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    The SDL client is coming along nicely

    There are some new screenshots of the Freeciv SDL client.It's far from finished but it's really starting to come along now!


    The startup screen


    In game with the isometric tileset


    The SDL client with the flat map view (If you look closely the mini-map actually is a real representation of the main screen!)
    [IMG]http://www.freeciv.org/screenshots/1...db-sdl/map.jpg[/IMG]

    edit: corrected misplaced IMG tag
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    Last edited by CapTVK; September 21, 2002, 17:53.
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    That looks really good.

    But what is SDL?
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      Simple DirectMedia Layer is a cross-platform multimedia library designed to provide fast access to the graphics framebuffer and audio device. It is used by MPEG playback software, emulators, and many popular games, including the award winning Linux port of "Civilization: Call To Power." Simple DirectMedia Layer supports Linux, Win32, BeOS, MacOS, Solaris, IRIX, and FreeBSD.

      SDL is written in C, but works with C++ natively, and has bindings to several other languages, including Ada, Eiffel, ML, Perl, PHP, Python, and Ruby.
      You can find a number of games written in SDL at:
      Simple DirectMedia Layer - Homepage
      http://www.libsdl.org/index.php
      SDL, Simple DirectMedia Layer, Download
      Skeptics should forego any thought of convincing the unconvinced that we hold the torch of truth illuminating the darkness. A more modest, realistic, and achievable goal is to encourage the idea that one may be mistaken. Doubt is humbling and constructive; it leads to rational thought in weighing alternatives and fully reexamining options, and it opens unlimited vistas.

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      • #4
        1. The interface looks too GUI-heavy.

        2. Can this be run in windowed mode?
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        • #5
          Yes, it can run in windowed mode.

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          • #6
            Here's a new screenshot. This time of the city screen.

            Skeptics should forego any thought of convincing the unconvinced that we hold the torch of truth illuminating the darkness. A more modest, realistic, and achievable goal is to encourage the idea that one may be mistaken. Doubt is humbling and constructive; it leads to rational thought in weighing alternatives and fully reexamining options, and it opens unlimited vistas.

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            • #7
              is this game being done in englsih or some other language?

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              • #8
                Every language to be exact.

                Freeciv is multilangual (English, German, French, Japanese, Hungarian, Italian etc..) thanks to internationalization (i18n). It will detect and switch to your native language depending on the settings of your computer. The city screen shown above would appear in English on your PC.
                Skeptics should forego any thought of convincing the unconvinced that we hold the torch of truth illuminating the darkness. A more modest, realistic, and achievable goal is to encourage the idea that one may be mistaken. Doubt is humbling and constructive; it leads to rational thought in weighing alternatives and fully reexamining options, and it opens unlimited vistas.

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                • #9
                  Which Slavic language is that? Polish?
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                  • #10
                    Originally posted by St Leo
                    Which Slavic language is that? Polish?

                    Well, going by the currency listed on the city screen, Zloto, my guess would be..... Polish?
                    Skeptics should forego any thought of convincing the unconvinced that we hold the torch of truth illuminating the darkness. A more modest, realistic, and achievable goal is to encourage the idea that one may be mistaken. Doubt is humbling and constructive; it leads to rational thought in weighing alternatives and fully reexamining options, and it opens unlimited vistas.

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                    • #11
                      Are you saying that the english build refers to zloto as pounds sterling?
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                      • #12
                        The screenshots look great - will this be available on both Windows and unixes?

                        Any idea on a date for the first beta releases?

                        Also, are there any links/docs to this on the main www.freeciv.org site?

                        Keep up this good work!

                        Peter

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                        • #13
                          Some new screenshots, this time using the original Civ2 graphics

                          City Dialog with active info panel


                          City Dialog with open change production dialog
                          Skeptics should forego any thought of convincing the unconvinced that we hold the torch of truth illuminating the darkness. A more modest, realistic, and achievable goal is to encourage the idea that one may be mistaken. Doubt is humbling and constructive; it leads to rational thought in weighing alternatives and fully reexamining options, and it opens unlimited vistas.

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