tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-889604442512373664.post40681488867893667..comments2023-10-31T08:28:52.391-07:00Comments on Computer Programming and Magic: The Gathering: Insider Turned OutsiderForgehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15838286606081721333noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-889604442512373664.post-28400480594052395132011-02-07T03:50:02.644-08:002011-02-07T03:50:02.644-08:00Psycho X:To answer your question, here is some dat...Psycho X:To answer your question, here is some data from the latest SVN build(not the latest beta):<br />Kamigawa Block: 307 cards completed out of 621 = ~50%<br />Ravnica Block: 327 cards completed out of 636 = ~51%<br /><br />I agree that patience is needed and that you should check out the scripting tutorials and maybe help. It can be fun (sounds weird but it's true) and you can focus on the sets you want to see.<br /><br />I'd also like to point out that the we're not exactly slow about adding cards. Quite a few new people have started helping with that and in the last week alone we've added 336 new cards.Hellfishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16234004537393923817noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-889604442512373664.post-65131658780892333352011-02-05T10:23:23.842-08:002011-02-05T10:23:23.842-08:00@Psycho...patience is needed in your case. Eventu...@Psycho...patience is needed in your case. Eventually, your cards will make it into the project. Believe it or not, it takes time and one person's card list does not take precedence over others. I suggest you read the Forge Wiki and learn to script your own cards so that we can all enjoy them.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-889604442512373664.post-59125447085621059072011-02-03T09:10:20.037-08:002011-02-03T09:10:20.037-08:00@Hellfish:What of older sets such as Ravnica Block...@Hellfish:What of older sets such as Ravnica Block and Kamigawa block? Alot of my decks utilize cards from those blocks.Psycho Xnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-889604442512373664.post-84861502633342946922011-01-31T07:52:21.323-08:002011-01-31T07:52:21.323-08:00Psycho X: That was only the case at the very begin...Psycho X: That was only the case at the very beginning, and is understandable when working alone or with a very small group. Now we are aiming toward full set compatibility and are pretty damn close. Starter 2000 is only missing one card and for "real" sets, M10 is 89% completed with only 26 missing cards.Hellfishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16234004537393923817noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-889604442512373664.post-30457503829806960152011-01-28T16:08:09.970-08:002011-01-28T16:08:09.970-08:00It's a good program and I use it often, always...It's a good program and I use it often, always getting the new version as soon as I find out it's been released, but I think the reason for adding cards needs to be rethought. A powerful card does not necessarily make a card good. I use many cards that are not very powerful but the work well in the deck. If the only add cards that are added are the powerful ones or the ones that are read about, many of cards that are potentially useful are being left out. The reasons I chose this program over the others is it's ease of use, ability to play solo against a computer controlled opponent, and also to play decks that I have constructed when I get whim to play and have no live person to play against. The former two I have been able to do, but the latter I keep running into a block, as not all the cards I use in my own deck are available to use in this program, and now I see that the reason for adding cards is a not very well thought. Good program, but I'd like to be able to play my own decks as well as decks that others have constructed.Psycho Xnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-889604442512373664.post-7318475360956772982011-01-26T09:35:42.436-08:002011-01-26T09:35:42.436-08:00Forge has quickly grown thanks to the coders who d...Forge has quickly grown thanks to the coders who donate their time. Obviously they get some benefit because they enjoy playing Forge also.<br /><br />They have done a great job scripting more and more Magic cards. Scripting is great because it is fast, compared to coding the card completely with Java.<br /><br />Forge is a Magic project that has gotten "off the ground" and actually works. Sourceforge.net is littered with Magic projects that never got anything working.<br /><br />Somewhat accidentally, Forge has attracted many smart people :)Forgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15838286606081721333noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-889604442512373664.post-36263962364631590522011-01-25T22:03:02.932-08:002011-01-25T22:03:02.932-08:00The real beauty of Forge to me lies in the ease an...The real beauty of Forge to me lies in the ease and elegance of the card scripting. You can reproduce almost every card now via the AbilityFactory and the newly added Trigger system. We now have a mana pool for the human player. I just started following the project last fall and the progress has been incredible. Close to 6300 cards as of Jan 25. You really have to hand it to the devs. Incredibly bright bunch with a passion for the game.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11161488807799667649noreply@blogger.com