Bejeweled Blitz (FaceBook) Auto-Player, just need some feedback

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Some days ago I made this Project in VB6, just for fun. This just plays the game, some could see this as a cheat but it's not, it's just an App playing the game using the same logic that human brain uses and without changing any rule. It's a good exercise to brain making this stuff and the reason i'm posting here is because i need some little feedback, i know it works fine in my computer and also in my old notebook but for some people the mouse just moves without actually moving the jewels, if you play the game in facebook could you tell me if this works fine for you?

PS: About how to use it, it's explained in the Form itself, the form should be moved and resaized to fit the board, after it's done, "A" key activates and deactivates the App.

You should see something like this: 10 sec video example

Thank You!

"using the same logic that human brain uses" - mind expanding on that? At only 6.3k.... even compressed... I find that a little hard to swallow. I know when I'm playing it, I'm always thinking 2-3 moved ahead on things.

-tg

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Originally Posted by techgnome

"using the same logic that human brain uses" - mind expanding on that?

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Yes Tech, I think what i tried to say there is something much simpler, i know we can see moves ahead, but when i wrote that i was taking the simplest case as example, 1 move example with the board current conditions:

So we take as example just 1 move: (because the rest is all the same, the App doing the same again and again)

Our brain looks for 2 jewels togheter with same color, they may be one up one down, one left one right, whatever, then the condition to make a valid move is that another jewel with the same color should be 1 move away from these 2. Then finally make the move to bring that jewel into line, that's all.

In the App I'm just taking the 3 jewel explosion in consideration, i didnt went into 4 or 5 jewel in line, i just did it simple. Anyway, many 4 and 5 jewel combinations are generated just because of "luck" we could say.

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Originally Posted by techgnome

I know when I'm playing it, I'm always thinking 2-3 moved ahead on things.

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You're good! I can't do that.

Ah, ok. That's what I thought you meant, but wasn't sure. Perhaps if I tried the simpler approach more often, I'd do better. *shrug*

I'd give it a go, but 1) can't d/l something like that at work... and 2) I don't have VB6 at home, where I could try it.

-tg

its beautiful. this this the only way i can play games like bejweled/tetris/etc.. but this thing will jump around looking for the next move when there are moves that exist.. and it should take priority over trying to get the special jewels.. and if you can find the jewels, why not find the board and resize the form accordingly.. and then move it out of the way automatically..????

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Originally Posted by MTec007

its beautiful. this this the only way i can play games like bejweled/tetris/etc.. but this thing will jump around looking for the next move when there are moves that exist.. and it should take priority over trying to get the special jewels.. and if you can find the jewels, why not find the board and resize the form accordingly.. and then move it out of the way automatically..????

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In my case it stop moving just when the only available move involves a bomb or that yellow coin jewel, in this cases i pause the app, move and then let it continue.

The Pixel recognition needed to automatically finding the board would be much more complex than simply identifying jewels, the App knows the jewels positions because it's always 8x8 board in the area you selected. In fact, the Form size and postion after you press the button is not important, you can change it, the important thing is form's position and size at the moment you press the button, because there is where the App will look for jewels later.

Thanks for testing :)

there should be a solution to that..

i can understand that, but you've made it that far so why stop now?

ill keep on testing ;)

I tried to use it..I am not able to.. How do I move the form ?

Does it have to be VB6 ? only or earlier?

I was able to move the window, set it as per instruction,
program runs..but its not working.. cursor(mouse) keeps on moving and nothing happens.