My first project

[galdikas]

Ok.. no progress for couple days (was busy with lol)..

So today added Big Bud's gun shop.

Everyone's money is set to 10k(and if you run out of that.. go ahead for a game of slots... or maybe pickpocket someone in the city? ;))).. and plenty stock in the shop, to give it a test run. So try it out please... and let me know what yous think :)

GENERAL IDEA:

once game is started for real... a default stock will be added.. maybe 100 or so. And that will be all availble. The stock will decrease as players buy weapons. And will be replenished when players sell unwanted weapons back.

Additional weapons will be created through jobs/companies (no items will be added to the game out of the thin air well except for the first 100 or so lol).

possible crimes to be added:

>Shop lift (average difficulty);

>Robbery(quite hard);

Shop lift self explanatory... And robbery you will get a random amount from days takings (from what was sold in the shop in any 24 hour period). It will be very dynamic crime. On the start of the day outcome will be small. Then further in to the day it should get bigger. And it will further expand as more players come (more people spending money on weapons will result in bigger gun shops takings.) As well if no people buying weapons you wil hardly get any money from robbing the shop (just like real life.) At the end of the day all takings (if any left lol) will be deposited to city bank account. And from certain percentage of all deposits ( From player accounts and ingame company accounts. People will able to get loans).

There will be no as per say in any other game.. Where you click Crimes in sidebard.. and just mindlesly click "Try again" till your nerve/brave goes to 0 lol Every crime will be as close to real life as possible :P

[galdikas]

Ok.. I have 'borrowed' this script from MCCodes lite version

 

$la=time()-$laston;
$unit="seconds";
if($la >= 60)
{
$la=(int) ($la/60);
$unit="minutes";
}
if($la >= 60)
{
$la=(int) ($la/60);
$unit="hours";
}
if($la >= 24)
{
$la=(int) ($la/24);
$unit="days";
}

 

doesnt work properly... Works ok for firs minute. The after 59th secondm it turns into 1 day ago. The after second minute turns back in to minutes.. Well something messed up... Anyone would be able to help me? :)

[W3Theory || Peter]

$la=time()-$laston;$unit="seconds";
if($la >= 60)
{
$la=(int) ($la/60);
$unit="minutes";
}
if($la >= 3600)
{
$la=(int) ($la/60);
$unit="hours";
}
if($la >= 24*3600)
{
$la=(int) ($la/24);
$unit="days"; }

[galdikas]

Thanks a lot! this seems to be working correctly :)

Would it be ok for me to start a new thread in Technics->PHP forum, where I could post any requests for help?

Reasoning:

1. I want to keep this thread for general discussion about my project.

2. That thread after a while would become a good resource for any other starters.

3. It wouldn't be cluttered by my posts with updates about my game. I think it would be a quality thread.

UPDATE:

Driven by a furstration of not knowing how many people visit my site created a users online section. It shows users that were online in last minute, hour, and 24 hours period :P

[a_bertrand]

- Threads are not meant to be kept open, beside the sticky threads in which case they should not contain too many posts.

- Threads are not blogs

So you should consider open a new thread for each new question.

[galdikas]

Ok so.. When I have issue I'll open new thread in PHP technics. Probably you're right, it will be better than one long thread :)

[Dayo]

Yea it would be much easier to awnser as well as for people to get help

[galdikas]

Added this is suppose app or widget to main page!

Now once someone visits website, they can instantly see some info about whats going on in the game.. (Users onloine, top players, latest announcements+ trying to think of more things so it would instantly capture attention.)

What yous think about it so far? :)

[become]

Hey, ive just found a slight glitch within your programming...

IF you go to explore, click your referral link (and if your details are saved, i haven't tried it without) but fill in all your information using the same username, it will say usernames already in use, however when you go back to the game you have a mail saying welcome to the game...

Thought id let you know :)

[become]

Sorry galdikas but i have a tendency to try things out and i happened to come across another slight glitch, i hope this helps, although it may seem like im critising you, im not i hope to provide you things that you can work on so you can further achieve and learn :).

I have attached a screenshot to hopefully make things clearer. But basically its a a glitch in your shoplift feature and even though a negative outcome appears you can keep going until you run out of the required stat.

Hope this helps, and keep up the good work.

[galdikas]

I wasn't aware of the first issue! Thanks! :)

And second one... I basically had a jailcheck function. So if fail a crime, you will not be able to commit it again.. But the other day I accidentally deleted it, and never fixed it. I probably should of, but was not a priority lol Ill write the function again, now first want to finish the hardware store, create hospital and then pharmacy. Then I will rewrite the same function that will work for both hospital and jail :)

And constructive criticism like yours is always MORE THAN WELCOME ;)

[HITMAN 17]

im really liking it and hope to see when its finished

[lucky3809]

Not bad I like the colors you used.

there is a slight error, when i clicked rob it said i didn't have enough energy the energy was at 100 when I clicked it.

also dont know if you know when you fail a shoplift you go to jail, but your not really in there lol, if you try again and get a fail attempt it adds you again to the list.

Edited April 17, 2011 by lucky3809

[galdikas]

[]Rob is not coded yet :)

The jail was fully coded, but then i accidentally deleted the file that blocked you from accessing certain parts of the game when youre in jail, ill fix it when i code hospital fedjail etc :)

Thanks for feedback! :)

[bineye]

fedjail sounds so MCCodes :P

why not call it graveyard or something? :P

btw, looking very well. I read something about not using threads as blogs, why not? I thoroughly enjoyed reading up on your progress, very refreshing to see something new being done, and getting a look at the mechanics behind the scenes. keep up the good work.

[galdikas]

never mind... Found what was looking for! :)

Edited May 17, 2011 by galdikas

[galdikas]

Ok.. Havent updated here for a while.. but did something i am quite proud of:

Lotto :) I am making it in the same way as Euro Millions. Anyone from europe will know what I mean :)

You actually get a ticket and stuff . Well check it out. Only quicpick implemented yet.. tonight will make it so you can pick your own numbers :)

If this was done before... I am gonna start banging my head in the wall lol :D