Keloran

Stage 2

Mon, 26 Sep 2011 08:23:22 +0100

Well I’m now onto stage 2 of development, which means player maps now are created as well as DM maps

I am wondering though, if DM maps should be created in an isometric view, and leave the 2d to the player map

A player map is one that indicates where the doors, chests, and Walls are, but leaves out enemy’s, skeletons, and traps that way there is abit of a suprise when you see one.
Of course I could add in certain things like, if your a rogue (or one in group) and you have high perceive then 1-2 of the enemy’s appear on map

I think I’ve also decided on which 3d engine to use, it seems to have alot of the features I want, so hopefully I won’t have to make my own

And finally, I agree with minteh that the only way to make the rooms link properly is to do some corridor generation, plus it then gives people chance todo healing, or levelling

Game Development

Thu, 22 Sep 2011 18:18:59 +0100

Well properly a good idea to start blogging about the game and it’s development

Synapsis: I decided to write a game that uses webgl, and is based on the d&d world, but it will will have it’s content created by the users

Now: so I started with the interface, and have got most of the site layout sorted, it still needs graphics, but that’s why I’ve bought an Inkling so that I can do the images and get them straight into the system

Then I moved onto the map maker, which didn’t go to well, mainly because I had never done any canvas before, but it’s going better now, but still nowhere near done

Them I moved onto the auto map generator, because not everyone can make a map from scratch, so better give people a helping hand, and that has cone on almost perfectly, the rooms don’t quite link properly yet, but it’s better than nothing, it has some nice features
Features :-
Enemy generator based on the start level you give
Boss generator
Chest generator, both empty and multi-slot loot
Skeleton generator, empty, loot
Lights generator so that the 3d side has mood
Trash generator to give the 3d side more life
Door generator (doesn’t quite link rooms yet)
Trap generator, skeleton, pressure plate, trip wire

And all go into an open format so that people can make there own renderers if they want

I will eventually turn this into a kickstarter to get better 3d models, and graphics, and will be opening the game upto beta-testers to iron out bugs

So development must go on

Works favourite pattern

Wed, 29 Jun 2011 08:11:19 +0100

The Intersperser Pattern scatters pieces of functionality throughout a system, making a function impossible to test, modify, or understand.

IE 6,7

Sat, 28 May 2011 18:19:34 +0100

I think as a community we can finally stop supporting them,

Wikipedias stats say that only 8% use that, and since Wikipedia isn’t blocked and doesnt say anything to stop ie6 (unlike facebook) I think it’s a fairly safe stat

"You’re making this too complicated when it’s really quite simple. All you have to do is make the..."

Wed, 04 May 2011 12:16:50 +0100

“You’re making this too complicated when it’s really quite simple. All you have to do is make the software completely configurable so it can do whatever I need it to.”

- (via clientsfromhell)

Design Meeting

Mon, 02 May 2011 14:58:23 +0100

Well that was a successful meeting with halcyon designs, can relaunch bugfix.es soon, once I have my Internet back, damn moving why does it take 2weeks to move a number to a line that’s already active

Stress and solution

Tue, 05 Apr 2011 02:32:56 +0100

If your stressed in your life I have quick solution don’t talk to anyone

I don’t mean dint talk to people about what your stressed over, I mean simply don’t talk to anyone trust me, in 2 months time you will be slot less stressed, because you won’t have caused any arguments, you won’t have extended any arguments because your not fighting backs

Life will be good again, and I will be following my own advice, bring on the freedom

Budget

Wed, 23 Mar 2011 07:52:06 +0000

Well it’s budget time again, or as I like to call it incredibly complicated math time,

It always ends in me paying more money and everyone saying I’m paying less

So what’s my predictions, Petrol increased Cigs increased (doesn’t effect me) Min alcohol price (I mostly buy expensive stuff anyway) And tax allowance reduced, so I have a whole 50p more Council tax increased so I have 50suid less

Woohoo I get 50p, and lose 49.5squid, now let’s go celebrate

The Word of Notch: Minecraft Beta 1.3

Tue, 22 Feb 2011 21:53:59 +0000

The Word of Notch: Minecraft Beta 1.3:

notch:

* Implemented a new lighting engine with the help of MrMessiahs (can be turned off)
* Changed the options around, added a new “Graphics options” button
* Added beds. If all players in a map sleeps in a bed during night, the game immediately skips until morning
* Added three new half-size blocks
*…

Linc server already updated

Dialects

Tue, 22 Feb 2011 13:18:32 +0000

I wish people would understand that just because a framework is written in PHP does not mean you know how to code for it

The best way to think of a framework is like a dialect, in china there are hundreds of dialects, two villages 100 miles apart will both speak chinese but words are different

Job fun

Fri, 11 Feb 2011 14:40:00 +0000

This job is funny, there hasn’t been a single day where peoples head isn’t on fire

Database failure,
Hdd failure,
App server failure,
Web server failure,
And now max connection failure

I wonder if I am an albatross

clientsfromhell: Client: “My site is down. What did you do?” Me: “Well, I haven’t done anything in...

Mon, 31 Jan 2011 19:44:38 +0000

clientsfromhell:

Client: “My site is down. What did you do?”

Me: “Well, I haven’t done anything in a while. Can you get to Google.com?

Client: “No. Why did you take Google down too?”

New Job

Sat, 29 Jan 2011 17:12:35 +0000

Wahoo new job acquired, working in the city, and even better with a 47% payrise

"If you want “yes men”, hire managers If you want people who know what they are talking about, hire..."

Wed, 12 Jan 2011 23:47:00 +0000

“

If you want “yes men”, hire managers

If you want people who know what they are talking about, hire staff

Developers don’t need managers

”

- Self

Hermione makes very good cakes

Mon, 10 Jan 2011 21:05:23 +0000

Hermione makes very good cakes

Mass deaths

Fri, 07 Jan 2011 13:47:04 +0000

Has anyone noticed that the places that most Mass Deaths of animals is happening, is in the bible belt, surely that’s a good indication god isn’t happy with people praying at him and going to his house constantly, rather than he’s upset with the rest of the world

Mad TaxMan

Wed, 05 Jan 2011 14:01:21 +0000

As everyone in the UK knows, VAT has gone up, but did you know the things you can pay tax on ??

for example, Sanitary Towels (lady products) are tax free, Honey bees are tax free, but here is the mad part, Bumble Bees have VAT, that’s right if you purchase Bumble Bees (who would do this exactly, since honey bees can also pollinate and don’t have VAT) then you pay 20% tax on them

"If life is such a mystery, how come we all know how it ends"

Mon, 03 Jan 2011 11:04:09 +0000

“If life is such a mystery, how come we all know how it ends”

- Self

Mail parser

Sat, 01 Jan 2011 20:47:45 +0000

Well I need to re-write the mail parser so that it can do attachments better, and parser the text/HTML areas separate

Reminds me of work

Fri, 31 Dec 2010 09:16:33 +0000

clientsfromhell:

Client: “I want the website finished by tomorrow.”

Me: “Sorry, tomorrow is Christmas and I’ll be with my family tonight and tomorrow.”

Client: “Do I look like Santa Claus? Get it done.”