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Posted: 31st Oct 2006 19:41
Message from C.H.I.M.P.S
(Campaign for Human ImProvement and Serenity)

It is with great happiness that we can convey that the newest member of this esteemed organisation (Nicholas Kingsley) has passed all required tests to become a full CHIMP – these tests include the desire to use alternative operating systems to Winsnooze, and the means, ability and desire to purchase multiple non-Winbooze computers – in this case several iMac machines.

It also defines a new and exciting avenue for programming development. No longer shackled to Microsnot's Visual Studio, other development systems can now be used, like XCode 2 and later on, version 3. And other programming delights.

Alas, it also comes at a price (although not a personal one) : All home C development using Microshaft's Visual Studio and GSDK will be stopped, abandoned and generally forgotten about... The idea is that later on, all backup code will be released for public effification and general consumption (but not internally).

The reasons for a better computing experience are many and varied, but include :

A) Being too cheap to buy new anti-virus programs, and having no real desire to re-purchase more decent defragging programs.
B) Not agree with Microscew's vision of Vista
C) The general feeling that the GSDK has been taking as far as possible, with the result that it is too tired to find its way back to good ol' Blighty.

We have been asked to say that the past 3 or 4 years have been interesting, and no doubt exciting as well, but now there is a new path to tread – and its Apple flavoured.

Signed

Clyde


AKA

Nicholas





Cheerio!

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Miguel Melo
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Posted: 31st Oct 2006 20:04
I trust you'll still haunt this forum, aye? You won't be inconsiderate enough to leave us all behind...

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You must stick around here! It would be a boring place if we lose one of our most sarcastic members

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Posted: 31st Oct 2006 20:25
No doubt I'll be shuffling back in here every so often...

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Posted: 31st Oct 2006 20:31
Wait a minute. It's you Nicholas? For a while I've been thinking it was a noob. Well I wasn't wrong then!

Quote: "and its Apple flavoured."

Ahahahha. Oh wait you're serious? Oh..

If you walk out that virtual door you're not coming back! I will put a sign on it that says "don't enter if door is closed" so you know to open it before entering next time.

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Posted: 31st Oct 2006 20:53
Ah, I will miss your French wit...


I will, really

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Posted: 31st Oct 2006 20:54 Edited at: 31st Oct 2006 20:54
I don't have it (what it refers to is up to you). I will miss you in a way. That's of course if you leave the forums. Which you won't. I hope.

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Posted: 31st Oct 2006 20:56
Did I miss something? Wheres he going...? No mod?

Sacked for Gross Misconduct? O! The Scandal :S

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Posted: 31st Oct 2006 20:58 Edited at: 31st Oct 2006 20:59
So you're putting us all through hell, and leaving us here, just because of your affair with Steve Jobs!
Well, goodbye Nicholas, I hardly new ye. Sarcasm ahoy! Yarr

EDIT: This of course makes the assumption you are leaving the TGC forums and makes bizarre overuse of 'italics'

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Posted: 31st Oct 2006 21:03
Quote: "I will miss you in a way. That's of course if you leave the forums. Which you won't."

Will miss you too But alas, exciting areas in Mac programming await...

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Chris Franklin
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Posted: 31st Oct 2006 21:04
Bye didn't see you post much but you was still a great user here

Benjamin
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Quote: "EDIT: This of course makes the assumption you are leaving the TGC forums and makes bizarre overuse of 'italics'"

This of course relies on the assumption that you aren't stupid.

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Posted: 31st Oct 2006 21:28
You might have picked a better acronym


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Posted: 31st Oct 2006 21:57 Edited at: 31st Oct 2006 21:59
I was thinking of S.T.U.P.I.D or C.H.U.M.P.S...

Quote: "It would be a boring place if we lose one of our most sarcastic members"

Whilst totally true, these very forums will have to get used to the absence of my superior knowledge, wit and of course, sarcasm.

One (of many) things that is nice with iMacs, is that every development program is included - programming - included; java - ditto; web development - oh yes. Plus it comes with a remote control too.

Native games are good too. Whilst I've only tried the Wingnuts 2 demo, that its pretty impressive...

As you can tell, I'm quite impressed with OS X

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Posted: 31st Oct 2006 22:11
No one answered my question...Is it cos' im meaningless? Oh I believe that you are all trying to imply that...

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Posted: 31st Oct 2006 22:17 Edited at: 31st Oct 2006 22:20
As no-one else has answered it, I will :

Quote: "Did I miss something?"

You sure did

Quote: "Wheres he going...?"

Mac development, my dear chap.

Quote: "No mod?"

Not now...

Quote: "Sacked for Gross Misconduct? O! The Scandal :S"

No change of that.

I've updated my website (http://homepages.nildram.co.uk/~nichkk) accordingly too. Its not finished, but its fairly close...

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Posted: 31st Oct 2006 22:22 Edited at: 31st Oct 2006 22:22
Gracias, Danke, Merci, Thanks, Ta.

Mac Development! Traitor,

hehe,


Cya

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Posted: 31st Oct 2006 22:26
good luck with your change in digital lifestyle.
If i can be the devils advocate, its nice to know both operating systems.
It pays good money to know both.
Perhaps Xcode 1/2/3 has really made an impression on you.

sometimes its better not to close chapters in your life so quickly.

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Posted: 31st Oct 2006 22:35
Quote: "Mac Development!"

Its time to try something new.

Quote: "sometimes its better not to close chapters in your life so quickly."

Dont worry - I use Windows at work...

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Posted: 31st Oct 2006 22:53
Quote: "Its time to try something new. "


doesn't mean sex changes are right....

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Posted: 31st Oct 2006 22:57 Edited at: 31st Oct 2006 23:04
Depends on what "right" means...

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Posted: 31st Oct 2006 22:59
Hehe, true, but we are digressing.

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Posted: 31st Oct 2006 23:04
One question: why? Is there that much demand for Mac software compared to Windows software? Or is it mainly just a break for you.

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Aside by replying by saying : "Why not?", I felt it was time to start developing on a totally new operating system. I had been planning it for the past year, and originally was going to start changing computers next year. Unfortunately, a somewhat dodgy laptop brought it forward a few months...

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Posted: 31st Oct 2006 23:15
Quote: "Why not?"


I could answer by giving you the stats on how many people own Macs as opposed to Windows PCs for one thing. If you're fine with having around 10% of computer users being able to enjoy your software, then all the power to you.

If I were to develop on Mac, I would do it as a port of an existing PC game, or develop it alongside. But that's me

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So that means the true end of the unofficial convention. And you´re not a mod. Why not? You still visit the forums. It stills looks strange seeing the floppy disc without a mod badge. I kept confusing you with a n00b. You´re come back to the dark side. They always come back. Mahahahahaha.
Seriously. Thanks for all the DGDK and DB help you´ve given over the years.

Need path finding in your games? Have a look at the tutorials on Pathfinding.
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Quote: " So that means the true end of the unofficial convention. "

Oh yes, indeedly doo.

Quote: "And you´re not a mod. Why not?"

Because, there's no point, because...

Quote: "You still visit the forums"

..only will for a short while, whilst I reply to my fans...

Quote: "Seriously. Thanks for all the DGDK and DB help you´ve given over the years."

No problem. I'll probably make the source code of the GSDK programs availiable towards the end of the year - or maybe much sooner, once I've stuck it on a CD

Quote: "If you're fine with having around 10% of computer users being able to enjoy your software, then all the power to you. "

I've no problem with it... More room to get programs noticed...

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Posted: 31st Oct 2006 23:27
you left your mod status, just before we all got christmas presents. your loss mate.

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You win some, you lose some...

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Quote: "you left your mod status, just before we all got christmas presents."


Oi! What's all this Christmas presents lark??

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@Happy Dude - I'd genuinely be interested in what websites/forums/books/other learning resources you use/have used to get to grips with xcode and development on the mac. I've been meaning to try and settle into devving on my ibook for months now (because, as you say, more room to get noticed) but have never done much about it.

Good luck, may you make many a mac app.



It would appear I've been bitten by the coding bug yet again...
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The on-line Apple API help files are pretty good, although, for the time being anyway, I'll be taking the slightly easier route and using BlitzMax. I was hoping PureBasic would be Intel compatiable, but unfortunately its not.

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Posted: 1st Nov 2006 18:17
Just out of interest, why don't you simply develop with something that allow you to support Windows as well as Mac?

E.g. an engine such as Ogre3d

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That is a good question, well put. Over to you Nicky...

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I'm starting to use BlitzMax... Got a great idea for strategy game, so I'm getting use to that.

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Its quite a pain! And people say DBPro's help files are poor, you should see BlitzMax.

However, I think I'm getting the hang of it - the conversion of my Mappy plug-in is, going okay so far

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Somebody get this guy a cookie!

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osx to blitz max, hmm.

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Max it, baby!

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be careful your enthusiasm doesn't break the rules regarding blitz here.
enjoy your new language but do its subtlety, what happened to working with the mac dev system?.
too much work hey?

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It's all fine until you come home to find your Mac in bed with your wife, then you'll be back!.

There's certainly scope for indi game creation on the mac, and with such little choice a decent shareware title can do very well, wheras the PC has a much tougher time of shifting shareware. Good luck, hope you make some cool games for the mac, it sorely needs them.

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Quote: "what happened to working with the mac dev system?."

That'll probably come later on. Got to get used to the wierdness of Max first... And it is weird... Very weird...

Quote: "It's all fine until you come home to find your Mac in bed with your wife, then you'll be back!."

That be fine - don't have a wife, so a threesome may be acceptable

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This could seriously hurt your plot to take over the world.

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Posted: 2nd Nov 2006 11:49 Edited at: 2nd Nov 2006 11:50
No, if its done without anyone knowing - in the shadows; in the background...

Got my last iMac coming next week - woohoo...

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type this into the terminal


say 'i shoulda stuck with darkbasic'

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Quote: "Got my last iMac coming next week - woohoo..."


But why are you buing more than one? Is it so they don't feel lonely?

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Quote: "But why are you buing more than one? Is it so they don't feel lonely?"

One for Mum, one for Dad, one for me, and the sister's get hers next year (only after Vista comes out).

Quote: "say 'i shoulda stuck with darkbasic'"

I would have if there was a Mac version - possibly...

The speech system is pretty impressive...

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you can even export them as aifs and use them as pre rendered voices for games.

type man say

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Nifty

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