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Duel Board => Suggestions / Game rules => Topic started by: matlu on May 10, 2005, 07:49:43 PM

Title: TODO LIST
Post by: matlu on May 10, 2005, 07:49:43 PM
I'm afraid that it happens quite often, that somebody asks me for some functionality, but I just forget about it. To prevent it, please post your to-do wishes HERE. I will DELETE your replies, but moving the text to this first message, to have everything in one place. I will also make comments on them

Disable sound option
DONE!
use commands /sound on and /sound off in chatbox

Ability to watch games
yes, would be good to have it, and it will be added, possibly soon. Right know I'm working on re-connecting to the game, and it is in fact very similar thing. (In both cases, the status of whole game has to be sent to someone)

Add virus, electropulse
DONE!

prevent first turn kills - fire/goo
DONE!
Fire never kills on first turn (neither commanders, nor monsters). Goo can cover monsters, but never kills a commander.

randomize player order
maybe once

create Battle Thingz
sorry, not likely :( I'm too busy to work on it, and I don't think I would have more time in near future
Title: Re: TODO LIST
Post by: zozefup on June 19, 2005, 12:43:06 PM
Add a "how to play" link somewhere.  Put information about moving, beaming, holoing, and a description of what everything does.  Maybe add a basic strategy guide too.
Title: Re: TODO LIST
Post by: cDigital on July 07, 2005, 08:09:55 PM
Is it possible to opt to store user and pass locally so each time we dont have to retype user / pass.. Maybe a check to see if cookie exsists, if so use this user & pass, if not retype.   Just a thought.. Sorry if this has already been discussed. Keep up the GREAT work! thank you!
Title: Re: TODO LIST
Post by: zzboots on July 09, 2005, 07:00:21 AM
Along the lines of passwords:

-A way to request an email be sent for when a password is lost
-A way to change your password
Title: Re: TODO LIST
Post by: Bakster on July 22, 2005, 05:56:36 PM
If someone starts a game, the countdown starts. If you type during that countdown, all the text is deleted when the game starts. Fix this?
Title: Re: TODO LIST
Post by: cDigital on August 06, 2005, 03:57:25 AM
Time Limits:  In cyberwars the action choice screen.  many times while im viewing board to see who's where and as im counting squares in between the time runs out on me. 

In chess, the 1 minute per turn ussually isnt a problem for me because not too many people play chess, but bakster.

For people who are on par or better it can be a chess game with limits.. normally with the typical timer someone can snap out the opening (maybe 8 moves or more) in a few seconds.. when the middle game arrives more thought is required for a complex middle game and some stratagy..

Too much thought my last game it seems.. 3 times the computer moved for me.. Anyone of those time it might as well resigned me.  Once it gave away a piece, the next it moved my pawn protecting my king, the next it moved my attacking piece away from the middle to block my rook which litaraly means i have to take another turn to unblock it.

When you find a good chess partner it really is like the old chess quote  "he who wins is the one who made the fewest mistakes".  Well, with the computer unrprotecting the king, sacrificing pieces it makes sure the one with most mistakes is the one it helps. 

The time restrictions on chess is confining.   Maybe i'm the only one.  Many people enjoy blitz chess,  I also enjoy it, but sometimes in the middle game I enjoy some thought instead of trading pieces for value on first glance. 

I'm not sure if I am the only one having time trouble.  Bakster says he's more then happy with speed chess only and I may be the minority counting spacing in cyberwars, but this is my feedback..  :D

I'm to slow for the timer.
Title: Re: TODO LIST
Post by: Bakster on August 06, 2005, 02:52:26 PM
I don't want to play a full on, 2 hour chess game online. I want to play for fun.

If you want to make the time limit longer, then I suggest that the player who made the challenge can adjust the time according to his preference.

And if the time limit is so large (That KCC thing), then people can "cheat" if they are losing. They can just sit there for an hour without moving, hoping their opponent will get bored or will have to leave.
I've had this problem on yahoo chess before, and I no longer play long games on yahoo because of that.
Title: Re: TODO LIST
Post by: cDigital on August 06, 2005, 03:34:28 PM
2 hours or 20 minutes.  My main concern with was the 1 minute per turn.. In the begining you can whip 10 moves out without much thought in less then a minute, but middle turns can be longer. But somewhere in the middle formutalting your attack.. if this take this, and this take that poof, ran out of time, the computer just sacrificed the queen, oopsy! 

Title: Re: TODO LIST
Post by: waylan on August 12, 2005, 05:15:55 PM
If you have a 6 player game, 4 die leaving 2 left and the 2 then draw i think the remaining 2 should get 2 points for the dead people, rather than no points.

although it probably wouldnt work in 3 or 5 player games
Title: Re: TODO LIST
Post by: James090 on March 29, 2006, 08:12:14 PM
Quote from: matlu on May 10, 2005, 07:49:43 PM
I'm afraid that it happens quite often, that somebody asks me for some functionality, but I just forget about it. To prevent it, please post your to-do wishes HERE. I will DELETE your replies, but moving the text to this first message, to have everything in one place. I will also make comments on them

Disable sound option
DONE!
use commands /sound on and /sound off in chatbox

Ability to watch games
yes, would be good to have it, and it will be added, possibly soon. Right know I'm working on re-connecting to the game, and it is in fact very similar thing. (In both cases, the status of whole game has to be sent to someone)

Add virus, electropulse
DONE!

prevent first turn kills - fire/goo
DONE!
Fire never kills on first turn (neither commanders, nor monsters). Goo can cover monsters, but never kills a commander.

randomize player order
maybe once

create Battle Thingz
sorry, not likely :( I'm too busy to work on it, and I don't think I would have more time in near future
:P
Title: Re: TODO LIST
Post by: Dodger on March 30, 2006, 12:53:14 AM
Quote from: matlu on May 10, 2005, 07:49:43 PM
Ability to watch games
yes, would be good to have it, and it will be added, possibly soon. Right know I'm working on re-connecting to the game, and it is in fact very similar thing. (In both cases, the status of whole game has to be sent to someone)

???
Title: Re: TODO LIST
Post by: Coke_Can on March 30, 2006, 07:09:28 AM
indeed
Title: Re: TODO LIST
Post by: matlu on March 30, 2006, 09:34:27 AM
the problem is that I never managed to get this reconnecting working properly
Title: Re: TODO LIST
Post by: Dodger on March 30, 2006, 05:30:20 PM
It works pretty well doesn't it?
Title: Re: TODO LIST
Post by: matlu on March 30, 2006, 09:07:21 PM
Quote from: Dodger on March 30, 2006, 05:30:20 PM
It works pretty well doesn't it?
Some people report strange bugs, and I suspect that it may have something to do with reconnecting.
Title: Re: TODO LIST
Post by: Dodger on March 30, 2006, 11:21:01 PM
Well, I find that when it works, it works well  :) I would gladly have the same with watching games.
Title: Re: TODO LIST
Post by: matlu on March 31, 2006, 12:00:27 AM
Quote from: Dodger on March 30, 2006, 11:21:01 PM
Well, I find that when it works, it works well  :) I would gladly have the same with watching games.

As I already wrote somewhere else:
- most likely (95%) I'm never going to touch that "old" games again
- I'm working on new game framework with better features, and I'll possibly later include CyberBattles there - which would bring inherent support for watching games, and other features. But it probably won't happen before I create several simpler board/card games.
Title: Re: TODO LIST
Post by: Dodger on March 31, 2006, 12:33:09 AM
Sounds good. Remember, if you need any help, with graphics or whatever, Dodger is here.
Title: Re: TODO LIST
Post by: SiR gUt on March 31, 2006, 11:10:06 PM
dodger is the loyal side kick
Title: Re: TODO LIST
Post by: javamom on April 25, 2006, 06:34:13 PM
Can you please make it so GUESTS cannot read or type in chat.  That would cut down on so many problems and many more would play here.  Thank you for your consideration.
Title: Re: TODO LIST
Post by: matlu on April 25, 2006, 06:43:22 PM
Quote from: javamom on April 25, 2006, 06:34:13 PM
Can you please make it so GUESTS cannot read or type in chat.  That would cut down on so many problems and many more would play here.  Thank you for your consideration.

This probably applies to Rook game? :)

I already got few complaints about abusive people (and this is probably also the reason why you would like to have guests disable).  I assure you that I'm very concerned about this problem, but:
- disabling guests (or preventing them from typing in chat) will NOT solve this problem.
- I definitely WILL solve this problem, but I cannot do it now, I have too much other work. Anyway I consider it a very high priority problem, and I will deal with it as soon as possible. Juts disabling guests is really not enough.
Title: Re: TODO LIST
Post by: MetalGear822 on December 04, 2006, 10:47:03 PM
I don't like your solution maybe you could put a ratings thing in there to, So that it unmutes if the player gets a certain rating before the week or w/e
Title: Re: TODO LIST
Post by: flamingdragon on December 04, 2006, 11:04:19 PM
That would be dumb as if they're not that good at the game they would never be able to talk.
Title: Re: TODO LIST
Post by: MetalGear822 on December 04, 2006, 11:51:38 PM
yes THAT would be dumb but what I'm talking about would be a separate thing where its so many games and so many days or you could hit a rating marker and stop hovering on my posts flamer dragon :P
Title: Re: TODO LIST
Post by: flamingdragon on December 05, 2006, 12:19:06 AM
That was just plain mean. May another pox be put upon your house! And i'm not hovering on your posts, in case u haven't noticed, I hover on everyone's posts.
Title: Re: TODO LIST
Post by: Karm5000 on December 05, 2006, 01:27:13 AM
Very true and I think no one could insult Dragon better then himself (bad joke? yes/no?

anyway I think an outline for how the beam down possibility factor works is needed for I wish I knew how the computer figured out those statistic's. They confuse the sanity out of me when I get a 90 or 100% beam down and it doesn't work.
Title: Re: TODO LIST
Post by: flamingdragon on December 05, 2006, 01:47:48 AM
It rolls a d10 and if 90%, then if it lands on 1-9 it works. If 80% then if it lands on 1-8 it works, ect.
It doesn't really roll a dice, but does it in simulation.

Quote from: Karm5000 on December 05, 2006, 01:27:13 AM
Very true and I think no one could insult Dragon better then himself (bad joke? yes/no?

Yes, and u forgot the ).  ::)
Title: Re: TODO LIST
Post by: flamingdragon on April 30, 2012, 08:06:25 PM
Hmm...

I do believe that I may actually abhor my past self.
Title: Re: TODO LIST
Post by: wounded1960 on August 07, 2012, 11:32:17 PM
dear Matlu:

I love your Rook card game site very much.  I am disabled and a shut in, the rook site is a great opportunity to meet people on-line with a common interest....the game of Rook.  I am very pleased about every aspect of this game, but one.  There is a player called Pure Country who claims to be a monitor.  Maybe he is?  If he is, then it has gone to his head.  He is very arrogant, rude, and a down right bully.  Constantly threatening to terminate players.  He is very sensitive, I can even just say Hi, and he comes back with a rude comment.  I don't think he is a good monitor, but you call the shots, what do you think?

Keep up the good work

Gordon Roberts

roberts4jesus@bellsouth.net
Title: Re: TODO LIST
Post by: stormshere on September 13, 2012, 08:58:07 PM
WOUNDED1960 have u bumped your fraking head?do thick boot one of your friends?i dont understand why you would say things about him.hes always been nice and tries to be fair.plz see me in rook lobby and explain .im hopeing you were just in a drunken rage when u posted this.