Octet

Looks like someone needs to change their password...

Sorry but I would much rather not give out this sort of information, however I shall happily do my best to answer any PMs you send me through this website?

Mainly I am following the official documentation from places like Mozilla (https://developer.mozilla.org/en/docs/JavaScript). I can however recommend a good book called, HTML5 Canvas Cookbook (http://www.html5canvastutorials.com/cookbook/) which has a lot of useful tutorials in it. I've then adapted these using a mix of previous knowledge, ideas from other websites and official documents to build my current game. If you use the various resources as a guideline, and a starting point you shall soon pick up the language and you can then begin working on your own ideas of how you should do it and how it should work. Good luck!

Progress Report 2500 tiles can easily be loaded in 400ms, the player can move around smoothly and so performance is looking good. No pictures for this update, however I am going to begin work on the actual levels now so that the player can walk around what the world shall eventually look like. Once this has been done it is on to seperate zones, such as inside buildings as well as AI and quests.

Hello srachit, A lot of it does require JavaScript, as mentioned by Joel to unlock the full potential of HTML5. Personally I haven't done a lot of work with JavaScript but since starting this project I've found it is extremelly easy to pick up, especially if you have a logical mind which you clearly have to be able to code in C++. I also do a lot of work in PHP, which is more similar to C++ then JavaScript and again you should be able to pick it up with some practice if you have a logical thinking mind. One thing I would say though, is don't use the w3schools.com website, it is grossly innacurate and you shall pick up a lot of bad habits, their website itself isn't even compliant to W3C standards and they certainly don't endorse it.

Thank you for the offer however this is a closed project, it is something I would like to do myself however if you are on the forums then I might have some questions in the future :P

No, it certainly isn't replacing PHP. PHP is a server side language whereas JavaScript is primarily a client side language, a huge difference and they both have critical and unique roles. You can have a small lapse between the two sides however they won't be replacing each other any time soon. Happy Coding!

  Thank you for the suggestion however I would much rather not use any third party, 'middleman' libraries if I can help it.

Unfortunately JavaScript cannot write to files, so a server side would be required to either write to a flat file or to a relational DB such as MySQL.

I am actually building my game based on the HTML5 canvas, It is a lot easier to implement then if you where to use JavaScript alone, you can render directly into the browser. You do require a server environment to run all the features, however it isn't 'essential'. As I say, I am using it for my game which you can read here: http://makewebgames.io/showthread.php/42729-Project-Echo-An-Online-City-Role-Playing-Game In it I have briefly covered the possibilities with HTML5, such as easily rendering 625 images in less than 500 ms... it is rather powerful for what it is.   In terms of server side, you don't need PHP to run the game, the only thing PHP or AJAX would be required to do is communicate with a database and thus allowing you to save, or login but then this is the same for any game so there isn't a difference.

Thanks, No, at the moment it isn't randomly generated however that is a feature I might add later on. Currently the tiles are pre-loaded using JavaScript and then it reads through an array of numbers which relate to a tile. The entire map is currently being rendered each time the player moves as this is the easiest thing to do, however depending on performance I might split it into smaller sections and the player shall either travel accross 'zones' or if there is a serious performance issue then I shall have to render only visible tiles then render the next row or column depending on their movement. Performance shouldn't be too much of an issue however, In the example you can see it is rendering 625 tiles (not all visible). In total the page took 536 ms (processing the mapGen script takes 61ms) with the majority being loading the images, which I shall try and optimise, that is connecting from a remote server in America (pingdom.com).

Ok, A quick screenshot showing some of my attempted sprite work, it isn't amazing but I think it shall still work. Once the game has been completed I might look into getting an artist to do some of them. [ATTACH=CONFIG]809[/ATTACH] The areas where the water meets the land shall be changed, to have a small embankment for a smoother transition, apart from that though... this is the sort of graphics you shall see. What do you think?

I think in the modern age, you can get away with not having graphics, or having limited graphics (such as a small image alongside a text based game) however I think you shall struggle to get any real audience. You shall find a select few who are either nostalgic and want to play text based games again and the few who still appreciate their charm and the work which goes into designing a good story however for the majority of online gamers then I think graphics make up over half the experience. Personally, I would enjoy playing a well made text based game, however it isn't the first thing I would enter into 'Google' (other search engines are available) when looking for a game to play.

Unfortunately I have no idea. I personally have never played any of the Pokemon games however during some research into other games which use the 2.5D perspective, Pokemon comes up a lot. The screenshot above is from PhotoBucket however judging by other images in this person's album I am guessing Pokemon Mistic? I should just clarify that I am not using the sprites included there but instead shall be designing my own.

Thanks for the reminder to slow down Aventro, I was getting carried away a bit there! [ATTACH=CONFIG]805[/ATTACH] This screenshot shows the map which is rendered first, it is currently just as an example and for testing, it shall be changed when I come to designing the levels properly. The red square represents a player however in the game this shall be changed, and depending on the movement the sprite shall face this direction. The difficulty I had previously was checking for collisions, however I believe I have sorted this out now using the following:   var canAnimate = true; function checkCollisions() { var IMGData = context.getImageData(posX, posY, 15, 15); var Pixels = IMGData.data; for (var i = 0; n = Pixels.length, i < n; i += 4) { if (Pixels[i] == 0) { canAnimate = false; } } }   What this is essentially doing is changing that image into a big array of pixels, each representing an RGB value. I am checking the array for anything in a 15 X 15 at the characters position (the space the character shall occupy if they moved). If a black pixel is found then it shall not allow the player to become 'animated'. Inspiration for the level design shall come from 2.5D maps like this one: [ATTACH=CONFIG]806[/ATTACH]

Progress Report I've just been playing around with character movement, the current system uses two maps, one which has black and white (black areas you can't walk in and white areas you can) and the graphic layer is rendered ontop. The idea being that JavaScript picks out the colours from the map below using getImageData which tells it whether or not it can move to that place. The problem is you can sometimes glitch through the walls which I am guessing is because you can fire hundreds of requests a second and the JS can't keep up. Something I shall need to look into.

To begin with I am keeping it as a single player game, but in the future there shall be the potential for multiplayer, the ability to battle enemies and a whole bunch of features, however until it has been completed it shall only be a single player game.

Hello MakeWebGames, I would like to announce my latest project, a JavaScript game which uses the HTML5 Canvas. The game doesn't have a name as of yet, so currently resides in a folder on my desktop called 'Project Echo', any suggestions for a name would be greatly appreciated. The game is a small role playing game, set in a fantasy city to the style of the classic Pokemon gameboy and nintendo games. What I mean by this is that it shall be a 2.5D, 'open world' game which uses the simple art styles and colours that are commonly found in games such as Pokemon and Mario. This is due to my poor artwork skills and because you can easily generate tiles using simplified patterns. I shall hopefully keep this thread up to data with advancements as I progress with the development for those who are interested. I am currently in the level design stage. If anyone has any suggestions, questions or comments then please post and I shall try and incorporate it or answer it! Thanks Octet

I hope everyone enjoys the Christmas period, make sure you keep busy!

Hello MakeWebGames Members, Some of you may of known me briefly from my time on the forum of what seems like a lifetime ago. Although at that time I was an active member, I never actually progressed with my previous Web Game development projects and therefore I slowly stopped posting... but I have decided to brush off the dust in Christmas spirit and I am back. I have moved away from PHP and MySQL static games and I've started looking at the HTML5 Canvas Element and looking to create a game that responds to user input directly, such as an arrow key and the character shall walk. As this is shall hopefully be the first project I actually complete I am going to make it simple, I'm not going with my previous ideas of post apocalyptic, professional grade artwork style games but going back to 2.5D style Mario and Pokemon Gameboy and Nintendo games. What this means is you shall have your simple villages, simple colours and designs and at first the character shall only be able to walk around and explore the village. Anyway... that's about it for now! Have a good Christmas and I'm looking forward to getting back into the forum. Octet

It doesn't really count if you ask for it to be written...

The movement looks really good! A professional looking game, however your site still took an age to display. It loaded at a reasonable rate so my guess is you have a load of faulty or intensive scripts running in the background of your site.

Can I refer you to this article I wrote, it should come in handy! http://makewebgames.io/content.php/156-Keeping-Players-Active-on-Your-Game Good luck!

No, because the map is editable.

I agree that we should keep it on topic, and I agree that we shouldn't have negativity however it is a fact that needs to be considered. The poster repeated many a time that he was sticking by his word and saying that it was the employees responsibility suggesting that he isn't going to abide by the law and thus potentially putting any employee and his business at risk.