New CSBWin dungeon - The Hand of Destiny

Post by **PaulH** » Thu Nov 03, 2005 9:05 pm

Coming soon... same old stuff, just need to finish off and give Trantor a beta to test. So expect it in about 2012 hehe

Trantor · Post by **Trantor** » Thu Nov 03, 2005 9:52 pm

My heartbeat almost stopped when I read this thread, I already thought your dungeon is ready! I'll be waiting patiently for a beta test, then. Take your time.

beowuuf · Post by **beowuuf** » Thu Nov 03, 2005 10:21 pm

Post by **Sophia** » Thu Nov 03, 2005 10:29 pm

Hey, no fair posting stuff like this

Post by **linflas** » Fri Nov 04, 2005 10:57 am

can't wait !

Adamo · Post by **Adamo** » Fri Nov 04, 2005 10:08 pm

how many levels? I`m waiting impatiently !!!

Post by **PaulH** » Fri Nov 04, 2005 10:11 pm

Patience my dear friends. Its a bit of a sprawl, I don't think you can call some of them 'levels' and certainly not access them all in one game. Its big! I'm sorta hanging on to see if adding masks/skins/ wall graphics becomes accessible to my level of understanding.

Froud · Post by **Froud** » Sat Nov 05, 2005 9:04 pm

I will be clearing the decks for this one. Can't wait to see what's in store for us this time. Chaos is making more comebacks than Elvis or even Blunkett.

Post by **PaulH** » Sun Nov 06, 2005 11:02 pm

Who says Chaos is in this one?!!!

Good old Blunkett. He didn't see it coming.

Post by **PaulH** » Thu Feb 16, 2006 9:28 pm

Update: hope to restart work soon when my computer stabilises a little. We are looking at the summer now.

PadTheMad · Post by **PadTheMad** » Fri Feb 17, 2006 3:38 am

Which one though? The summer of 2750?

Post by **PaulH** » Fri Feb 17, 2006 8:35 pm

Good things come to those who wait... and with your name, you should know that!

Post by **Sophia** » Fri Feb 17, 2006 9:47 pm

I might just have to drag myself into playing CSBwin again....

Unless you make your RTC dungeon instead... *cough*snicker*

Post by **PaulH** » Sun Apr 02, 2006 6:37 pm

A couple of screenshots:

http://hometown.aol.com/Supersonic525/woods.JPG

http://hometown.aol.com/Supersonic525/skullwall1.JPG

For CSBWin, so just 16 colours available lol! Don't expect RTC style graphics!

Trantor · Post by **Trantor** » Sun Apr 02, 2006 7:03 pm

*waits for the betatest version*

Post by **Paul Stevens** » Sun Apr 02, 2006 8:30 pm

Now that certainly cannot work. What happens
when it gets dark? What happens to the
movement buttons? How di you do that?

beowuuf · Post by **beowuuf** » Mon Apr 03, 2006 8:13 am

Yes, this is a problem with using the brown colour - you can lose it when the dark palette shifts! Found that out when I redid my own interface : (

Post by **PaulH** » Mon Apr 03, 2006 2:51 pm

ADGE. ToC used these movement buttons!

Post by **Paul Stevens** » Mon Apr 03, 2006 2:59 pm

lose it when the dark palette shifts!

This is because of the way the Atari hardware
worked. All the pixels on a single scan-line
had to use the same palette. CSBwin has been
fiddled with enough that I believe this limitation
is very easy to overcome. Mostly for the Pocket PC
where the screen is rearranged. The movement
buttons and spell buttons could share a palette
with the portraits instead. Let me know if you need
this.

Post by **PaulH** » Mon Apr 03, 2006 3:02 pm

I find it to be a useful feature: when it gets dark, you have difficulty in moving! But most people use the keypad anyway I guess.

Adamo · Post by **Adamo** » Mon Apr 03, 2006 3:21 pm

hey paul, whan it`ll be finished and released? How many %s you did? It seems to be good !

Post by **PaulH** » Mon Apr 03, 2006 3:28 pm

By the next solar eclipse I reckon. Still tinkering with walls with help from Sir Zyx, and need to finish off level design. Plus new weapons. Need to sort ceilings out too.

Post by **PaulH** » Sun Jul 27, 2008 5:16 am

I think my original time scales were not far out! I dusted down a few scrolls tother night, polished a sword or two...

The fire is starting to burn again.

beowuuf · Post by **beowuuf** » Sun Jul 27, 2008 7:39 am

ooooh

Trantor · Post by **Trantor** » Sun Sep 14, 2008 9:06 pm

*points to the beta-testing offer made about 3 years ago*

Trantor · Post by **Trantor** » Fri Sep 19, 2008 7:57 am

After watching the ending of Bane of the Cosmic Forge again, I wonder if your dungeon is going to be some kind of sequel to it? Because the phrase "The Hand of Destiny" does ring a bell, and I know of your love of Wizardry 6...

Post by **PaulH** » Fri Nov 14, 2008 3:25 am

Nah, I just liked the name!

Des · Post by **Des** » Fri Nov 14, 2008 9:18 pm

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=Z7H1QMbx7qg