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"instancing" with DX9

"instancing" with DX9

The new PC has arrived (i7-6700K, GTX1080), and I'm starting on the final graphics for the game. Better grass plants were one of the first things....

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Status report 6-15-2016

Status report 6-15-2016

status report 6-15-2016 the game is really coming along. its now complete, stable, and appealing enough that i've started playing it just for fun,...

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Status report 3-17-2016

Status report 3-17-2016

Major changes to Caveman v3.0 since the August 2015 release of beta 21: ENCOUNTERS: (encounters and treasure now scale to party size AND level, not...

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Beta 21 w/ skinned meshes released!

Beta 21 w/ skinned meshes released!

Beta 21 w/ skinned meshes released!guys look kinda dumb, girls aren't that pretty, the guy walk ani is kinda awkward (leg bones rotated outwards too...

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Work on skinned meshes continues

Work on skinned meshes continues

Work on skinned meshes continuesI added the ability to draw weapon-in-hand to the skinned mesh test routine. It can toggle between weapon types, and...

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Adding skinned meshes to Caveman

Adding skinned meshes to Caveman

Adding skinned meshes to CavemanA quick update since i haven't posted anything in a while.I'm busy adding skinned meshes to the game.When i started...

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Caveman v3.0 Beta 20 released

Caveman v3.0 Beta 20 released

Caveman v3.0 Beta 20 releasedNew for beta 20:Turned off draw_animal_AI. draw_animal_AI displays AI related debugging info above active animals and...

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Caveman v3.0  Beta 19 released

Caveman v3.0 Beta 19 released

Caveman v3.0 Beta 19 released!Play now!http://rocklandsoftware.net/beta.phpNumerous changes in Beta 19:* added export band member* added import band...

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A quick update. march 19th 2015

A quick update. march 19th 2015

While I wait for a build, I thought I'd do a quick update. Its been too long since I posted a progress report.I've been play testing the game a lot...

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An example of a big change in Caveman

An example of a big change in Caveman

An example of a big change to CavemanI've been playtesting a lot recently.Drawing objects in an avatar's hands in animationsis the next thing on the...

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AI in Caveman

AI in Caveman

Caveman ai:ai in caveman has been through three major versions.the first version was just quick and dirty code to get things going. likeall code of...

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Caveman 3.0 Beta 18 released!

Caveman 3.0 Beta 18 released!

Caveman 3.0 Beta 18 released!HEURISTIC COLLISION AVOIDANCE, BACKGROUND TERRAIN CHUNK GENERATION, SOUND DETECTION STEALTH MODELING,UNLIMITED SAVE...

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Caveman 3.0 Beta 17 released!

Caveman 3.0 Beta 17 released!

SLIDING COLLISIONS, BETTER GRAPHICS, BETTER COLLISIONSCaveman 3.0 Beta 17 released!Play Now!http://rocklandsoftware.net/beta.phpGame...

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Caveman 3 Beta 16 released!

Caveman 3 Beta 16 released!

Caveman 3 Beta 16 released!Play now!http://rocklandsoftware.net/beta.phpGame homepagehttp://rocklandsoftware.net/Caveman.phpNew for beta 16:* fixed:...

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Action animations

Action animations

So the next thing is to make the game draw animations when a band member is performing an action such as making a spear, starting a fire, gathering...

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Caveman 3.0 Beta 15 released!

Caveman 3.0 Beta 15 released!

Try it now!http://rocklandsoftware.net/beta.phpGame homepage:http://rocklandsoftware.net/Caveman.phpNew for beta 15:Minor fixesAI priorities...

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Caveman 3.0 Beta 14 released!

Caveman 3.0 Beta 14 released!

Caveman 3.0 Beta 14 released!This is a late announcement. Beta 14 was actually released Dec 26th,...

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