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undocumented changes to dataserver event
Strife Onizuka
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Join date: 3 Mar 2004
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03-20-2005 06:42
I keep forgetting to post this but LL has changed what is returned when you request the location of a landmark.

1.5 and before
local vector dependant on the location of the object requesting the info.

1.6
global vector


basicly
1.5
request landmark would return
global_landmark_pos - llGetRegionCorner() - llGetPos()

1.6
global_landmark_pos

I dont' have a problem with this change but others might.
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Hank Ramos
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03-20-2005 06:44
Thanks Strife! That does affect my code, but no biggie to change. It will actually remove an extra step :)
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Strife Onizuka
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03-21-2005 00:28
i had to rewrite my sim mapper because of it, which is to say a good thing. It was was by far one of my worst peices of code. So many lava flows in it I hated doing anything to it. New version doesn't use landmarks at all.
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- Cyril Connolly

Without the political will to find common ground, the continual friction of tactic and counter tactic, only creates suspicion and hatred and vengeance, and perpetuates the cycle of violence.
- James Nachtwey
Tcoz Bach
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03-21-2005 05:10
I can not believe LL would still be putting out undocumented changes to the script API after some of the boners in the past. Are you sure they didn't mention it anywhere?
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Christopher Omega
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03-22-2005 12:54
From: Tcoz Bach
I can not believe LL would still be putting out undocumented changes to the script API after some of the boners in the past. Are you sure they didn't mention it anywhere?


I agree with Tcoz, wtf LL? Why weren't scripters consulted (or at least notified) first before this change?
==Chris
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03-22-2005 20:45
From: Tcoz Bach
I can not believe LL would still be putting out undocumented changes to the script API after some of the boners in the past. Are you sure they didn't mention it anywhere?



Sorry, I just had to.
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blaze Spinnaker
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03-22-2005 22:12
Just wait til this baby goes live :)

Methinks someone needs to give Cory a good talking to.
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