Official announce of pyAngband

Sirridan · October 18, 2010, 19:38

Yep just as the title says, I'm officially working on pyAngband.

So far it's going to be a straight (as possible) clone of Vanilla. It should be very easy to extend, modify, and otherwise make into a variant. I'm trying to make the various pieces of source have as low coupling as possible, so a change in one place won't mess up the rest of it... at least in theory.

As of now I'm still working on the game "skeleton" to which I can add all of the V algorithms for items, combat, etc.

I'll post the source as soon as I have something semi-playable, or at least something with passing unit tests.

fizzix · October 18, 2010, 20:07

Cool. I'm glad to hear you decided to go through with this endeavor.

Therem Harth · October 18, 2010, 20:18

AWESOME. Absolutely awesome.

This is *so* going to be the base for my next *band project, as soon as it gets anywhere near usable.

Derakon · October 18, 2010, 21:16

Good luck!

What are you using for source control / project status? The sooner you get that up and get some milestones made, the sooner others can start helping you out.

cinereaste · October 18, 2010, 21:38

This is an exciting announcement! I'm sure there are a few of us that would love to help contribute, so I echo Derakon's sentiment.

d_m · October 18, 2010, 22:37

Good luck! I'm excited to see your progress!

Therem Harth · October 19, 2010, 01:54

Err wait a minute. Will this be Python 2 or Python 3? Because I believe Python 2 may be falling off the radar soon...

Derakon · October 19, 2010, 02:28

Properly-written Python 2 code can be ported to Python 3 with a minimum of effort.

zaimoni · October 19, 2010, 07:23

Quote:

Originally Posted by Derakon

Properly-written Python 2 code can be ported to Python 3 with a minimum of effort.

If that "minimum effort" can handle the complete redefinition of whether integer/integer resolves to an integer or a float result, etc.

d_m · October 19, 2010, 14:11

Quote:

Originally Posted by zaimoni

If that "minimum effort" can handle the complete redefinition of whether integer/integer resolves to an integer or a float result, etc.

You're right, but since Python 2 now supports using "//" to guarantee integer division, the correct thing to do for modern Python 2 is to use "//" any place you want integer division (like in Python 3), and use "/" only with floating point (giving floating point results, like Python 3). If you do this then the upgrade is seamless.

The bigger issues is the bytes/strings split, but even there it's possible to write "future-proof" code that will upgrade to 3 pretty easily.

October 18, 2010, 19:38	#1
Sirridan Knight Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 560	Official announce of pyAngband Yep just as the title says, I'm officially working on pyAngband. So far it's going to be a straight (as possible) clone of Vanilla. It should be very easy to extend, modify, and otherwise make into a variant. I'm trying to make the various pieces of source have as low coupling as possible, so a change in one place won't mess up the rest of it... at least in theory. As of now I'm still working on the game "skeleton" to which I can add all of the V algorithms for items, combat, etc. I'll post the source as soon as I have something semi-playable, or at least something with passing unit tests.

October 18, 2010, 22:37	#6
d_m Angband Devteam member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Philadelphia, PA, USA Age: 40 Posts: 1,516	Good luck! I'm excited to see your progress! __________________ linux->xterm->screen->pmacs

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Therem Harth Knight Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 926	AWESOME. Absolutely awesome. This is so going to be the base for my next *band project, as soon as it gets anywhere near usable.

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Derakon Prophet Join Date: Dec 2009 Posts: 9,024	Good luck! What are you using for source control / project status? The sooner you get that up and get some milestones made, the sooner others can start helping you out.

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cinereaste Scout Join Date: May 2010 Posts: 43	This is an exciting announcement! I'm sure there are a few of us that would love to help contribute, so I echo Derakon's sentiment.

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