Commander Genius Version v0.3.1 Testing Release

gerstrong · Post by **gerstrong** » Fri Dec 18, 2009 17:41

Hi everyone,

We have released another great testing version of Commander Genius.

For Windows users:
I'm not quite sure what libs are needed so I put another package called libs.zip, which you might need to extract in the same game directory, if it doesn't start.

Remember, this is not a bundle like the past version. You have to supply Keen 1 Resources.

Why is this taking so much time?
Well, we created a new engine much more powerful than the old one. The old engine was very buggy and unable to perform some features we really need.

We are really rushing to make this a good and stable release. So stay tuned! We will be uploading test versions very often. We are also thinking about the name of the packages... We might call them by Revision in future.

What is new?
- A new game engine
- 4x times faster
- smoother scrolling
- better collision
- more stuff read from the exe-file. Very important for mods.
- ingame menu
- Save/Load System of Keen 4 Style
- Improved tilemap support. Now you can also use fontmaps
- and much more.

The most nasty thing is that you can change settings in the menu and they are applied immediately.

Have to report bugs?
Two things I must say about reporting bugs of those testing versions:
- Be sure, that you really have the latest test version. We will be uploading test versions very often.
- Only report bugs for episode 1. We are still working on the support of Keen 2 and 3. They already work, but some stuff still needs to be ported, so you might experience a lot of bugs there!

Where can I download it?
here:

http://sourceforge.net/projects/cloneke ... s/Testing/

Just grab the latest version. W32 stands for all Windows operating systems, also Win7. Have fun!

What happened to the Keen 4 Support?
When this version is finished and working nice, we'll continue supporting vorticon engine (but not enhancing). We will mainly be working on Galaxy Engine. I have created some plans in how to add this support and the new engine will be able to take it (another reason why we created it!). There are also some project settings which we have prepared.

Sorry that you have to wait more time, but good things last a while.

For people who are developers and want to help us developing on the Keen Galaxy Engine are welcome to join us. We also mean to support mods, so nothing will stand in the way for Keen 7, 8 and 9, the mods by Ceilick.

Stay also tuned for the HQ-Pack. Tulip is going to release an update soon, where you will see Keen 1 and 2 in VGA-Quality. Here is an preview. Those tileset are also compatible to the old 0.3.0.4 version.

thehackercat · Post by **thehackercat** » Sat Dec 19, 2009 1:13

Awesome!

I must download this! I'm looking forward to that HQ pack, guys.

gerstrong · Post by **gerstrong** » Sat Dec 19, 2009 6:16

If you can't wait to test the tileset of EP1 and EP2, I can sent you a copy right away and you get your game like you see it in the pictures.

Post by **tulip** » Sat Dec 19, 2009 11:08

Don't worry, I think I'll be able to release that HQP sometime later today, or at least tomorrow.

Edit:
Here it is: http://clonekeenplus.sourceforge.net/download.html
Scroll down for HQP.

thehackercat · Post by **thehackercat** » Tue Dec 22, 2009 4:12

All righty! This is looking pretty cool!

I got that downloaded and man, Keen 1 never looked so good.

gerstrong · Post by **gerstrong** » Wed Dec 23, 2009 21:06

Well, here goes another testing release. That one is completly playable in all 3 episodes and might have even less bugs.

Some are still left, but when I we release the first alpha, most of them will be done.

Too bad, tileset of Episode 3 is not finished. We really would like to see Keen 3 in those awesome colours

gerstrong · Post by **gerstrong** » Fri Dec 25, 2009 16:00

Well, well, here goes another release, but this one is called Alpha1.

Check it out! It has some issues, but many things are already working good, and the games are playable to the end. NOw I need a little nap.

gerstrong · Post by **gerstrong** » Thu Dec 31, 2009 9:38

And for the new year we already have uploaded the beta version.

Happy New Year! You can get it from the downloads site and we also uploaded the mac-version.

pizza2004 · Post by **pizza2004** » Sat Jan 02, 2010 20:44

Okay everyone, I want to see some suggestionson what to improve for the final release, don't let me down!

gerstrong · Post by **gerstrong** » Thu Jan 07, 2010 11:00

Release Candidate of CG is up! Try it out!

lemm · Post by **lemm** » Thu Jan 07, 2010 13:14

Jumping is still weird. Keen cuts downward as soon as he stops moving up.

Also if you run into a wall in the air, that doesn't stop your x-momentum.

Visually it's nice.

pizza2004 · Post by **pizza2004** » Thu Jan 07, 2010 15:00

Actually, it wasn't like that with the version just a few days ago, which has jumping pretty much identical to the original games. We are just working on fixing these sort of things right now.

Post by **tulip** » Thu Jan 07, 2010 17:25

The x-momentum problem has been there all the time since the beginning of CloneKeenPlus, I wonder when it'll be solved.

gerstrong · Post by **gerstrong** » Thu Jan 07, 2010 18:20

If you mean the x-momentum problem with walls, that can easily be solved, but I'm pretty sure, that it isn't cut down to zero in the original. I think that it is decremented at fast rate. I can implement it that way. That could still be missing.

EDIT: Keen jumps up (with or without direction) and then falls like a normal fall. That is the model we have been using all the time. About the walls, okay, more logic is cutting down the inertia, but there must be a way to get on certain blocks while jumping getting blocked when he is in the air.

So the inertia is removed by it can't be completely

gerstrong · Post by **gerstrong** » Sun Jan 31, 2010 7:51

So, I have uploaded another testing version. As some you know, I have a lot of trouble with my life, but it's getting better again.

That Testing version of Jan 31th should be very stable and contain even less bugs.

It also might be release ready.

Have a nice weekend...