Questions tagged [turn-based]
A unit or group of units performs an action while everything else is only capable of reacting to that performed action(s). Then the next unit or group of units can act.
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Design of a turn-based game where actions have side-effects
I am writing a computer version of the game Dominion. It is a turn-based card game where action cards, treasure cards, and victory point cards are accumulated into a player's personal deck. I have the ...
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How to implement turn-based game engine?
Let's imagine game like Heroes of Might and Magic, or Master of Orion, or your turn-based game of choice. What is the game logic behind making next turn? Are there any materials or books to read about ...
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How to design a turn-based game which is easy for humans but difficult for AI?
Until recently, Go used to be of the last bastions of turn-based no information-hiding games where world-class human players could not be defeated by computers. But now this bastion has fallen, as the ...
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Why do mobile games have delays for certain actions? [closed]
Many phone games restrict the number of actions you can take in a given amount of time. I don't get what is the purpose of this limitation. Is it only to force the player to buy additional turns? Some ...
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Start timer in two clients the same time
I want to create a client/server turned-based game where each player will have 5 seconds in order to play. If extends this time will be other player's turn to play. In order to do this, I have created ...
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Turn-based strategy games where action happens in real-time? [closed]
Okay, this idea has come up for the 3rd time in conversation now, and it's been bugging me for years. The idea is a game where all players make decisions/issue orders to units while the game is in a ...
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Is there a pattern for writing a turn-based server communicating with n clients over sockets?
I'm working on a generic game server that manages games for an arbitrary number of TCP socket-networked clients playing a game. I have a 'design' hacked together with duct-tape that is working, but ...
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Game server for an android/iOS turn-based board-game
I am currently programming an iPhone game and I would like to create an online multiplayer mode. In the future, this app will be port to Android devices, so I was wondering how to create the game-...
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Which algorithm used in Advance Wars type turn based games
Has anyone tried to develop, or know of an algorithm such as used in a typical turn based game like Advance Wars, where the number of objects and the number of moves per object may be too large to ...
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Strategies for monster targeting AI in a turn-based combat system
I am making a Final Fantasy-style battle system.
I have a random generator that select the monsters move when it is their turn; different moves have different chances to be performed. I also have ...
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Synchronize turn based browser game
I'm writing a browser game in php and Sql. I'm also using Javascript - Ajax and Mysql.
I'm stack on the battle system because I want to Synchronize the turns of the players in the battle.
What I ...
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Turn-based Strategy Loop
I'm working on a strategy game. It's turn-based and card-based (think Dominion-style), done in a client, with eventual AI in the works. I've already implemented almost all of the game logic (methods ...
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Turn based battle and formula
I'm building a game called DVP(Digimon Virtual Pet), and in this game other than taking care of your digimon, You can also battle and breed them. I'm working on the battle system (making it first ...
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Handling AI with ECS in a turn based roguelike
I am trying to implement the Entity Component System pattern to use in a roguelike game. Right now, I have 3 systems. Input, AI, and Action. The input system basically is just a system used by the ...
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Powerup Best practices [duplicate]
In a turn based game each player has a set of properties, e.g attack, defence, speed and these can all be used to work out who should go first and how much damage should be dealt. That all works fine, ...
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