[Chdata]

Originally Posted by Powerlord It's a lot harder to ship new bosses for VSH because it requires that you edit the plugin for each boss you want to add. FF2 may be a badly designed framework, but at least it's a framework. Side note: If you're designing FF2 plugins so that they only work for a single boss on a single server, you're Doing It Wrong™.

It's harder for non-coders, but easier for coders.

If you're editing VSH, you're generally doing it for only your own server. Making a plugin for FF2 is more work because generally it's intended to be released for other people to use and you need to account for that.

[nergal]

Originally Posted by Chdata It's harder for non-coders, but easier for coders. If you're editing VSH, you're generally doing it for only your own server. Making a plugin for FF2 is more work because generally it's intended to be released for other people to use and you need to account for that.

chdata, may I suggest organizing the plugin so that all of the boss code is in single files so that it's easier to modify and/or add more bosses?

Doing that is alot better than having to search up different boss-related functions and code and modify them just to accommodate a new boss...

[jcoolj]

Hale only working on my start up map? Any reasons?

[nergal]

I'd like to announce that I've rewritten the VSH plugin.

Ravensbro can backup this entire statement as he's witness and playtested my progress.

I've renamed the rewrite to VSH 2 (original am I right?)

new features and changes:
-multiboss support
-organization of the code to support adding more bosses in a more painless fashion.
-entirely written in the new SourcePawn syntax and using methodmaps for the bosses and players.
-extensive methodmap interface which will allow developers to create truly unique bosses along with unique mechanics as necessary.
-legacy code that came from the older VSH version is cleaned up to be more efficient.

Plugin is organized into 3 specific codes
~ Boss oriented code
~ Player oriented code
~ Game mode oriented code

As of this writing, the plugin is at a WORKING Alpha. It's working somewhat functional with very little glitches but it is not feature complete.

[misterG]

Originally Posted by nergal I'd like to announce that I've rewritten the VSH plugin. Ravensbro can backup this entire statement as he's witness and playtested my progress. I've renamed the rewrite to VSH 2 (original am I right?) new features and changes: -multiboss support -organization of the code to support adding more bosses in a more painless fashion. -entirely written in the new SourcePawn syntax and using methodmaps for the bosses and players. -extensive methodmap interface which will allow developers to create truly unique bosses along with unique mechanics as necessary. -legacy code that came from the older VSH version is cleaned up to be more efficient. Plugin is organized into 3 specific codes ~ Boss oriented code ~ Player oriented code ~ Game mode oriented code As of this writing, the plugin is at a WORKING Alpha. It's working somewhat functional with very little glitches but it is not feature complete.

Have you released the plugin on this forum or... do you have in plan ?

[nergal]

Originally Posted by misterG Have you released the plugin on this forum or... do you have in plan ?

I'll release this plugin once I have a working & feature complete beta.

[Newbie1992]

awesome can't wait for. can you tell us when beta will come?

[nergal]

Originally Posted by Newbie1992 awesome can't wait for. can you tell us when beta will come?

beta SHOULD be available by this upcoming weekend unless life gets in the way.

an OPEN Beta should also be available by next week.

[Wliu]

Originally Posted by nergal beta SHOULD be available by this upcoming weekend unless life gets in the way. an OPEN Beta should also be available by next week.

Exciting! Can you elaborate on the "3 specific codes" part? Is it basically just code separated by a large comment screaming "THIS IS THE PLAYER CODE PART"?

[starblaster64]

Originally Posted by nergal beta SHOULD be available by this upcoming weekend unless life gets in the way. an OPEN Beta should also be available by next week.

If I'm free this weekend I'll definitely help test for bugs.
Also, is it a complete port of 1.55 or did you add other stuff like my pull request fixes on the GitHub or your own additions?