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The NOTA team has released a new lobby for their game that I wanted to draw attention to. It has a surprisingly professional appearance and IMO does some things a lot better then current ZKlobby. Since lobby redesign is a current task I hope this can give some inspiration.
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The NOTA team has released a new lobby for their game that I wanted to draw attention to. It has a surprisingly professional appearance and IMO does some things a lot better then current ZKlobby. Since lobby redesign is a current task I hope this can give some inspiration.
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Windows only for now with linux supporting being planned
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Windows only for now with linux supporting being planned
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[img]http://nota.machys.net/wp-content/uploads/lobby_next.jpg[/img]
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[img]http://nota.machys.net/wp-content/uploads/lobby_next.jpg[/img]
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http://nota.machys.net/next-generation-lobby-for-nota
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http://nota.machys.net/next-generation-lobby-for-nota
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Some things I've noted:
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Some things I've noted:
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-Very nice intro, though I've seen this trailer before
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-Very nice intro, though I've seen this trailer before
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-Much simpler and easier to understand settings, even if some descriptions are missing
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-Much simpler and easier to understand settings, even if some descriptions are missing
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-Skirmisher/single player is good, much better then ZKlobby's somewhat hidden skirmisher
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-Skirmisher/single player is good, much better then ZKlobby's somewhat hidden skirmisher
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-No global chat or messaging? I can see a few other players on but can't talk to them unless in the same game. Interesting decision.
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-No global chat or messaging? I can see a few other players on but can't talk to them unless in the same game. Interesting decision.
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-I don't see the ability to host a battle
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-I don't see the ability to host a battle
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-NOTA is still using Spring 94.1? Why?
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-NOTA is still using Spring 94.1? Why?
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-Has autodownloader like ZKL and WebLobby
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-Has autodownloader like ZKL and WebLobby
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-Attempting to play an AI on the 1vs1 host results in AI instantly removed
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-Attempting to play an AI on the 1vs1 host results in AI instantly removed
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-Only
4
maps
available
on
hosts,
similar
to
how
EvoRTS
hosts
started
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-Only
5
maps
available
on
hosts,
similar
to
how
EvoRTS
hosts
started
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-Cool liftoff sound on game launch
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-Cool liftoff sound on game launch
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[b]-NOTA may not be pretty, but on game launch with map Charlie In The Hills I get roughly 3x the fps I would on game start with ZK. I think this is siginifcant as NOTA now uses Chilli for their interface just like ZK.[/b]
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[b]-NOTA may not be pretty, but on game launch with map Charlie In The Hills I get roughly 3x the fps I would on game start with ZK. I think this is siginifcant as NOTA now uses Chilli for their interface just like ZK.[/b]
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-Nice bug/infolog reporting screen
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-Nice bug/infolog reporting screen
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NOTA's new lobby