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ToDR nearing release

Apologies once again for the lack of timeliness in keeping the site news current. I've been busy with moving house and other things lately. Anyway, the good news is that ToDR is out of beta and in 'golden' mode, meaning it's being prepped for release. I just have to finish up with a fullscreen bug and then update the manual, then ToDR will be out the door in finished form. Keep watching the site, it shouldn't be much longer now (knock wood).

August 17, 2008

ToDR beta underway

The ToDR beta testing kicked off on January 21, and we're into the second round of release-and-test right now. The testers found loads of bugs and had fantastic suggestions for improvements, and its been a very fruitful and efficient process. The second beta release is in their hands now, and I'm hoping to quash the last few bugs with this round and move on to a public release.

A big round of thanks to all the testers!

February 1 2008

Another ToDR update

First off, let me say thanks to everyone who wrote in to volunteer as a beta tester. We've got a nice big group now, so I'm closing off any more signups.

In other news, I'm preparing the game for the beta release itself this month. I'm still making some changes along the way. The most noticable updates are the addition of projectile effects and, finally, SOUNDS. The MP3 Java library seems to be working well, so I'm hopeful I'll be able to include a good number of sounds without making the game too much bigger. We'll see. Meanwhile, stay tuned for more news later this month.

January 6 2008

ToDR going beta in January

Hello again. ToDR is approaching a stable state and I am scheduling a beta release for January. This will only go out to the group of testers that have thus far signed up (contact me if interested). They'll go through it and find the bugs I missed, while I work on final touches and the Adventure Editor. After the beta is over it'll be out-the-door time for ToDR, so wish us luck and thanks for all your patience and support.

December 18 2007

ToDR - Into the heart

Going good, going good, GOING GOOD! Tons of stuff done now that was hanging me up. We've got negotation with monsters, living statues, fountains to drink from, vaults to open, and hallway ambushes from wandering monsters! That's a lot of the major work done, now it's onto the remaining things like quests, some item management, and the remaining graphics and sounds. I hope you're all as excited as I am that there's finally some light ahead on this long, long road to the tunnels of doom.

Check out the screenshot below for the vault opening mini-game, and be sure to visit the main ToDR page as I've updated all the screenshots there as well.

October 29 2007

Cartouche on Joystick Cover CD

Cartouche is included on the cover CD of the October 2007 issue of the French gaming magazine Joystick. It shares the cover with several other good independent games, and the blockbuster PC title BioShock. Thanks to Future Publishing for selecting my game to share with their audience, I hope they enjoy it!

September 26 2007

ToDR progress continues

Sorry for the lack of updates, but ToDR is most definitely still underway. I've made a lot of progress since the last report. The screenshot below (click for larger) shows many of the changes. Ranged combat for players is now in (you can see the targetting reticle in the screenshot), as is monster combat (shown by the fact that they've killed my rogue here). The colored gems beside the player icons show combat ranking (like the pluses and minuses in the original), so that you have an idea how your party stacks up against the current foe. Also I finished adding the escape code, whereby your party can flee the room. This bit of code led to more changes, including the ability to have adjacent rooms in a dungeon (something missing from the original). More news as it develops, and thanks for your continued interest and patience.

August 11 2007

Cartouche

A new game, this time in the mold of the popular Match-3 games. Cartouche puts you in an Egyptian setting, matching hieroglyps. But unlike other Match-3 games, there are two ways to win - match on color and match on symbol. Download Cartouche today and see what a difference this new technique makes.

July 27 2007

Chirality & Chiraity+

Chirality is upgraded again, with better handling and a default fullscreen mode. Also available is Chirality+, with extra visual effects and corresponding CPU load. Play it if you've got a powerful system and like eye candy.

June 16 2007

ToDR progress report

Now that my plate is clear of other games it's full steam ahead on finishing ToDR. Coding and graphics are both getting a lot of attention, and the musician is turning in more great soundtrack pieces. More news as it develops. In the meantime, here the player sprites for the game. Your party can contain Fighters, Wizards, Rogues or a solo Hero from any of six ancient empires - Celtic, Persian, Finnish, Japanese, Amazon, and Hittite.

May 28 2007

Chirality Updated

A new release of Chirality is available. It has more options, added voice effects, and better endgame transitions. I hope you enjoy!

May 6 2007

Chirality

Another new game that comes from an old idea of mine. The basis for Chirality came to me back in the Amiga days, but recently returned and crystallised into the form on offer here. It's one of a series of 'art as game' ideas I've been wanting to develop. I hope you find the simple play both challenging and hypnotic.

Apr 2 2007

MunchMates

Just in time for the 25th anniversary of the TI-99/4A classic Munchman, here's the release of MunchMates. This game recreates the original Munchman game with new graphics and music, plus gives you a new board, and a chance to play the unreleased original prototype board for Munchman. Head on over to the MunchMates page and download it for maze-munching fun.

Feb 10 2007

rE/Generation rE/Generated

rE/Generation gets a major upgrade with the final inclusion of a SAVE capability. Now you can save your current progress as you struggle to liberate the sea platform from the Neogens. Make sure you read the new notes file included in the release for more information.

Oct 29 2006

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