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Hey, people. We're doing some things for 1.0.5 that will need a substantial amount of testing soon.

Any takers?

Jonas wrote:Hey, people. We're doing some things for 1.0.5 that will need a substantial amount of testing soon.

Any takers?

Holy crap. This is getting bigger than Ben Hur.

Yes to the volunteering btw.

Count me in. I attract bugs like, er, syrup? Let's just say I tend to encounter many of them.

TNM is getting another patch?

I would volounteer if it weren't for the fact that I have so much uni stuff to do right now, so can't really promise any actual bug hunting for the next 3 weeks

MEMEMEMEMEME!

Seems like you got one or two takers anyway but if you need an extra hand bug hunting: Count me in!
I was gonna do another TNM playthrough at somepoint this month anyway.

Yep, more hands are good.

This is fundamentally an HDTP compatibility patch. After trying out their latest build, I realised most of our weapons for example don't use the HDTP assets at all. Figured: since we gotta fix that anyway, may as well fix a few extra niggles and issues.

For example, I've added another ladder out of the Downtown canals, so you don't have to swim so long to get out if you jump into the water in the wrong place. Of course that created some BSP issues, because the Downtown sector is straining the engine as it is, but I think I've fixed them. Emphasis on think, that's where the testing comes in

There will also be some new content and features. Ded has let us use some of the new visual effects from his mod, and I've finally got around to making the five other apartments in the very first map enterable (though not quite the way they are in Hassat's addon). Nick is working on autosave right now.

I'll consider requests, btw. Don't hold back.

I don't know if it's practical but here goes: In the Corporate District sewers maybe a couple of extra molotovs, or some other Greasel eradicating stuff, hidden somewhere. There's all sorts of nooks and crannies so it wouldn't need to be a hidden compartment, although that'd be awesome. Sometimes I go down there early-ish and don't have my favourite Greasel hunting flame thrower.

I can add some molotovs to the sewers, sure. Do you think that's the best weapon for dealing with greasels?

Jonas wrote:Yep, more hands are good.

This is fundamentally an HDTP compatibility patch. After trying out their latest build, I realised most of our weapons for example don't use the HDTP assets at all. Figured: since we gotta fix that anyway, may as well fix a few extra niggles and issues.

For example, I've added another ladder out of the Downtown canals, so you don't have to swim so long to get out if you jump into the water in the wrong place. Of course that created some BSP issues, because the Downtown sector is straining the engine as it is, but I think I've fixed them. Emphasis on think, that's where the testing comes in

There will also be some new content and features. Ded has let us use some of the new visual effects from his mod, and I've finally got around to making the five other apartments in the very first map enterable (though not quite the way they are in Hassat's addon). Nick is working on autosave right now.

I'll consider requests, btw. Don't hold back.

In case anyone wonders, I'm sitting in the back room, counting all the money and sipping expensive scotch.

Jonas wrote:I can add some molotovs to the sewers, sure. Do you think that's the best weapon for dealing with greasels?

Well flame throwers and G.E.P. guns are expensive early in the game. Confined spaces and LAMS aren't the best things for survival either. I'm sure some of the guys would have other ideas. I like molotoving them when there in a corner or a room with one exit.

@Trestkon: The scotch I'll go with, but I've got my doubts about the money.

All right, I've added a couple of molotovs near each sewer entrance, plus one on DDL's table (to indicate that he's the one stashing molotovs around the place). I've also given DDL a mug with his name on it.

Christ that level is confusing, by the way.

Trestkon wrote:In case anyone wonders, I'm sitting in the back room, counting all the money and sipping expensive scotch.

THERE'S MONEY?!

Sweet, thanks.

It wasn't until after I'd been down there a few times that I didn't get hopelessly lost. Once you "signpost" a few things it's not nearly as bad.

Jonas wrote:Nick is working on autosave right now.

I'll consider requests, btw. Don't hold back.

Hi Jonas, I have one small request about autosave: please make an on/off option for it via game menu or only via an .ini switch.

I've done this some weeks ago for the Deus Ex 2.0 project and posted the source code for it.
If you want to use the idea and/or the code be my guest. I have written a how to implement it too, but my English is really bad so I hope it’s helpfull at all.

Here is the last update of the source code:

Hi all, Hi TNM dev team

A new patch sound very great (hope for a new DVD ISO is rising again... )
I want to help as good as i can, haven't played TNM in a while and I'm sorry to say I've never played it to the end (guess I played 2/3 of it).

I think I'm out of luck but I’ll try it anyway:
Jonas you have mentioned that you really liked the DXHR feature to read emails anytime.
Do you think / consider it is possible to implement this feature into DeusEX and TNM with reasonable amount time and work or not?
Of course there are printer’s in TNM but as you also mentioned not nearly enough to make full use of its feature. Maybe you could add some (much) more printers into TNM?

Looks like this are two questions at once, sorry for that