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[quote who="SoulSpirit2" reply="70" id="2328130"] 16) Use this-> when calling member functions. You can't directly call non-member functions in Java, so it's not a problem [/quote] I don't think that's the spirit of that rule. You can't call non-member functions direcly in C# either and that rule is enforced in StyleCop (SA1101 "Prefix Local Calls With This", under Readibility->Member Access). You can read about why to use that rule here:

Zune or Creative Zen for me (I have both of them and an iPod and the iPod is now used as a expensive USB drive).

[quote who="pseudomelon" reply="14" id="2322908"] I did read it, and loved it. The summary execution exists for the sole purpose of explaining that one may whip up a one-liner summary of any great work, and make it sound terrible. If you've read any of the other books I listed, you might note that they are also great books. I was hardly trying to question Cervantes' writing, and apologise for offending you. Please re-read the post with that in mind. [/quote] You haven't off

No it doesn't remain, it only shows you really need to read Don Quixote :) (you would probably enjoy it with some commentaries about what Cervantes was trying to say and why, it's a very nice book).

[quote who="Nights Edge" reply="16" id="2322512"]I would tentatively suggest: Write unit tests for any core functionality, for components which you intend to share or reuse, and for complex state machines. Small commits, frequently. Don't keep personal copies of code outside of source control. No-one likes doing mega-merges. [/quote] Continous integration is really good to have if you make the effort to have a good set of test (let it be because you use TDD or jus

[quote who="Ron Lugge" reply="10" id="2322281"] Not necessarily; there have been occasions when I could have used an int or an unsigned int, and had both work. I went with unsigned in some cases because I wanted the extra 'range' to my counting; I went with signed in others because it was useful for debugging (or just because there was no point in using unsigned). [/quote] If you need the prefix before the variable name to remember that the variable can take values out

I'm a C# coder, not a C++ one, but some comments from my experience. This rule: [quote]Name variables so that they tell something about the variable.[/quote] Renders this one useless: [quote]Basic types should have a prefix before the variable name:[/quote] If you choose the correct name for the variable so it clearly shows what is the variable about, you don't need to specify the type of it in the name too. In general I like more C# casing and naming r

Option 2 please, release in August (or later) and take all the time you need to release a truly polished gem. Like Blizzard does with its games: Elemental will be done when it's done :)

[quote who="pseudomelon" reply="10" id="2319570"] Don Quixote: Dumb guy thinks he is a knight, does stupid things. [/quote] As a spanish guy, my head just blew when I read this summary of Don Quixote O_o

[quote who="Tridus" reply="23" id="2320847"]The other fun point in all this - how much piracy is actually stopped by this stuff? The DRM stopped me from buying this game. If I actually wanted to pirate it (and I don't), do you think it would take more then 5 minutes to find a working torrent? None of these DRM systems actually stop piracy. They just create problems for the paying customers that are the only ones the DRM gets inflicted on. One of the things that drew me t

[quote who="pseudomelon" reply="8" id="2318991"] I expect the reason you did not enjoy SoC may have been your understanding of videogame storylines. Normally, one can expect plot through speeches between characters and obvious actions (i.e., if he's chasing you, enemy). However, SoC leaves you filling in the pieces for yourself; how much of the story you manage to soak in directly relates to how much attention to detail you are willing to put in. [/quote] For me it's hard to

[quote who="pseudomelon" reply="21" id="2309649"]ZehDon, while I know you're more interested in PS1 games, I really should re-iterate: Shadow of the Colossus is a truly awesome game. It's one of the few games out there that told a story in such a way as could not be rendered by a book or movie. If you can handle PS2 emulation on your computer, I highly recommend it.Also, if you can find it on E-bay for $0.99, Machine Head is a game that is so truly awful that it's good.[/quote] SoC is

That's a pretty personal opinion I would say. I love the current art direction of Elemental myself. WoW may be "cartoonish", but their art direction is impressive, much better than other realistic MMORPGs like DDO for example.

I run Railroads on a 64 bit Vista without having to do anything as far as I remember, but it was some time ago... The game is very very very easy but it's nice (although Transport Tycoon continues to be a masterpiece without anything coming close :p). No idea about the multiplayer :(

[quote who="landisaurus" reply="3" id="2285455"] Its the same in XP. I'm asking if they changed something in Win7 to make it different from XP. running in XP would be worse at best, and the same at worst. I'm also leery to duel-boot because I've 8GB of ram in my tower... and I don't feel comfortable running a 32-bit OS with more than 4GB of ram. (running 64-bit XP could only make it worse) [/quote] There's no problem running a 32

Great screenshots, the waiting is getting harder and harder :p

What I find surprising is that a lot of people who don't have a clue about Blizzard numbers seem to know what is right or wrong for them. I bet Blizzard know how their game is played, how their game is pirated and they are trying the best for their game, so if they took this decission you can think: - n00bs, they don't have a clue what they are doing. - they did the math and they will earn more/lose less money this way.

[quote quoting="post"] So... now windows 7 is out, and do we have a fix for this? Surely after windows 2000, XP, and Vista somebody at microsoft got it through their heads to let you add a command to the shortcut or something to start with only 1 core? or a feature I can't seem to find in compatibility perhaps? [/quote] Your best solution would be to dual bot XP. I wish MS people could just stop supporting all the crap out there instead of having to use the

[quote who="CarGuy1" reply="10" id="2276366"]I find the following to be laughable... Windows 7 is basically a service pack for Vista. [/quote] No is not, it's a new OS that builds over Vista.

Try to join a good corp for newbies, like Eve Uni, they will help you a lot :)

HB!

Homeworld: amazing graphics, 3D movement, great musical score, great story, great artwork,... Relic did a masterpiece there :)

One thing: foraging (in reality) is not so much based in how much the unit can forage, but in how much food is left around after the peasants and everyone take their normal share. If you need to forage more then bad things are going to happen soon :p

I read about Trent whereabouts in the Gamedev Dailies, a pitty :(

Fire Emblem are pretty nice games (you have them in GBA, DS, GC and Wii), I just love those series.