He is "modding" a file. Here are the first few lines of it. (He left it in
my test editor)
___________________________
//bindAction(mouse0, zaxis0, TO, IDACTION_INC_SNIPER_FOV, 1.000000);
//bindAction(mouse0, zaxis1, TO, IDACTION_INC_SNIPER_FOV, -1.000000);
//bindCommand(mouse0, zaxis0, TO, "nextWeapon();");
//bindCommand(mouse0, zaxis1, TO, "prevWeapon();");
//Control::getPosition
//Persistent::TaggedClass<MissionCenterPos>
//Control::setValue Control::getValue
//Control::getExtent Control::setExtent
//Control::setText Control::getText TextList::Clear TextList::AddLine
//hitShapeName
//baseDamageType
//whirSound
//
//
//newObject("MissionCenter", MissionCenterPos, -(%tw / 2), -(%tw / 2), %tw,
%tw);
//addToSet("MissionGroup\\World", "MissionCenter");
//
// functions by Plasmatic
function dance()
{
if($dance)
$dance = false;
else
{
$dance = true;
getdown(%anim);
}
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He just turned 13 btw, which is no doubt the objection to trying to
graduate him. Still, his academics are college level everywhere but math,
and his attitude towards math is that he doesn't see the need for anything
more than simple algebra. I figure, if he can pass a GED even if
ingloriously why not let him do so? If he is doing ballistics in his games
he will see the point of calculus soon enough. Alternatively I may just
enroll him and the heck with the GED. I asked him about this and he is
interested.
I am still interested in any comments btw. I won't be leaving for the
appointment for a couple of hours.
Thanks
Dana
On Fri, 13 Jun 2003 13:35:41 -0400, cantrl. a <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
wrote:
> I would say this is pretty good for somebody still in school. A lot of
> maintaining a *nix server is reading sometimes cryptic documentation and
> then editing even more cryptic configuration files. Instead of setting up
> an online game it's web servers, databases, and email systems. People who
> read documentation and then independently take on applying what they've
> read without getting frustrated or scared are a pretty rare find.
>
> Now if you came home and he was writing custom maps and game mods - that
> would be something to really brag about.
>
> Adam.
>
>
>> I am not a fan of first person shooter games (I can hear you all out
>> there going naaawww...you're kidding... really?) :) I do have a question
>> about Tribes that someone here may be able to answer.
>>
>> My son is an avid Tribes player. I think I have mentioned here before
>> that I homeschool. I need to have a chat with someone about his
>> academics tomorrow as I am thinking, if he is willing to get serious
>> about his math, that he would be best off just writing SATs and/or a GED
>> and enrolling in a computer science curriculum, which seems to be where
>> he wants to go. The thing is the school system here apparently requires
>> some sort of permit to graduate early (which I think is really dumb) and
>> I am liable to need some professionals backing me to get it. Thus the
>> conversation tomorrow.
>>
>> On to the tribes question. He has taken to modifying the configuration
>> files, and I would like an idea how impressed I should be by this. Is
>> this common practice, or something he would find a cookbook for on one
>> of the gamer sites? In other words, is he just good at following
>> instructions or is he actually reading code? What is Tribes written in
>> anyway?
>> Anyone know? I had assumed he was working through some sort of UI but
>> what he was looking at earlier looked java-ish. I don't want to embarass
>> myself by citing this tomorrow if it's something pretty easy to do and I
>> just don't know it cause I don't play the thing. If that's the case I
>> will just stick to the hardware skills when I brag about his computer
>> knowledge <g>
>>
>> Thanks for any answers,
>> Dana
>> -- Mr Jones and me
>> We're stumbling through the barrio....
>>
>
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