AGS Chess Community Version

Akumayo · Sun 18/12/2005 02:45:28

Please re-route yourself to the link below if you are interested in AGS Chess:
http://www.adventuregamestudio.co.uk/yabb/index.php?topic=24081.0

Hello all, I have spent the last two days slaving over this game, and I'm actually pretty happy with it.Ã,Â I'd put it in Completed Games, but it's not much of a game and I'm too lazy to make screenshots and whatnot.
Anyway, this is my AGS chess game.Ã,Â I tried to make it like a real chess set, with two real people playing, therefore, you can cheat, you can put peices on top of one another, you can make your queen jump peices, you can even move your pawn backwards!Ã,Â The upsides:Ã,Â most peices (pawn's excluded) have functioning movement that follows all rules except that it ignores other peices, capturing works well, pawns can be promoted for reaching other side, you can take your moves back (manually), there is an optional game timer set to 30 minutes per player, and it's two player!
So, err, here it is, have fun with it...Ã,Â (especially if you don't have a chessboard)

The AGS Chess Community Version is now available!!!
Cast:
Black Pawn:Ã,Â Hotspot / White Pawn:Ã,Â SSH
Black Rook:Ã,Â Squinky / White Rook:Ã,Â DCMacphee
Black Knight:Ã,Â m0ds / White Knight:Ã,Â Las Naranjas
Black Bishop:Ã,Â Darth Mandarb / White Bishop:Ã,Â MrColossal
Black Queen:Ã,Â Kinoko / White Queen:Ã,Â La Lore
Black King:Ã,Â AGA / White King:Ã,Â Punaman

AGS Chess Community Version here:
http://www.2dadventure.com/ags/AGScommunitychess.zip

AGS Chess Original:
http://www.2dadventure.com/ags/Akumayoschess.zip

Gregjazz · Sun 18/12/2005 02:49:26

Pretty cool!

Are the bishops supposed to be able to move over pawns? Might want to look into that.

Any chance of making this AGS Chess and putting in all our favorite forum characters as chess pieces?

Akumayo · Sun 18/12/2005 03:23:20

Quote from: Geoffkhan on Sun 18/12/2005 02:49:26
Are the bishops supposed to be able to move over pawns? Might want to look into that.

Actually, yes. It's a method by which you can cheat if the opponent looks away, just like a real game. (and it's too hard to do collision detection on the system I used

)

As for the forum characters, I'm not personally interested in drawing them up, but if someone wants to, I'd be happy to implement them. Peices must be 25x25 and (optionally) surrounded by a one pixel thick white boarder to work properly, but that's it. I was thinking a -Evil Dragons vs Good Dragons- would be cool too.

big brother · Sun 18/12/2005 03:37:44

If you went with that motif, it would be too hard to differentiate between the good and the evil, let alone the individual pieces. When you're dealing with 32 small sprites on the screen at once, it's best to go with more iconic designs so the player can recognize them easily.

Akumayo · Sun 18/12/2005 03:41:57

That's true, but still... it's a thought. I still think some scaled down sprites of the AGS'ers is a good idea, and I'm going to at least attempt the dragon thing, though I will most likely find utter disapointment. Perhaps an option at the beginning would be best, asking what mode the player wanted to play in, that way they could choose normal for an easy game, and some other style once they learned it and got bored with normal. I dunno.

Akumayo · Sun 18/12/2005 17:03:13

The AGS Chess Community version is now available for download. The link and cast for this version is located atop this topic.

Kinoko · Mon 19/12/2005 04:43:35

Oh my god

I rule! Quite literally!

I'm gonna download this when I get home today.

LGM · Mon 19/12/2005 05:18:53

I'm offended. Where is my piece?

Squinky · Mon 19/12/2005 05:23:42

Swanky.

I so just walked my little dude and killed you all....thats legal in chess right? Heh...

Akumayo · Mon 19/12/2005 05:38:01

Hehe, glad you played it squinks.
[lgm], I did not add your piece... because... I can't remember. I mostly used people I see around a lot. I don't see you too much.

Rui 'Trovatore' Pires · Mon 19/12/2005 11:35:55

QuoteYou capture Punaman

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EDIT - Just noticed you also said "Punaman" in your first post. Are you misspelling Pumaman or is it deliberate?

Ashen · Mon 19/12/2005 14:29:47

I feel I should be in there, if only because of my avatar ...

I like this ... I particularly like that you can cheat, as it's the only way I ever win at chess.

vict0r · Mon 19/12/2005 15:35:11

I see... Bundles of bugs and no vict0r! I hate it!

No, no... It was pretty nifty, but it dont really follow chess rules

AGA · Mon 19/12/2005 16:35:12

Quote from: Kinoko on Mon 19/12/2005 04:43:35
Oh my god I rule! Quite literally!

I'm gonna download this when I get home today.

And you're my wife. You must be so proud!

Akumayo · Mon 19/12/2005 16:36:07

Rui : Ã,Â I'm a bad speller, so I probably just screwed it up

Ashen: Ã,Â I wanted to add you, because I see you around a lot, but I see the others around more (except La Lore, but I don't think you'd want to be a queen.)

vict0r: Ã,Â It's not supposed to follow some of the rules, it's just my attempt at a tile based engine.

Mr Jake · Mon 19/12/2005 16:37:58

Thanks for making me a piece :p

And a suitable one at that - AGA's pawn

Akumayo · Mon 19/12/2005 16:38:42

We all start somewhere

IM NOT TEH SPAM · Mon 19/12/2005 16:40:58

The problem is, too many AGS members not enough chess pieces. Although being a pawn is a little creepy if you ask me... go to the other side of the board, you become a queen :o

Akumayo · Mon 19/12/2005 16:45:20

That is quite the problem. As for becoming a queen, I wouldn't mind it if I got enough servants, didn't have to get married (that crosses the line), and got an unlimited supply of games/systems.

Darth Mandarb · Mon 19/12/2005 18:12:24

I'm a Sith Bishop ... how cool is this!!