Implementing setWeatherBlended(int weatherID, int duration)

[izstas]

I started to try implement it on MTA 1.1 trunk code. And need some help from developers. I started from client part.

To sync it, I found that I need to change CPacketHandler::Packet_MapInfo and CWorldRPCs::SetWeatherBlended. Is it true?

I think I should to keep compatibility with servers that won't support blending duration. Or no?

If yes, the weather data in Packet_MapInfo is processed in the beginning of this function. If I won't change this and try to read blending duration after bitStream.Read ( ucBlendedWeatherHour ); I can get invalid data, because currently there bHasSkyGradient after ucBlendedWeatherHour. How to resolve this problem? Maybe read blending duration in the function's end (I expect that bitStream.Read will return false if no more data)?

P.S. I compiled unmodified (only edited one CEGUI code string because it wasn't compiling) 1.1 client from trunk with VC2010, downloaded data files (bass.dll etc), but can't connect to 1.0.4 server (client shows "Entering the game" for some seconds and reports about timeout after this). Is it normal? I know that MTA should be compiled with VC2008, but... So I can't check my changes now... Is it problem of compatibility with VC2010 and client works fine with VC2008 compiler?

[Zango]

I think you're correct, 1.1 cannot connect to 1.0.4 servers.

I got a timeout when I tried too.

Edited October 7, 2010 by Guest

[MX_Master]

To do own implementations you must build all - server and client. And after that you can test your work using both of them.

1.0.4 server's net module may be not compatible with 1.1 client's net module

[izstas]

Thanks, it's easier to develop if I can don't care about compatibility with 1.0

But anyway looks like MTA is not compatible with VC2010 and I should install VC2008.

[darkdreamingdan]

Thanks, it's easier to develop if I can don't care about compatibility with 1.0

But anyway looks like MTA is not compatible with VC2010 and I should install VC2008.

We're working on upgrading to VS2010, but in the mean time it's advisable to use VS2008.

The easiest way to get a custom build running, is to install an unstable nightly build from https://nightly.multitheftauto.com/ and then compile your files on top.