Connect 4 Game

[RazerM]

I made a connect 4 game, it uses squares instead of circles. It uses rakudave's Table UDF which can be found at the bottom of this post

Here is the game

Update 1: Fixed Bug (Thanks XxXFaNTA)

Update 2: Added support for Draw

Update 3: uses PixelGetColour to determine back colour

Update 4: Fixed a bug when there is a draw. (Thanks to my friend)

Update 5: Added Undo Function

Update 6: Fixed Undo Bug (Thanks XxXFaNTA)

Update 7: Added online script(attached)

Update 8: (Online Version)

• Added LAN and Internet functions (Thanks Simucal)
• Added Marquee progress bar with big_daddy's _GUICtrlProgressMarqueeCreate() function
• You can close the progress bar whilst waiting for opponent
• Added user chat, works good.

Update 9: Chat box clears if local game is being played and send button is pressed

Update 10: Fixed - Edit scrolls on recieving chat message.

Update 11: (Online Version)

• Converted script to OnEvent mode
• Validates IP address on input
• Fixed a bug when checking for four in a row
• Added formatting to chat!(see notes below)
• In Online mode the title says your username eg "Connect 4 - RazerM"

Update 12: (Online Version) - The formatting now uses regular expressions

Update 13: (Online Version) -

• Added Marquee to formatting
• Fixed bugs with colour and link formatting

Update 14: (Online Version) - Chat now auto scrolls to the bottom (Thanks DaleHohm)

Update 15: (Online Version) - Added gradient text to chat. See Formatting Notes

Update 16: (Online Version)

• Added 5 second auto select on local mode
• Fixed a bug with gradient text

Update 17: (Online Version) - small syntax error (Thanks AlmarM)

Formatting Notes

You can use the tags as follows:

[i]text[/i]
[b]text[/b]
[u]text[/u]
[s]text[/s]
[c=#FF0000]text[/c]
[c=red]text[/c]
[l=http://www.google.co.uk]text[/l] (lowercase L)
[m]text[/m]
[c=#FF0000]Gradient Red to Green[/c=#00FF00]

Those tags will produce the following output:

text

text

text

text

text

text

text (lowercase L)

<marquee w=100% h=30>text</marquee> (html is not supported in topics but that is what is generated)

Gradient Red to Green

Below the chat box are many buttons. Without any text highlighted they insert the appropriate tag
e.g. the button "Bold" will insert a [b] at the cursor but the button "/Bold" will insert a [/b] at the cursor position.
If text is highlighted and any of the bold buttons is pressed the text will be surrounded with tag
e.g. [b]text[/b]
For colors and links you will be prompted with an input box or color box accordingly

Or download it

table.au3

connect4.au3

connect4__online.au3

Previous Downloads: 305

Online MultiPlayer Help:

Obviously you'll need two computer's for this (or two on one machine)

Run exe 1 and click Online on the first dialog.

It will ask if you want to host, click 'yes'

Click LAN or Internet accordingly

The next messagebox will tell you your IP address, remember it

Click 'Ok'

Run exe 2 and click online

It will ask if you want to host, click 'no'

enter the IP address you remembered from exe 1

Enter the username for exe 2

Enter the username for exe 1

Both exe's will tell you the opponent's Username and IP

The game begins...

Edited September 15, 2007 by RazerM

[krigaren]

Nice Job.

// K

[XxXFaNtA]

Nice...but i got a bug

[RazerM]

@FaNTA

I reproduced that game and the same happened to me. It is the way the CheckFour checks for four in a row. I will try and modify it.

Thanks for posting this bug.

Edit: The script has now been fixed. It checks for four consecutive colours instead of just four (meaning one opposing colour could be between them)

Edited October 7, 2006 by RazerM

[Busti]

thanks,the game is really nice !

[Thatsgreat2345]

nice with the simple checking that uve done on the tables should make it easy to do a suduko solver

[Simucal]

nice with the simple checking that uve done on the tables should make it easy to do a suduko solver

I think its time to add network support Razer.. so I can school you in Connect 4 online!

[RazerM]

I think its time to add network support Razer

That's a good idea!! but I don't know how to go about it.

Edit: the [ autoit] tags remove the indentation That's annoying

Edited June 10, 2006 by RazerM

[AutoItKing]

nice with the simple checking that uve done on the tables should make it easy to do a suduko solver

Already been done.

[Thatsgreat2345]

Already been done.

yes i know but

faster/more efficent i tryed one or 2 of them and they didnt work out to well even though i went on the site and got ones that work

[RazerM]

Is there anyone that wants to help me (try) add online play. I was thinking maybe TCP functions would help although I'm a noob when it comes to TCP stuff.

I would need lot's of help but I was thinking the host could start a game (with a unique number) and the other player enters that number into their connect 4, meaning only those two players Connect 4 would listen to the movements preceded by their game number.

[Simucal]

Is there anyone that wants to help me (try) add online play. I was thinking maybe TCP functions would help although I'm a noob when it comes to TCP stuff.

I would need lot's of help but I was thinking the host could start a game (with a unique number) and the other player enters that number into their connect 4, meaning only those two players Connect 4 would listen to the movements preceded by their game number.

Yea, I'll go at it with you. I was thinking when the game would start it would ask for Local or Online game, if online game you would choose wether you are hosting the game or connecting to the remote game.

The host obviously would have to have the TCPSocket open and listening, then once it was the other use would connect to him. Then we would send player move coordinates in a string.

[RazerM]

Sounds good I'll get to work. the HelpFile examples are pretty good so i'll learn it.

I have added an undo Button to the script

[XxXFaNtA]

I like your script.

Finally without bugs

[XxXFaNtA]

I'm sorry to say that, but i found another bug using the undo-function:

if you press undo more than once, it moves the piece at the same spot but for diffrent players...

[RazerM]

Undo was intended to be only used once per try, I'll fix it.

[RazerM]

I'm making great progress on the online feature. Simucal do you have MSN Messenger and what timezone are you in (Im GMT)

[XxXFaNtA]

What about adding a "restart" button (well for multiplayer the restart button should only work if both persons agree)

Edit: And somehow where the row is with the 4 things

Edit: And maybe instead "read players turn" >> GUICtrlSetData($turn,$red & "'s Turn")

Edited June 11, 2006 by XxXFaNtA

[RazerM]

What about adding a "restart" button (well for multiplayer the restart button should only work if both persons agree)

I will but it's not at the top of my list right now

And somehow where the row is with the 4 things

I'm sorry i don't understand what you mean...

And maybe instead "read players turn" >> GUICtrlSetData($turn,$red & "'s Turn")

Because a name like douglas wouldn't work (I might change it but it's not a top priority)

Edit: Multiplayer works!! Ready Simucal?

Edited June 11, 2006 by RazerM

[Simucal]

MSN = Simucal85 At hotmail DOT com

Send me a message and we'll give it a try.

EDIT: Email address to avoid spam bot capturing

Edited June 13, 2006 by JdeB