SpringEngineTODO - Revision history

Gajop at 04:00, 5 November 2017

2017-11-05T04:00:36Z

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	~~Sorry, this page is outdated, before~~ starting anything, please ask in the [http://springrts.com/phpbb/viewforum.php?f=60 developement-forum] ~~before doing changes. Some stuff on this list has been already implemented or is under developement~~.		A collection of ideas which could improve Spring. Before starting anything, please ask in the forum [http://springrts.com/phpbb/viewforum.php?f=60 developement-forum] so that you go in the right direction.

	~~{{deprecated}}~~		* Get a '''stable OS X version''' working. Contact the developers on the forums for this, as there are people who build and run it successfully. Still need proper packaging and maintaining,
			** Requires: C/C++, CMake and MacOS
			** Time: < 1 month
	~~A collection~~ of ~~ideas which could improve Spring~~.		** Level of difficulty: Medium
			** More information at http://springrts.com/wiki/Spring_on_MacOSX

	* clean up, sanitize, and implement a '''consistent error handling''' scheme in the engine		* clean up, sanitize, and implement a '''consistent error handling''' scheme in the engine
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	*** Level of difficulty: medium - hard		*** Level of difficulty: medium - hard
	** [[Syncing System\|Implement re-sync]]. After a sync problem is detected, and a re-sync of the random seed does not fix it the game would pause and use the rsync to adjust game state (current plan if for float3 data) to resync. After using rsync on it should be able to continue normally until the next sync error is detected.		** [[Syncing System\|Implement re-sync]]. After a sync problem is detected, and a re-sync of the random seed does not fix it the game would pause and use the rsync to adjust game state (current plan if for float3 data) to resync. After using rsync on it should be able to continue normally until the next sync error is detected.
	*** Requires: C/C++, network programming
	*** Time: ~3< months
	*** Level of difficulty: Hard
	** Joining the game while it is running (probably need one of those 2 mentioned above: save/load or resync)
	*** Requires: C/C++, network programming		*** Requires: C/C++, network programming
	*** Time: ~3< months		*** Time: ~3< months
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	** Time: ~2 months		** Time: ~2 months
	** Level of difficulty: Medium		** Level of difficulty: Medium

	* Add a '''dynamic-lighting system''': Allow units to have dynamic lights on them that affect lighting of other units and landscape, with sort of "approximating lights" for cases where a lot of units get close together. This is a big thing, but it would improve spring graphics a lot if done well. Or Deferred Lighting/Shading?
	** Requires: C/C++, 3D math(, GLSL) (Lua knowledge not required, but prefered)
	** Time: ~3 months
	** Level of difficulty: Medium-hard

	* Get a '''stable OS X version''' working. Contact the developers on the forums for this, as there are people who build and run it successfully. Still need proper packaging and maintaining,
	** Requires: C/C++, CMake and MacOS
	** Time: < 1 month
	** Level of difficulty: Medium
	** More information at http://springrts.com/wiki/Spring_on_MacOSX

	* '''Abstracting the resource system''' to allow more than two resources (metal/energy)		* '''Abstracting the resource system''' to allow more than two resources (metal/energy)
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	** Time: ~1-3 months		** Time: ~1-3 months
	** Level of difficulty: Easy-Medium		** Level of difficulty: Easy-Medium

	* Expand Springs script abilities by '''extending the Lua interface''' (commandAIs,MoveTypes,LOS,Pathing,..).
	** Requires: C/C++, lua
	** Time: ~3< months
	** Level of difficulty: Medium

	* '''Exposing more Spring functions to the Lua world''' (command AIs, move types) or/and small frameworks		* '''Exposing more Spring functions to the Lua world''' (command AIs, move types) or/and small frameworks
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	* Implement '''MD5 as a model format or add other model formats'''.		* Implement '''MD5 as a model format or add other model formats'''.
	** Requires: C/C++, 3D math (Lua knowledge not required, but prefered)		** Requires: C/C++, 3D math (Lua knowledge not required, but prefered)
	** Time: ~1-3 months
	** Level of difficulty: Medium

	* '''Fix SM3 or develop a new mapping format'''
	** Requires: C/C++, 3D math
	** Time: ~1-3 months		** Time: ~1-3 months
	** Level of difficulty: Medium		** Level of difficulty: Medium
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	** Requires: C/C++, network programming		** Requires: C/C++, network programming
	** Time: ~3< months		** Time: ~3< months
	** Level of difficulty: Medium

	* '''Proper GUI''' for spring.exe with extended singleplayer abilities, better map/mod browsing, adding Bots (AIs), selecting start positions, choosing color, selecting map/mod options.
	** Requires: C/C++, 3D math, GUI programming, OpenGL programming, Lua
	** Time: ~1-3 moths (depends on the amount of functions)
	** Level of difficulty: Medium		** Level of difficulty: Medium

	* '''Fix bugs'''		* '''Fix bugs'''

	~~Even though this is not really about the Spring engine:~~

	* SpringLobby is a cross-platform lobby client, implemented in C++ and wxWidgets. We encourage you to look into our TODO list on http://springlobby.info and see what you could do for it.

	~~Lua:~~

	* Create a '''Mission Development Kit''': ie, do whatever it takes to make it easy to create campaign missions, eg create a GUI tool that makes it easy to place units on the map, create triggers, and so on.

Abma at 11:46, 15 April 2011

2011-04-15T11:46:44Z

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	* Create a '''Mission Development Kit''': ie, do whatever it takes to make it easy to create campaign missions, eg create a GUI tool that makes it easy to place units on the map, create triggers, and so on.		* Create a '''Mission Development Kit''': ie, do whatever it takes to make it easy to create campaign missions, eg create a GUI tool that makes it easy to place units on the map, create triggers, and so on.

	~~[[Category:Source development]]~~

Abma at 11:46, 15 April 2011

2011-04-15T11:46:28Z

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	Sorry, this page is outdated, before starting anything, please ask in the [http://springrts.com/phpbb/viewforum.php?f=12 developement-forum] before doing changes. Some stuff on this list has been already implemented or is under developement.		Sorry, this page is outdated, before starting anything, please ask in the [http://springrts.com/phpbb/viewforum.php?f=60 developement-forum] before doing changes. Some stuff on this list has been already implemented or is under developement.

	{{deprecated}}		{{deprecated}}

Abma at 18:51, 19 February 2011

2011-02-19T18:51:53Z

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	Sorry, this page is outdated, before starting anything, please ask in the [http://springrts.com/phpbb/viewforum.php?f=12 developement-forum] before doing changes.		Sorry, this page is outdated, before starting anything, please ask in the [http://springrts.com/phpbb/viewforum.php?f=12 developement-forum] before doing changes. Some stuff on this list has been already implemented or is under developement.

	{{deprecated}}		{{deprecated}}

Abma at 18:50, 19 February 2011

2011-02-19T18:50:20Z

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	Sorry, this page is outdated, before starting anything, please ask in the ~~developement-forum~~ http://springrts.com/phpbb/viewforum.php?f=12 before doing changes.		Sorry, this page is outdated, before starting anything, please ask in the [http://springrts.com/phpbb/viewforum.php?f=12 developement-forum] before doing changes.

	{{deprecated}}		{{deprecated}}

Abma at 18:49, 19 February 2011

2011-02-19T18:49:40Z

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	A collection of ideas which could improve Spring.		A collection of ideas which could improve Spring.

Abma at 18:43, 19 February 2011

2011-02-19T18:43:29Z

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	A collection of ideas which could improve Spring.		A collection of ideas which could improve Spring.

Hoijui at 17:57, 11 July 2010

2010-07-11T17:57:37Z

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	A collection of ideas which could improve Spring.		A collection of ideas which could improve Spring.

	* clean up, sanitize, and ~~make~~ consistent ~~the~~ error handling in the engine		* clean up, sanitize, and implement a '''consistent error handling''' scheme in the engine
	* add general serializing to the engine, which touches the following:		* add '''general serializing''' to the engine, which touches the following:
	** Implement saving/loading. There are a lot of direct LoadSave() functions in the game code, but the easier way would probably to finish the serialization in the class registration type interfaces (rts/System/creg), so everything can be serialized automatically.		** Implement saving/loading. There are a lot of direct LoadSave() functions in the game code, but the easier way would probably to finish the serialization in the class registration type interfaces (rts/System/creg), so everything can be serialized automatically.
	*** Requires: C/C++		*** Requires: C/C++
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	*** Level of difficulty: Hard		*** Level of difficulty: Hard

	* Implement a general sensor system replacing the radars, as described in http://taspring.clan-sy.com/phpbb/viewtopic.php?t=6105		* Implement a '''general sensor system''' replacing the radars, as described in http://taspring.clan-sy.com/phpbb/viewtopic.php?t=6105
	** Requires: C/C++, 3D/2D math (Lua knowledge not required, but prefered)		** Requires: C/C++, 3D/2D math (Lua knowledge not required, but prefered)
	** Time: ~2 months		** Time: ~2 months
	** Level of difficulty: Medium		** Level of difficulty: Medium

	* Add a dynamic-lighting system: Allow units to have dynamic lights on them that affect lighting of other units and landscape, with sort of "approximating lights" for cases where a lot of units get close together. This is a big thing, but it would improve spring graphics a lot if done well. Or Deferred Lighting/Shading?		* Add a '''dynamic-lighting system''': Allow units to have dynamic lights on them that affect lighting of other units and landscape, with sort of "approximating lights" for cases where a lot of units get close together. This is a big thing, but it would improve spring graphics a lot if done well. Or Deferred Lighting/Shading?
	** Requires: C/C++, 3D math(, GLSL) (Lua knowledge not required, but prefered)		** Requires: C/C++, 3D math(, GLSL) (Lua knowledge not required, but prefered)
	** Time: ~3 months		** Time: ~3 months
	** Level of difficulty: Medium-hard		** Level of difficulty: Medium-hard

	* Get a ~~mac~~ version working. Contact the developers on the forums for this, as there are people who build and run it successfully. Still need proper packaging and maintaining,		* Get a '''stable OS X version''' working. Contact the developers on the forums for this, as there are people who build and run it successfully. Still need proper packaging and maintaining,
	** Requires: C/C++, CMake and MacOS		** Requires: C/C++, CMake and MacOS
	** Time: < 1 month		** Time: < 1 month
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	** More information at http://springrts.com/wiki/Spring_on_MacOSX		** More information at http://springrts.com/wiki/Spring_on_MacOSX

	* ~~Extending~~ the resource system to allow more than two resources (metal/energy)		* '''Abstracting the resource system''' to allow more than two resources (metal/energy)
	** Requires: C/C++ (Lua knowledge not required, but prefered)		** Requires: C/C++ (Lua knowledge not required, but prefered)
	** Time: ~1-3 months		** Time: ~1-3 months
	** Level of difficulty: Easy-Medium		** Level of difficulty: Easy-Medium

	* Expand Springs script abilities by extending the ~~lua~~ interface (commandAIs,MoveTypes,LOS,Pathing,..).		* Expand Springs script abilities by '''extending the Lua interface''' (commandAIs,MoveTypes,LOS,Pathing,..).
	** Requires: C/C++, lua		** Requires: C/C++, lua
	** Time: ~3< months		** Time: ~3< months
	** Level of difficulty: Medium		** Level of difficulty: Medium

	* Exposing more Spring functions to the Lua world (command AIs, move types) or/and small frameworks		* '''Exposing more Spring functions to the Lua world''' (command AIs, move types) or/and small frameworks
	** Requires: basic C/C++, Lua		** Requires: basic C/C++, Lua
	** Time: ~1-3< months (depends on the goal)		** Time: ~1-3< months (depends on the goal)
	** Level of difficulty: Easy-medium		** Level of difficulty: Easy-medium

	* Implement MD5 as a model format or add other model formats.		* Implement '''MD5 as a model format or add other model formats'''.
	** Requires: C/C++, 3D math (Lua knowledge not required, but prefered)		** Requires: C/C++, 3D math (Lua knowledge not required, but prefered)
	** Time: ~1-3 months		** Time: ~1-3 months
	** Level of difficulty: Medium		** Level of difficulty: Medium

	* Fix SM3 or develop a new mapping format		* '''Fix SM3 or develop a new mapping format'''
	** Requires: C/C++, 3D math		** Requires: C/C++, 3D math
	** Time: ~1-3 months		** Time: ~1-3 months
	** Level of difficulty: Medium		** Level of difficulty: Medium

	* Add p2p/round-robin for hosting (so host exit ~~doesn't~~ stop the game)		* Add '''p2p/round-robin for hosting''' (so host exit does not stop the game)
	** Requires: C/C++, network programming		** Requires: C/C++, network programming
	** Time: ~3< months		** Time: ~3< months
	** Level of difficulty: Medium		** Level of difficulty: Medium

	* Proper GUI for spring.exe with extended singleplayer abilities, better map/mod browsing, adding Bots (AIs), selecting start positions, choosing color, selecting map/mod options.		* '''Proper GUI''' for spring.exe with extended singleplayer abilities, better map/mod browsing, adding Bots (AIs), selecting start positions, choosing color, selecting map/mod options.
	** Requires: C/C++, 3D math, GUI programming, OpenGL programming, Lua		** Requires: C/C++, 3D math, GUI programming, OpenGL programming, Lua
	** Time: ~1-3 moths (depends on the amount of functions)		** Time: ~1-3 moths (depends on the amount of functions)
	** Level of difficulty: Medium		** Level of difficulty: Medium

	* Fix bugs~~, extend and improve functionality, etc.~~		* '''Fix bugs'''

	Even though this ~~isn't~~ really about the Spring engine:		Even though this is not really about the Spring engine:

	* SpringLobby is a cross-platform lobby client, implemented in C++ and wxWidgets. We encourage you to look into our ~~todo~~ list on http://springlobby.info and see what you could do for it.		* SpringLobby is a cross-platform lobby client, implemented in C++ and wxWidgets. We encourage you to look into our TODO list on http://springlobby.info and see what you could do for it.

	Lua:		Lua:

	* Create a Mission Development Kit: ie, do whatever it takes to make it easy to create campaign missions, eg create a ~~gui~~ tool that makes it easy to place units on the map, create triggers, and so on.		* Create a '''Mission Development Kit''': ie, do whatever it takes to make it easy to create campaign missions, eg create a GUI tool that makes it easy to place units on the map, create triggers, and so on.

	[[Category:Source development]]		[[Category:Source development]]

Patmo98 at 20:06, 25 March 2010

2010-03-25T20:06:58Z

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	** Time: < 1 month		** Time: < 1 month
	** Level of difficulty: Medium		** Level of difficulty: Medium
			** More information at http://springrts.com/wiki/Spring_on_MacOSX

	* Extending the resource system to allow more than two resources (metal/energy)		* Extending the resource system to allow more than two resources (metal/energy)

Tobi at 19:24, 19 January 2010

2010-01-19T19:24:25Z

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	A collection of ideas which could improve Spring.		A collection of ideas which could improve Spring.

			* clean up, sanitize, and make consistent the error handling in the engine
	* add general serializing to the engine, which touches the following:		* add general serializing to the engine, which touches the following:
	** Implement saving/loading. There are a lot of direct LoadSave() functions in the game code, but the easier way would probably to finish the serialization in the class registration type interfaces (rts/System/creg), so everything can be serialized automatically.		** Implement saving/loading. There are a lot of direct LoadSave() functions in the game code, but the easier way would probably to finish the serialization in the class registration type interfaces (rts/System/creg), so everything can be serialized automatically.