Simple Chinese chess???

[xunxun]

Hi,

I'm plaining to make a Chinese Chess in Playmaker. Is there any tutorial or suggestions to get started?

thanks,

[jeanfabre]

Hi,

 Not really I am afraid... but sound cool!

can you describe more what you are after?


bye,

 Jean

[xunxun]

^_^

Actually, this is just a simple assessment for students who are in the first trimester of Game Programming. This is pretty easy for any student in any kind of language (my experience). But here, I just want to prove that Playermaker can do much quicker than the traditional way.
thanks much!

[parallel]

Maybe if you explain the games mechanics/ elements (and what parts you know how to do and which not), helping would be easier.

[xunxun]

Please take a look at game mechanic.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xiangqi

[jeanfabre]

ouch... 

With or Wihout playmaker, this is going to be tricky.

I would start with the following:

-- design a prefab for each piece,
-- Implement the logic of movement ( with no rules)
-- implement rules ( with no impact on the game, just a rule with input and output ( true or false)

then you combine all of that.

Do you want to do a chess engine? or a validator for player movements? that's two very distinct project actually..

bye,

 Jean

[xunxun]

ouch... 

With or Wihout playmaker, this is going to be tricky.


Do you want to do a chess engine? or a validator for player movements? that's two very distinct project actually..

bye,

 Jean

Jean, you are right in both ways. Please take a look at this Code.... about 80 lines of code for a completed game with AI included .... how tricky it is...!

https://github.com/chenxiao07/TinyChess/blob/master/index.html

[jeanfabre]

Hi,

 That's MAD code!!!! totally insane! If it had comments I guess ti could be possible port this, but without any comment, this is going to require a lot of coffee...

Have you been able to testify that this code works?

Bye,

 Jean

[xunxun]

  it works as it does Y_Y.

you can try to play it here http://49.212.183.201/chess_tiny.html

and I totally agree with you that ... looking at this piece of coding is a nightmare ^^ lol