--- In virtualeclipselrp@..., "kyraeric"
<kyraeric@y...> wrote:
> Hello everyone, nice little spot on the web you have here.

Thanks Kryaeric

> I'm in development of a new Laser Tag like system for open release,
> which has a WoW compatibility mode, and I am looking for some
> information from current "taggers" as to which features are most
desired.

Yea, to open source tag! I think there is a website to promote open
source tag already. If you want, I'll hunt around for the URL

I know that a lot of taggers don't like the "bleeps" and prefer to
have this system disabled. Personally, I find that they are very
useful for knowing how many hits you are running on without having to
stop and look. If you do use the bleeps (and I hope you do) then I
suggest you add an on/off switch to your system.

A useful feature I saw on a modified starhelmet was to have the
running lights visible from the inside as well as from the outside;
thin plasticard or something similar was used to stop them being TOO
bright.

A MUST HAVE feature of any sensor is to make it waterproof. I realise
that this is more of an issue with the packaging, however your
placment of wires on your circuitboard design can make this issue a
lot easier. A small circuit board of similar size to a starlight can
also be sealed inside a helmet (we install modified WoW starsensors
into US helmet liners) to give protection from damage to the device.

I think a feature that would attract me towards a new sensor is to be
able to select the number of hits a sensor can take before it resets.

I think some groups would also like to have some control over the
number of times a sensor can be reset, however we do this with a card
system. If you do use a pic for your programming and have spare
space, we would be interested in modifying your code for our sensors.

> Additionally, as I figure a number of you are familiar with
modifying
> your gear, does anyone have any opinions on the following IR
emitters?
>
> QEC122, QED123, 1N6266, LN175PA, TSAL6100, TSAL6200, TSAL6400,
QED223,
> QED234, LVIR3333, SLI-0308CP, OP133

The only thing I know about emmitters is that some of them are far
less bright than others and some scatter the beam a lot more than
others. If you can not find this information, then try borrowing a
camcorder (with a removable IR filter) and experimenting with the
different emmitters.

By the way if you use an emmitter that is TOO powerful you might
actually shoot through the sides or rear of your gun! I know this
sounds daft but we did have a guy that made a gun with a really thick
lens and bumped up the power to compensate for the loss of brighness
through the lens. The thing was far more dangerous to people behind
him and he could only fire it 6 times before his sensor went down! He
had to reduce the power to the emmitter to stop this effect!

David "Big Mac" Shepheard