ChessCraft
Overview
ChessCraft is a Bukkit plugin which lets you play chess. It has support for multiple chessboards and multiple concurrent games, playing against other players, or against the computer. Multiple board and piece styles are supported, along with an integrated piece designer, player ranking ladder and more.
Latest Version
- ChessCraft 2.5.2 for CraftBukkit 1.7.9+
- ChessCraft 2.4.5 for CraftBukkit 1.7.2-R0.3/1.6.4-R2.0
- ChessCraft 2.3.4 for CraftBukkit 1.6.2-R0.1/1.5.2-R1.0/1.4.7-R1.0
Note: the ChessCraft for Bukkit plugin is completely unrelated to the Forge ChessCraft mod which can be found here: http://www.minecraftforum.net/topic/1621907-1467101chesscraft-play-chessbetter-than-chess
Videos
- See the Videos page for some demonstration & tutorial videos.
Features
- Complete implementation of the rules of chess (including castling, promotion, en passant etc.)
- Create as many chessboards as you like in your world(s), and run multiple concurrent games on them
- Create different board and chess set styles (several board/set styles are included)
- Players can fly around chess boards even without creative mode (v1.3.0+ needed)
- Permissions support (via Bukkit superperms)
- Economy support via Vault - bet economy credits on a game
- Play against human or AI opponents (using the jChecs AI engine or external engines via the XBoard protocol)
- WorldEdit support - terrain restoration if & when boards are deleted
- ScrollingMenuSign Support - create useful command menus of games/boards
- Integrated chess piece designer
- Translations - ChessCraft messages can be translated into other languages
- Database support: game results and game details (PGN) are saved to SQLite or MySQL database
- Leaderboard showing the top players on the server based on game results saved to the database
Installation
- Copy ChessCraft.jar into your Bukkit plugins/ folder.
- Optional: If you want Economy support, you will also need to install the Vault plugin.
- Optional: If you have WorldEdit installed, terrain will be automatically backed up when chess boards are created (and restored upon board deletion). WorldEdit v5.3+ is required - WorldEdit-5.3-SNAPSHOT or any earlier release will not work.
- Optional: If you have ScrollingMenuSign installed, ChessCraft will create SMS menus for board/game management. See ScrollingMenuSign Support.
- Optional (2.4.0+): If you have Dynmap installed, chessboards will be marked on your maps.
- Optional (2.4.0+): If you have Citizens installed, entity chess sets will be available, using NPC's for chess pieces.
- Optional (2.4.0+): ProtocolLib is a recommended dependency if you are using entity chess sets, to quieten mobs down.
- Restart or reload your server.
Documentation
- Quickstart Guide
- Command Reference
- Configuration File
- Getting Around The Board
- Board Styles
- Piece Styles
- List of stock board and piece styles
- Piece Designer
- Time Controls
- Permissions Support
- ScrollingMenuSign Support
- Player Leaderboard
- WorldEdit Support
- Economy Support
- Dynmap Support
- AI - Computer Players
- Translations
Source
Development Versions
Development versions can be downloaded from this Jenkins build server. Notes:
- Development versions have not been approved by dev.bukkit.org staff
- Development versions may be buggy or fail to work completely. Only use development versions if you a) want to help with finding bugs, or b) have been asked to, to test a bugfix.
Bukkit Forums
Changelog
Bugs and Feature Requests
Use the Tickets tab to submit any bug reports or feature requests.
Usage Statistics
Since ChessCraft v1.1.0, fully anonymous usage statistics are collected using MCStats:
If you wish to opt out of MCStats metrics collection, edit plugins/PluginMetrics/config.yml
and change opt-out: false to true.
Donations
If you use and enjoy ChessCraft, you are welcome to make a donation by clicking the "Donate" button at the top right. However, donations are strictly optional, and don't confer any special benefits over non-donors.
@Drobberz
To quote myself from a few posts down (Great work reading)
-------Updated to 1.8.3
http://ci.mineconomy.org/job/ChessCraft/lastSuccessfulBuild/
Source code still available at https://github.com/mcmonkey4eva/ChessCraft and https://github.com/mcmonkey4eva/dhutils
Please update to Spigot 1.8.3! With WorldEdit 6 :(
@budopey
In theory it would, but Ibroke that on accident while trying to fix something else. But if you go back a few builds (check for a jump in the dates) you can find the version that works with 1.8
@mcmonkey4eva
I really enjoy that you're updating this plugin in the comments section XD
@CloudeLecaw
Woops, my bad! Should load fine now on the latest build (#12)
Updated to 1.8.3
http://ci.mineconomy.org/job/ChessCraft/lastSuccessfulBuild/
Source code still available at https://github.com/mcmonkey4eva/ChessCraft and https://github.com/mcmonkey4eva/dhutils
Great plugin. Working perfectly on Spigot 1.8
@CloudeLecaw
A friend and I updated it ourselves:
http://ci.mineconomy.org/job/ChessCraft/lastSuccessfulBuild/
But I made a version of Chess Craft v2.3.0, suitable for minecraft 1.5.2 version How can I do? <If you can, please use google translate into Chinese, thanks>
Hi, I translate your Command Signs to Chinese Traditional,and I hope you can put it into Java. This Download:https:drive.google.com/file/d/0B1_QFzpHc7bnUkV0aTFFdURYSlU/view?usp=sharing
@mcmonkey4eva
That's good to see, but please provide a link to the updated source code. This project is released under the terms of the GPL.
Update: I can see the source at https://github.com/mcmonkey4eva/ChessCraft so that's cool.
Update #2: You should note that the changes I made in https://github.com/mcmonkey4eva/ChessCraft/commit/d7c80290bd43720cbcbb1bca9385de77a92b50b4 are very pervasive and not heavily tested yet. I do not guarantee the stability of those changes. (They were made with the intention of easing a possible port to Sponge at some point).
@Everyone looking for ChessCraft 1.8:
It's here! With help from my friend Morphan, we've updated ChessCraft fully to Spigot 1.8
You can download it at http://ci.mineconomy.org/job/ChessCraft/lastSuccessfulBuild/
@mcmonkey4eva
Cool, would be nice to see someone continue it. I can provide advice if needed. The hard part about porting to 1.8 is updating the fast block-updating code for NMS 1.8 (and that code is in dhutils-lib, not ChessCraft itself).
oh noe :( i loved this plugin, a chess board is in the center of our games world. i hope someone else will update to 1.8
A single tear falls...
@desht
A shame :( thanks for all the amazing work you've done so far.
I'm going to see about updating the plugin myself.
@timsavage
Thanks for the kind words, I appreciate it :)
@mcmonkey4eva
Sadly, no - I'm done with Bukkit development, and that includes Spigot. ChessCraft is open-source, though. Perhaps someone will continue its development.
@desht
I completely understand and respect your decision to cease development for bukkit. I just want to say thank you (again) for the excellent plugins, and the knowledge you've shared in the developer forums. It seems that every time I searched for a solution to a coding issue I was having with one of my own plugins, you had either already asked the same question, or otherwise provided the most clear and concise answer and clearly explained why it was the correct solution. I definitely consider you to be among the most talented developers in the community, but also the most gracious and thoughtful contributor in said forums.
I hope that you will consider one last go for spigot 1.8 (and WorldEdit 6) compatibility, but if not, no hard feelings, and I'll see you on Sponge when it's ready!
@desht
Any chance we could talk you into supporting Spigot 1.8 (Now that there's a full release)?