Hello to all the NetRPG users! Version 2.55 is the latest version I have made,which has LOTS of cool new features over 2.4, but some of them have not yet had major stress testing done to them. So, I've also included a copy of NetRPG 2.4, in case 2.55 causes you trouble (let me know if it does!).
My group has disbanded for a while, so I haven't been able to do any online gaming, which is the reason I haven't been able to add some of the features I had been planning for version 3. But, I figure this version has got enough cool stuff to make people happy for a while.
Send me email if you like it!
--Erich
NEW EMAIL ADDRESS: erich@tc.umn.edu
New Stuff in 2.41:
Ñ /ICON LIST - now shows the name of the icon and the icon itself, along with coordinates
Ñ icons are now created when a player logs in, defaulting to the first letter of the player's name. icons may be changed with "/set icon Kr" to set their icon to Kr, for example.
Ñ icons are deleted when a player disconnects
Ñ icons are created when a monster is added. There are 2 ways for this to happen - you can specifically designate the icon for a monster you are adding by putting the icon after a slash after the name. Ex:
/ADD SilverDragon/SD 3 17 4d8 0 big guy
This will give the SilverDragon an icon of "SD".
If an icon is not specified in the add line, then an icon is created from the first letter of the monster's name, and a single digit, if there is one at the end of the name. Ex:
/ADD orc1 3 17 1d8 4 little guy
This will create orc1 with an icon of "o1".
NOTE: icons will NOT be auto-created for a monster or player if an icon with that name already exists.
Ñ icons are deleted when a monster is deleted using "/DEL monstername"
Ñ Remember - you can do whatever you want to the icons using the /ICON commands, these adding and deleting functions are hopefully to just speed things up a bit.
Ñ /ICON SET dragon DRG - this will update a currently existing icon to a new word, here it would change the dragon's icon to DRG
New in 2.42:
Ñ Character files are flushed to disk after updating them, for safety in case of crashes
Ñ Increased the number of tcp connections, in hopes of making the server more robust
New in 2.5:
Ñ MAJORLY IMPROVED MAPPING!! - now, each player logged in can get a map based upon the location of their icon. A cool option is a flood-fill algorithm. So, if a player is in a room on the map (their icon is in a location that is closed off to the rest of the map) they will only see the walls of the room. But, if they open the door (by the DM typing /map erase 10,2) then they will now see into the hallway! More algorithms will become available soon, including line-of-sight, so that even if the door is open, you won't be able to see the beholder hiding in the hallway around the corner!
Ñ /MAP DRAW x,y <string> - this will put the <string> onto the map at position x,y. Unlike icons, this permanently affects the map you have entered. Useful for putting in a door that gets closed, or a hole in the floor that opens up, etc.
Ñ /MAP ERASE x,y - this just puts a space onto the map at x,y. Useful for erasing (opening) doors.
Ñ Removed /Q as an alias to /QUIT, to reduce accidental logouts.
New in 2.52:
Ñ /SET MAP <mode> - where mode is one of (FILL / STATIC / SHOWALL / LOS) (case is ignored, this is a DM only command)
- Fill mode shows only up to walls from a character's icon position. Fill mode uses 4 way connectivity, so the following map would not leak, and Blade (icon B) would not see outside:
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# B #
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- LOS mode shows only walls/stuff that are in the Line Of Sight of a player's icon position. LOS mode ends up using more than 4 connectivity, so you need to fully close off all corners, like this:
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# B #
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- ShowAll mode shows everything, but still generates maps dependent on icon position.
- Static mode shows everything, but does NOT generate maps dependent on icon position, so everyone gets the same map with 1,1 at the upper left corner, which is good for outdoor maps or charts of things. (Static mode is the default, since it is the same as the old mapping)
Important - all of the following ASCII characters are considered walls, and in FILL and LOS mode, you can't see through them:
* # x X | \ / - + =
Ñ When an icon is moved on the map, the messages are now sent to info windows, so as not to break up conversation so much, since now movement happens a LOT more.
New in 2.54:
Ñ new stuff stored in character files! NetRPG now saves characters' icons, vision range, and movement rates. (will be used soon in a new version of NetRPG!)
Ñ new stuff saved in preferences file! NetRPG saves the map mode set with \SET MAP, and also saves the movement mode and icon toggle (coming soon!)
New in 2.55:
Ñ /SET WINDOW WIDTHxHEIGHT - DM only command to change the size of the map output windows.
