Our Own WOL?

[BRAVO]

same shit and if i click ok it sends me here...https://www.regnow.com/softsell/nph-softsell.cgi?item=2528-2

[Gobalopper]

Are you sure its not saying that because the program you use to open zip files has expired?

[BRAVO]

sure of it

[BRAVO]

i fixed it but what do i have to type?

[Gobalopper]

Type? You don't have to type anything, just run the exe file that is inside the zip.

[BRAVO]

theres only a black empty box :O

[Gobalopper]

Thats all that should be there, just keep it running while you play Emperor.

[ethan]

i cant remember my password for magoo442 on WOL. and when i click "new account" there is no page to display. how do i make a new WOL name?

[Apollyon]

Go to westwood/internet/register.exe.

[Gobalopper]

Ok ladder points should now be accurate, I'm using a new system:

   $winner_percent = round($points_winner * 0.1);
   $loser_percent = round($points_loser * 0.1);

   $winner_exp = 1 / (pow(10, ($points_loser - $points_winner) / 400) + 1);
   $loser_exp = 1 / (pow(10, ($points_winner - $points_loser) / 400) + 1);

   $winner_diff = round(64 * (1 - $winner_exp));
   $loser_diff = round(64 * (0 - $loser_exp));

   if ($winner_diff < 0 && $winner_diff < -$winner_percent)
	  $winner_points = -$winner_percent;
   else
	  $winner_points = $winner_diff;
   if ($loser_diff < 0 && $loser_diff < -$loser_percent)
	  $loser_points = -$loser_percent;
   else
	  $loser_points = $loser_diff;

   $players[$winner] += $winner_points;
   $players[$loser] += $loser_points;

[ken124578]

I doubt many people on this forum can read PHP Gob. ;)

[Timenn]

Anyone with some programming experience can read that.

For who who can't:

$... stands for a variable.

= means that the left variable gets the value of what is on the right.

when the line stated after "if" is true, then the line below it will be executed.

Otherwise the line will be executed beneath "else"

and ';' means the end of a "line"

Dunno what "round" means, but it some sort of calculation method

[ken124578]

Erm... there is no "round" in that code.

[Timenn]

Eh, unless you live in another reality, there it really is:

$winner_percent = round($points_winner * 0.1);

[JB]

I guess that points_winner and points_loser are the current ladderscores for the two players, right?

The function "round" usually returns the integer closest to the argument, so round(2.4)=2 and round(2.67)=3, I don't speak PHP but I guess (and hope) that this behavior is normal for a programming language.

Gobalopper, can you comment on the code? I think that I understand how it works, but it seems that the same general behavior can be achieved somewhat simpler; unless you are trying to reproduce some old scoring system. If so, how did that work?

-JB

PS I notice that I'm no longer a sandflea, does that mean that I'm vulnarable to wormattacks now ?? ;)

[Timenn]

Ah thanks. What you stated about round is very likely to be true, and it makes sense too since you don't see points with numbers behind the '.'

And you always are vulnerable for worm attacks :D

[Kyle]

What are you talking about? Are you sure you clicked the right link?

http://www.dune2k.com/?page=download&id=715

Will this link allow me to use the ladder? And will the program run completely seperate from Emperor (emperor will just treat it as if it were sending results to the Westwood Online server)? I'm just worried that the program may cause errors to occur in the actual game.

[Gobalopper]

JB thats just a simplified version of the code so its a little easier to read. $points_winner/loser is the current number of points going into the game. The reason it rounds is that otherwise you get a lot of decimals which aren't used.

[Gobalopper]

The ladder will be launching officially in August. So it will be reset August 1st. Try to get a few more games in this month to make sure everything is working ok.

[Gobalopper]

Also depending on how much money we get from ads there might be prizes each month. Nothing amazingly expensive but its better then nothing. :)

[Brennq]

Also depending on how much money we get from ads there might be prizes each month. Nothing amazingly expensive but its better then nothing. :)

woaw cool prizes!! maybe that should attrackt mor pple :)

[Timenn]

Also depending on how much money we get from ads there might be prizes each month. Nothing amazingly expensive but its better then nothing. :)

>:( I really hoped this site would never have ads.

If you like to play the game, you don't need the prices

[bryorama]

I knoow I don't like adds. Unless it has to do with something I know, but thats 000.1 percent of the time.

[Andrew]

Off Topic:

The ads are small, dont flash or animated, simple text, only on main fed2k page and other subsidiaries. (not in forum)

Do have relative similiar items that people from forum may be interested in.

As long as they're not popups or animated its all good.

[Gobalopper]

The ladder has been reset for August.