Razor42

Thanks guys! Really appreciate the help!

The current times span from 5 -300 seconds. Also there will be an option to boost the time to 0 with "medals". Would either option affect this?

Hi there, For the current feature I am coding people will be able to recruit soldiers and there will be a set recruit time on the soldier which it will take to recruit the soldier. This time will be measured in seconds. I am wondering if their is any way in which I can create a cron which runs down in seconds for this feature? As there will also be quite a few other features that will be required to run down in seconds aswell or would I be better using timestamps or what? Thanks in advance, Razor42

Another update here,   Even more unnecessary things have been stripped. Alot of the remaining features are now nearly re-named/themed. The first "main feature" is complete which allows players to create their first general, give them a "specialty" which will affect their generals stats and also to then spend stat points on their generals stats. Generals have 9 stats which can be upgraded that will all affect the general in different ways and in different areas of the game. I have started working on the second "main feature" which allows players to hire soldiers to their generals. So far the SQL's are done, Soldier types are done and I have started coding the actual hire the soldier which is about 10% done. The SMS forums are uploaded and added.   Things to finish this week:   The hire a soldier feature needs finishing off. I am going to create a wiki page to explain every feature of the game in detail. Some more small features need to be re-themed. Ability to view your generals and their information. I am going to create a facebook page to help spread awareness of the games development.   Still looking for the partner!!

Very very nice

I know I didn't realise i'll edit it now :)

I am actually looking for coding work at the moment :).

Hi MWG, Just letting you all know that I am available for paid coding work if you's need it doing. I haven't got the "best reputation" on here but trying to resolve that. If you wanna see some of my work there are plenty of my mods in the free and paid sections of the forum. I need the work to help fund a project I have recently started working on so will be great if someone needs my services :). PM me for quotes etc. Regards, Razor

Some updates on this... I have decided not to venture on with NWE but instead use Mccodes. Why? I know the origional idea was to use NWE and although it is a very nice engine it's not something I want to use for a few reasons but the main is that it seems to take me alot longer to code a feature for NWE than it does for MC. Why? I don't know it just does and some of you may disagree with my decision here due to security etc but most of the engine has been ripped out anyway and what's left all under going re-coding anyway. I have created a "Create A General" feature which allows players to create their very first general when they sign up. They so far can give him a name and a bio. Next I need to add generals classes/specialties and also generals stats. I have also started re-coding alot of the features and ripping out everything I don't need. All the SQL's and files which won't be used have been dropped and deleted and all the links etc referring to them have been removed. I'v also started re-naming the remaining features to give them more "army styled" names   What I plan to have done by the end of Friday... The ability to create your first general when signing up finished with specialities and stats. A wiki page created to work as a tutorial for the game. SMF forums integrated into the system. The layout implemented. Everything that is not needed ripped out, dropped and deleted. The majority of the remaining files secured, re-coded and re-themed.   And yes, I am still looking for this partner!

Freeloading around here isn't going to get you anywhere mate. Your not the first and you won't be the last! Start learning and make some progress with the game yourself! Then come back and I'm sure someone will give you little bits of help when needed.

Was that just meant to be a joke or do you find something suspicious about the thread?

Still looking...

  PM me with work examples etc if you are interested.

I am also open to having more than one partner on this project if it benefits the game to do so

Hi MWG, Alot of you are probably looking at this thinking oh not another partnership post from this guy but this time I feel I have more to offer than on previous occasions when I was looking for a partner to just pretty much complete the work I couldn’t. Title: Nothing is set in stone yet but here are a few names which I have been contemplating... • Generals of Warfare • Call Of Generals • Under Arms • Command The battalions Game Abstract: This will be a text based game based upon the army. The main goal of the game is to build a great army and conquer the other players. The game will be an energy based and time based game combined. Your role within the game is to run the whole army, you then have generals below you which will also play a very important role in your army and will greatly boost your army when attacking. Then below them will be soldiers and battle vehicles. (Some of the) Unique Features: • The main feature within the game will be generals, generals will play a massive role in your army and a strong general can be the difference between winning and losing. Generals will gain EXP from battles and will level, when they level they become strong, better commanders in battle, they can carry more troops and better troops but be careful with your generals as once they die in battle then they are gone for good and won’t be coming back. You will start with one general but as your progress through the game and level yourself you will start to be able to unlock more generals. • The battle system will be time based and won’t be a short process similar to how wars are fought, they can take either a week or 2 days to complete depending on the size of your army. You can flee from battle at any time during a battle but this will result in a heavy loss to your troops. You can also call for your allies to send assisting troops in time of need when you are having a war. You will receive daily reports on how your war is going, who is winning etc. • Travelling will take time, so if you have an ally who is in battle and needs your help and you have to travel a long way to get their you may be too late and not get there in time to support their troops. Generals and armies will become inactive when travelling but special golden dog tags which can be earned through the game can be used to skip the time and get their instantly. • Allies and enemies will play a big part in the game also, you will be able to be allies with people and set certain demands for them to ally with you and also offer certain things for them to ally with you, enemies will happen when you go to war with someone. Allies will be able to assist you in battle by sending additional troops and you will also have various other benefits between allies. THESE ARE IDEAS WHICH ARE STILL BEING WORKED ON! Technologies: The game will be coded mainly from PHP and will use the NWE engine. Current Development status: The game is currently in planning stages although I do have a layout created and ready for use for the game. If you wish to view the layout mail me via PM. My own skills and tasks within the game: I will be coding, I will pay for domains, hosting and cover other small costs until the game can afford to pay for itself. I will be doing all the content writing/creative writing I will also run/manage the game. In terms of my coding skills I have been coding for around 2 years now but have only recently got my head down and started really improving my coding. I have skills in HTML, CSS, PHP & MySQL and I also have skills in Photoshop. I don’t plan on forking out alot of money on advertising to start with. I am hoping to use voting sites, social networking sites such as Facebook and Twitter, a strong referral system and also the many games I have met in my years playing games to help bring players in. What I am looking for? I am looking for.... • Someone who has enough time to commit to a project. • Someone who has strong PHP & MySQL skills. • Someone who has good PHP security knowledge. • Someone who speaks good English to avoid any communication barriers. • Someone who is reliable and won’t ditch me half way through production. Expenses will be covered by: I will cover most of the expenses to start with such as domains, hosting and also a small amount of advertising until the game can afford to pay for itself. If the person who wants to partner can also help cover expenses then that is a bonus but no requirement. Current Team: Just myself Shares between Partners: I am happy to give the partner the majority of the profits on this project as it’s more fun, experience and learning for me rather than for profits. One thing is that once the game can cover its own expenses then I will no longer pay for them and these will be payed for before any money is split between partners. I’d also like to save some funds for advertising etc as the game grows. Money will be split on a monthly basis between partners. any more questions post here or PM me!

The need for a partner wouldn't be for the reason that, just for time saving, idea sharing and the various other advantages that you can actually gain from partnering.

Leave it as I would like to see if anyone has had these experiences

Probably is wrong that i'v posted this actually could a mod delete this? :)

They are there to stop players breaking rules.

Hi there, I'm not sure if anyones ever come across things like this but if you have you know how funny, strange and disturbing these experiences can be. On my game I have brothers, girlfriends, boyfriends, aunties, wifes and husbands that all play along side each other and when checking message logs I often find messages that literally have me rolling on the floor in laughter! I have couples arguing about there relationships! We did have a woman who used to send all the players naked photos of herself and tell the players to head on Skype as her husband had left for work and she could go on skype and strip for them!! We have people who are in relationships via finding each other on games but have never met and constantly mention when there going to meet and various other things!! I'm just wondering if anyone else has experienced these kind of things when reading game logs etc?

The advice given to me by Alain was good advice. I'v looked at NWE free and it's nice I like it, now I need to figure if I want a partner to help code this thing along side me which tbh I'm unsure about. Plus do anyone even look for partners to code with anymore?

I'd agree with Cavell here, he is offering free work and I see no risk for that towards anyone. I have a few mods I'd like to see done for Mccodes V2.. 1: The forum system re-coding. The standard one is buggy, unsecured and not appealing. This should be resolved and i'm sure people would love to see this. 2: Temporary weapons feature which is a feature which lets you use a weapon in battle like a grenade for example and after this weapon is used it is gone as it would be in real life. 3: A personal logs feature which shows players personal logs and what they've done and when they did it etc with timestamps. So this would show like if they sent crystals, who they sent too, how many and what date and time and so on and so on. 4: A wheel of fortune feature which actually shows the wheel spinning etc. Also a hint for your personal page..... I think it needs more detail in the text, especially on your portfolio, give us some information on the job. What languages were used, skills, what you liked, what you did etc.

Could be done but personally I wanted to be able to set them myself :)

Hi there, Got bored yesterday as the internet was down at work so started creating this feature to pass the time. It allows staff to set a code in which is a 3 number code. Players then have to guess the code and get 5 chances a day to have a guess. Each guess costs $1000 and that $1000 is added to the jackpot for someone to win. I know it's been done before but though that someone round here might like it. So first lets add the sqls... CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS `guesscode` ( `code_ID` INT(11) PRIMARY KEY AUTO_INCREMENT, `code_ONE` INT(11) default '0', `code_TWO` INT(11) default '0', `code_THREE` INT(11) default'0', `code_JACKPOT` INT(11) default '0', `code_GUESSES` INT(11) default '0' ); ALTER TABLE `users` ADD `codeguess` INT(11) default '0', ADD `codescorrect` INT(11) default '0'; Then we need to create a new file and call it guess.php... <?php include_once "globals.php"; echo "<h2>Guess the code</h2>"; $fc=$db->query("SELECT * FROM guesscode WHERE code_ONE>0"); $fcr=$db->fetch_row($fc); $codeone = abs((int)$_POST['codeone']); $codetwo = abs((int)$_POST['codetwo']); $codethree = abs((int)$_POST['codethree']); $cost = 1000; //cost of a guess $jackpot = $fcr['code_JACKPOT']; //the jackpot amount $guesses = $fcr['code_GUESSES']; //how many guesses have been made if(!$fcr['code_ONE'] || !$fcr['code_TWO'] || !$fcr['code_THREE']) //check if there is a code set { print "There is no code set. Come back another time."; $h->endpage(); exit; } if($_GET['code']) //player guess starts { $_GET['code'] = abs((int) $_GET['code']); if($ir['money'] < 999) //if user doesn't have enough money { print "You do not have enough money to have a go.<br /> <a href='explore.php'>Go back to town</a>"; $h->endpage(); exit; } if($ir['codeguess'] > 5) //if has used all guesses { print "You have reached the maximum amount of guesses. Please come back again tomorrow.<br /> <a href='explore.php'>Go back to town</a>"; $h->endpage(); exit; } if(empty($codeone) || empty($codetwo) || empty($codethree)) //make sure all fields are filled. { print "All fields must be filled in correctly.<br /> <a href='staff_guess.php?action=new_code'>Go Back</a>"; $h->endpage(); exit; } if(($codeone == $fcr['code_ONE']) && ($codetwo == $fcr['code_TWO']) && ($codethree == $fcr['code_THREE'])) //if player is corrct { print "Congratulations you have guessed the code correctly. You have won \${$jackpot}"; $db->query("UPDATE users SET money=money+$jackpot, codescorrect=codescorrect+1, codeguess=codeguess+1 WHERE userid=$userid"); $db->query("DELETE FROM guesscode WHERE code_ID={$_GET['code']}");//deletes the current code stafflog_add("{$ir['username']} has guessed the code. A new one needs setting."); $h->endpage(); exit; } else { //if player is wrong print "You were incorrect.<br /> <a href='guess.php'>Try Again</a>"; $db->query("UPDATE users SET money=money-{$cost}, codeguess=codeguess+1 WHERE userid=$userid"); $db->query("UPDATE guesscode SET code_GUESSES=code_GUESSES+1, code_JACKPOT=code_JACKPOT+$cost WHERE code_ID={$_GET['code']}"); $h->endpage(); exit; } } //player guess ends echo "Each day you get 5 chances to guess the 3 number code.<br /> If you get the code correct then you win the jackpot and the code is reset.<br /> Each try costs \$1000.<br /><br /> <strong>The current jackpot is \${$jackpot}.</strong><br /> <strong>A total of {$guesses} guesses have been made.</strong><br /><br /> <table class='table' width='75%'> <tr> <td align='center'> <strong>Guess the code</strong> </td> </tr> <tr> <td align='center'> Enter the code you think it is below...<br /> <form action='guess.php?code={$fcr['code_ID']}' method='post'> <input type='text' name='codeone' /> <input type='text' name='codetwo' /> <input type='text' name='codethree' /><br /> <input type='submit' value='Guess The Code' /></form> </td> </tr> </table>"; $h->endpage(); ?> Then we need to create another file and call it staff_guess.php.. <?php include_once "sglobals.php"; if($ir['user_level'] > 2) { die("Unauthroized Access!"); } switch($_GET['action']) { case "new_code": new_code(); break; case "new_codesub": new_codesub(); break; default: print "Error this script requires an action."; break; } function new_code() { print "<form action='staff_guess.php?action=new_codesub' method='post'> Code One: <input type='text' name='codeone' /><br /> Code Two: <input type='text' name='codetwo' /><br /> Code Three: <input type='text' name='codethree' /><br /> <input type='submit' value='Set New Code' /></form>"; } function new_codesub() { global $db,$h,$c; $codeone = abs((int)$_POST['codeone']); $codetwo = abs((int)$_POST['codetwo']); $codethree = abs((int)$_POST['codethree']); $fc=$db->query("SELECT * FROM guesscode WHERE code_ONE>0"); $fcr=$db->fetch_row($fc); if($db->num_rows($fc) > 0) //make sure not one set already { print "There is a code already set. You will need to wait until the code has been cracked.<br /> <a href='staff_guess.php'>Go Back</a>"; $h->endpage(); exit; } if(empty($codeone) || empty($codetwo) || empty($codethree)) //make sure all fields are filled. { print "All fields must be filled in.<br /> <a href='staff_guess.php?action=new_code'>Go Back</a>"; $h->endpage(); exit; } $db->query("INSERT INTO guesscode VALUES ('', '{$codeone}', '{$codetwo}', '{$codethree}', '0', '0')"); print "New code set"; stafflog_add("New guess code set"); } ?> Then in smenu.php add this links... <a href='staff_guess.php?action=new_code'>Enter New Code</a>"; Then in your cronday file add this.... $db->query("UPDATE users SET codeguess=0"); Then in explore add... <a href='guess.php'>Guess the code</a> And you are away to go!. I have tested and works all fine for me but if you have any issues please let me know and i'll fix ASAP :).

Ah right thanks for that :)!