[Opensim-users] Disappointed in Tide feature.

[James Stallings II]

Hi,

I would suspect that it was not designed to behave this way; and while I
don't think I would expect it to be fixed over night, I do think that if
you were to file a mantis on the topic it will eventually get looked at (if
one hasn't been filed already).

In my years of experience with the opensim developer community, one thing I
have definitely learnt (besides how to spell 'learnt' -- thanks Adam
Frisby!), is that we/they tend to respond far more positively to a cool
(dare I say lighthearted?) presentation of an issue; exhibiting a flair for
the dramatic tends to elicit something more of a 'talk to the hand'
response.

Don't forget, as good as opensim may be, it's still very much a work in
progress, and it shows greatly in the way that it has improved over time.

Look into any existing mantis issues on the subject, and by all means, be
patient -- it pays off :)


Cheers
James


On Sun, Mar 25, 2012 at 4:29 AM, InuYasha Meiji <inuyasha.meiji at gmail.com>wrote:

> It isn't really anyone's fault, but I feel a bit disappointed in the
> osSetRegionWaterHeight(i); command.    I use the example script.  The one
> script that allows you to click on the object containing the script and it
> makes the water level rise and fall.  I have all my ini files correct and
> the script does work.
>
> I got the water moving really pretty smoothly.  I was filled with
> excitement at the thought of at certain intervals, about as often as the
> sun moves in the sky, I could have a script check for the sun/moon position
> and move the water level according to the moon height in the sky.  I tried
> doing this myself.  BUT, here is the problem.  Until then I didn't realize
> while being the only one on my grid at that time that stopping to press the
> flag (The item I placed the script for testing), I wasn't attempting to
> walk while the water made its movement.
>
> I only noticed when attempting to check sun position and move the water,
> while taking a walk.  Is tides to look like real tidal forced impossible to
> do in opensim, without causing this issue, and I am doing something
> horribly wrong?  Can it be done.  Or would moving the water and walking
> smoothly just something you can't do especially on multiple sims all at
> once?
>
> All this time I had been using the whole possibility of tides in opensim
> as one of the more noticeable differences between SL and  opensim, to start
> up conversations about it.  It disappoints me a little that I have to tell
> these people I tried it and it really messes things up when I tried it.
>
> I love opensim, and won't quit over just this.  So much great work has
> been going into it, and I appreciate it so much.  It give people like me,
> on fixed incomes, the disabled who don't know how long we can pay Linden
> Labs, to enjoy a virtual environment a free place to go and enjoy our dream
> world.  Thanks to all of your hard volunteer work.
>
> Thanks again,
> InuYasha
>
>
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