19:05 <@Hellfire667> Todays topics:
19:05 <@Hellfire667> # Minutes
19:05 <@Hellfire667> # Discuss progress FRD
19:05 <@Hellfire667> # AOB
19:05 <@Hellfire667> # Next meeting 
19:05 -!- Metalcore424 changed the topic of #tempire to: :: Transport Empire :: Meeting in Progress. /msg Metalcore[IRC] for voice :: http://www.tt-forums.net/ :: http://sf.net/projects/tt2/
19:06 < Arathorn> good idea
19:06 <@Metalcore424> Roll Call!!
19:06 -!- Bot425 [~Bot425@65.0.189.113] has joined #tempire
19:06 -!- mode/#tempire [+o Bot425] by L
19:06 <@Metalcore424> ^XP^?
19:06 <@Metalcore424> !dv ^XP^
19:06 -!- mode/#tempire [+v Arathorn] by Hellfire667
19:06 <@Metalcore424> eh.
19:06 <@Metalcore424> !do ^XP^
19:06 -!- mode/#tempire [-o ^XP^] by Bot425
19:06 <@Metalcore424> chris?
19:06 <@Metalcore424> !do chirho
19:06 -!- mode/#tempire [-o chirho] by Bot425
19:06 <+Arathorn> the topic list in the thread on the forum wasn't that big
19:06 <@Metalcore424> Jpl?
19:06 <+Jpl> YES
19:06 <@Metalcore424> Mek?
19:06 <@Metalcore424> Vatso?
19:06 <+Arathorn> ??
19:07 <@Metalcore424> what?
19:07 <@Metalcore424> I'm taking attendance
19:07 <@Metalcore424> dence?
19:07 <@Metalcore424> hmm.
19:07 <@Metalcore424> anyway
19:08 -!- mode/#tempire [+m] by Bot425
19:08 <@Hellfire667> Let's begin.
19:08 <@Metalcore424> yarr
19:08 <@Hellfire667> Minutes!
19:08 -!- Metalcore424 is now known as Metalcore[IRC]
19:08 <@Hellfire667> I'll write the minutes for this meeting.
19:08 <@Metalcore[IRC]> Tags, anyone?
19:08 <@Hellfire667> And I have comments on the previous minutes.
19:09 <@Metalcore[IRC]> ok
19:09 <@Hellfire667> I would like to see less quotes in the minutes, i.e. "[01:23]<Hellfire667>: blah blah"
19:09 <@Hellfire667> That's about all I have for now. Any other comments"
19:09 <@Hellfire667> ?*
19:10 <+Arathorn> no
19:10 <+Arathorn> from me at least
19:10 <@Metalcore[IRC]> nope
19:11 <@Metalcore[IRC]> "Tags, anyone?"
19:11 <@Hellfire667> Next item on the agena: Discussion Progress FRD. (Guesss this meeting is going to be a "quicky")
19:11 <@Hellfire667> Evan: why tags?
19:11 <@Metalcore[IRC]> because i like organization :P
19:11 <@Metalcore[IRC]> tags being like [IRC]
19:11 <@Hellfire667> IRC means?
19:11 <@Metalcore[IRC]> what?
19:12 <@Metalcore[IRC]> because that's my job in the project
19:12 <@Hellfire667> What does [IRC] mean?
19:12 <@Metalcore[IRC]> I run the IRC channel
19:12 <@Hellfire667> ah
19:12 -!- Hellfire667 is now known as Hellfire[GP]
19:12 <@Hellfire[GP]> General Programmer :)
19:12 <@Metalcore[IRC]> yup
19:12 <@Metalcore[IRC]> Arathorn would be [GFX] I guess.
19:13 <+Arathorn> yes
19:13 <@Metalcore[IRC]> hey arathorn, you have a Q account?
19:13 <+Arathorn> that's the only th9ng I can ')
19:13 <+Arathorn> ;)
19:13 <@Metalcore[IRC]> :P
19:13 <@Metalcore[IRC]> Q account?
19:13 <@Hellfire[GP]> Now, about the FRD: I've added the first 10 ideas. And a quick check in the cvs told me that those 10 are the only 10 ideas so far.
19:13 <+Arathorn> what's that?
19:13 <@Metalcore[IRC]> and.....type /nick Arathorn[GFX]
19:13 <+Arathorn> a q acount?
19:14 <@Metalcore[IRC]> type /msg Q hello YourEmailAddress YourEmailAddress
19:14 <@Metalcore[IRC]> before typing the /nick
19:14 <@Hellfire[GP]> Leave the Q accounts for AFTER the meeting, please!
19:14 -!- Arathorn is now known as Arathorn[GFX]
19:14 <@Metalcore[IRC]> meh, ok
19:14 <@Metalcore[IRC]> and, yes, I have not done my ideas
19:14 <@Metalcore[IRC]> been on vacation
19:14 <@Hellfire[GP]> And neither has eXinion.
19:14 <@Hellfire[GP]> Who will go on vacation next week.
19:14 <@Metalcore[IRC]> and I probably won't be able to for awhile, unless I do them today
19:14 <@Metalcore[IRC]> o/
19:15 <@Metalcore[IRC]> (raised my hand)
19:15 <+Arathorn[GFX]> can you do them today?
19:15 <@Metalcore[IRC]> probably so
19:15 <@Hellfire[GP]> Then please try to do it today.
19:16 <@Metalcore[IRC]> alright.
19:16 <@Metalcore[IRC]> but, is it on CVS? I don't think my CVS client works yet
19:16 <@Hellfire[GP]> it is on CVS, yes.
19:17 <@Metalcore[IRC]> ok.....at noon, I'm going to lunch with my dad (that's 1700 GMT) and when I get back, hell, will you be available for CVS troubleshooting
19:17 <@Metalcore[IRC]> ?
19:17 <@Hellfire[GP]> Ok, I'll be on msn
19:17 <@Metalcore[IRC]> ok
19:17 <@Metalcore[IRC]> probably around 1800,1830 GMT
19:17 <@Hellfire[GP]> ok
19:17 <@Hellfire[GP]> But on with the next item: Any Other Business
19:18 <@Hellfire[GP]> I have one:
19:18 <@Hellfire[GP]> Arathorn, have you been approached to be the lead graphics artist?
19:18 <@Metalcore[IRC]> (if not, you're being approached now)
19:18 <+Arathorn[GFX]> no
19:18 <+Arathorn[GFX]> i guessed so ;)
19:18 <@Metalcore[IRC]> :P
19:19 <@Hellfire[GP]> So, are you interested in being the lead graphics artist?
19:19 <+Arathorn[GFX]> what would that require of me exactly?
19:19 <+Arathorn[GFX]> organizing a set?
19:19 <@Metalcore[IRC]> making lots of graphics :P and probably accepting/allowing other graphics
19:20 <@Hellfire[GP]> Creating graphics (duh), but also checking other graphics. Testing them with whatever part of the game is done by then.
19:20 <+Arathorn[GFX]> yeah i would like that
19:20 <@Metalcore[IRC]> eg, if I entered a graphic that you thought was not up to snuff, you'd reject it and tell me why. 
19:20 <@Hellfire[GP]> And telling other graphic artists what to do ;)
19:20 <+Arathorn[GFX]> I think I'll have some time this week, although i also have an exam monday-in-a-week
19:20 <@Metalcore[IRC]> I start school next tuesday :(
19:21 <+Arathorn[GFX]> yes I would like that
19:21 <@Hellfire[GP]> Alright. With the power given to me by noone, I hereby promote you to Lead Graphics Artist! ;)
19:22 <+Arathorn[GFX]> hurray!
19:22 <@Hellfire[GP]> Oh, and you get to choose in which format the 3D files will be stored!
19:22 <+Arathorn[GFX]> and there was much rejoicing...
19:22 <+Arathorn[GFX]> is there a graphics forum on the  soureceforge page?
19:22 <@Metalcore[IRC]> *monty python SFX* yaay
19:22 <@Hellfire[GP]> No. But Chris or Owen could make one.
19:22 <@Metalcore[IRC]> there could be, I'm sure.
19:23 <@Metalcore[IRC]> there's also a TE forum on my forums *bg*
19:23 <+Arathorn[GFX]> well, the implementing of the graphics would be up to the programmers
19:23 <+Arathorn[GFX]> I think there should be some system like the grf's in ttdpatch
19:24 <@Hellfire[GP]> Ofcourse. We don't expect you to write code unless you want to. Just to make sure the graphics are right.
19:24 <@Metalcore[IRC]> but definitely easier than grfs :P
19:24 <+Arathorn[GFX]> a container for the graphic file itself and an informationfile with vehicle properties
19:25 <+Arathorn[GFX]> that's up to the programmer ;)
19:25 <+Arathorn[GFX]> and I really hope a lot easier then nfo's
19:25 <+Arathorn[GFX]> more something like the ttdpatch.cfg
19:25 <@Hellfire[GP]> Can do. :) (What's wrong with nfo's? I don't know anything about them)
19:25 <+Arathorn[GFX]> i don't understand them :P
19:26 <@Hellfire[GP]> We can do all that. Any other business?
19:26 <@Metalcore[IRC]> they're in hex for one thing -_-
19:27 <@Metalcore[IRC]> maybe plaintext or XML....
19:27 <@Hellfire[GP]> That's possible. And quite likely to happen.
19:27 <@Metalcore[IRC]> which one? ;)
19:27 <@Metalcore[IRC]> um, I have other business.
19:27 <@Hellfire[GP]> Both :P
19:28 <@Metalcore[IRC]> maybe we could get started on some sort of coding. A terrain generator, for instance.
19:28 <@Metalcore[IRC]> for two main reasons.
19:28 <@Metalcore[IRC]> a.) publicity. If people see code, they're going to think something's actually happening.
19:29 <@Metalcore[IRC]> and b.) morale. If people see code, they're going to think something's actually happening. and therefore be happier, and be more likely to join the project :P
19:29 <+Arathorn[GFX]> that's one reason :P
19:29 <+Arathorn[GFX]> but two good ones
19:29 <@Hellfire[GP]> That's true. But I think that writing code before having a decent set of documentation will lead to wasting a lot of code.
19:30 <@Metalcore[IRC]> well, I'd like to see something -_-
19:30 <@Metalcore[IRC]> :P
19:30 <+Arathorn[GFX]> me too
19:31 <@Hellfire[GP]> Hmmm... We could make some prototypes to test the interface to some modules we're going to use, like the PNG or the JPEG libraries. Or a quick-and-dirty test of a 3DS library.
19:32 <+Jpl> hmm
19:32 <@Metalcore[IRC]> sounds good to me :D
19:32 <@Hellfire[GP]> What do you think, Jpl?
19:32 <+Jpl> still nothing to complain on
19:34 <@Metalcore[IRC]> so, is that it?
19:34 <@Metalcore[IRC]> next meeting...
19:34 <@Hellfire[GP]> I'll see if we can make some proto's as soon as possible.
19:34 <+Jpl> go ahead ;)
19:34 <@Hellfire[GP]> next meeting. In two weeks?
19:34 <@Metalcore[IRC]> well, if we have one next week, I most definitely will not be there. so 2 weeks sounds good
19:35 <+Arathorn[GFX]> yes
19:35 <@Metalcore[IRC]> same time?
19:35 <+Arathorn[GFX]> i don't think there will be too much progress in one week
19:35 <@Hellfire[GP]> Ok, same time. 
19:35 <@Hellfire[GP]> I agree.
19:35 <+Arathorn[GFX]> good
19:35 <@Hellfire[GP]> Next meeting: Sunday, august 22nd @ 1600GMT.
19:35 <@Metalcore[IRC]> targets: Get my cvs working. and do my ideas. Hellfire: start the protype
19:35 <+Arathorn[GFX]> good
19:35 <@Metalcore[IRC]> bye
19:36 <@Hellfire[GP]> ok
19:36 <@Hellfire[GP]> Meeting adjourned!
19:36 <+Arathorn[GFX]> mazzel
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19:37 <+Jpl> website desing samples will follow...