The Shining Source

• Starting events added (ie events triggered at the start of a level).
• Musical events added.

Just letting you all know work is still going on! Having said that, I haven’t really done much on the game for some time now as I’m far too busy redesigning the website. Well, I’d best get back to work!

The first entry into the development diary! Ok, so I said SO had been going for over a year but I only just got around to noting down all the little changes that keep occurring during the development process. So, to recap on what’s new (since last year)

• Original (ST) engine created from scratch.
• PC engine also created.
• Most item graphics drawn (not weapons or armour).
• Online options devised, but remain undecided.
• Maps of first few levels drawn.
• Plot finalised.
• Characters designed, but more on the way.
• Low-grade weapons and armour designed.
• Development tools started.

Well, first of all, there will be a new Shining Game, called Shining Soul. It will be released on the Gameboy advance and it looks more like Shining Wisdom than the old school Shining Forces…

Learn more at http://www.shiningforcecentral.com

Besides that, I’ve been tracking a bit the past time, just for fun. Here’s something I made:
http://files.shiningsource.net/2001/devmen.it

I’ve got it in .it format as well, so if anyone wants to use it for a Shining Game, they’re free to do so :)

I just updated the links at the links page. Shining.8k.com is no more due to a fatal black out at freeservers, but Chris D has moved the site and renamed it. The new adress is:
http://sfw.shiningsource.net