Well-Actually War Trall Harehunter Posted July 29, 2011 Share Posted July 29, 2011 I would like to take this time to note that I have added a BoE Graphics Search engine to my web site. It is modeled on the the same method as Brett Bixlers Louvre for BoA. I found it just lying around in my library where it does no good at all. I don't know how useful it is; just putting it out there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tenderfoot Thahd Kay5636 Posted July 30, 2011 Share Posted July 30, 2011 Great idea, but the popup search window is glitched. No scroll bar. I took a screenshot. Would be cool if you could fix it since I am planning on starting a scenario myself (doubt anyone will play it, of course) and it would be a nice little archive for me to take a look in. Keep up the good work Screenshot: http://i51.tinypic.com/23vj7vc.jpg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Well-Actually War Trall Harehunter Posted August 1, 2011 Author Share Posted August 1, 2011 Once again I get bitten by the case-sensitivity monster. That is what I get for developing on a windows platform, and publishing on a unix platform. I also have a custom version of the Blades of Exile Scenario Editor. I have tested it to the extent that any programmer can; that is I have tested for all the things a user may try that would break it. But as noted by my second remark, no program can ever be thoroughly tested until it get into the hands of a user. Thank you for your input. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tenderfoot Thahd Kay5636 Posted August 2, 2011 Share Posted August 2, 2011 it works now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fledgling Fyora kennethcarter Posted September 10, 2011 Share Posted September 10, 2011 I have just came to know about this search engine,I'll try and give you the feedback. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hatchling Cockatrice Slawbug Posted December 17, 2011 Share Posted December 17, 2011 Aaaaaand, one dead spambot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kyshakk Koan Mistb0rn Posted December 18, 2011 Share Posted December 18, 2011 How would one go about submitting graphics to this archive? I have dozens of BoE graphics (mostly edits, but some original) from several unfinished scenarios I started years ago and will probably never get around to finishing or releasing. It would be nice to know that at least the graphics would be available to anyone else who wanted them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Well-Actually War Trall Harehunter Posted December 23, 2011 Author Share Posted December 23, 2011 I will be happy to post them on my site. Do you have a webpage that I can pull them from? That way I can see your description of the graphic and use it to feed my indexes. Or you can just zip them up and send them Private Message along with a description of each one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rotghroth Rhapsody Prince of Kitties Posted December 24, 2011 Share Posted December 24, 2011 A suggestion: if you have the time and the desire, it might be good to also add an archive for new scenarios, on the off chance that someone creates a decent one. (Because the Blades Forge seems to be horribly broken with no chance of being fixed.) Edit: I do realize that might not be worthwhile though, given the lack of new scenarios. Though I suspect it may become a bit more worthwhile once (well, if) your editor's new features get integrated into the WxWidgets scenario editor. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kyshakk Koan Mistb0rn Posted December 24, 2011 Share Posted December 24, 2011 Originally Posted By: Harehunter I will be happy to post them on my site. Do you have a webpage that I can pull them from? That way I can see your description of the graphic and use it to feed my indexes. Or you can just zip them up and send them Private Message along with a description of each one. Hmm, I don't have descriptions, really. They're just ones I've had for my own personal use. What form should these descriptions take? A list of keywords, or an actual description sentence/paragraph? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Well-Actually War Trall Harehunter Posted December 28, 2011 Author Share Posted December 28, 2011 I have a passel of scenarios saved. Unfortunately, I only saved the Windows versions. Besides, there is already a site out there that is superior to anything I can do, Jewel's True Site for Blades. She has both Windows and Mac versions, and tons of walk throughs, graphics and other valuable stuff for both BoE and BoA. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Well-Actually War Trall Harehunter Posted December 28, 2011 Author Share Posted December 28, 2011 Here is an example of an entry in the database: Quote: dataList[19] = new Array() dataList[19][1] ='Dark Knight' dataList[19][2] ='Dark Knight Warrior horse' dataList[19][3] ='Aceron' dataList[19][4] ='' dataList[19][5] ='Aceron/darknight.gif' dataList[19][6] ='Aceron/darknight.gif' dataList[19][7] ='Aceron/' dataList[19][8] ='Here\'s a nice mounted knight, the only bad thing is he fits in a 2x2 slot which means it\'s a little silly' The fields are used (in order): 1* Name of graphic 2* Keywords, used for searches; I'll provide the most obvious ones, 3: Author, which will be you 4: Email address for the author, if you choose. 5: This is the path to the thumbnail graphic. 6: Path to the image itself 7: If the graphic is animated, this is the path to it 8* Comments are rarely available; what ever is interesting. You only need to add the starred* fields. I'll do a fair job of the keywords, but if there is something special you don't want me to miss, tack it on. Comments are rarely available, and used only when an icon is particularly interesting. I don't search on comments, but they do form keywords. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kyshakk Koan Mistb0rn Posted January 3, 2012 Share Posted January 3, 2012 Wow. I hadn't realized just how many custom graphics I'd made over the years. I did make them quite a while ago; is anything I have even worth adding? A lot of them are quite similar to others, since I'd save each version of an in progress graphic; probably would be best for me to only send the best of any given set? Also, some of the floor- and wall-sets are incomplete, due to various things. Would you want them anyway, or just ones with a semi-complete itemset? What about the ones that just transplant existing furniture onto other existing floors/walls; should I check for already existing versions of them, or just send them all? Or none? Thanks :-D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Well-Actually War Trall Harehunter Posted January 4, 2012 Author Share Posted January 4, 2012 I'll take what you've got. I'm sure that a quick browse through my collection will show many almost dups and semi-complete sets. Once I get the images in the database and keyworded, it'll be easier to see what is a dup vs. a keeper. I've got the png file. Looks like a lot of work was put into it. At first glance, I don't see anything to be left out. What I'll do is post them with whatever names I can, then you can critique my nomenclature or add keywords. I'll update my pages periodically as I make progress. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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