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Screenshot: PowerMad in Action

PowerMad is an online multiplayer space conquest game with backstabbing and intrigue. Join as a new player, conquer the galaxy, and engage in battles with other players. The game is still a work in progress, but offers a persistent game world and a consistent user experience across multiple platforms and connection speeds.

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Screenshot: PowerMad in Action

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  1. Screenshot: PowerMad in Action Controls Chat Display Station Chat Input Player

  2. The Goal • Online multiplayer space conquest game • Many players concurrently • Persistent game world, but still possible to join as a new player and do well • Backstabbing and intrigue • On the technical side, issues such as latency reduction and thread-safety, along with trying to provide a consistent user experience across multiple platforms and connection speeds. • Use of multiple technologies: Python for server and a Java applet for the client (using Swing for UI), plus playable via telnet.

  3. How far we got • Not all the way there, alas. • Chat server underlies game (Step 1) • Basics of game logic are mostly in place, with some gaps (combat, missions). • Client displays game data, but interaction with server is incomplete. • In general, needs glue to fill in the gaps, and a good deal of polish. • Way too slow, but hard to measure accurately. • Looks nice, though.

  4. Challenges • Originally planned for 4-stage project, had to cram it into 3 (realized this rather late). • Learning two new technologies (Python and Swing) – not bad, really. Neither is particularly efficient at run-time; better for prototyping. • Scope of project – ambitious (we think). • Planning and communication; had to make some mistakes in order to realize where these needed to be improved.

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