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Lucas1009991
HGMuller wrote:

I created an entirely new class of pieces, the so-called 'flash leapers', for a large chess variant I designed ('onslaught'). This replaces the captures of relatively slow pieces like the Knight by a non-capture riding move (i.e. repeating the same leap in the same direction an arbitrary number of times, in this case a non-capturing Nightrider move) as long as the pieces stand on their own board half.

The idea was to speed up the game (large variants are often tedious to play) by making the leapers useless for defending your own King, and make it possible to deploy them in locations where they can threaten the enemy King fortress in a single move.

Sounds Really cool😃

btw I need some help, I want to make a interactive diagram on chessvariants.com with these images for the pieces:


What is the easiest way of doing that? I already know how to make interactive diagrams, I just need to know how to use custom pieces images

SlapBattlesLegend

IDK but my new chess piece is...

Warship!

Reskin of queen, like how the boat is a reskin of the rook

Raft!

Reskin of pawn

Cargo Ship!

Reskin of king

Scout Ship!

Reskin of horse

Submarine!

Reskin of bishop

HGMuller
Lucas1009991 schreef:

What is the easiest way of doing that? I already know how to make interactive diagrams, I just need to know how to use custom pieces images

To use a custom image (i.e. an image not present in the directory where the other pieces are), you must upload the image, and use the URL of its location in the HTML description of the Diagram, with the color prefix replaced by a % sign.

Lucas1009991
HGMuller wrote:
Lucas1009991 schreef:

What is the easiest way of doing that? I already know how to make interactive diagrams, I just need to know how to use custom pieces images

To use a custom image (i.e. an image not present in the directory where the other pieces are), you must upload the image, and use the URL of its location in the HTML description of the Diagram, with the color prefix replaced by a % sign.

Can you please give me a example?

HGMuller

In the Minjiku Shogi Interactive Diagram I use a custom image for the Fire Dragon (an animated GIF). The definition looks like this:

satellite=minjiku
files=10
ranks=12
promoZ4
maxPromote=13
promoOffset=13
symmetry=rotate
graphicsDir=/graphics.dir/alfaeriePNG/
squareSize=50
graphicsType=png
lightShade=#ffffcf
darkShade=#70b09f
rimColor=#0f0f90
holeColor=#0f0f90
coordColor=#efef1f
borders=0
firstRank=0
useMarkers=1
newClick=1
trackPieces=26
spell=burn
spellZF
blastZF
atomicCapture=0
captureMatrix=/////////10^.6^.6^^.^.10^.6^.6^^.^///////10^.6^.6^^.^.10^.6^.6^^.^///////24^^.^.24^^.^/25^.^.25^.^/@27
hole::::a0-j0
pawn::fW:chinesepawn:a3-j3
silver::nervous.pngilvergeneral:c1,h1
gold:::goldgeneralgrin.png1,g1
minister::K:guard:e0
kirin:Y:FD:warmachineferz:b2
phoenixangry.png:WA:elephantwazir:i2
lateral mover:Lnervous.pngRvWifnDnervous.pngidemover:a2,j2
bishop::::e1,f1
rook::::a1,j1
diagonal jumper::B(paf)8cB:vao2:c2,h2
viper::BcabW::g2
cobra::RcabF:grin.png2
queen::::b1
gold:+P:tongue.pngromotedshogipawn:
bishop:+S:::
rook:+G:::
orthogonal jumper:+M:R(paf)8cR:cannon:
samurai:+Y:NcabK:knightguard:
queen:+X:::
ninja:+L:FsjRcabWnervous.pngidemovergeneral:
viper:+B:BcabW::
cobra:+R:RcabF::
lion:+D:KaK::
area jumper::B(paf)8cBWafsKasF:vao:e2
jumping general::Q(paf)8cQtongue.pngaovao:f2
value=2000
fire dragon::QafsKasF:/membergraphics/MSminjikushogi/%firedragon100.gif:i1
king::K::f0

Lucas1009991
HGMuller wrote:

In the Minjiku Shogi Interactive Diagram I use a custom image for the Fire Dragon (an animated GIF). The definition looks like this:

satellite=minjiku
files=10
ranks=12
promoZ4
maxPromote=13
promoOffset=13
symmetry=rotate
graphicsDir=/graphics.dir/alfaeriePNG/
squareSize=50
graphicsType=png
lightShade=#ffffcf
darkShade=#70b09f
rimColor=#0f0f90
holeColor=#0f0f90
coordColor=#efef1f
borders=0
firstRank=0
useMarkers=1
newClick=1
trackPieces=26
spell=burn
spellZF
blastZF
atomicCapture=0
captureMatrix=/////////10^.6^.6^^.^.10^.6^.6^^.^///////10^.6^.6^^.^.10^.6^.6^^.^///////24^^.^.24^^.^/25^.^.25^.^/@27
hole::::a0-j0
pawn::fW:chinesepawn:a3-j3
silver::ilvergeneral:c1,h1
gold:::goldgeneral1,g1
minister::K:guard:e0
kirin:Y:FD:warmachineferz:b2
phoenix:WA:elephantwazir:i2
lateral mover:LRvWifnDidemover:a2,j2
bishop::::e1,f1
rook::::a1,j1
diagonal jumper::B(paf)8cB:vao2:c2,h2
viper::BcabW::g2
cobra::RcabF:2
queen::::b1
gold:+P:romotedshogipawn:
bishop:+S:::
rook:+G:::
orthogonal jumper:+M:R(paf)8cR:cannon:
samurai:+Y:NcabK:knightguard:
queen:+X:::
ninja:+L:FsjRcabWidemovergeneral:
viper:+B:BcabW::
cobra:+R:RcabF::
lion:+D:KaK::
area jumper::B(paf)8cBWafsKasF:vao:e2
jumping general::Q(paf)8cQaovao:f2
value=2000
fire dragon::QafsKasF:/membergraphics/MSminjikushogi/%firedragon100.gif:i1
king::K::f0

Okay, thank you for the example, I think this will work for my interactive diagram:

files=12
ranks=12
promoZone=1
promoChoice=BHRW
graphicsDir=/graphics.dir/alfaerie/
squareSize=50
graphicsType=gif
stalemate=win
royal=K
pawn:fmnnDfceFfmnW*smWfWawn:a3,b3,c3,d3,e3,f3,g3,h3,i3,j3,k3,l3,,a10,b10,c10,d10,e10,f10,g10,h10,i10,j10,k10,l10
bishop:B:B:bishop:e1,h1,,e12,h12
rook:R:R:rook:a1,l1,,a12,l12
rhino:I:BNW:rhino1,,d12
actress:A:QnNnC:/graphics.dir/alfaeire/../alfaeriemisc/good/%supermaharajaschah.gif:f1,,f12
horse:H:WafsW:/graphics.dir/alfaeire/../alfaeriemisc/compounds/%horsewazir.gif:b1,k1,,b12,k12
ship:RNFhip:i1,,i12
warrior:W:HC:/graphics.dir/alfaeire/../alfaerie5/%templar.gif:c1,j1,,c12,j12
king:K:KirpO5ilpO6iNiAiD:king:g1,,g12

if there’s something that doesn’t work on the HTML code then please tell me (to see the code then just try to reply me and see the code without the emojis)

HereForTheLore

The velocityraptor/accellaraptor

Has x and y velocity. When it moves, it can take up to 8 'turns'. Each turn, you change the x and y velocity by a number between -1 and 1, and the x and y can be changed by two different numbers. After that, it changes its rank by the x velocity and its file by the y velocity (relative to what side you are). Its turns immediately are all used up if it captures a piece. It cannot legally pass over edges or pieces, but if its x and y veocities are BOTH 0 and it lands on an opposing piece, then it captures that piece. It is finished moving when all its turns are used up.

imaking1234

wall: able to move everywhere on the board except for occupied squares. the wall may not take or be taken. the wall can only move once per game.

juggernaut: moves like a queen, but it can't stop moving until it is blocked by a piece, reaches the boards edge, or takes an enemy piece. the juggernaut may castle.

CherryQueenOwO

Make it pink! Bubblegum pink! UwU

jjjjjiiiiijjhhhhhhjjhhjjj

hahahahaj

BrokenRocketBoat
Speedster:

Moves like rook, but has to go until stopped by a piece
Superplayer7472

Huge rock. Doesn’t move at all and just blocks a 4x3 area.

Superplayer7472

Poison container. Takes up one square. When it’s crushed, it poisons the Shrödinger’s cat so it turns from superposition (alive + dead) to just dead.

BrokenRocketBoat
Poisoned Amazon: 14 points. Moves like Amazon. When captured, it captures the piece that captured it, then it goes back to the square it was just on, and turns into a regular Amazon. If it is captured again, it does NOT come back
eeeeeeepe18

bob: is 5 points moves like a amazon and camel and the sheep

Lunar000

Parasite

-Moves like a wazir.

-Ä°nstead of capturing,it attaches to other pieces.

-It can attach to allied pieces.

-Allied pieces can transmit the parasite to any square that they they can capture,including other allied peaces.The parasite may also hop on to another piece when on a piece using its regular movement.

-The parasite can't infect the king.

-Infected enemy pieces are now controlled by the side the parasite is on.

-Infected enemy pieces are not capturable by its own team for 1 turn.

Ghass2015
  • PAWN + KNIGHT
  • PAWN + BISHOP
  • ROOK + KNIGHT RIDER
  • WILDEBEEST RIDER = CAMEL RIDER AND KNIGHT RIDER
  • AND THE STRONGEST PIECE, MORE THAN AMAZON, CANNON, MOVES LIKE AMAZON AND CAMEL
  • KING + BISHOP (KING DIAGONALS ARE REPLACED BY BISHOP DIAGONALS)
Superplayer7472

The Hungry Person- Doesn't move until it can capture something. Captures like a Queen. Dies (and vanishes) if it hasn't eaten anything for 30 moves.

Superplayer7472

No One- Is outside the board the whole game but it controls a1.

Aserew12phone

Cannon does those anyways