Hero of Allacrost 0.2.2 has been released and now needs a new home! It is house-trained and can be picked up 24/7 from it's SourceForge shelter.
One can now enter buildings (in a pleasant no-transition way) and an editor is now included. I gave the editor a try.
My first thought was: "What a waste of energy! Why did they not incorporate Tiled, as for example Battle Tanks did?" But then I remembered that my last encounter with the general purpose Java editor. It showed me that instead of being able to completely rely on Tiled, a team would have to create an extra tool for tasks that go beyond map editing. At least a team of non-Java programmers (Allacrost is in C++ and Lua).
Allacrost's editor will go beyond tiles. When it's finished, it will also be a character, skills and inventory editor and will support integration of music/sounds.
Greg Cannon blocking the view on STK ;)GamePwned is a freeware and open source games blog. A video-review of VDrift and SuperTuxKart was recently posted on it. (The third one, HoverRace, has a weird license). Reminds me of the time when freeware titles were often mentioned on Free Gamer. Mid-1980s IIRC.
I wonder if Sauce The Game is ever going to happen again...
Teewars Teeworlds 0.4.3Teewars Teeworlds 0.4.3 is out and some of the changes indicate a wide player base: auto team balance and anti-spam fixes. I gave the game a try a minute ago and the fun and prettiness and cuteness are there! Unfortunately I'm no fan of grapple hooks.
Teewars' Teeworlds' license is a bugger though. Instead of "please don't sell this game" is says "you have to include a hello world app if you want to sell this game".
On the other hand, ladies and gentlemen: the bikeshed.
Um, it's gamepwned.tv (not .com) but other than that, good article!
ReplyDeleteThe review format was much better than saucethegame (whose reviews failed to sound interesting).
Still I think Greg needs to tune down the hyperbole - e.g. STK has more deficiencies than he makes out.
Notice how they changed their slogan from "b***ers with guns", that B word is actually defamatory slang for coloured people, so be weary saying it in the blog.
ReplyDeleteIts Qwerty_ here from Sauce The Game, and unfortunately I do not see another episode of sauce the game coming out at all.
ReplyDeleteI'll be honest and say that I have lost interest in it, along with not really having the time to produce the episodes.
It was great fun whilst it happened though.
I hope gamepwned goes well and that the content keeps flowing.
quin: didn't notice. why should one be weary saying it in the blog?
ReplyDeleteqwerty_: too bad to hear that but thanks for the update! It might be good if you posted that info on STG :)
Wait, where the heck is "bugger" used as slang for non-melanin-deficient people?
ReplyDeleteI always heard it used in English slang, originally a verb for a once-illegal sex act, which eventually became a noun (shortened from "buggerer") usually used for anyone obnoxious.
But brown folks? Specifically?
Weird.
And that's not a "review," that's a whiny bitchfest about how everybody's mean to you there.
ReplyDeleteDid you ever consider that the one consistent factor in all those different people being mean to you... is you?
B***er is slang for coloured people in Australia, its not totally enforced these days (like saying n***er or c**n), but some people find it offensive and I just thought people might like to know to avoid getting into deep poo-poo.
ReplyDeleteWhen you're doing stuff publically, it just pays to be a little more careful with the words you use :o)
it looks strange as teeworld narration. is it a bugg
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