13th December
Outlined them, woo. Now colouring all the body parts, and also trying markings, finally.
NOTE TO SELF: the new image size is 750 x 500.
Finished the wheel minigame. Still hideous of course, needs nice graphics and layout. But it works.
Decided to simplify breeding, get rid of the 'bloodline' hybrid system. Now offspring are either mother's or father's breed, or a hybrid if those breeds have one.
Having to slot breeds into that 'table' was tricky and restrictive, plus puzzling for users. Why should Opinicus x Marlik = Achaemenid? They're all totally different, etc.
This way, I can keep adding new breeds or hybrids forever, with no restrictions at all.
There'll still be general rules, like "any griff x any pegasus = hippogriff" but they can be overridden by specific breeds, like "vanavi griff x any pegasus = peafowl pegasus". Woo crazy mixing!
16th December
Holy balls, where are the days going...
- still drawing, drawing, drawing, drawing, drawing.
- updated register page to have password security checker. Optional but nice.
- updated template to use user's timezone for the time and BG. If logged out, it will default to server time.
- added login check with sleep function, to prevent spamming login attempts.
Have set up activation code system (either follow a link or type it in), but it's hard to test, as email sending isn't working. The password reset email isn't arriving either. Due to free host maybe? :/ Prob not much I can do...
Bah. Gonna finish off the evening by working on new nests, finally. The list of enchantment stones still isn't decided, but some spells, like faster/slower growth, should be easy.
19th December
Keep forgetting to update this!
Last night, ummm, think I worked on the activation system more. Emails work, and it should be resending emails if you request it. I'm too lazy to actually test.
And more drawing, of course.
Today, decided to remake achievements system (old, been broken for a while). A fairly fun/simple task. Adding a bunch more.
... oookay. There are 128 of them now. Added pagination, and figured out how to do CSS pop-up hover boxes, instead of using JS.
Later, must use this hover trick for items and other things around site.
21st December
Must finish the new incubation system.
- daily growth, rate depending on enchantment, carer leaving, enchantment ticking down... done.
- creating, editing nests...
- update the nest and baby lists after any edits done...
- re-add the chick rename/abandon options, and add transfer/gene test options (that will need an item as payment?)...
- re-add carer hiring...
- re-add basic stone effects (gotta make a few charm items to start with)...
22nd Dec
Oh, oh... crap... new idea. Basically the charms/stones were gonna get suuuper complicated, with 100+ possible genes to pinpoint and hundreds of colours etc.
So maybe you can browse the genes and pay a mage to edit specific genes.
It would require payments, like you need an Eye Charm for her to edit one eye gene, or a Wing Charm for her to edit any wing gene. These could still be crafted from metal bases and various gems.
You bring up the Edit Genes box, choose body area (Eyes, Beak, Cere, Base, Additional, VenCovert, VenFlight, DorCovert, DorFlight, Mark1, Mark2, HornBase, HornExtra, Paint x 4, Personality, Physicality).
Then you see the genes listed, like:
"Dorsal Flights
These feathers on the outer wings should be Shaded Lavender colour.
G g R R b b s+ s "
(I know that example's wrong)
You click on one of those 8 genes and are shown the options, like:
"Gene o2b1 can have the following values: B or b"
And if you click to change the b to B, mage takes payment and updates the info above.
You could also let the mage cast own preset spells, like "randomise all paints" or "change all feathers to random dawn-like colour scheme" if you like surprises.
Forcing the user to browse all genes like this might be overwhelming at first, but also would teach them exactly how each bit works... and give total control, once they understand it. Imagine saving up a big bunch of body part charms and wondering which eggs to spend them on.
I still love the idea of having magic stones in the nest though... maybe scrap the enchantment system and use stones for that. Boosting growth rates, giving more points to random chicks, etc. Yes, much easier. Each mineral has a property, such as Carnelian giving twice as many points as Topaz. Or Quartz giving boosts to three chicks while Emerald only boosts two. Etc.
Also just came up with the genes for marking shapes. Just 2 numbers. Scribbling examples now...
Outlined them, woo. Now colouring all the body parts, and also trying markings, finally.
NOTE TO SELF: the new image size is 750 x 500.
Finished the wheel minigame. Still hideous of course, needs nice graphics and layout. But it works.
Decided to simplify breeding, get rid of the 'bloodline' hybrid system. Now offspring are either mother's or father's breed, or a hybrid if those breeds have one.
Having to slot breeds into that 'table' was tricky and restrictive, plus puzzling for users. Why should Opinicus x Marlik = Achaemenid? They're all totally different, etc.
This way, I can keep adding new breeds or hybrids forever, with no restrictions at all.
There'll still be general rules, like "any griff x any pegasus = hippogriff" but they can be overridden by specific breeds, like "vanavi griff x any pegasus = peafowl pegasus". Woo crazy mixing!
16th December
Holy balls, where are the days going...
- still drawing, drawing, drawing, drawing, drawing.
- updated register page to have password security checker. Optional but nice.
- updated template to use user's timezone for the time and BG. If logged out, it will default to server time.
- added login check with sleep function, to prevent spamming login attempts.
Have set up activation code system (either follow a link or type it in), but it's hard to test, as email sending isn't working. The password reset email isn't arriving either. Due to free host maybe? :/ Prob not much I can do...
Bah. Gonna finish off the evening by working on new nests, finally. The list of enchantment stones still isn't decided, but some spells, like faster/slower growth, should be easy.
19th December
Keep forgetting to update this!
Last night, ummm, think I worked on the activation system more. Emails work, and it should be resending emails if you request it. I'm too lazy to actually test.
And more drawing, of course.
Today, decided to remake achievements system (old, been broken for a while). A fairly fun/simple task. Adding a bunch more.
... oookay. There are 128 of them now. Added pagination, and figured out how to do CSS pop-up hover boxes, instead of using JS.
Later, must use this hover trick for items and other things around site.
21st December
Must finish the new incubation system.
- daily growth, rate depending on enchantment, carer leaving, enchantment ticking down... done.
- creating, editing nests...
- update the nest and baby lists after any edits done...
- re-add the chick rename/abandon options, and add transfer/gene test options (that will need an item as payment?)...
- re-add carer hiring...
- re-add basic stone effects (gotta make a few charm items to start with)...
22nd Dec
Oh, oh... crap... new idea. Basically the charms/stones were gonna get suuuper complicated, with 100+ possible genes to pinpoint and hundreds of colours etc.
So maybe you can browse the genes and pay a mage to edit specific genes.
It would require payments, like you need an Eye Charm for her to edit one eye gene, or a Wing Charm for her to edit any wing gene. These could still be crafted from metal bases and various gems.
You bring up the Edit Genes box, choose body area (Eyes, Beak, Cere, Base, Additional, VenCovert, VenFlight, DorCovert, DorFlight, Mark1, Mark2, HornBase, HornExtra, Paint x 4, Personality, Physicality).
Then you see the genes listed, like:
"Dorsal Flights
These feathers on the outer wings should be Shaded Lavender colour.
G g R R b b s+ s "
(I know that example's wrong)
You click on one of those 8 genes and are shown the options, like:
"Gene o2b1 can have the following values: B or b"
And if you click to change the b to B, mage takes payment and updates the info above.
You could also let the mage cast own preset spells, like "randomise all paints" or "change all feathers to random dawn-like colour scheme" if you like surprises.
Forcing the user to browse all genes like this might be overwhelming at first, but also would teach them exactly how each bit works... and give total control, once they understand it. Imagine saving up a big bunch of body part charms and wondering which eggs to spend them on.
I still love the idea of having magic stones in the nest though... maybe scrap the enchantment system and use stones for that. Boosting growth rates, giving more points to random chicks, etc. Yes, much easier. Each mineral has a property, such as Carnelian giving twice as many points as Topaz. Or Quartz giving boosts to three chicks while Emerald only boosts two. Etc.
Also just came up with the genes for marking shapes. Just 2 numbers. Scribbling examples now...