tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-47037867495315261352012-01-15T13:56:54.098+01:00The Special Cube Force development weblogLapixxnoreply@blogger.comBlogger201100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4703786749531526135.post-5944934955873805702009-08-08T21:28:00.004+02:002009-08-09T11:47:15.799+02:00

As you *might* have noticed, I am not updating this blog or SCF itself anymore, and the project does look dead indeed.I've officially stopped working on SCF now. But... (yes, there's a but) the only reason I stop working on SCF is because I will start a new online game.Why? Well, I made SCF because I'd never done an online game before, and creating a game for others to play wasn't really my

Lapixxnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4703786749531526135.post-7312302303078361392009-02-02T21:40:00.003+01:002009-02-02T21:53:48.564+01:00

As you can see at the bottom of my devlog, I've added Adsense blocks to the page. These blocks will probably motivate me to work harder on SCF itself. I hope you don't find it disturbing and I surely don't want you to get the impression that I want money (even if I do).Back to the subject this devlog is made for. Somehow I can't get something working: I wanted to make separate area's in SCF to

Lapixxnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4703786749531526135.post-74798922409896003712009-01-24T13:22:00.003+01:002009-01-24T13:27:34.232+01:00

I just build in a level system. You collect the blue tokens as usual, but now your level is calculated too. The level of a player is visible behind his/her name. At the moment you don't realy do anything with it, but it helps to indicate how good a certain player is. I'm also working on userbars that indicate your current level, for example.Also, there are now moving enemies available. Probably a

Lapixxnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4703786749531526135.post-22342580431899997282008-12-29T20:34:00.003+01:002008-12-29T20:45:41.433+01:00

I'm thinking about uploading the new version soon, though I seem to have a little problem. All the things I actually wanted to change are, in fact, not changed at all. And on the other hand: Most things that I didn't really needed to change are adjusted a bit. The result is quite good by the way, even though a player won't see much of a difference between the current and previous version, that

Lapixxnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4703786749531526135.post-60301107469272629572008-10-27T20:26:00.002+01:002008-10-27T20:30:52.081+01:00

I'm talking about the source code now. Who ever wrote those scripts? Ah, wait... =PAnyway, I AM making progress, reorganising a few things in the source now. I now actually got to the data system itself. The update system and menus are already improved.

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The first interfaces (connect to server, login, create account, update) are almost done. Just need to add one more thing: The news bulletins from the server.You now navigate in this way:- Game connects to server- Game checks for updates When there's an update available, you can click a button to update SCF. The download screen now has a counter to indicate the ETA (seconds remaining), and the

Lapixxnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4703786749531526135.post-24169354796746021612008-08-27T20:41:00.003+02:002008-08-28T18:58:27.787+02:00

So it seems it is less difficult than I first thought. I already made a improved system to connect to the server.There is still much to do though, but I assume it will be finished much earlier than expected. Need to figure some things out yet, but the engine is much easier to edit now, as I reorganized all elements of the engine in total.There will be some changes, in interface AND in gameplay.

Lapixxnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4703786749531526135.post-53875006895477214772008-08-20T17:12:00.003+02:002008-08-20T17:22:39.492+02:00

As I've said before, Special Cube Force will remain paused until the online engine is completely rewritten. So you won't receive any updates until that, nor will the server be online.I'm currently working on the engine though, it really takes some work (as I expanded SCF quite some times), there is really much to change, as everything is connected to everything in the scripts. But I'll manage to

Lapixxnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4703786749531526135.post-58906468325383576422008-07-28T12:03:00.001+02:002008-07-28T12:04:44.219+02:00

SCF will remain paused for a while. This does not mean that the project has been canceled.

Lapixxnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4703786749531526135.post-42318933906024669302008-06-08T21:31:00.004+02:002008-06-08T21:39:03.668+02:00

SCF has been paused for a while, but I'm working on the game again. You won't see any updated the next couple of days, but I'll fix the data system (yeah, still that part). Also, a central profile-system would be nice too, as there are going to be more than one server (probaly). At the moment, each server has it's own profile list, and that's not so good for a game like this, I assume.So, no new

Lapixxnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4703786749531526135.post-67879965039516374602008-05-07T21:29:00.008+02:002008-05-07T21:41:15.179+02:00

Good news for the people who like putting those userbars in their signature on forums, I made some for SCF:To add it to your sig, just copy the following piece of BBcode:[url=http://scfdev.blogspot.com][img]http://home.hetnet.nl/%7Etijn_kersjes/iSupportSCF.png[/img][/url]A direct download userbar is available too:To add it to your sig, just copy the following piece of BBcode:[url=http://

Lapixxnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4703786749531526135.post-43605643652518357932008-04-28T12:42:00.003+02:002008-04-28T12:50:54.262+02:00

Yes, I know it has been a while since the last update of Special Cube Force. But now I have 2 weeks vacation, so I'll work on it again. In fact, I released a new update of the platformer, it includes an enemy update, 'cause they were not really included before.There is also a NPC who tells you how to neutralize the enemies, in this case, jumping on them will do the trick.I'm currently working on

Lapixxnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4703786749531526135.post-1789235108485612542008-04-04T23:18:00.003+02:002008-04-04T23:31:03.230+02:00

Yes, the enemy cube type will be added soon. Actually, there are allready 3 of them added in the world. But as they're allready killed, you won't see them (of cource, in a new system they will eventually respawn. But for now, you don't have to worry).The enemies will look simple, just like the rest of the game. They will be red (because enemies are always red, that's a rule), and they don't smile

Lapixxnoreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4703786749531526135.post-49908750386521860892008-03-31T13:47:00.002+02:002008-03-31T13:57:35.518+02:00

Last Saturday, the 100th account was created on SCF.Apart from that, I added highscore displays recently, so you are able to check who has collected the most points. This works pretty well, and someone already has more than 1700.I'm thinking of splitting up users to different teams. Blue cubes vs Red cubes for example. Teams can play to get the highest score (per player, of course), and things

Lapixxnoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4703786749531526135.post-85506623095734459052008-03-23T18:32:00.013+01:002008-03-28T15:56:48.764+01:00

Okay, I'm working much on the final version lately. The new data transmitting system is nearly done. The incoming and outgoing data is 200 times les than in the DEMO. The idea of this is that every player moves less laggy, and the server can handle more players now. Still though, it is not perfect yet, but I won't change it, because people want to see the next version, and I want to get it done

Lapixxnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4703786749531526135.post-15470987388854998832008-03-09T00:55:00.002+01:002008-03-09T00:59:26.880+01:00

I decided to stop working on the current level. Instead, this is the testing area, so if someone finds a bug, please report it.Starting from the scratch, I make a complete new world. Also a higher one, so you can go in every 4 directions, not only to your left and right.Seems that the engine works well, most of the bugs are fixed, unless there are some unknown ones. Score system needs to get

Lapixxnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4703786749531526135.post-71649397852135135692008-03-06T21:46:00.003+01:002008-03-06T21:51:24.993+01:00

Probaly not so much for you, but I and Tim have new admin gadgets. This includes a remote control for all electronic objects in the game, such as doors. And, my favority, a sort of jetpack which makes us able to fly trough the world (all to help people, not for fun of cource :P ).Anyway, the admins will get some more gadgets to support players in game. This can be simply done by answering

Lapixxnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4703786749531526135.post-11295286449957912232008-03-03T16:29:00.005+01:002008-03-03T16:44:05.787+01:00

The new version of SCF includes the use of real accounts, you simply create one, and log in with it. Just like you are used to I guess. With the account-feature comes a chat update as well, by typing /user you start a Personal Message mode with the entered user. By typing a / you will be in public chat again.I've also added the teamwork element, it was already planned in the beginning, but now

Lapixxnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4703786749531526135.post-74373493235781526862008-02-25T22:11:00.010+01:002008-02-28T00:07:30.438+01:00

Okay, so my friend made a board so that users could post their suggestions, found bugs and stuff like that.To the SCF BoardsBesides that I finished the base of the chat system. By pressing ENTER, the chatbox pops up. All cubes in the area (the onces you can see, and a tiny bit further) will see your messages. Now, because you don't have the chatbox open all the time, there is this notification

Lapixxnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4703786749531526135.post-56786599692491425592008-02-23T17:15:00.003+01:002008-02-23T17:20:21.646+01:00

As you can see, I've created a devlog for Special Cube Force. I have been working on it much recently, and I think the game is ready for a public beta. Yeah, it's about time...The MMO engine works fine, as far as I've tested it with my friend, so now we could test it in a real situation: with more than only 2 players at the same time. All bugs that we found are fixed, the game is stable, so you

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