I haven't posted since Monday so now seems like a good time.
Since then I've started learning GML and made quite a bit of head way on my new game which as yet unannounced (*slaps head* not anymore though *slaps head*) and may or may not have co-op and therefore be eligable for YoYo Games competition03!
I'm also revising for my impending exams :( and preparing for a car-boot sale tomorrow morning (god i hate getting up a 6:00am).
I'm also writing some more articles for GMTech the Game Maker magazine and they should be in issue 13 :D.
Thats the end of this blog, so bye for now!
(also, i recently came across the GM decompiler here and to be honest, it felt wrong just having it on my hard drive. Still, at least i can get my .gmk's back if I lose them.)
Friday, 30 May 2008
Monday, 26 May 2008
Infection! 1.5 + assorted news
I've recently released Infection! 1.5. I've done this to celebrate over 150 plays of Infection! and over 50 plays of the Infection 2: Disease demo. You can play it here: http://www.yoyogames.com/games/show/37408
With reference to my previous post, I have been accepted as an article checker for GMTech and am currently writing another article for them which will be in a future issue of GMTech.
I am also currently learning GML which I am so far finding relatively easy.
To conclude this post I would like to give you a quote from a relatively old English Comedy:
"I'd like to have a clear conscience"
"A Clear conscience?! And when did you find a taste for such luxuries?"
- Two government officials in Yes Prime Minister
Thanks for reading!
With reference to my previous post, I have been accepted as an article checker for GMTech and am currently writing another article for them which will be in a future issue of GMTech.
I am also currently learning GML which I am so far finding relatively easy.
To conclude this post I would like to give you a quote from a relatively old English Comedy:
"I'd like to have a clear conscience"
"A Clear conscience?! And when did you find a taste for such luxuries?"
- Two government officials in Yes Prime Minister
Thanks for reading!
Tuesday, 13 May 2008
Staff Member for GMTech
I am now an Article Writer for GMTech, one of the most popular Game Maker related webzines.
I have written them two articles so far. These Articles will be readable in Issue 13.
I have also applied to be an Article Checker. I will update this post when I find out whether I've been accepted for the position.
I have written them two articles so far. These Articles will be readable in Issue 13.
I have also applied to be an Article Checker. I will update this post when I find out whether I've been accepted for the position.
Saturday, 10 May 2008
State of the YoYo Games Forums (explicit language)
Look, I know this is my only my second post (a few minutes after my first :S) but there's something that I really need to get off my chest (No, not hair, real men don't wax). Yep, you guessed it, it's the state of the YoYo Games Forums.
Now to be fair, I am an advocate of YoYo Games. They're doing the best they can to improve Game Maker whilst having to put up with constant abuse about the Softwrap registration system (which isn't even their fault. They use Softwrap they aren't Softwrap).
Anyway, back onto the subject of the YoYo Games forums. As many people (including myself) have noticed, the standard of the YoYo Games forums (YGF) has slipped from being good to absolute shit.
In the past few months, most of the 'good' members of the YGF have drifted away to other forums such as the GMC (bigger and better) and Twilight Phantasm. The main reason for this is that most topics are either "continue the sentence" or help topics. Normally this would be fine but most are either badly written, repeat posts or in the WRONG section. Here is an example of a help topic in the (wrong) General Section:
Title - Hey Needs some expert help plz respond
Post - "Where can i go to make my own sprites websites or what ever please respond"
There are several things wrong with this post:
1. Bad Grammar/spelling in Title. It should be something like "I need expert help. Please Respond" or in relation to the actual subject matter "I need help with making sprites".
2. Its in the wrong section. It should be in Unofficial Help Q&A, not General Chat.
3. The actual post makes it sound as though the person doesn't care "or what ever".
To be honest, I just astounds me that someone can post a topic like that and expect help.
That's one of the reasons I moved over to the GMC.
Anyway, more from me soon,
skinnyeddy
Extra - I've just noticed a site advertised on YoYo Games (yep, crappy google ads) which states that you can download free PSP games. Admittedly this would be tempting if 1) it wasn't illegal 2) the grammar was good and 3) if the 'PSP' games advertised weren't Halo 3 and Diablo. As nice at it would be, neither Diablo or Halo 3 are available on PSP.
Now to be fair, I am an advocate of YoYo Games. They're doing the best they can to improve Game Maker whilst having to put up with constant abuse about the Softwrap registration system (which isn't even their fault. They use Softwrap they aren't Softwrap).
Anyway, back onto the subject of the YoYo Games forums. As many people (including myself) have noticed, the standard of the YoYo Games forums (YGF) has slipped from being good to absolute shit.
In the past few months, most of the 'good' members of the YGF have drifted away to other forums such as the GMC (bigger and better) and Twilight Phantasm. The main reason for this is that most topics are either "continue the sentence" or help topics. Normally this would be fine but most are either badly written, repeat posts or in the WRONG section. Here is an example of a help topic in the (wrong) General Section:
Title - Hey Needs some expert help plz respond
Post - "Where can i go to make my own sprites websites or what ever please respond"
There are several things wrong with this post:
1. Bad Grammar/spelling in Title. It should be something like "I need expert help. Please Respond" or in relation to the actual subject matter "I need help with making sprites".
2. Its in the wrong section. It should be in Unofficial Help Q&A, not General Chat.
3. The actual post makes it sound as though the person doesn't care "or what ever".
To be honest, I just astounds me that someone can post a topic like that and expect help.
That's one of the reasons I moved over to the GMC.
Anyway, more from me soon,
skinnyeddy
Extra - I've just noticed a site advertised on YoYo Games (yep, crappy google ads) which states that you can download free PSP games. Admittedly this would be tempting if 1) it wasn't illegal 2) the grammar was good and 3) if the 'PSP' games advertised weren't Halo 3 and Diablo. As nice at it would be, neither Diablo or Halo 3 are available on PSP.
My First Blog
Finally, I've got my own blog. Yes, I know they're free and easy to do but I just haven't got around to do one. So, first things first, i'll introduce myself:
Name: Edward Stevens (widely known as skinnyeddy)
Age: 16
Location: Cornwall, England (Yep, right down the bottom)
There, sorted. Now you know a bit about me.
Name: Edward Stevens (widely known as skinnyeddy)
Age: 16
Location: Cornwall, England (Yep, right down the bottom)
There, sorted. Now you know a bit about me.
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