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| File size: | 12A4 bytes |
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File contents
NetOXO - Network O's and X's
============================
Version 1.04 (25 Jan 1997)
Introduction
------------
I wanted to play a network game one night and - having none - decided that
perhaps the world needed one... So I set about thinking of the type of game
I'd like to see... A sort of 3d shoot-'em up with multiple players, various
computer controlled robots and texture mapped walls and floors would have
been nice... On the other hand, a strategy game where everyone is carefully
watching the moves that his (or her) opponents take, weighing up their
chances and then finding out that all along your opponents were ganging up on
/you/...
However, I'm not up to that standard so you've got O's and X's. I know, I
know... It's not the greatest of games... and I know it's not the best
implemented of games... and I know there's no 'play computer' option (but
then why would you want a net version ?)... but it's what I've written and
you'll just have to like it or lump it, ok ?
Usage
-----
Well, you sort of run the game (oh and I hope you have a stack installed) and
click on the icon. Then you give it the host and port you want to connect to
- by default this is 1976 but ports may go up according to who's taken them
with other things.
Once connected the 'other' player will have a chance to play and basically
clicks where he wants to go. Then you have a go. Then they do. You sort of
continue like this until one of you wins or you get a draw. Then you clear
the board (press Menu and select 'Clear board') and start again.
When you are fed up you can disconnect. Quitting will also disconnect, but
slightly more violently...
If you want to talk to your opponent - perhaps to say 'oh what a jolly good
move, chap' or 'oh dear I appear to have made a mistake' (or derivatives
thereof) - just thump the message button and type your message, and then
Return. When your opponent gets the message they can press the Close button
(or press Return) to get rid of it, or R to reply to it. You can continue
playing quite happily whilst this silly little messaging is going on...
How it works
------------
Basically it just transmits messages across the tcp connection giving the
moves. Any deviation from the protocol will cause a disconnection - to prevent people just hacking it and typing any old rubbish in an attempt to either
crash your computer or cheat. For this reason, I'm omitting the protocol used
- you'll just have to decode it yourself - not hard really...
The basics of it are pretty simple... Each player takes it in turns and
whenever we spot a 'winner' we put up a message box and then lock the board -
which can only be unlocked by clearing it. Erm... What else can I say... Oh
yes, the messages simply send a line of text as part of the same protocol to
the other machine which picks it up and dumps it in a window - you've only
got one, so it's not useful as a 'real' chat program.
Help and message files
----------------------
This application is fully !Help compliant and it is recommended that when
getting to grips with it the help should be used if only to give it some
purpose! It also supports the use of MessageTrans and therefore translation
to another language or changing the messages for the fun of it is much easier
than it might have been.
Compatibility
-------------
This application has been tested on the author's A5000, but due to the lack
of friends with Acorns has not been tested on other systems. Therefore, it
ought to work on any RO3.1 machine.
Disclaimer
----------
The author accepts no responsibility for any problems which this application
may cause or loss of data resulting in its use. This application is Public
Domain Freeware. This means that it may be distributed, so long as no charge
other than copying costs are charged for it. The copyright remains with
myself (Justin Fletcher).
Contact
-------
Any comments, queries, donations or bug reports can be sent to Justin
Fletcher at :
E-Mail : Gerph@essex.ac.uk
URL : http://users.essex.ac.uk/users/gerph
IRC : On #Acorn as Gerph
Finger : finger jrflet@postman.essex.ac.uk
Tel : (01842) 813979
Snail Mail :
Justin Fletcher
�Galadriel�
17b Cromwell Road,
Weeting,
Brandon,
Suffolk.
IP27 0QT
History
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Version 1.00 : 12 Jan 1997
First version written - single player single terminal in 1 hour
Version 1.01 : 12 Jan 1997 (1 hour later)
Network version :-)
Version 1.02 : 13 Jan 1997
Network validation/'Connected!' support
Version 1.03 : 13 Jan 1997
Messaging and scoring...
Version 1.04 : 25 Jan 1997
Compressed and !Help written.
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Quitting wi| 00000690 6c 6c 20 61 6c 73 6f 20 64 69 73 63 6f 6e 6e 65 |ll also disconne| 000006a0 63 74 2c 20 62 75 74 0a 73 6c 69 67 68 74 6c 79 |ct, but.slightly| 000006b0 20 6d 6f 72 65 20 76 69 6f 6c 65 6e 74 6c 79 2e | more violently.| 000006c0 2e 2e 0a 0a 49 66 20 79 6f 75 20 77 61 6e 74 20 |....If you want | 000006d0 74 6f 20 74 61 6c 6b 20 74 6f 20 79 6f 75 72 20 |to talk to your | 000006e0 6f 70 70 6f 6e 65 6e 74 20 2d 20 70 65 72 68 61 |opponent - perha| 000006f0 70 73 20 74 6f 20 73 61 79 20 27 6f 68 20 77 68 |ps to say 'oh wh| 00000700 61 74 20 61 20 6a 6f 6c 6c 79 20 67 6f 6f 64 0a |at a jolly good.| 00000710 6d 6f 76 65 2c 20 63 68 61 70 27 20 6f 72 20 27 |move, chap' or '| 00000720 6f 68 20 64 65 61 72 20 49 20 61 70 70 65 61 72 |oh dear I appear| 00000730 20 74 6f 20 68 61 76 65 20 6d 61 64 65 20 61 20 | to have made a | 00000740 6d 69 73 74 61 6b 65 27 20 28 6f 72 20 64 65 72 |mistake' (or der| 00000750 69 76 61 74 69 76 65 73 0a 74 68 65 72 65 6f 66 |ivatives.thereof| 00000760 29 20 2d 20 6a 75 73 74 20 74 68 75 6d 70 20 74 |) - just thump t| 00000770 68 65 20 6d 65 73 73 61 67 65 20 62 75 74 74 6f |he message butto| 00000780 6e 20 61 6e 64 20 74 79 70 65 20 79 6f 75 72 20 |n and type your | 00000790 6d 65 73 73 61 67 65 2c 20 61 6e 64 20 74 68 65 |message, and the| 000007a0 6e 0a 52 65 74 75 72 6e 2e 20 57 68 65 6e 20 79 |n.Return. When y| 000007b0 6f 75 72 20 6f 70 70 6f 6e 65 6e 74 20 67 65 74 |our opponent get| 000007c0 73 20 74 68 65 20 6d 65 73 73 61 67 65 20 74 68 |s the message th| 000007d0 65 79 20 63 61 6e 20 70 72 65 73 73 20 74 68 65 |ey can press the| 000007e0 20 43 6c 6f 73 65 20 62 75 74 74 6f 6e 0a 28 6f | Close button.(o| 000007f0 72 20 70 72 65 73 73 20 52 65 74 75 72 6e 29 20 |r press Return) | 00000800 74 6f 20 67 65 74 20 72 69 64 20 6f 66 20 69 74 |to get rid of it| 00000810 2c 20 6f 72 20 52 20 74 6f 20 72 65 70 6c 79 20 |, or R to reply | 00000820 74 6f 20 69 74 2e 20 59 6f 75 20 63 61 6e 20 63 |to it. 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