A new blog is born

This is 161 post on this blog. Honestly speaking, I didn't expect to get pass 100 posts ;-). Lately I've created a new blog, a bit less game dev related, but probably I will not resist writing about my game projects there too. So, you are welcome to follow me also there: http://kamildevblog.blogspot.com. Hope to see you on the other side.

No news, but not dead

Just found some time to write, so.. I wanted to say that I'm not dead, and the site is not closed, but at the moment I'm not working on any games. I wanted to play a bit with Android and maybe make some simple games for it and I wanted to make some web game - SM3 maybe. But now I don't have much time and when I have it I use it to work on my newest interest: stock market analyze. A web application which tells which stocks are worth buying based on given criteria.

Please keep in mind that this whole gaming "business" that I have here, was the result of fun and joy the game development has been giving to me.

So, existing games are "feature frozen", I will only fix bugs if any. I just don't know yet when (not if ;-) ) I will make a new game and in what technology.

Sigmore Mines as web browser game?

Well I have a question for you my readers (if anyone is still reading my "forgotten" blog):

What do you think of java web games (applets)? I know there are few, mostly massive multi-player ones, but what would you think of sigmore mines as a web browser game?

Back from hollidays

I'm back.. well one week is something but surely not enough.. Anyway I really should start making some game :D

Hollidays

Well I know that recently I suck at blogging.. but now I have an excuse ;) from today evening up to 3 September I'm on holidays and I will at least try not to touch the computer ;).

I think also that SM2 was my last J2Me game (probably). The idea of PC + Windows Mobile combo died out due to the poor performance of the second.. JavaFX looks promising (and would be even more promising if they made runtime for Android also), but it is still developing technology so I'm a bit afraid of investing my time in it. Right now I think about Applets - they could be played on win, linux, mac. For userbase I could just embed my applet into Facebook app and hope that someone will like it ;).

Tweeter

I have created an account on twitter http://twitter.com/kamilt . I don't know how it will work for me but I think that short notes about my development status are more likely to be kept updated be me, comparing to long blog posts for which I don't have much time lately. So no just for testing period, I invite you dear reader to follow me on twitter :).

What I'm doing now?

I know, I'm not posting much lately, but the fact is that there is not much to post about. In my work I'm spending 7.5 hours at front of the computer working with T-SQL + C# or PHP, and after work I try to learn German so in the end I don't have much power left to make something else.. I wish I could speak German fluently, but well.. it takes time.. Anyway I have a list of things I want to do in the near future :

• Change entry page of my website so I could divide content based on topics such as j2me games, windows mobile games, pc games, other application, a bit about me etc, but I don't have idea how it should look right now..
• I have written some small useful apps and I want to put them online, but I need to make them fit my webpage content (look one point up).
• I'm learning .Net 3.5 Windows Presentation Fundation and already have an idea for 3 different apps which I want to write using this technology.
• I'm in the beginning of writting Windows Mobile Game - engine and main menu is done already (Stani - I fixed the menu, shoudl work with your thumbs now ;) ).
• Want to see next Star Trek movie :D
  

Easter Wisches

I'm going to Poland for Easter and I'm not taking my laptop with, but I will try to visit my forum from time to time so hope to see you there :) - forum.

And of course happy Easter very one :).

Forum

Maybe you already noticed, or maybe not, but I want you to note that there is a forum link on my ktgames website. You can post questions there about my games and of course read the answers ;). PS My friend is developing his own J2Me game in similar climate, so I have decided to share the forum with him. Check it out. Forum Link.

New website's layout :)

I have changed my website's layout. This time it is designed by me from the beginning to the end. I hope it looks cleaner and is easier for the user to navigate. In addition, my old forum is back :) (search for a link on my website : www.ktgames.net). Also Sigmore Mines 2 has its own domain : www.sigmoremines2.ktgames.net :).

PS Did you know? I'm learning intensively German language right now. Maybe future versions of SM will have English/Deutsch/Polish translations :).

Merry Christmas!

Merry Christmas everyone :)

and because I will be offline from 28 Dec to 3 Jan, I also wish you a happy new year!

A new baby ;)

I have become a proud owner of Toshiba Portege G810 :) and it means that, I will probably also focus a bit on the touch screen support for Sigmore Mines 2.

What can I say about the device? It's niffty little thing, 400MHz CPU, 128MB Ram, Windows Mobile 6.1, GPS and GSM Telephone, WIFI, FM Radio. I'm still playing with it (or on it.. look for "pocket ufo" in google :) ). I can't wait to finish SM2 and start developing for Windows Mobile platform :). Upgraded with Opera and TCPMP (video player with ability to play DivX and Xvid movies) it becames trully multimedia gadged :).

Cool comics

I'm regularly reading a few online comics which I really enjoy, and because recently I have stumbled upon new one which I think is really great, I have decided to share it with you my dear readers.

My newest finding is called "Looking For Group". Its dialogs are great, graphics is great and everything is great ;-). I bet Richard will be your favorite character, after all who doesn't like undead warlocks.

Other comic is "The Order of the Stick". Adventure in the D&D climates.

I advise you to start reading them from the beginning (look at the archives), because otherwise you will miss introduction to the characters and story plot.

And yes, I'm still working from time to time on Sigmore Mines.

Things what happen around me

So, I'm in Wien :). On Friday I'm going to my interview, keep your fingers crossed for me folks ;). In the meantime I'm making small projects, website here, application there.. generally nothing interesting. Oh, that company I want to work in is called VrVis, you can look at their website if you like:). They have some interesting projects in VR field I think:).

In the meantime I have moved a bit Sigmore Mines 2 project foreward. Nothing fancy was added but still it's counted as a progress right? ;)

The big day tomorrow

Sorry for not posting lately. I didn't have much time to code or write anything. Tomorrow I'm defending my master thesis so wish me luck :).

Information

Sorry for the lack of posts.. not everything went as I planed, including how I will spend my summer holidays... anyway I read all your comments in my previous posts and I consider them all. As for changing the mechanics of the game, I have come to the conclusion that I will made standard one (like in SM1) and then I will make an option to change rules. In other words I will implement them both.

But.. with great probability I will not touch Sigmore Mines 2 code before August.. I need to finish my master thesis soon.

As for the idea that this blog could have more author then me.. hm I'm not convinced that this is a good idea, but if someone want to write an article, he could email it to me and I will post it here.

Again, sorry for not writing new posts.. I just don't have any progress with SM2 so automatically I don't have what to write about..

My first web game

I have finished making my web game : Zuzu Balls. It was my attempt to create a web game, to know and "feel" the technology involved. Maybe someday I will make a web version of Sigmore Mines :). Anyway tell me what you think about this game, as I'm giving it to you for free :).

Just a screen

Hi all.. I'm sorry, I'm very lazy lately.. I mean very very very lazy... I haven't touched Sigmore Mines 2 nor my master thesis (although I'm on schedule with it). I'm giving you promised screen of town portal :) :




I was also playing a bit with applet technology. I have written a simple game in which you match 4 or more balls of the same color. Hmm ok looks like I wasn't that lazy after all :). Anyway this game lacks of "game over" screen and sending high-scores to the server. I'm treating this game as a test of my webgames writing skill.

What I have found on web

I was curious and typed Sigmore Mines in google. And you know what? Looks like I don't need to make Sigmore Mines 2 because it's already made :D link

And someone made a review :) too bad it's not in English so I don't understand it.. anyway here is link to the Sigmore Mines review :)

A bit unrelated to SM but still..

I was thinking a bit recently (yeah it happens to me sometimes;) ) , what would you my dear readers said about Sigmore Mines 2 also ported to PC? As a web applet more strictly speaking. You could play from web browser on any operating system, and maybe from time to time click on the google add ;). Well, I don't know how much Sigmore Mines would be cool as a web game, but still I'm a bit tempted to try it someday..

Also I should probably post more often.. Maybe twice a week on certain days like Tuesdays and Fridays? Hm.. And images.. images are nice, I should definitely post more images on my blog. So..next time I will show you how portals look like, but you will have to imagine that they are animated (because they are).