ARX now has a facebook page so please stop by and take a look. New images of ARX’s full screen mode as well as some of the Monolith Philip Price screenshots which I thought it would be nice to put up so people can see them more easily.
I’ve got a few interesting developments coming up that I’l be mentioning there so keep an eye on the page…
It’s at:
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Alternate-Reality-X/277276259054861
I’ve now added a smooth font alternative for ARX which I’m fairly pleased with. You can see it in the screenshots below which also illustrate some of the new Alternate textures which I’ve added and the addition of “ceilings” in the Dungeon. Hope you like them. Keep on supporting ARX.
Slightly later than planned ARX release 0.5 is now available from the downloads section of www.crpgdev.com
It includes the following
changes:
Hope you enjoy it and keep on supporting the project.
I’ve now added the Retreat to the version 0.5 release so you can now rest there to recover hit points and reduce your fatigue. The number of coppers you offer determines the “quality” of your spot in the Retreat so remember to give generously if you want to stay on good terms with the woman who runs it!
I’ve also added back in the alternate graphics option. Release 0.5 will be a bit later than planned but should be out this week.
Demo 0.43 of Alternate Reality X is now available from the www.crpgdev.com download page. The main changes since demo 0.42 include:
Thanks for your continued support and feedback.
With the imminent release of Alternate Reality X 0.43 I can now confidently publish my roadmap for the future releases leading to the official 1.0 release. My goal for the 1.0 release is to have all the original City and Dungeon content completed, fully playable with all the quests completed plus a few more extras which will be unique to ARX.
Release 0.5 – July 31st 2012
Release 0.6 – August 31st 2012
Release 0.7 – September 30th 2012
Release 0.8 – October 31st 2012
Release 0.9 – November 30th 2012
Release 1.0 – December 31st 2012
Apart from my belief that the Alternate Reality games are some of the greatest (if not the greatest) computer games ever made, I also rely heavily on the support and feedback I get from the AR community to keep me going on this remake project. I know I’ve been working on this project for a very long time and these timescales aren’t what anyone wants but I think people sometimes forget how much work goes into a game and I am just one guy. You have to remember as well that this is Alternate Reality not just any old game so I picked a pretty challenging game to remake!
I’m not a professional programmer, have a full time job and a family to look after so I need to feel that I’m using my time wisely. I have had a few doubts along the way about how many people are really interested and whether I’m wasting my effort and should do something else with my limited time. Then I get an email of support or someone posts a link and spreads the word elsewhere and it gives me a real boost.
I am now accepting donations through Paypal from both the link on the right hand side of this blog for both my Alternate Reality X and Stone of the Citadel projects. You can also make a donation from the link over at www.crpgdev.com. This is a great way to show support for the projects and will also help to cover the web site costs and my time. I think my time on Alternate Reality alone must be running into several hundred hours over the years.
I really value any support you can give to the projects whether it’s a donation through Paypal, an offer of assistance or just your feedback or suggestions – but please let me know you’re out there and have an interest in the project one way or another.
Over the last few days I’ve probably spent about 15 hours just working on the City and Dungeon guilds. It takes a long time to work out how the original games worked, research all the fine detail, decide how to recreate that experience and then turn it into a real part of the game that you can download and play. I feel it’s really coming together now but I still need your support to see this through.
Let me know you’re still behind the project whether it’s through a donation, personal email to acrin1 @ googlemail.com , by signing up as a follower for this blog, posting on the AR mailing list or posting on the forums. And to those of you who’ve supported this project from the early days or earlier incarnations my sincere thanks. Hopefully you will soon feel your patience has been well rewarded!