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Gabba at 19:42, 20 April 2009

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Gabba: /* Timeline */

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‎Timeline

Gabba at 08:35, 14 April 2009

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Gabba at 08:34, 14 April 2009

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Gabba at 04:06, 14 April 2009

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Gabba: /* WML save format */

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‎WML save format

Gabba: /* WML save format */

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‎WML save format

Gabba: /* Technical Details */

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 ==== [player] vs [snapshot.player] ====
-<nowiki>My colleague mentions this distinction, but this has apparently been fixed by grantwu; in saves produced by the latest svn version I can't find a [player] tag in root, only [snapshot.player] or [replay_start.player]</nowiki>
+<nowiki>My colleague mentions this distinction, but this has apparently been fixed by grantwu; in saves produced by the latest s&shy;&shy;v&shy;&shy;n version I can't find a [player] tag in root, only [snapshot.player] or [replay_start.player]</nowiki>
 ==== [snapshot.player] vs [replay_start.player] ====

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 ==Practical considerations==
-I use subversion extensively for all my projects. C++ is my main programming language, which I used in all three of my major projects. I know Java rather well too. However I never used Python, but I delved in the source of some programs written in Python, such as Wrye Bash, a modding tool for Oblivion.
+I use sub&shy;&shy;version extensively for all my projects. C++ is my main programming language, which I used in all three of my major projects. I know Java rather well too. However I never used Python, but I delved in the source of some programs written in Python, such as Wrye Bash, a modding tool for Oblivion.
 As far as IDEs go, my favorite C++ development tool is probably Netbeans, but I can be just as efficient under Visual Studio or Eclipse.

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 ==Introduction==
 '''''IRC:''''' gabm
 '''''Wesnoth forums and GNA!:''''' gabba
 '''''Languages spoken:''''' French, English, Spanish
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 I got involved mostly in two open source projects: TA Spring and Battle for Wesnoth.
-TA Spring (http://spring.clan-sy.com): I became an active participant on the forums (under the nickname 'gabba') since the early days of the project. I contributed a lot of ideas, many of which were implemented; for instance the terrain map that determines regions of the map that hinder or accelerate unit movements. I also did one or two hacks to the source code and posted them on the forum, but I was not much involved with the coding.
+TA Spring (http://spring.clan-sy.com): I became an active participant on the forums since the early days of the project. I contributed a lot of ideas, many of which were implemented; for instance the terrain map that determines regions of the map that hinder or accelerate unit movements. I also did one or two hacks to the source code and posted them on the forum, but I was not much involved with the coding.
-Battle for Wesnoth: I was active for a while on the forums under the nickname 'gabba', and again I mainly contributed ideas, especially in the domain of AMLA (units improving beyond their maximum XP level).
+Battle for Wesnoth: I was active for a while on the forums, and again I mainly contributed ideas, especially in the domain of AMLA (units improving beyond their maximum XP level).
 '''''PATCH''''': I recently commited a small patch to add a new WML attribute (a tasked picked from the [[EasyCoding]] page). It's smallish and I'm not sure it shows anything about my abilities, but at least I managed to add a small feature in a clean way :). Please see https://gna.org/patch/index.php?1162
-Irrlicht, Bullet: This is very light involvement, but I try to contribute back whatever I may need to fix in those open-source engines. For instance, I contributed a small patch (See: http://irrlicht.sourceforge.net/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?p=184440#184440) to Irrlicht to fix a bug in the Windows Mobile version.
+Irrlicht, Bullet: This is very light involvement, but I try to contribute back whatever I may need to fix in those open-source engines.
 ==Gaming experience==

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 ==Timeline==
 I'll be working on this project from May 1st (or even possibly April 26th) to August 17st, for a total of 15 weeks. I may take one week off for vacations, but the exact date is to be determined.
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 Here's the breakdown by week of how I plan the 15 weeks of this project:
-'''''Week 1:''''' Setting up, compilation, technical problems. Explore the Wesnoth source code, hang out on forums and IRC to ask questions (which I'll keep doing the whole summer :P).
+'''''Week 1-3:''''' Analysis and documentation of current save code. Getting in touch with all involved.
+*Deliverable: documented list of all save attributes
 '''''Weeks 4-6:''''' Design and prototypes; mid-term evaluation
-'''''Weeks 7-10:''''' Implement Single and multi-player using the new save code
+'''''Weeks 7-10:''''' Implement Single-player using the new save code
+*Deliverable: saving/loading/replaying campaign scenarios works using the new save code
-'''''Week 15:''''' wrap up.
+'''''Weeks 11-14:''''' Implement Multi-player using the new save code, and address side issues.
 ==Technical Details==

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 # <nowiki>I don't know if a scenario or era can change in the course of a MP scenario; if so these tags would need to be in [start]/[snapshot] instead of [base]</nowiki>
 # <nowiki>[start]/[snapshot] would map well to the new merged </nowiki>''game_state ''<nowiki>object, but I'm not sure yet what [base] would map to.</nowiki>
-# This whole structure is designed assuming the basic philosophy of duplicating everything that might change; it would be much more elegant and simple if we decided to store only information that changed compared to the base value. Early into the Summer of Code, I'll design an alternate outline using that method, so we kind look at both alternatives.
+# This whole structure is designed assuming the basic philosophy of duplicating everything that might change; it would be much more elegant and simple if we decided to store only information that changed compared to the base value. Early into the Summer of Code, I'll design an alternate outline using that method, so we can look at both alternatives.

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 In the meanwhile however, here's what I have in mind for the general outline, taking as a base mordante's proposal. Note that his proposal includes using the savegame as the way of transmitting scenarios to other players in mp; I've removed some things related to this purpose, since I haven't had the time to study that aspect of the problem.
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 ** ''<nowiki>[scenario]</nowiki>''
 *** in SP, contains, among other things:
-**** scenario_id
+**** ''scenario_id''
-**** gold_min_start & gold_carryover_percent
+**** ''gold_min_start'' & ''gold_carryover_percent''
 *** in MP, additionally contains the scenario data.
 ** ''<nowiki>[campaign] </nowiki>''contains campaign settings that won't change, such as the attributes: campaign, campaign_type, campaign_define)
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 * ''<nowiki>[replay]</nowiki>'' same as current
 * ''<nowiki>[statistics]</nowiki>'' same as current
 Notes: