i’ve been thinking (no jokes about headaches please, i get that all the time from my Beloved!) The original idea behind Illogistix was to produce quick little games rather than full-blown production numbers; to that end, the project currently called Jaguar Strike is getting too large for that brief and i’m going to transfer it over to the Bullet Mechanics “label” where it’ll also be upgraded to one of the later iterations of the Blast Engine. That leaves Project 1 still ongoing (which is going to be a slow burner but doesn’t warrant being moved over) and i’ll add Project 2.5 in the next couple of days, something based on an even earlier version of the Blast Engine that doesn’t use wave data at all and instead randomly generates attack patterns.
In other news, the Illogistix development machine (yes, i have a seperate box for it, mainly to keep the projects straight in my mind!) is going to be upgraded from the old IBM NetVista to a generic case stuffed with parts i had lying around;the “new” machine has a GeForce 4 series card, 1.7GHz of CPU and i’ve doubled the RAM to half a gigabyte. Right now it’s soak testing in the front room, running prototype code for Project 2.5 to make sure there are no overheating issues.
And yay… finally got a proper “look” for the site and a logo for Illogistix itself!
Update: the installation of the Illogistix development box is done, it’s sat on my desk to the right of the keyboard and mouse (all three machines are connected to a KVM switch) with an Acorn RGB SCART monitor perched on top that’s connected to my modded Playstation (which is currently running X2 because i like the music)… so fingers crossed, Project 2.5′ll be somewhere near to done soon!
Tags: BASIC, BlitzMax, game, programming, shmup, shoot ‘em up, STG
Do you mind my asking what KVM switch you use?
It’s just a generic four port unit i got for a tenner on eBay, purple transparent plastic and there aren’t any brand markings at all!