HaxWorx - En Garde

HaxWorx - En Garde is licensed with Reiner Knizia.

© Dr. Reiner Knizia, 2022. All rights reserved. www.knizia.de

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introduction
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En Garde is a two-player, turn- based fencing game originated by popular game designer Reiner Knizia. A multi-level game of strategy and tactics, duelists form their plans and decide their moves based on “cards” drawn via a HUD. Using wit and bluff, players attack and fend off their opponent over a series of rounds. The first to score five touches wins! Join the many players who already enjoy the game in Second Life.

The HaxWorx edition of En Garde is a Second Life implementation of the Knizia board game, and is designed to capture the familiar game flow of that version and of earlier SL versions of the game. It is easy for new players to learn, and will be instantly familiar to and compatible with experienced players. It is also crafted to support the third party creator community in SL that has long offered add- ons, weapons, and other helpful and innovative materials.

A complete set of rules accompanies the game. You can join communities in SL where you can learn and play the game.

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Features / notes for the HaxWorx edition, for existing players:
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- Accurately implements familiar game and HUD behavior

- All assets made from scratch with familiar look/feel

- An efficient design, with 6 Land Impact, and only 3 scripts in the game itself, and 2 scripts in the HUD.

- Supports the game timer / time limit

- Supports an admin control chat channel for easily changing settings such as time or textures on multiple pistes at once.

The game is no-copy, no-mod, yes-transfer.

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Notes and support for the third party community:
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This edition is specifically designed to support third-party creators.

Existing 3rd party products sold to "work with En Garde" may only work with earlier versions of En Garde and not with HaxWorx En Garde. If a 3rd party creator adapts or confirms a product to work with HaxWorx En Garde, it is a good idea to explicitly state this in the product's listing.

Footprint: HaxWorx En Garde has the same floor, post, and sign dimensions as the original En Garde game and will fit on existing piste platforms and places where an En Garde game has been or would be placed.

Texture customization: HaxWorx En Garde supports dropping "tile" and "card" textures into the game (use the menu, "Set Texture") to customize the floor and the HUD cards. To reset back to default textures, do menu, "misc", "Reset Scripts". Alternatively, one can input a texture by key with a chat command: "/39 tile key-of-texture" or "/39 card key-of-texture"

Weapon (epee) creation and customization: The contents of the weapon are compatible and interchangeable with existing En Garde weapons. Animations and sounds have the same names. The link message interface is compatible.
Retrofitting existing designs: It is also possible to add the "HaxWorx game interface" script into an existing (custom / 3rd party) En Garde weapon. This weapon will then work with both the original En Garde and HaxWorx En Garde. You can do this if the weapon is mod perm. Also, the creator of a custom weapon can add the script.

If you have a custom weapon that is no-mod, and that the "HaxWorx game interface" script was not added to, you can wear a HaxWorx En Garde epee that is made invisible (for example as a HUD), and simultaneously the custom weapon in your hand as normal. This can also be done with any (non- scripted) sword, saber, stick, etc.

Sign board options: HaxWorx En Garde has the same layout for elements (names, scores) as earlier versions and third-party devices. Names are displayed by default, but can be turned off through the menu, to support third-party "sign board overlays" that completely replace how names are displayed.

Other objects: Existing third- party objects that parse chat, such as counters, and game ranking databases, can easily be adapted to work with HaxWorx En Garde by simply modifying the filter criteria for a valid piste to also recognize the HaxWorx En Garde piste. To do so, filter on object creator and name, but not on object description.

Please contact Beware Hax with questions, support requests, or suggestions.