The first official version of JOPS is out !
Update : the editor works in linux and windows ! Get the proper release !
jops-editor-win32-0.50.zip - windows
jops-editor-linux-0.50.zip - linux
Check the site:
http://jops.softmed.org
Sourceforge Project:
http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=203769
YouTube Video
The manual will be out in a few days as well as some code examples.
“The current editor release works in windows only and needs java 1.6.”
Why doesn’t your editor work under Linux?? Why are you using Java in a project that is not fully cross-platform? I would have liked to use JOPS for my game as it seems very complete and impressive but if you don’t make any effort for the Linux users, I will have to find another solutions. Which part of the code depends on Windows? Is it possible to rewrite it for Linux? If the software is fully written in Java, I don’t see what prevents anyone to use it under Linux, Mac or Unix. You use DevIL in your editor, which is available for Linux. Therefore, it is possible to detect the operating system at the execution and to load the good librairies, the DLL under windows or the SO under Linux. I assume it is not complicated.
Dude, calm down… Its not that any part of the code depends on Windows. I just didn’t had the time to test and create an editor release under linux. I will be doing that in a few days. I do have other things to do, you now. This is just a hobbieanyonecan create a release from the source code, that would be more than welcome.
Other than that you’re free to use this in your projects. That’s the idea. I’ll let you know as soon as i have the Linux Editor ready.
Very nice work. The samples all look great as well!
I’ve followed Marvin’s suggestion to change the package names from “particle” to “org.softmed.jops”. I urge you to use this version instead, as I’m keeping this package naming scheme.
I’ve also taken the time to do something i should have done a looong time ago : create an ant task for the project.
It compiles, does the jibx binding, creates the jars, creates the windows editor releases -including the bat file - zips it, also zips the source code and the jars it depends on.
All the manifest files have the code version too.
It took me all day, but it was well worth it. Much easier now.
Next Step : change the Particle Test Case from Xith-tk and then the linux editor sometime this weekend i hope.
Very very nice stuff. Smoke looks great btw. Also did anyone else find themselves humming the song “Ring of Fire”? 
Thank you very much, it would be great if you did this.
Linux Editor is out !!! It’s the jops-editor-linux-0.50.zip file.
Get it at sourceforge:
http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=203769
All you need is Java 1.6 JRE, 3d acceleration enabled and run the jops-editor.sh script.
The ant file has been changed so that it also builds the linux editor release.
Here a couple of shots. Click them for the full image:
In Compiz
http://jops.softmed.org/wp-content/uploads/2007/12/linus-editor-1.jpg
With eclipse behing it
http://jops.softmed.org/wp-content/uploads/2007/12/jops-linux-editor-3.jpg
I’ve finally succeeded in downloading the editor for Linux after several tries last week. I’m going to test it tonight. It seems impressive.
