Does anyone know if the code for the Terrarium was ever released?  Is there going to be a new one for .NET 2.0?  Can you guys at least open source since it was pretty cool and I think there would be an audience for it if it were to be maintained and improved.

 

 

Found it. This post:

http://forums.microsoft.com/MSDN/ShowPost.aspx?PostID=373738&SiteID=1

But he didn't put his project link on it.

That would be me? http://www.davidandangela.ws/Terrarium

Although, don't look for a 2.0 version for the following reasons.

1. Microsoft never released the source.

2. Porting to 2.0 would require an indepth analysis of the .Net 2.0 framework (a LOT of work) to ensure that it continues to prevent critters from containing malicious code.

3. There just isn't enough interest to warrant the effort. In all the time my server's been up and running, I've never seen more than 6 peers. :o(

I read something about a guy that did a port to .NET 2.0 with VB, but I can't find his project anywhere... Is is still alive?

Sorry but what is this project anyway?

Check the website: Terrarium regularly, and hope they update it rapidly. :-)

Found it. This post:

http://forums.microsoft.com/MSDN/ShowPost.aspx?PostID=373738&SiteID=1

But he didn't put his project link on it.

Sorry, the site http://www.terrariumgame.net/terrarium/doesn't exist... :-(

I remembered that somebody posted a private site of terrarium (maybe of his own) inhis post. But I can't find it now...

That would be me? http://www.davidandangela.ws/Terrarium

Although, don't look for a 2.0 version for the following reasons.

1. Microsoft never released the source.

2. Porting to 2.0 would require an indepth analysis of the .Net 2.0 framework (a LOT of work) to ensure that it continues to prevent critters from containing malicious code.

3. There just isn't enough interest to warrant the effort. In all the time my server's been up and running, I've never seen more than 6 peers. :o(

Hehe. That's it! Thanks.

Yeah, if only they had made it about robots or tanks with explosions and such you know put a little testoserone in it. But, I guess people weren't too interested in doing bug brains. Oh well. I played with it a bit and I thought it was great.

I wish they would keep their promise and release the source code so we could learn from its implementation.

I don't understand why they won't release the source code. The server and client are .Net so it took me all of 20 seconds to decompile them but it sure would be nice if they released the source code so I could have their comments and a complete, working, solution file.

I understand it's old code but there are some really interesting things that I would like to learn how to do; like how they run the code for each bug vs. a standard game loop.

P.S. I used the excellent, and free, Reflectorby Lutz Roeder to decompile.

Yes! The source code and a new 2.0 release can be found here:

http://www.codeplex.com/terrarium2

Blog entry describing the release (and a bit of a roadmap for the future) can be found here:

http://weblogs.asp.net/bsimser/archive/2008/07/16/reintroducing-terrarium-now-with-2-0-goodness.aspx

Enjoy!