Need testers for a new game

Coffee Warlord · 04-27-2011, 02:23 PM

So, I've been working on a new web game in my spare time, based loosely off of the original Master of Orion. I'm at a point where I need a handful of people to hop in and try to break the system / start delivering feedback.

If you're interested, reply here or whatever and I'll shoot you the link. I'd just go and post it, but I don't need a TON of people yet.

Update: Testing is in phase 2 at this point, so need a few more people. Thus, the link.

Interstellar Imperium - It's like conquest. In space.

johnnyshaka · 04-27-2011, 02:27 PM

Sure.

Marc Vaughan · 04-27-2011, 02:28 PM

Puts hand up

mckerney · 04-27-2011, 02:47 PM

I'll give it a try.

CrimsonFox · 04-27-2011, 03:15 PM

rjolley · 04-27-2011, 04:02 PM

I'll try it out.

Glengoyne · 04-27-2011, 04:33 PM

I'm a big fan of the original MOO. I always try to talk folks out of their love for MOO 2, and point them to the original that they haven't played. In any case, I'd like to give it a shot. Not sure I'll do a great volume of testing or playing, but It would be fun to take a look.

Honolulu_Blue · 04-27-2011, 04:49 PM

I would be up for it as well.

saldana · 04-27-2011, 04:57 PM

i'll be your huckleberry

Grammaticus · 04-27-2011, 08:36 PM

I will help if you still need people.

Surtt · 04-27-2011, 08:52 PM

sure, if you need more

path12 · 04-27-2011, 10:04 PM

Played tons of both MOO and MOO2. Be glad to try and break it.

johnnyshaka · 04-27-2011, 10:20 PM

That auto-refresh is ANNOYING. It wasn't doing that this afternoon while I was at work using Chrome on Windows 7 but tonight on my Mac using Chrome it's been ridiculous.

(posting here because I can't get a message typed up before the auto-refresh kills everything)

Fonzie · 04-27-2011, 11:03 PM

I'd be happy to help. Loved me some MOO back in the day.

Coffee Warlord · 04-28-2011, 08:06 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by johnnyshaka

That auto-refresh is ANNOYING. It wasn't doing that this afternoon while I was at work using Chrome on Windows 7 but tonight on my Mac using Chrome it's been ridiculous.

(posting here because I can't get a message typed up before the auto-refresh kills everything)

I've disabled that until I can figure out a better solution.

Coffee Warlord · 04-28-2011, 08:26 AM

Plenty of people now hammering away at it now, found a handful of spiffy bugs. All goes well, I can start in on combat and open it up for a bunch more folks, and watch everyone blow the shit outta one another.

johnnyshaka · 04-28-2011, 10:31 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Coffee Warlord

I've disabled that until I can figure out a better solution.

I just saw your post about having the game open in two browsers at the same time...and I did last night as my session here at work was still up while I started a session at home.

Hope that helps.

Coffee Warlord · 04-28-2011, 10:44 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by johnnyshaka

I just saw your post about having the game open in two browsers at the same time...and I did last night as my session here at work was still up while I started a session at home.

Hope that helps.

Yep, that woulda done it.

Basically, I scoured around for means to secure XML queries (to basically prevent someone from being able to grab every shred of information from the server outside the game). One of the decent ways I found was using a random seed generator that stores itself directly in the database. Every time you submit a query, it'll re-seed itself, so if you don't have the most up to date authenticator in your query, it'll kick back a failure. Basically, it woulda made it at least annoyingly difficult for anyone to set up an automated thing to hijack the queries. From my research, there's no real way to secure this shit - it's more 'take steps to make it a pain in the ass to hijack and pray'.

The drawback to this particular one was the fact that it makes trying to do a lot of xml queries at once a colossal pain. And as I'm sure you've noticed, there's a lot going on on those pages.

What the two windows thing was encountering was one browser having the correct seed, and the other browser having the incorrect one, leading it it trying to refresh itself a bajillion times, trying to get the correct key.

So, yeah. It's gone. I shalt figure out other ways.

chesapeake · 04-29-2011, 09:30 AM

I'm happy to give it a try over the weekend.

Coffee Warlord · 05-09-2011, 01:23 PM

Interstellar Imperium - It's like conquest. In space.

Still very much in testing, but it's gotten a lot further along, I need a few more people to hammer away on it (particularly getting into the thick of ship to ship combat), so I'm opening it up a bit. I'll disable registrations if I feel we've got enough.

(There's even some documentation now!)

And 5 bucks to the first person to bomb mckerney's oversized empire back into the stone age.

-apoc- · 05-09-2011, 01:35 PM

I am in!

Coffee Warlord · 05-09-2011, 01:52 PM

*finds apoc and bombs his homeworld*

-apoc- · 05-09-2011, 02:08 PM

Arg already

Are the times in EST, CST or PST? I need to know when to check back on my probing

Coffee Warlord · 05-09-2011, 02:12 PM

CST. Intergalactic Edict 47 has declared central time as the only proper timezone.

CrimsonFox · 05-09-2011, 02:18 PM

you two should get a room with all your probing.

-apoc- · 05-09-2011, 02:23 PM

A good probing is key to avoiding unforeseen consequences down the road!

Coffee Warlord · 05-10-2011, 03:23 PM

Wiping tomorrow or shortly thereafter, so everyone has been jacked up to high production, tech level 55, and given a bunch of minerals. Let hilarity ensue.

k0ruptr · 05-10-2011, 03:52 PM

go back to your NCAA game !

Coffee Warlord · 05-13-2011, 08:19 AM

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Originally Posted by k0ruptr

go back to your NCAA game !

I would if I could ever felt motivated to completely rewrite the sim engine. Which I totally don't.

Anyway...game's back up, wiped, and ready to go for another round of testing. Added 4 total 'sectors', each containing 625 star systems. Also changed the event timing to be in line with what I'm imagining will be the live values, along with a slew of bug fixes and interface tweaks. Be aware, lot slower paced this time around.

04-27-2011, 04:33 PM	#7
Glengoyne Grizzled Veteran Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Fresno, CA	I'm a big fan of the original MOO. I always try to talk folks out of their love for MOO 2, and point them to the original that they haven't played. In any case, I'd like to give it a shot. Not sure I'll do a great volume of testing or playing, but It would be fun to take a look. Last edited by Glengoyne : 04-27-2011 at 06:26 PM.

04-27-2011, 04:49 PM	#8
Honolulu_Blue Hockey Boy Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Royal Oak, MI	I would be up for it as well. __________________ *Steve Yzerman*: 1,755 points in 1,514 regular season games. 185 points in 196 postseason games. A First-Team All-Star, Conn Smythe Trophy winner, Selke Trophy winner, Masterton Trophy winner, member of the Hockey Hall of Fame, Olympic gold medallist, and a three-time Stanley Cup Champion. Longest serving captain of one team in the history of the NHL (19 seasons).

04-27-2011, 08:52 PM	#11
Surtt College Benchwarmer Join Date: Nov 2003	sure, if you need more __________________ “The greatest dangers to liberty lurk in insidious encroachment by men of zeal, well-meaning but without understanding.” United States Supreme Court Justice Louis D. Brandeis

04-27-2011, 10:04 PM	#12
path12 Coordinator Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Seattle, WA	Played tons of both MOO and MOO2. Be glad to try and break it. __________________ We have always been at war with Eastasia.

05-09-2011, 01:35 PM	#21
-apoc- H.S. Freshman Team Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Satellite Beach, FL	I am in! __________________ Share and enjoy

04-27-2011, 02:27 PM	#2
johnnyshaka College Benchwarmer Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Edmonton, AB	Sure.

04-27-2011, 02:28 PM	#3
Marc Vaughan SI Games Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Melbourne, FL	Puts hand up

04-27-2011, 02:47 PM	#4
mckerney Coordinator Join Date: Oct 2000	I'll give it a try.

04-27-2011, 03:15 PM	#5
CrimsonFox General Manager Join Date: Dec 2009	sure

04-27-2011, 04:02 PM	#6
rjolley College Starter Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Roseville, CA	I'll try it out.

04-27-2011, 04:57 PM	#9
saldana Pro Starter Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Bethlehem, Pa	i'll be your huckleberry

04-27-2011, 08:36 PM	#10
Grammaticus Pro Rookie Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Tennessee	I will help if you still need people.

04-27-2011, 10:20 PM	#13
johnnyshaka College Benchwarmer Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Edmonton, AB	That auto-refresh is ANNOYING. It wasn't doing that this afternoon while I was at work using Chrome on Windows 7 but tonight on my Mac using Chrome it's been ridiculous. (posting here because I can't get a message typed up before the auto-refresh kills everything)

04-27-2011, 11:03 PM	#14
Fonzie Pro Rookie Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Illinois	I'd be happy to help. Loved me some MOO back in the day.

04-28-2011, 08:26 AM	#16
Coffee Warlord Head Coach Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Colorado Springs	Plenty of people now hammering away at it now, found a handful of spiffy bugs. All goes well, I can start in on combat and open it up for a bunch more folks, and watch everyone blow the shit outta one another.

04-29-2011, 09:30 AM	#19
chesapeake College Starter Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Arlington, VA	I'm happy to give it a try over the weekend.

05-09-2011, 01:23 PM	#20
Coffee Warlord Head Coach Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Colorado Springs	Interstellar Imperium - It's like conquest. In space. Still very much in testing, but it's gotten a lot further along, I need a few more people to hammer away on it (particularly getting into the thick of ship to ship combat), so I'm opening it up a bit. I'll disable registrations if I feel we've got enough. (There's even some documentation now!) And 5 bucks to the first person to bomb mckerney's oversized empire back into the stone age.

05-09-2011, 01:52 PM	#22
Coffee Warlord Head Coach Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Colorado Springs	finds apoc and bombs his homeworld

05-09-2011, 02:08 PM	#23
-apoc- H.S. Freshman Team Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Satellite Beach, FL	Arg already Are the times in EST, CST or PST? I need to know when to check back on my probing __________________ Share and enjoy

05-09-2011, 02:12 PM	#24
Coffee Warlord Head Coach Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Colorado Springs	CST. Intergalactic Edict 47 has declared central time as the only proper timezone.

05-09-2011, 02:18 PM	#25
CrimsonFox General Manager Join Date: Dec 2009	you two should get a room with all your probing.

05-09-2011, 02:23 PM	#26
-apoc- H.S. Freshman Team Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Satellite Beach, FL	A good probing is key to avoiding unforeseen consequences down the road! __________________ Share and enjoy

05-10-2011, 03:23 PM	#27
Coffee Warlord Head Coach Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Colorado Springs	Wiping tomorrow or shortly thereafter, so everyone has been jacked up to high production, tech level 55, and given a bunch of minerals. Let hilarity ensue.

05-10-2011, 03:52 PM	#28
k0ruptr Pro Starter Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Las Vegas	go back to your NCAA game ! __________________ Xbox Live Gamertag: k0ruptr My Favorite Teams : Chicago White Sox - Carolina Panthers - Orlando Magic - Phoenix Suns - Anaheim Ducks - Hawaii Warriors - Oregon Ducks

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