From: Tom Dellaringa <pixelmech@...>
Date: 2006-01-18T21:59:37+09:00
Subject: Newb, how to start coding question - and - flash & ruby?

Hi there,

I'm a web developer (mainly front end) of 10 years but am new to Ruby. I 
got the pickaxe book and really have been enjoying it (although things 
are getting hairy for me now halfway through!) Ruby seems like a really 
really cool language.

Anyway, my idea was to build an online game, and my first question 
really is can Ruby on Rails/Ruby "talk to" Flash? I've been poking 
around for info on this but have come up with zippo. I originally wanted 
to use xHTML for the presentation layer, but I require an isometric grid 
for one thing, and it's impossible to get it implemented correctly in 
HTML.

Secondly, I could use some advice on how to start coding my objects - 
how to organize them and what to tackle first. Here is the premise:

You have a ship in space. There are X types of ships (merchant, pirate, 
etc) that determines what kind of player you are. You move along the 
isometric grid, turn based (for now at least). You have a bank account 
with credits, an inventory of goods and some personal information. As 
you move you encounter locations (such as a space station, a mining 
resupply depot, a friendly planet) that are very basic (say they have 
1-4 rooms). There's more, but that's a start.

I'm thinking my objects are:

player
ship
location
zone (the current view of "space" they are in in a 10x10 isogrid)

To begin with, but I could use any general suggestions before I get 
started. Am I correct in assuming I can get started on coding these 
things before I get the whole front end issues worked out? (I assume 
talking to Flash/web page, whatever involves other objects).

Thanks for any tips!

Tom

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