Release [Beta] Dream Chess

[pmprog]

There was an updated svga version.

http://theodor.lauppert.ws/games/mpcchess.htm

Hmmm, my work internet just blocked this link as "pornography"... What type of update did it get?

Is DreamChess going to be added to the Repo? Look forward to giving this a whirl, though I am pretty bad at chess

 

[Gausen]

Is DreamChess going to be added to the Repo? Look forward to giving this a whirl, though I am pretty bad at chess

I wanted to see how it worked for Farox since he had a crash. The repo seems to be down (at least form my house and work networks). As soon as I can use the repo it will be uploaded  .

 

[mindlord]

There was an updated svga version.

http://theodor.lauppert.ws/games/mpcchess.htm

I love how this site suggests a similar game: Fallout

 

[Monkfish]

ok i got the music files for Dream Chess was wondering where to put them, appdata folder? they already come in a folder called music, should i keep them in this? i've tried a little experimentation but with little success. 

 

[A2000]

Thanks for the port! Works fine here. The starting board is horrible though. Note to self: Must look for other boards.


Edit: Forgot to ask. Why isn't it in "board games" but "simulation"?

 

[Gausen]

ok i got the music files for Dream Chess was wondering where to put them, appdata folder? they already come in a folder called music, should i keep them in this? i've tried a little experimentation but with little success. 

I just checked, the folder to the .ogg files is: appdata/dreamchess/share/dreamchess/.dreamchess/music/matt_smith.

Thanks for the port! Works fine here. The starting board is horrible though. Note to self: Must look for other boards.


Edit: Forgot to ask. Why isn't it in "board games" but "simulation"?

Thanks A2000! The staring board is indeed unorthodox, but luckily as you said, it can be changed. The sub category I've chosen was "strategy game" which goes into the "Simulation and Strategy" menu. I can change the sub-cat to "Board games" if it is more appropriate.

 

[A2000]

If you want my opinion, if chess isn't a board game, what is?

 

[PokeParadox]

Agreed. I couldn't find this when I first installed it...

 

[Gausen]

Ok then, on next update I will change the sub category to "board game" ^_^  . 

 

[A2000]

Thank you.


Ah, just one day too late: Happy Birthday!

 

[Gausen]

^ Thanks to you!

 

[Gausen]

New version. Some minor fixes and additions. Please test and report any issues!

Changes in 0.0.0.3 [Appdata folder deletion needed]:

*New engine, Crafty 23.0. Just replace dreamer for crafty in dreamchess configuration (there are an openings book and a config file in /appdata/dreamchess/bin for fine tuning Crafty). Crafty was developed by Dr. Robert M. Hyatt with contributions from others devs too.
*Default board changed to "Classic Wooden".
*Sub-category changed to BoardGame.

 

[KickAss]

i dun play chess
but gonna download it anyway!

 

[PokeParadox]

Thanks for again for this - I've not tried to play chess in a long while (I appear to be much worse than I remember but I at least I remember the basic rules.) but this is a very nice chee program - very pretty

 

[CocoCreekFisherman]

Made me want to play again.. Thanks for this.

 

[pmprog]

Finally got around to playing with this. It won't save my config. So it always reverts back to the 3D board

 

[Gausen]

Finally got around to playing with this. It won't save my config. So it always reverts back to the 3D board

Ok, it's saving the configuration correctly here. Never the less I can see the game creating several .dreamchess folders recursively and there should be only one. Have to fix that. Thanks for testing and reporting . 

Edit: I think I got it, tonight will post a test version here.

 

[Gausen]

New version. You will need to delete the appdata folder.

• (hopefully) Fixed the weird settings saving behavior.
• Removed mouse cursor.

The music folder now is: appdata/dreamchess/share/.dreamchess/music/matt_smith

Please test and report any issues ^_^ .

 

[Monkfish]

does not run, heres the pnd.out

pndrun_dreamchess.txt

 

[Gausen]

^ Thanks for spotting that, missed two libraries in the package. Here´s another one to try, sorry for the inconvenience.