Well, I’m about to fully retire the old Team Foundation Server that I’ve been using for source control for many years. I have all of the Orion Engine and Been There Game projects moved over to GitHub now. I really like how GitHub works. I’ve been using it for the past year with my Mind Blown Audio projects, such as MBA Ethereal Synth.
I’m ready to continue moving forward with the game!
Made the mistake of posting a question in a certain online developer forum. Boy, it’s a sad, depressing place to be. It seems most people are just worried about increasing their reputation points. I feel my post was edited by people, just so they could get a point for it. Things were cut and pasted back so it would look like an edit. This is silly. My post was closed in less than 24 hours. How nice.
Hard to believe another year has passed! Hope everyone has a great holiday season. Looking forward to continue working on the game!
Still out here working on the game. Been trying to finish up the dropped items feature. I want a player to be able to drop an item, so someone else can pick it up. Or, if it sits around too long, simply have it disappear. Note that if you just want to get rid of an object, you can give it to a Town Crier. This feature already works.
Been making some improvements to the game lately.
For one thing, the relative mouse movements that are generated by the engine’s input routines are a lot smoother than ever before. When the mouse is moving slow you have smooth per-pixel accuracy. With the addition of a simple lookup table, we also now have smooth acceleration as well. When the mouse is moving faster you can cover a lot more screen space without having to pick up your mouse and reposition it.
I also added a dialog to the game that comes up when you hit the Escape key, asking you if you’re sure you want to leave the world. If it’s too easy to leave, you might accidentally leave your friends behind during a major battle!
I also squashed some memory leaks. Onward and forward!
The file server is now sending out new game updates! Contact me if you would like a new setup program. If you choose to use your current Launcher to get the updates, then be prepared to update over 2,000 files.
Finally finished the hot key toolbar. It’s working nicely. Also, your avatar can now give something to the Town Crier if you want to get rid of it. Right now, I’m working on the ability to drop items on the ground and/or pick them up. This will be a great feature. I’ll continue streamlining the code, squashing bugs and making the game better in 2024!
Let’s all have a great 2024! I’m looking forward to this year. Great progress is being made on the game. I hope to have a new demo ready soon!
I hope everyone had a great year. I’m looking forward to continuing to work on the game next year!
I’m almost finished implementing the hot key toolbar. This makes it so much easier to cast spells, switch weapons, drink potions, etc. I’ve also been adding some new inventory items, such as message scrolls. I’m just going to keep pushing forward!
Updated the web site, it’s been long overdue. I would still like to totally redo it someday, but I think it’s at least looking a lot cleaner. I removed a lot of the vintage screen shots, lol. Now I need to get some updated images up!
