I have just recently started using BYOND 4.0, and I must say that I am wholly unimpressed thus far. Although the new interface seems to be designed to be more customizable and have more options open to game creators, it seems that the entire gaming platform (not just Dream Maker) is geared toward people who are adept at programming.

Take, for example, the "skin" feature. Skins are intended to let you customize most aspects of the Dream Seeker window. However, it looks like the creators have taken this concept overboard and made it such that if you want to customize ANY aspect of a game, including the default font, you have to use skins. Thanks to having programmed before, I was finally able to figure out how to change the default game font from MS Sans Serif to Courier New (a, what, three-step process in 3.5 and before)? Not to mention, it looks like I managed to accidentally screw up the length of the text window while I was trying to edit the font, so that the bottom part of the window is hidden underneath the command line. Now I can't read the last thing people post.

Oh, I forgot to mention the first problem I experienced with 4.0 - the fact that if I left OpenGL acceleration on, my entire computer would freeze upon loading the game and the only way to fix it was a hard reboot. Unfortunately, the only way to fix that is through the DS "options and messages" window, and the only way to open that without loading a game is to type a bad URL into the main BYOND window. Thanks to Tarq for helping me figure that one out, and I hope it helps those of you who have similar problems.

I ran out of ideas as to what to put on a members' page post, so I asked Sarm, and he suggested a tortilla. So there you go.



Dragon Quest Online isn't dead yet! Most of the icons are done, and a lot of the game's features have been worked out. Kheldar's busy with his schoolwork right now, so you shouldn't expect much in terms of code before late December.

That's right, I finally joined the countless ranks of people who gave in and subscribed for a BYOND membership, to enjoy the endless "benefits" and other such fare. Now you people, if you choose, can read whatever crap I decide to put up every once in a while.

Ahh...

First of all, I would be a very happy camper if some people went to http://s11.invisionfree.com/dragon_quest_online and offered ideas and suggestions for a new DQ/DW game in the making. Kheldar (Dark Master XII) is doing the coding, me and Sarm are doing the graphics and design. Read the forum for more information.

That's about all I can think of for now. If anyone has anything, by all means, tell me.