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Version 4

Sun, 05 Feb 2012 11:17:03 +0000

Tip: If each side length of the partitions is greater than one and the proc result is one, then the border cell of each partition must be a corner.

If using core-floor and side-wall maps as in my demos, this may provide a way to disregard ugly "diagonal" connections.

Added: Procs were added to state whether or not a pair of coordinates are core cells or side cells. A similar proc states whether or not a cell borders a specific partition.

Version 1 & 2

Sun, 05 Feb 2012 10:17:58 +0000

Those who need a formal license can now refer to Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported (CC BY 3.0). I pretty much wave the need to attribute me within the readme file. None of your rights have changed. I just wanted to give an easy reference for those who wanted legal backup.

Added: Procs have been added to list and identify forks, funnels, origins and tunnels. Some of those may sound redundant, but they matter if the connections are one-way.

Fixed: Dead end detection now pays more attention to the current state of connections rather than whether the maze was reciprocating.

Version 2:

Fixed: Tunnels with 2 exits and 1 entrance were not properly detected.

Last day for The Serious Sam Pack

Fri, 27 Jan 2012 21:30:14 +0000

Indie Royale decided to start surprising people with unannounced bundles. Their first surprise is The Serious Sam Pack. The current price is a little over $4. There's less than a day left!

Serious Sam: The Random Encounter
Serious Sam: Double D
Serious Sam: Kamikaze Attack
Serious Sam: The First Encounter (not HD)
Serious Sam: The Second Encounter (not HD)
Serious Sam: The Greek Encounter

I bought Double D earlier and found it quite fun. I've also been playing the HD versions of The First & Second Encounters sporadically with my cousin. They're pretty much the only FPS games I touch. (Granted, being able to switch to a third person perspective helps my stomach.)

Dare To Be Digital (applications open)

Fri, 27 Jan 2012 21:16:50 +0000

Applications are now open for Dare to Be Digital. They close on April 10th 2012 at 17.00pm BST (GMT+1). The event itself will take place between the 11th of June and 12th August at the University of Abertay Dundee, Scotland.

Dare to be Digital is a video games development competition for extremely talented students at Universities and Colleges of Art. Teams of 5 students, usually a mix of artists, programmers and audio, assemble at Abertay University for 9 weeks during June to August to develop a prototype video game, receiving mentoring from industry. The students also receive a weekly stipend of £150 per student, free accommodation at the University's halls of residence and a team budget of £200.

At the end of the competition, the prototypes are displayed at talent showcasing event Dare ProtoPlay. The general public and industry experts get to play and vote for the games. At the Dare awards ceremony, three prizes of £2500 will be awarded to the three highest scoring teams based on the criteria of innovation and creativity, market potential and use of technology (none of the three will be specifically attributed to any particular criterion). Seven months later the winning teams attend the BAFTA Video Games Awards to compete for the coveted "Ones to Watch Award".

Game Jamming

Wed, 11 Jan 2012 06:46:14 +0000

Christer "Breakdance McFunkypants" Kaitila is still working on his Game Jamming website, but those of you who found the events listed in my columns interesting may wish to follow his dedicated Google+ page.

The latest Ludum Dare winners are in. There were 891 games!

Holiday Sales and Contests

Tue, 20 Dec 2011 07:04:33 +0000

Humble Indie Bundle #4 includes Jamestown, Bit.Trip Runner, Super Meat Boy, Shank and NightSky HD. Pay more than the minimum for Gratuitous Space Battles and Cave Story+.

Indie Royale's Xmas Bundle includes The Blackwell Trilogy: Remastered, Eets, Dino D-Day and The Oil Blue. Bonus items greenTech+ and Shellblast were recently added. The current minimum price is a little over four bucks.

Swing Swing Submarine (developer of Blocks That Matter) has been holding drawings for a different game each day. The catch is liking their Facebook page and the posts of the desired prize.

Steam has been having server issues but they're holding their expected sale and handing out prizes for game achievements similar to their summer event. (Blah blah blah gift me a game from my wishlist if you want a lifetime Fooldom Come subscription etc.)

TIGsource Advent Calendar

Mon, 05 Dec 2011 02:15:22 +0000

This sounds nifty:

"Heres the idea. You graciously dedicate 1 day, from December 1st to December 24th and make a game in a few hours. I will post these games on this Tumblr page and, hopefully, people will play them, counting down the days until Christmas." - TIGsource user Theophilus

The 2011 lineup has been chosen. There's been one small game a day as planned.

Steam Autumn Sale -> Fooldom Come deal

Wed, 23 Nov 2011 23:51:34 +0000

Take advantage of my persistent Gift Me Games Deal with Steam's Autumn Sale! Buy ACWraith at gmail.com a game off of my Steam wishlist with a BYOND key of your choice in the gift message. That key will earn a lifetime Fooldom Come subscription. In other words, it's an inexpensive way to get a passport to my current and future BYOND games.

Here are some of the items at 75% off:
~~Inside a Star-Filled Sky $2~~
~~Fortix 2 $2.50~~
Runespell: Overture $2.50
DETOUR $2.50
Cargo â The Quest for Gravity $4.99
~~LIMBO $2.49 (Daily Deal!)~~

Here are some that are simply too cheap not to mention:
GundeadliGne $1.99 (Earn 2 FC subs for the collection at $4.99.)
Astro Tripper $2.49
Data Jammers: FastForward $3.40

The sale runs from today until the 27th. Honestly, there are very few games on my list without discounts. I'm just trying to focus on the cheaper ones in case the others become a Daily Deal. You know, because Steam.

Humble Introversion Bundle, Really Big Bundle

Wed, 23 Nov 2011 02:20:47 +0000

Pay what you want for The Humble Introversion Bundle with Uplink, Darwinia, DEFCON and Multiwinia. Pay more than the average to get Aquaria and Crayon Physics Deluxe as well. Steam codes are included.

Meanwhile, Indie Royale's Really Big Bundle is available for preorder at $3.99. The games aren't yet public, but the title is stated to be a hint so I'm guessing Really Big Sky will be included. Desura sponsors Indie Royale so expect codes for their service. (I have not seen Desura codes for Humble this time around. Battle lines!)

The Humble Voxatron Debut

Mon, 31 Oct 2011 19:09:07 +0000

The Humble Voxatron Debut offers just one game. Previous bundles offered more as they aged, but I don't know how this one will work. It's essentially alphafunding a voxel-based platform shooter which has been getting some press.