You must have an up-to-date java runtime environment to use the client. Otherwise, unzip the Flop.zip file somewhere you can get to it, open the Flop folder, and then double-click on the FlopClient.jar file.
Currently enabled keyboard commands are as follow:
Press "p" to toggle the display of hexes that the ball can be thrown in
Press "l" to toggle the display of hexes that are in-bounds and not the goal
Press "e" to toggle the display of replacement entry hexes
Press "s" to toggle the display of setup hexes
Press the arrows keys to pan the pitch around
Press "r" to reset the pan.
Known issues:
Sorry, I wanted to fix this... but for the time being do not resize the window. It will cause re-sizing issues. Something about the JFrame and the canvas interaction. I'm working it.
Also, I didn't add the zoom. For some reason, detection of mousewheel events is really spotty and the zoom is/was tied to that.
Let me know how it works for you. Be sure to let me know what kind of processor, ram, and video card you have, as well as your operating system (XP, Vista, Linux) and version of Java.
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( 3.5 / 11 )Added:
* Support for mouse events (move, clicking buttons, etc)
* Helper Functions to work with hexagons on the pitch (needed later when players are introduced)
* Support of keyboard keystrokes
Using all of the above we're just about ready for creating teams/players. At that point I'll release a copy for people to toy with and let me know what problems they find. It won't be a game by any stretch, but it will at least get feedback started.
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( 3.3 / 12 )Elfball.net roadmap
Elfball.net is the container for three separate software products:
* Flop - The Elfball.net Java client
o This is the client for both playing and observing games
o Receives events from Momentum
o Sends player events to Momentum
o Not trusted (i.e. no calculations are handled locally)
o Handles all GUI displays
* Momentum - The Elfball.net Java server
o A stand-alone server that allows players and observers to participate in a game
o Registers with Grit to allow for matches to be made
o Publishes statistics and and match results to Grit
o Trusted; handles all game calculations
o Handles loss-of-sync and disconnect of players as well as other network problems.
o Run at the command line, loads all settings from an ini file.
o Saves in-progress games
o Logs all in-game events
* Grit - The Elfball.net website
o Handles matchmaking
o Collects statistics and game results from the Momentum server
o Provides user forums and other community resources
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( 3.8 / 8 )Not a big night for the pitch appearance, but a big night for behind-the-scenes code
- All hexes are now correctly identified as in-bounds, out-of-bounds, passable, face-off, goal, rover setup, guard setup, or midpoint.
- All visual elements are zoomable, instead of just the hexes
- Code cleaned up, unused areas have been removed
Next steps, draw Rover, Guard, and Goal circles and then implement a "find neighbors" function for the pitch. After that, it is time to add mouseListeners and add detection for when a hex is clicked on.
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( 3.3 / 12 )So far the following has been implemented on the map:
- Customizable field textures
- Clipping view displaying only playing field hexes
- White boundary line and center line drawn in
- Goal, center, goalkeeper and widezone hexes marked as such
The related link will take you to the latest sample picture of the pitch!
The next step is to get everything (and not just the pitch hexagons) to work with scaling, draw in the white and yellow circles. After that, players will be added along with controls for them.
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