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I'm back! && firefight pic

I'm back! && firefight pic

It's been just over a year. There's no good explanation for my absence, but I seem to remember something about gallons of beer and moving from...

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I'm back and I brought a video!

I'm back and I brought a video!

Q. Where have I been?A. Most of my free time recently has been spent working on a small economics game for a contract. I'm not making much on it, but...

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Brief focus on terrain

Brief focus on terrain

Graphics have never been my primary interest, however they can only be put off for so long. I've spent the last two weeks trying out a variety of XNA...

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Untitled

Untitled

Recently I've had a fair amount of down-time away from home, so I've begun to work on some 2d projects on my netbook PigSim2 is the first XNA 2d...

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the skin-o-flage isn't effective in winter

the skin-o-flage isn't effective in winter

this is an older image, showing a squad hunting down some indivdual units. the code has since been optimized so that I can have two squads fight...

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that time again?

that time again?

Ever since gamedev.net started posting interesting journal entries on the front page on fridays, I've been making an effort to make weekly journal...

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project update

project update

project explanation (pics below the wall-o-text)In my project each map represents a square area (currently 6000 square meters)of space on the "world"...

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(first?) project update

(first?) project update

As it has been over a year since I first conceived of my current project, I suppose it is time to lay out a proper description here.TITLE:To Whatever...

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panzerfaust video

panzerfaust video

Panzerfaust launch video Thanks to the new gameobject system that I have created, it's fairly easy to add new weapons and other object. All I had to...

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new video

new video

New tech demo video at the bottom of this page:game webpageIn a lot of ways I miss working on a space-themed project. Space was so much easier is a...

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an update!

an update!

I've been a little to busy to do much game programming lately, but I have managed to throw about 10 hours into it over the last two weeks.New since...

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includes amazing video experience!!!

includes amazing video experience!!!

first off, here's a video for all the people who only read the journals for the pretty pictures and videos (heh, I'm one of them)old project video!...

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luftwaffle

luftwaffle

ww2 just wouldn't be ww2 without the feared luftwaffle.

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christmas is over

christmas is over

well I had to take the christmas hat off my avatar so...I declare the new theme to be "Dress like your Mr. Questy" (Ravuya's avatar.)with any luck...

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productive week of producing

productive week of producing

hmm well I sure have been programming a lot lately..since I last talked to you, I added:1. a chase camera, bringing me up to 3 camera types...

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productive week of producing

productive week of producing

hmm well I sure have been programming a lot lately..since I last talked to you, I added:1. a chase camera, bringing me up to 3 camera types...

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productive week of producing

productive week of producing

hmm well I sure have been programming a lot lately..since I last talked to you, I added:1. a chase camera, bringing me up to 3 camera types...

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pretty picture and a little talk

pretty picture and a little talk

whoohoo! check out the pretty terrain! The texture is actually slightly blue to give it that nice "snow" color. This isn't the final terrain...

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