PBBGDev.com Forums http://www.pbbgdev.com/forum/ This is an XML content feed of; PBBGDev.com Forums : Last 10 Posts Tue, 07 Feb 2012 13:20:59 +0000 Fri, 02 Dec 2011 09:29:26 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Web Wiz Forums 8.05 30 www.pbbgdev.com/forum//RSS_topic_feed.asp PBBGDev.com Forums http://www.pbbgdev.com/forum//forum_images/web_wiz_forums.gif http://www.pbbgdev.com/forum/ Programming : Developing Tools http://www.pbbgdev.com/forum//forum_posts.asp?TID=379&PID=2218#2218 Author: Shadowing
Subject: Developing Tools
Posted: 02 Dec 2011 at 9:29am

At the moment im using XAMPP which came with apache and mysql
 
Is there another tool I should be using for developing? For making a web broswer text base game?
 
I was looking at my sql workbench. should I be using a tool like this?
 
 
what does sql workbench actually do?
does it organize script files better so its more user friendly when developing?
 
really appreicate any help.
]]> Fri, 02 Dec 2011 09:29:26 +0000 http://www.pbbgdev.com/forum//forum_posts.asp?TID=379&PID=2218#2218 Promotion : True Blood Is Over The Top http://www.pbbgdev.com/forum//forum_posts.asp?TID=378&PID=2217#2217 Author: lemotry
Subject: True Blood Is Over The Top
Posted: 18 Nov 2011 at 7:46pm


It also demonstrates how the show avoids undue gimmickry with the introduction of new monsters.True Blood DVD In the second season, we added the terrifying maenad Maryann to the mix, with brilliant results. In Season 3, it’s werewolves: bikers and brawlers who hate vampires with a passion and live in a state of undeclared war with them. A lesser show would put them front and center, dimming its vampire characters in favor of a new flash in the pan.
The beauty of Supernatural is its ability to blend the seemingly inane episodes and capers with the larger story at hand, namely the Apocalypse and the coming battle between Good and EvilSupernatural DVD
The Office DVDMuch of the dramatic tension in The Office stems from the obvious flirtation between Jim and Pam. Pam's three-years-and-counting engagement to the boorish Roy, who works in the warehouse, makes the flirtation simultaneously poignant and somewhat tragic.
Entourage DVDAs a life-long Entourage fan, Season 5 was by far the most exciting season of the series for me. That’s why the show’s 5th season was such a welcome surprise. Exploring what happens when the gang starts to go their separate ways, Season 6 was one of the show’s most dramatic and most rewarding seasons. Continue reading for a full DVD review including more thoughts on the season and information on special features
The cast still work hard to be pleasing and Jane Lynch is a wonderful villain despite the writers’ attempts to humanize her. Glee is not the shining beacon of originality that it once was but it is still an enjoyable show that quite often hits all the right notesGlee DVD
]]> Fri, 18 Nov 2011 19:46:35 +0000 http://www.pbbgdev.com/forum//forum_posts.asp?TID=378&PID=2217#2217 Promotion : 180 Minutes Of Awkward, Dark Hilarity http://www.pbbgdev.com/forum//forum_posts.asp?TID=377&PID=2216#2216 Author: lemotry
Subject: 180 Minutes Of Awkward, Dark Hilarity
Posted: 18 Nov 2011 at 7:44pm


The Office takes place in the sales office of a Scranton, Penn. paper supply company, where a documentary film crew has decided to chronicle the goings on at an average American office. Steve Carell (The Daily Show, The 40-Year-Old Virgin) plays the office manager, Michael Scott, whose massive incompetence does nothing to dampen his tremendous ego.The Office DVD
These machinations actually allow Entourage plenty of time for the kind of insider subplots that interest me more than whether or not Vince can buy the car he wants or if Eric is going to be able to pull off a threesome with his girlfriend (Emmanuelle Chrigui) and her pal (Malin Akerman)--both of which come up this season. Far more fascinating are Ari's deals with the head of Warners (Paul Ben-Victor) or his old boss (Malcolm McDowell), or the industry jokes that spin out fast and furious. Entourage DVD
At the end of season 3, Raj and Howard registered the seemingly asexual Sheldon on a dating service. They filled the forms out accurately describing all of their friend's foibles and were somewhat astounded when a match was found. They arranged a meeting on Sheldon's behalf and they tricked him into showing up. What is Merlin, you ask? Basically... it's a British Smallville. You have a young man discovering and mastering more powers than he knows what to do with. There's a future king in the shadow of his domineering father. There's a wise man hoping the young boy never gets caught, with fear of the consequences. Merlin DVD
True Blood DVDSpeaking of the killing spree, it occurred to me halfway through the season that Sookie doesn′t react in any appropriate way. She finds a dead body? It scares her, then she moves on. A character close to her dies…
Weeds DVDA weed-dealing single mother living in sunny American suburbs may not sound like the most obvious choice for the setting of a hilarious comedy series, yet Weeds is possibly as addictive as the green plant itself.
]]> Fri, 18 Nov 2011 19:44:30 +0000 http://www.pbbgdev.com/forum//forum_posts.asp?TID=377&PID=2216#2216 Team-Building : A Tired, Formulaic, Studio-Based (gasp!) Sitcom http://www.pbbgdev.com/forum//forum_posts.asp?TID=376&PID=2215#2215 Author: lemotry
Subject: A Tired, Formulaic, Studio-Based (gasp!) Sitcom
Posted: 18 Nov 2011 at 7:43pm


The Big Bang Theory DVDA funny show with one of the catchiest theme songs of all time (even if part of it doesn't make sense autotrophs don't drool, many heterotrophs do however) returns for its fourth season and... it may have jumped the shark. While there are some great episodes in this season
True Blood is a dark series, both in tone and visual style. Given the fact that the show deals with vampires, copious night shots and goth-club interiors are a matter of course.True Blood DVD
The musical numbers from this season have been rather entertaining. Fans of last years mash ups will be glad to see they have returned with a vengeance popping up multiple times through out the seasonGlee DVD
Will Lois and Clark finally get together? Will Zod take over the world? Will the blur finally fly? Will Chloe find her true love? All these questions and many more will be answered in Smallvillesmallville DVD
The American versionThe Office DVDof The Office faced an uphill battle from the start. Fresh off a disastrous, unwatchable reworking of the British hit Coupling (axed after only four episodes), it was quite the gamble for NBC to green-light Greg Daniels' American take on this superb and super-successful BBC series created by Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant.
]]> Fri, 18 Nov 2011 19:43:21 +0000 http://www.pbbgdev.com/forum//forum_posts.asp?TID=376&PID=2215#2215 General : It Riffing Off Golden Moments http://www.pbbgdev.com/forum//forum_posts.asp?TID=375&PID=2214#2214 Author: lemotry
Subject: It Riffing Off Golden Moments
Posted: 18 Nov 2011 at 7:41pm


Glee DVDGlee’s first season was interesting, when it started it was fresh, funny and funky. It was a smart cross between Election and High School Musical; it was almost a parody of itself in the best possible way.
The Smallville (Season 2) DVD offers a number of exciting episodes including the season premiere "Vortex" in which Clark rescues Lana from certain death while Jonathan is buried alive with a obnoxious journalist smallville DVD Meanwhile, Lex Luthor struggles with his own personal guilt while at the bedside of his critically injured father…
Supernatural is a show that much like many of the creatures, ghosts and ghouls that populate its universe – just refuses to dieSupernatural DVD
Colin Morgan is the series' title character, Merlin, and instead of being an old man, he's reimagined as a young man charged with serving the prince. The prince in this story, Arthur (Bradley James), is not yet a king; the King of this land is his father, Uther Pendragon, played by Buffy's Anthony Head. Merlin DVD
The plots are multi-layered with enticing twists like the latter, but by keeping the format short and snappy like the former it zips along very ably. Weeds can’t be recommended enough as a thoroughly addictive habit that is so good for your mental health there is no reason not to it keep going back for more.Weeds DVD
]]> Fri, 18 Nov 2011 19:41:49 +0000 http://www.pbbgdev.com/forum//forum_posts.asp?TID=375&PID=2214#2214 General : Crafting Integration http://www.pbbgdev.com/forum//forum_posts.asp?TID=374&PID=2213#2213 Author: AltarofScience
Subject: Crafting Integration
Posted: 09 Nov 2011 at 8:25pm

I am writing a game, sort of like an mmo, but also with econ sim and all items and resources are player generated. I already can create the map, and seed resources, and create various recipes, and I have, and I will have a small demo finished before next year. But there are some big parts of the game I need input on.

One topic I am particularly interested in is the different crafting skills and their integration.
Now one issues is alchemy and crafting. Potions made by alchemists will have the ability to altar natural resources to make them more useful for various tasks. For instance, certain potions can be used in forging ingots that will later be used in creating weapons and armor. It will give them bonuses to various stats. For instance it would increase their strength, or lower their weight, much like alloys. Certain potions can also be used in the process of crafting an item, say, a sword, to give it a sharper edge. In additions, when enchanting items, one thing you can do is carve words into the weapon to give it affects. Now in general better enchanters can put more power in a word. And better materials can hold more charge. But also, the definition of the characters matters. Usually the metal smith will carve the words in, but you could also use a potion purchased from an alchemist to get a more precise engraving. Because a weapon has a limited amount of this which can be done before damaging its integrity, being more precise means being smaller which means fitting on more magic.
Further, certain professions can affect the total magic capacity of a sword. This is called, aligning the matrix. Potions or magic use in crafting the weapon could arrange its physical characteristics to be more receptive to magic. So a high level alchemist or enchanter could allow you to use a stronger spell on an iron sword than would normally be possible.
A whole bunch of professions in the game have this sort of crafting interaction. These sorts of things benefit capital, like plows or picks or hammers as well as weapons or armor. Magic can affect the power of potions, and vice versa. Magic or potions can cause crops to grow faster, and possibly magic can be used to breed new plants, although this is somewhat iffy.
These sorts of things can allow multiple classes to have better gear in questing, for instance a player with better metal craft can use better metals and forge superior weapons, but if you have lower metal crafting but high level alchemy or magic, you could make equipment of comparable quality.
Additionally various classes would be able to make cosmetic changes to items, like coloring metal or wood, and other such things.
I know many people would consider this to be incredibly complicated to code, but I am pretty sure I know how to do it without spending a lot of time.
What I am more concerned with is the player reaction. I know players love to customize, and lots of min maxers would be excited about all the ways to improve a weapon and that they can play lots of different types of characters without harming their ability to craft or quest or what not. But for casual players, I think it might be confusing to have all these options and also, players willing to spend a lot of time in game could produce vastly superior items.
I really would enjoy a game where this is possible obviously, or I wouldn't be making the game, but what do you guys think about this kind of thing?]]> Wed, 09 Nov 2011 20:25:00 +0000 http://www.pbbgdev.com/forum//forum_posts.asp?TID=374&PID=2213#2213 Projects : Looking for Alpha-testers http://www.pbbgdev.com/forum//forum_posts.asp?TID=373&PID=2212#2212 Author: BobTHJ
Subject: Looking for Alpha-testers
Posted: 03 Aug 2011 at 12:13pm

Fantasy Quest is open for alpha-testers, I'd love to have some other developers take a look and give feedback!

Fantasy Quest

Here's a description of the game:

What is Fantasy Quest?
Fantasy Quest is a Persistant Browser-Based Game (PBBG). You don't need to download anything - the entire game is playable right from your browser window. Fantasy Quest is a roleplaying game where you as the player take control of an entire party of adventurers as they explore a unique fantasy world. Fantasy Quest is free to play and the full game can be enjoyed at no charge. Additional combat actions, items to craft, extra characters, skills, upgrades, and other special effects can be obtained by opening booster packs. Booster packs are purchased with Quest Points (QP) which are earned in-game by completing quests. Players who want additional variety in cards may purchase extra Quest Points via Paypal.

Features:
* Start with a single character and acquire an entire party of adventurers over time
* Each character can be customized: equipped with optimal gear, assigned a "deck" of combat actions, gain levels in classes that offer special advantages (multiclassing available), and more!
* Dynamic gameworld - Your actions have a lasting effect on the game
* Hybrid Single / Multiplayer experience - Your party adventures in a single-player format, but the gameworld is shared between all players - so you can alter other players experience by the actions you take
* Detailed combat system allowing you full control over every aspect of combat when needed while allowing combat to be automated for fights of lesser importance.
* Crafting system with trade board - allowing you to craft powerful items for your characters or other players to use
* Many periodic and random events - something new to experience every time you log in.
* No low-level zones - Encounters scale with your party level allowing the entire gameworld to remain relevant to your party regardless of level
* Not graphics intensive - easy to play on slow connections or via mobile devices.
* New content added very regularly (almost daily!)
* Friendly, helpful community. Responsive and personal designer/administrator.
]]> Wed, 03 Aug 2011 12:13:49 +0000 http://www.pbbgdev.com/forum//forum_posts.asp?TID=373&PID=2212#2212 General : Checkout new PBBG http://www.pbbgdev.com/forum//forum_posts.asp?TID=372&PID=2211#2211 Author: Loreaon
Subject: Checkout new PBBG
Posted: 07 Mar 2011 at 10:59pm

Checkout Loreaon, a new mech-themed PBBG. Let me know what you think!
http://www.loreaon.com
]]> Mon, 07 Mar 2011 22:59:50 +0000 http://www.pbbgdev.com/forum//forum_posts.asp?TID=372&PID=2211#2211 General : A rpg game for sale http://www.pbbgdev.com/forum//forum_posts.asp?TID=361&PID=2210#2210 Author: adamh1989
Subject: A rpg game for sale
Posted: 05 Mar 2011 at 6:49pm

add me msn im@licensefriends.com]]> Sat, 05 Mar 2011 18:49:16 +0000 http://www.pbbgdev.com/forum//forum_posts.asp?TID=361&PID=2210#2210 Projects : Goma Island http://www.pbbgdev.com/forum//forum_posts.asp?TID=222&PID=2209#2209 Author: adamh1989
Subject: Goma Island
Posted: 05 Mar 2011 at 6:40pm

check inbox ;)]]> Sat, 05 Mar 2011 18:40:52 +0000 http://www.pbbgdev.com/forum//forum_posts.asp?TID=222&PID=2209#2209