ShadowNet: Real-time SR4 gaming online Options

[Dashifen]

Notes are a good idea, I like that. I did have a good holiday, but I didn't work at all. Probably should have, but I didn't really want to. Now, though, I have to dig myself out of the hole..... Oh well.

[Kayos Frawg]

Well if your going to do that, maybe you could make it into a true virtual notebook. With separate pages that can be named whatever the poster wants so they can separate NPC's and setting or item info, or however they would choose to have it displayed to their players.

Would also be handy if it were a permanent fixture for a campaign, so very important things could be referenced from the beginnings of the campaign or that item that seemed totally worthless, you can figure out where you left it or who you sold it to, or that you thought it would be a good idea to strap some C4 to it just to see what it would do. I know it would require a lot of storage space but it would be pretty cool, and if it is text only then that cuts down on a lot of the potential space.

[Dashifen]

Notes (regardless of how they're arranged) is definitely something I'll include. My idea was simply to make the Notes tab a wiki interface. That way a person can create as many different pages within their Notes tab as they want to. We'll see what happens.

[Method]

Hey Dashifen, any progress on the Shadownet front? Just curious. I know real life has a way of interfering with projects like this...

[Dashifen]

There could be. I kinda just stopped working on it because it seemed like there was decreased interest in it and the online game that I was playing in ended so a personal attachment to the project was somewhat lacking. I still have all the code and what not so I could pick it up if others are interested in it. I'm putting together a vehicle modification system from Arsenal at the moment, but I might have a solid working beta by the end of the weekend for that system and I could take a break from that and get back to this. The part I got stuck on was the tabbed interface to the private messaging, images, and notes side of the application.

[swirler]

I wasn't aware of this, it sounds like a great idea. Allow me to heap encouragement on you.
*heap heap*

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[Caine Hazen]

And we should bitch up a storm and get that online game going again (IMG:style_emoticons/default/wink.gif)

[Method]

Or start a new one and let me know what kind of character I should start building... (IMG:style_emoticons/default/devil.gif)

[D Minor]

with no gaming group for miles and miles.... I really need this. So here comes the praise

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[Dashifen]

Works for me. I'll put it back on my list. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif)

[Method]

As always, let me know if there's anything I can do to help!!

[Dashifen]

Unfortunately, for this one it's basically just straight coding. I think what's probably best is if I start from scratch with respect to the right-hand side of the interface which has to cover multiple features. Trying to adapt my earlier code to work in the newer interface design was not going well.

[quentra]

More encouragement! *heap heap*

[paws2sky]

More encouragement! *heap heap*

I'll second that.

Just discovered this project and it looks like something I'd like to try out - I have a player leaving the state in a month or so and the group isn't keen on loosing her.

(Ironically, she's moving to Seattle.)

-paws2sky

[Method]

If she's looking for a local group to play with, send her my why. Me and a few other Dumpshockers are trying to get a regular group together out here.

[bjorn]

I was quite interested in this project back when you started; I currently have 2 friends away from my main group and I and have been trying to figure out a way to get them "back in the game" per-say. I have been keeping my eye out for updates, but I now see why there have been none.

[Dashifen]

Alright, I did a lot of work over the weekend to get the right hand side of the screen running personal messages, image uploading and sharing, and some basic note taking features. My question is this:

With respect to the notes, should those notes be for everyone or for individuals? It seems like it'd be useful in both cases. The rest of the interface on that portion of the screen is all for shared activities: message communication and image sharing. Thus, it might be nice to just stick a wiki screen there and let all the members of a game session have at it, but I can also see the need for individuals to keep their own notes. I could add another area for personal notes, but I'm running out of screen real-estate!

[Method]

Yo Dashifen,

My original thinking was to have only the GM (or whoever opened the session) be able to edit it, but it might be more useful if anyone can edit, especially for the GM because then he can see how the players are interpreting the story line, clues, plot devices, etc.

So I think a single wiki would suffice. If individual players really want to take their own notes they can always cut/paste/edit into a different app.

[Dashifen]

Or ... gasp! ... use a pen and paper (NO!)

[Dashifen]

FYI: I'm almost ready to upload the new code and interface for people to look at. I just have to polish up a few things and we'll be good to go. The Images and Notes pages aren't quite done yet, but I should be able to do them this week or, at the latest, this weekend. My biggest day to work on this (and other side) project(s) is Sunday so my progress is slower. But, I'm still plodding along.

[Method]

Awesome... I can't wait!!

[paws2sky]

Excellent. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)

[swirler]

I could add another area for personal notes, but I'm running out of screen real-estate!

dunno if this is possible or whatever but how about a button that makes it pop out or away, or make it moveable/hideable/dockable? Like the pallets in Photoshop or something on the order of that?


sorry not a coder at all, just tossin out ideas


edit: Changed opo to pop

[Muspellsheimr]

dunno if this is possible or whatever but how about a button that makes it opo out or away, or make it moveable/hideable/dockable? Like the pallets in Photoshop or something on the order of that?

Having a Personal & a Group tab for the note section would also work great for space-saving. I would think it would also be more user-friendly.

Look forward to seeing this project.

[Dashifen]

That's probably the way I'll go then. I worked on image uploading this weekend, which took longer than I thought it would since I also recoded the entire javascript engine because I could. But, it's the sort of thing that needed to get done in the first place. Probably, I'm on the home stretch to get images and maybe notes done this evening. The downside is that I have dental surgery (wisdom teeth) tomorrow so I might miss my primary working time: the weekend.