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This is something I should have made a long time ago. You know, back when I still made caves and it'd actually be useful to me. Anyway, I posted the link a little below, and I'd appreciate it if you all'd download it, play around with it, and tell me what you think. I don't want you guys to mention any potential new features just yet, I just want to know if you can find any bugs, or anything that doesn't function in the way that you would perhaps expect it to.

http://www.interguild.org/hatpc/cavemaker.zip (EDIT: You cannot trust this link to be remotely up-to-date.)
original link:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1BNp_r4-qIIZ8QuNE1wRw6Vi9HT526aDL/view

Due to a forum bug, you'll probably have to copy that and paste it into your address bar.

To run that, you'll first have to extract that all into the same folder. If you can't extract zip files, download WinRAR: http://www.win-rar.com/download.html

You'll also need to make sure you have the latest version of Java: http://www.java.com

Inside, there's a file named cavemaker.bat, which you will double-click on the run the program. A cmd window will pop up and hang around with you the whole time as you use the cavemaker. Close it, and you close the cavemaker with it, so, just ignore it for now. If it comes up and then just goes away, then you (probably) have not, either, followed these steps properly, or you do not have the latest version of java on your computer. I'm working on a way to make it stand-alone, but for now this will suffice. Also, you can make a short-cut of the .bat file (right-click create shortcut, probably) and then you can paste that into wherever you'd like to be able to open the cavemaker from. Also note that, since this was coded in java, it should be able to run on systems other than Windows. I haven't seen fungus in a while, but if you see him, direct him here so I can get that straightened out. We might have to jump through a few hoops, but it should be able to run on his mac. Update: The cavemaker program is now in a jar file. You should be able to run it by double clicking but, if not, set java as the default program from opening jar files. The .bat is still there if needed.

If you have Windows 7, check out this short topic for help: http://www.interguild.org/members/forums/topic.php?id=5124

I'm going to attempt to list some of the changes that I've made from the Neopets version. Here's what I could think of, in no particular order:

Spoiler: ''List of Changes from the Neopets Version''

So yeah, try it out, and if there's anything that gets on your nerves, let me know I'll try making changes to it. I'll work on adding new features at an unspecified point in the future. For now, I'd like to ensure that this is working properly and there's nothing about it that people just hate to death.

Spoiler: ''Changes in Update 1''


Spoiler: ''Changes in Update 2''


Spoiler: ''Changes in Update 3''


Spoiler: ''Changes in Update 4''


Spoiler: ''Changes in Update 5''


Spoiler: ''Changes in Update 6''


Spoiler: ''Changes in Update 7''


Spoiler: ''Changes in Update 8''


Spoiler: ''Changes in Update 9 (Current Version)''
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Most programs put properties under file, don't they? I'd check one, but I don't want to wait for it to open on this stupidly-slow computer.

'Livio' said:
You could make a shortcut to copy the code, and whenever you click on it, the code box opens for an entire second before automatically closing again?

What? You seriously want me to waste time doing that? No thanks.

The next thing that I intend to do is improve all of the dialogs, which, right now, are sucky. Also, the options are annoying to have to keep going back into the menus to set them, so I'd like to make a dialog for them as well, and also, add the ability to set defaults for the options.
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At least make sure that you can only enter a maximum of 20 characters as the name, because honestly, there's no point to being able to have a name as long as you want when the uploader has never accepted names over 20 characters.
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how bout a zoom-out option? that would be useful, and effective.


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"At least make sure that you can only enter a maximum of 20 characters as the name, because honestly, there's no point to being able to have a name as long as you want when the uploader has never accepted names over 20 characters."
In Java, that's a pain. If only it were as simple as textBox.setMaxCharacters(20) or something. I'm not really sure how to do it, and I don't really want to figure it out. Anyway, I said I was going to "improve the dialogs", and that is something that, when I do that, I'll look in to.

"how bout a zoom-out option? that would be useful, and effective."
I -think- I know how to get that to work, but wow, there are a lot of things that would need to coordinate themselves to get it to work. That said, it could be a question whether or not it would run in a reasonable amount of time... All of those images would need to be scaled; could be rough.
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csd I'm sure you if you just google that max characters thing, you'll find someone who's already done it.

but the reason I'm bumping this up is to say that my dad put this thing on our computer that lets us simulate other operating systems. So far we have XP, Windows 7, and Mac OS. And I think it was Woodstock who was complaining that your CaveMaker doesn't work on Macs. If you ever try to get it to work on macs, I can test it.
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Right now (and when I say right now, I mean the last time I worked on it was over a week ago) I'm working on completely redoing the cavemaker's various dialogs. When I go to put in the username field, I'll look into that.

Since titles of any length are accepted by the uploader, though, I didn't really think it was all that necessary, and since I didn't want to have to store potentially memory-exhausingly long titles, I just chopped it at 20.
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I cannot open it even though I have the latest version of java!
I have windows 7


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I tried it on Windows XP too! That has the latest version of java too and I cant open it on there either!


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Thank you!

I cant download it right now. The link is broken.

And I did copy & paste!


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well, if you bumped it already...

'canadianstickdeath' said:
Right now (and when I say right now, I mean the last time I worked on it was over a week ago) I'm working on completely redoing the cavemaker's various dialogs. When I go to put in the username field, I'll look into that.

Since titles of any length are accepted by the uploader, though, I didn't really think it was all that necessary, and since I didn't want to have to store potentially memory-exhausingly long titles, I just chopped it at 20.


any news?
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"how bout a zoom-out option? that would be useful, and effective."
I -think- I know how to get that to work, but wow, there are a lot of things that would need to coordinate themselves to get it to work. That said, it could be a question whether or not it would run in a reasonable amount of time... All of those images would need to be scaled; could be rough.
any plans?


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Nope.

I work on this project, like all of my others, whenever I feel like. Lately, I haven't felt like.
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when i run the batch file the cmd window pops up and then closes immediatly. how do i fix this?


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Download the latest Java version.
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ok thanks


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hey CSD, what if I convert this topic into a blog post?
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Lol, just do whatever you want, Livio.
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*one week later*
converted to blog post.
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Lol, sweet. I wasn't sure I was gonna enter the pentathlon, but now I can!
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Don't you mean now Livio can?


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Thursday, January 8, 2009 3:56 pm — Guide posted by canadianstickdeath


'Livio' said:
You know, I was thinking of getting an internship at Microsoft, but I'm not sure I want their lameness to rub off on me.
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'canadianstickdeath' said:
Lol, sweet. I wasn't sure I was gonna enter the pentathlon, but now I can!
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Thursday, January 8, 2009 3:56 pm — Guide posted by canadianstickdeath
My team is already behind, so I'm not gonna make a mistake like that.

btw, soccerboy, I almost mistook you for silver or kitti somehow
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"Thursday, January 8, 2009 3:56 pm"
Lol, dammit. I don't wanna actually have to write that level 4 guide. It's such a useless and boring level.
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I just edited this and put a lot spoiler tags to make this page much more viewable. Those with javascript disabled will just have to View Source or something.

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