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You're right, Seemann, that's the only way to go, as there isn't (and will never be) an official naming convention for opcodes.
 
You're right, Seemann, that's the only way to go, as there isn't (and will never be) an official naming convention for opcodes.
 
Additionally, we have to establish a blueprint for the general design of an Opcode Description page - which syntaxes to include, explanation of parameters and so on.
 
Additionally, we have to establish a blueprint for the general design of an Opcode Description page - which syntaxes to include, explanation of parameters and so on.
But personally, I fear that this domain will never be used for modding reference. Most opcodes can still be found at xx-db.webtools4.you.net, a 'proper' database, so I don't see the urgent need for listing them here. Not every kind of content is appropriate for being wikied.
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But personally, I fear that this domain will never be used for modding reference. Most opcodes can still be found at xx-db.webtools4you.net, a 'proper' database, so I don't see the urgent need for listing them here. Not every kind of content is appropriate for being wikied.
 
We would rather need a more general approach to mission coding, especially with the beginners in mind, describing 'best practices' (use of waits/player_defined checks), delivering a proper introduction and tutorial - possibly with extensive examples, so that it gets as easy as possible to get some working code.
 
We would rather need a more general approach to mission coding, especially with the beginners in mind, describing 'best practices' (use of waits/player_defined checks), delivering a proper introduction and tutorial - possibly with extensive examples, so that it gets as easy as possible to get some working code.
 
[[User:SteaVor|SteaVor]] 06:44, 15 Apr 2007 (CDT)
 
[[User:SteaVor|SteaVor]] 06:44, 15 Apr 2007 (CDT)

Revision as of 11:44, 15 April 2007

It is very important to include all the info about opcodes we have to the wiki. But should there be more unified way of naming the separate pages? I suggest to use the titles like title=opcode_0000, title=opcode_0001 and so forth.

You're right, Seemann, that's the only way to go, as there isn't (and will never be) an official naming convention for opcodes. Additionally, we have to establish a blueprint for the general design of an Opcode Description page - which syntaxes to include, explanation of parameters and so on. But personally, I fear that this domain will never be used for modding reference. Most opcodes can still be found at xx-db.webtools4you.net, a 'proper' database, so I don't see the urgent need for listing them here. Not every kind of content is appropriate for being wikied. We would rather need a more general approach to mission coding, especially with the beginners in mind, describing 'best practices' (use of waits/player_defined checks), delivering a proper introduction and tutorial - possibly with extensive examples, so that it gets as easy as possible to get some working code. SteaVor 06:44, 15 Apr 2007 (CDT)