After a couple of tries, I gave up trying to upgrade the VB6 codebase of RoboChef to .NET and started over fresh. Now that Visual Studio 2K5 is in final status, and Decal has had a few alphas to get past the point of breaking everything with each release, I think its time to get this plugin moving, so this weekend I started a fresh C# .NET plugin.


The plugin base is working, the interface has been ported over(with a couple minor issues to fix up still), and its showing up in game with zero FPS loss. The buttons and controls don't do any more than post test messages to the UI(and it does load the 'base' skills/groups), but all the tabs, controls, and everything from the older version are all intact.


Now I've got to make those buttons 'do stuff', but at least I have a solid foundation to construct it on. Its a different world with the new decal, which if anything is even less userfriendly than before(but structured a lot better internally), but I don't see anything stopping me from making progress and the people on #acdev are pretty helpful when I can't see straight. I should be making steady progress from here on out. Maybe I'll have something 'wrapped up' by the 25th


Just wanted to let everyone know whats going on.

 

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Apprecitate the update, this is one of 'the' beloved plugins for AC.

 

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ABSOLUTLY AWESOME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1


Thanks Yew for the LONG AWAITED Update.....


God I Can Not Wait till it comes out

Sweet and tag

 

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How is it LESS user-friendly?


Are you using the Interops or the Decal.Adapter?


The Decal Adapter provides nice functions and properties to allow you to easily access most of the major components in Decal through .NET natively. There is no more messy COM to deal with. It's all just there and works.


While it is not complete yet, it is well on its way.


I'd be interested to hear what you're having issues with and why. In my opinion, I hated developing plugins on the old Decal system with COM, but this new Decal Adapter stuff seems much easier and much better for .NET developers.

ty vm for the info!

 

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The new WorldObject is a royal pain to use, and the WorldIterators don't work 100% in alpha 3/4.

Have you checked again in Alpha5?


I believe a lot of that was changed to work properly in Alpha5.. I believe Arkayas went through both WF and CS and fixed some stuff to be better... then again, that might not be for the .NET stuff... d0x and Mekle may not have gotten to the Filters yet.

Just make sure all the recipies are available for old and new things.


Beers to start.. Then potions.

quote Lil-Blub

Just make sure all the recipies are available for old and new things.


Beers to start.. Then potions.


If it uses the same xml format as does MakeIt, then you should be able to apply your own recepies....


I can do it, and if you knew me, you would understand what an Astonishing statement that is....


I know nothing at all about programing so if I can do it just about anyone can...


:Beers and Potions:

Robo Chef was supposedly able to do the potions before all this Alpha stuff, and as far as the Beers, LOL that is just like I said, if not there, put it there