[BETA] Minesweeper - Page 4

bjmiller121 · 07-05-2008, 09:46 PM

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Originally Posted by Danni

My Minesweeper is pretty in pink

sorry guys. If I can create a skin it can't be to difficult. I thought that your instructions were very good and easy to follow. It does take a while to do though. I took some pictures but I don't know how to get them in my post. sad I know

I'd love to see your skin! (o:
to put your pictures up here, Upload them to a site like tinypic.com and once it's uploaded, they will give you a little code that you just copy and paste into a post here. If you use tinypic.com, the code you want will be under "IMG Code for Forums & Message Boards".

cable729 · 07-05-2008, 11:00 PM

thank you so much for improving the movement, can't wait to get it on my zune!! +rep!!

wiisrock · 07-05-2008, 11:07 PM

can you make it so if you're over a 1 and you've already flagged one of the squares around it then if you press the play button and then the middle button it selects all the squares around it?... kind of hard to explaing but it's in the microsoft pc version.

bjmiller121 · 07-06-2008, 12:25 AM

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Originally Posted by wiisrock

can you make it so if you're over a 1 and you've already flagged one of the squares around it then if you press the play button and then the middle button it selects all the squares around it?... kind of hard to explaing but it's in the microsoft pc version.

That's interesting. I never knew about this feature.

This is what the help file says about it:

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Originally Posted by Minesweeper Help

If you have marked all the mines around a numbered square, you can uncover the remaining squares around it by clicking the numbered square with the left and right mouse buttons simultaneously. If not all mines surrounding the numbered square have been marked, the remaining covered or unmarked squares will appear to be depressed (or flash) when the numbered square is clicked with both buttons simultaneously.

So if you have a 2 on the screen and you have 2 flags around the 2 and you right-left click on the 2 it will automatically uncover the rest of the mines around the 2 because you assume none of them are mines. I think this could be a pretty handy feature and might help cut down best times if you get the hang of it. The only snag on this feature is that it will only work with the "Revealed tiles can be selected" option selected (for obvious reasons).

Danni · 07-06-2008, 06:30 AM

Thanks for the help BJMiller, Here's my skin. Hope you guys like it

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These are with my camera, screenshots are a little beyond me

Epoc · 07-06-2008, 11:35 AM

I just downloaded the game and it's awesome. I made a skin (instead of smilely faces, theyre skulls.) but the selector is messed up. Whenever I highlight an option, The black of the selector covers the words. It's not a big problem, but it would be nice to fix...

CouchPotato99 · 07-06-2008, 05:04 PM

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Originally Posted by Epoc

I just downloaded the game and it's awesome. I made a skin (instead of smilely faces, theyre skulls.) but the selector is messed up. Whenever I highlight an option, The black of the selector covers the words. It's not a big problem, but it would be nice to fix...

Not quite sure what went wrong, but I'll run you through some troubleshooting...

Did you change the selector image? If so, does part of your image overlap with the text? Did you make the open area of the select image transparent?
Did you change the font? That could cause some problems...
Did you change any of the code?

xPossessed to Thrashx · 07-06-2008, 10:33 PM

Awsome dude minesweeper is such a classic. +rep

Epoc · 07-07-2008, 05:06 AM

Ok, I'm going to go with A, I changed the selector image. how do you make it transparent in paint? or if not possible I can do it in gimp. Thanks for the help, I wasn't sure if I forgot to add something, but that sounds like what I did (or didn't do). I'll try to post some pictures when it's fixed. In the meantime, +rep.

CouchPotato99 · 07-07-2008, 08:02 AM

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Originally Posted by Epoc

Ok, I'm going to go with A, I changed the selector image. how do you make it transparent in paint? or if not possible I can do it in gimp. Thanks for the help, I wasn't sure if I forgot to add something, but that sounds like what I did (or didn't do). I'll try to post some pictures when it's fixed. In the meantime, +rep.

You can't do transparency in Paint (as far as I know...) but you can in Gimp. Open your image and if the part you want transparent is all one color you can say "Layer > Transparency > Color to Alpha" and then if you click on the color and change it to the one you are using for the background it will become transparent. You can also say "Layer > Transparency > Add Alpha Channel" and then use the eraser tool to erase your background and make it transparent. (tip: setting the zoom really high and setting the Eraser to "Hard Edge" helps when using this method) Hope that solves your problem!

Epoc · 07-07-2008, 09:28 AM

Thanks, I'll try that right now...

EDIT: And it worked! I had to erase the background color, but it works, and now I'm happy... Now for the music

Netrix · 07-07-2008, 09:59 AM

This looks amazing. I am definitely getting it.

Epoc · 07-07-2008, 10:42 AM

Yay to skullz minesweeper! Anyone who wants the skin, ask me and I'll send it.
ps the numbers, I tried to make look like bones, but was done in paint.

CouchPotato99 · 07-08-2008, 12:47 PM

I just finished version 2.1. The skin support for this version is more streamlined. Instead of having to edit the code if a user wants to add a custom skin, they simply have to add an xml file to their solution. The creator of the skin should supply the xml file, called a "skinfo" (get it? skin info?)

If you want to create a custom skin, there are instructions here, and the application used to create skinfos can be downloaded on the version 2.1 release page.

If you want to use any of the new custom skins, you MUST download version 2.1 of Zune Minesweeper, available here. However, you DO NOT need to download the Skinfo Creator if you do not want to create any custom skins.

I hope this makes the custom skinning process much easier. Thanks for all your feedback! Now I need to get to work on adding that music support...

Edit: Here's a screenshot of the Skinfo Creator:

Huntsman85 · 07-29-2008, 12:35 PM

This game is awesome!

tuteemunger · 07-29-2008, 04:33 PM

Nice Game

Justananomaly · 07-29-2008, 04:42 PM

+ YouTube Video

leefy008 · 07-31-2008, 10:01 PM

love this game more then life it's self, thanks!

Netrix · 07-31-2008, 11:21 PM

This really is amazing. You did a wonderful job. I can not think of anything that could be improved other than making it so if the first space that the player selects is a mine, the mine gets moved to another space. Half of the time, the first space that I select when playing a new game has a mine, so I have to start a new game and try again.

MehStrongBadMeh · 08-01-2008, 07:30 AM

This game is awesome!

I only haz one suggestion:
In the computer minesweeper left clicking and right clicking at the same time on a number would reveal all the tiles surrounding it if enough flags have been placed around the original tile (i.e. if you click on a "2" tile, it only reveals the other tiles if two flags have been placed next to it). It would be nice if this Zune version had that feature. It could be activated just by hitting center while selecting a number.

If it is too hard to program such a feature then I understand. But this game would be perfect with that feature.

07-06-2008, 06:30 AM	#65 (permalink)
Danni Zuner Join Date: May 2008 Location: Midwest Posts: 51 Reputation: 10	Thanks for the help BJMiller, Here's my skin. Hope you guys like it , , These are with my camera, screenshots are a little beyond me

07-06-2008, 11:35 AM	#66 (permalink)
Epoc Experienced Zuner Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Vermont Posts: 177 Reputation: 18	I just downloaded the game and it's awesome. I made a skin (instead of smilely faces, theyre skulls.) but the selector is messed up. Whenever I highlight an option, The black of the selector covers the words. It's not a big problem, but it would be nice to fix... __________________ \nn/===IRON MAIDEN RULES===\nn/ Xbox live/Zune= Epocilyps. Invites are fine. need people with zunes on my friends list. To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.

07-07-2008, 05:06 AM	#69 (permalink)
Epoc Experienced Zuner Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Vermont Posts: 177 Reputation: 18	Ok, I'm going to go with A, I changed the selector image. how do you make it transparent in paint? or if not possible I can do it in gimp. Thanks for the help, I wasn't sure if I forgot to add something, but that sounds like what I did (or didn't do). I'll try to post some pictures when it's fixed. In the meantime, +rep. __________________ \nn/===IRON MAIDEN RULES===\nn/ Xbox live/Zune= Epocilyps. Invites are fine. need people with zunes on my friends list. To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.

07-07-2008, 09:28 AM	#71 (permalink)
Epoc Experienced Zuner Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Vermont Posts: 177 Reputation: 18	Thanks, I'll try that right now... EDIT: And it worked! I had to erase the background color, but it works, and now I'm happy... Now for the music __________________ \nn/===IRON MAIDEN RULES===\nn/ Xbox live/Zune= Epocilyps. Invites are fine. need people with zunes on my friends list. To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. Last edited by Epoc : 07-07-2008 at 10:17 AM.

07-07-2008, 09:59 AM	#72 (permalink)
Netrix Purger of Ignorance zB Programmer Section Staff Super Zuner Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: In my own world Posts: 1,670 Reputation: 231 Awards Showcase Total Awards: 1	This looks amazing. I am definitely getting it. __________________ "Against logic there is no armor like ignorance." - Laurence J. Peter Solitaire for your Zune! To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. Zune Book Reader! To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.

07-05-2008, 11:00 PM	#62 (permalink)
cable729 Experienced Zuner Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 230 Reputation: 14	thank you so much for improving the movement, can't wait to get it on my zune!! +rep!!

07-05-2008, 11:07 PM	#63 (permalink)
wiisrock Experienced Zuner Join Date: May 2008 Location: pie land Posts: 102 Reputation: 11	can you make it so if you're over a 1 and you've already flagged one of the squares around it then if you press the play button and then the middle button it selects all the squares around it?... kind of hard to explaing but it's in the microsoft pc version.

07-06-2008, 10:33 PM	#68 (permalink)
xPossessed to Thrashx Squirt Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 17 Reputation: 10	Awsome dude minesweeper is such a classic. +rep

07-07-2008, 10:42 AM	#73 (permalink)
Epoc Experienced Zuner Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Vermont Posts: 177 Reputation: 18	Yay to skullz minesweeper! Anyone who wants the skin, ask me and I'll send it. ps the numbers, I tried to make look like bones, but was done in paint. __________________ \nn/===IRON MAIDEN RULES===\nn/ Xbox live/Zune= Epocilyps. Invites are fine. need people with zunes on my friends list. To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. Last edited by Epoc : 07-07-2008 at 10:44 AM.

07-08-2008, 12:47 PM	#74 (permalink)
CouchPotato99 Zuner Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 75 Reputation: 53	I just finished version 2.1. The skin support for this version is more streamlined. Instead of having to edit the code if a user wants to add a custom skin, they simply have to add an xml file to their solution. The creator of the skin should supply the xml file, called a "skinfo" (get it? skin info?) If you want to create a custom skin, there are instructions here, and the application used to create skinfos can be downloaded on the version 2.1 release page. If you want to use any of the new custom skins, you MUST download version 2.1 of Zune Minesweeper, available here. However, you DO NOT need to download the Skinfo Creator if you do not want to create any custom skins. I hope this makes the custom skinning process much easier. Thanks for all your feedback! Now I need to get to work on adding that music support... Edit: Here's a screenshot of the Skinfo Creator: Last edited by CouchPotato99 : 07-08-2008 at 02:00 PM. Reason: added screenshot

07-29-2008, 12:35 PM	#75 (permalink)
Huntsman85 Experienced Zuner Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 121 Reputation: 23	This game is awesome! __________________ XNA Zune Alarm Clock! To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.

07-29-2008, 04:33 PM	#76 (permalink)
tuteemunger Zewbie Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 6 Reputation: 10	Nice Game

07-31-2008, 10:01 PM	#78 (permalink)
leefy008 Jr. Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: dc Posts: 367 Reputation: 18	love this game more then life it's self, thanks!

07-31-2008, 11:21 PM	#79 (permalink)
Netrix Purger of Ignorance zB Programmer Section Staff Super Zuner Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: In my own world Posts: 1,670 Reputation: 231 Awards Showcase Total Awards: 1	This really is amazing. You did a wonderful job. I can not think of anything that could be improved other than making it so if the first space that the player selects is a mine, the mine gets moved to another space. Half of the time, the first space that I select when playing a new game has a mine, so I have to start a new game and try again. __________________ "Against logic there is no armor like ignorance." - Laurence J. Peter Solitaire for your Zune! To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. Zune Book Reader! To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.

08-01-2008, 07:30 AM	#80 (permalink)
MehStrongBadMeh Zuner Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Free Country, USA Posts: 65 Reputation: 15	This game is awesome! I only haz one suggestion: In the computer minesweeper left clicking and right clicking at the same time on a number would reveal all the tiles surrounding it if enough flags have been placed around the original tile (i.e. if you click on a "2" tile, it only reveals the other tiles if two flags have been placed next to it). It would be nice if this Zune version had that feature. It could be activated just by hitting center while selecting a number. If it is too hard to program such a feature then I understand. But this game would be perfect with that feature. __________________ MehStrongBadMeh - zB Junior Executive Of Not Having To Go On Pointless Business Trips Note: The viewpoint posted above does not necessarily reflect the opinion of MehStrongBadMeh (or does it?)

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