TacOps online

Haliwali · 08-10-2009, 07:41

Is there any plan to make TacOps available on the internet? I mean being able get on the net and play someone else in real-time. That or make a computer version with AI opponents. Not a ton of people to play where I live...

QuailPilot · 08-10-2009, 09:24

We could see if we could start doing this thing over again:thing over again

Ironduke · 08-17-2009, 01:07

Sorry, I was on vacation the last two weeks - so here's my reply, one week late: Yes, there were plans to bring TacOps online. More than once, even... I'd still very much like to see it done. So far, there was one try to code WCTO in C++, and then I thought I'd maybe see a conversion for a role-playing client called "MapTool." I even considered WCTO remade in Flash or Microsoft's XNA (imagine WCTO on Xbox Live! Well, you can still dream...). If there's anyone up for the challenge, I'd be glad to help - but my programming skills just aren't enough to pull it off on my own.

Haliwali · 09-12-2009, 15:00

Well, I suppose most of the hard-work has already been done. Actually, now that I think about it, I remember a PC Gamer article from a few years ago that detailed a website specifically for old board games on the net. I'm going to search for it now and see if I can find it.

BTW, would you mind if I modified TacOps to be used with my LEGO minis?

Jason_Ryock · 09-29-2009, 22:28

I think the difficulty here is that anyone programming the game would also need to understand it (to add in things like rules).

Ironduke · 10-02-2009, 23:14

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jason_Ryock

I think the difficulty here is that anyone programming the game would also need to understand it (to add in things like rules).

What he said...
You could just go with the basic rules for starters, but the code would have to be modular enough to add in extra rules and exceptions. It helps that the rules are already written down, but it doesn't really make the programming part any easier...

As for the question about modifying the rules: Sure, go ahead. It's not like I have a copyright or make money with this stuff...

08-10-2009, 07:41	#1
Haliwali Captain Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Backwater, Tennessee Posts: 353	TacOps online Is there any plan to make TacOps available on the internet? I mean being able get on the net and play someone else in real-time. That or make a computer version with AI opponents. Not a ton of people to play where I live... __________________ Congratulations, you've just had a near life experience. -Tyler Durden If I hadn't learned to laugh at myself, I'd be dead a long time ago. -Chris Griffin You wouldn't know up from down if it weren't for gravity!- Maniac

08-10-2009, 09:24	#2
QuailPilot Major Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: TSGS Wolfenstien Posts: 702	We could see if we could start doing this thing over again:thing over again __________________ Here comes a Quail YEEEHAAW! "What dirty, filthy mind you got." Humphrey Bogart Owner of www.freewebs.com/quailpilot/

08-17-2009, 01:07	#3
Ironduke Captain Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Germany Posts: 467	Sorry, I was on vacation the last two weeks - so here's my reply, one week late: Yes, there were plans to bring TacOps online. More than once, even... I'd still very much like to see it done. So far, there was one try to code WCTO in C++, and then I thought I'd maybe see a conversion for a role-playing client called "MapTool." I even considered WCTO remade in Flash or Microsoft's XNA (imagine WCTO on Xbox Live! Well, you can still dream...). If there's anyone up for the challenge, I'd be glad to help - but my programming skills just aren't enough to pull it off on my own. __________________ Wing Commander: Tactical Operations

09-12-2009, 15:00	#4
Haliwali Captain Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Backwater, Tennessee Posts: 353	Well, I suppose most of the hard-work has already been done. Actually, now that I think about it, I remember a PC Gamer article from a few years ago that detailed a website specifically for old board games on the net. I'm going to search for it now and see if I can find it. BTW, would you mind if I modified TacOps to be used with my LEGO minis? __________________ Congratulations, you've just had a near life experience. -Tyler Durden If I hadn't learned to laugh at myself, I'd be dead a long time ago. -Chris Griffin You wouldn't know up from down if it weren't for gravity!- Maniac

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09-29-2009, 22:28	#5
Jason_Ryock Brigadier General Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: California, USA Posts: 1,300	I think the difficulty here is that anyone programming the game would also need to understand it (to add in things like rules).