TRN
07-12-2003, 07:59 PM
A preview is available of Rocks'n'Diamonds on a Windows machine - hopefully a Linux version will be around soon too.
Rocks'n'Diamonds (http://www.artsoft.org/RELEASES/win32/rocksndiamonds/rocksndiamonds-2.2.0rc6.zip)
Most important changes of the upcoming version 2.2.0:
- level series artwork now configurable via level series config file
- single graphics and animations can now be replaced with different
ones (independantly from default image files which may be larger)
by defining and using additional image files
- element animation length, speed and mode now freely configurable
- automatic tape playing function for game engine and level testing
- missing steel wall graphic added (thanks to Equinox Tetrachloride)
- added support for stereo WAV sound files
- added support for background images for all menu screens
- added 128 custom elements that can be decorated with own graphics
- added some example levels showing how to create custom artwork
- added new contributed levels from the following players:
+ Abby King (14 levels)
+ Andreas Buschbeck (80 levels with complete artwork set)
+ David Hutchinson (25 levels with custom graphics set)
+ Equinox Tetrachloride (150 levels)
+ Sylvan Hancock (39 levels)
+ Emanuel Schmieg: "Into The Ice Caves" (22 levels + artwork)
Rocks'n'Diamonds (http://www.artsoft.org/RELEASES/win32/rocksndiamonds/rocksndiamonds-2.2.0rc6.zip)
Most important changes of the upcoming version 2.2.0:
- level series artwork now configurable via level series config file
- single graphics and animations can now be replaced with different
ones (independantly from default image files which may be larger)
by defining and using additional image files
- element animation length, speed and mode now freely configurable
- automatic tape playing function for game engine and level testing
- missing steel wall graphic added (thanks to Equinox Tetrachloride)
- added support for stereo WAV sound files
- added support for background images for all menu screens
- added 128 custom elements that can be decorated with own graphics
- added some example levels showing how to create custom artwork
- added new contributed levels from the following players:
+ Abby King (14 levels)
+ Andreas Buschbeck (80 levels with complete artwork set)
+ David Hutchinson (25 levels with custom graphics set)
+ Equinox Tetrachloride (150 levels)
+ Sylvan Hancock (39 levels)
+ Emanuel Schmieg: "Into The Ice Caves" (22 levels + artwork)