FreeBASIC Quake Translation Project

Oz · Sr. Member

If you are intrested in Quake, or want some code, we're translating all the C coding into FB

http://www.atosoftpp.digitalblackie.com/fb_quakeIII/index.php

if you're intrested, read "standards.txt" for some details and go to the "More Info..." page (link on the bottom)

Though I should note that the forum isn't ready yet, so you will be garunteed to have problems with it if you try to use it :p

anyway, register if you're up for it

Oz~

rdc · Master

Very cool indeed.

Deleter · Master

nice.

Aquarius · Posted: Sep 15, 2005 20:36 Post subject:

THIS SOUNDS GREAT, FANTASTIC PROJECT I HOPE IT WILL BE DONE!!!

Oz · Sr. Member

OK BUT THE ALL CAPS KINDA DISTURBS ME

sorry - i had to

oz~

Deleter · Master

yeah, it was kinda disturbing....you know just because you shout it doesn't make what you say any more powerful or anything...just annoying.

Chronos · Posted: Sep 16, 2005 1:25 Post subject:

And a run-on sentence. If I heard that sentence aloud, I wouldn't have known where the previous sentence ended and the new one began without going through it myself.

But anyway, this sounds awesome. What a way for people who want to get into the Quake engine but don't want to learn the complexities of C/C++.

Oz · Sr. Member

well the perks are that you'll learn a little bit of C, and understand what it's equivilant is in FB, and you'll know how 3d engines work alot better.

since Quake is GPLed, i'll break up the source and distribute it in "packs" so you don't have to download the entire BAS source code to get a little bit of quake code.

the more people on the project, the better - even if you're only going to do 2 lines of code translation :)

Oz~

The Car · Posted: Sep 19, 2005 19:30 Post subject: Re: FreeBASIC QUake Translation Project

Looks cool! Do you have any prior 3d/game/opengl programming experience OZ?

Oz · Sr. Member

Indeed, I do, but not alot, but since i am purely translating, i'll learn some of the 3d stuff that i don't already know

oz~

The Car · Posted: Sep 20, 2005 18:17 Post subject:

Oz -

Nice, I have a bit of opengl programming experience in VC. In fact I did borrow a couple of math functions from the original quakeworld source.. (I made my own cad level editor and lightmap generator though)

I can't promise any time right now as I'm pretty busy but I look forward to see the progress of the port!

Eric

dumbledore · Sr. Member

cool, i think i'll try and help out a bit...

Oz · Sr. Member

the site had a few bugs, and still does, but all the main features are working...make sure you read the "More Info..." part (link at the bottom)

that just about covers it

oz~

Shadowwolf · Sr. Member

Oz so this project going to be a break down type thing like. you give out small segments of code. and that person simple translates and sends it back ?

not a bad idea but be kind of hard to test code. so you will have to have the translated segment go though peer review to see if any mistakes where made.

Oz · Sr. Member

well, quake III is made up of about 100 files or so, so if we get about 5 people, only 20 files, and they aren't all that big, either.....some of them are, though....

but ya....everyone works on a seperate file, or even on a snippet of code and paste-bins it

once we have everything done, then we'll start testing....and the people that translate can compile, and comment the lines that seems to make everything screwy....but we should first focus on the header files (*.h)....once those are done, then everyone will download them, and then we start on the source files (*.c), which will make things less...messy

oz~