Journals
Haven't seen this website in a while.
Gonna update you all super quick.
My wife's Grandfather, Grandmother, and Father all passed away within the last year. We've been having a hell of a time settling the estates but it's almost done. We're getting a house, put in a bid yesterday on a nice European style condo. So things are going pretty well on the living side of things. Other than that, Lyssa, Nahmbo, and I are each in good health.
Game dev stuff has been going well. I've been doing commissions for various game features and tech for other people using the same engine. Stuff anywhere from simple scoring systems to full navigation map dynamic cartographer systems. It pays ok and I can live on it.
Super Matt Jordan is still in development, though its super slow, I've been focused on story and base systems. It will be completed eventually, it moves forward a little each day now. There will never be a kickstarter since I'm funding the project myself and releasing it as a Free-to-play.
Sometimes I miss mapping. I don't have the drive to do it anymore as other things are more worth the time. It definitely has been one of my more favorite hobbies. Maybe someday in the distant future.
Gonna update you all super quick.
My wife's Grandfather, Grandmother, and Father all passed away within the last year. We've been having a hell of a time settling the estates but it's almost done. We're getting a house, put in a bid yesterday on a nice European style condo. So things are going pretty well on the living side of things. Other than that, Lyssa, Nahmbo, and I are each in good health.
Game dev stuff has been going well. I've been doing commissions for various game features and tech for other people using the same engine. Stuff anywhere from simple scoring systems to full navigation map dynamic cartographer systems. It pays ok and I can live on it.
Super Matt Jordan is still in development, though its super slow, I've been focused on story and base systems. It will be completed eventually, it moves forward a little each day now. There will never be a kickstarter since I'm funding the project myself and releasing it as a Free-to-play.
Sometimes I miss mapping. I don't have the drive to do it anymore as other things are more worth the time. It definitely has been one of my more favorite hobbies. Maybe someday in the distant future.
Oh wow look I still have my christmas icon from last year. Time to switch it to my regular one. It's about time don't ya think? 
Question for you:
I'm rebuilding Super Matt Jordan and I can get it to run in full screen natively, combined with my 16:9 widescreen res, it looks really sexy.
But how popular is widescreen, or a 16:9 aspect ratio?
And no, I cannot change the game's resolution from within itself. :/
I'm rebuilding Super Matt Jordan and I can get it to run in full screen natively, combined with my 16:9 widescreen res, it looks really sexy.
But how popular is widescreen, or a 16:9 aspect ratio?
And no, I cannot change the game's resolution from within itself. :/
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Lyssa took the picture, I made it a png. Enjoy.
LOOK AT THESE LITTLE SQUEAKERS! LOOK AT THEM!
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I got a really weird idea and it's hopefully not too weird.
In a nutshell, it's a singleplayer mini-game type where the player hunts down headcrabs tucked away in hidden locations. Kind of like an exterminator. Baby-crabs in HL1 work well for this because they are tiny and can hide in more locations. I tried experimenting with cockroaches in the original idea, but their code is incomplete and they trigger nothing when they are killed. The next smallest is baby-crabs so that's why its crab hunt and not roach hunt.
It would certainly be interesting to craft a small and detailed environment and stash 50 crabs in it to be found. Lots of interesting puzzles could be made of it too.
Would be more interesting if we each made a level and strung them together in a mod. All default resources would do nicely for it I suppose.
Thoughts?
In a nutshell, it's a singleplayer mini-game type where the player hunts down headcrabs tucked away in hidden locations. Kind of like an exterminator. Baby-crabs in HL1 work well for this because they are tiny and can hide in more locations. I tried experimenting with cockroaches in the original idea, but their code is incomplete and they trigger nothing when they are killed. The next smallest is baby-crabs so that's why its crab hunt and not roach hunt.
It would certainly be interesting to craft a small and detailed environment and stash 50 crabs in it to be found. Lots of interesting puzzles could be made of it too.
Would be more interesting if we each made a level and strung them together in a mod. All default resources would do nicely for it I suppose.
Thoughts?
I made a slot machine game!
LOiNK
I came home and found that my neighbor left a notecard on my door. The note said lightning hit the tree. Sure enough, the tree 6 feet from my door is all fucked up. I'm glad we weren't home at the time because we probably would have been outside watching the storm, sitting on metal chairs near a metal railing that runs closely by the tree. Though it doesn't appear that any lightning jumped to the railing, still I wouldn't take the chance.
It's dark out and I will try and get pictures tomorrow morning.
EDIT: IT'S MORNING!
This is the tree.
From the corner of the stairs. Not far now is it? Only a few inches from the roof.
A wide shot, I live on the corner. Lyssa is there reading a book so that's how close we would've been.
Pieces of the lightning enchanted wood that my neighbor has. I wonder what he's going to do with it? Lucky bastard.
Looking through the flecks on the ground, I started finding tree amber. This small piece is actually quite shiny. Picture doesn't do justice. It's really orange around the edges.
Blown out chunks of sap. There are parts that are marbleized from the heat, and other parts are burned. Smells really good for some reason.
It's dark out and I will try and get pictures tomorrow morning.
EDIT: IT'S MORNING!
Blaff
Ok in 15 minutes I leave to get my Vasectomy.
I'll let you know how it goes.
I'll let you know how it goes.
AGDQ is going on this week. Here's the line up http://gamesdonequick.com/schedule
and you can watch it here. http://www.twitch.tv/speeddemosarchivesda/popout
I'm excited for the Valve block and Cave Story this evening.
Also, donate to stop cancer, i did.
and you can watch it here. http://www.twitch.tv/speeddemosarchivesda/popout
I'm excited for the Valve block and Cave Story this evening.
Also, donate to stop cancer, i did.