SimCity Source Code Released to the Wild! Let the ports begin...

re: SimCity Source Code Released to the Wild! Let the ports begin...

spencer — Tue, 01 Apr 2008 22:17:07 GMT

umm ya i tried to open the thing i downloaded and it says windoes needs to find what program created it. it wont let me open it until i find it.

re: SimCity Source Code Released to the Wild! Let the ports begin...

Nels Nelson — Wed, 27 Feb 2008 12:16:05 GMT

Dearest programmers,

As a non-programmer, non-coder, is there a way that this is available as a normal .exe, hopefully to be able to enjoy on my ancient windows 2000 platform?

Thank you

nels

re: SimCity Source Code Released to the Wild! Let the ports begin...

ricegf — Wed, 06 Feb 2008 02:50:47 GMT

@kse: Yes, I know, but somehow "Just my approximately $0.0000 0010 1000 1111 worth" loses the effect. Never did stand up comedy, I suspect.

Just for you, though, I'll withdraw my sig and switch to "Just my 10¢ in binary". :-)

re: SimCity Source Code Released to the Wild! Let the ports begin...

Steeley — Wed, 23 Jan 2008 15:18:41 GMT

I'll be hoping that the open source community really does something good with this game. Take it on par with SimCity 2000 at least in terms of buildings and features.

re: SimCity Source Code Released to the Wild! Let the ports begin...

rs — Tue, 22 Jan 2008 05:35:30 GMT

re: X vs X-windows.

apparently noone here knows it, but X-windows was an actual product and that's why X is called X and not X-windows IN ADDITION to the actual formal name (yes i have the R5 series and before).

X-windows was a direct competitor with desqview and one of the first DPMI implementations. the name was changed due to collision with the unix world which it was developed in complete ignorance thereof.

re: SimCity Source Code Released to the Wild! Let the ports begin...

AlanBShepard — Sun, 20 Jan 2008 08:19:36 GMT

Unless I'm missing something the FULL source isn't included since there are precompiled hex files that aren't in the source directory (again at least from what I can tell). What's contained in these files? They aren't created when running make. I've opened them in a hex editor and the results are.... well open one up and judge for yourself.

I would like to say I'm not complaining by any means, I'm just curious. Thanks Don for all the hard work, this is my favorite game since childhood and I'm so glad it's been released.

re: SimCity Source Code Released to the Wild! Let the ports begin...

kse — Sat, 19 Jan 2008 20:34:06 GMT

Very cool indeed... sim city has consumed many hours of my life. Now it can consume even more on the development side of things!

@ricegf

Oh not to be mean or anything but 2cents in binary would be something more like:

.0000 0010 1000 1111

A difficult value to reach with binary fractions! Its a nonterminating fraction in binary so next time you can go on and on just to say its your 2cents in binary.

re: SimCity Source Code Released to the Wild! Let the ports begin...

oneelkruns — Fri, 18 Jan 2008 13:57:10 GMT

Perhaps it is a Tcl version issue? When I have some time I'll look into it a bit more.

re: SimCity Source Code Released to the Wild! Let the ports begin...

Cole Brand — Fri, 18 Jan 2008 05:42:29 GMT

@oneelkruns

you are not the only one, I have the same problems.

re: SimCity Source Code Released to the Wild! Let the ports begin...

oneelkruns — Thu, 17 Jan 2008 15:48:09 GMT

I'm using Fedora Core 5. The game built just fine and runs but the local map has no graphics in it, just a solid color. If there is a train or a monster, that show up, but nothing else does though the game acts like it is building things, etc. Actually, all the colors look off, too, like there are too few of them being used.

Has anyone else seen this?