Self - Regenerate Creatures

by **Rob Cashwalker** » 27 Sep 2008, 13:52

This is a submission I made to mtgrares by email earlier this month, to a less than stellar reception. So just in case someone else is compiling submissions, here it is.

CardFactory:
Near the top, where the shouldPump keyword is checked for already:

Code: Select all: //Check for self-regenerate ability private final int shouldRegenerateMe(Card c) { ArrayList a = c.getKeyword(); for (int i = 0; i < a.size(); i++) if (a.get(i).toString().startsWith("RegenerateMe")) return i; return -1; }

In the main body of card definitions:

Code: Select all: //Creatures with self-regenerate abilities //-1 means keyword "RegenerateMe" not found while (shouldRegenerateMe(card) != -1) { int n = shouldRegenerateMe(card); if (n != -1) { String parse = card.getKeyword().get(n).toString(); card.removeKeyword(parse); String k[] = parse.split(":"); final String manacost = k[1]; final Command untilEOT = new Command() { public void execute() { card.setShield(0); } }; final SpellAbility a1 = new Ability(card, manacost) { public boolean canPlayAI() { if (CardFactoryUtil.AI_isMainPhase()) { if (CardFactoryUtil.AI_doesCreatureAttack(card)) { //"Fuzzy logic" to determine if using a regenerate ability might be helpful because //we can't wait to decide to play this ability during combat, like the human can //weight[] is a set of probability percentages to be averaged later int weight[] = new int[3]; // cards with real keywords (flying, trample, etc) are probably more desireable if (card.getKeyword().size() > 0) weight[0] = 75; else weight[0] = 0; // if there are many cards in hand, then maybe it's not such a great idea to waste mana CardList HandList = new CardList(AllZone.getZone(Constant.Zone.Hand, Constant.Player.Computer).getCards()); if (HandList.size() >= 4) weight[1] = 25; else weight[1] = 75; // compare the highest converted mana cost of cards in hand to the number of lands // if there's spare mana, then regeneration might be viable int hCMC = 0; for (int i = 0; i < HandList.size(); i++) if (HandList.getCard(i).getConvertedManaCost() > hCMC) hCMC = HandList.getCard(i).getConvertedManaCost(); CardList LandList = new CardList(AllZone.getZone(Constant.Zone.Play, Constant.Player.Computer).getCards()); LandList = LandList.getType("Land"); //most regenerate abilities cost 2 or less if (hCMC + 2 >= LandList.size()) weight[2] = 50; else weight[2] = 0; // ultimately, it's random fate that dictates if this was the right play int aw = (weight[0] + weight[1] + weight[2]) / 3; Random r = new Random(); if (r.nextInt(100) <= aw) return true; } } return false; } public void resolve() { card.addShield(); AllZone.EndOfTurn.addUntil(untilEOT); } }; //SpellAbility card.addSpellAbility(a1); String Desc = new String(); Desc = "Regenerate " + cardName; a1.setDescription(manacost + " : " + Desc); a1.setStackDescription(Desc); a1.setBeforePayMana(new Input_PayManaCost(a1)); } //if (should RegenerateMe) } //while - card has more RegenerateMe - Jungle Troll has two Regenerate keywords

The AI for this code attempts something not done previously - fuzzy logic of sorts.

There are a few cards here that are already implemented in pure code, and they'll have to be removed from the code.

Cards.txt:

Code: Select all: Ancient Silverback 4 G G Creature Ape no text 6/5 RegenerateMe:G Carnassid 4 G G Creature Beast no text 5/4 Trample RegenerateMe:1 G Carrion Wall 1 B B Creature Wall no text 3/2 Defender RegenerateMe:1 B Charging Troll 2 W G Creature Troll no text 3/3 Vigilance RegenerateMe:G Clay Statue 4 Artifact Creature Golem no text 3/1 RegenerateMe:2 Darkling Stalker 3 B Creature Shade Spirit no text 1/1 RegenerateMe:B PTPump B:+1/+1 Diabolic Machine 7 Artifact Creature Construct no text 4/4 RegenerateMe:3 Drowned 1 U Creature Zombie no text 1/1 RegenerateMe:B Drudge Reavers 3 B Creature Skeleton no text 2/1 Flash RegenerateMe:B Drudge Skeletons 1 B Creature Skeleton no text 1/1 RegenerateMe:B Eron the Relentless 3 R R Legendary Creature Human Rogue no text 5/2 Haste RegenerateMe:R R R Fog of Gnats B B Creature Insect no text 1/1 Flying RegenerateMe:B Ghost Ship 2 U U Creature Spirit no text 2/4 Flying RegenerateMe:U U U Gorilla Chieftain 2 G G Creature Ape no text 3/3 RegenerateMe:1 G Horned Troll 2 G Creature Troll no text 2/2 RegenerateMe:G Jungle Troll 1 R G Creature Troll no text 2/1 RegenerateMe:R RegenerateMe:G Living Airship 3 U Creature Metathran no text 2/3 Flying RegenerateMe:2 G Living Wall 4 Artifact Creature Wall no text 0/6 Defender RegenerateMe:1 Malach of the Dawn 2 W W Creature Angel no text 2/4 Flying RegenerateMe:W W W Metathran Zombie 1 U Creature Metathran Zombie no text 1/1 RegenerateMe:B Mire Boa 1 G Creature Snake no text 2/1 Swampwalk RegenerateMe:G Pewter Golem 5 Artifact Creature Golem no text 4/2 RegenerateMe:1 B Phyrexian Monitor 3 B Creature Skeleton no text 2/2 RegenerateMe:B Restless Dead 1 B Creature Skeleton no text 1/1 RegenerateMe:B Revered Dead 1 W Creature Spirit Soldier no text 1/1 RegenerateMe:W River Boa 1 G Creature Snake no text 2/1 Islandwalk RegenerateMe:G Screeching Harpy 2 B B Creature Harpy Beast no text 2/2 Flying RegenerateMe:1 B Silvos, Rogue Elemental 3 G G G Legendary Creature Elemental no text 8/5 Trample RegenerateMe:G Skyshroud Troll 2 G G Creature Troll Giant no text 3/3 RegenerateMe:1 G Tattered Drake 4 U Creature Zombie Drake no text 2/2 Flying RegenerateMe:B Tel-Jilad Exile 3 G Creature Troll Warrior no text 2/3 RegenerateMe:1 G Unworthy Dead 1 B Creature Skeleton no text 1/1 RegenerateMe:B Uthden Troll 2 R Creature Troll no text 2/2 RegenerateMe:R Votary of the Conclave W Creature Human Soldier no text 1/1 RegenerateMe:2 G Walking Dead 1 B Creature Zombie no text 1/1 RegenerateMe:B Wall of Bone 2 B Creature Skeleton Wall no text 1/4 Defender RegenerateMe:B Wall of Brambles 2 G Creature Plant Wall no text 2/3 Defender RegenerateMe:G Wall of Pine Needles 3 G Creature Plant Wall no text 3/3 Defender RegenerateMe:G Will-o'-the-Wisp B Creature Spirit no text 0/1 Flying RegenerateMe:B Yavimaya Gnats 2 G Creature Insect no text 0/1 Flying RegenerateMe:G

Common.txt:
Uncommon.txt:

Code: Select all: Carrion Wall Charging Troll Diabolic Machine Drudge Skeletons Ghost Ship Jungle Troll Living Wall Malach of the Dawn River Boa Screeching Harpy Uthden Troll Wall of Bone Wall of Brambles Wall of Pine Needles Yavimaya Gnats

Rare.txt:

Code: Select all: Ancient Silverback Carnassid Silvos, Rogue Elemental Will-o'-the-Wisp

Card-pics.txt:

Code: Select all: Ancient Silverback http://resources.wizards.com/Magic/Cards/9ED/en-us/Card82950.jpg Carnassid http://resources.wizards.com/Magic/Cards/ST/en-us/Card5217.jpg Carrion Wall http://resources.wizards.com/Magic/Cards/8ED/en-us/Card45306.jpg Charging Troll http://resources.wizards.com/Magic/Cards/IN/en-us/Card23162.jpg Clay Statue http://resources.wizards.com/Magic/Cards/5E/en-us/Card3767.jpg Darkling Stalker http://resources.wizards.com/Magic/Cards/TE/en-us/Card4647.jpg Diabolic Machine http://resources.wizards.com/Magic/Cards/5E/en-us/Card3775.jpg Drowned http://resources.wizards.com/Magic/Cards/DK/en-us/Card1750.jpg Drudge Reavers http://resources.wizards.com/Magic/Cards/TSP/en-us/Card108850.jpg Drudge Skeletons http://resources.wizards.com/Magic/Cards/10E/EN/Card129529.jpg Fog of Gnats http://resources.wizards.com/Magic/Cards/GU/en-us/Card9699.jpg Ghost Ship http://resources.wizards.com/Magic/Cards/TSB/en-us/Card107294.jpg Gorilla Chieftain http://resources.wizards.com/Magic/Cards/7E/en-us/Card13047.jpg Horned Troll http://resources.wizards.com/Magic/Cards/8ED/en-us/Card45404.jpg Jungle Troll http://resources.wizards.com/Magic/Cards/MI/en-us/Card3540.jpg Living Airship http://resources.wizards.com/Magic/Cards/AP/en-us/Card26795.jpg Living Wall http://resources.wizards.com/Magic/Cards/3E/en-us/Card1123.jpg Malach of the Dawn http://resources.wizards.com/Magic/Cards/PLC/en-us/Card122481.jpg Metathran Zombie http://resources.wizards.com/Magic/Cards/IN/en-us/Card22973.jpg Mire Boa http://resources.wizards.com/Magic/Cards/PLC/en-us/Card122420.jpg Pewter Golem http://resources.wizards.com/Magic/Cards/MRD/en-us/Card48054.jpg Phyrexian Monitor http://resources.wizards.com/Magic/Cards/CG/en-us/Card19113.jpg Restless Dead http://resources.wizards.com/Magic/Cards/MI/en-us/Card3307.jpg Revered Dead http://resources.wizards.com/Magic/Cards/PLC/en-us/Card122282.jpg River Boa http://resources.wizards.com/Magic/Cards/6E/en-us/Card16457.jpg Screeching Harpy http://resources.wizards.com/Magic/Cards/TE/en-us/Card4684.jpg Silvos, Rogue Elemental http://resources.wizards.com/Magic/Cards/ONS/en-us/Card39860.jpg Skyshroud Troll http://resources.wizards.com/Magic/Cards/TE/en-us/Card4791.jpg Tattered Drake http://resources.wizards.com/Magic/Cards/RAV/en-us/Card87930.jpg Tel-Jilad Exile http://resources.wizards.com/Magic/Cards/MRD/en-us/Card49436.jpg Unworthy Dead http://resources.wizards.com/Magic/Cards/UZ/en-us/Card5780.jpg Uthden Troll http://resources.wizards.com/Magic/Cards/TSB/en-us/Card108806.jpg Votary of the Conclave http://resources.wizards.com/Magic/Cards/RAV/en-us/Card87948.jpg Walking Dead http://resources.wizards.com/Magic/Cards/LE/en-us/Card1466.jpg Wall of Bone http://resources.wizards.com/Magic/Cards/7E/en-us/Card25639.jpg Wall of Brambles http://resources.wizards.com/Magic/Cards/5E/en-us/Card4021.jpg Wall of Pine Needles http://resources.wizards.com/Magic/Cards/IA/en-us/Card2598.jpg Will-o'-the-Wisp http://resources.wizards.com/Magic/Cards/9ED/en-us/Card83411.jpg Yavimaya Gnats http://resources.wizards.com/Magic/Cards/IA/en-us/Card2604.jpg

This keyword could be added in code to make spells and "enchantments" (sorceries to MTGForge v1) which grant Regenerate abilities to creatures.

by **jpb** » 27 Sep 2008, 22:47

What do you mean "a less than stellar reception"?

by **GandoTheBard** » 28 Sep 2008, 03:40

He means MtgRares does not want more code to add to Forge v1. He's too busy working out the kinks in V2. Or at least thats the feeling I've gotten. My recommendation is: if you have code to add, add it to your source, compile that and send it to Rares to put up or post it here in a thread for us to get. Otherwise I wouldn't hold my breath waiting.

by **Rob Cashwalker** » 29 Sep 2008, 02:47

Yeah, Gando pretty much hit it.

I'm getting a little confused, on one hand mtgrares told me that he probably wouldn't add it, because he's busy on v2. Cool. But then he posted here saying that he liked how we're all posting our work and that he would continue to release if someone would compile everything together....

I can't compile without drastic changes in the GUI API code that left the windows completely collapsed to the title bar. So I can't double check my code, so I can't step up as a coordinator.

by **DennisBergkamp** » 29 Sep 2008, 17:02

On top of that, I've never been able to compile the latest Beta.
So all my card additions are on top of the previous version, which does not include a bunch of fixes that are in the latest Beta.

Other than that, I don't mind posting/submitting compiled code directly.

by **GandoTheBard** » 29 Sep 2008, 21:43

Rather whomever is actually writing the code(Dennis, Rob and JPB it seems are the ones I am refering to) should pick one person who is competant with the current version and send them snippets of the code they want inserted and let the selected person handle that and the compilation and then they can post the results here on this forum under a special thread. Clearly such an update wont be an official one until Rares adds it to MTG Forge himself but at least we can play with the changes and see if there are bugs. (There are ALWAYS bugs

)

This is sort of what Rares suggested already but modified a bit.

by **jpb** » 30 Sep 2008, 06:09

I won't be doing it.

by **DennisBergkamp** » 30 Sep 2008, 16:43

I wouldn't mind doing something like this, except for the fact that I don't have:

1) the latest beta's additions + fixes in a compilable form (in my version, putting creatures with flash into play through elvish piper makes them disappear, creatures don't tap when regenerating, no black vise/storm herd/dual lands/festival of trokin/etc., shadow creatures can block non-shadow creatures, etc. etc.). It just seems that when I would release my version, it would be far inferior to Forge's latest beta, which doesn't only include a bunch of cool new cards, it also includes some vital fixes. Releasing my version for testing purposes would not make a lot of sense either, since Forge fixed a bunch of things and we might just run into old errors that are already fixed.

2) any real understanding of classes/files other than CardFactory.java (yet).

I guess if Forge releases a compilable version of his Beta, I would not mind adding in my stuff, compiling it and releasing that as an unofficial test version.

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