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Are you going to add on to your connect4 game? Also, why are you using python? Is it just the language you know?

Currently not planning on doing much to the connect4 game. As for why I use python, it's the language I, as of right now, know the best. However, I am planning on learning C++.
Sadly, I have tried climbing the metaphorical wall a few times, but was every time kicked back down due to technical issues. First, I couldn't install libraries, so I came back to python. Then I installed the library I wanted, but now I keep being bombarded with SIGSEVs, even when copying code character by character from other sources which claim to work. So now I'm sticking with python until I manage to get rid of those pesky errors.

robly18 wrote:Currently not planning on doing much to the connect4 game. As for why I use python, it's the language I, as of right now, know the best. However, I am planning on learning C++.
Sadly, I have tried climbing the metaphorical wall a few times, but was every time kicked back down due to technical issues. First, I couldn't install libraries, so I came back to python. Then I installed the library I wanted, but now I keep being bombarded with SIGSEVs, even when copying code character by character from other sources which claim to work. So now I'm sticking with python until I manage to get rid of those pesky errors.

I know BlitzBasic, which I believe is an outdated language (it's at least not still officially downloadable), and I know java. In fact, I can use java for minecraft modding. The reason I know BlitzBasic is because it's, well, basic, so it was the first programming language I learned.

robly18 wrote:Woo! Guess what I made now!

Spoiler alert: it involves plagrism.

That's right, a gravity simulator!

Damn, I forgot to copyright gravity. You got me this time, robly!

Seriously, though, this I've gotta see. Unfortunately, wasn't able to get the chance to load either on a pc last week. Hrm. Gonna see what magic I can work to play this on my mac...

It's more like plagiarizing the whole web. There're tons of other gravity simulators beside Andy's.

exfret wrote:It's more like plagiarizing the whole web. There're tons of other gravity simulators beside Andy's.

And we each get a penny in royalties every time something falls.

testtubegames wrote:

exfret wrote:It's more like plagiarizing the whole web. There're tons of other gravity simulators beside Andy's.

And we each get a penny in royalties every time something falls.

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exfret wrote:

testtubegames wrote:

exfret wrote:It's more like plagiarizing the whole web. There're tons of other gravity simulators beside Andy's.

And we each get a penny in royalties every time something falls.

?

He copyrighted gravity.

Ooh, he copyrighted the concept of gravity. Well, I copyright the concept of simulators! Oh, and copyrights. And money. Muahahahahahahahahaha!!!!!!

Ooh, finally got it up and running (I updated the version of Wine that I was running... an ok but buggy program for running windows files on a Mac)

Connect 4 - Nice! This game works quite well -- I only found one bug. The game says you 'win' even if a chip is just falling through (and would be going past) a winning position. So make sure it's only checking for wins once the chips have settled.

Gravity - Cool -- this is a pretty complex little sim... congrats for all the progress you've made in coding. I like the retro graphics, too (reminds me of way back when I was growing up, and all games had graphics based off text). How far are you taking this one? Will I eventually be able to add planets?