What? Properties in C++? Please do tell. Or were you saying that C# exists in VC++ b/c that statement is just as incorrect. C# exists in Microsoft Visual Studio. If you are saying the property syntax exists in C++ .NET that is a different story than just C++. Also C# also is no longer owned by Microsoft since they handed it over to ECMA for standardization....or the simple property syntax in C# (which also exists in Visual C++ btw, Microsoft's version of C++):
Last edited by VirtualAce; 10-28-2008 at 05:32 PM.
I'm saying Microsoft's C++ compiler has some alterations (compared to GCC) that allow for "properties" as we know them.Originally Posted by Bubba
http://blogs.msdn.com/ericflee/archi...ties-in-c.aspx
Pretty sure I've seen better get/set C++ examples in the MSDN docs. A tad messy, but none-the-less VC++ has some interesting differences/extensions from standard C++. I'd prefer it was all standardized though. Would be cool if Window's kernal was designed more like Unix, in regards to sockets, threads, etc. and used POSIX. Then ditch Microsoft's compiler, win32, and cross-compatibility and standardization would be a whole lot less messy.
Last edited by Dae; 10-28-2008 at 08:21 PM.
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Wow! Never knew there was such a thing. It really stings that it is not standardized but... oh well. Still, I am already loving this.
Oh, this is still active? I forgot about it :P
Well, I want to inform that I am in a good point in my program. I almost finished the whole game mechanic. I haven't added classes and feats yet, so I am not 100% sure everything will work. I don't plan the whole thing. I just make code and hopes it works (bad practice, but planning something non-profitable is bad practice also...)
So, in a few days I believe I will post a code that works. It will let you create a game, place the characters. The characters will be able to equip basic weapons and armory. And they will have races but not classes yet. No feats yet and the terrain/hiding system is not yet fully supported. Only cover...
I put some minor rules in the game, that differ from the original. Doesn't change the game experience, I just had to decide somethings:
1) You move with the arrows. No going back. If your characters moves he moved
2) Every distance is measured vertically/horizontally. No diagonals. Counting a diagonal space as 1 square is wrong in 4th. The 0.5 square of 3E was better. You can still attack 1 square diagonally though, for character to have more control.
3) You have two ways of targeting. Target a character you see, or manually choose a square and hope you hit something. As for attacking yourself. Well, why note? It helps me debug :P. But, generally I will let everybody do whatever they want, as long as it is legal. Of course, when an ally passes from an adjacent space you won't be able to make an attack of opportunity. But you can target him with your own powers if you want.
4) A more serious decision is when do you lose your action. Generally when you do something you will lose your action (standard,move or minor), like targeting a character out of range, using ranged attack with a melee weapon. If though, you cannot see a square you won't lose action targeting it. Generally the rule is whatever the character can do, he can do.
5) There are no squares :P I ll admit I didn't put them because I don't know which control to use. There has to be a table... The characters DO move and target squares, they are just not visible to the user. I actually liked the idea. It is more realistic. Characters cannot count distance that accurately. So you can target a fireball but maybe miss 1 of the 10 enemies you wanted to burn. You will know if somebody is 5 squares away but not that accurately if he is 40 squares away.
7) You will choose your close blast area by selecting an adjacent square and a direction. The origin space will be one corner and the direction will determine the upper corner. Not sure this is the best method. If it is an area blast, you will choose with the mouse the origin square and with the keyboard the direction. The wall will be utilized by selecting one-by-one the squares with the arrows.
8) Some minor things that might not work exactly as the rules.
9) Characters invisible will be invisible for the opponent. I will make them blink when you "notice" them but not see them.
That is all. When I am done with the main game some effects can be added and generally make the game more nice.
As for better graphics, Dae, we can think about that after everything else is finished. The code is not much depended on the existing graphics. It just uses some PictureBoxes for the characters and changes there location and disables them/changes color if the character dies.
Yeah, the board shouldn't resize. But that is up to the user. It handles what it needs to handle to work proberly when the board moves.
As a final note I want to say that making a game is MUCH harder than I though. There are a lot small details in D&D that make it easy to mess up. Now I understand why games like Neverwinter Nights have SO many bugs when it comes to the game mechanics. Though they and only they are to blame...
At last, I would STILL like some help with the code. But not now. I will make every game mechanic ready and bug-less (hahaha..bug-less...HAHAHA) and then it will be fairly easy to people to add feats and powers. And in the end monsters. If somebody is interested now he can add classes, which will be a bit more challenging, but won't require to know everything int the code either.
I ll post the game when it is ready, after I do some testing. Hopefully you will play it and tell me some bugs I missed.
Last edited by C_ntua; 11-02-2008 at 07:42 PM.
Also, I want to note that I actually use get/set now a lot (thanks for the advise). They were a lifesaver, because I actually had to check and change somethings for example when somebody modifies somebody else's Hit Points. Like check if he died, if he is bloodied etc etc. Or change the maximum HP when the CON changes and things like that. And some more polymorphism which was essential. As for delegates, they are really usefull
Also, I have this.One character class and races that derive from them. How should I make the character classes? They could be functions that change a character, but I would prefer if they where classes, but I cannot think of a possible way. Of course I could make a character class class for every race...
Last edited by C_ntua; 11-02-2008 at 07:57 PM.
That is why we have get/set! So of course they are very useful
Also, I think you are jumping too far ahead of yourself. You should probably work out the classes and design them before you move, because there is nothing worse than if you see that the current framework or structure you have does not work and have to redo it.
Start with a good basic structure and evolve it from there!
And as they all say... take it easy and do it in steps and thoroughly test it before moving on, and you will not get so much headaches (oh, how I know those ones!)...
Good advise, but too late now :P
I have finished creating the game with races and (some) weapons. How to use:
1) Rename the files without the .txt. One is a .rar that has everything and the other is the .exe file
2) There are a few files. In the "Form1" file there is a function called "test". There you can create the game as you like.
3) You move with the arrows and stop your movement with the space. You can shift your character by pressing "s" and then move with arrows.
4) Basically when you have to choose a square you place your mouse somewhere and press <Enter> and the appropriate button is pressed.
5) You enter strings, like when you select your name, in the right textbox. The bottom textbox shows what happens to the game.
Please test the game and tell whatever bugs there are. Haven't tested it a lot, it works on some simple scenarios (except some errors in calculations).
Thanx for your time!
Yikes, just came back from a crash. Thought Firefox was frozen, but found dd.exe consuming 100% cpu. It's not exiting properly, there was 2 running. (I ran it twice because it doesn't seem to work- just keeps saying player is off the board or something).
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I had the same problem. I couldn't get it to create a character, and doesn't exit properly.
Hmm. Is there a way to make it exit properly? Except of handling every possible exception that is...
I am making at the moment a character creation screen because the old one was just... awful. Sorry, should have made this first so it will be easier for people to start the game. I ll finish it and post the code here and on the "Post your games here..." section.
Now, you will be able to create a simple character normally on a character sheet (nothing fancy though)
Im not very good at C# but, my assumption is you are handling the exit event wrong for the window.
You could force exit.
Can I possibly get the code from you, and I can look through it and see if I can find the error.
OK, done for now.
1) You should be able to create simply a creature now. Here are some quick instructions just in case:
-- MAX PLAYERS 3! (even though technically I say 4. So 2 vs 1 is acceptable but not 2 vs 2)
--In the beginning, you enter number of teams, for each team a name and number of players.
--After that the tab should change and you should go to the character sheet. Note: the character is initialized by selecting a Race!
2) After you are done creating all characters (saved with the Save button) and placing each one of them on the board, you will go to the arena tab and fight to death.
--You should be able to change tabs and view the current character.
--You can change/equip weapons by Actions-->Simple-->Switch weapons. You currently have a longsword and longbow to check both Basic Melee and Basic Ranged At-will powers/actions.
--You have to press End Turn to end a turn. If the player playing is unconious this wil be done automatically.
--The game ends when only one pawn is alive. Dead pawns should be white/grey. Unconcious ones pink (though this might not work).
Enjoy and again report bugs. You should be able to finish a normal game. Also, tell me generally if you like it or not
Note for existing bugs:
1) Maybe you couldn't create a player because of my crappy character creation system. Try again now
2) Well, I don't handle exit at all :P. It stacks on a while-loop. Well, that natural in a way, meaning it has a serious bug. My apologies
I ll post the .exe file only this time
Then it is probably a error in your while loop. If you are willing, I am willing to look over it for you. It is probably a simple mistake that we all make at one time or another. I am free for the next 3 hours, but after that gotta go to work.
OK, i ll post the code. But it has changed since last time, so maybe the error has been fixed. here is the whole project in VS-08
OK. Now the game with all classes with their basic powers and abilities. Also featuring weapon and armors. The basic core game is ready, except from the whole "seeing" system, which is half-ready. Need to test the game as it is and add the rest of the 1-2 level powers. And feats.
I give again the entire solution and the exe file (in .txt so rename). Report any bugs pleaseand tell me how much you like it
