Comments on: ASCIIpOrtal

By: Dirk

Dirk — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 05:31:51 +0000

Giving suggestions normally helps people to think about things. Let me know if i can help u with coding, i know Python and a very little Java.

And yes: I know what i’m doing because i saw several good applications in business environment getting worse by turningthem into a browser application. And yes: I know what i’m coding, because i love standards and multi-user applications (because i have multiple users in a multi-user environment).

Do whatever u think, if u think that is the right way, but please don’t destroy this great game.

By: Joe

Joe — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 00:15:01 +0000

Dirk, man, you have so much your own ideas about how I should be doing doing this it amazes me you haven’t taken the code and fixed all the problems yourself. You seem to think you know what you’re doing.

Seriously, you’re not providing any solutions, just complaints and/or stating opinion as fact. I’m kinda getting tired of it.

By: Dirk

Dirk — Sun, 07 Mar 2010 17:42:09 +0000

@sh228: A browser used as game client can never be as good as a dedicated game client. And u still need to download the game i guess (hope!), because some of my systems are not online all the time.

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I guess, it’s already decided that ASCIIpOrtal will be transformed into a browser application (Flashgame?). If it gets a client/server system it would be great, even if browser applications suck.

Did i already mention that there is no save way to store game data in the browser? On my systems i delete LSOs on a regular schedule and cookies are gone after each browser close. You can’t count on data storage in browsers at all: LSOs are considered as malicious and DOM storage does not work in all browsers! This limits the possibility to store game data, huh?

Having a client/server architecture it’s easier. The server stores all data for each user (maybe identified via personal login?) – and done.

By: sh228

sh228 — Sat, 06 Mar 2010 23:55:59 +0000

@Dirk Yet it can _be_ a game client. I think it would be a great idea to make it a browser app. Downloadophobes would love it.

By: Dirk

Dirk — Sat, 06 Mar 2010 23:42:20 +0000

A browser is a browser, not a game client.

By: Joe

Joe — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 22:30:58 +0000

@WoM Good idea. Self propelled but deadly from all sides. I like it.

Tho the @ symbols on the screen might confuse the roguelike folks out there. But who cares, they don’t have exclusivity on the ASCII character set (or the ANSI one for that matter).

@Dirk Making it a browser application could be the best idea in development of any game. You’ll just have to wait and see.

By: Wings Of Moronism

Wings Of Moronism — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 16:56:01 +0000

Why not make a “scorpion” enemy (the @ symbol)? Unlike a rock, a Scorpion is deadly in all directions. Landing on it (unlike landing on a rock) kills.

By: Dirk

Dirk — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 21:21:20 +0000

What’s wrong with level sharing right now?

And why not create a functionality so that users can put their level sets in ${HOME}/.asciiportal/levelsetname/ (resp. %appdata%\… in Windows).

That would be the easiest way i guess.

Making it a browser application (Flash?) could be the worst mistake in developing the game.

By: Joe

Joe — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 14:08:24 +0000

Okay mister negativity mcgrumpypants, I guess you don’t want a level editor that you can share your level’s with others instantly. Why don’t you hop on the forums where I’ve been talking about this for… wait… I know I’ve mentioned it there somewhere… hidden in some…. Know what, I’m starting a topic right now.

By: Dirk

Dirk — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 10:13:01 +0000

In a browser? Are you serious? Probably as a Flash application using DOM storage? Besides DOM storage and Cookies there are no other possibilities for a browser to store data without user interaction.

Or do you plan to run a server and use the browser only as client having the server liable for storing progress data?

It’s your program, but PLEASE think about converting the game to a browser application twice.