Online Baghchal Update Cycle 10 / UC10, Dec 21st 2012
Online Baghchal Android App
- From Android app players can
- Play offline, publish offline games to OB
- Play, Chat, Watch, Replay, Share games online in real time
- Public Chat, Send Private message
- Most features of baghchal.net are implemented as is into the Android version.
- Changes in Online Baghchal Website
- OB API, we have plans to open it to public in future.
- Android icon added in notifications, chat, home page, game page etc
Why we built Android version?- Because we wanted to make it easy to play baghchal on the comfort
of our office desk, sofa, bed, bathroom, restaurants or even from
the peak of everest when/where mobile network is available.
of our office desk, sofa, bed, bathroom, restaurants or even from
the peak of everest when/where mobile network is available.
Performance Improvements
- Server resources upgrade
- Database Optimization
- Game play and overall website response is made faster
We are working on
- Expert Mode (better AI) on play with computer
- Top Users list based on game play stastics not only based on OB score.
- Competition @ Android App
Online Baghchal Update Cycle 9 / UC9, Aug 8th 2012
Competitions
- Competition Statuses
- Scheduled - Initial phase. Callout for sponsors.
- Open - Registration opens.
- Progress - The competition happens here.
- Finished - When Competition is over.
- Dissolved - In disputes
- Email Notifications During Competition.
- Register to competition
- Registration approval
- Competition reminder (participants only)
Sponsors
- Sponsor Categories: General Ad Pages & Competition
- Sponsor Types: Gold, Silver & Bronze
- General Ad Pages (Gold - 6 months, Silver - 3 months & Bronze - 1 month)
- Home Page (Logged In / Not Logged In - 120x90)
- Game Page
- With Computer ( Logged In/ Not Logged In - 290x90)
- Watch / Replay (Logged In/ Not Logged In - 290x90)
- With Opponent (Logged In - 120x90)
- Profile Page (Logged In / Not Logged In - 290x90)
- Competition Listing Page (Both Logged In & Not Logged In - 120x90)
- Competition Sponsors
- Gold - Sponsors all prizes of a competition
- Silver - Sponsors any one prize of a competition (mid level)
- Bronze - Sponsors any one prize of a competition (average sponsorship)
- Sponsors Listing Page
- Sponsor-us page for quick contact on sponsorship
- Show name of sponsors in public competition page
Home Page
- Minor design / description changes
- Active Competition games will be shown at homepage during competition period.
- Highlight own competition game in homepage and competition page.
- All of the Recents games can be browsed from Recent Games link.
Minor Improvements
- Growl messages
- Signin button in home page
- User can signin both by username or email
- Improvement in sound notification
- Profile image in online and registered users
- User profile page - played games and competition games
- Email notification for opponent when offline for private chat message
- Private Chat renamed to message. We are working on to build Private Messaging feature out of Private Chat.
- User last login activity in profile page. “Last Seen”
- User menu at top navigation
- Game page modified to show competition details if any.
- Game builder is now - mobile/tablet friendly. Thanks rickymooston for the feedback.
Online Baghchal Update Cycle 8 / UC8, May 27th 2012
We have new Homepage. What say ? *wink*
- Our homepage got a new look.
- 8 Top Players are listed in home page, who's next to be listed here ? Definitely you.
- 10 Recent games are shown in home page.
Online Bagh Chal is more open to new visitors
- Most of the internal links were accessible only loggin into the system in past.
- Registration is only required to play with other players (i.e join waiting games)
- We made following pages public i.e new users can access all of these pages without registering to Online Bagh chal
- Online Players
- Registered Players
- Playing Games
- Waiting Games
- Finished Games
Bagh Chal Game Builder
- Game Builder can be accessed at Game Builder
- Players can use Bagh chal game builder to showcase their strategies to other Baghchal players.
- We at Semicolon Developers internally use this tool to create tutorials / strategies for testing.
Player Profile page changes
- Now we have public profile pages. See Computer's public profile
- Only player's fullname, picture and obaghchal score are shown in public profile.
- Players can upload their pictures (optional)
- Players can add their contact number (optional).
Minor Updates
- Player icons coreclty displayed in play with computer
- Chat - private message filtered to display individual chats
- Display difficulty in details page of finished game with computer
- Remember me ?
- Login box at top nav
- Signup link for visitors.
- Have you forgot your Online Bagh Chal password ? Reset here.
- Minor adjustment in top navigation
- Minor spelling correction, made uniform text throught site
We are working on
- Online Bagh chal competition.
Online Baghchal Update Cycle 7 / UC7, Apr 27th 2012
Play with Computer / Online Bagh Chal Bot / AI
- Players can now Play Bagh Chal with Computer / AI at Online Bagh Chal
- Computer is treated as a general oBaghchal user that can play multiple bagh chal games at once
- Computer has its own profile page
- Users can play with computer by visiting Computer's profile page or Play with Computer link at top navigation
- Computer will be always online to play with oBaghchal users
- Computer can play as Bagh
- Computer can play as Goat (implemented first time in Online Bagh Chal)
- Currently Beginners/Medium level of bagh chal difficulty is implemented
- Game with Computer can be shared with ease
- Game with Computer can be watched with/without login
- Registration is not required to play with Computer (difficulty : beginners)
- Registered users can play with Computer (both difficulty : beginners & meduim), games with computer are all saved, users can watch replay/playback
- Score system for games with computer is updated. refer - Score System
- Difficulty : Expert (in progress), our bot has just started learning Bagh Chal *wink*
- Check our Developer's Blog to know more about how we implemented Bagh Chal AI
Minor Updates
- Home page (logged in) now shows real time updates
- "Invalid move" in game play was made more friendly
- Small bug in "User is watching message" fixed
- Minor adjustment in top navigation
Online Baghchal Update Cycle 6 / UC6, Feb 11th 2012
Admin profile page
- For feedback / feature request / claim dispute etc players now can directly contact admin
Audio beep when obaghchal browser tab is not in focus
- Game chat
- Public Chat
- Private Chat
- Game moves
Claim Dispute
Claim Dispute feature is similar to Give up score wise.
But allows user to quit game safely. @admin will decide who wins the game.
Dispute Claim reason is visible in Game details page with admins' reason for dispute resolution.
Criteria for resolving disputes
- Reason for dispute claim
- Player's Online Baghchal score
- Player's activity in Online Baghchal
- Admin will watch playback of the disputed games.
- On conflicts of interest, all game dispute resolution rights @ Online Baghchal admins.
- No disputed games shall be resolved without a reason by admin.
Rate Opponent
User when Claiming Dispute / Giving up a game can rate opponent.
This rating will be considered as a measure for opponent's responsiveness in game, socialibility in chat and activeness in online baghchal website.
Minor Fixes
- Baghchal favicon added throughout the site
- Baghchal board image in - about page
- Public chat sticky notification to all. (user shared a message)
- Creator should be able to delete Game until 5 goats are placed : in home page / game page.
- Opponent should be able to leave Game until 5 goats are placed : in game page.
- Claim/Dispute Notifications to players
- Rate opponent while Giving Up
- Score system update for Dispute / Resolved game
Online Baghchal Update Cycle 5 / UC5, Feb 3rd 2012
- No Signup: replay game - start and end of the game notification
- Send private message to the existing users only
- Send private message to the existing users only
- Send growl "is watching game" for playing game only
- Game created notification send to all, sticky.
- Gem Joined notification send to all, sticky.
Game sharing options
- Information inside Game sharing pop up at home page made more visible.
- Game can be shared from Game Play page
- Game can be shared from Game Playback page
- Game can be shared without Signup
Online Baghchal Update Cycle 4 / UC4, Feb 2nd 2012
- <meta> tags messages
- Game delete option for games without opponent.
- Reply/Playback finished games without signup
- Game play page - You Vs. opponent - profile links added for easier navigation
- Minor spelling fixes
Online Baghchal Update Cycle 3 / UC3, Jan 30th 2012
- Home page not loading problem at different browsers fixed
- No signup required for Wacthing playing / finished games.
- /game styled
- Profile page game table Created Time
- Game play Chat - watcher name in italic / jgrowl
- Login message made uniform throughout all the page
- /rules - Gives Up / Wins / Looses
- Game play chat collapse time after game finishes increased, 20 seconds
Online Baghchal Update Cycle 2 / UC2, Jan 25th 2012
- Notification for private message ?
- Notification – click to read effect
- Help message below Score at profile page. "Score System ?"
- Game Logic bugs fixed
- Online User Score
- Finished/Giveup games table
- Finished/Giveup games table
- Pop up message – error in transfer – for unidentified cases – removed.
- "Is online" growl message for all online players.
- Show all messages in Message reload – in game chat
- Goat captured (dead goat) notification on both sides.
Read details here.
Online Baghchal Update Cycle 1 / UC1, Jan 12th 2012
- Score System changed
- Public Chat – User profile url in chat messages, sticky mention in receiving end for private messages.
- Finished Game Replay/Playback
Minor Improvements
- Visual Clue – movement squares
- Bagh Icon in Game Play Page – Status –> Turn section increased
- New game created notification – sticky
- Score of Online PLayers fixed
- Automatic pop up removal after few seconds.
- Game Chat Improvement – User profile URL added to chat message sender, sticky mention of private messages.
- Option to share game made more visible.
- Give up warning made more informative.
- Updated help section for Creating/Sharing games
Read details here.
