Re: [Announce] Puzzle Master - a jigsaw puzzle game
 

Maybe just pressing the arrow keys could highlight a piece which you could then select with the center key? (Return on the N800, KP_Enter on the N810 and N900 [or vice versa, I can't remember :)])

Anyway, my question was to see if you had already implemented such a feature. Please don't bother on my account - the real solution would be for me to source a replacement N800 touchscreen from somewhere...

Thanks for the great program and for taking the time to backport it. :) Maybe I'll be able to run this program on my Windows desktop using Qt's cross-platform abilities

Re: [Announce] Puzzle Master - a jigsaw puzzle game
 

Not yet.

I was thinking about a possibility for this anyway.

It is not as exciting to play it on a desktop computer as on a touchscreen device, but you can of course get the source here. Compiling and running takes one click with Qt Creator, and it should work on Windows.

Re: [Announce] Puzzle Master - a jigsaw puzzle game
 

Thanks for fixing the timer, and i like the new icons and the option to pause the game.

But the drop shadow effect is a little slower than before.


Thanks for this great game.

Re: [Announce] Puzzle Master - a jigsaw puzzle game
 

I'm happy you like them. :)

Nothing has changed about the effect. You can turn it off if you experience slowness. This is mostly due to the N900 graphics chip performing very poorly with alpha blending. (And will usually occour when you have bigger puzzles.)

You are welcome! I'm glad you like it.

Re: [Announce] Puzzle Master - a jigsaw puzzle game
 

Try in fullscreen ;)
very smooth :P

Re: [Announce] Puzzle Master - a jigsaw puzzle game
 

I always play in fullscreen.

Well i turn the drop shadow effect off and now is so much better, thanks.

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See this site's 24 february 2010 entry - there is a table which compares OpenGL ES hardware rendering with software rendering. As it turns out, there are things for which the N900's hardware is actually slower than software. On that site, look for "Image Data ARGB", "Image Blend", etc. Seems that alpha blending (what the drop shadow effect is all about) is rather slow on it.

Re: [Announce] Puzzle Master - a jigsaw puzzle game
 

Why OpenGL-ES2.0 is slower than the software in this case?

Re: [Announce] Puzzle Master - a jigsaw puzzle game
 

No idea.
Maybe a design shortcoming or defect in the graphics chip?

Re: [Announce] Puzzle Master - a jigsaw puzzle game
 

Actually you can make a real puzzle branch pieces on the sides (just to make it looks not so square) and if you want to merge two pieces in one you should place it near each other and press pop up merge button.

Re: [Announce] Puzzle Master - a jigsaw puzzle game
 

It was recommended earlier in this thread that a wait timer should be introduced, so you can't accidentally match the pieces you don't want to match.

What do you think about this one?

Re: [Announce] Puzzle Master - a jigsaw puzzle game
 

If you add that, add it like an option. So we can disable it if we want.

Re: [Announce] Puzzle Master - a jigsaw puzzle game
 

Of course. :)

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+1
Yep, but delay should be no longer then 1 sec.

Re: [Announce] Puzzle Master - a jigsaw puzzle game
 

when will this be ready for the extra repo?

Re: [Announce] Puzzle Master - a jigsaw puzzle game
 

Thanks for the new version. The new fullscreen mod is great.

Re: [Announce] Puzzle Master - a jigsaw puzzle game
 

That'll happen when I consider it ready.
You can use the application already, it is stable and everything, but I haven't done all the features I wanted. You can expect it in Extras soon. :)

Thanks!
Yes, there is a new version in the repo, it's mostly about performance improvements and bug fixes.
And also the new fullscreen mode. :)

Re: [Announce] Puzzle Master - a jigsaw puzzle game
 

okay thx i will look for it :)

Re: [Announce] Puzzle Master - a jigsaw puzzle game
 

A new version of puzzle-master has just been uploaded to extras-devel.

Changelog:

* New Game dialog added
* Ability to start in fullscreen
* Ability to enable/disable OpenGL
* Fixed a bug with the timer
* Symbian is now an officially supported platform

As always, feedback is welcome. :)

Cheers,
Venemo

Re: [Announce] Puzzle Master - a jigsaw puzzle game
 

smoother without opengl in windowed mode, but in fullscreen better with opengl :D

Re: [Announce] Puzzle Master - a jigsaw puzzle game
 

Indeed, however the drop shadow effect is not working well without OpenGL.

Re: [Announce] Puzzle Master - a jigsaw puzzle game
 

Thanks, runs pretty good, I like the fullscreen mode, also difficulty settings are nicely done, one thing though, is it possible to autamtically load all images present in device or choose a directory and it will find all images in?

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That would be great. I´m playing Puzzle Master almost every day, so automatic load could add more fun.

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Hey guys!

Somehow, in some mysterious way, I've found some time to make Puzzle Master 2 work on Maemo 5 too. :) It's been working on MeeGo 1.2 Harmattan for some time now, but now it works on Maemo 5 once again. The improvements may not be so big for Maemo 5 (new UI + multitouch support when applicable, which it isn't on the N900), but I think I still would like to upload it to Extras.

However, I need a few testers to make sure everything's OK with the new version.
Could someone who has an N900 give me a hand and test a .deb for me?

Thanks in advance!

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The new version does have something like that instead of the traditional file dialog, but the necessary Qt mobility packages are not present on Maemo 5.

Hey, that is so nice to hear! :)

In any case, adding new images and starting a new game are both more easy and more fun with Puzzle Master 2. :)