enControlCreature

by **Chris H.** » 02 May 2010, 17:41

This is a fairly simple keyword which takes the code from Control Magic and makes a few modifications which in turn allows a few new cards. This keyword is an early version and will need additional work to implement the last of the cards which could make use of this keyword.

The simplest form of this keyword is:

Code: Select all: enControlCreature

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and Control Magic and similar spells use this form. The next form:

Code: Select all: enControlCreature:{options}

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allows several more cards such as Mind Harness and Threads of Disloyalty. I kept the {options} code to a minimum and they serve as a code stub for further expansion in case similar cards are released in the future. The three versions of {options} that are recognized at this time are:

Code: Select all: Option=CMC 2 or less Option=red or green Option=untap up to 5 lands

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The code which tests for these three options will also look for these three new keywords:

Code: Select all: Enchant creature with converted mana cost 2 or less Enchant red or green creature When CARDNAME enters the battlefield, untap up to five lands.

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and either form will work. I included both … just for the heck of it.

I did not include the section of code which allows Flash to be used with enControlCreature. If a need arises we can use the code from CardFactory_Util.enPump_Enchant().

I also did not include code for spell description or stack description. This also can be added at a later time if a need arises.

These are the new entries for the cards which use this keyword:

Code: Select all: Binding Grasp 3 U Enchantment Aura You control enchanted creature. Enchanted creature gets +0/+1. Enchant creature At the beginning of your upkeep, sacrifice Binding Grasp unless you pay:1 U enControlCreature enPump:+0/+1 Control Magic 2 U U Enchantment Aura You control enchanted creature. Enchant creature enControlCreature Mind Control 3 U U Enchantment Aura You control enchanted creature. Enchant creature enControlCreature Mind Harness U Enchantment Aura You control enchanted creature. Enchant red or green creature Cumulative upkeep:1 enControlCreature::Option=red or green Persuasion 3 U U Enchantment Aura You control enchanted creature. Enchant creature enControlCreature Threads of Disloyalty 1 U U Enchantment Aura You control enchanted creature. enControlCreature:Option=CMC 2 or less Enchant creature with converted mana cost 2 or less Treachery 3 U U Enchantment Aura You control enchanted creature. Enchant creature enControlCreature:Option=untap up to 5 lands When CARDNAME enters the battlefield, untap up to five lands. Yavimaya's Embrace 5 G U U Enchantment Aura You control enchanted creature. Enchanted creature gets +2/+2 and has trample. Enchant creature enPump:+2/+2/Trample enControlCreature

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I discovered that I was able to have the enPump and the enControlCreature keyword applied to the same card.

The aura Yavimaya's Embrace works correctly. It does not bring up a choice window for us to select which of the two abilities to select. Both keywords are applied when the spell resolves. =D>

There are six additional cards that could be implemented which would require code in other class files. I have no plans to add these cards myself at this time:

Code: Select all: Abduction 2UU Enchantment — Aura Enchant creature When Abduction enters the battlefield, untap enchanted creature. You control enchanted creature. When enchanted creature is put into a graveyard, return that card to the battlefield under its owner's control. Biting Tether 4U Enchantment — Aura Enchant creature You control enchanted creature. At the beginning of your upkeep, put a -1/-1 counter on enchanted creature. Enslave 4BB Enchantment — Aura Enchant creature You control enchanted creature. At the beginning of your upkeep, enchanted creature deals 1 damage to its owner. Krovikan Whispers 3U Enchantment — Aura Enchant creature Cumulative upkeep {U} or {B} (At the beginning of your upkeep, put an age counter on this permanent, then sacrifice it unless you pay its upkeep cost for each age counter on it.) You control enchanted creature. When Krovikan Whispers is put into a graveyard from the battlefield, you lose 2 life for each age counter on it. Mark of the Oni 2B Enchantment — Aura Enchant creature You control enchanted creature. At the beginning of the end step, if you control no Demons, sacrifice Mark of the Oni. Vapor Snare 4U Enchantment — Aura Enchant creature You control enchanted creature. At the beginning of your upkeep, sacrifice Vapor Snare unless you return a land you control to its owner's hand.

by **Rob Cashwalker** » 02 May 2010, 20:12

Nice job!

You didn't post the code, so I can't comment specifically, but I'd like to see the keyword trigger off something like "enTakeControl" and then you check for "Type.Creature" or "Type.Artifact" (etc...) and "CMC.2" or "Color.Red|Green" (etc...) as individual parameters.

Future keyword - "spTakeControl" with options like "UntilEOT" or "SacEOT"

by **Chris H.** » 02 May 2010, 21:43

Rob Cashwalker wrote:Nice job!

You didn't post the code, so I can't comment specifically, but I'd like to see the keyword trigger off something like "enTakeControl" and then you check for "Type.Creature" or "Type.Artifact" (etc...) and "CMC.2" or "Color.Red|Green" (etc...) as individual parameters.

Future keyword - "spTakeControl" with options like "UntilEOT" or "SacEOT"

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Yeah, we kind of take these things one small step at a time. :wink:

This effort is not too bad considering I'm just a jr. coder in training ... although I feel like the training wheels are coming off.

The code block is kind of long. I will go ahead and post it. Most people will quickly find themselves getting lost. :rolleyes:

Code: Select all: /* * For Control Magic type of auras */ if (shouldControl(card) != -1) { int n = shouldControl(card); if (n != -1) { String parse = card.getKeyword().get(n).toString(); card.removeIntrinsicKeyword(parse); String k[] = parse.split(":"); String option = "none"; boolean optionUnTapLands = false; final boolean optionCmcTwoOrLess[] = {false}; final boolean optionRedOrGreen[] = {false}; /* * Check to see if these are options and/or descriptions */ if (k.length > 1) { if (k[1].startsWith("Option=")) { option = k[1].substring(7); } } /* * This is for the Treachery aura * no need to parse the number of lands at this time */ if (option.contains("untap up to 5 lands") || card.getKeyword().contains("When CARDNAME enters the battlefield, untap up to five lands.")) { optionUnTapLands = true; } /* * This is for the Threads of Disloyalty aura * no need to parse the CMC number at this time */ if (option.contains("CMC 2 or less") || card.getKeyword().contains("Enchant creature with converted mana cost 2 or less")) { optionCmcTwoOrLess[0] = true; } /* * This is for the Mind Harness aura * no need to parse the colors at this time */ if (option.contains("red or green") || card.getKeyword().contains("Enchant red or green creature")) { optionRedOrGreen[0] = true; } /* * I borrowed the code from Peregrine Drake */ final Input untap = new Input() { private static final long serialVersionUID = -2208979487849617156L; int stop = 5; int count = 0; @Override public void showMessage() { AllZone.Display.showMessage("Select a land to untap"); ButtonUtil.enableOnlyCancel(); } @Override public void selectButtonCancel() { stop(); } @Override public void selectCard(Card card, PlayerZone zone) { if(card.isLand() && zone.is(Constant.Zone.Play)) { card.untap(); count++; if(count == stop) stop(); } }//selectCard() };// Input untap final SpellAbility untapAbility = new Ability(card, "0") { @Override public void resolve() { if(card.getController().equals("Human")) AllZone.InputControl.setInput(untap); else { CardList list = new CardList(AllZone.Computer_Play.getCards()); list = list.filter(new CardListFilter() { public boolean addCard(Card c) { return c.isLand() && c.isTapped(); } }); for(int i = 0; i < 5 && i < list.size(); i++) list.get(i).untap(); }//else }//resolve() };// untapAbility Command intoPlay = new Command() { private static final long serialVersionUID = -3310362768233358111L; public void execute() { untapAbility.setStackDescription(card.getController() + " untaps up to 5 lands."); AllZone.Stack.add(untapAbility); } }; if (optionUnTapLands) { card.addComesIntoPlayCommand(intoPlay); } /* * I borrowed this code from Control Magic */ final SpellAbility spell = new Spell(card) { private static final long serialVersionUID = 5211276723523636356L; @Override public boolean canPlayAI() { CardList tgts = CardFactoryUtil.AI_getHumanCreature(card, true); CardListUtil.sortAttack(tgts); CardListUtil.sortFlying(tgts); /* * This is a new addition and is used * by the Threads of Disloyalty aura */ if (optionCmcTwoOrLess[0]) { tgts = tgts.filter(new CardListFilter() { public boolean addCard(Card c) { return CardUtil.getConvertedManaCost(c.getManaCost()) <= 2; } }); if (tgts.isEmpty()) return false; else { CardListUtil.sortAttack(tgts); CardListUtil.sortFlying(tgts); setTargetCard(tgts.get(0)); return true; } } /* * This is a new addition and is * used by the Mind Harness aura */ if (optionRedOrGreen[0]) { tgts = tgts.filter(new CardListFilter() { public boolean addCard(Card c) { return CardUtil.getColors(c).contains(Constant.Color.Green) || CardUtil.getColors(c).contains(Constant.Color.Red); } }); } if (tgts.isEmpty()) return false; if (2 <= tgts.get(0).getNetAttack() && tgts.get(0).getKeyword().contains("Flying")) { setTargetCard(tgts.get(0)); return true; } CardListUtil.sortAttack(tgts); if (4 <= tgts.get(0).getNetAttack()) { setTargetCard(tgts.get(0)); return true; } /* * This is new and we may want to add more tests * Do we want the AI to hold these auras when * losing game and at a creature disadvatange */ if (3 <= tgts.get(0).getNetAttack() && AllZone.Human_Life.getLife() > AllZone.Computer_Life.getLife()) { setTargetCard(tgts.get(0)); return true; } return false; }//canPlayAI() @Override public void resolve() { PlayerZone play = AllZone.getZone(Constant.Zone.Play, card.getController()); play.add(card); Card c = getTargetCard(); if (AllZone.GameAction.isCardInPlay(c) && CardFactoryUtil.canTarget(card, c)) card.enchantCard(c); }//resolve() };//SpellAbility card.clearSpellAbility(); card.addSpellAbility(spell); Command onEnchant = new Command() { private static final long serialVersionUID = -6323085271405286813L; public void execute() { if(card.isEnchanting()) { Card crd = card.getEnchanting().get(0); //set summoning sickness if(crd.getKeyword().contains("Haste")) { crd.setSickness(false); } else { crd.setSickness(true); } ((PlayerZone_ComesIntoPlay) AllZone.Human_Play).setTriggers(false); ((PlayerZone_ComesIntoPlay) AllZone.Computer_Play).setTriggers(false); PlayerZone from = AllZone.getZone(crd); from.remove(crd); crd.setController(card.getController()); PlayerZone to = AllZone.getZone(Constant.Zone.Play, card.getController()); to.add(crd); ((PlayerZone_ComesIntoPlay) AllZone.Human_Play).setTriggers(true); ((PlayerZone_ComesIntoPlay) AllZone.Computer_Play).setTriggers(true); } }//execute() };//Command Command onUnEnchant = new Command() { private static final long serialVersionUID = -3086710987052359078L; public void execute() { if(card.isEnchanting()) { Card crd = card.getEnchanting().get(0); if(AllZone.GameAction.isCardInPlay(crd)) { if(crd.getKeyword().contains("Haste")) { crd.setSickness(false); } else { crd.setSickness(true); } ((PlayerZone_ComesIntoPlay) AllZone.Human_Play).setTriggers(false); ((PlayerZone_ComesIntoPlay) AllZone.Computer_Play).setTriggers(false); PlayerZone from = AllZone.getZone(crd); from.remove(crd); AllZone.Combat.removeFromCombat(crd); String opp = AllZone.GameAction.getOpponent(crd.getController()); crd.setController(opp); PlayerZone to = AllZone.getZone(Constant.Zone.Play, opp); to.add(crd); ((PlayerZone_ComesIntoPlay) AllZone.Human_Play).setTriggers(true); ((PlayerZone_ComesIntoPlay) AllZone.Computer_Play).setTriggers(true); } } }//execute() };//Command Command onLeavesPlay = new Command() { private static final long serialVersionUID = 7464815269438815827L; public void execute() { if(card.isEnchanting()) { Card crd = card.getEnchanting().get(0); card.unEnchantCard(crd); } } };//Command /* * We now need an improved input method so we can filter out the inappropriate * choices for the auras Threads of Disloyalty and Mind Harness * * NOTE: can we target a creature in our zone ? */ Input runtime = new Input() { private static final long serialVersionUID = -7462101446917907106L; @Override public void showMessage() { PlayerZone comp = AllZone.getZone(Constant.Zone.Play, Constant.Player.Computer); PlayerZone hum = AllZone.getZone(Constant.Zone.Play, Constant.Player.Human); CardList creatures = new CardList(); creatures.addAll(comp.getCards()); creatures.addAll(hum.getCards()); creatures = creatures.filter(new CardListFilter() { public boolean addCard(Card c) { return c.isCreature() && CardFactoryUtil.canTarget(card, c) && ((!optionCmcTwoOrLess[0]) || (optionCmcTwoOrLess[0] && CardUtil.getConvertedManaCost(c.getManaCost()) <= 2)) && ((!optionRedOrGreen[0]) || (optionRedOrGreen[0] && CardUtil.getColors(c).contains(Constant.Color.Green) || CardUtil.getColors(c).contains(Constant.Color.Red))); } }); stopSetNext(CardFactoryUtil.input_targetSpecific(spell, creatures, "Select target creature", true, false)); } }; card.addEnchantCommand(onEnchant); card.addUnEnchantCommand(onUnEnchant); card.addLeavesPlayCommand(onLeavesPlay); spell.setBeforePayMana(runtime); }// SpellAbility spell }// enControlCreature