Author Archives: adamantyr

A Delayed Update

Posted on November 8, 2024 by adamantyr

Wow, it’s been awhile. I apologize to anyone who visited the page and it wouldn’t load; it was offline nearly a month due to an Amazon update that rebooted the server. So it’s been nine months, and I haven’t gotten … Continue reading →

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Character and System Developing

Posted on February 5, 2024 by adamantyr

Happy 2024 to all! Another year, another effort to get myself back into developing games over playing them. 🙂 I received Baldur’s Gate 3 for Christmas, which is VERY good. I’ve also been a steady player and fan of Fallout … Continue reading →

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Review: The Legend of Zelda on Switch

Posted on September 26, 2023 by adamantyr

For Father’s Day, I got an unexpected gift, Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom for the Switch. And for my birthday a month later, I received Breath of the Wild. I’ve always enjoyed The Legend of Zelda series. Back … Continue reading →

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Digging Dilemmas

Posted on April 1, 2023 by adamantyr

Hello all! It’s been awhile since my last post, things have been busy! I started a new job at the beginning of the year, so I’ve been really focused on that. I also participated in a Retro RPG Roundtable discussion … Continue reading →

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Update: New Project!

Posted on September 20, 2022 by adamantyr

Hi, sorry for the long quiet! As we all know, 2022 didn’t turn out to be much better than the prior two years… I’ve also been mostly occupied with patching and maintaining Realms of Antiquity in hobby time. But at … Continue reading →

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Making a CRPG Part 2 – Maps, Scrolling and Line of Sight

Posted on December 15, 2021 by adamantyr

In this, part 2, we will be looking at scrolling maps, a pivotal element of top-down 2D computer role play games of yore. I think something that is lost on many modern gamers, who didn’t grow up in the 80’s. … Continue reading →

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Summer Update

Posted on August 3, 2021 by adamantyr

Hey all… Sorry, it’s been awhile since I posted here. After the release of the game, I got crazy busy doing patches, testing, and improvements. Thanks to the help of several enthusiastic fans, I was able to do a large … Continue reading →

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Waiting on the Post

Posted on February 12, 2021 by adamantyr

Okay, all pre-ordered collector’s editions have been mailed! Going forward, I’ll be shipping them individually rather than waves. I just received my last order of game boxes, which means there will be around 100 or so collector’s editions. I don’t … Continue reading →

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Making a CRPG – Part 1: Infrastructure and Platform

Posted on January 24, 2021 by adamantyr

In this, the first part of several, I will talk about the creation of Realms of Antiquity for the TI-99/4a home computer. There will be technical, narrative, and designer content, with plenty of side-treks. Strap yourselves in! I should add … Continue reading →

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Packing, Stacking and Mailing

Posted on January 17, 2021 by adamantyr

Been nearly a month since release, and I’m overwhelmed by the response and feedback! Thank you everyone who purchased the game, and I hope to see more as word spreads. I did an interview with The Lost Sectors on YouTube … Continue reading →

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