! I guess I'll turn that Desert terrain option off, as I would like to play with the "select-a-ship" feature, it sounds fun. Spike
- It's different alright. Have you ever tried any of my terrain mods? There are some challenging ones, but you'll need to use XComUtil Hobbes
Unknown Menace
I've just started reading your first XCom novel and I'm hooked! But I'm going somewhere with only patchy internet. Is there a way I can download the whole novel as a zip file? Spike 16:30, 9 September 2008 (PDT)
- Here's the full book in a pdf file (3.4 mb). Have fun :) Hobbes 17:23, 9 September 2008 (PDT)
- Thanks. I had a bit of a struggle to convert the RAR to .zip - RAR's not so common on some types of computer. And I've just this morning finished reading the whole thing. I'm very impressed, it's a big work. Must've taken you a long time to write it. I really like your take on a lot of the back story behind XCom, CFN, etc. It's an exciting plot, a "page turner" as they say. Spike 13:44, 13 September 2008 (PDT)
- Thanks. Took me over 2 years to finish it, and I about figured the time required for me to write it after 3 months! I didn't simply want to give the 'ingame' perspective of endless battles. :) Hobbes 14:12, 13 September 2008 (PDT)
- Thanks. I had a bit of a struggle to convert the RAR to .zip - RAR's not so common on some types of computer. And I've just this morning finished reading the whole thing. I'm very impressed, it's a big work. Must've taken you a long time to write it. I really like your take on a lot of the back story behind XCom, CFN, etc. It's an exciting plot, a "page turner" as they say. Spike 13:44, 13 September 2008 (PDT)
The Mysteries of X-COM
This section is getting very big - I'm gonna create a draft page and move it there. The Mysteries of X-COM