I now feel I’m back into the swing of coding for my long sterm Alternate Reality remake project. I’ve now completed moving it over to use the latest version of the SFML 2.0 media library and I’m pleased with the results such as the automap display now displaying instantly. I’m now working towards releasing a… Read More »
After a long break I’m starting to get back into both my Alternate Reality X project and Stone of the Citadel. I’m moving them over to a newer version of the SFML media library which make both games possible. With AR in particular I’m taking the opportunity to try and greatly simplify and restructure the… Read More »
I’ve added a mini map to the display to help navigate around the map. This is based on my Alternate Reality X code just now but I’m going to modify it to show only explored sections of the map: either individual cells or whole chambers and corridors a chunk at a time. I’ve also altered the current textures and spent some… Read More »
As I mentioned previously I’ve already done some initial coding for Stone of the Citadel. I’ve played around with a few different displays based on other games and for the initial stages of building up some actual game content I’ve settled on a simple screen layout which you can see below. Whilst not particularly exciting… Read More »
I’ve been talking for some time about creating my own Computer Role Playing Game (CRPG) based on my favourite computer games of the 80s and 90s and I’ve now finally started that project. My intention is to capture the spirit of those classic games such as the Ultima series, Bards Tale, Eye of the Beholder, Might &… Read More »
I’ve finally released a new version of my Alternate Reality remake project. It’s available for download over at: www.crpgdev.com as always. It’s good to finally get something out even if it’s not as full featured as I’d hoped. The problem I have now is that there are lots of different parts that I’m capable of… Read More »
After wasting a few hours modifying the monster data file format I eventually reverted to almost the same format I started with – I really need to learn to leave things where they are if they are not presenting any major problems. The main reason for the changes was to save me hand editing the… Read More »
I’ve made quite a lot of changes to encounters over the last week. Possibly the most noticeable is that I’ve changed the encounter menus to reproduce the Alternate Reality: The Dungeon style. That means a single column with a secondary menu for “Transact”. You no longer get attacked by all encounters automatically dependent on their… Read More »