An idea: Löve me

[Robin]

All right. I've made some improvements for this (for example: listed games can give a URL to plain-text information about the game).

I also have three issues:
First, the name "Löve me" should be something better, but I'm not good with names, and earlier suggestions by others didn't quite fit as well. A minor issue, I know, but still...

Second, I have not enough games listed. I want to have a wide range of games before I put the list online. If you have a game that you want people to download, please contact me!

Third, the directory structure:
Currently, it's like this:

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loveme/
    loveme.py -- eligible for name change
    settings -- just to locate LÖVE
    data.csv -- this will be online later
    games/
        jump.love
        -- etc.

But I was thinking it might be simpler and more logical to do it like this:

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love/
    love -- and the other love files
    loveme.py -- still eligible for name change
    data.csv -- this will be online later

~/
    lovegames/
        jump.love
        -- etc.

No need for for the settings file: the app just has to run "./love". What do you think?

[bartbes]

It might not be a bad idea to install it next to LÖVE (so I'd say 3 = good)
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but I'm good with names

I guess you mean you're NOT good at names?
Anyway, me neither, let's ask rude that, he's good at names.
2 -> If I'd have any popular games... (I do give you permission to add Netris), I guess you should check topics in Projects & Demos for popular threads and see if it has a high download count, include those games (with permission of the creator). A game I propose is called.. ehm.. k..something: k3

[Robin]

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but I'm good with names

I guess you mean you're NOT good at names?

Oops. Fix'd. I guess that was a Freudian slip.

(I do give you permission to add Netris)

Awesome! You have a .love of it on the 'net? Unfortunately, I can't just download tarballs in <unnamed project>, at least: love can't run 'em.

I guess you should check topics in Projects & Demos for popular threads and see if it has a high download count, include those games (with permission of the creator).

Now why didn't I think of that?

A game I propose is called.. ehm.. k..something: k3

Good suggestion... but didn't they split up? (also: the author seems to have disappeared)

[Robin]

@bartbes: is the latest version of Netris 0.01? If not, were can I find a more recent .love? If there is no recent .love, I'll just make one from a GitHub tarball.

[bartbes]

No, the latest stable is 0.9, yet the latest unstable still calls itself 0.01... I will fix that, promote it to stable and send you a .love.

[Robin]

ok, great. I'll be improving the thingy some more (it really needs a name I guess I'll do a brainstorm session).

[bartbes]

Found out only diff was the number, anyway, check your messages.

EDIT: If it was possible to add attachments..
Here it is:

Netris.love

(73.58 KiB) Downloaded 97 times

[Robin]

New version!

Improvements:

• Allows searching
• Games can supply information about themselves
• List sorting
• Downloads online game list, but prefers local file
• Progression bar for long downloads
• No more settings file
• New directory structure: place the .py in the same directory as love(.exe if you're on windows). All game files and data.csv are placed in ~/lovegames/

Problems:

• Only 3 games on the list!
• Still no good name. (love-get? AFKALM?)

Edit: stupid error fixed: http://github.com/lovegames.csv --> http://gvx.github.com/lovegames.csv. Sorry about that.

[bartbes]

404, now if you were just active on IRC...

EDIT: 404 fixed

[Robin]

A new version... hopefully with a bit less stupid mistakes. With (hurray) shebang.