If someone would write a 9600 BAUD "driver" for configuring that ethernet device, Boray Gamon could be the first Vic game to off-load the "heavy lifting" to the cloud
News in V1.31:
* "Clever Vic" wins least 20% more points when playing against the previous version.
* You can now save the game to continue later.
* Bugfix: The same player always started.
PRG Starter - a VICE helper / Vic Software (Boray Gammon, SD2IEC music player, Vic Disk Menu, Tribbles, Mega Omega, How Many 8K etc.)
News in V1.32:
Bugfix, or rather an esthetical correction: A few letters from "PRESS PLAY ON TAPE" was left on the screen when loading a saved game from tape.
(It uses the same device as the game was loaded from by the way)
PRG Starter - a VICE helper / Vic Software (Boray Gammon, SD2IEC music player, Vic Disk Menu, Tribbles, Mega Omega, How Many 8K etc.)
would you consider highlighting the keys that allow a legal move? E.g. if (for selected dice) there are three possible moves, highlight their keys on the board. Just an idea.
New release: V1.45:
* Keys for possible moves (with the selected dice) are now highlighted (idea by Nippur72). All other possible keys are also highlighted (return, P etc.)
* The improved AI wins 8% more points when playing against the previous version.
* If you have a checker on the bar and the first dice is blocked, then the dices are now switched automatically so that you can enter it more easily.
PRG Starter - a VICE helper / Vic Software (Boray Gammon, SD2IEC music player, Vic Disk Menu, Tribbles, Mega Omega, How Many 8K etc.)
And please stop improving the AI as I can't beat it anymore!
BTW, as a side project to do on the long term, would you consider providing an custom version of the game that is able to play against another opponent via serial port ? (see this other post). You could define a very simple protocol and read keys with GET # instead of GET.