Skaveron

I don't care much about genre either. Fantasy and scifi are just two sides of the same coin in my opinion. Mostly, I like depth and freedom. A big, well written world with a lot of lore to play around with and different concepts to explore. Primarily though, I like Weird. I like things that break current conventions and the reversal of tropes. I like the unknown and things that don't have or need an explanation. I like good necromancers and evil angels. I like bloodthirsty princesses that kidnap monsters. I like challenging the norm, is probably what I'm saying.

Yeah, first of all you need to write your own hash function. public function make($value) { return hash("sha256", $value); } Also, the password is double hashed. You first need to hash the password and then hash the result with the salt, so something like this; (EDIT: Ah, I see you already got that far!) public function validateCredentials(Authenticatable $user, array $credentials) { // Check that given credentials belong to the given user $username= $credentials['username']; $pass = $credentials['password']; $hashedPass = strtoupper(str_replace(["-", "–"], '', Hash::make($pass))); $saltedPass = strtoupper(str_replace(["-", "–"], '', Hash::make(strtoupper($hashedPass) . $user->salt))); $valid_user = IntersectUser::where(['username' => $username, 'pass' => $saltedPass])->first(); if ($valid_user) { return TRUE; } return FALSE; } Once the source is released, I'm going to pick up work on the web companion again.

I continue to be amazed at how you consistently put these out. I don't think you get enough credit

There we go, no RPG maker graphics. It's a shame the light-color bug is still there though.

This was initially for a bug report, though might be useful?

Intersect yes, although I'll probably need to make quite a few changes to the source for some of the custom stuff I'm considering And nope, Gaol is just a very old word for 'jail'.

1. Premise “We are all just Cogs in a machine...” The Wheel is an enormous floating fortress, drifting around in the void with an ever increasing population of many different alien species. Most of them are outcasts and run-aways, some are survivors of doomed worlds while others are prisoners, unable to find their way home. The Wheel itself seems to have no clear origins, though many attribute the creation of the original fortress to an ancient, unknown race of engineers that vanished long ago. Over the course of thousands of years, The Wheel has gone through many changes and iterations, as new species discovered the fortress, often by accident, their spaceships became permanent fixtures of the station as their technology was integrated into The Wheel. Now the floating bastion is a hodgepodge of different alien structures, ships and tech all meshed together to create a strange, albeit functioning whole. The fortress is not stationary and it isn't direction-less either. Occasionally, ancient drives and engines somewhere deep within The Wheel fire up like a hiccuping giant and either steer the fortress towards some unknown destination or teleport the entire thing somewhere else entirely. As the fortress passes by habited systems, some of The Wheel’s residents take the opportunity to raid these planets in order to steal valuables and resources, and to kidnap slaves. So far no single group has been able to figure out of The Wheel’s full capabilities and several factions and gangs are vying for control over the ancient fortress, either through politics or through force. 2. Summary The Wheel is an online RPG with a heavy focus on Roleplay. Most of the game takes place in The Wheel itself, which is divided in to several different wards that serve as home territories for major guilds. To keep things fresh and dynamic, The Wheel 'moves' and as new planets become accessible others drift out of range, giving players new locations to explore every couple of months of so. The main focus however is a game of politics, influence and control. Heavily inspired by the Planescape setting (The City of Doors, specifically) and the likes of White Wolf RPGs, players with common goals can band together in Guilds or Gangs. Whether they want to gather wealth, personal power, political control, explore new worlds or unlock the secrets of The Wheel itself, that is up to them. 3. Art Style Considering the setting and potential mature themes, I feel the usual cartoony or animesque style doesn't fit. Instead I would like to go for a more 80’s inspired retro futuristic art style. For examples, see games like Hyper Light Drifter, Undungeon, Narita Boy, etc. 4. Mechanics The Wheel will not make use of levels and a limited sort of class system. Experience can be gained by defeating monsters and solving quests, though experience is more like an extra currency used to purchase Skills. Skills or a combination of certain skills will give a player access to more areas and interesting bits of lore and information, and unlock crafting recipes. Combat effectiveness of a character will depend on two things; Equipment and Enhancements. Equipment, although having a significant impact on a character's stats should be considered secondary, as all equipment is dropped on death. Things like rare and unique weapons and artifacts can be found, though running around with these in public has obvious risks attached too them. Enhancements will determine your primary play-style. Each character has five enhancement slots in which you can fit any type of enhancement (Mutations, Tech, Psionics & Manifestations), although not every class can use all enhancements of a certain type. Enhancements follow a certain thematic trait that grants a number of buffs, special abilities or attacks depending on the enhancement in question. For example, 'Plugs and Ports' is a Tech enhancement that allows you to access and hack terminals or defense systems. 'Acid for Blood' is a Mutation that grants you immunity to certain hazards, though also gives a character an Acid Spit attack. By mixing and matching enhancements a player can create a unique toolbox of abilities that fit their play-style. 4.1 Classifications Organics [Humans, most Aliens, Intelligent animals, etc.] Average in everything. Can use enhancements of all four types, but with limits. Flexible. Mechanicals [Robots, Androids, Holograms, AI, etc.] Slow, but increased physical defenses & hit points. Start with one rank in Engineering for free. Can use certain Tech enhancements that no other species can use but will never be able to use Mutations. Ethereals [Dimensional beings, Supernatural entities, etc.] Increased mental defenses. Largest magic/mana pool. Free ranks in knowledge skills. Access to all of the Psionic enhancements but can never use Tech enhancements. The Eldritch [Monsters, Slimes, Living Plants, Lovecraftian Horrors, etc.] Minor increased physical and mental defenses. Free rank in Forbidden Lore. Can never use Tech enhancements and only a small, limited selection of Psionics, however they have access to special, more powerful Manifestations. 4.2 Skills Skills are still subject to change as planning continues. Skills Related to Game Mechanics • Genetics – 10 ranks, allows discovery & creation of mutations • Bionics – 10 ranks, allows discovery & creation of Tech usable by both Organics and Mechanicals • Cybernetics – 10 ranks, allows discovery of Tech exclusively available for Mechanicals. • Engineering – 10 ranks, Creation of weapons, armor and other technological items such as drones and portable turrets. • Meditation – 5 ranks / 10 ranks for Ethereals, allows discovery of new Psionics. • Forbidden Lore – 5 ranks / 10 ranks for The Eldritch, allows discovery of Manifestations. • Chemistry – x ranks, creation of ‘potions’ and hypos. • Nature & Survival – x ranks, useful when scavenging & exploring planets Knowledge Skills (Used to gain more information, can be used for RP, or called by DMs, might also be called during certain events / quests) • Knowledge (The Wheel) – x ranks • Knowledge (Dimensional Theory) – x ranks • Knowledge (Universal) – x ranks • Knowledge (Physics) – x ranks 4.3 Enhancement Types Mutations Mutations are usually only available for Organics and The Eldritch. Mechanicals lack biological components to mutate and an Ethereal’s biology is usually too complex or too advanced to accept any kind of tampering. Although mutations can provide someone with amazing benefits, they often come with a draw-back in the form of physical changes, some of which might be quite gruesome. Tech Cybernetic implants, advanced prosthetics, brain stimulators, etc. Tech comes in many forms. General Tech such as weapons and gadgets can be used by anyone, although Tech Enhancements can only be used by Organics, generally in the shape of bionics and Mechanicals who can easily integrate new Tech in to their bodies. Ethereals have a hard time integrating tech in to their bodies for the same incompatibility reasons as with mutations and The Eldritch are simply too alien for common Tech to work on. Psionics In a broad sense, Psionics refer to any natural ability that can manipulate the world or even reality without the assistance of any intermediate tool or device. It is essentially ‘space magic’ though with alternating origins or explanations depending on who uses it. Organics and The Eldritch have the capacity to learn some psionics, though only the ancient Ethereal races can truly master it. Manifestations Also called ‘mantles’, Manifestations encompass Summons & Transformations. Examples Acid for Blood [Mutation] Usable by: Organics, The Eldritch Sabotage: Use Acid to get past certain barriers Acid Spit: Attack that deals damage over time Immunity to certain hazards such as acid damage, pools, traps etc. Plugs and Ports [Tech] Usable by: Mechanicals, Organics Allows the user to access computer systems for information and bypass certain electronic security measures. Force Specialist [Psionics] Useable by: Organics, Ethereals Force Shield: Increases physical defense by 10% Force Barrier: Summon a temporary impenetrable barrier Force Bolt: High damage projectile though with a long cool-down period The Specter [Manifestation] Usable by: Ethereals, The Eldritch Specter Form: Allows you to turn invisible for a short duration, increases your dodge chance. Summon Specter: Summons an illusion that deals no damage, but distracts enemies. 5. The Wards 5.1 The Greenhouse 5.2 The Labs 5.3 The Factory 5.4 The Hive 5.4 The Circus 5.5 The Gaol 5.5 The Market 5. Final Words I wanted to do so much more before making this post, such as have things written out in more detail and having more mock-ups for the different wards ready but because of work and other real-life priorities I have been slacking a bit. The Mock-up images are not final, and a few of them lack details I wanted to include and I'm hoping to spend a couple of evenings and weekends smoothing them out of time allows. Either way, I'm wondering about people's thoughts on this concept. C+C welcome.

Nice. I'd love to see a similar, layer-based lighting system like that in intersect.

This is an interesting idea, although it's only useful if your world is very story driven.

Awesome. I know what to do tomorrow!

That would be character customization, and I don't think it's part of the road-map. Although I doubt it would be very difficult to modify the current paperdoll system when the source is released to allow for different hair styles and body types and the like.

In the folder "Client and Editor\resources\gui", replace the file background.png with your own background.

@PixelFox is wondering how to trigger an event when attacking an NPC... How is that not a question? As for the answer, I'm not at home at the moment so I can't check the editor, though I'm afraid this is going to be one of those 'wait for the source' kind of situations.

I've messed around with this as well, though currently there's no way to create 'allies' or even friendly NPCs properly. Probably something that can be added when source is released.

I had this as a suggestion a while ago, but as far as I'm aware, at the moment it's not possible to make stationary NPCs. HOWEVER, NPCs are as far as I'm aware strictly used as enemies or guards, because all they can do is fight. A shopkeeper should be an event instead, which can remain stationary and can do a number of other things.

You can always try doing what is suggested on the screen The /? command gives you more information about the command. Either way, I'm at work right now so I can't confirm, though I believe you need to add a rank value to that command somewhere.

Double-click the '@>' bit.

Pyxel Edit supposedly has a function that converts maps in to tilesets, although I haven't used it myself. Might be worth looking in too?

I don't think mounts are planned. You could try messing around with an event, swapping sprite sheets and increasing the speed stat, though if you want any kind of 'advanced' mount system, you'll probably need to wait for the source.

Oh. Derp. Right, you have to wait for the source in that case!

You can try using something like SQLite DB Browser. Open the 'Users' table and remove the entry. Although I have no clue what sort of effects removing it directly from the database will have. Make sure you take a back-up.

Well, it's not as impressive as I hoped it would be, though this is the result of me spending a weekend messing around with the intersect database in Laravel. The reason I didn't get much further than this is because I couldn't get some of the data from certain fields, as they are stored as binary. JC told me that the way data is saved still changes from update to update, so it would be rather pointless to find a way to decode the data at this time. I did send a message to Chronos, considering he made the original edit tool, so perhaps he can help later. Either way, this is certainly a project I intend to revisit once the source is released. Back to working on my game! Features (so far ) - Dashboard - Permission system based on user's 'power' level - View/Create/Edit characters - Edit User info Yeah, short list. I know. Screenshots! Dashboard New Character View Character (I will post the source to git soonish!)

Got an addendum question if you don't mind. I'm trying to extrapolate information from the data fields to get, for example class names. Are the data fields encoded in some way? Currently I'm getting '<see attachment>' from the BLOBs, which is going to be rather hard to make sense out of.

Awesome! Now I've got something to do this weekend, other than curse at my abominable art skills.