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Author Topic: Still ISO source code for the original Combater [Locked]
Chazcon  3 stars
Title: FOR THE VITAE!
Posts: 524
Registered: 2001-12-11 13:57:12
If anyone has this lurking in the back corner of their hard drive somewhere, let me know and I'll send my email, thanks!


EDIT: Didn't realize it was not public domain. I know that a few folks do have it, my bad assumption.

 

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Chazcon - Aluvian swordsman
You say, "FOR THE VITAE!"
Ru tells you, "CHAZ!"
Simply Red tells you, "I am SO not recovering your body!"
-- Good times.
Maddy_ACEDL  3 stars
Posts: 785
Registered: 2000-2-23 15:06:37
I don't think Zyrca ever released this source code to the public.

 

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Chazcon  3 stars
Title: FOR THE VITAE!
Posts: 524
Registered: 2001-12-11 13:57:12
It was released and is floating around

 

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Chazcon - Aluvian swordsman
You say, "FOR THE VITAE!"
Ru tells you, "CHAZ!"
Simply Red tells you, "I am SO not recovering your body!"
-- Good times.
Maddy_ACEDL  3 stars
Posts: 785
Registered: 2000-2-23 15:06:37
According to Zyrca's site it was never released as open source, and the source code was not made available. So if anyone has it then probably Zyrca gave it to them with instructions not to distribute.

 

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.-.Wolfy.-.
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I loved combateur please make it come back!!!


Maddy_ACEDL  3 stars
Posts: 785
Registered: 2000-2-23 15:06:37
What part of Combater did you love?

 

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Chazcon  3 stars
Title: FOR THE VITAE!
Posts: 524
Registered: 2001-12-11 13:57:12
ALL OF IT

 

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Chazcon - Aluvian swordsman
You say, "FOR THE VITAE!"
Ru tells you, "CHAZ!"
Simply Red tells you, "I am SO not recovering your body!"
-- Good times.
Maddy_ACEDL  3 stars
Posts: 785
Registered: 2000-2-23 15:06:37
You were using all the options available in Combater? I never did so I'm not sure what they are. Please list them out for me.

 

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W-O-L-F  1 star
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If I remember correctly, Kaltemar is who now 'owns'/maintains combater. I don't think there has been any update regarding if it will be updated for ToD or not, and the website is down ( www.kaltemartech.com ) so I am doubting it will be updated.
Chazcon  3 stars
Title: FOR THE VITAE!
Posts: 524
Registered: 2001-12-11 13:57:12
Kaltemar took over Combater and led it down a very different path, many folks including me were not happy with what he did with it.


I'd like to see the original Combater simply updated to work with the latest Decal.


Maddy, if I could launch Combater to make you that list I wouldn't be posting here, heh. I can look it up, I'm sure there is a feature list or a screenshot somewhere. But if you're about to make us a 'new Combater' you will need and run into that information anyway.


Features that come to mind off the top of my head are modifications of the kill message - you could toggle XP for the kill, kills to level, XP to level, etc. It would split peas for you when you ran low, and you could preset the level at which peas would be split. (yes, some of us still use the old comps for very good reasons). It had several ways to filter spellwords and change colors of spells you cast. It had a )now defunct) feature that would translate spellwords into comps for that spell - not needed anymore of course with no spell research.


There are other features that escape me now, but I'm sure the info is out there. Bottom line is that it was a very simple little plugin that was extremely useful.

 

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Chazcon - Aluvian swordsman
You say, "FOR THE VITAE!"
Ru tells you, "CHAZ!"
Simply Red tells you, "I am SO not recovering your body!"
-- Good times.

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