[pygame] Tactics Game Demo
At http://kschnee.xepher.net/code/071214tactics_demo.zip is a playable demo of a quick-and-dirty tactical combat game in the style of Final Fantasy Tactics and Disgaea: Hour of Darkness. I did this for practice; check out the included source (mainly acorn.py) for the game framework I ended up using. The framework code is also available at http://kschnee.xepher.net/code/acorn.py.txt. Gameplay: Hit a key to start. Move your characters (the raccoon team) to valid spaces, shown in blue, then either attack a target (in red) or click on the character themselves to defend for the next round. Your team has a fast (overpowered, really) scout, a heavy, and a healer who does negative damage. Defeat both enemies to win. Known problems: -Escape quits, but only during the brief pauses between characters' actions. I should probably have all unhandled events passed back to the main event-handler so that Esc keypresses are always handled. -NPCs just stand there and attack if you're in range. This is a result of the NPC AI not having been fully built. Screenshot: http://kschnee.xepher.net/pics/071214tactics.jpg You've gotta be kidding! Level 4000?! -Laharl, Disgaea
Re: [pygame] Mac OS X 10.5, Leopard Support
I just upgraded my iMac to Leopard, and deleted my framework build of python 2.4 so I could test out the packages here: http://pythonmac.org/packages/py24-fat/index.html I installed this: http://pythonmac.org/packages/py24-fat/dmg/python-2.4.4-macosx2006-10-18.dmg then this: http://pythonmac.org/packages/py24-fat/dmg/pyobjc-1.4-python2.4-macosx10.4.dmg then this: http://pythonmac.org/packages/py24-fat/mpkg/pygame-1.8.0pre-py2.4-macosx10.4.zip and my pygame projects all work perfectly. The PyObjC installer had no problems. So as far as I can tell, the framework builds of python are a way that pygame will install and work just fine on leopard. ...I know it's not the 2.5 system python (which would be perferable), but Noah's macport fix on this list looks like it would achieve that. On Dec 12, 2007 9:07 PM, Nathan [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: wouldn't the python 2.4 packages here: http://pythonmac.org/packages/py24-fat/index.html all work on leopard? Not in the case of PyObjC. The PyObjC people very bluntly told me that PyObjC isn't for Leopard, period. I really don't know much more than that. This sounds like FUD to me - If somebody tried to install PyObjC for the purposes of running pygame and ran into problems with it, I'm curious to hear what those specific problems were.
Re: [pygame] Mac OS X 10.5, Leopard Support
On Dec 15, 2007 3:51 PM, Nathan [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Sorry, that was supposed to say Not in the case of PyObjC 1.4... Try installing it with macports. You'll get to experience the problems yourself. thanks for clearing up how to repro the problem you experienced (install through macports) hmmm... it sounds like it doesn't _build_ on leopard, as opposed to not run on leopard (maybe because leopard includes different devel libraries than tiger?). The problem may even be more with the macports config than anything about PyObjC 1.4 itself...? As I said before, a prebuilt PyObjC 1.4 worked perfectly fine for me on Leopard, and I expect it would for anyone using the matching python install (in this case a framework build of 2.4)
[pygame] invisible windows when fullscreen switching on MacOSX
Okay, I couldn't get pygame.display.toggle_fullscreen() to work. Fine. Docs say it's only for LINUX. So, after googling around I found this suggestion, which does work... pygame.display.set_mode(size, flags); EXCEPT it creates a new window and the old one is made invisible. Not that I care so much, except the Window menu in the menu bar keeps track of the invisible window. So a user can select it from the menu, and POP a dead window appears. So, I tried another suggestion that also toggled fullscreen correctly... pygame.display.quit(); pygame.display.init(); pygame.display.set_mode(size, flags); ...hoping the quit method would kill the window. No luck. I'm out of suggestions. Anyone? Keith Nemitz Ordinauteur Mousechief Co. www.mousechief.com We put mischief in your mouse.
Re: [pygame] invisible windows when fullscreen switching on MacOSX
I can't seem to repro this in an app that only does this: pygame.display.set_mode([width, height], flags) self.surface = pygame.display.get_surface() ...in order to swap fullscreen (i.e. not doing the quit and init thing) When you say Window menu in the menu bar I assume you mean the menu that comes up when you right click on the app icon in the dock, right? So what version of pygame do you have running and how was it installed on OS X? PS. Dangerous High School Girls in Trouble! is great - it's hilarious On Dec 15, 2007 6:35 PM, Keith Nemitz [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Okay, I couldn't get pygame.display.toggle_fullscreen() to work. Fine. Docs say it's only for LINUX. So, after googling around I found this suggestion, which does work... pygame.display.set_mode(size, flags); EXCEPT it creates a new window and the old one is made invisible. Not that I care so much, except the Window menu in the menu bar keeps track of the invisible window. So a user can select it from the menu, and POP a dead window appears. So, I tried another suggestion that also toggled fullscreen correctly... pygame.display.quit(); pygame.display.init(); pygame.display.set_mode(size, flags); ...hoping the quit method would kill the window. No luck. I'm out of suggestions. Anyone? Keith Nemitz Ordinauteur Mousechief Co. www.mousechief.com We put mischief in your mouse.
Re: [pygame] Mac OS X 10.5, Leopard Support
That sounds like great work, Noah I haven't tried to run it myself, but it looks like you've got a ports file for PyObjC 1.4 there - the system python on leopard should have PyObjC 2.0 built into it (looks like one could get source here: http://svn.red-bean.com/pyobjc/tags/r200-leopard ), so I imagine there must be some way to get a pygame to run with PyObjC 2.0 On Dec 12, 2007 9:28 PM, Noah Kantrowitz [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Attached is a set of macports port files that will allow installing on Leopard. The only weird thing you need to do is add the macports site-packages folder to the sys.path for the system python 2.5. The easiest way to do this is to add /Library/Python/2.5/site-packages/macports.pth containing the text /opt/local/lib/python2.5/site-packages. After that make sure to enable the new ports (/opt/local/etc/macports/sources.conf) and just `port install py25-game`. I don't think I did anything else special, but if nothing else this should be a running start. --Noah Nathan wrote: On Dec 12, 2007 8:39 PM, Brian Fisher [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I was wondering about all the Leopard support questions recently, wouldn't the python 2.4 packages here: http://pythonmac.org/packages/py24-fat/index.html all work on leopard? Not in the case of PyObjC. The PyObjC people very bluntly told me that PyObjC isn't for Leopard, period. I really don't know much more than that. I'm going to go ahead and take myself off this list. Thanks for any help and hints people have given me over the years. It appears that pygame-on-leopard is not a priority, and I've converted all my active projects to use pyglet (which I really like), and I'm having fun learning OpenGL as a side-benefit of that switch. Later! ~ Nathan
Re: [pygame] invisible windows when fullscreen switching on MacOSX
This is what the running game prints out: python: 2.3.5 (#1, Mar 20 2005, 20:38:20) [GCC 3.3 20030304 (Apple Computer, Inc. build 1809)] pygame: 1.7.0 SDL: (1, 2, 8) By Window menu, I meant the third menu in the top menu bar. On my machine I get the Apple menu, an empty Pygame menu, and a Window menu. The window menu has a minimize item and items for the open windows. The right click on the dock icon, also displays the same window items. I'm running MacOS 10.4.9 on a G4 MacMini. I installed the python and pygame a few years ago. I don't remember the details. Keith P.S. I'm glad you like the game... :-) --- Brian Fisher [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I can't seem to repro this in an app that only does this: pygame.display.set_mode([width, height], flags) self.surface = pygame.display.get_surface() ...in order to swap fullscreen (i.e. not doing the quit and init thing) When you say Window menu in the menu bar I assume you mean the menu that comes up when you right click on the app icon in the dock, right? So what version of pygame do you have running and how was it installed on OS X? PS. Dangerous High School Girls in Trouble! is great - it's hilarious On Dec 15, 2007 6:35 PM, Keith Nemitz [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Okay, I couldn't get pygame.display.toggle_fullscreen() to work. Fine. Docs say it's only for LINUX. So, after googling around I found this suggestion, which does work... pygame.display.set_mode(size, flags); EXCEPT it creates a new window and the old one is made invisible. Not that I care so much, except the Window menu in the menu bar keeps track of the invisible window. So a user can select it from the menu, and POP a dead window appears. So, I tried another suggestion that also toggled fullscreen correctly... pygame.display.quit(); pygame.display.init(); pygame.display.set_mode(size, flags); ...hoping the quit method would kill the window. No luck. I'm out of suggestions. Anyone? Keith Nemitz Ordinauteur Mousechief Co. www.mousechief.com We put mischief in your mouse.
Re: [pygame] invisible windows when fullscreen switching on MacOSX
I'm using the packages here right now: http://pythonmac.org/packages/py24-fat/ which is this version of pygame: pygame: 1.8.0pre SDL: (1, 2, 11) and don't see the problem you have (in either the doc right click or the window top menu), so I would guess the bug is fixed by either a newer SDL or pygame 1.8 changes. You could try the packages at the link above then, but as it's a pre-release build of pygame it may have other problems (you can keep around your current python still if that's the case) On Dec 15, 2007 10:09 PM, Keith Nemitz [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: This is what the running game prints out: python: 2.3.5 (#1, Mar 20 2005, 20:38:20) [GCC 3.3 20030304 (Apple Computer, Inc. build 1809)] pygame: 1.7.0 SDL: (1, 2, 8) By Window menu, I meant the third menu in the top menu bar. On my machine I get the Apple menu, an empty Pygame menu, and a Window menu. The window menu has a minimize item and items for the open windows. The right click on the dock icon, also displays the same window items. I'm running MacOS 10.4.9 on a G4 MacMini. I installed the python and pygame a few years ago. I don't remember the details. Keith P.S. I'm glad you like the game... :-)
Re: [pygame] invisible windows when fullscreen switching on MacOSX
By updating to SDL 1.2.12, the problem seems to have gone away. (they sure keep SDL moving... !!!) Thanks Brian. Keith --- Brian Fisher [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I'm using the packages here right now: http://pythonmac.org/packages/py24-fat/ which is this version of pygame: pygame: 1.8.0pre SDL: (1, 2, 11) and don't see the problem you have (in either the doc right click or the window top menu), so I would guess the bug is fixed by either a newer SDL or pygame 1.8 changes. You could try the packages at the link above then, but as it's a pre-release build of pygame it may have other problems (you can keep around your current python still if that's the case) On Dec 15, 2007 10:09 PM, Keith Nemitz [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: This is what the running game prints out: python: 2.3.5 (#1, Mar 20 2005, 20:38:20) [GCC 3.3 20030304 (Apple Computer, Inc. build 1809)] pygame: 1.7.0 SDL: (1, 2, 8) By Window menu, I meant the third menu in the top menu bar. On my machine I get the Apple menu, an empty Pygame menu, and a Window menu. The window menu has a minimize item and items for the open windows. The right click on the dock icon, also displays the same window items. I'm running MacOS 10.4.9 on a G4 MacMini. I installed the python and pygame a few years ago. I don't remember the details. Keith P.S. I'm glad you like the game... :-)
