Unless they make some massive enhancements to the underlying script language, which apparently they are loathe to do for some reason.. (it's not like they need backwards compatibility, you can't just go and plug in a new engine release to your data and have it work) this whole thing is completely out of hand.
Running With Scissors has dumped Unreal, and I get this feeling that many other devs will probably follow suit, as soon as any contracts are up. I've been playing with an Engine v2 (build 2226) game and the code for it, and here's my summary:
The language sucks. LP-Mud uses a similar but FAR more powerful language, that had Epic implemented that, and added their stuff to deal with states and animations and the graphical end of things, would've been absolutely AMAZING. Unfortunatly, the capability of their game programming language is hampered by the fact that several text-game programming languages are a ton better than it is. And that's pretty damn sad.
The base classes provided: The code library that comes with the Engine, has been built as a hack on top of the original Unreal I code library, and just keeps getting hacked up since then.
Unreal isn't a horrible choice for building a game, but if you're going to make a total conversion for a game that starts with the Unreal engine, or start a new game using the Unreal engine, my suggestion:
Delete everything in the entire codebase that isn't native. Delete some of the things that are native, because if you want to improve on the junk, you'll need to not use some of it.
If UE3 and 4 show large improvements to the language, it'll be awesome.. but, as it is, it's shortcomings are.. very difficult.
The AST models were virtually identical, and there was a Pentium 60 (maybe 66) that was identical to the Tandy Sensation, just with a different nameplate..
I'm just so full of useless radioshack knowledge, it's almost disgusting:D
The last Tandy was the Sensation 2, a 486/66.:) I worked there at the end of the Tandy line.. after that it was AST brand. Tandy sold the plants to AST, who then sold the same machines, and a few more models, identically to the Tandy's, but with the AST name.. and then they went under.
one of the things that sucks about the whole nationwide price deal, is that the highest volume of merchandise sold out of the place, in the entire company, is also the most expensive place to get stuff to: Puerto Rico.
Well, i think you may be mistaken on time frame. I'm fairly positive I know the -entire- product line front to back, up until I left, but I could be wrong. It's happened a few times.;-)
I said that to a customer once, and he came back a few days later and bought 100 of them. But he decided against the Penny model, he went for the $20 model, instead.
His name? Kellogg CEO Carlos Gutierrez... sound familiar?
the "authorised dealer" can sell for whatever price they like. They are a franchise. The company stores have a price that is consistent across the entire nation, and is averaged out to include the various costs that apply to everywhere.
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People DO go to radioshack to buy cell phones. Internet service, not so much. TV, audio all RCA, Magnavox, Sony, Samsung. Which brand isn't mainstream?
RS was never a mainly franchise organisation, it has always been mainly company owned, with the franchises filling in areas where the corporate has no interest.
Toys had been a focus of the company since at least the 70's, when toys in that vein became popular.
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...until you run into the webservers that you suddenly can't get pages from anymore, because the servers can't deal with pipelined requests.
Your browser doesn't give you the file name/type that you're about to click on when you hover over it? What's wrong with your browser?
Of course, Opera has damn near all of that built in now, and is still 1/4th the size of Firefox.
obviously! is there anyone here who DOESN'T have a vague notion of who Bob Ross is? Do any of you know WHY you know who Bob Ross is? i sure don't
That sounds even more absolutely horrific.
UScript would be fantastic, if it had associative arrays, or at least better array handling capabilities, and MULTIPLE INHERITANCE.
Unless they make some massive enhancements to the underlying script language, which apparently they are loathe to do for some reason.. (it's not like they need backwards compatibility, you can't just go and plug in a new engine release to your data and have it work) this whole thing is completely out of hand.
.. very difficult.
Running With Scissors has dumped Unreal, and I get this feeling that many other devs will probably follow suit, as soon as any contracts are up. I've been playing with an Engine v2 (build 2226) game and the code for it, and here's my summary:
The language sucks. LP-Mud uses a similar but FAR more powerful language, that had Epic implemented that, and added their stuff to deal with states and animations and the graphical end of things, would've been absolutely AMAZING. Unfortunatly, the capability of their game programming language is hampered by the fact that several text-game programming languages are a ton better than it is. And that's pretty damn sad.
The base classes provided: The code library that comes with the Engine, has been built as a hack on top of the original Unreal I code library, and just keeps getting hacked up since then.
Unreal isn't a horrible choice for building a game, but if you're going to make a total conversion for a game that starts with the Unreal engine, or start a new game using the Unreal engine, my suggestion:
Delete everything in the entire codebase that isn't native. Delete some of the things that are native, because if you want to improve on the junk, you'll need to not use some of it.
If UE3 and 4 show large improvements to the language, it'll be awesome.. but, as it is, it's shortcomings are
...or just plain too difficult to teach your kids right from wrong.
Pick up one of the weekly builds at http://my.opera.com/desktopteam ..
The Content Blocker is still definitely work in progress, but every build has had some very nice improvements to it all.
well, of course, we'll have Microsoft Windows Vista limiting the resolution of video playback if you don't use special types of monitors....
The AST models were virtually identical, and there was a Pentium 60 (maybe 66) that was identical to the Tandy Sensation, just with a different nameplate..
:D
I'm just so full of useless radioshack knowledge, it's almost disgusting
not no good reason... good reason was to cover up whatever the hell else was going on in the news at the time.
The last Tandy was the Sensation 2, a 486/66. :) I worked there at the end of the Tandy line.. after that it was AST brand. Tandy sold the plants to AST, who then sold the same machines, and a few more models, identically to the Tandy's, but with the AST name.. and then they went under.
one of the things that sucks about the whole nationwide price deal, is that the highest volume of merchandise sold out of the place, in the entire company, is also the most expensive place to get stuff to: Puerto Rico.
Well, i think you may be mistaken on time frame. I'm fairly positive I know the -entire- product line front to back, up until I left, but I could be wrong. It's happened a few times. ;-)
"No" is a lot faster than giving a guy fraudulent information.
I said that to a customer once, and he came back a few days later and bought 100 of them. But he decided against the Penny model, he went for the $20 model, instead.
His name? Kellogg CEO Carlos Gutierrez... sound familiar?
http://www.radioshack.com/family/index.jsp?categor yId=2032267&cp=2032058.2032230
hmm.
No, you couldn't. The last Tandy computer was a 486.
uh.. LEDs and 555/556 units are some of the higher volume products that they sell actually.
the "authorised dealer" can sell for whatever price they like. They are a franchise. The company stores have a price that is consistent across the entire nation, and is averaged out to include the various costs that apply to everywhere.
People DO go to radioshack to buy cell phones. Internet service, not so much.
TV, audio all RCA, Magnavox, Sony, Samsung. Which brand isn't mainstream?
Computers are all Compaq.
i doubt that the population of electronics geeks is growing, more like falling -rapidly-. A mini-farad? hahahaha
you ever -use- those cheap cables?
I have.. and I will happily pay $10 for a short length of cable.
Oddly enough, Sprint sells Radioshack all the phones/accessories...
RS was never a mainly franchise organisation, it has always been mainly company owned, with the franchises filling in areas where the corporate has no interest.
Toys had been a focus of the company since at least the 70's, when toys in that vein became popular.