NOVEMBER UPDATE

November 14, 2017

November 14, 2017 corentin

corentin DEVELOPMENT

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Last monthly update was in February… Ouch. So many things happened during the last 10 months… Time flies.

But first, the good news:

The SHMUP Creator is feature complete!

It means that every features are there and that we can begin the last part of the journey: completing the SHMUP Creator and at last release it to the public. We are not there yet, but we can see the light :)

NEW FEATURES INCLUDE:

. a scroll bar in the bottom of the screen to navigate quickly in a level

. I wrote about the 3D snap in the last update: it is complete and it works. Yeah!

. users can import FBX 3d models directly

. there are in-editor tutorials now. “Prof Bulo” will teach you the basics of using the SHMUP Creator

. the tool is translation ready. We plan to release it in English and French first.

IMPROVED FEATURES:

. the builds of the games are now more compact

. there are tons of small UI improvements: animated transitions, new keyboard shortcuts, contextual help…

. dozen of bugs are now gone. (dozen of bugs are still lurking, but I’m watching them)

. did some more work on scoring systems and medals

. a new and faster bullets engine (read the last post for more)

WHAT WE ARE DOING RIGHT NOW:

. I’m working on the documentation. It’s taking shape but it takes a long time.

. we are still working on the UI: the menu editor and the HUD editor are still a mess and need a lot of work.

. I’m still unhappy with some parts of the tool: the weapon system is too complex and need some work. We can’t release a beta until we can have time to address that.

WHAT I WOULD LIKE TO DO but HAVE NO TIME right now:

. we still need to make a 2D level to test the tool and to include in the package

. some assets are still missing: I’d like to include more bullets types, more enemy moves presets…

. we need to do more marketing. Like not posting an update every 10 months (…).

. we need to translate the SHMUP Creator and the documentation in French

So yeah, it’s going well. I can feel some external forces luring me away from the SHMUP Creator and so I’m dedicated to work harder right now, when I still have some free time.

The beta version of the SHMUP Creator is coming, I can feel it!

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