Re: FLASH: Anyone Up for a Challenge?

[David Doggett]

The client is asking for a multiplay over the net and my first reaction was

"not going to happen".  I just wanted to see if anyone had any ideas or has

done anything similar.


What would the best response be for the customer?


Thanks,


Dave

----- Original Message -----

From: Branden Hall <

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Sent: Monday, February 14, 2000 5:48 PM

Subject: RE: FLASH: Anyone Up for a Challenge?



> I hope you are not thinking that you can do this as a multi-player over

the

> net game.. cause that will not happen... not with how flash 4 works. I

also

> hope you have a budget of at least 10K for the developer!

>

> -= Branden J. Hall

> -= Multimedia Developer/Instructor

> -= Fig Leaf Software

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>

>

> -----Original Message-----

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From: ownerchinwag [dot] com [ownerchinwag [dot] com]On">mailto:ownerchinwag [dot] com]On Behalf Of David

> Doggett

> Sent: Monday, February 14, 2000 4:09 PM

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To: flasherchinwag [dot] com

> Subject: FLASH: Anyone Up for a Challenge?

>

>

> Is anyone up for building this game in either Flash or Director?

>

> Contact me if you are interested in giving me a price.

>

> Thanks.

>

> Main technical aspects.

> The project concerns about a tennis tournament, in Flash4: max players

> per-tournament=200, turnovers, playoffs, from 12th to finals, one-month

> duration per-each tournament organized. Each match would last the best of

4

> sets (3-1, 4-0, 3-2 [tiebreaked], etc.). There would be templated the

human

> supporters' presence too, for live match, and actual chat among

supporters,

> if this option wouldn't harm the performances nor harden the coding. The

> platform server we actually run is: NT, or 2000 (if released in time;

voices

> say 17 february....), Pentium III Coppermine 733, 256 MB RAM (we are

> upgrading at once to 1Gb "slanted" as soon), 20GB HD. The actual server's

> shared by our forthcoming portal; hope this wouldn't harm the game's

> performances, otherwise we already planned for a dedicated gameserver, but

> by now that's better to test on unique server (for matching other

software's

> behaviour too; though, this server will be shared too w/ other software).

> Field's layout would be discussed; either isometric (we thought this first

> rendering would be much more opinable) or cued (classic; this could bring

> some perspective probs, and, moreover, any technical prob for

> cross-calculations). Colours: 256 browsersafemode, autohigh quality.

Default

> .swf size: 600x400. No AI templated, actually (that's the good of

> multiplayer, the developer shouldn't waste time to code a reasonable

> artificial intelligence).

>

> Technical insights.

> Each tournament begins from 12th; all subscribers-players will be coupled

> randomly (we don't know what cgi or whatsoever else could be embedded to

> automatically generate the pairs, neither we figure if such script should

be

> synergically working w/ the Flash game itself), at playoff-mode, 'til

> final's 4ters; each new-ordered couple, from 12th to finals, will be

ranked

> w/in a scoreboard either before and after the results, and notified via

> e-m@il (we could take notice manually about last task, if onerous and

> time-wasting to comply via-coding). The win-by-forfait will be templated

> too. For each will be featured: First-Name/Last-Name, Nickname (Optional),

> Age, Country, E-M@il/Website URL (optionals). The players should access

the

> tournament only after cc processing. If possible, see how to couple

> concurrently a credit card processing (we got the system provider for, the

> same provider who processes all business' tasks at our site) to the

> game-accessing sweeproom frames.

>

> General behaviour's system.

> Movements: if possible, would be templated two options to chose from; this

> not only just from first access screen (the first page the player see

before

> to access the playfield), but during game too. Walk: either via-mouse or

> via-keyboard arrows. Shot: either leftclick or spacebar. Specials (f. e.,

> cross=left or right arrow+rightclick, lob=down arrow+rightclick,

hardshot=up

> arrow+rightclick): either rightclick or keyboard return + related

> directions. Keyboard-related movements would be enabled by default.

Fields:

> parquet, cement or grass, randomly choosen, if possible. If possible too,

> the players' shadows and that of the ball would be featured (we guess that

> of the ball's indispensably to calculate the speed/elevation of the ball

> itself). All graphics (at least those the developer will need to spare

> times) will be provided by us, to spare time for the developer to code;

just

> are needed to us all graphics (gif-frames, icons, symbols, etc.)

> specifications that the developer needs for, or we could both collaborate

> half-on-half on this task, to divide the workload.

>

> Switching to the free area.

> The above specifcs vails for the tournament, which could be accessed only

> after subscription (we would charge necessariously 'cause we should

justify

> the costs of the prizes we would deliver to the first tree qualified

> winners); from the other side, though, for everyday players there will be

a

> free area, accessed via password-userid combo too, but just to ensure a

user

> 's selection and to catch faithful users (to whom, occasionally, we send

our

> mailing list).

>

> Considerations.

> We opted, preferably, for Flash4, due that's a fast, light way to both

> produce and deliver quick applications, as everybody knows. Thus, by

> consequence, we would prefer this solution 'cause the gaming field would

be

> on-page, html-embedded, though the last word about would be that of the

> programmer.

> Besides the rightful honorary due to his/their job, the developer/s will

be

> tutelated and honoured for his/their work; he/they will have his/their own

> logo on the field's margins, beside our logo, featuring along the writing

"A

> Realization by (Developer's Logo)". We are glad to share success with

these

> Kind Persons who work for us, specially if they work good.

>

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