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Jeroen · Posted: Sun Mar 30, 2008 11:06 am Post subject: ChesseD

I've been working on and off on a little chess game called ChesseD. It kinda serves as a testproject alongside DeleD with every 3D object made using DeleD. Eventually, I want to make some sort of BattleChess clone, with animations and all that.

Sofar, it features this:
- full 3D gameplay
- simple background image
- original chess pieces (made by WhiteWing, thanks! Very Happy

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- each piece knows its particular movement possibilities
- optionally shows where the selected piece may be moved to (great if you want to learn how to play chess Wink

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- keeps score of players (each piece represents a number of points)

Of course, it needs a lot of work. Like:
- implement all chess rules
- animation
- better graphics (e.g. fullscreen etc)
- etc etc

Here's a screenshot of a game in progress. It shows the black player having a knight selected with the possible locations to where the piece can be moved rendered in yellow.

elementrix · Posted: Sun Mar 30, 2008 11:25 am Post subject:

Daaark · Posted: Sun Mar 30, 2008 11:28 am Post subject:

That camera angle looks a bit strange. I'm assuming it's customizable at runtime? A 3/4 view would be nice, with a real tabletop as the background or something.
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Jeroen · Posted: Sun Mar 30, 2008 11:54 am Post subject:

Mr.Fletcher · Posted: Sun Mar 30, 2008 12:17 pm Post subject:

Ah very cool! Looks like a nice little project! Hopefully there'll be some kind of network support Wink

A battle chess clone is a great idea, too!
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Daaark · Posted: Sun Mar 30, 2008 12:19 pm Post subject:

elementrix · Posted: Sun Mar 30, 2008 12:21 pm Post subject:

trucker2000 · Posted: Sun Mar 30, 2008 12:44 pm Post subject:

That looks really cool. My son saw the pic and said "awe cool Dad. Buy it so we can play". (son (14) loves chess)

Battle chess sounds like a lot of fun too.

Hehe Daaark...That would be cool. Smile

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Daaark · Posted: Sun Mar 30, 2008 1:07 pm Post subject:

The ring thing was a joke. Let's not hijack this thread. A coliseum would look really cool. It is BATTLE chess after all.

How exactly are you going to animate those pieces? I don't mean the tools. I mean the pieces themselves.
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Jeroen · Posted: Sun Mar 30, 2008 2:36 pm Post subject:

@Daaark: yes, that's me at the Fragmotion forums. And I would definately like to use one of your rings in the future. Wink

I have no idea how I am going to animate them, but I can imagine legs and arms (and possibly weapons like swords etc) coming out of the sides of a piece when it is moving towards a position on the grid. There are lots of little movies on YouTube to take inspiration from.

@Trucker: when all rules have been implemented, I can send you a beta for you and your son to play with. Smile

WhiteWing · Posted: Sun Mar 30, 2008 3:36 pm Post subject:

That look cool.
And its nice too see my pieces in action Very Happy

elementrix · Posted: Sun Mar 30, 2008 3:38 pm Post subject:

Mr.Fletcher · Posted: Sun Mar 30, 2008 3:43 pm Post subject:

I imagine it to be pretty cool to see the pieces grow arms and legs and walk around and fight like that Very Happy

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santutatu · Posted: Sun Mar 30, 2008 4:17 pm Post subject:

Reminds me to harry potter Smile

...nice work Jeroen...(and White Razz

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trucker2000 · Posted: Mon Mar 31, 2008 12:49 am Post subject: