Sunday, October 05, 2008

Hero of Allacrost 0.2.2, Teeworlds 0.4.3, GamePwned


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 0.4.3


Teewars 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.

8 comments:

Charlie said...

Um, it's gamepwned.tv (not .com) but other than that, good article!

The 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.

Unknown said...

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.

Anonymous said...

Its Qwerty_ here from Sauce The Game, and unfortunately I do not see another episode of sauce the game coming out at all.

I'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.

qubodup said...

quin: didn't notice. why should one be weary saying it in the blog?

qwerty_: too bad to hear that but thanks for the update! It might be good if you posted that info on STG :)

Anonymous said...

Wait, where the heck is "bugger" used as slang for non-melanin-deficient people?

I 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.

Anonymous said...

And that's not a "review," that's a whiny bitchfest about how everybody's mean to you there.
Did you ever consider that the one consistent factor in all those different people being mean to you... is you?

Unknown said...

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.

When you're doing stuff publically, it just pays to be a little more careful with the words you use :o)

Anonymous said...

it looks strange as teeworld narration. is it a bugg

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