A PHP game

[greenowl]

Online text-based game development

Hello, welcome to my topic about the game Universal Invasion and its development progress. I have developed the game since I first posted and the game is now useable by all. It still may have a bug here and there, and some features to complete, but overall, it is a great game. There are quite a few people playing now compared to before and I would like to have more people playing.
=Registration is available
=View your continent and others.
=View your planet and others.
=View your solar system and others.
=Choose a continent name/avatar/message and vote for a leader of the planet.
=Leader of planet can change planet name/avatar/message and vote for Solar system leader.
=Leader of Solar system can change name/avatar and message.
=Can terraform for new land.
=Can attack other continents, and gain resources for your own use.
=Can Private message other users in the game.
=Can see the top ranks of the game.
=Can build up an army, build up an economy.

http://www.uigame.info
If you find any bugs or security issues, please tell me.
Also if you have any suggestions, dont hesitate to tell me

Please also take time to visit the forum
http://forum.uigame.info

Thanks,
Surreal

 

[greenowl]

Forums are now working partially for solar system and planets. e.g. Post in your planet solar system and only your planet can read it, post in the solar system and only your solar system can read it.

 

[selim06]

You need to add some art in the "Login Succesfull","You've Created..." etc.. pages.So it will be very good if some art will be integrated on it and it may be very good to use more qualified images for Solar System and Planet Pages!So you are at the beginning but you have the feature!

 

[Ichigo]

=Logout -- Testing

Your testing the logout? So it doesnt work?
I think that should be one of the first things you get done..

 

[greenowl]

You need to add some art in the "Login Succesfull","You've Created..." etc.. pages.So it will be very good if some art will be integrated on it and it may be very good to use more qualified images for Solar System and Planet Pages!So you are at the beginning but you have the feature!

I am going to later, make each part of the site look like the others, which means the login etc will lead to a normal page, rather then a blank page it is now. Better images may come in the future, when I design around 500 different planets (which is what it will require) to get the range from 1 to 10 continents and 5 different types of continents can be with each continent, so I would require some more php knowledge to complete it and make each planet more unique. Yes I am only just beginning and have the future to look forward to. Remember, this is only in Alpha v1.0.

Your testing the logout? So it doesnt work?
I think that should be one of the first things you get done..

It actually does work, quite well, but I have decided to wait until I get the template made for each site before adding it, unless you would like me to add logout to it now, with the white background?

Thanks for your comments guys, look forward to making a game enjoyable by all. Any other comments also apreciated

 

[Ichigo]

Well what if they are on a shared computer and someone accesses their account within the cookie expire time? Exactly =P

 

[greenowl]

Well its only in development at this stage, I would highly doubt they would want to access multiple accounts because of the lack a features available to do at the moment. When I add the creation of units, I will add the logout link aswell, therefore you can logout and the other person can build his or her units and collect resources. Until this structure of the game is complete, I will not add the logout link, as at the moment it is only for testing. If you happen to be on a public computer, you can clear the cookies of the computer before you leave.
Thanks for your input Ichigo.

 

[Phat-Cat]

Uhh well

I"m just wondering why after i register it doesn't automatically redirect me to the page why do i have to click on the link just wondering if you would do that.

It looks like it's going to be really cool although...a personal design ideas

Apprently you have so that non-links are a gold-light brown color although it would seem to be ok for some areas others it seems out of place, or not in place. I would make all the main links that goldish color and all the sub links underneath it white. The menu pic is out of place change the background of it to match with the background it's on and just add a line underneath it to seperate it from the links underneath it. (I would re-name it to something space liek too) also The user name is in an akward spot I would shift the menu up and move the username to the top grey bar on the far right then take the stats and options and put it under a link name like your planet.

and that no avtar picture >< eeew.....

and is there a reas why the power land and diamond under the build link is a different color.

i got mroe no time later.

 

[greenowl]

I"m just wondering why after i register it doesn't automatically redirect me to the page why do i have to click on the link just wondering if you would do that.

There is no particular reason why it doesnt redirect you. I just haven't porgrammed it yet. As the game is only for testing so far, I haven't put much detail into things like this. When I have the main fuctions of the game working, I will of course have it looking nice and it will redirect you.

It looks like it's going to be really cool although...a personal design ideas

Thanks, I hope the game turns out all right when it is complete. There will of course be constant updates as people find bugs and I make the system all the more secure.

Apprently you have so that non-links are a gold-light brown color although it would seem to be ok for some areas others it seems out of place, or not in place. I would make all the main links that goldish color and all the sub links underneath it white. The menu pic is out of place change the background of it to match with the background it's on and just add a line underneath it to seperate it from the links underneath it. (I would re-name it to something space liek too) also The user name is in an akward spot I would shift the menu up and move the username to the top grey bar on the far right then take the stats and options and put it under a link name like your planet.

I will take your design comments and process them once the basic game of attack, defend grow resources etc are complete. Until then, please bare with the poor design work on my behalf. :P

and that no avtar picture >< eeew.....

Yes, I dont like the no avatar picture either. lol. Again, I will change all design according to peoples comments once the game is complete to the basic stage.

and is there a reas why the power land and diamond under the build link is a different color.

There is absolutely no reason why they have a different coloured background from the rest of the build stuff. I just put that there because I'm planning on seperating stuff later and they may be the break points.

i got mroe no time later.

Hope the hear the rest of your comments

 

[Phat-Cat]

I'm typing more up right now but for now I guess I should apologize for all the mispells and grammar mistakes. *rosey cheeks*
I love design it's what I'm good at, I luv programming it's what I love to do it's what i don't know how to do though.....huh php just put the two thing that i like together on the web yey woot php ....i luv u.....

 

[greenowl]

I'm typing more up right now but for now I guess I should apologize for all the mispells and grammar mistakes. *rosey cheeks*

We all make mistakes :P I even makespelling mistakes and grammar sometime, or maybe quite often. Not too sure really, I just read over what I have written and change it before anyone can see.

I love design it's what I'm good at, I luv programming it's what I love to do it's what i don't know how to do though.....huh php just put the two thing that i like together on the web yey woot php ....i luv u.....

You should be able to get the hang of it soon. I picked it up fairly quickly,I mean I haven't been doing php for years. I'm just a fast learner. Now about that last comment...

 

[NeeJam]

Do you have a demo account so we can test it?

 

[Camron]

Do you have a demo account so we can test it?

Just register, takes like 2 seconds.

BTW, looks awsome, great idea. Good luck, just post it on digg when your done and it's a for sure success.

 

[greenowl]

Do you have a demo account so we can test it?

Sorry, I don't have a demo account, but like Camron said, it takes a few seconds because I haven't really added much to the register form and no activation etc yet. I may add one in the future, I should really get a to do list with all the suggestions people are making.

Just register, takes like 2 seconds.

BTW, looks awsome, great idea. Good luck, just post it on digg when your done and it's a for sure success.

Thanks for the support
I may post it on digg, though I have never really visited digg, only heard a lot about it.

 

[greenowl]

Hey all, sorry about some late updates here, but I have gone to version 1.1, there is not much new for you gusy to see/do, but for me it was a big long change in between study and school. 1.1 Includes a template system. What this means is that, for me it is not easier to go through and change the design of the pages. I don't need to wade through lots of php code. Version Alpha 1.1 is now located (after 2 server changes) to http://www.uigame.info. Again, sorry about not much to see and do, but I have taken away the ingame forums, because they are not needed yet. There is however a main forum for development talk and if you want to join the team, development
Version Alpha 1.2 however, that when it comes out will contain a whole new side. You shall be able to attack. You will be able to view continents, and I might even allow you to probe (still in decision about whether on not that should be 1.3). Anyway, hope to see you all on the forums, or atleast comment here.
Thanks,
Surreal (greenowl)

 

[greenowl]

Update: Version 1.2 is now underway. Version 1.1 is now complete. Please note that all of these versions so far are alpha versions.

Version 1.2 will contain the following:
-continent page.
-pm system.
-attack system.
-trade system*.

*This may or may not be out in version 1.2, it depends on how long the other systems take to impliment into Universal Invasion.

Thanks,
Surreal (greenowl)

 

[greenowl]

Hey guys,
Just an update on how everything is going.
Continents: ||||||||||||||||||| - 60%
-continent message done
-continent attack done -buggy *
-shows planet/ solar system information
-continent pm not done*
-continent trade not done*
-continent email not done*
-continent voting works (to get to planet leader)

*Please note: this is only showing if the continent can be attacked, traded, pmed etc, not the actual system.

Planets: |||||||||||||||||||| -80%
-changed it so that it does not show continent stuff, only planet stuff
-links work to continents
-planet message works
-planet voting works (to get to solar system leader)

Solar system: ||||||||||||||||||| - 60%
-changed it so that it does not show planet stuff, only solar system stuff
-links work to planets
-solar system message does not work

Attack feature: |||||||||||||||||||| -30%
-attack system template is done
-attack is not done

PM feature: |||||||||||||||||||| - 0%
-Have yet to start this.

Trade feature: |||||||||||||||||||| -0%
-Have yet to start this.

Administration powers/moderator powers: |||||||||||||||||||| -0%
-Have yet to start this

1.1 Features: |||||||||||||||||||| -90%
-Not sure if all bugs have been found yet.

Please note, some of these like the ones not started may be released during 1.2.1 etc...

 

[greenowl]

Hello everyone, just update the first post with a few things. To see the progress visit the forums and news for 1.2.2 progress, which I have only just started as I released 1.2.1 today. From the above post, continents, attack, planets, solar systems, pm feature are all complete. There are many more features to come so I would like to hope you all comment on how things are going and ways to improve the game. The game is very playable now, even though in alpha development. So, just come and join in and have some fun. Help me by reporting bugs.
Regards,
Surreal (greenowl)