XCraft

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XCraft
FINAL PHASE REVIEW May, 14th 1998
Steve Benting David Bushong Dawn Emord Donald
Horton Karen Kilty Geordan Rosario Eric Sandler
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MBD / Client
Rendering (100)
Receive Net (100)
Client Data
Network (100)
User Query (100)
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MBD / Server / Before
Game Engine
Receive Request
Work Queue
Server Data
Network
Update Clients
Output Changes
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MBD / Server / After
Game Engine (100)
Receive Request (100)
Server Data
Network (100)
Update Clients (100)
Output Changes
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Implementation

• Client
• Network
• Server
• Major Functionality
• Real Time Strategy
• Networked, Multi-Player
• Graphics UI
• Multiple Character Types

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Feature Changes

• 8-bit Color vs. 16-bit Color
• Increased Client Performance
• No Color Coding of Opponents Buildings
• Increaesd Client Performance

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Script

• Using Nowhere.PUD, player 1 builds a town and
  player 2 attacks him/her until End of Game.
• Player 1 will demonstrate the following features
• Moving peons
• Using Map/Minimap
• Building farms and town halls
• Peons mining gold
• Peons choppingwood
• Peons patrolling
• keyboard and mouse controls
• multiple selections
• Player 2 will demonstrate the following features
• Building barracks
• Resource constraints
• Explicit pathfinding demonstration
• Status Displays (buildings and units)
• Attack (object and to location)
• Farm (Show farm constraint)
• Town Hall
• Mine