![]() ![]() Global Talent Consumables Shop Rework Now it spawns consumables shop which has inventory.New Human and Ice Troll Talent: Winter has Come:.So Undead and Bandit race buffed while bigger races are nerfed. But now Undead and Bandit units give 17% less exp, and Demon units give 68% more exp. Summary: Total amount of exp gain is reduced a bit. Exp System Rework! Lots of things to write technically so I won’t.New Consumable Item: Scroll of Haste (Increases the movement speed of all friendly units by 25% for 60 seconds.) (It’s also available in Consumables Shop talent.).Undead Armor Upgrade tooltip does not show a double hotkey anymore.Undead Attack 1 Upgrade tooltip does not show a double hotkey anymore.Minor Changes (Does not affect gameplay): (Call the Manifernus spell impact damage: 500 ➠ 450) (Additional feature: Players can sell their items to it now.) Global Talent Consumables Shop buffed.(New Effect: Additionally increases the Repair spell’s heal rate by 50%.) Human & Ice Troll Talent Winter has Come buffed.(Now it includes a Leather Gloves recipe. Additionally unlocks Level 4 of Poaching and Poison Arrows.) New Gnoll Talent: Illegal Hunting (Grants +15% Attack Speed and +150 Attack Range to Poacher.Additionally whenever your titan dies, you get 500 gold.) New Global Talent: The Experienced (Increases Hero and Titan Exp Gain rate by 20%.Also unlocks Level 4 of Spirit of Azshara and Enhanced Pools.) New Naga Talent: Greater Azshara’s Blessing (Siren’s T2 Spell Azshara’s Blessing now costs 20% less mana, heals 50% more.Warlocks have 25% evasion and Corruption (-4 Armor and vision). Warlock has 15% more HP, 100 More mana, 0.5 More Mana Regen and 15% more attack speed. New Orc Talent: Warlock (Replaces Shaman with Warlock.Additionally unlocks Level 4 Troll Regeneration.) New Ice Troll Talent: Incredible Troll Regeneration (Grants all organic units +4 HP Regen/sec and 20% spell resistance.(60 HP/sec) Tranquility lasts 60 seconds.) New Night Elf Talent: Weather Effect: Tranquility (Whenever income timer expires, friendly tranquility spawns at random location to heal allies in 900 AOE.(It does not increase repair heal rate anymore, however it reduces cooldown of special by 60 seconds instead.) New Item: Leather Gloves (Lvl 4) (+40 Agility).NFWar, MasterHaosis, Mr.Goblin, KILLCIDE, The_Silent, HappyTauren, CRAZYRUSSIAN, kola, Ujimasa Hojo, Mephestrial, Murlocologist, Marcos DAB, Kimbo, Blood Raven ![]() Levigeorge1967, Callahan, HappyTauren, Ujimasa Hojo, General Frank, Wandering Soul, Daelin, Mephestrial, Tauer, Proxy, ColdStar, Qormagg You need upgrade buildings, research new technologies and capture neutral buildings. Dominate lanes to get bonus income, damage and mana regeneration etc. Many races to play and they are well balanced. Players can train heroes in mid game which is the only controllable thing in the game. ![]() Units spawn automatically, players cannot control them. Players have 1 Headquarters, 3 Barracks(s), 6 Towers. gps it should give you the coords to fill that out plus orientation which you won't need.War of Races is the newest Thug of War style map. As different rows each, but go to where you want to have the race start and type. I got the ID's for Goblins and Murlocs Ģ0582 Goblin Male, 20583 Goblin Female, 441 Murlocs, and i also found the ID's for some Naga but its only shoulder pads and they have an illidari tabard 2110.Īs for Changing the Zone, look at the colums before DisplayID and there should be Map, Zone, Y, X, Z. ![]() To change the appearence just put the Display ID of what you want into DisplayID (if you don't know thats the morph id). To find out what race is what ill give you the race numbers Humans are 1, Orcs are 2, Dawrves are 3, Night Elves are 4, Undead are 5, Tauren are 6, Gnomes are 7, Trolls are 8, then there is no 9,Īnd Blood Elves are 10, and Draenei are 11. It's quite simple all you need to do is go to the table Playercreateinfo and scroll side ways to DisplayID. Hi I've just started messing around with private servers and i just brought my own up, I was messing around in the DB when i figured out how to change races. ![]()
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![]() ![]() The very first thing you need to do when you want to use SQLite is create a sub class of SQLiteOpenHelper. Now, we’ll go straight to the demo for easier understanding. The basic idea for this case is instead of creating a new database, we copy the exist one to the application’s data folder. So, in this post, I will show you how to use existing SQLite database in Android app. In reality, we do not only need a database to store data but also need one to read information from. NativeMethods:sqlite3_open_v2 (byte,inptr&,int,intptr)Īt 3.Open (System.String strFilename, SQLiteOpenFlagsEnum Flags, Int32 maxPoolSize, Boolean usePool) in :0Īt () in :0Īt BaseDeDonne.Connection () in :0Īt BaseDeDonne.In my previous post about SQLite, I only post the way to create database when application started. System.DllNotFoundException : sqlite3 at (wrapper managed-to-native) On the smartPhone of a friend (Samsung Galaxy S6 Android 7.0) all works fine. Find a way to autorize all permission in the AndroidManifest file (but I have abandonned) ![]() Compile the source code of sqlite for create my own libsqlite3.so (but I have abandonned) Create different folder in Plugins/Android/libs like /x86 or /armeabi-v7a or /arm64-v8a and place into it the libsqlite3.so with the adapted import setting Modify import setting of libsqlite3.so to ARM64 (I have a Samsung Galaxy S7) Berkeley DB recently introduced support for a SQL API, which is completely SQLite compatible. Modify Minimum API lvl from LVL 16 to LVL23 If your data set is going to be very large (more than 100-200MB), then you might want to consider using Berkeley DB as an option. Now, I have upgraded my phone from Android 7.0 to Android 8.0 and that work no more. Create Plugins/Android folder and place into it : "libsqlite3.so" Create Plugins folder and place into it following files : "" "sqlite3.dll" "" "f" Hello, Thank's for this post is helped me so much during several months. Please any advices or help would be appreciated.(Here is the code) (5 classes) i Tried but i coudn't resolve that problem any help pleaseĢ- I found the example bellow of code project and I tried to build it on both windows and android.Well it works fine on unity editor but for build connexion is lost. I have two questionsġ- Is there any other suggestions for choosing other way to create my local database which must run later on android (serverless,free,matches with android platform)!? Or maybe any other addition that may works like SQLiteHelper For SQLite but i can iintegrate it with unity ofcourse.? I dont know. Well, a part of my educational project is to find a way how to modify in my database and adding new values for example after building it ( when it is runnig maybe ).I still don't know how to do that but am keeping learning for the while and i 'll get my point if somebody helps me guys. If anyone wants to see the Android code on how to do this, please let me know and I'll send you an example.Īm a newbie developing unity 3d app for android platform and even for windows, am using unity v4.5 pro and I have chosen SQLite with SQLite browser to create my "local" database in unity 3D (in Csharp), just because SQLite is serverless (most important point),free,and does'nt require any configuration (just a matter of DLLs integration). Use a for loop if the database has been split due to size issues. If the database is empty, open a stream writer and copy the existing database to the app data directory, overwritting the empty DB that android created. Here is how it works for a non Unity android appĬreate the database by attempting to open. The fix for this is splitting the file, then reassembling it on run. ![]() Secondly, for devices prior to 2.3, you cannot side load a database or any other asset that is larger than 1Mb, so keep that in mind when creating your database. The value of that is of course, the locale that your working with. ![]() First, you want to make sure that your android database has a table called android_metadata in it with a field called locale. So, here is my experience working with preloaded databases. I dont know exactly how Unity interfaces with Android when it comes to databases. ![]() ![]() ![]() However, a few minutes of soil removal yielded the first big break. Unlike all of the other known fraternity points, no bare rock was initially exposed, only dirt and leaves. With the permission of university domain manager Nate Wilson, he began to excavate on Jusing simple digging tools and a brush. Eventually, however, he identified another promising clifftop. The first location he investigated revealed a number of old carvings, but few associated with Delts, and the large inscribed letters “ΣΑΕ” finally convinced him that it could not be Delta Point. Junior Aidan “Mitch” Shakespeare (University of the South, 2024), aware of historic accounts of the point, set out to find it along the plateau edge near the modern golf course equipped with a GPS device and scans of historical maps. The storied inscriptions, however, were nowhere to be found. Its general location remained known within the fraternity, and while an active member from 2015 to 2018, I often hiked to nearby Beckwith’s Point under the assumption that it was Delta Point. The point stopped appearing on maps after the 1950s, and modern campus guidebooks give no hint of its presence. The appearance of more exciting diversions for Beta Theta Delts, like movies, cars, and female students, probably didn’t help either. This may have been due to the construction of a golf course nearby, which destroyed much of the nearby woods and made the point less secluded. Wray wrote that he knew “of nothing more inspiring than being on ‘Delta Point,’ one of the cliffs, watching a sunset.” He described it as carved with the name “Delta Point” and the names of several members, including those of brother Hale, a founding father of the chapter, and Archibald “Archie” Butt, who died with the sinking of the RMS Titanic.ĭespite its importance to the chapter in those early days, knowledge of Delta Point’s exact location was eventually lost to successive generations. In an article for the January 1927 Rainbow, fraternity secretary Ralph M. Maps of Sewanee dated 1900, 1910, 1920, and 1946 all note its approximate location to the north of the university campus. One of the very first of these “fraternity points” was claimed by the Beta Theta chapter of Delta Tau Delta not long after its founding in 1883. ![]() Generations of men shared pleasant moments here, enjoying their brotherhood and watching the world go by. When the first fraternities opened in the 1870s and 1880s, their members congregated at certain overlooks, dedicating them by inscribing their letters. Young men (Sewanee did not admit women until 1969) chiseled names or initials into the stone of the clifftops to commemorate their visits. Naturally, when the university first opened its doors in 1868, excursions to particularly scenic views of the valleys below became an integral part of student life. ![]() It is surrounded on three sides by rocky cliffs that range from 20 to over 200 feet in height. The University of the South, located near Chattanooga, Tennessee, sits in the middle of a vast finger of sandstone jutting westward from the Cumberland Plateau. ![]() Through extensive research, we have been able to unearth their stories. These inscriptions date from the 1880s to the first World War, and include alumni of national renown as well as ordinary people from all walks of life. In the summer of 2021, one undergraduate made a personal contribution to his chapter history when he uncovered the original site of Delta Point, a lost rock outcropping near the university onto which some of the earliest Beta Theta Delts had inscribed their names and fraternity letters. By Owen LeGrone (The University of The South, 2018)īeta Theta Chapter, housed at the University of the South, has a long and distinguished history stretching back nearly 140 years. ![]() ![]() ![]() The software can create embroidery designs, rhinestone designs, and spangle patterns as well. Unlike other software in the embroidery, apparel decorating and custom t shirt business, Sierra Stitch ERA Liberty doesn’t make you add expensive modules. Watch this video to see just how easy it is! AND have all the underlay, stitch types, and those technical details are taken care of at the same time. 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It’s been a long time since our experienced embroidery and digitizing pros at Pantograms (or ColDesi) have been this impressed with a software package. ![]() ![]() ![]() Show me the path of the data files and log files of the adventureworks2019 database Now I want to get the path of the data files and log files. SELECT (size * 8)/1024 AS 'Size in MB' FROM sys.database_files Show me the MB used by the Adventureworks2019 database Now, we will get some information about the data files. SELECT SERVERPROPERTY('Edition') AS 'SQL Server Edition' Getting Database information This is great, but I need a column name for the result. Show me only the edition and no other information 5 (X64) 13:48:23 Copyright (C) 2019 Microsoft Corporation Developer Edition (64-bit) on Windows 10 Pro 10.0 (Build 19045: ) (Hypervisor) The current result is too long: Microsoft SQL Server 2019 (RTM). SELECT is OK, but I only want the edition. Secondly, I will ask about the SQL Server edition. Show GitHub Copilot SQL Server informationįirst, I will ask some system database queries. I will provide a path, maybe it needs more information: -BACKUP the adventureworks database in the c:\backup folderĪnd the answer was the same… BACKUP DATABASE adventureworks2019įrustrated by the previous results, I decided to give it a last chance. It was disappointing: INSERT INTO Players2 ('John', PlayerAge, PlayerPosition, PlayerTeam)Īlso, I asked to backup the adventureworks2019 database: -backup the database adventurewoks2019 It doesn’t seem to be smart enough to insert data. I will ask Copilot to generate data: -Add real values to the table Players2 You only need to write comments and it will show you the code. Let’s start with something simple: -Create a SQL Server table with players.Ĭopilot will generate the code and with TAB and ENTER you can accept the suggestion: CREATE TABLE Players2 ( Using GitHub copilot is a straightforward process. ![]() Press the Button and then press the Authorize Visual-Studio-Code button. You will be sending a message to authorize GitHub for VS Code. This is a question that pops up, but you can skip this if you want. This is next to the extension in the blade, as shown here.Īlso, select SQL as the language to use for the file. Secondly, Install the extension by pressing the Install button. First, go to Extensions and search for GitHub Copilot. Once you have your subscription, we will install it in Visual Studio Code. Install GitHub Copilot in Visual Studio Code Even when you are on a free trial, you will need to set up your credit card or send PayPal information. For more information about prices, go to the Copilot page. After that, there is an option to pay 10 dollars per month. I will use a trial option for 1 month to test it.
![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() The name Dominican originates from Saint Dominic, the patron saint of astronomers, and founder of the Dominican Order. The country is also the site of the first cathedral, castle, monastery, and fortress built in the Americas, located in Santo Domingo's Colonial Zone, a World Heritage Site. The island has an average temperature of 26 ☌ (78.8 ☏) and great climatic and biological diversity. A geographically diverse nation, the Dominican Republic is home to both the Caribbean's tallest mountain peak, Pico Duarte, and the Caribbean's largest lake and lowest point, Lake Enriquillo. The year-round golf courses and resorts are major attractions. The Dominican Republic is the most visited destination in the Caribbean. The country is the site of the third largest (in terms of production) gold mine in the world, the Pueblo Viejo mine. Recent growth has been driven by construction, manufacturing, tourism, and mining. GDP growth in 20 reached 7.3 and 7.0%, respectively, the highest in the Western Hemisphere. Over the last 25 years, the Dominican Republic has had the fastest-growing economy in the Western Hemisphere – with an average real GDP growth rate of 5.3% between 19. State Department and the World Bank) in the Caribbean and Central American region and is the seventh-largest economy in Latin America. The Dominican Republic has the largest economy (according to the U.S. Since 1978, the Dominican Republic has moved toward representative democracy. military intervention and was followed by the authoritarian rule of Joaquín Balaguer (1966–19–1996). ![]() A civil war in 1965, the country's last, was ended by U.S. Juan Bosch was elected president in 1962 but was deposed in a military coup in 1963. From 1930 the dictatorship of Rafael Leónidas Trujillo ruled until his assassination in 1961. occupied the Dominican Republic (1916–1924) due to threats of defaulting on foreign debts a subsequent calm and prosperous six-year period under Horacio Vásquez followed. Over the next decades, the Dominican Republic experienced several civil wars, battles against Haiti, and a brief return to Spanish colonial status, before permanently ousting the Spanish during the Dominican War of Restoration of 1863–1865. Santo Domingo attained independence as the Dominican Republic in 1844 when Dominican nationalists led an insurrection against the Haitians. Dominicans were often at war fighting against the French, Haitians, Spanish, or amongst themselves, resulting in a society heavily influenced by military strongmen. The colony of Santo Domingo was regionally divided with many rival and competing provincial leaders during the 1800s. The Dominican people declared independence from Spain in November 1821. In 1697, Spain recognized French dominion over the western third of the island, which became the independent state of Haiti in 1804. The colony of Santo Domingo became the site of the first permanent European settlement in the Americas and the first seat of Spanish colonial rule in the New World. Christopher Columbus explored and claimed the island for Castile, landing there on his first voyage in 1492. The native Taíno people had inhabited Hispaniola before the arrival of Europeans, dividing it into five chiefdoms. It is the second-largest nation in the Antilles by area (after Cuba) at 48,671 square kilometers (18,792 sq mi), and second-largest by population, with approximately 11.4 million people in 2024, of whom approximately 3.6 million live in the metropolitan area of Santo Domingo, the capital city. It occupies the eastern five-eighths of the island, which it shares with Haiti, making Hispaniola one of only two Caribbean islands, along with Saint Martin, that is shared by two sovereign states. The Dominican Republic ( / d ə ˈ m ɪ n ɪ k ən/ də- MIN-ik-ən Spanish: República Dominicana, pronounced ⓘ) is a country on the island of Hispaniola in the Greater Antilles archipelago of the Caribbean Sea, bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the north. Sources for area, capital, coat of arms, coordinates, flag, language, motto and names: įor an alternate area figure of 48,730 km 2 (18,810 sq mi), calling code 809 and Internet TLD: ![]() ![]() ![]() Nerd or Die offers some of the best livestream overlays and graphics for content creators on Twitch, YouTube, Kick, and Facebook. No need to worry if you're new to streaming or using certain platforms, as they have guides and support available for different platforms like OBS, Twitch, YouTube, and Facebook Gaming. 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Food: Squirrels are omnivores and will eat a variety of foods, including nuts, seeds, fruits, and insects.In addition to providing materials for nest-building, you can also create a welcoming environment for squirrels by providing food, water, and shelter. These materials can be found in gardens, meadows, and other areas with a variety of vegetation.Ĭreating a welcoming environment for squirrels Grasses and plant fibers: Squirrels may use grasses and other plant fibers to line their nests and provide additional insulation.They may gather fresh leaves in the fall or use dried leaves that have fallen to the ground. Leaves: Squirrels will often incorporate leaves into their nests to add insulation and comfort.They will often break off larger branches into manageable pieces and carry them away to their nests. Twigs and branches: Squirrels prefer smaller twigs and branches that are easy to manipulate and carry.Squirrels may be drawn to the following materials: This is especially crucial in the fall, when squirrels are preparing for the winter. One technique to assist a squirrel in building a nest is to provide supplies for them to utilize. They build their nests in tree holes or nest boxes, utilizing moss, leaves, and feathers to make a snug and safe home. For comfort, ground squirrels may line their nests with soft materials.įlying squirrels are the smallest squirrel species that have evolved to glide rather than climb. ![]() These burrows may be rather large, with many chambers for sleeping, food storage, and rearing young. Ground squirrels, on the other hand, make their nests underground in burrows. These nests are typically positioned at least 10-15 feet above ground and are reused or changed from year to year. They construct their dreys in trees, utilizing twigs, leaves, and grasses to create a robust and insulated construction. ![]() Tree squirrels, such as grey and red squirrels, are the most prevalent kind in cities and suburbs. Squirrels are classified into three types: tree squirrels, ground squirrels, and flying squirrels, each with its own nesting patterns. Squirrels are noted for their hard work and ability to gather and store ingredients for their dreys, or nests. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Evolution into additional roles XM501 US prototype capable of launching LAM (loitering attack munition) This integrated the use of a drone as a baiting decoy with the attack role into one small and relatively cheap platform in comparison to the alternative wild weasel jet fighter. ![]() This allowed the attacking force to place relatively cheap munitions in place over suspected SAM sites, and to attack promptly the moment the SAM battery is visible. In the 1980s, a number of programs, such as the IAI Harpy or the AGM-136 Tacit Rainbow, integrated anti-radiation sensors into a drone or missile air frames coupled with command and control and loitering capabilities. In Israel's 1982 Operation Mole Cricket 19 various means including UAVs and air-launched Samson decoys were used over suspected SAM areas to saturate enemy SAMs and to bait them to activate their radar systems, which were then attacked by anti-radiation missiles. Thus, the SAM battery was only visible for a small period of time, during which it was also a significant threat to high-value Wild Weasel fighters. The Soviet counter-response was the use of mobile SAMs such as 2K12 Kub with intermittent use of radar. The response to the first generation of fixed installation surface-to-air missiles (SAMs) such as S-75 and S-125 was the development of the anti-radiation missile such as AGM-45 Shrike and other means to attack fixed SAM installations, as well as developing SEAD doctrines. "Unmanned Aerial Vehicles." Air Force Magazine (1988), page 87 Initial role in suppression of enemy air defense Loitering Munitions HERO (UVision Air Ltd, Israel), DSEI 2019, London The Tacit Rainbow unmanned jet aircraft being developed by Northrop to loiter on high and then swoop down on enemy radars could be called a UAV, a cruise missile, or even a standoff weapon. For instance the AGM-136 Tacit Rainbow was described in a 1988 article: IAI Harpy first-generation loitering munition for SEAD roleĮarly projects did not use the "loitering munition" nomenclature, which emerged much later they used terminology existing at the time. The Israeli IAI Harpy was produced in the late 1980s. The Iranian Ababil-1 was produced in the 1980s but its exact production date is unknown. ![]() The failed US AGM-136 Tacit Rainbow program or the 1980s initial Israeli Delilah variants are mentioned by some sources. Different sources point at different projects as originating the weapon category. Initially, loitering munitions were not referred to as such but rather as 'suicide UAVs' or 'loitering missiles'. History First development and terminology Northrop AGM-136 Tacit Rainbow on display at the National Museum of the U.S. Starting in the 2000s, loitering weapons were developed for additional roles ranging from relatively long-range strikes and fire support down to tactical, very short range battlefield systems that fit in a backpack. Loitering weapons first emerged in the 1980s for use in the Suppression of Enemy Air Defenses (SEAD) role against surface-to-air missiles (SAMs) and were deployed in that role with a number of military forces in the 1990s. As such, they can also be considered a nontraditional ranged weapon.Īn Iranian HESA Shahed 136 long range loitering munition They differ from cruise missiles in that they are designed to loiter for a relatively long time around the target area, and from UCAVs in that a loitering munition is intended to be expended in an attack and has a built-in warhead. Loitering munitions fit in the niche between cruise missiles and unmanned combat aerial vehicles (UCAVs or combat drones), sharing characteristics with both. Loitering munitions enable faster reaction times against hidden targets that emerge for short periods without placing high-value platforms near the target area and also allow more selective targeting as the attack can be changed mid-flight or aborted. A loitering munition (also known as a suicide drone, kamikaze drone, or exploding drone) is a kind of aerial weapon with a built-in munition ( warhead), which can loiter (wait passively) around the target area until a target is located it then attacks the target by crashing into it. ![]() |
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