Dicewars DS: Difference between revisions

	Dicewars DS
	File:Dicewarsds.jpg
General
Author(s)	Melw
Type	Strategy
Version	0.4.0
Licence	Mixed
Links
	[Media:Dicewars040ds.zip Download]
	Website

Revision as of 13:15, 29 June 2021

Installation

Copy the dicewars.nds (and optionally dicewars.ini) on your storage device and you're set.

Dicewars DS doesn't write any data, thus if you wish save any of the game settings, such as a player name or favourite color, edit the corresponding values in dicewars.ini file.

Note from developers:

To play the game over network, you will need to have a ready configured DS with correct Nintendo WFC settings.

To setup the network, you can use any WFC enabled game (e.g. Super Mario Kart, Tetris DS or Animal Crossing). When the WFC settings are in place, it will automatically use these settings for connection.

User guide

Your task is to conquer the whole game field by rolling dice. Each turn you may attack any opponent's territory from one of your adjacent territories as long as your territory has more than one die on it. When attacking, If you roll more than the defender, you win. At the end of each turn, the greatest number of adjoining territories you have is calculated, and you are awarded a bonus of that number of dice, which are placed randomly on your territory.

In the network game mode, you will need at least 2 players to start a game. The player starting up the game will decide the minimum and maximum amount of players. If the players wish to start the game before waiting for maximum amount of players (up to 7 players at once), the rest of the slots will be filled with CPU players.

Compatibility

Best to run on real hardware, should work on any flash adapter able to run homebrew application, and also booting with wmb works. If you must use an emulator (not recommended), try No$gba.

Changelog

v0.4.0 11.10.07

Another update Dicewars DS v0.4.0 has been released. The old 0.3.x versions don't work when it comes to network games, so please download the attached zip if you want to play online games.

v0.3.6 2.9.07

Wifi is disabled when not needed (going to local game mode/main menu).
Added a wireless boot startup logo.
Ping messages have now smaller timeout values and the game tries to reconnect automatically if the connection gets lost.
Updated to DSWiFi lib 0.3.3.

v0.3.2 19.08.07

Uploaded again modified version (0.3.2) that includes visual tweaks such as dice being piled in the end of turn and fixes on the network game.
The multiplayer wifi game is now playable, but there may be stability issues - sometimes the DS may crash or lose a connection.

Credits

Matti Palosuo: Programming and handheld implementation.

Reko Nokkanen: Graphics.

Jari Pitkänen: Sound design.

Taro Ito: Original game design.

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 | licence     = Mixed
 | author      = Melw
-| website     = http://dicewars.drunkencoders.com/
+| website     = https://web.archive.org/web/20080222012718/http://dicewars.drunkencoders.com/
 | download    = Media:Dicewars040ds.zip
 | source      =
 }}
-Dicewars DS is a multiplayer version of a popular Flash based strategy game Dicewars for Nintendo DS handheld console.
+Dicewars DS is a multiplayer version of a strategy glash game Dicewars for the Nintendo DS handheld console.
-In the network game mode you will need at least 2 players to start a game. The player starting up the game will decide the minimum and maximum amount of players. If the players wish to start the game before waiting for maximum amount of players, the rest of the slots will be filled with CPU players.
+It was submitted for the [https://web.archive.org/web/20210208002954/https://www.neoflash.com/forum/index.php?topic=4528.0 NEO Summer Coding Compo 2007].
+==Installation==
+Copy the dicewars.nds (and optionally dicewars.ini) on your storage device and you're set.
+Dicewars DS doesn't write any data, thus if you wish save any of the game settings, such as a player name or favourite color, edit the corresponding values in dicewars.ini file.
+'''Note from developers:'''
+To play the game over network, you will need to have a ready configured DS with correct Nintendo WFC settings.
+To setup the network, you can use any WFC enabled game (e.g. Super Mario Kart, Tetris DS or Animal Crossing). When the WFC settings are in place, it will automatically use these settings for connection.
-==Gameplay==
+==User guide==
 Your task is to conquer the whole game field by rolling dice. Each turn you may attack any opponent's territory from one of your adjacent territories as long as your territory has more than one die on it. When attacking, If you roll more than the defender, you win. At the end of each turn, the greatest number of adjoining territories you have is calculated, and you are awarded a bonus of that number of dice, which are placed randomly on your territory.
-==Installation==
-#To play the game, you need a Nintendo DS console and a storage device.
-#Copy the dicewars.nds (and optionally dicewars.ini) on your storage device and you're set. Dicewars DS doesn't write any data, thus if you wish save any of the game settings, such as a player name or favourite color, edit the corresponding values in dicewars.ini file.
-To play the game over network, you will need to have a ready configured DS with correct Nintendo WFC settings. To setup the network, you can use any WFC enabled game - such as Super Mario Kart, Tetris DS or Animal Crossing.
+In the network game mode, you will need at least 2 players to start a game. The player starting up the game will decide the minimum and maximum amount of players. If the players wish to start the game before waiting for maximum amount of players (up to 7 players at once), the rest of the slots will be filled with CPU players.
-When the WFC settings are in place, Dicewars DS will use automatically these settings to connect to internet.
+==Compatibility==
+Best to run on real hardware, should work on any flash adapter able to run homebrew application, and also booting with wmb works. If you must use an emulator (not recommended), try No$gba.
 ==Changelog==
-'''Version 0.4.0'''
+'''v0.4.0 11.10.07'''
-'''UPDATE (19.08.07)'''
+* Another update Dicewars DS v0.4.0 has been released. The old 0.3.x versions don't work when it comes to network games, so please download the attached zip if you want to play online games.
-*I've uploaded again modified version (0.3.2) that includes visual tweaks such as dice being piled in the end of turn and fixes on the network game.
-The multiplayer wifi game is now playable, but there may be stability issues - sometimes the DS may crash or lose a connection.
+'''v0.3.6 2.9.07'''
-'''UPDATE (11.10.07)'''
+* Wifi is disabled when not needed (going to local game mode/main menu).
-*Another update: Dicewars DS v0.4.0 has been released. The old 0.3.x versions don't work when it comes to network games, so please download the attached zip if you want to play online games.
+* Added a wireless boot startup logo.
-'''Version 0.3.6 / 2.9.07'''
+* Ping messages have now smaller timeout values and the game tries to reconnect automatically if the connection gets lost.
-*Wifi is disabled when not needed (going to local game mode / main menu)
+* Updated to DSWiFi lib 0.3.3.
-*Added a wireless boot startup logo
-*Ping messages have now smaller timeout values and the game tries to reconnect automatically if the connection gets lost
+'''v0.3.2 19.08.07'''
-*Updated to DSWiFi lib 0.3.3
+* Uploaded again modified version (0.3.2) that includes visual tweaks such as dice being piled in the end of turn and fixes on the network game.
+* The multiplayer wifi game is now playable, but there may be stability issues - sometimes the DS may crash or lose a connection.
 ==Credits==
-Matti Palosuo: programming and handheld implementation
+Matti Palosuo: Programming and handheld implementation.
-Reko Nokkanen: graphics
-Jari Pitkänen: sound design
+Reko Nokkanen: Graphics.
-Taro Ito: original game design
+Jari Pitkänen: Sound design.
+Taro Ito: Original game design.
-[[Category:Homebrew applications]]
+<br>
+[[Category:DS homebrew games]]
+[[Category:Homebrew strategy games on DS]]