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Development pages

Status/task list pages

• Roadmap - The Vega Strike development roadmap.
• Development:Rebalance - Information and task list for the Rebalance.
• Development:Ogre - Information on the OGRE port.
• 3D Models - Organisation and contribution information.
• 2D Images - Organisation and contribution information.
• Sound & Music
• Development:Performance - Goals to achieve required performance
• Development:AI Navigation - Overhauling the ships' navigation routines

Developer information pages

• The Vega Strike Contributor's Guide

Code-related

• Dependencies - A guide to system dependencies, broken down by subsystem.
• CVS Tree - A guide to the layout of the CVS tree.
• Code style - A guide/manual to write code for Vegastrike that fits in and is readable.
• Network - Everything network related goes in here.
  • Packet format - A description of the packet format that had been implemented a few years ago.
  • Todo - What still needs to be done.
  • Testing - Testing the network code.
• Keyboard layout - Discuss and display new keyboard layouts here.
• Scripts & Tools - to make your life easier
  • obj2obj converter (Perl, commandline) - Converts obj files to cockpit files. or extracts tag-data from the models. (At least that's what is planned, Testing under Win32/Linux. Pontiac)

Data-related

• Cargo - Detailed descriptions of cargo items, listed by category.
• Quests & Campaigns Quests, Campaigns & Adventures
• Faction Balancing - General guidelines to keep in mind when play balancing the Vega Strike factions.

Art-related

• Graphics subsection (Logos&Signage, 3D models, etc...)
  • Guidelines subsection
    • Guidelines for creating models - General guidance for development of models for Vega Strike.
    • Guidelines for creating ship materials - General guidance for development of materials for Vega Strike models.
  • Cargo (graphics) - Images to be displayed in the trading interface for cargo items.
  • Orbital Planet Surfaces - General guidance for development of planet surfaces visible from orbit.

Internationalization/Localisation-related

• Translation projects

Common topics

• Realism vs Believability
• Behaviour of the SPEC drive and insystem flight in general
• Economy - How ingame economy should work.
• Political system
• Ingame library - How can/should it be done? .. if at all.

See also

• HowTos
• Feature Requests