{"id":1306,"date":"2019-11-01T19:24:49","date_gmt":"2019-11-02T03:24:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.adamantyr.com\/blog\/?p=1306"},"modified":"2019-11-01T19:27:15","modified_gmt":"2019-11-02T03:27:15","slug":"beta-max","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.adamantyr.com\/index.php\/2019\/11\/01\/beta-max\/","title":{"rendered":"Beta Max"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

November 1st, I’m running out of time to not have to update the copyright on the title screen… But things are going smoothly, and beta testing should begin very soon!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Right now I’m fixing game engine bugs to get it far enough along that anything the testers find will be hopefully something I haven’t encountered yet. I addressed several bugs and features over the last few days, and just have a few more to go. The big one is updating the combat engine so boss monsters attacks offset from their larger footprint. I only have about 128 bytes left in the module though, so I may have to do some trimming…<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Content-wise, I still have the last few dungeons to complete. However, I’m going to be doing a lot of content updating during the beta test, adding and expanding dialogue and NPC’s based on feedback, and likely no tester is going to reach end-game anytime soon, so I have time to get that done.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I also have a plan for the game box. I was going to see if I could get a particular company<\/a> that creates custom game boxes (mainly board games) to do the work for me, but the cost is just too high. If I had unique custom artwork, it would be worth it, but I mainly have free art (used under license) and if I HAD to, I could just do all the printing and assembly myself.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Here is a mock-up of the game box:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The front<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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The back<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

I found some cheap cardboard mailer boxes that, even after shipping, are just under a dollar apiece. I’ll get sticker paper and just print the front and back on those, cut it on a cutting board, and then apply them to the box. Well, it’s a step up from ziploc bags at least. \ud83d\ude00<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I’ll have to provide the game on a CD-ROM, unfortunately. Floppy disks these days are just too rare and likely to fail. At some point in the future, I may make a loader cartridge for the main game files which will load MUCH faster. This will not eliminate the need for a SAMS card though.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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