I’m not sure what’s up with everyone here, but lately there has been surprisingly few activity with any of the projects here.
Perhaps everyone is out there just drinking booze or whatever, but as lively as the whole scene was a couple of months ago, as dead is it now.
It’s quite the bummer, but hopefully somewhat better times lie ahead of us…
From Ye Olde Chat tonight.
[20:22] [Ty] Who here wants to know a secret? [20:22] [Devlyn] I'm really curious about what you've got on your mind :). [20:22] [Newts] Not me [20:23] [Ty] You know SO demo 3B? [20:23] [Ty] That's as far as it'll ever get :P [20:23] [Devlyn] Really? [20:23] * WeirdGuy covers [20:23] [Devlyn] Are you gonna can it?? [20:23] [WeirdGuy] aaah, its the evil Tymaster [20:24] [acebloke] so you gave up on it and started demo 4 [20:24] [Ty] Get in that can! [20:24] [Ty] demo 3B was a baby form of demo 4 [20:25] [acebloke] so thats it ? no more SO ? [20:25] [Ty] All good things come to an end
I’m off on holiday on Friday, so the hate mail will have to wait until I get back.
Nip on over to the download section to pick it up, or if you’re too lazy for that, download it here.
It’s buggy, it’s not finished, and it smells of wee. Still, it’s better than nothing, eh? ;)
Demo 3B was given an exclusive chat-only release this past Sunday to an audience of about five :P Despite the disappointing end to Official Demo Day, with only one [very rough] demo released, enthusiasm for the projects is still as high as ever.
Rabid excitement ensued the upload as Acebloke and Seanikins struggled to become the first player to *ever* beat the infamous first battle… and Seanikins came through in fine style, proving once and for all why he’s the game’s number one fan. We’re currently devising a nice prize for him, whilst Acebloke gets nothing for being second, except this piece of advice – if you want to stand a chance next time, try upgrading your computer once every ten years :P
Devlyn is expecting to release SMEE sometime near the end of the month, replete with new features and a brand spanking new interface. As for the other projects, feel free to quiz their creators over at Ye Olde Blah :)
We don’t know when we’ll be uploading the *real* Demo 4, but it won’t be for a while yet. Hate to tease you all like this, but it’ll be worth the wait… just ask Seanikins :)
Keep the faith!
Yep, now you can finally get your fix of SO goodness, as Devlyn is all set to upload what has been dubbed “Demo 3B”. Although it shares little in common with Demo 3, it’s nowhere near complete enough to be considered as Demo 4, so it sits comfortably somewhere between the two.
Hopefully all graphics problems should be conquered this time around, and the challenge is this – can anyone beat the first battle? We haven’t managed to do it yet…
A lot has to go into the demo for it to be considered complete, so beware that there is much to be added :)
Anyway, I just wanted to say enjoy it, and drop by the Shining Online forum if you have any comments, feedback, criticisms or just general observations :)
Above all, keep the faith!
