Zones.

[hanyuone]

So basically, here's an idea I've had for a long time:

ZONES.

Zones basically work like this:

• You start off in Zone 0, which is all the money things.
• To get to the next zone, you have to fight monsters, and you can buy gear using your oodles of money.
• Once you get to the next zone, you start clean. New stuff, new buildings, new rules.
• You only earn the money from the zone you're currently in (and the zone you quit at).

So that's basically it. My idea.

What do you guys think?

[ghost]

Sure... however, we would have to switch to Pyglet for complex animation.

[ghost]

This will happen in "zone-edits" branch (This could be 1.0)

[ghost]

"Witch" and "Dragon" are kind of weird...

[hanyuone]

Wait wait wait... witch? Dragon?

[ghost]

Look at all files, please.

[ghost]

HHEELLLLOO???

[ghost]

Animation: animation.zip

Unzip animation.zip

[hanyuone]

This looks good... but what's it for?

[ghost]

Try changing some lines and adding more files for the monster animations.

[hanyuone]

Ah. Gotcha.

[ghost]

Working?

[ghost]

@DerpfacePython _NEVER MIND ABOUT PYGAME_ It is a pile of **\ which only works for python 2.7 and 3.2 - isn't compatible for 3.3, 3.4, 3.5, and 3.6. We should consider writing a package python2 and python3 compatible....

[hanyuone]

Wait what? What happened?

[ghost]

What happened to you?

[hanyuone]

Got sick, and stuff. So, no Pygame then? What happened with Pygame?

[ghost]

We may want to use some _BOTH_ Py2 and Py3 compatible modules. Currently, Tk is good-but no animation. Pygame only works from Python 0.1 ~ 3.2.

pip install animation pip install pyautogui (For mouse/keyboard interface, will not work alone) pip install pyganim

I was lazy to search for more....

[ghost]

BAH. Pyganim is built to work with PyGame.

[ghost]

Pyganim requires that Python and Pygame are installed.

[hanyuone]

Pyganim? What's that?

Also, WHY is the exe thing in the main folder? Isn't there a separate branch for that?

[bortkiewicz]

So what are we going to do for the zones thing? My idea for zones came from Cookie Clicker (you could choose when to go to the next zone and all of your money is converted into selected PERMANENT upgrades throughout the game, the effects of the permanent upgrades are added in the next level but you start off with zero money, zero buildings and zero upgrades unless a bought permanent upgrade gives you a free 10 auto-clickers (or other buildings).

[hanyuone]

No no no no, that's prestiging, @testitem. I'm thinking of something completely different from that. Check out "Doomsday Clicker" from the App Store if you have time, the individual "cities" are what I mean for zones (and besides, it's a pretty good game, albeit kind of a rip-off from AdVenture Capitalist - you should also check that game out if you have time).

[bortkiewicz]

Oh... so what are we going to do for the zones thing?

[hanyuone]

Argh, we've delayed this for way too long. I've got an idea on how to do it.

• Make a separate file (obfuscated with the a85encode thing) that contains all the information on mobs.
  • We can do this by creating a list of lists (with each individual list being an individual zone), like this:
  • [[Spider:1,Tree:5,][Desert Creature:26,]] (don't want to do dicts, they aren't ordered)
  • Maybe have drops and chests and stuff? We can make another file (maybe make a new folder).
  • We probably should include weapons and armour (maybe some gems which can enhance said weapons and armour).

[bortkiewicz]

Files:

• shop.py (or class)
  • If we could, put the AC, MP, CC, etc, upgrades there too.
  • pass game_model as arg to the file/class
  • act as a handler for buying
  • may also store what you have here
  • we don't need to save every second. we can do save() or whatever as the last executing line of the program.
• itemProcessor.py (or class)
  • acts as handler for the effects of EVERYTHING, including:
  • armor effects
  • combat (weapon effects)
  • combat (result of being hurt by mobs)
  • potions (long-lasting/instant effects)
    • GOOD potion effects, like healing, regeneration etc.
    • BAD potion effects, like poison, weakness, etc.
  • projectile effects (mob summoned/natural occurring) bombs, asteroids, etc.
  • this will be difficult and lots of code needed. I suggest making a new file with the class in the file.
  • also handles mob moving.
  • May be too general - split into other classes and use inheriting??

[bortkiewicz]

Wow this is the oldest issue open.

So I created a bunch of CSV data files that computers can read and are also displayed in human-readable format.

[hanyuone]

OK, so... I like almost all of the stuff that you suggested. Some queries, though:

• What's AC? Just curious.
• Wait, so we're going to have potions which have bad consequences? We should just make those monster effects (e.g. poisonous sword = 10% chance of poison, etc.)
• How long do you think it takes to finish this?

[bortkiewicz]

What's AC? Just curious.

Shortened name	Actual name
AC	Auto Clicker
MP	Money Printer
CC	Counterfeit Company
SC	Sharemarket Crash

Wait, so we're going to have potions which have bad consequences? We should just make those monster effects (e.g. poisonous sword = 10% chance of poison, etc.)

Of course we are. We could let the player change bad potions into throwable potions (at the cost of $ ) to inflict damage on mobs.

How long do you think it takes to finish this?

I don't mean to depress you, but this may take over two years and an half if we work at the speed we are working now.

[hanyuone]

Hahahaha. We can get this done if we try in like a month at most.

[bortkiewicz]

Yeah. I think so.