Gccg Mythos

Mythos CCG plugin for GCCG

NEWS

2015-01-29 test server shutdown

I've shutdown the markferry.net Mythos and Cthulhu test servers.

2012-03-05 Install Mythos.bat updated to fix fonts packages.

While I'm not certain, I presume the "fonts-windows" package was merged with the "fonts" package but the install scripts for Windows weren't updated. Thanks to Paul Dubé for pointing this out.

2011-12-13 mythos-data package broken and fixed

It seems the mythos-data-11072901.tgz file was broken. I've pushed an updated version (11072902).

2011-10-28 new packages

As of mythos-0.3.1 and mythos-data-11072901 (released 2011-10-28) I've rearranged the packages:

• mythos has core files and free graphics
• mythos-data contains only the xml card data
• mythos-graphics contains the non-free graphics

Quickstart Linux

cd gccg
./gccg_package source add http://markferry.net/gccg/
./gccg_package install mythos mythos-data
./ccg_client --server markferry.net mythos.xml

Quickstart Windows

From the Desktop

1. Save Install Mythos.bat to your GCCG directory and run it
2. Save Mythos.bat to your GCCG directory and run it

From a Command Prompt

cd gccg
perl gccg_package source add http://markferry.net/gccg/
perl gccg_package install mythos mythos-data
ccg_client --server markferry.net mythos.xml

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1.  Package Installation

http://markferry.net/gccg/

• mythos: client
• mythos-data: card data
• mythos-graphics: optional non-free graphics (40MB)

1.1  Linux Installation

./gccg_package source add http://markferry.net/gccg/
./gccg_package install mythos mythos-data

Non-free Graphics (40MB)

./gccg_package install mythos-graphics

1.2  Windows Installation

From a Command Prompt

• Follow the instructions to unzip GCCG and run the Install.bat, select Mtg without cards (or any other game you like, for that matter).

  perl gccg_package source add http://markferry.net/gccg/
  perl gccg_package install mythos mythos-data
  perl ccg_client --server markferry.net mythos.xml
  
  

From the Desktop

Hm, since Mythos isn't in the current release of GCCG it's a bit of a chicken and egg situation providing an easy way to install it. But try this:

Install

• Download Install Mythos.bat
• Save or copy it to your GCCG directory and run it.

If you can't download .bat files then you can create it manually instead:

• Copy and paste the following into a text editor:

  perl gccg_package source add http://markferry.net/gccg/
  perl gccg_package install core client fonts windows32 mythos mythos-data
  
  

• Save the file as "Install Mythos.bat" in your GCCG directory and run it.

Run

• Download Mythos.bat from github.
• Save or copy it to your GCCG directory and run it.

If you can't download .bat files then you can create it manually instead:

• Copy and paste the following into a text editor:

  @echo off
  set HOME=C:
  set USER=Windows
  set CLIENT=.\ccg_client.exe
  if exist .\home set HOME=.\home
  if exist module_windows32\ccg_client.exe set CLIENT=module_windows32\ccg_client.exe
  start %CLIENT% --server markferry.net --user %USER% %1 %2 %3 %4 %5 %6 %7 %8 %9 mythos.xml
  
  

• Save the file as "Mythos.bat" and run it.

2.  Playing

• At the start of a game you're prompted to select the investigator you'll be using
  • It's your own damn fault if you remove-from-game all your investigators
• Ctrl+PgUp? puts a card on top of your Story Deck (from 0.2.4 onwards)
• Ctrl+PgDown? buries a card at the bottom of your Story Deck (from 0.2.4 onwards)
• "+x" or "-x" or just "x" modifies your SAN
• "/ap x" modifies your adventure points
• "/pass" announces a Pass (but does little else for now)
• It seems easier to leave your current location in play rather than on top of your story deck - for walking, gate status, clearing your story deck when completing an adventure, etc.

3.  Source

3.1  Client & Card data

Git browse, repo

This git repo is a super-project containing:

• a subtree (core/) which syncs with gccg SVN on sf.net via git-svn.
• a submodule (mythos/) which links to the non-free data repo below

3.2  Optional non-free data

Git http repo (read-only)

If you think some of the graphics look weird it's because they had to be recreated from the "cleaned" images that were available - using ImageMagick? to merge in the text from the card database.

4.  Testing

• There are 1, 2, 3 and 4-player tables running on the server

4.1  Client only

./ccg_client --server markferry.net mythos.xml

4.2  All modules

• Note that the factory server depends on scripts from SVN after 2011-05-20

./Server factory-mythos    #1
./Server meta-mythos    #2
./Server --server localhost --players 1 mythos    #3
./ccg_client --server localhost --user some-username mythos.xml    #4

1. Start the factory server
2. Start the meta server
3. Start a game server for 1 player
4. Run the client to connect to the local mythos meta server as user <some-username>, don't load graphics

5.  Feedback

All bugs, comments, offers of firstborn children via github or e-mail (gccg AT markferry DOT net)

6.  Links

• http://stackoverflow.com/questions/796991/fork-and-sync-google-code-svn-into-github