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LATEST NEWS -
Online Testing Success
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3rd March 2008
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Over the past few months we have done a number of LAN based multiplayer testing sessions and
refined the game to feel right. We've tweaked numerous aspects of the game and will continue to
do so until we believe that it is as perfect as it can be. It was while we were doing this
testing that we decided to try the game over the internet. This has been broken for as long as
we can remember and has been on our rather lengthy "To do" list.
I set up a server in the studio and Harv tried to connect from home... with complete success. We
were so taken aback by the fact that it worked that all we could do was laugh. How long has it been
working and more to the point... what changed in code to fix it? Who knows and who cares, it works.
Buzzing with excitement at our discovery, we sent word out to some of our buddies that we wanted to
organise an online test as soon as we could and got details of their pc specs. A few days later when
everyone was available I once again set up a server form the studio and sent instructions to everyone
on how to start up the game and to look for my server. After a some frantic phoning to ensure all
were ready and knew what to do we started. Within minutes we had a nice little 3 a side game going.
There was some game slow down, but not enough to ruin the experience. We found a few bugs and issues,
but nothing major and all involved were impressed and itching for a rematch to get revenge on this
person or that.
So all in all a big success and one we shall be repeating again very soon when we have ironed out a
few more of the bugs. Just one step closer to a finished product.
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Shattering the Silence
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17th February 2008
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YAAARRRRR!!!! First posting of the New Year and in fact the first posting for more
than 6 months!!! I'm sure many regular visitors to the site may believe that silence
on the news page is an ominous sign. But not so here shipmates! We have quite a bit
of news to share and will be updating regularly now with weekly postings.
Right, where to begin? Our previous posts from late last year mentioned that we were
working a spot of freelance work to help line the Stickman coffers with some desperately
needed plunder. We were working on site at local game developers who took an immediate interest in
our work on Buccaneer. We organised a LAN based multiplayer gaming session in their studio
and roped in a dozen of their guys to put it through its paces. It was well received and
they were very enthusiastic about seeing the finished game. So enthusiastic in fact
that they have offered us a publishing contract!
This is massive news for us because it means that we will now get the support we need to
ensure that Buccaneer is released to a much wider audience than we originally envisaged.
It has now become a more professional product and as a result we have been adding further
layers of polish to enhance both the look and feel of the game. Check out the latest
Screenshots and Movies to see how the game looks now.
Using the new Torque Game Engine Advanced from
Garage Games
we have been able to achieve some stunning results, that really go to show that you don't
need to spend a fortune on a game engine to achieve that "next gen" look.
Hopefully we may have a video running at GDC this week, but have a sneak peek here too...
Buccaneer Multiplayer Teaser.
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NEW Website!!!
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17th February 2008
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As you may have noticed, we have a new look website. This has been updated to
keep it in the same style as the game, which itself has recently received a major
graphical overhaul.
Some of you have already mentioned that some of the graphics on the new site aren't
displaying correctly. This is probably because many of the new graphics have simply
replaced the old ones and have the same name, so the old ones will still be in your
Temporary Internet Files. If you go through Tools/Internet Options in Internet Explorer
and "Delete Files" from your Temporary Internet Files and then reload the site it will
work fine.
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