Author Topic: Devlog update (2017-02-08) Major refactoring and Linux & MacOS Port (Read 22418 times)

helloer · « **on:** February 08, 2017, 11:22:48 am »

Hey everyone, long time no see

Over the past months, the code of Soldat underwent a major refactoring so it became possible to compile Soldat client using the FPC compiler which is much more modern compiler than previously used Delphi7. Thanks to these changes the work on the code is now much easier.

This has allowed us to port the game client to other operating systems - Linux and MacOS! Soon you will not need to use WINE/Vms to play Soldat natively on those systems!

The next big change is the implementation of SDL2 library that gives us cross-platform way to manage Window and Input events. We are now also using OpenAL for a sound library.

These changes are purely technical but they are among the most important changes over the last few years because of better maintainability.

New devlogs coming soon!

xmRipper · « **Reply #1 on:** February 08, 2017, 11:44:57 am »

Looks great! Thanks

ex0ne · « **Reply #2 on:** February 08, 2017, 02:04:00 pm »

Awesome with Linux possibilities, sounds great!

homerofgods · « **Reply #3 on:** February 08, 2017, 04:01:45 pm »

Cool! Looking forward to the next release of soldat

And thx for the devlog. Reading soldat devlogs is better than reading PC magazines!

duz · « **Reply #4 on:** February 08, 2017, 04:37:14 pm »

Great!

soldat-game · « **Reply #5 on:** February 08, 2017, 06:09:17 pm »

Plese fix bug, if im kick idle afk and game is minimized.
after returned to the game, bad the scales can be seen only half of the window.

machina · « **Reply #6 on:** February 08, 2017, 06:28:10 pm »

Cool, we got devlogs back

Quote from: soldat-game on February 08, 2017, 06:09:17 pm

Plese fix bug, if im kick idle afk and game is minimized.
after returned to the game, bad the scales can be seen only half of the window.

Created a ticket in a bugtracker? Unissued bugs are not bugs, they're just features xD

CCalp · « **Reply #7 on:** February 09, 2017, 05:44:30 pm »

Can't await running Soldat natively on Linux. Have been trouble to run it with Wine for half a year now...
Really looking forward to 1.8!

jrgp · « **Reply #8 on:** February 10, 2017, 12:07:18 am »

Good job, guys! You guys should have taken over dev LONG ago!

darDar · « **Reply #9 on:** February 10, 2017, 11:15:03 am »

Quote from: jrgp on February 10, 2017, 12:07:18 am

Good job, guys! You guys should have taken over dev LONG ago!

So happy about the mulit-platform thing. Also, good for pr related things.

CheeSeMan. · « **Reply #10 on:** February 10, 2017, 05:27:47 pm »

nice!

DutchFlame · « **Reply #11 on:** February 10, 2017, 08:47:17 pm »

very nice.. good work guys!

Just a simple question: Is there any estimated period that you guys are working toward for example: (around april / may) or anything like that we could expect an 1.8 beta release or should we be under the impression that it's going to at least take another half a year or in fact a year? I really wish 1.8 would be around the corner.. :-|
I am currently not noticing a lot of activity going around.. so just to get some hopes up could you answer my question?

Slasher · « **Reply #12 on:** February 11, 2017, 08:39:46 am »

Good job,guys!

Monsteri · « **Reply #13 on:** February 11, 2017, 09:22:27 am »

@DutchFlame it depends entirely on how much activity there will be

GluLm · « **Reply #14 on:** February 11, 2017, 12:08:27 pm »

This is awesome news. Haven't logged in these fora for years but this GNU/Linux release was unexpected.

When will Soldat be open-sourced?

machina · « **Reply #15 on:** February 12, 2017, 01:44:59 pm »

Quote from: GluLm on February 11, 2017, 12:08:27 pm

When will Soldat be open-sourced?

Never.

homerofgods · « **Reply #16 on:** February 13, 2017, 06:14:02 am »

Quote from: machina on February 12, 2017, 01:44:59 pm

Quote from: GluLm on February 11, 2017, 12:08:27 pm
When will Soldat be open-sourced?
Never.

To be clear, you don't know that. It's up to MM and he hasn't officially said anything either way yet. I hope it stays closed as well

DorkeyDear · « **Reply #17 on:** February 16, 2017, 01:11:55 pm »

Nice! This is quite exciting!

McWise · « **Reply #18 on:** February 21, 2017, 04:51:29 pm »

So... This is awesome! Especially since I don't have a Windows machine with me anymore, only Linux

Give me the Soldat fun back <3

whitdemon · « **Reply #19 on:** February 22, 2017, 07:56:11 am »

releasing on steam soon?

could be free with a DLC for the extra stuff

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Author Topic: Devlog update (2017-02-08) Major refactoring and Linux & MacOS Port (Read 22418 times)

helloer