I just finished uploading another bunch of old news stories. There were a few surprises along the way, and I’ve added the following articles from the old archives:
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A look at a simple Shining/RPG style events system.
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An interesting interview with two Shining veterans – bEn and Grom, authors of “Shining Force – The Awakening”.
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The mastermind behind Shining Force Online unveils his biggest secrets in this exciting interview!
There’s still about 30 old stories to be added, but I’ve had enough for today. Maybe soon there will be something new to write about :D
Oh, and the history of TSS has been updated too.
I’ve just finished adding some old news stories to the archives. There’s about another 50 posts to go, but they’re going to take more work, so probably won’t be done for a while.
If you fancy a stroll down memory lane, check out the news archives (the real old stuff is at the bottom).
Whilst we’re in a nostalgic mood, I finally got around to posting a very old interview with Nick (creator of Legend of Atlantis). Sadly, there are no updates on the game, but it’s fun to remember the good times.
Also, if Nick is reading this it might encourage him to carry on ;)
I have a few ideas for more interviews, but suggestions in the comments are always welcome.
bludragn from the Shining Force Central forums posted some information about his new Shining style engine on the PC.
You can read about it on his blog, which includes some videos of it in action. There are plenty of features working already, it has a nice modern take on the SF2 classic style.
There’s also some in-depth discussions about the inner workings of the engine, including a great power point presentation which has some detailed descriptions of the engine and how it works. It’s definitely worth reading if you’re putting your own engine together.
A demo download and and link to he presentation can be found in this “Shining Force PC” post.
Be sure to leave some feedback in the SFC forums!
Source: Shining Force style Game Engine for PC (Videos)
Moogie posted some new videos of Tatakai over at Shining Force Central. They show a good range of gameplay, as well as various features that were implemented. Definitely worth checking out!
You can watch the videos on the Shining Force Central YouTube channel, and drop some feedback in the topic at the SFC forums.
Source: Tatakai – Mascot Force video topic
There’s been a few changes to the site over the past few days, including some new resources to play with and a few bits of design cleaned up:
New tileset
Digging around on the old site, I found some of the original Shiny Sword tiles that were part of Shining Aid. I’ve added them in the titlesets section.
New source code
The last couple of weeks have seen a lot of source code released. It’s now been uploaded and added to the downloads section, as well as Shining Aid’s “Source Code” page.
Other changes
A few pages have been cleaned up, mostly in Shining Aid, so it should be easier to find things now. If you find any problems or errors, let me know in the comments and I’ll sort them out :)
