Grassy Grid Square

With many thanks for several of the Unity 3d features, a grid square has been born.  The mesh for this was going to be created in Blender, and then added into Unity, but the Unity primitive cube gets the job done quite nicely.  You cannot modify the UV mapping of Unity primitives to my knowledge, but having every side look the same should be acceptable for now.  We can always create a better square down the road if necessary.  The goal right now is to get a working version of the game out as quickly as possible for you to play and all of us to enjoy.  I have several great textures that can be used to make different types of squares, like: grass, rock, and path to start off with.

Think of each square type as a different type of terrain that units have to walk on.  Each type has a different movement cost associated with it.  Currently, grass costs 14 points per square to walk on.  Paths cost 12 points.  Rock costs 16 points.

That’s right, the excitement never ends around here.  Still don’t believe me?  Head on over to the game page to see it in action.

Expect to see a gallery come up soon, because we are going to have images to show you as it progresses.  Finally, right?  You get to see what this game is going to look like.  Won’t that be nice!

TGO in MonoDevelop

There it is, MonoDevelop.  Recently ported over to the Mac, this bad boy does it all.  Syntax highlighting, code completion, indentation, and on and on the list goes.  It even has contextual code completion, a feature you don’t see in many code editors.  This is light-years beyond what I was working in before, a simple code editor called Smulton.  There will be a short learning curve with this I am sure, but it will be worth it.  The game server should be finished up by the end of this week, and then work can begin on the client side game programming.

The same approach as with the server will be done on the client, a revamp of Legendary Kingdom Tactics with many features cut out that added significant complexity to the game without a worthwhile trade off.  The client development timeline is approximately 6 weeks currently.

The knight lives to serve his companions, by offering his shield and even his own body if necessary to protect them.  He detests evil, especially deceptive units, which we may see in the near future (wink).  Knights are tough to knock down, due to their high defense, making them excellent tanks.  Don’t be fooled though, they pack a good punch as well.  Maybe not as strong as brutes, but they can hold their own against more than one enemy if necessary.

Another important decision that was made this week was how these characters influence your ability to customize them.  Each character has a starting attribute set.  Each of these attributes can be increased or decreased from their starting values.  Each character is also one of three types: melee, ranged, or support.  As you may guess, both our knight and brute are melee units.  Since these units cannot shoot, they cannot increase range, or splash for that matter.  Only ranged and support units can modify these attributes.  A huge benefit of the melee units is there higher values of strength, defense, and speed.  This makes them your main damage dealers, as well as damage takers.  Not only are starting attribute values determined by each character, but their maximum values are too.

Another key unique ingredient is TGO’s focus on multiplayer online gaming.  It paves the way for others to come onboard regardless of what gaming console, PC operating system, or even browser specifics he or she uses.  TGO will run embedded in your web browser, whether its a Mac or PC, whether its Internet Explorer, Firefox, or Safari.

Finally, TGO combines deep army building customization with simplicity and a short learning curve, creating a game that has much depth.  The goal is to give you the greatest ability to adjust your army to any strategy you desire, and make your mastery time of the game as short as possible.  Soon, you will see, TGO accomplishes this very well.