So I don't know what is going on with GGE. I applied for a beta invite about three or four weeks ago now and never got an email.

I went back on (via the GDNet link this time) and tried to set up another account today and it told me an account already exists with my email address.

So I sent a comment via the contact page to the effect that I was very interested in participating but couldn't if they didn't let me in, and have so far heard nothing.

Oh well. I want those cool badge things at the top of my journal [sad].

Other than that, it looks like maybe me and my girlfriend could be splitting up and I'll have to give up owning a car. Whatever happens, I have to make sure I can continue to afford the internet, or I'll go mad.

Udo
Deciding against the whole complex virtual-machine-based scripting system at the moment since I think it is not needed and may produce too much overhead (more in terms of code complexity than running speed).

It's a bit of a thinker because on the one hand all I want to do with scripts at the moment is control when enemies get activated, which would currently be purely by the player passing certain points, but on the other hand I have no idea what else I might want to use scripting for in the future.

This, I guess, is why you should design your projects first instead of just making them up as you go along like I do.

I'm thinking about ripping off Sir Sapo's system for Angels 22 and having like a line-per script [condition][action] sort of system, then hardcoding instructions for like PLAYERXGREATERTHAN rather than have a vm that can actually do proper maths.

Who knows. I don't. I'm a bit too depressed to approach design of a whole new module for Udo at the moment, but progress is sort of halted until I make a decision and implement scripting of some kind so that's not good.

REM this is a BASIC style comment
REM Level 139 (level1)

START_MONEY(PLAYER0,2500)

ADD_CREATURE_TO_POOL(FLY,3)
ADD_CREATURE_TO_POOL(BUG,12)

ROOM_AVAILABLE(PLAYER0,TREASURE,1,1)

REM display some tutorial text when we've run for 125 game ticks
IF(PLAYER0, GAME_TURN > 125)
	DISPLAY_INFORMATION(1,PLAYER0)
ENDIF

REM if the player lures his first creature into his dungeon, give him the
REM ability to built a lair
IF(PLAYER0,TOTAL_CREATURES >= 1)
	IF(PLAYER0,TREASURE >= 9)
		ROOM_AVAILABLE(PLAYER0,LAIR,1,1)
	ENDIF
ENDIF

REM this is the interesting tidbit: add two tunnelers (diggers) when +-13
REM minutes have gone by and a certain condition is met
REM one of the numbers supplied to the ADD_XXX_TO_LEVEL command define a hotspot
REM somewhere in the level (carefully placed by the level designer)
REM *** HAS EIGHT OR MORE CREATURES ***
IF (PLAYER0, FLAG0 == 5)
	IF(PLAYER0,TIMER1 >= 800)
		ADD_TUNNELLER_TO_LEVEL(PLAYER_GOOD,1,DUNGEON,0,1,200)
		ADD_TUNNELLER_TO_LEVEL(PLAYER_GOOD,1,DUNGEON,0,1,200)
		REM next step: another enemy party
		SET_TIMER(PLAYER0,TIMER2)
		SET_FLAG(PLAYER0, FLAG0, 6)
	ENDIF
ENDIF

REM after the first battle has been won, add an enemy party to the level
REM *** HAS WON FIRST BATTLE ***
IF (PLAYER0, FLAG0 == 6)
	IF(PLAYER0,TIMER2 >= 500)
		IF(PLAYER0,TOTAL_CREATURES >= 7)
			ADD_PARTY_TO_LEVEL(PLAYER_GOOD,KNIGHT,1,1)
		ENDIF
	ENDIF							
ENDIF								

[ai1PriestDead]
<$SendBucks, 1>
<$ViewHome, 0>

[Failed]
<h2>Failed</h2>
<p>
$Button=Continue,Tell,TryAgain

[END]

::room1::enemy1->C_GoToAndShoot( ::room2::waypoint1, 1 );