Yeah, that's it. It's really hard to know how impressive this is. There are lots of step-by-step instructions on gaming forums on what to do, but if he's writing his own just by looking at the code there, then that's a bit more impressive.
As Adam mentioned, it's quite similar to the skills for doing other server configuration, so in that respect it's potentially useful. But I was coding games at age 12 by copying code from books. I was impressed that my Lunar Lander worked, but really I was just a keyboard parrot. You could mention that he has done some server configuration on his own time, but I wouldn't go into the details. And I don't see anything there that stands in for math skills. I know the math geeks here might have something to say about his lack of interest in math, but I'll chime in from the perspective of someone with poor math skills. I didn't get much more than basic algebra and geometry and I find that it has sorely hindered some basic things I'd like to do. And as with any skill, unpracticed they atrophy. So since my match skills at their height weren't that great, they have only gotten worse with time. -Kevin > -----Original Message----- > From: Dana Tierney [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Friday, June 13, 2003 12:54 PM > To: CF-Community > Subject: Re: tribes question - annihilation server configuration > > > 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); > } > > _________________________________ > > > 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.... > >> > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?forumid=5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?method=subscribe&forumid=5 Host with the leader in ColdFusion hosting. Voted #1 ColdFusion host by CF Developers. Offering shared and dedicated hosting options. www.cfxhosting.com/default.cfm?redirect=10481 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5
