Indie game devblog for TKLB, Dragon Audit, 8BitMMO and more
I’m a full-time indie again and that means updates! Let’s kick this off with a frequently requested new tile… WATER
Keep in mind that while there’s water now, there’s no swimming so it’s basically a death trap 😉
Also, water stays in place for now. In future, I will look at making dynamic fluids if there’s demand (to the suggestion box!).
Next up – Islands?
And now everything is back to normal.
Gaming technology is changing. Every day, the quality bar for games changes and developers must meet the needs of their customers.
Consumers are demanding lower and lower fidelity graphics that requires short development time and attainable budgets. Developers everywhere are bewildered by this unusually reasonable trend.
That’s why we’re excited to announce a new title capitalizing on this bold new direction. Introducing… 1BitMMO!
You told us “8BitMMO has too many bits,” or at least someone said that, possibly the smelly guy who throws muffins on 3rd avenue. Anyway, we listened and now we have 87.5% less bits!
1BitMMO is a non-graphical M.U.D., essentially a multiplayer text adventure. It cost an exhaustive development time of at least forty-five minutes, and is totally not just a stock mud downloaded from an FTP site because it also includes a snazzy 1BitMMO logo when you connect to it.
Said the lead developer, “We spent most of the development budget on a ham and cheese sandwich. Our investors have confirmed this was a good decision as the sandwich also came with soup, and was only a few days old. With our remaining $2.74, we hired a toddler to create the detailed artwork — who later had to back out of the project due to artistic differences and a scheduling conflict with naptime.”
1BitMMO launches today, April 1st, and is playable today only on the 8BitMMO website. (Or you can play normal 8BitMMO by clicking here.)
“This Java-based title should prove to be quite a treat for fans of the genre”
— Best browser MMO games @ TechShout
If you want to see me unfathomably nervous, pitching my soul in front of tons of people… then this is for you! 😛
8BitMMO, Indie Game Competition, Power of Play 2013 from Washington Interactive Network on Vimeo.
Today’s update brings two changes:
First – the Java SSL code signing cert has been updated. It was about to expire this week, but I got it renewed just in time. So, you might see a popup that the cert has changed.
Second – one suggestion from princewilliam3 in the suggestion box that had accrued a number of votes was for left-handled doors. It seemed like a pretty smart idea, so I implemented it for the latest build. Having one of each looks better for double doors. Here’s an example, which is animated for no good reason 😛
Also, since there’s now six doors total, they’ve been moved to their own subfolder in the construction category.
The megamap is updated! If it looks old, don’t forget to clear your browser’s cache.
So many new things on the map to go and explore!
I am super excited to share with you that we won the 2013 Seattle Independent Game Competition! We faced some top caliber competitors, and it’s an honor to be selected as this year’s winner!
Here’s some pictures snapped (on my cell phone, sorry) at the event:
Update 2/4, one new pic I got:
