I’m finding it hard to keep track of how much time I’m actually spending on Demons Eye but I think my actual coding must be at about the 8 hour stage. The editor now has a working view and tile section for selecting tiles. Basically the cursor keys can be used to move around on… Read More »
As I now have a working map viewing program I decided to change the temporary Ultima tiles and map for the David Gervais tileset. For those not familiar with this tileset they are a very large colletion of tiles designed for Angband originally (I think). OK so this screenshot couldn’t be more boring if I… Read More »
As you may have seen in the previous screenshots my CRPG game is now provisionally known as Demon’s Eye. This is based on an adventure game I started writing about five years back. Not a very original title but it’s better than calling the project CRPG! Send me your suggestions if you’ve got a better… Read More »
It’s been a while since my last post so what have I been up to? After a slow start I’ve finally started to make a bit of progress. I’d decided to start my coding by putting together a very simple editor which would allow me to start creating maps and building up features as I… Read More »
Here’s a screenshot of my first play around with displaying some tiles using SFML. Took me a few minutes to update the SFML libraries and includes (as SFML 1.1 is now out) and soon had some tiles drawn on the screen. It’s a start!
First thing I’m planning to work on is putting together a simple map editor. This will allow me to outline some of the main data structures in the game – maps, tiles, items and monsters. It will also give me some hands on experience of working with SFML. I’m intentionally going to keep the game… Read More »
Before I start attempting to code this I thought it was worth listing the type of features and stylistic elements that I’d like my Ultima-style game to have. I’m sure some of these features will change over time but here’s a rough outline to begin with: Single player character rather than party (this may change)… Read More »
For many years I’ve been a big fan of the Ultima games and have always wanted to create a game of my own in a similar style. A couple of recent events have finally made me decide to actually start coding one of my own. The first was the release of the Simple and Fast… Read More »