Feature requests

[ShawnieBoy]

Actually Varolz, the Scar-Striped is a work-around at the moment, it's essentially an activated ability of the creature which then gives you the choice of a selection of creature cards from your graveyard.

[hong yie]

hmm.. make enough workaround 1st, until we found the solution maybe?
as long as the alternative doesn't break the mechanism as playable cards from graveyard.

[muaddib]

In Magarena 1.45, 1.46 I don't found save deck.
Please do feature 'save deck' and 'duel save as' to save few duels.

[ShawnieBoy]

Pressing Esc or clicking on the Book icon in the top right will open a separate options window.

I know that Lodici is looking into being able to save multiple duels

[Lodici]

I know that Lodici is looking into being able to save multiple duels

on my to-do list - http://code.google.com/p/magarena/issues/detail?id=459.

[muaddib]

There is no option 'save deck' in menu, but in Magarena 1.44 this option present in menu.

[ShawnieBoy]

The Save/Load/Clear deck options are in the Deck Editor section, sorry about that.

[Lodici]

There is no option 'save deck' in menu, but in Magarena 1.44 this option present in menu.

The Save Deck is available via the Deck Editor. But you have to open the options menu to access it first. I have just published an update that adds Save to the action bar and should be available in the next build.

[ShawnieBoy]

I think this is the best place to put in a request, or at least throw an idea out there.

Include a MagicAbilityTargetPicker(<ability>) and MagicTiming.GainAbility (The timing may be a bit strange, but something that can change the timing for each Ability, instead of a huge list in the MagicRuleEventAction)

Currently defining gaining an ability as a Pump isn't always best for the AI (which is the default unless the Ability is Vigilance,Haste,FirstStrike or DoubleStrike) the AI sees Pump as a p/t change, so will give a creature an ability, with the thought that it's actually increasing pt during combat. (e.g. Deathtouch being given to an unblocked creature, which the AI views as pt change.)

[melvin]

Thanks for bringing this up, there is a lot of duplication of the same logic in various rules. As a start, I've consolidated all the logic in the GainChosen pattern, the other rules refer to the logic in GainChosen when needed (see https://code.google.com/p/magarena/sour ... 88009be510)

There are two parts to this, 1) when to use an ability and 2) how to choose the target.

The first part is as you have described: Haste/Vigilance -> First Main, First stike/Double strike -> Block, else Pump.

How to pick a target uses the appropriate target picker for the ability, see GainChosen.getPicker. For example, if the ability is deathtouch, the picker used is MagicDeathtouchTargetPicker.

[muaddib]

Thanks

[ShawnieBoy]

I think I've found some more duplicate code:

In the MagicRuleEvent.java there's a ModPTChosen and ModPTGainChosen. With the right timing and target filters these two rules can replace:

PumpChosen,
PumpGainChosen, and
WeakenChosen

Add in a ModPTGroup and you can replace:

PumpGroup, and
WeakenGroup

[ShawnieBoy]

Is it possible to add simple search logic to the 'Seach Text' in Card Explorer. Something like 'Flying -Defender' - would be really handy

[TheNyGuy]

Are there any plans for additional game modes? Several AI players, Archenemy, Two-Headed Giant, Commander...

[Lodici]

Are there any plans for additional game modes? Several AI players, Archenemy, Two-Headed Giant, Commander...

Not from me. I would rather Magarena concentrated on improving the AI challenge in a standard single player duel. I will try to do my bit with the UI by giving the AI some personality (coming soon)....