Stuck inside on a rainy day...

Posted by Astryl on Aug. 31, 2012, 6:16 a.m.

Due to some unforeseen circumstances that don't make any logical sense but happened anyway, the four branches of the store I work for, all owned by one franchisee, are short four people today. So here I am in the store in Saldhana, with practically nothing going on. Because of this, …

That timelapse I was going to upload...

Posted by Astryl on Aug. 28, 2012, 11:48 a.m.

Is still uploading. It'll show shortly.

(Embedded Video)

There. Speaking of that, if I actually make this game into, ya know, a proper game (As in: It has a clear goal), I am definitely going to include the ability to 'bypass' doors/security as shown in my avatar.

If you wonder …

Since I missed out on Ludum Dare...

Posted by Astryl on Aug. 27, 2012, 4:52 a.m.

I'm making another game; originally intended as a low-res GM game in NES style. Typical Mega, right?

So, first note my new avatar, then note this:

Yup, So much for simplicity.

Anyway, that character is fully animated, and I did the usual timelapse showing me make the basic game. I'll …

Mega roadtrip and some music

Posted by Astryl on Aug. 23, 2012, 5:36 a.m.

So yesterday I went on a roadtrip…

But first, take a look at my first proper Bandcamp album, a collection of five tunes, four of which I'm absolutely positive you've never heard before!

Album - Doomsday

Whew, now that I've got that out of my system…

Three days ago my …

At work...

Posted by Astryl on Aug. 21, 2012, 7:13 a.m.

Yeah, I'm at work. Just yesterday I was thinking 'It'd be great if I had a laptop here'. Guess what? Now I do, in addition to that accursed iPad. :P

Either way, now that I have a laptop on hand, I can upload a picture of the shop:

In addition …

Rolling your own OS

Posted by Astryl on Aug. 16, 2012, 11:09 a.m.

I mentioned in my last blog that I was coding my own OS from scratch; so I decided I'd create a running series on the progress made with it.

First things first: One person creating an actually useful OS is very rare; I'm just doing this as a hobby-project.

Secondly, …

Another geography rant

Posted by Astryl on Aug. 15, 2012, 5:46 a.m.

Right, taking my cue from [furry], I would like to point out that South Africa isn't some horrible hole with no infrastructure, an infestation of mercenaries and a racism problem.

Nope.

Ok, maybe some racism still persists, but where doesn't it?

Be honest.

Anyway, read this:

http://gamasutra.com/view/feature/132487/the_south_african_game_development_.php?print=1

And something you …

IMPORTANT: Exile fix for ATI users

Posted by Astryl on Aug. 12, 2012, 10:45 a.m.

This should be the last one, and hopefully it will work.

I completely rewrote the billboard code to use the not-really-billboarding system I used in Lightbound, and it works well enough that it'll make the game playable (I hope).

Download Patch 1.3B

Note: Only for ATI users, unless the nVidia …

Exile 1.3 patch - accursed ATI

Posted by Astryl on Aug. 11, 2012, 3:51 a.m.

I mean, honestly.

I was going through my stack of PCFormat discs, and do you know how many ATI hotfixes exist for nearly every single game that appears? Ranging from minor glitch fixes right up to the terrain texture problems found in Skyrim…

Anyway, third patch.

Download

iPad, therefore iCannot... Get used to this...

Posted by Astryl on Aug. 10, 2012, 4:48 a.m.

I am at work right now, working on an iPad.

I just realized… I don't have the slightest clue as to how this thing works, besides the mandatory basics, such as Internet use.

Also, this iPad lacks apps, and it also lacks permission to use the AppStore.

so, a question …