We've updated 001 Game Creator to v2019.003.001 with a bunch of fixes, mainly to resolve issues with Android testing/builds but also a handful of other issues as well!


First and foremost, we've fixed the mismatch error that some of you were getting while testing on your mobile devices as well as fixed start up crashes that were occurring on built APKs.


While testing the example projects we encountered a few issues that have been resolved. Firstly, in the "Cinematic" example we've fixed the "Change Game Speed" event from being inaccurate (especially with lower speeds or subtle differences) which resulted in faster PCs freezing. We've also fixed an overlapping tree and changed the character names too.

We've also fixed the "Interface" example, which exhibited double inputs when using the mouse.


A new UNICODE character block has been added to the Fonts window for Thai characters. We've also added more information to the "Other" (formerly Custom) UNICODE block window.


Lastly, we've updated our online wiki with some new additional bits of information for those that were confused about certain functionality. In particular, we've completely overhauled the section regarding Master Models and Master Segments on the Sprites page to fully explain what these do and their advantages in 3D-created games.

As always, you can find a full list of changes on our Changes page.

It's that time again - another Steam Sale! We've also updated 001 Game Creator with a bunch of fixes and QoL improvements!


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We've updated 001 Game Creator to v2019.003.000 which features a bunch of fixes to reported bugs as well as a few QoL improvements. Here are some highlights:

- Fixed mesh collisions from not using correct formation; model file must be re-imported for changes to take effect.
- Fixed not properly updating non-realtime fields when using "Update Interface" event.
- Fixes to gamepad use values when handling unplugged devices or when window loses focus.
- Fixed undo/redo issues with blockings.
- Fixed imported 3D model textures occasionally flickering a black color.
- Added "Reset" button to image manipulator (accessible when right-clicking a graphic and selecting Effects from the drop down menu)

As always, you can find the full change log here.


Additionally, we've added two new pages to our Wiki for Events and Use Values respectively. These pages serve as a complete list of all events and use values that can be found in the engine, along with all their descriptions.

If you've got 001 Game Creator on your wish list, now's the time to act! Be sure to also check out the changes we've made in the latest version of 001.


Grab 001 Game Creator (and its associated DLC Kits) while it's cheap! Because from now until May 13th you can get 001 for 60% off - while the MMORPG, 3D FPS and PnC Kits are 30% off and our Enhanced RPG Kit and Retro Music Pack are 15% off!

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Don't forget that we also recently released our latest DLC Kit - Our Visual Novel Kit. There are no discounts for this one (since we only just recently released it) but it's a great expansion for those of you interested in creating interactive stories and 'choose your own adventure' style games!

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We've also updated 001 Game Creator to v2019.002.001 which features a couple of improvements and fixes. Most notably is the improved responsiveness of loading games with many sprites - those of you with larger projects will likely benefit from this the most!

We've also made a few quality of life improvements such as making all events and use values accessible when using the search (it used to abide by the event filters and whether or not "Include All" was checked) and also added some extra help buttons to the Variables window (to point to the relative parts of the Wiki) to help those of you struggling with Collections and Tables in particular.

As always, you can see all changes by checking out our change log.

From MMORPGs to 3D First-Person Shooters, Point & Click Adventures and more! 001 Game Creator continues to grow and today we're pleased to announce our latest expansion with the release of our Visual Novel Kit that allows you to effortlessly create interactive stories and 'choose your own adventure' games.



https://store.steampowered.com/app/1042950/001_Game_Creator__Visual_Novel_Kit

Our Visual Novel Kit features all of the functionality you'd expect to see in any other Visual Novel, like a robust dialogue system with player choices and auto/skip functions, a fetch quest system that allows you to present items/gifts to characters (and a shop to buy said items from), the ability to travel to different locations, and a colourful cast of 16 unique characters (both male and female) befitting of a fantasy/steampunk setting - with a variety of different character emoticons!








In addition to the release of our Visual Novel Kit, we've also updated 001 Game Creator to v2019.002.000 which contains a handful of new features and minor fixes. For example, we've added a "Retrieve Text Height" use value in the Field editor and fixed an issue with Steam IDs resetting in the Game Settings window.

For the full list of changes, please see our change log here.


We're delighted to see so many of you making use of our Feature Request Vote Box and have been monitoring it closely to see what new features we should prioritise next. We recently fixed an issue that prevented users from upvoting the same idea after the 24hr window had passed. If you were one of those affected by this feel free to cast your votes again.


We're currently brainstorming new ideas for future DLC Kits based on user demand. As always, if you'd like to suggest your ideas you can do so by submitting them to our Feature Request Vote Box and upvoting ideas/suggestions that you support.

We've updated 001 Game Creator to v2019.001.003 which includes some very important fixes to our initial UNICODE implementation and mobile builds!


In our last announcement, we revealed our first implementation of UNICODE support in 001 Game Creator (a long-time requested feature from our community). Since then, we've worked with our users on refining this implementation - most notably in fixing an issue with certain international configurations of Windows that would cause characters to display incorrectly.



Additionally, we've made it easier to add/remove certain blocks of characters to your fonts with the appropriately named "Add Block" and "Remove Block" buttons. There's even a "Custom" option, where you can specify a UNICODE hex range to add specific groups of characters!



We will continue to improve our UNICODE implementation over the coming weeks/months so that all necessary parts of the engine can display these characters correctly. We'd also like to thank those of you that have been helping us to improve our UNICODE implementation!


While working to re-create the UNICODE problems some users were experiencing, we noticed several areas where 001 Game Creator would crash upon start up if the user's video card didn't properly support windowed swap chains, advanced material shaders, texture colour mapping, or large textures used by system fonts.

If you've previously experienced crashes when starting 001 Game Creator then these fixes should make a huge difference!


Another important fix in this update is the Android/iOS build functionality that wasn't working as intended. You should now be able to build your game for Android and iOS without issue - we've also fixed an issue where built APK files would crash upon start up!

Additionally, for those of you with larger games, we've fixed an issue that resulted in an error during the build process.

As always, you can see a full list of changes here: http://001gamecreator.com/changes/

We've got some exciting news to share with you all today - including the announcement of an extended Steam Lunar Sale and a new version of 001 Game Creator with our initial implementation of UNICODE support!


From February 4th to February 18th 001 Game Creator will be 60% off - with our MMORPG, 3D FPS and Point & Click Adventure DLC Kits being 30% off and our Retro Music Pack being 15% off. For most, the Steam Lunar Sale ends on February 11th but we're following the sale with a week-long sale of our own to extend the Steam Lunar Sale from one week to two!

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Perhaps one of the most requested features, and also one of the most challenging features to implement, is the ability to fully support UNICODE characters to allow for foreign languages like Russian and Chinese (which previously weren't supported).

With 001 being built on VB6 (which doesn't natively support UNICODE characters) this was always seen as an impossible feature request...That is until now! We'll spare you the boring technical details and just say that a new discovery was recently found that would allow 001 to support these characters with only a little work on our end - and so we're pleased to announce that UNICODE support is finally available in 001 Game Creator!

However, since this is still only our first implementation, we'd like to hear input/feedback from our community! There are also still some things not implemented to support UNICODE fully in some parts of the engine.

(Some screenshots showcasing Russian characters):



Please Note: You'll need to explicitly add UNICODE characters to your font files first - otherwise they won't be recognised in-game!




Our UNICODE implementation has also had an added benefit to fonts in general as we've now managed to pack characters in better which means that the padding option is no longer necessary in most cases. As such, the look of characters will appear more natural than before (where spacing wasn't being properly obeyed)

We've also enlarged font images from 2048x1024 to 2048x2048 so that fonts can store more characters!


While UNICODE support is one of the largest feature requests implemented in this version - we've also taken the time to implement a few smaller requests that didn't require much time to add. These include:

Change Reverse, Rising and Falling Speed Events - Three new events that change the Reverse Speed, Rising Speed and Falling Speed of Actors has been added.



Screen Size/Orientation Changed Interface Trigger - A brand new Interface Trigger has been added that runs whenever the size of the game window is changed (Windows/HTML5) or when the orientation of the screen is changed (iOS/Android).



Change Currency Symbol Visual Setting - You can now effortlessly change the currency symbol used for Money by going to Game Settings > Visual Settings. This is also useful, given the implementation of UNICODE and the various different types of currencies used around the globe.





You can see the full list of changes for v2019.001.000 over on our website here: https://001gamecreator.com/changes/


We'll continue to improve UNICODE support over the next few months so please let us know if you run into any problems!

We've also been keeping an eye on our Feature Requests page and will be looking into some of these in the coming months as well!

We've updated 001 Game Creator to fix a critical crash some Windows 10 users were experiencing. We've also made some additional changes/added some new things that we've documented below.


Windows 10 Crash Fix - We've recently fixed an issue that resulted in some Windows 10 users experiencing crashes when opening certain editor windows. If you've been experiencing random crashes while using Windows 10 then this update should hopefully address that issue!

Android Build Update - We've updated game building for Android which now requires the Android SDK/NDK to be installed in addition to Java Development Kit (JDK). This now means that Android games can be distributed to the Amazon App Store and other store fronts that require a DEX file to be generated.

NEW Screenshot Capture/Manager - We've added a new screenshot capture tool to the Game Debugger that allows you to effortless screenshot your game while testing. All of the captured screenshots are then stored inside a manager (which will launch automatically after closing your game). You can also submit them to our website by entering your email address and providing a brief description.





NEW Reset Interface When Screen Changes - Lastly, we've added a new Interface Properties option to automatically reset an Interface when the screen size changes. This feature is useful for Interfaces with alternate layouts - as it now means Interfaces can update when a mobile device's orientation is changed or when a Windows form is resized without needing to manually reset the Interface. It also works with HTML5 games too (when resizing the browser window)!



For a full list of changes, please see our change log here: https://001gamecreator.com/changes/


To usher in the new year, we're also updating our tutoring and scripting service pricing from $40/hr to $25/hr! To schedule some one on one training please visit: https://001gamecreator.com/product/software-training/

To see a full list of all the service we offer visit: https://001gamecreator.com/services/

'Tis the festive season and to help celebrate the occasion we've heavily discounted 001 Game Creator (and its accompanying DLC Kits) as part of the Steam Winter Sale!


From NOW until January 3rd 2019 you can grab 001 Game Creator for 70% off its usual asking price – alongside our MMORPG, 3D FPS / Survival Horror and Point & Click Adventure DLC Kits which are 40% off. Additionally, our Retro Fantasy Music Pack is 15% off as well!

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A small thing for most but we've recently moved our website over to https://001gamecreator.com (previously engine001 - which now redirects to the new URL)


Over the past year, we’ve added a whole bunch of new features to 001 (and fixed a ton of bugs too!) We also launched our new Feature Requests vote box and have already completed our first request (Oscillate Sequence Mode for Sprites) which will be available in the next version! We also released our Enhanced RPG DLC Kit with a fully customisable Turn-Based Battle System that many of you have already started making use of in your games.


Looking towards 2019, we will strive to fulfil as many feature requests as reasonably possible (you can suggest your own here) – while also launching new exciting DLC Kits that open up even more possibilities for game making! We appreciate all of your continued support throughout the year and would like to wish you all a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

See you in 2019!

It's that time again - another Steam Sale! We've also got a few words to share about the recently released Enhanced RPG Kit and the feature requests vote box too!


From NOW until November 27th 001 Game Creator is 60% off and our MMORPG, 3D FPS / Survival Horror and Point & Click Adventure Kits are all 30% off as well!

In addition, our Retro Fantasy Music Pack is 15% off!

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While our Enhanced RPG Kit is not a part of the Steam Autumn Sale (given that we only just recently released it) we wanted to take this time to say how happy we are to have received so many positive comments about this latest DLC Kit!

Speaking of which, we've also updated the Enhanced RPG Kit to address a few issues some of you ran into. You can see the full patch notes here.


We also recently unveiled our new feature requests vote box and are pleased to see people making fast use of it! We want to take this opportunity to remind those of you, who may not yet be aware of it, that we're currently taking feature requests from the community so we have a clear idea of what it is you want to see added next.

Make sure you also vote on features you really like to increase their priority!

Yes, at long last, we are ready to unveil our new Enhanced RPG Kit that features a fully functional Turn-Based Battle System!

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First and foremost, check out the updated "New Game" window that will appear when creating a new project. We've separated all DLC Kits into their own list (to the right) and merged all the built-in projects and demo games in the list to the left.

We've also added a small blurb to remind our users that DLC Kits DO NOT restrict functionality - meaning you can freely create an MMORPG without the MMORPG Kit or create a 3D FPS without the 3D FPS / Survival Horror Kit!



Now let's get to the juicy stuff, the Enhanced RPG Kit itself!

While turn-based battles are an exciting part of this new DLC kit, it's not the only thing RPG fans will come to appreciate. We've overhauled a ton of built-in systems specifically for this kit including (but not limited to):


We've given the default user interface and player HUD an extensive make over in the Enhanced RPG Kit! Take a look:








The Enhanced RPG Kit also features a fancy new quest system that allows users to effortlessly setup all kinds of fun and interesting quests for players to embark on. There's even a quest menu where you can see all of your active and completed quests - now that's useful!




OK! We know this is what you're really here for! Yes, with the Enhanced RPG Kit you can create both Action-RPG battles and Turn-Based battles! While the tools to create a TBBS have existed for some time now, there's no denying that creating one can be rather tricky - so being able to simply pick apart and use a pre-built TBBS is far more convenient!








We've barely begun to scratch the surface with everything this kit has to offer. For the full list of features be sure to check out the Enhanced RPG Kit Store Page

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