A Blog About Random Computer Subjects
Summary So BattleField One has gotten a little more serious. My goal in this project is to design and build a strategy game engine. Eventually I’ll demonstrate how to modularize the interface so that the game can operate with DirectX instead of a web-based interface using SVG. My method of development is to do this … Read moreThe Game – Artillery
Summary In my last blog post on the game I demonstrated how to setup blocked terrain cells (aka mountains). Now I’m going to introduce a forest cell that will block tanks but not infantry. The Forest Terrain Type I wanted to introduce a forest terrain type so that I could prevent tanks from penetrating (assume … Read moreThe Game – Forest Terrain
Summary I’ve been working on this game called Battlefield One and it has a very simple algorithm for computing the next move that an enemy unit will take in order to reach it’s goal. The algorithm used searched all 6 surrounding hex and eliminates illegal hex points (off the grid or occupied by a unit). … Read moreThe Game – A* Algorithm
Summary A while back I wrote a sample game called Battlefield One. This game was a turn-based war game that was built on SVG, javascript and C#. I have since converted this game into an MVC application (although it still uses the same code-behind techniques and I keep track of the game state with a … Read moreGame Design, Back to Battlefield One
Summary I finally did it. I completed my new Fluent NHibernate mapping generator. It has several features that make it more powerful than the hacked together console application that I did earlier this year. Included in this package are objects that use the generated code to create unit tests around SQLLocalDB. The Mapping Generator The … Read moreFluent NHibernate Mapping Generator
Summary In this blog post I’m going to talk about legacy code and my experience with transitioning from Legacy into a new model. Background I’ve worked for quite a few companies now and I’ve converted many systems from antiquated legacy code into something more modern, like C#, PHP, Object Oriented, MVC, etc. Legacy code that … Read moreDealing with Legacy Code