Re: [glob2-devel] Is this project dead?

[Valentin Lorentz]

btw, we'll need a new home for the code repository, as Bitbucket is
going to close its Mercurial hosting next June
https://bitbucket.org/blog/sunsetting-mercurial-support-in-bitbucket

On 26/12/2019 14:29, Masoud wrote:
> Thank you. I am not an expert in C++ but I'd like to get into it. I have
> cloned the repo from bitbucket I might post some questions as I'm going
> through the code.
> 
> On Thu, Dec 26, 2019, 16:11 Michiel De Muynck <address@hidden>
> wrote:
> 
>> I still like this game too. I unfortunately don't have the time to work on
>> it anymore (or to play it) but I wouldn't mind being a mentor for anyone
>> who would like to become a developer for this game.
>>
>> Happy holidays,
>> Migi
>>
>> On Thu, 26 Dec 2019 at 03:51, Kyle L <address@hidden> wrote:
>>
>>> The game isn't going to disappear. If we can find people who want to work
>>> on it I can spend the time to put together a project plan to revitalize it,
>>> fix up the networking code, fancier graphics, etc. I just don't have the
>>> time to pick up c++ again or learn how to do graphics design for fancy
>>> assets. The networking code always gave us a headache as you started to add
>>> more people so I would think that would be the first thing needing a
>>> revamp. What do the rest of you guys think?
>>>
>>> Kyle
>>>
>>> On Wed, Dec 25, 2019 at 6:48 PM Othniel Graichen <address@hidden>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>> This game is alive. It is at map making stage. Players can create own
>>>> maps, upload to yoga and share custom levels. Please do not remove.
>>>>
>>>> On Wed, Dec 25, 2019, 6:46 AM <address@hidden> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Seems like everyone is moving on to something different.
>>>>>
>>>>> I could help making Globulation post-quantum secure... but I don't know
>>>>> if it could even apply^^
>>>>>
>>>>> Have nice Holidays!
>>>>>
>>>>> On 2019-12-25 08:18, Leo Wandersleb wrote:
>>>>>> Happy Holidays everyone :D
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Yes, the code is quite massive and I think of doing modular rewrites
>>>>>> from time
>>>>>> to time. In Kotlin though :D
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I haven't done game development in years but the approach glob2 did to
>>>>>> deterministically compute all on all clients is beautiful and I
>>>>> wonder
>>>>>> how many
>>>>>> players with how many units on how big a map would be doable today.
>>>>> The
>>>>>> game
>>>>>> currently has a 1024 units per team, 16 teams limit but the map size
>>>>>> was not
>>>>>> allowing to get anywhere near such numbers given how wheat needs
>>>>> water
>>>>>> around
>>>>>> ... oh, the memories :D
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Stephane I thought you were doing something with robots?
>>>>>> I also started my little big time consuming project:
>>>>>> https://walletscrutiny.com/
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Kind Regards,
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Leo
>>>>>>
>>>>>> On 12/24/19 11:10 PM, Stéphane Magnenat wrote:
>>>>>>> A technical note here: one of the biggest hurdle to maintain and
>>>>>>> evolve
>>>>>>> Globulation's code was the hard to read and to understand state
>>>>>>> machines for
>>>>>>> unit and building behaviours. Modern technologies such as async
>>>>>>> programming
>>>>>>> could help massively with that.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Should someone had time, nowadays we could dream of a Rust rewrite
>>>>>>> with a web
>>>>>>> assembly target and websocket networking.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> cheers all,
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Stéphane
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> On 24 December 2019 00:45:51 CET, address@hidden wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>     In 15 years someone will rediscover globulation and it will
>>>>> become
>>>>>>> the
>>>>>>>     next mainstream AAA game ;)
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>     On 2019-12-23 19:15, Othniel Graichen wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>         Don't kill it I love this game.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>         On Mon, Dec 23, 2019, 12:22 PM Valentin Lorentz
>>>>>>> <address@hidden>
>>>>>>>         wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>             Hi,
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>             Same reply as Kyle. Website works for me (I'm the
>>>>> hoster,
>>>>>>> btw) but
>>>>>>>             the
>>>>>>>             project is indeed inactive.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>             There have been some attempts to revive it in the recent
>>>>>>> past (see
>>>>>>>             the
>>>>>>>             mail archives
>>>>>>> https://lists.nongnu.org/archive/html/glob2-devel/ ),
>>>>>>>             but
>>>>>>>             didn't go far, because of lack of time
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>             On 23/12/2019 18:25, Kyle L wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>                 The website is working for me. The project is
>>>>>>> currently dormant
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>             though. I
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>                 don't think anyone has worked on it for quite some
>>>>>>> time.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>                 Kyle
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>                 On Mon, Dec 23, 2019 at 10:13 AM Masoud
>>>>>>> <address@hidden>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>             wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>                     The webpage http://www.globulation2.org/ is
>>>>> down.
>>>>>>> Anyone working
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>             on this
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>                     game at the moment?
>>>>>>>
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