Thanks guys, I appreciate it
Well... here it is. First release of
GTactix
(It was made in Visual Studio 2005 and requires the .NET Framework 2.0)
I put up a quick site for it with a link to the download on the main page:
www.GTactix.com
Or, here is a direct link to the download page:
GTactix_setup.zip
Yes I know the About button goes nowhere... it's just a quick & simple page until I get something more comprehensive in place
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Please note the link to the Forum on the main page for any questions/comments/bugs etc. (better to separate that stuff somewhat from this thread I think)
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Now on to the good stuff!
I tried to set everything up as closely to ROTactics as I could to keep things familiar... but in a nutshell here's what you need to know to get up and running asap...
1) Download the zip from the above page.
2) Run the "Setup.exe" after extracting
3) Launch from the "GTactix Launcher" shortcut in your start menu
4) No maps are included 'out of the box'. You need to download them.
4.1) Click 'Tools > Map Vault'
4.2) Pick the map pack(s) you want and click install... obviously RO will be there
5) Online sessions use a single port (TCP 49300 by default) This is one of the ports ROTactis used.
5.1) To Host, click "Host Session", enter a name and click "Start Server"
5.2) To Join, click "Join Session", enter a name & IP and click "Connect"
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That's it for the quick start.
Here's a few tips to highlite some of the new stuff:
- Upload your own pics/screenshots while connected.
This was highly requested in ROTactics and I'm happy to say it is included. To share a pic, click File > Add pic to 'My Shared', and select the pic you want. Now click the "My Shared" tab in the Map Packs section. Right-click the map in the list and choose "Upload to All"
(note: only session admins can perform this function)
- Additional Host options/control. Session hosts will have a server panel where they can grant and remove Drawing and Admin permissions for each connected user.
- Admin abilities. While online, if you have admin permissions, you are able to do the following (also meaning if you don't have admin you will NOT be able to do these things while online):
Change Maps
Upload Maps
Clear the board ("Erase All" button)
Zoom the map in & out
- Additional drawing options:
Text tool included
Selectable Pen/Line width (range 1-10 px)
Selectable Line/Text opacity (0-100%)
more planned...
- Host can set user background colors by right-clicking username in server panel. Additional support for this is planned...
- Righ-click + drag on the map to drag it around the map area.
- File > Open - loads a local pic from your machine into the map window. This does not send the pic to any other users. It just loads the pic locally so you can draw on it yourself and save it if you want.
- The 'Replay' button clears the board and re-draws your strat in realtime. This does not work online at this time. (Also note the replay speed appears backwards as the numbers are actually the duration in milliseconds between each line segment being drawn, not the speed with which they are drawn.)
If you have any question, comments, requests, or run into any errors or problems, please post them @ the following
www.gtactix.com/forum/