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Adventure Kit update 1.1

Name:	Russell Fincher
Date Posted:	Oct 21, 2006
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Adventure Kit update 1.1

Hey all, alot of this will be repeated in a development snapshot soon, but just a quick post announcing that the Adventure Kit update 1.1 is available, free upgrade to owners of 1.0. Changes in the new version:

Works without TGB source code, so non-Pro users (and even trial users) can now purchase and work with the Adventure Kit!
Reworked collision for performance gain
No need for C++ code changes with TGB 1.1.1 or higher.
A couple of art fixes, and addition of a handful of new art items...

New art includes:

Animated flags (4 colors) and flagpole
Toadstools of various sizes
Tiling pier, horizontal and vertical
Potato sack
Individual and stacked sandbags
Treasure chest with animated lid
Fruit basket
Torches
Alternate dark and light dirt transitions (not shown)
Fixed sand transitions (not shown)
Added cracked mud tile (not shown)

One note from Tim on existing users:

Quote:
older TGB Adv. Kit owners may note the name of the product in their download history might change (appended with Inactive) however the download works just fine, and they'll still be able to download the newest version just fine (all comes from one download on the site).

The Sickheadquarters

And on a side note, late October marks four years for Sickhead Games as full-time independent developers. This week we move into our first official office space! It's nothing fancy, but it's home:

So if any Garage Gamers find themselves coming through the fair city of Dallas, Texas, give us a shout and stop by.

Russell
www.sickheadgames.com

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Matt Van Gorkom (Oct 21, 2006 at 04:34 GMT)

Superb! But I'm apparently too early to download. The link doesn't work yet in the downloads page. Ah the trials of being the first poster.

David Stewart (Oct 21, 2006 at 04:59 GMT)

Gratz on the update and on office space! Glad to see some indies doing well.

Chris Calef (Oct 21, 2006 at 05:38 GMT)

Hey you guys, congrats on the digs!!

I had the pleasure of hanging out with Tom a bit at !IGC and hearing about some of the stuff he's working on, and I can definitely say these are some indies who get things done! Good job y'all.

Hege Berntsen (Oct 21, 2006 at 05:47 GMT)

Thanks Sickhead games, for adding more to an allready wonderfull kit!
I love the kit, and hope there will be more kits like this from you guys in the future.

I think the mushrooms are maybe "a tad" to glossy compared to rest of the kit, but maybe thats just me.

Best regards from a happy customer. :)

Tom Bentz (Oct 21, 2006 at 06:52 GMT)

Cool! and congrats on the new office!

Jeremiah Fulbright (Oct 21, 2006 at 06:59 GMT)

Hah I live a few hours from Dallas.. Maybe I need to come and hijack Torsion... :p

Peter Dwyer (Oct 21, 2006 at 12:04 GMT)

Link doesn't work for me either. Says I may be trying to download an old link as they expire after 8 hours.

Er I think the inactive tag really does mean the link it now inactive! You might want to look into that asap.
Edited on Oct 21, 2006 12:06 GMT

Doug Linley (Oct 21, 2006 at 12:43 GMT)

Congrats on the office space guys!

Russell Fincher (Oct 21, 2006 at 13:11 GMT)

Hm, working on the problem here. I'll post when I know what's going on...

Joe Rossi (Oct 21, 2006 at 18:05 GMT)

Man I really want to pick this up. If only I wasn't living paycheck to paycheck lol. I plan on getting it eventually though. It should really help with this RPG project I've been toying with.

Michael \"Evic\" Wales (Oct 21, 2006 at 19:25 GMT)

Yup - the Inactive on my link really means it's Inactive as well... definitely ought to look into this.

Tim Yardley (Oct 21, 2006 at 20:18 GMT)

Congrats on the new office!!!

Just purchased this and I am unable to download it. Just wanted to let someone know.

Tom Spilman (Oct 21, 2006 at 20:29 GMT) Resource Rating: 5

Hey guys. I've reported the download issue to GG and it's being looked into. I'll report back ASAP.

Timothy Aste (Oct 21, 2006 at 21:43 GMT) Resource Rating: 5

Note:
10/21/06 2:42PM PST - There is currently an error with this download, we are working quickly to resolve the problem and expect this product to be up and running shortly. If you have purchased this pack in the last 24 hours and are recieving download errors, we apologize for the inconvenience. Once this pack is back online, you will be able to download it immediately via the "My Account" page up in the upper right hand of the screen. Thank you for your patience in this matter.

jydog (Oct 22, 2006 at 00:12 GMT)

Sounds like a great update.

Look forward to being able to download it.

Matthew Spindle Harris (Oct 22, 2006 at 02:03 GMT)

I like the new office space.

Ori Cohen (Oct 22, 2006 at 06:06 GMT)

hey, someone said i'll get free net when i go there...
cool stuff russ-fu
Edited on Oct 22, 2006 06:09 GMT

Tim Yardley (Oct 22, 2006 at 15:36 GMT)

I am still having issues trying to download this. I get a new error now. It says I don't have permission to download. I will wait till Monday to see if this is fixed or not as I am sure everyone is enjoying this great Oregon weather we are having.

Fucifer (Oct 22, 2006 at 15:38 GMT)

Same here, that what I get.

Tom Spilman (Oct 22, 2006 at 20:04 GMT) Resource Rating: 5

@Tim & Michael - Yea unfortunately the download is disabled until it is fixed. I'll be sure to post again as soon as it is up.

Fucifer (Oct 23, 2006 at 16:01 GMT)

Thanks very much.

Timothy Aste (Oct 23, 2006 at 17:57 GMT) Resource Rating: 5

Update: The download error has been resolved as of 10:56AM PST. If you have purchased this pack and it gave you an Unable to Download error, please go to "My Account" in the upper right hand corner. From this page you will be able to redownload this pack at any time. This download is full-working now.

Future purchasee's you may download this pack now immediately after purchase.

Thank you for your patience in this matter!

Tom Spilman (Oct 24, 2006 at 01:52 GMT) Resource Rating: 5

Oh... congrats you fancy associate. :)

Peter Dwyer (Oct 24, 2006 at 08:16 GMT)

Thanks for the update Tim

Tom Spilman (Nov 03, 2006 at 05:25 GMT) Resource Rating: 5

FYI. GG has kicked up a private forum for the kit.

Mark De Ruijter (Dec 15, 2006 at 10:26 GMT)

Looks great, but so close, yet so far away. Any chance this might come to be isometric?

Tom Spilman (Dec 15, 2006 at 18:07 GMT) Resource Rating: 5

@Mark - Nope... no isometric for this kit. I suggest you check out Neo Binedell's work.

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