CnC browser engine pre alpha

Gangster · Posted: Mon Apr 11, 2011 4:42 pm Post subject:

there is one more annoyng exploit. If i give unit move order into the shroud and there is impossible area underneath, unit wont move.
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CCHyper · Defense Minister **Joined**: 07 Apr 2005

What is this A* i noticed when flicking though the topic? I have noticed the same A* appearing in Tiberian Sun's path finding debug strings...

Banshee · Posted: Tue Apr 12, 2011 5:10 am Post subject:

A* is a well known algorithm used for path finding. In this case, ronco has used it to make units move in a smarter way to the desired position of the map.

ronco · Posted: Tue Apr 12, 2011 6:50 pm Post subject:

could not wait to make multiplayer "work"

.. see http://ronco.packagecloud.com/

start synchronisation takes some time and atm. waypoints are not synchronized .. but ill get this to work soon.. next problem is that websocket needs a server that have to be startet in apache console ... we will see ..
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Banshee · Posted: Tue Apr 12, 2011 8:42 pm Post subject:

Talking about path finding, units are being a bit dumb when you've got other friendly units in the path. You shouldn't treat them as obstacles, since they can move to allow your units to pass. I know it makes the algorithm becomes a bit more complicated, but your units will respond better when you order groups of units to move somewhere or attack something.

ronco · Posted: Wed Apr 13, 2011 6:51 am Post subject:

i tryed a lot of things with this .. atm. i have some different impassable maps .. so one that has just the impassable coordinates from the map and one for each player that has all units of this player and the map impassable coordinates. if you order a unit to move somewhere it first uses the map only map .. then if there is a obstacle it checks...

same player as me & isnt moving => force it to move away
same player as me & is moving => wait
same player as me & isnt moving & is waiting => get a new path from the impassable map with units of my player

enemy unit & im crusher & its crushable => crush
enemy unit & there is a way arround =>get a new path from the impassable map with units of enemy player
enemy unit & there is no way arround =>fire

i'll try with "same player as me & isnt moving & is waiting" to just use a impassable map that contains the map impassables and the obstacle. thats may be better ... i tryed what happend if i force moving units of the same player to move away if thay in the path of a nother unit ... that looks a little like firework Wink

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OmegaBolt · Posted: Wed Apr 13, 2011 12:11 pm Post subject:

I've noticed Harvesters can be a bit stupid and both try the same maneuver to avoid each other, thus being stuck in an endless loop. #Tongue

Same as they did in TD and RA1 on occasion.
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gufu · Posted: Thu Apr 14, 2011 2:37 am Post subject:

Alex06 · Posted: Thu Apr 14, 2011 3:30 am Post subject:

ronco · Posted: Thu Apr 14, 2011 9:51 am Post subject:

Gangster · Posted: Thu Apr 14, 2011 12:17 pm Post subject:

Good job! Much smoother.
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gamefreak11221 · Posted: Fri Apr 15, 2011 6:07 am Post subject:

Will there going to be a open-source engine which doesn't contains the graphics u were currently using but with a crappy template graphics for future wanna be?
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ronco · Posted: Fri Apr 15, 2011 9:38 am Post subject:

if i understand this right ..

gamefreak11221 · Posted: Sat Apr 16, 2011 6:13 am Post subject:

HURRAY!

I'm glad to know that you will release the engine in public!

I've bin trying to make my own web-rts engine but its doesn't work some how made of xml
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Ranger207 · Guest

Wow. I have a 64-bit computer that doesn't like C&C 1, so this is the only way I can get away from all the upgrades and support powers of C&C 3. Oh, and when I right click on a unit (or infantry/building) to stop building it, I then can't build anything from that tab PLUS whenever I right click on anything from that tab from then on, it just gives me free money.
Hmm, infinite cash + flame tanks =...

Tore · Posted: Wed Apr 20, 2011 2:35 pm Post subject:

ronco · Posted: Thu Apr 21, 2011 7:05 am Post subject:

i worked last days still on multiplayer .. so i would like to make some multiplayer alpha testing and because i dont have a server ill make it over hamachi... if you want to test it you will need:

- hamachi
- chrome 9-10 or firefox 4(*) or safari

to play:
- log in to hamachi network: webrts password: templeofnod
- type 5.46.95.29/cnc to your browser

(*) in FF4 you will need to reactivate websockets ... type about:config to url line ... be careful and set network.websocket.override-security-block to true.

i cant say how long this notebookserver stays or how many people it can handle.

knowen bugs:

- sometimes the mcvs of two players are one .. means if one player moves his the other players does the same. -fixed
- sometimes you can build one finished building may times without paying for it
- sometimes if a factory was destroyed and you rebuild it, it dont refreshs the sidebar
- sometimes the sidebar dont react
- sometimes the lobby shows games with players that are already gone

and many more unifished things ...

edit: fixed one bug
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ronco · Posted: Fri Apr 22, 2011 9:00 pm Post subject:

- sometimes you can build one finished building may times without paying for it
- sometimes if a factory was destroyed and you rebuild it, it dont refreshs the sidebar
- sometimes the sidebar dont react
- sometimes the lobby shows games with players that are already gone

hopefully fixed Smile

now ill make sell, repair and options ...
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hotrods20 · Commander **Joined**: 27 Jul 2009

I don't really think that a browser game would fall under other game modding. You are not really modding but creating a new game. I like the idea and am sorry to be a buzz kill but this is technically creating a new game with copyrighted work. I really hope this game makes it far and EA doesn't send you a please stop letter.

Morpher · General **Joined**: 28 Jan 2005

Why would EA send him a please stop letter? Have you thought about what you are saying? EA give Tiberian Dawn away for FREE, hear that?Free. This project doesn't set out to make any profit or financial gain so it's less harmful than an RA2 / Generals / CnC 3 etc etc mod. You haven't killed any buzz so no need for apologies.
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ronco · Posted: Sat Apr 23, 2011 8:56 am Post subject:

ronco · Posted: Tue Apr 26, 2011 6:58 pm Post subject:

still making goog process on multiplayer..

new video online on http://ronco.packagecloud.com

(Banshee may it be possible to allow vimeo embetts here? )

next thing will be animations and still fighting aircraft ...

i thought about a root server to get multiplayer online but my finances dont allow me to spent 30-40€/month ATM.

so if there is someone here with a root server with unused resources please pm me Very Happy

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ronco · Posted: Fri May 06, 2011 3:21 pm Post subject:

... im on a new pathfind algorithm i made on my own Very Happy

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i still dont know how A* exactly works but that javascript implementation i found makes some detours that i dont need...
so my pathfind algorithm (i call it "climb" because that is what it does) returns a straiter path.

you can play with it here http://ronco.packagecloud.com/path/

i guess A* is better for meny small obstacles but mine may be better for a c&c ... i cant say witch needs less resources .. maybe i find a way to test it.
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OmegaBolt · Posted: Fri May 06, 2011 3:51 pm Post subject:

Seems to have made an unnecessary move here. Dark blue ones climb, as you probably well know. #Tongue

Tried drawing potential cliff patterns then add noise for random objects etc, though of course in the real game there'd also be other objects moving around.

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ronco · Posted: Wed May 11, 2011 2:56 pm Post subject:

thats true .. its because it cant be ideal ... now i made my own A* function Very Happy

witch is better then the old one i found .. its also on
http://ronco.packagecloud.com/path/
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ronco · Posted: Sun May 15, 2011 11:09 am Post subject:

now i think i got the ideal pathfind A* for cnc .. i will take the weighted one..

its much faster then a full a* and it does support different tile speeds .. so ill think with this i can get the units behavior much better .. the plan is:

if you select some units it will mark the path of the other units in selected group as a littel slower. so it will choose a path arround the pathes of the other units if possible..

and i can make the units a little more intelligent .. one idea is:

if a tank is chrusher and there are cruchable enemy units near the path i can make the tiles where the crushable units are a tad better then the normal path .. so the tank will take a small detour to crush the enemys Very Happy

also i will made different tile values .. so a unit that takes tiberium damage will plan a path arround it .. if possible.
and streets will be preferred .. if thay have a lower tile / higher speed value .. just like in ts and ra2.
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OmegaBolt · Posted: Sun May 15, 2011 12:45 pm Post subject:

Remember that if units are too intelligent it can be very annoying. Sometimes you just want your units to go where you tell them.
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ronco · Posted: Sat Jul 30, 2011 12:26 pm Post subject:

after some busy month i will now continue with it .. but i will remake the moust of it .. and i made a repositorie on github for it so if you wana help me Smile

https://github.com/ronlix/webrts
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OmegaBolt · Posted: Sat Jul 30, 2011 2:08 pm Post subject:

Yay! I would definitely help if I knew/had any interest in coding. I may try mod it though. #Tongue

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