I’ve previously mentioned that I’m working on a Special Edition of my adventure game Frasse and the Peas of Kejick to celebrate that it’s becoming playable on Mac OS X, but I have not talked much about what the update will contain.
In case you’re wondering what’s up, here’s a quick update.
I got a lot done on the SLUDGE adventure game engine during the summer. (If you’re interested in knowing more about that, and maybe trying it out, you should head on over to the Adventure Developers forum. That’s where the SLUDGE action is.)
Now my SLUDGE-making speed has slowed down a bit, for two reasons. One is that the vacation is over, and my paid work naturally has priority over this stuff. The other is that I’ve been spending a little time [i]using[/i] the SLUDGE development kit, making Frasse and the Peas of Kejick: Special Edition. No estimated release date for that yet, but I’m hoping to get it done this side of Christmas.
I was happy to find that “JD” has reviewed Frasse and the Peas of Kejick on his blog, where he reviews a lot of freeware adventure games (check it out). He mostly liked it, and I agree him where he mentions things he didn’t like so much.
Thanks, JD, for taking the time to write reviews! (And I’m not saying this because he liked my game. If anyone who doesn’t like my game would like to review it, I’d be equally grateful. I’d probably learn more from that review.)
I’ve only done minor things with Sludge this week. (Done some small fixes, and changed how resolution is handled.) The rest of the remaining work will have to wait until I have the books I mentioned in my previous post.
Instead I have spent some time with Frasse. The original game, and not the sequel. When I release it for the Mac, it will be an updated game, and the area where I really want to update things in in the sound department. I want to use real instruments in the music. Here’s an example: The original version, and the updated one with a live trombone. The new version is far from perfect (I need to practice recording myself) and I’ll probably return to it again before the game is re-released, but I hope you’ll agree it’s an improvement anyway. I plan to do this all over the place, and also add other sounds.
I’ve been working on the engine that powers (among other great games) Frasse and the Peas of Kejick (and will power its sequel). Tim Furnish, who made the engine, opened up its source code almost a year ago (how time flies!) and I immediately downloaded it and started looking at it with the intent of porting it to Mac OS X. As you might imagine, that’s not a completely straightforward process. It took me a while simply to get it to compile and run in Windows (using another compiler than the one Tim used).
Minor update of Frasse and the Peas of Kejick. The new version is labeled 1.04. It has some small language improvements and fixes a minor bug. (Thanks to “Kickaha” for letting me know about the bug.)
I’ve uploaded an updated version of Frasse and the Peas of Kejick. The new version is labeled 1.03 – the previous version was missing the first third of the game due to a stupid mistake on my part. (Version number is shown in the readme-file and in the installer.) Apologies to those who downloaded the faulty version.
Frasse and the Peas of Kejick has been reviewed. I’m collecting the links on the game page.In other news, another fun game has been released recently by Deirdra Kiai: The Game That Takes Place on a Cruise Ship. Recommended.
Finally! Frasse and the Peas of Kejick, the adventure game I’ve been working on for quite a while, is finished! You can now download it for free and have fun. I hope you’ll like it.
Today, I’ve created the last background image for Frasse and the Peas of Kejick (the previously mentioned adventure game). In other words: Progress is still being made. The special Christmas wallpaper from last year is still available.
