After a nice summer break, it's time to seriously get back to game creation with this double treat we've got waiting for you. A brand new DLC about dungeon crawling in 3D mazes (released under Early Access), as well as a new update on 001 Game Creator.


Set out on an exciting journey in the world of retro-style step dungeons with our latest DLC - the 3D Step Dungeon Maze Kit! This kit equips you with powerful tools, including an easy-to-use Map/Maze Builder interface allowing you to effortlessly create interactive mazes, a plethora of new enemies to face, a dynamic mini-map with fog of war, customizable enemy spawn and loot tables for incredible variability, and more.

This DLC is currently Early Access so you can expect a lot more features arriving in the near future!

Dive into the world of grid-based movement and interactive gameplay as you build intricate mazes, create fierce foes, and hide various treasures. Grab the 3D Step Dungeon Maze Kit now and bring your dungeon-crawling ideas to life!

Check out the DLC's store page for more details: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2598260/001_Game_Creator__3D_Step_Dungeon_Maze_Kit/


001 Game Creator has been updated to v2023.009.000, and it features a variety of improvements, fixes and a few crashes, plus an updated Android Billing to version 6.0.1!

Most notably is the improved behavior of particle effects. Featuring fixes to various crashes when making changes to sprites with particle effects, as well as them being repeatedly reset whenever retrieving the sprite of any actor layers (Char(*).Texture(*)). Other noteworthy fixes include requests with "Query Webpage into Variable/Table" events from not working correctly occasionally with certain servers due to an HTTP header issue, plus some major memory leaks with inserting/removing array elements throughout the engine which also fixed the MMORPG server (non-dedicated) from crashing after running for a while or after hundreds of connections.

As always, we appreciate the continued support and feedback that we receive from both the community and our Patreon members. You can view the full list of changes for the newest update and the previous ones from the changelog below:
https://001gamecreator.com/changes/


Once more, we'd like to give a big shout-out to our incredible community for contributing to our library of video tutorials! Our community video playlist consists of insightful tutorials created by fellow users like you, aimed at helping others on their journey with 001 Game Creator. If you've created a tutorial and wish to share your knowledge with the community, we'd love to feature your video in our playlist!
Check it out here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLgohPz-X6YwipGf98fY0KxlVFu8jHytao

Reminder that Open Dev Kit has currently received a few new features such as OpenAI integration, Virtual Reality implementation, and now we now also have an exciting new devlog series over on our Patreon that starts with a Roadmap about ODK! Soon, the Open Dev Kit Alpha will be entering the public stage, so be sure to visit opendevkit.com if you'd like to be part of it and learn more.

Join us on Patreon for early access to many things like 001 Betas, game recipes, Open Dev Kit devlogs and polls that let you shape the future of Open Dev Kit: https://www.patreon.com/softweir

- Added the Hamlet, a new Improvement that can be built adjacent to the City Center without any resource requirements
- Added four new Buildings: Tax Office, Library, National Manor and National Treasury
- Improved the Kingdom selection screen
- Cities can now grow to level IV
- Bug fixes

Today we are an releasing our final update for SimplePlanes. Release notes are here. We had a few small features and several bug fixes that have accumulated in our repo so we decided to finish them up and push out a final update before sailing away to the next project(s). This will be our last update for SimplePlanes, unless we have any critical issues that pop up, but hey that doesn't mean the story ends here!

You might ask "is the next major project SimplePlanes 2?" Great question! That's a very strong contender and there are other ideas that we are very excited about as well. The team has been focusing on researching and developing core technologies that can be used in future games.

Today we are also releasing an update for Juno: New Origins along with a collaboration with @Linx bringing his amazing KSP mod Parallax to Juno with improved performance and visuals.

To celebrate all of this we are going to offer a week long discount to all of our titles on Steam, so if you have been thinking of getting the original SimpleRockets or Juno: New Origins, now it is the time!



These discounts apply on top of the Aerospace Engineer bundle, so if you want both Juno and SimplePlanes or just one of them and you already own the other, you can get them with an extra 15% discount.

As always, thanks for playing!

Cover image credit: @Rafalemmm (aircraft)

Today we are releasing our final update for SimplePlanes. Release notes are here. We had a few small features and several bug fixes that have accumulated in our repo so we decided to finish them up and push out a final update before sailing away to the next project(s). This will be our last update for SimplePlanes, unless we have any critical issues that pop up, but hey that doesn't mean the story ends here!

You might ask "is the next major project SimplePlanes 2?" Great question! That's a very strong contender and there are other ideas that we are very excited about as well. The team has been focusing on researching and developing core technologies that can be used in future games.

Today we are also releasing an update for Juno: New Origins along with a collaboration with @Linx bringing his amazing KSP mod Parallax to Juno with improved performance and visuals.

To celebrate all of this we are going to offer a week long discount to all of our titles on Steam, so if you have been thinking of getting the original SimpleRockets or SimplePlanes VR, now it is the time!



These discounts apply on top of the Aerospace Engineer bundle, so if you want both Juno and SimplePlanes or just one of them and you already own the other, you can get them with an extra 15% discount.

As always, thanks for playing!

Cover image credit: @Rafalemmm (aircraft)

We noticed a lot of players getting stuck very early on, and no one has been very close to beating it. So... we made it easier!
The very beginning of the game is now significantly easier. We've moved the first feather earlier and added 5 feathers to the beginning of the game. We also made some of the early jumps much more forgiving. There are some minor changes elsewhere but the major of changes are to the first level.

Controller support - Many people have requested controller support. The game can now be fully navigated with a controller.
Key rebinds - We added a controls menu where you can set up custom keybinds. (controller rebinding will come later.)
Death Counter - We added an on-screen death counter to show how many lifetime and session deaths you've had. This can be disabled in the settings.
Speed run rework - We've completely reworked the speed running mode. Now you can toggle between them without the game restarting... And each run will show ur time at the end, including your personal best and/or if your current run is a new personal record. We've also generally changed the speed runs to be a little more bite-sized.
Coyote Increase - we've added a few more frames to when the player can use coyote time.


-Fixed an issue where the camera was zoomed in on death when the Death Animation was enabled.
-Fixed issues with sound affects not being tied to the sound settings
-Fixed bug where players couldn't click anything after completing a speedrun.
-Fixed a bug where there could be negative keys.
-Fixed a bug where the player sprite didn't show on respawn while in the air.
-Fixed an issue where sometimes a black box was at the bottom of the screen.
-Implemented a potential fix for players getting lag spikes on level change.
-Implemented a potential fix for players getting stuck on a black screen when launching the game.

• fixed artifact 'Strange Cube' resistance modifier
  
• fixed crafter not using the improved alphabetical sorting algorithm from v0.30
  
• fixed typo in artifact 'Blackhole in a Bottle' flavor text
  
• fixed typo in water era defensive ability
  
• fixed gems in idle screen not being localized
  
• fixed military tier up not resetting idle production distribution
  
• fixed stab prevention blocking 100% of all incoming assassin attacks
  
• fixed typo in 'Window: Set Position' AI function
  
• fixed typo in 'Simple Evasion'
  
• fixed buff placers not updating their stats when being upgraded during tower testing
  
• fixed inconsistency in town stat modifier localization
  
• fixed researched artifact count in Museum not refreshing while the artifact tab is active
  
• fixed formatting of wager input boxes in Arcade
  
• fixed Arcade adventure wager reverting to old value unless a new game was started
  
• changed info-text of module 'Monsoon Aura' to be less ambiguous

(Version 1.2.1.15 )
Fixed bugs with language features and issues.

Tyler
Age: 20
Group Position: Leader
Birthday: 01-31
Sign: Aquarius
Height: 5'11
Blood Type: AB
Nationality: American

Tyler the steadfast and determined leader of the Replay Boys. The responsibility of leading the group and dealing with their record label has been weighing on him heavily as he continues to prioritize the group over himself. He is going to crack, it’s just a matter of when.

Hey all, a straight forward post that it talking about the release schedule for the next few updates.

1. Later today, a patch (v0.3.31) will be releasing later today.
2. Two more patches scheduled for release this week.
3. Next week will see three updates, two patches and content update.

The content update will add the inventory system. Note that currently I am aiming to release these updates at there designated dates, but these are estimates and not confirmed.

Target dates for this week:

- v0.3.31 (September 26th) PATCH
- v0.3.32 (September 27th) PATCH
- v0.3.33 (September 29th) PATCH

Target dates for next week

- v0.3.34 (October 2nd) PATCH
- v0.3.35 (October 5th) PATCH
-v0.3.35.1 (October 6th) MINOR CONTENT UPDATE

NOTE: TARGET DATES ARE ESTIMATES AND UPDATES CAN BE DELAYED OR PUSHED BACK.

I will releasing the change notes for v0.3.31 when it launches in a few hours after this post goes live.

Kind Regards,
KolaCape

After a couple of weeks of confusion, it seems the Unity situation has been resolved. They have changed their plans to only apply to the 2024 build of Unity (Shadows is built off the 2021 version), and have promised to cap the maximum invoice to a percentage of revenue. This fixes all the issues other than the somewhat concerning lack of warning about contractual changes.

What this means is that Shadows can continue development as planned. While this may become a problem in the future, there are no immediate concerns.

Version 1.1 is therefore going live today, after a little bugfix and adaptation to avoid it breaking save games from V1.0. Mods are another question, but hopefully none should be too badly affected, as the update mostly just adds a god and agent.

The god in question is the Broken Maker, which is something of a “god of newgame+”. When you win or lose with this god, humanity adapts. The world rebuilds while you sleep, and humanity gains buffs if you won, making the next rounder harder. You can also curse families and bury power, which gives you assets you can take from one round to the next, to help your future self. The god also borrows a couple of powers from other gods when it sleeps, giving you a randomised set of powers to play with each time.

The agent is The Aristocrat, who introduces a political game which tries to divide humanity, based on a conflict you've created. She simply turns up and calls for a vote on an issue, and lets human bickering and hostility do the rest. The better she can split the vote, the more damaging she can be. Her ultimate goal is to turn kingdoms against each other, and dukes against kings, leading to wars and civil wars. She also is naturally good at avoiding suspicion.

Gameplay:
-Added "Broken Maker" god
-Added "The Aristocrat" politics/crisis-exploitation agent
-Added "Panic increases over time" to game options
-Lingering Resentment drops to % when Unrest reaches maximum, to avoid "heads will roll" spam

Other:
-Incompatible mods are now loaded (or at least attempted to), and only give a warning

Bugfixes:
-Fix gamebreaking bug, where a civil war could crash the game and prevent game progression
-Fix major bug where the "Kill the Chosen One's mentor" questline would break when selecting "spare" option
-Fixed Eternity god powers not resetting after sleep
-Fixed Eternity god causing the "world panic increases with time" to hit 100% instantly after sleep
-Fixed name issue for Alliances which exist during Eternity sleep
-Insect god's Drone and Haematophage are now 'arthropod' species, not human
-Fixed outpost founder sometimes not being recognised as evil despite being an agent