-- zipFS has several limitations...
--- in a general way, seekg doesn't work... so getting a file's size needs to be done through JFileSystem.
--- getLine on files open with zipFS doesn't work so great. Not sure if it is a normal issue because files are open in binary or not... JFileSystem therefore offers a "readIntoString" function that needs to be used instead of the usual "getline" technique. However getLine can then be used on a stream connected to the string.
-- tested on Windows and PSP, I also made sure android still works, but haven't tested zip support on Android.
-- I tried to maintain backwards compatibility, but this might break on some platforms, if I broke some platforms and you can't find a way to fix them, please contact me and we'll figure something out
-- This removes wagic::ifstream. I didn't reimplement the securities that were involved in this, apologies for that. Might be useful to reimplement such securities in JFileSystem
-- I haven't tested options/profiles in a deep way, it is possible I broke that.
-- Tutorial Messages are an ability like any other, except it can only be displayed once. Subsequent calls are ignored, the ability is removed from the game as soon as it is added
-- This allows to add event triggered messages ingame. Messages are either text, or images (I don't have an image sample, but rules/classic.txt has a few examples that might help)
-- only tested on Windows, although I made sure the PSP version compiles. Hopefully I also made the necessary for it to work in the touch version (touching the screen should be enough to close the tuto message)
-- Room for improvement: possibility to choose a title in text mode, possibility to have some messages depending on others (e.g.: don't show message X until message Y has been shown), improve some of the abilities and triggers to give more flexibility, add events outside of game, to allow tuto messages in deck creator, etc...
this update requires you to update your rules folder files!!!
2nd
added 2 new vanguard game modes.
Stone Hewer Basic - when ever a creature enters play, a random equipment with a converted mana cost less than or equal to that creature is put into play and attached to it.
this mode is unlockable, requirement = win a match where 10 or more equipment were in the battlefeild at the moment you won.
Hermit Druid basic- in this game mode, during each of the players upkeeps, a random land card from their deck is placed into the battlefield, these do not count against your 1 land per turn limit.
to unlock this, win any match with less then 10 lands.
first as requested, kicker will now act like the other cost, offering a menu choice, heres the catch tho,
it was also thought up that we should maintain the "pay automatically" method of it as it feels more natural to some(even tho as per MTG rules its supposed to be a choice).
so here is what i did that i hope satisfies everyone, i added a new menu option under advanced tab..."kicker payment" with 2 setting, by defualt "always pay" but also an option to "always offer choice"...
2nd, minor tweaks to player avatar, every tme i saw it i was like "i need to do something about that", the avatar getting completely sucked into the corner just looked bad imo, so i about doubled the "inactive" size, so it looks a little more uniform with the opponents avatar. also move the library and grave icons just a thin hair to the left so they don't grossly overlap the players avatar as much when active, and increased the dark box theyre contained in my just a few pixels.
3rd, something else thats really bothered me to no end was that the title text of simple menus which display the cards name which owns the box was using small face font, which on pc was *barely* ok...but on psp(smaller devices) looks like white smears and dots. i changed it to share the font and size used inside the menubox itself, the end result is a lot nicer look...and alot easier to read on psp. now if only we can convince wololo that "spades" is alot like a lava lamp, cool at first, but *extremely* dated. the menu box should have a much slicker look, maybe rounded corners instead and lose the street light poles?
minor fix for phaseaction, becuase of the nature of this ability finding a happy safe medium without losing function is tough. hopefully this corrects it for good.
dropped cast methods menutext returns to lower case, for uniformity.
deck files in long format. This is not configurable from the game. It must be set manually
inside options.txt.
ie. saveDetailedDeckInfo=1
* added extra debug information (line number inside text file) when card parser fails to recognize a line.
- modified return value from "processConfLine()" to return 0 only when a true error occurs and print out
"MTGDeck: Bad Line:
[<line no>]: <line with error>"
- processConfLine will now return 1 for lines starting with "#". Previously it returned 0 which is incorrect
as comments should not be considered as errors.
* removed DeckMetaDataList class from code. This was duplicating the DeckMetaData storage in DeckManager
* new feature for deck selection screens.
- player decks will now have an indication of what mana color it consists of.
- Ai decks will show symbols once the player has played against the AI deck at least once.
-- This is made possible with a new meta data inside each deck file.
MANA:<string representing color switches - 0/1 >
ok i WAS going to write a full change log with code exsamples ect, but since im rushed you will get the short version of this log.
first bug fixes, and there were many,
indestructible creature bug fixed
halimar execavator *embearessing youtube video" bug is fixed
token text now displays source name and tokens abilities
fixed a card view null pointer in an iterator when code used combinations of foreach and aslongas with CD.
epic struggle bug fixed, aslongas was only parsing one space to the right of the operator.
extra cost containing targetting fixed, cards can now have multiple extra cost in all mana...this includes giving a card 2 targeted sacrifices as its main cost.
angelic chorus bug fixed, the card will be soft coded now.
and many other minor bugs fixed, hard to remember all which were fixed.
now, new abilities = words
"legendarylandwalk",
"desertlandwalk",
"snowforestlandwalk",
"snowplainslandwalk",
"snowmountainlandwalk",
"snowislandlandwalk",
"snowswamplandwalk",
"snowlandwalk",
"nonbasiclandwalk",
"strong",//cant be blocked by creature with less power
"weak",//cant block creatures with more power
"phasing",
all true landwalks will now be supported.
new cost types:
morph which is coded as follows
[card]
name=Bloodstoke Howler
facedown={3}
autofacedown={6}{R}:morph
autofaceup=3/0 all(beast|mybattlefield))
text=Morph {6}{R} (You may cast this face down as a 2/2 creature for {3}. Turn it face up any time for its morph cost.) -- When Bloodstoke Howler is turned
face up, Beast creatures you control get +3/+0 until end of turn.
mana={5}{R}
type=Creature
subtype=Beast
power=3
toughness=4
[/card]
you will notice new auto lines autofaceup and autofacedown
these are abilities the cards will have when theyre in that state.
the cost is coded as
facedown={cost}
when a card is faced up it gains auto= lines also.
tho is played normally it will NOT gain autofaceup=lines
card restrictions:
cards can now have restrictions placed on them the restrictions are.
all previous restrictions usable in activated abilities
with the follow additions
control two or more vampires
control less creatures
control snow land
casted a spell
one of a kind
fourth turn
before battle damage
after battle
during battle
[card]
name=Blood Frenzy
target=creature[attacking;blocking]
restriction=before battle damage
auto=4/0
auto=treason
text=Cast Blood Frenzy only before the combat damage step. -- Target attacking or blocking creature gets +4/+0 until end of turn. Destroy that creature
at the beginning of the next end step.
mana={1}{R}
type=Instant
[/card]
other cost now can have specail restrictions also:
otherrestriction=mytypemin:1 type(swamp),opponenttypemin:1 opponenttype(plains)
these are minimums required inplay of a type
it can be just you, or you and opponent or just opponent
you can also use the words "more" and "less" and * to compare the 2 players fields.
[card]
name=Cho-Arrim Legate
abilities=protection from black
other={0}
otherrestriction=mytypemin:1 type(swamp) , opponenttypemin:1 opponenttype(plains)
text=Protection from black -- If an opponent controls a Swamp and you control a Plains, you may cast Cho-Arrim Legate without paying its mana cost.
mana={2}{W}
type=Creature
subtype=Human Soldier
power=1
toughness=2
[/card]
activated ability gained a new restriction "opponentturnonly"
variables will now be recalculated during the resolve of the major abilities to produce the most current number.
{x}:draw:x <----
new number variables words:
using draw as an exsample
draw:auras <--auras on a creature
draw:type:ally <---counts the allys in your field. self explanitory
draw:thatmuch <--mostly a triggered effects number.
when you take damage draw that much
draw:lifelost
draw:oplifelost
these return the value of the life lost that turn.
new TRIGGER restricitions
sourcenottap
sourceTap
foelostthree<--card cycle uses opponent lost life
foelosttwo<--same as above
once<--this trigger will only ever trigger one time and never again.
new card discriptor words
[multicolor]
[leveler]
[enchanted]
[blackandgreen]
[blackandwhite]
[redandblue]
[blueandgreen]
[redandwhite]
CD will now recalculate the number again on resolve
meaning {x}:target(CreatureTargetChooser[manacost <=x]) will work, with an added bonus {x}:target(CreatureTargetChooser[manacost <=any word variable])
new this(:
this(tapped)<--for strange case cards.
this(untapped)
this(auras)
new MTGAbility keywords
(blink)
(blink)forsrc <--stay blinked while source inplay
hand(blink <---adding hand to the front makes it target hand.
livingweapon
this is an extension of token, simple attach the words "livingweapon" to the front of token( and it will autoamtically token that and attach the card to it.
token( gained:
"targetcontroller" targetting.
"battleready" if put in the tokens abilities it will be a attacker and tapped as it is entering play.
phaseout <--self explanitory
spiritlink <--stacking lifelink style effect that benifits the OWNER of the card.
combatspiritlink same as above.
stacking flanking, requires 2 abilities unfortunately
[card]
name=Agility
target=creature
auto=teach(creature) flanker
auto=teach(creature) flanking
text=Enchant creature -- Enchanted creature gets +1/+1 and has flanking. (Whenever a creature without flanking blocks this creature, the blocking
creature gets -1/-1 until end of turn.)
mana={1}{R}
type=Enchantment
subtype=Aura
[/card]
removeallcounters(number/number,name)
removes all counters of the type from a card, can all be
"all"
vampire hexmage effect.
added new tools for transforms
,setpower=number
,settoughness=number
removetypes
morph
autofacedown={0}:morph
eradicate <---same as the card name.
cumulativeupcost[ <--self explanitory
upcostmulti[ <--an upcost that will resolve with a && ability
phaseaction[ phase name ] ability
an ability that will trigger on the stated phase name.
also support for phaseactionmulti[
new triggers added:
@vampired( <--sengir vampire effect
@targeted(
@lifeloss(
@lifed(
add a special ability builder called dynamicability
it acts alot like a choose your own adventure book
dynamicability<! variable 1, variable 2, variable 3,variable 4!> optional ability targetting the original target.
variable list 1:
this is the primary amount source
source
mytgt
myself
myfoe
variable list 2:
this is the variable we're after, or the amount
power
toughness
manacost
colors
age
charge
oneonecounters
thatmuch
variable list 3:
this is the main effect
strike
draw
lifeloss
lifegain
pumppow
pumptough
pumpboth
deplete
countersoneone
variable list 4:
how it will do this effect to.
itself
eachother
targetcontroller
targetopponent
tosrc
srccontroller
srcopponent
the best way to explain its usage is to look at cards coded with this ability. or experiment with combinations.
new gameoption
First turn player:player, opponent, random
who takes the first turn
added poisoned status, tho not complete since MBS hasnt spoiled enough cards to see where this variable will be used.
taught ai how to counter spell
improved ai, it will now cast instants during interupts and during your turn.
previously ai treated instant cards the same as it treated sorceries, which was not fair to the ai.
im sure there is some messed items, but the rev directly before this one had formatting in the code that created hundreds of conflicts with this one, so i had to dig this info out of red and green sections.
cards and test are coming soon, i ask PLEASE do not alter these new additions until the test are commited.
im commiting without the test because instead of allowing me to proceed with my beta test period, there are some that wish to rush me into a commit. if you do not like this commit revert it, i absolutely on no grounds give permission to recommit afterwards. and i will not recommit if a revert is called.
finishing up my reformatting of the source from November/December following the guidelines that were posted.
some extra things I added:
* Any empty virtual declarations were kept to one line.
* Enums were split up into separate lines to promote uniformity across all headers. ( each header file had a different style for enums)
While debugging this, I noticed a separate issue: when changing profiles, we'd actually call refresh twice. Removed the spurious call, as reloading profiles doesn't need to concern itself with the image cache - that's already covered by the game options menu.
Also did some minor formatting / cleanup in the JGfx code for PSP - stubbed out a bunch of JLOG calls I had put in while debugging the PNG loading code.
added new mana display option "No Glitter" acciddently(?) lost "both" options somehow.
the new "no glitter mana display is basically "eye candy without particle effects" on PC created 2000 mana...no FPS drop...on PSP created an EXTREMELY large amount of mana before i noticed an FPS drop of any kind, this is dramatically better then
what was in previous rev, create 20 mana and crash.
if someone could figure out how i manage to lose the "Both" option, please explain to me why it wasnt showing up, i spent 2 hours trying to get it back.
both "optimize starting hand" and "Unlock all Ai Decks" appear in options under the option to "enable cheats"
optimize gives you decent starting hands, and Unlock all Ai decks is basically just a bypass options for the unlock deck mode varible wololo added.
tweaked abilitygranting Eff in Ai lessons to be divided by the number of cards in hand, this will mean Ai will tend to focus on using mana to cast spells instead of using them to grant abilities, until theres only 1 or less cards in hand, at this point it will go all out. there is a splash of randomness in Ai so it will still often do whatever it freaking wants lol, you should notice a proformence increase from Ai in this aspect. no more giving unblockable to a creature in 2nd main.
please note, one of the recent previous revs broke cheat mode "unlock cards" in deck editor, i filed a bug report. its a probelm i was not able to fix myself so there is no fix included in this rev....i came across the bug while testing cheat mode stuff.
- Added AI Decks unlock system. Please update your graphics folder, and crossing fingers that Ilya B. is still around as I don't have the correct fonts.
- Added a possibility to put a file "Res.txt" instead of the folder "Res". The file Res.txt is a simple 1 line text file, telling where to find the Res folder, terminated by "/". For example: "../../wagic_res".
This addresses issue 428 . This could also help us in the future, to develop mods.
Also fixed the project includes so that we don't need to always use the indirect include path, ie:
#include "../include/foo.h" -> #include "foo.h"
I'm don't know much about make files - if I busted the linux build, mea culpa, but I think we're okay on that front too. For future reference, here's the most straightforward link on the topic of adding pch support to make files:
http://www.mercs-eng.com/~hulud/index.php?2008/06/13/6-writing-a-good-makefile-for-a-c-project
* This finalizes the functionality for key bindings.
* Key bindings are saved in the user's configuration file and read
back the next time.
* Still got to do : display, instead of a number, an icon on PSP and a
string on windows (linux/mac already done).
Gives the user the opportunity to earn some credits for performing various tasks.
Known bugs removed, tested stability-wise, not so much game-wise.
Lots of to-dos and ideas still remaining, better balance between task difficulty and their rewards needed - please comment.
Usage:
Enter shop, open menu, select 'See available tasks'.
All tasks in the list are active, until they expire ('Days left'; day passes after each duel (won, lost or quited)).
You can finish any of the tasks and get bonus. For particular task, the bonus gets a bit smaller every day (until expiration).
- Language is now an option at startup
- "text" line translation for cards made easier, check Res/lang/xx_cards.txt
- TODO: test on PSP/Linux, performance issues ? Allow possibility to change language in options menu
http://wololo.net/forum/viewtopic.php?f=15&t=730
Although the feature is named "cheat mode", its main purpose is to provide a toolbox for content creators. Currently this means to help AI deck creators, but the cheat mode is easily extensible.
Features:
- To enable cheat mode, create a new profile with the super secret cheat name (shouldn't be hard to find - or just mail me if you don't want to look). Then, leave and re-enter the Options menu. You can now enable cheat mode on the first tab. Note: The secret profile name is *not* my original suggestion from the forum, I went with Jeck's alternative suggestion so that he won't have to cringe over bad puns everytime he's using it. ;)
- Complete collection: In cheat mode, there's a new option in the deck viewer, which makes sure that you have at least 4 of any card available.
- Deck integrity: When in cheat mode, and you load a deck with cards that are not present in your collection, then these cards won't be stripped from your deck any more. Instead, they are added to your collection.
- Money cheat: In cheat mode, when you click on an item in the shop, you get the option to steal 1,000 credits from the shopkeeper.
Please review my code - I just started with C++, I may make very obvious mistakes or use inelegant style. The sooner you point this out, the sooner I'll improve.
thanks to wololo and jeck for comments and suggestions.
Jeck: Do the setVisible and setHidden methods currently work? I tried to use them to hide a menu item, but they all seem to lead to empty methods - Perhaps placeholders for a not yet implemented functionality?
* The alternate theme is just useful for testing themes, but please comment on the changes to the main theme.
* Options reading and initializing separated from UI.
* Options UI abstracted a bit, made more easily extensible.
* With some extension, the options UI could be used as the basis for more complicated themes, if we load a file and use it to do stuff like GameStateOptions::Start()
- fix issue 65 (quads when no image load slowly in shop/deck editor)
- Possibly fix issue 92, please let me know if it reproduces
- Fix issue 97 (Deck editor: weird behavior of deck display)
- Fix issue 39 - please verify
- Issue 56 can probably be closed as well
- Fix issue 86
-Issue 26: added an option for Mana Display. This needs a bit testing, but it should also lower the priority of "manapool slowness" as this mode probably fixes performance issue as well.
-I can't seem to be able to "save" some options (hand position, mana display) ion the windows version, does this change break something ?
CAREFUL : this update REVERSES the triggers default actions.
* Make the right trigger opens the hand and the left trigger skips to
next phase.
* Add an option to reverse triggers (and thus revert to old style).
* Decks now support naming and renaming. Also added a "Switch decks without saving" option.
* Removed unused static const char * menuTexts, from old 6-deck limited system
* Keypad didn't display correctly when not given a title, and was never destructed. Fixed.
* profileFile() default behavior was to fall back to RESPATH/player. Fixed.
* New iconspsp.png, updated look to seem like PSP buttons, added some extra (unused) button icons.
* Cache now tracks missing textures for RetrieveQuad, not just RetrieveCard/RetrieveTexture.
* Profile options are no longer overwritten when switching profiles.
* Main menu notifies of alternate profile- "Database: X" becomes "Profile: Y of X cards."
* Boosters iterates through cards, replacing duplicates. Stops after 15 tries to prevent infinite loops on small sets.
* Very simplistic theme switcher, only displays when alternate themes are present.
