Splinter4 Posted February 12, 2013 Share Posted February 12, 2013 I was having a complete meltdown trying to beat that damn Fanorona game inside of the Manor at the Homestead... until I found this: http://www.ics.uci.edu/~eppstein/180a/projects/fanorona/ http://www.xbox360achievements.org/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=7743&stc=1&d=1360706193 This is by far the best option I could find. It's a simple yet very effective Java version of Fanorona that you can play online. * Please note: I was using a MacBook Pro and I couldn't get the game to work on Firefox, but it did work for me on Safari. The idea is to duplicate exactly each move that your AC3 opponent makes vs the link's AI, which creates a Computer vs. Computer scenario. If you let your AC3 opponent go first, then setup the online game with the following settings... - Human plays the black pieces - Computer plays the white pieces - Black's pieces start at top of board - Black makes the first move - Algebraic notation (not sure if this matters) - Long move log format (not sure if this matters) - Multiple captures on first move ok http://www.xbox360achievements.org/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=7744&stc=1&d=1360706200 Also, there's no animation so it can be hard to see multiple moves that the computer makes. Check the Tab labeled "Move Log" to see each move. The board is unmarked, but navigates from the bottom row far-left. Going left-to-right: a-thru-i Going bottom-to-top: 1-thru-6 And the "Move Log" will look like this: 1. d3>e3 f4>f3 2. d2>d3 c5>d4 3. e2>e3 http://www.xbox360achievements.org/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=7745&stc=1&d=1360706209 Hope this helps. Cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StayonTarget Posted February 12, 2013 Share Posted February 12, 2013 That's awesome. When the DLC comes out I'll give this a shot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Splinter4 Posted February 14, 2013 Author Share Posted February 14, 2013 ...let me just add that this actually worked to beat the AC3 opponent (Expert) on my very first try. And let me tell ya' I was overjoyed, to say the least! The online game started off a little questionable, making moves I didn't quite understand... but after about 5-6 turns, the online game had setup a move that eliminated 9 pieces in one turn (chained of course). And from there it thoroughly dominated the AC3 opponent. Sweet! Cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigbear. Posted February 15, 2013 Share Posted February 15, 2013 Fanorona and the Morris games aren't all that bad. Just remember the key to all sports/games etc...Make your opponent make the move YOU want him to make. Don't let him stay within his game. Make him play your game. Put him into a situation where he is constantly having to react to you instead of being allowed to make the moves he wants to make. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SakuraKiddo Posted February 16, 2013 Share Posted February 16, 2013 I am trying to acess this link but even with safari i am getting the off line page. cant conect to the server. anyone is getting that message too? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Splinter4 Posted February 22, 2013 Author Share Posted February 22, 2013 I am trying to acess this link but even with safari i am getting the off line page. cant conect to the server. anyone is getting that message too? Hey SukuraKiddo, I just tried the link (@ about midnight PST Thursday 2/21/13) and it worked fine on both Firefox and Safari. Maybe it was just down temporarily. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlamelessSoul Posted February 27, 2013 Share Posted February 27, 2013 finally got this done woohoo. might add on the app there is a tab called level it needs to be three-ply fixed depth search Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wouldyoukindly Posted February 28, 2013 Share Posted February 28, 2013 Thank you for the link! I'll definitely check it out once I finish with the DLC. I hate all the homestead games, so any help is fantastic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slaughter. Posted March 3, 2013 Share Posted March 3, 2013 Lololol 10chars Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scotian Bred Posted March 22, 2013 Share Posted March 22, 2013 This worked out great although I did have to tweak some settings. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevgant Posted April 11, 2013 Share Posted April 11, 2013 Thanks for sharing the link... The settings you listed are a little jumbled up and I was getting super frustrated. Here is the correct settings (thanks to sister site ps3trophies.org) http://www.ps3trophies.org/forum/assassins-creed-iii/177959-fanorona-expert-easy-win-method.html ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ HOW IT WORKS Before playing, you might want do a setup first. After that, let Achilles(ACIII) play first, input his moves in this program and you will rip him off in no time http://www.ps3trophies.org/forum/images/smilies/wink.gif P.S. This method could also be able to be applied on other games as well THE SETUP [important!]Make sure the settings is saved after the changes, it seems that some browsers will reverse your changes and cause failure to this method. Using another browser might help.(Thanks BBurgSteve for this) Under Level: Three-ply fixed depth search(Necessary, thanks to Obie83) Under Options:Computer plays black pieces Human plays white pieces White pieces start at top White makes first move Long move log format Mulitple captures on first move ok(might not be necessary) INSTRUCTION: HOW TO MOVE AND TAKE *Remember you(Achilles) are the White piecesTo move your desired white piece, instead of clicking on it, you choose the black piece to take. [important!]If you choose a black piece but the program doesn't move, it means more than 1 white piece can be use to take that particular piece. You will need to click on the white piece and DRAG it to the position you want to move. Repeat the above if there are multiple takes. When your move ends, black piece will automatically move and THIS is your respond move to put back in the game. *Sometimes Achilles stop his move even if he can take more, in that case, you should use PASS. In late games where you have to move without taking pieces, this time you click on the White piece and click on the position you want to move. (If you made a mistake moving, you can always use the UNDO button) INSTRUCTION: HOW TO READ THE MOVE LOG (Reminder: This requires you to enable Long move log format under options first) If you couldn't figure out your respond move, you can use the move log as a reference. Here it uses Column a to i (left to right) and Row 5 to 1 (top to bottom) to label the pieces and every step is outlined in the format of "Movement x taken pieces". For example, "d3-e3 x f3" means it goes from d3 to e3 and it took f3 in this movement. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hxsrzszp2 Posted April 11, 2013 Share Posted April 11, 2013 I see those creatures now I start looking..http://htcf.info/17.jpg http://htcf.info/18.jpg http://htcf.info/19.jpg http://htcf.info/20.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snoop QC Posted June 5, 2013 Share Posted June 5, 2013 ...let me just add that this actually worked to beat the AC3 opponent (Expert) on my very first try. And let me tell ya' I was overjoyed, to say the least! The online game started off a little questionable, making moves I didn't quite understand... but after about 5-6 turns, the online game had setup a move that eliminated 9 pieces in one turn (chained of course). And from there it thoroughly dominated the AC3 opponent. Sweet! Cheers Thanks for this! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FresH0121 Posted July 17, 2013 Share Posted July 17, 2013 this may seem abit retarded but i dont how this works? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whutduhhell Posted July 30, 2013 Share Posted July 30, 2013 These games are such a pain to do . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barad Posted July 31, 2013 Share Posted July 31, 2013 These games are such a pain to do . I ended up getting my sister to win this and Morris for me. None of the methods online including java app or windows game worked for me so I gave up and handed it over to her..not my proudest gaming moment tbh LOL. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eragon3443 Posted September 17, 2013 Share Posted September 17, 2013 Wow, I'm hoping this works, haven't tried this game yet, but I'm not looking forward to it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WolfmanStarrk Posted September 24, 2013 Share Posted September 24, 2013 Original Gamer is the last Achievement I need to get to finish off Assassin's Creed III once and for all. Hopefully this link will help me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exyam Posted November 23, 2013 Share Posted November 23, 2013 its helpful thx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xRebelxWolfx Posted September 14, 2014 Share Posted September 14, 2014 for some reason Java doesn't want to work on my laptop, so I'll have to play THIS particular game the hard way... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damian227 Posted October 24, 2015 Share Posted October 24, 2015 Typical, I find this solution after 4 hours of being screwed by the opponent hiding in the corner and java won't work (despite being updated) on Firefox, IE, Opera OR Chrome... wtf. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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