Virtualscape Online beta available

[Zzzzz]

After some hard nights, virtualscape online is available for everbody (Virtualscape 1.070).
First thing to say is that this is a beta so there are some knowing problems and some missing features but I hope this is enought to get fun time.
For them wich don't know, I didn't get Hasbro authorisation so I change code to use a dedicated server at home and then if Hasbro say that I must stop, I can stop all virtualscape online.

The know missing feature or bug :
- No more than wave 1 (in next release you will be able to add all card)
- When you finish to play this is better to quit and relaunch application before to create nother game (some stability problems)
- Some params of some army card are wrong
- No capability to display or remove glyph.
- I will need to change dedicated server code so sometime connection will not work (but currently game continu to work because dedicated server is used only for connection)
- No help for moving distance (in next release)

now, some explanation (in my bad english) to play online :
.Two players or more can play together online with virtualscape if they are connected to internet (you can also play alone).
.One player need to create the game and the other just need to join the game.

1) *** Create a game *** :
- Load the map (as usually with virtualscape) then select menu item Play/Create a game.
- Enter your name, ip address (address of your router if you got one. in this case you can connect to http://www.whatismyip.com to get your ip) (in case of router, you need to make a redirection of TCP of your port 1399 by defaut to your computer)
- Enter the game name (not use now), the language (just an information for them which want connect to your game)
- Select game mode
- Enter point number (in basic mode this is the number of army card and in expert mode, this is the point to get army card)
- Enter max player
- Enter welcome message
- Enter port
- Then click create the game
- Waiting for other connected players and then click start game
2) *** Join a game *** :
- Select menu item Play/Join a game
- Enter your name, select the game in the list then click Join the game
- Waiting than the creator launch the game.

- select army in the window. (if no window appear this is because your opponent choose an army)
- When all the army are choose for everyone use icone to make your action.

a) Clic place figure icone to place a figure of one of your army. then select army in new window then select a position on the map.
b) Clic remove figure to remove a figure from the map then clic on the figure on the map. (use when you get no more life point for exemple)
c) Clic move figure to move a figure then clic on figure on the map then select new position of the figure. (you can use wheel mouse to rotate figure)
d) Clic attack to make an attack then select attack figure then select defense figures. When all defense figure are selected use next action.
e) Clic attack dice to launch dice then select number of attack dice (you can force result but opponent will know that you force result)
f) Clic defense dice to defend from an attack then select number of defense dice (you can force result but opponent will know that you force result)
g) use 20 faces die to get a number from 1 to 20.
h) use next turn button to remove all attack or defense dice and say to your aopponent that this is his turn to play.
i) use contextual menu item on army card to set marker, set life point, show markers or reset marker for next turn.

I will let you discover other button (use escape to go to the end of a replay).

Have fun and of course as usually don't forget to give me feedback (don't forget that this is a beta)

PS : for them wich want create a game, don't forget to forward protocol TCP on port 1399 (by default) on your router if you get it. to do that, see your router manual or a specialist (but not me because I tried to do that with one of you during several hours without success. Sorry)

[Swamper]

SWEET! Where do we download it?

[Zzzzz]

Originally Posted by Swamper

SWEET! Where do we download it?

As you can see on my signature (the virtualscape site): http://didier.paradis.free.fr/virtualscape/english

[lazites]

Thank you so much Zzzzz ^.^

[Swamper]

Mines downloading. Someone wanna play?

[lazites]

I'm downloading as well but I'm kinda busy, I'll be playing later tonight ^.^

P.S. my girlfriend is uber excited about this. SCORE!!!

[Swamper]

We can try a quick game if you'd like.

[lazites]

If I finish up a few things I might

[Swamper]

Okay, I'm trying to make a game, but I don't know what "enter port" means. Someone explain, please.

[lazites]

I started a game if anyone wants to kick my $&@

[Mr Migraine]

Originally Posted by Swamper

Okay, I'm trying to make a game, but I don't know what "enter port" means. Someone explain, please.

Use 1399 like Zzzzz said.

If you have a router, though, you will need to set up a static LAN IP and set it to port forward it to your computer instead of something else.

EDIT: This snazzy website can help you with that.

[lazites]

I noticed that everytime I open up the game part to make a game it still thinks I'm Zzzzz, and even thinks I have his IP. I can change it everytime though, so it's no problem. anyway to save my data in there?

never mind I fixed it