Chess System [library support]

[Chris]

Mar 14, 2014 21:11:29 GMT -8 Violette said:

Oh you guys are the best! Thank you so much! Got the Chess Game started! Yay!

Sweet!!
If you like the plugin don't forget to place a vote for it in our plugin board here on the support forum.

[Violette]

Okay! Not sure where to go to do that, but I'll look around.

I really do appreciate all you guys here on Support!

[Chris]

plugins board

You'll see 4 polls, each colored to stand out. The chess plugin is nominated for several categories

[Violette]

I went there and voted, but after I hit reply, a "reply window" popped up for me to type in, so I'm not sure my vote "took." Yet when I tried to vote again it wouldn't let me, and it was highlighted, so I guess I'm okay. The Chess Game is a really super new addition to ProBoards, and I love it!

[Wormopolis]

Thank you for the compliment! and a big thank you to Eton for finding that error.

on another note, I have notifications working in the companion plugin. I just have to finalize what happens when the game ends to record the wins/losses and I can put it out for testing. I dont know about the dual clock thing yet, but I am adding into the notifications how long someone's turn has been waiting. Im not sure how I can implement a clock since it will have to deal with adding and storing separate wait times.

[David Clark]

THE SHAME...! 

(but yeah the newest version fixed that!)

[blc]

Mar 14, 2014 10:48:25 GMT -8 Wormopolis said:

I will see if I have room left to add iin a clock after notifications and EPD lister are done. if not, it might have to become a seperate plugin

Would it be optional? Some people may not want to play timed games and they may not be able to be on for that length all at once.

[blc]

Mar 14, 2014 22:31:51 GMT -8 Wormopolis said:

Thank you for the compliment! and a big thank you to Eton for finding that error.

on another note, I have notifications working in the companion plugin. I just have to finalize what happens when the game ends to record the wins/losses and I can put it out for testing. I dont know about the dual clock thing yet, but I am adding into the notifications how long someone's turn has been waiting. Im not sure how I can implement a clock since it will have to deal with adding and storing separate wait times.

Without a clock does the time matter? I mean shoot, some people wait until the next day when they are on to make their move.

[Wormopolis]

even with a clock the time really wouldnt matter. I guess there could be a rule that someone taking too long automatically loses, but Im not sure I can implement that. right now I have it timing the notifications so you can see how long someone has been waiting on you, but that is about it.

since Tim Camara was nice enough to add in the second JS field, I moved the FEN editor stuff into its own area to give myself more room. If I can figure out how to show turn clocks, it would be an topional thing, since the thread key would have to store both accumulated times.

[blc]

Mar 16, 2014 4:17:57 GMT -8 Wormopolis said:

even with a clock the time really wouldnt matter. I guess there could be a rule that someone taking too long automatically loses, but Im not sure I can implement that. right now I have it timing the notifications so you can see how long someone has been waiting on you, but that is about it.

since Tim Camara was nice enough to add in the second JS field, I moved the FEN editor stuff into its own area to give myself more room. If I can figure out how to show turn clocks, it would be an topional thing, since the thread key would have to store both accumulated times.

I just don't want people feeling pressured. I understand some sites might want to have it be like tournaments but some just want it to be a casual game with no pressure. Novices are going to take a lot longer than someone with a lot of experience. Some just want to play without worrying about how long.

[blc]

Wormopolis, We have a situation where it should be saying check mate and it only says check.

trueblueliberty.com/thread/4770/chess-game-jjcc35-blc

[Wormopolis]

apparently fixing the last bug you found caused me a new one...

[blc]

Mar 16, 2014 17:56:00 GMT -8 Wormopolis said:

apparently fixing the last bug you found caused me a new one...

I seem to have a knack for it.

[Wormopolis]

The hard part about this, is I cant check for EVERY scenario... there are incalcuable moves that can be made during a game and I tried my best to catch everything, but it just takes one specific setup to throw a wrench.

I fixed the bug you just found, but I want to make sure it didnt break something else as much as I can before I push.

This also inspired me to add a button below the board that will return the EPD string of the current positions. then I can push into a test game on my own. or if someone wanted to start a discussion about a particular setup they just have to hit that button, copy the string, and paste into a new post between chesstags with their thoughts.

[Wormopolis]

and now I somehow messed up the en-passant definitions...