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[Vector]

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[Shakerag]

studying for the Math GRE

Wait, there's a math GRE?  I thought there was only one generalized test ... I didn't do to bad on the quantitative section, but an entire math GRE?  I shudder at the thought.

[notquitethere]

Good news everybody! I was fired today (uh, my job role was 'restructured') and so from next week on I'll be dedicating a bit more time to the single player mafia-like game. I'll be redrawing up the design doc and considering what to bring forward from the existing prototype; any feature requests while I'm still at the starting stage?

The game as it stands is roughly based on Choose-Your-Own-Mafia, allowing the player to build starting powers to begin with, with AI creating builds based on their alignment and play-style. The play-style AI is going to be the most challenging aspect to implement, but I've got a fair idea of how it's going to work. It's all going to be text-based, but I might consider adding portraits for the different AI personalities. I'll keep y'all posted about it.

[mastahcheese]

Getting fired doesn't sound like good news... o_o

Good luck, NQT.

[TolyK]

Fired? XD

But that's good news to the mafia.

[notquitethere]

Eh, having the money was useful but I've got way better things to be doing with my time than employment.

[flabort]

As long as you can keep on living and having internet, being fired is OK. I want to quit my job, but I... can't, I have no spine and no immediate plans; and my position is not one that CAN be "restructured", unfortunately (Everything but management and baking in a Tim Hortons run by Chartwells; "General Help" is my title).

Feature Requests? LAN multiplayer . Variable Game sizes - as small as 4 AI, up to 63 AI (5-64 players in single player) . AI's who have hybrid play-styles, where they have a 40% chance of basing their decisions based on a Puzzle Solver playstyle and a 60% of using their Interrogator playstyle  . Rare "Named" AI players, they have a distinct playstyle quirk and a ramped difficulty compared to generic AIs of their playstyle  . A cheater AI play-style that starts with a more powerful build, but is A) rare and B) not that skilled at USING it's powers or scumhunting  .

[TolyK]

... AI isn't easy to make. Especially considering that they won't be able to chat unless you have a pretty good algorithm for making sensible speech...

[notquitethere]

Yeah at the moment I'm thinking that the game will proceed in chunks. In each chunk, everyone submits a public statement (like an accusation, or a statement of general cluelessness, a claim, or just something conversational), may vote for someone, and may take an action (if they have actions left). Chunks are all processed simultaneously, so player order shouldn't have an effect. You wouldn't be able to chat to the AI per se, but they would respond to your votes and public statements from previous chunks. The text of the public statements would each follow one of several templates with many randomised elements (perhaps depending on personality but that depends how much work I want to make for myself.)

In my very first prototype, you could always tell who the killer was because they were the only person not to vote anyone for a round, hence the current chunk based plan.

[Gentlefish]

Man. Mafia's some tense shit. That BM XLIX is crazy.

Of course this means I have to sign up for the next one.

[Tiruin]

Man. Mafia's some tense shit. That BM XLIX is crazy.

Of course this means I have to sign up for the next one.

It's rather what you do, than what is. >_>

[ToonyMan]

I've been busy since 7 weeks ago when the semester started. I don't think I'll be able to play any games for a few months at least...

[webadict]

I've been busy since 7 weeks ago when the semester started. I don't think I'll be able to play any games for a few months at least...

Okay, Pandarsenic, how many midterms this time?

[ToonyMan]

I've been busy since 7 weeks ago when the semester started. I don't think I'll be able to play any games for a few months at least...

Okay, Pandarsenic, how many midterms this time?

About 10? I've had 3 now.

HE WASN'T JOKING

[4maskwolf]

Lolz.

That awkward moment when you turn out to be on team evil all along, despite your entire logic for being on the town's side being that such a thing was preposterous because of balance.

Also, WTF BROTHER-ALLY!