Question for the gamers

redtyphoon · 09-03-11, 12:15 PM

The OpenSSN project is coming along nicely. I'm happy to report it's working well on FreeBSD, PC-BSD and it's in the process of being included in Debian and Ubuntu Linux.

As happy as I am about this, I realize a lot of gamers are on Windows. So, my question to you is, is there any interest in seeing OpenSSN ported to Windows? I may be able to get a Windows developer on board, but before I do that I'd like to make sure there's an interest in the game from Windows players.

http://openssn.sourceforge.net/

magicstix · 09-03-11, 01:45 PM

If you're using only SDL for the graphics it should be a pretty straightforward port...

redtyphoon · 09-03-11, 01:50 PM

The SDL library is the only external dependency. So, yes, porting should be fairly straight forward. However, I don't have a Windows box to compile/test with, which gets in the way.

magicstix · 09-03-11, 01:58 PM

Hmm... I took a look through main.cpp and didn't see anything that would cause trouble under windows. I'll run it through visual studio and see what breaks.

redtyphoon · 09-03-11, 02:08 PM

Most of the code should be fine, I've done my best to keep it to standards. The only place where I think there may be trouble is in files.cpp

The files.cpp module tries to find OpenSSN's data files and checks a couple of different places, including the current working directory. Since files are organized differently on Windows than Linux/BSD this function might bomb. I think it will still compile, but it might not return the correct location. Everything else is pretty vanilla.

magicstix · 09-03-11, 02:10 PM

Which version of SDL are you using? The latest doesnt have the SDL subdirectory tree nor does it have SDL_image.h

View Poll Results: Would you play OpenSSN on Windows?
Yes, please make OpenSSN available on Windows	14	93.33%
No, I already have subsims I like on Windows	1	6.67%
I don't use Windows	0	0%
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09-03-11, 12:15 PM	#1
redtyphoon Sailor man Join Date: May 2011 Posts: 45 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Question for the gamers The OpenSSN project is coming along nicely. I'm happy to report it's working well on FreeBSD, PC-BSD and it's in the process of being included in Debian and Ubuntu Linux. As happy as I am about this, I realize a lot of gamers are on Windows. So, my question to you is, is there any interest in seeing OpenSSN ported to Windows? I may be able to get a Windows developer on board, but before I do that I'd like to make sure there's an interest in the game from Windows players. http://openssn.sourceforge.net/

09-03-11, 01:50 PM	#3
redtyphoon Sailor man Join Date: May 2011 Posts: 45 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	SDL The SDL library is the only external dependency. So, yes, porting should be fairly straight forward. However, I don't have a Windows box to compile/test with, which gets in the way.

09-03-11, 02:08 PM	#5
redtyphoon Sailor man Join Date: May 2011 Posts: 45 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Porting Most of the code should be fine, I've done my best to keep it to standards. The only place where I think there may be trouble is in files.cpp The files.cpp module tries to find OpenSSN's data files and checks a couple of different places, including the current working directory. Since files are organized differently on Windows than Linux/BSD this function might bomb. I think it will still compile, but it might not return the correct location. Everything else is pretty vanilla.

09-03-11, 01:45 PM	#2
magicstix Captain Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Nuclear submarine under the North Pole Posts: 482 Downloads: 1 Uploads: 0	If you're using only SDL for the graphics it should be a pretty straightforward port...

09-03-11, 01:58 PM	#4
magicstix Captain Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Nuclear submarine under the North Pole Posts: 482 Downloads: 1 Uploads: 0	Hmm... I took a look through main.cpp and didn't see anything that would cause trouble under windows. I'll run it through visual studio and see what breaks.

09-03-11, 02:10 PM	#6
magicstix Captain Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Nuclear submarine under the North Pole Posts: 482 Downloads: 1 Uploads: 0	Which version of SDL are you using? The latest doesnt have the SDL subdirectory tree nor does it have SDL_image.h