Devlog #04 - GUI Improvements

This update focuses on making Tractor fully playable, adding needed game screens and polishing the overall experience.

Highlights include:

• Main menu
• Between-round summary
• Game over screen
• Improved pass-and-play support with hand hiding between turns
• Player name customization
• Resizable window
• Faster startup time
• Several bug fixes

The latest version is now available on the GitHub Releases page.

Better Pass-and-Play

There is now a start turn button while playing that keeps the current player’s hand hidden until they are ready to begin. This makes local pass-and-play much more practical by preventing players from accidentally seeing each other’s cards.

Game Flow

At the end of each round, a round summary screen is now shown that includes the winner, team scores, level changes, trump information, and other round details. The game over screen is also shown at the end of the game to show the winner and the final levels of each team.

Bug Fixes

• Fixed issues that prevented GUI builds from launching correctly on some platforms
• Fixed bug with the determination of pair trick winners
• Fixed round transition issues

Future Plans

• The long-term goal is still to train a machine learning model to play Tractor.
• Continue to improve the interface and gameplay experience.