Hello Readers! Three announcements in the past week? That may be a new record! Lets see what has been going on:
BYOND
Cofounder of BYOND, Tom has retired as of this month after two decades with the project, passing the BYOND torch to developer Lummox JR. The "Business of BYOND" has been rebranded as BYOND Software, and as the new name suggests, we may see more changes to the software in the coming months. Already for version 508 lummox JR has incorporated enhanced error handling, appearances, and new graphic enhancements for the icon editor. Plans are also in the works for improvements to the Dream Maker platform.
BYOND Games
Severed World launched it's Kickstarter campaign a day ago, and they have currently obtained pledges for $3100 of their $15000 goal. Regular and early beta game access options are available, along with custom content pledges. In the same time frame, they have begun a Stream Greenlight ballot and are looking for upvotes to gain attention. Check out the website for game details.
Sigrogana Legend 2 has had a new race called the Leporidae added over the past two weeks, fully equipped with its own racial traits. The fishing skill has received an upgrade rendering it more interactive. Plus, fishing contest events are now held in Dormeho. Lets not forget to mention the handful of bug fixes and adjustments.
Citing a new full time job and an overwhelming majority of a poll, Edit Nero has decided to open source the RPG Kalero.
To help keep new players on the right path, Inutaishos has added lifetime quests to Azusa Generations, full details are in the update. A self writing book, a forest dungeon, and new monsters have been added as well.
After evaluating the results of a poll, Avidanimefan concluded that the majority of the available player base is most interested in seeing Kage no Ordori: Rise of the Tengu taking a turn for a more player vs player gameplay. In the same post, he described the results of a recent play testing session and shared his thoughts on community involvement. Additionally, he proposed an opportunity for players who are interested in creating custom equipment for the game. For players more interested in PVP features, vote on the specifics here, and for players more interested in RP features, cast your vote here.
DanteVFenris shared a video featuring the cutscene that displays when the player creates a new character, giving a glimps of the history of the Unluckiest in Cursed Luck. Check the second comment for the correct Youtube link. A cutscene is expected for each dungeon.
Previous maps have been scraped and new ones have taken their place over at Final Impact: Aeon Catalyst. In addition to the landscape changes, Soma Schicksal also informs us that weapons, abilities, skills, and other main systems continue to improve. A server is available periodically, and in the interim, a collection of screenshots are available.
Gluscap games has published information on the four skills trees to which players can allocate points to in Boundless. Combat, Movement, Support, and Utility and each features skill ranging from beginner to advanced.
BYOND Resources
- Zecronious shares his method for creating equipment and skill effects.
- After discontinuing Rice, IchiroKeisuke has decided to break the game into a series of libraries, the first of which is Tile Edges.
- After showing a screenshot, Kidpaddle45 has shared his Shadow Generator library and wrote a document on how it works.
(Edit: Clarified a section of my post.)
(Edit #2: It got fixed, yay! Ignore this post.)