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Cinderblock Go Server

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Hi, all. I have set up another server.

What Cinderblock has:
  • A couple variants (irregular size, cylindrical, toroidal).
  • Play in real-time or turn-based.
  • A simple & easy invitation system.
  • graphics & sound, and .

What Cinderblock currently lacks:
  • Ratings.
  • User accounts.
  • A time system.
  • Any means of ending a game properly.
  • Any means of reasonable communication with other players.
  • IE compatibility? I'd be shocked if this works in IE.

I'd love it if you gave Cinderblock a try; I'd like to see what sort of load it can support. And Toroidal Go is surprisingly fun.

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I can only play the first move as Black. :) What else can I do?
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EdLee wrote:I can only play the first move as Black. What else can I do?


To the left of the board there's an invite URL. Maybe you can give it to a friend; the code only works the first time it's entered.
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zpmorgan, thanks!
Quick suggestions:
1. Rotate the board graphics so that the grains run vertically, not horizontally.
2. Add the 9 star points for 19x19 (adjust different star points for other board sizes).
3. Try other wood patterns -- the current one looks a bit strange...
See below for gIGo's board and a rotated Cinderblock's board:
gIGO's board:
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zpmorgan wrote:
EdLee wrote:I can only play the first move as Black. What else can I do?


To the left of the board there's an invite URL. Maybe you can give it to a friend; the code only works the first time it's entered.



FYI, that URL points to 127.0.0.1 which is always the local machine you are on, so it only works if you are logged on to the computer running the server.
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zpmorgan wrote:Hi, all. I have set up another server.

Nice to hear you're back! I loved Basilisk!

Will try it later. :)
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EdLee wrote:zpmorgan, thanks!
Quick suggestions:
1. Rotate the board graphics so that the grains run vertically, not horizontally.
2. Add the 9 star points for 19x19 (adjust different star points for other board sizes).
3. Try other wood patterns -- the current one looks a bit strange...
See below for gIGo's board and a rotated Cinderblock's board:
gIGO's board:
gIGO.jpg
Cinderblock's board, rotated 90 degrees:
Cinderblock.jpg


http://cinderblock.zpmorgan.com/game/65
I took your advice, except for the texture graphic. None of the royalty-free textures that I found were much better, I think.

skydyr wrote:FYI, that URL points to 127.0.0.1 which is always the local machine you are on, so it only works if you are logged on to the computer running the server.


Hi, skydyr. That's because when I took the screenshot, the system was running on my home computer. It gives a URL based on the one in the http request. :)

Phelan wrote:Nice to hear you're back! I loved Basilisk!

Will try it later.


Hi again, Phelan. You're welcome to email me an invite. (...@gmail.com)
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zpmorgan, thanks! Could you change the star points from small squares to small circles (anti-aliased, if possible)?
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EdLee wrote:zpmorgan, thanks! Could you change the star points from small squares to small circles (anti-aliased, if possible)?


I just did that :)

I've looked into aliasing on the html5 canvas; it turns out that there's no real standard and anti-aliasing is browser dependent. Is your board aliased? What browser are you using?
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Dear zpmorgan,

Does this news mean that Basilisk is down for good? To be replaced by Cinderblock in the future?

I had just discovered Basilisk and began a couple of games on there so it's slightly sad. I really hope The Cinderblock Project turns out ok so that me and everyone else can play cylindrical Go again.

Best of luck in your endeavors,
the Gnome.
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gnome wrote:Dear zpmorgan,

Does this news mean that Basilisk is down for good? To be replaced by Cinderblock in the future?

I had just discovered Basilisk and began a couple of games on there so it's slightly sad. I really hope The Cinderblock Project turns out ok so that me and everyone else can play cylindrical Go again.

Best of luck in your endeavors,
the Gnome.


It's probably down for good. Sorry to interrupt your games. With its level of interest, it really wasn't worth maintaining though.

Cinderblock is (slightly) based on Basilisk; it works in real-time and I just added a sandbox mode: http://cinderblock.zpmorgan.com/new_game/
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Everyone feel free to send me Cinderblock challenges of around 9x9, any board configuration. PM me.
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zpmorgan wrote:I just did that :)
I've looked into aliasing on the html5 canvas; it turns out that there's no real standard and anti-aliasing is browser dependent. Is your board aliased? What browser are you using?
Thanks! Smaller request: reduce the diameter of the star points (try 50% smaller) -- they're just a little too big.
The star points and the stones look anti-aliased in FireFox 15.0.1:
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I can post screen shots of the star points for IE and Chrome, next...
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Chrome 22.0.*: anti-aliased star point and stone:
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IE 9.0.*: anti-aliased star point and stone:
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