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For anyone wondering about the current state-of-the-art in knighting, this is it, set to nice music courtesy of KAG Player Sangfroid! Sick keg drops, massive streaks, and an unbelievable capture denial make this a must watch.
Enjoy!
Currently thd.vg is still not available, and the plan is for it to be re-aquired by us following the previous registrar going bust. We’re looking for ways to speed this up, considering that we’re the previous owner.
thd.vg emails will still not work as a result and will reply with that annoying MAILER DAEMON - FAILURE message. There’s nothing we can do about this in the short term. The most important thing to remember is you can email support@kag2d.com for support queries.
transhumandesign.net, transhumandesign.org and transhumandesign.pl have been registered (amidst quite a lot of intra-company debate about what domain to go with), and we’re talking with the owner of transhumandesign.com about acquiring it - we’re still debating what we should use as a core domain to avoid this big mess happening again; ideally we’d like a core domain that’s short and uses a time-proven top level domain - the issue with thd.vg is a result of political issues surrounding the .vg TLD.
Our build server has been unavailable through this time, though Ryan/FliesLikeABrick and Joe/jrgp have been working on getting it going again so we can test and release updates.
A patch for KAG should make it out next week, luck withholding. Included in the patch are some boat changes (increased speed, ramming ability moved from war boat to long boat), some more CTF Map changes, votekick improvements (can abstain from voting, and the message is a bit smaller), a crash fix or two, a handful of community fixes to things like workshops and spike kills, and some minor modding fixes; more modding fixes will come in a later patch as a result of some side project development.
Max/Geti
Storm2D Public Alpha released! download it for free from http://storm2d.net
Hey all,
Due to the issues we’re still having with thd.vg’s registrar, we have changed our support email from support@thd.vg to support@kag2d.com. Please use support@kag2d.com for all future help requests.
Regards,
Joe/jrgp
Hi all,
Due to an issue with the “.vg” TLD, some of the KAG services (forum, jabber, API, update system) were out for roughly an hour or so this morning. Ryan and I were promptly notified and we resolved the issue as soon as we could. Also, be aware that none of the email addresses for @thd.vg currently work at this time. This includes support@thd.vg. We are currently working towards a fix/work around.
Please report any additional issues to joe@u13.net or ryan@u13.net
Regards,
Your quiet neighborhood sysadmin, jrgp/joe
Games should be designed around specific functions.
I wish more game developers looked at it this way. I’m playing a game because I want it to do something for me. For example I’m playing this AAA racing game. I only play it because good car racing gets me into the zone. The game has excellent racing and car mechanics that get me into flow so I feel like I can kick ass and then the feeling lasts for a few hours and it transfers into other things I do later in the day: like coding games :).
Specifically racing cars does gets me in the zone. However the developer is clearly not aware that I’m playing the racing game just for the racing. Shocking?
Let’s look at what the game does:
* it makes me wait for the game to load for a few minutes
* it has to get me through pointless questions like "do you want autosave to be on?
* "do you want autosave to be really on?"
* "are you sure?”
* forces me to pick a user account although I’m the only one playing
* the main menu is actually 3D and it has to load for a couple seconds
* there’s pointless mini cut scenes after whatever racing event you choose like I give a shit about the “story” or environment
* every menu option is artificially slowed down by some animation
* there’s an announcer which is there to help you but just annoys the crap out of you by saying stupid shit like "you need to catch up to win the race!" after you’ve crashed, tumbled and wrecked your car - thanks a lot for the advice and fuck you.
You get the point. Clearly all of these are just an effect of the designers showing off their After-Effects skills and an over-the-top budget. It has nothing to do with my purpose of playing the game. I “hired” the game for a specific task and everything that doesn’t get me there interfers with that and should be removed.
I’ve been playing games nowadays only to get into the state of flow.
Games serve me a specific function which is flow, but there are many other reasons we play games for example:
* we need to kill time for 15 minutes
* we want to forget for a minute about our problems
* we want to immerse in a different reality
* we want to feel adrenaline
* we want to feel nostalgia
* we want to be creative and build something
* we feel like kicking somebodies ass
* we want to learn a skill
* we want to experience a story
* we want to get into the zone
* we want to do something fun with friends
So this is a different way at looking at gaming. It’s not that you want to play an FPS or space game or a zombies game. This is thinking about what the game does for you. NOT what it is about and NOT what you can do in the game. Games serve you in some way. You play them because there is a task that they can do for you. So again:
What should the game do for you? - NOT what it is about.
Cartridge games serve a function. They are there for you. They accomplish a task for you:
You want to feel something specific - we got a game for you.
You want to LOL really hard - we got a game for you.
You want to have fun for exactly 12 minutes - we got a game for you.
You want to experience a full story but only got 3 minutes - we got a game for you.
You want to get into flow with a game specifically designed to do it as fast and reliantly as possible - we got a game for you.
We’re working on it so keep in touch and think what function could a game serve you specifically and hopefully we’ll have a game exactly for you.
MM
Hey guys, kinda small build this time but there’s some nice little changes in there that will help server owners tweak their play experience how they like, and hopefully see a rise in novel modes.
Build should be out across all platforms within the hour. Be sure to leave your comments in the build thread on the forums.
As always, have fun!
Max/Geti
Quite a big balance patch this time, with a few experimental changes in the mix too. Let the changelog begin:
I think that’s about it - quite a lot so there might be a few issues, but it should be fine for the weekend. Have fun!
Max
Edit by Tom: Server auto-updates explained here
Storm - penetrating rambo bow
Development is coming along well - We’ve added customisable game modes, new character class abilities and redone a lot of the weapons. Download for free from http://storm2d.net
Next things I’ll be working on: Mod support and vehicles. :)
Hello,
With regards to the recent Heartbleed SSL vulnerabilities that have been taking its toll on the Internet, our system administrators have patched our server infrastructure such that we are not vulnerable to any SSL attacks.
Cheers,
Furai/Lucas
Hey,
We’ve recently been working on our website in order to bring you this promotion! This is an amazing offer - for only $12.99 you can get two copies of KAG!
All you need to do is to go to our main website and buy the game from there.
This promotion together with the newly released mod “Shiprekt" will make the best gift you can ever do to your friend!
Don’t hesitate. Buy the game and play this amazing mod with your friend!
Cheers,
Furai/Lucas
This is a full conversion mod for KAG. Our first idea was to make a simple top-down shooter like Asteroids. But what if you were free to build the ship from blocks? Furthermore what if these blocks were random like Tetris? Mix it with 2 other classics: Arcanoid and Bomberman and you’ve got Shiprekt.
We made this mod because we believe in making games that provide simple gameplay elements but combined with freedom and your creativity - bring an infinite possibility of action, total havoc and wreckage. In other words FUN.
Build Ships!
Wreck the Enemy!
How to get it?
Shiprekt is a mod for King Arthur’s Gold. If you’ve purchased KAG then just launch the servers browser and pick a blue server that has this mod on. If you don’t have KAG yet, get it here or on Steam.
How to Play:
*Your Core (spawn) provides random parts
*Use these parts to build your ship
*Protect your Core
*Destroy all other ships Cores
*Avoid falling into water (ever watched Jaws?)
*After losing your core you get switched to another team, this happens until there is one team left
*(only) All players on the final surviving team get points - so play nice!
*[ WASD ] to move around
*[ E ] when close to use ship components
*[ SPACE ] rotates blocks while building.
*[ LMB ] to punch boarders
*[ SPACE ] releases all couplings (gray crosses) when sitting in a seat
*[ SCROLL ] zoom in/out
(these keys apply by default only)
Have fun and let us know on forums what you think of the game.
Please share/tweet/facebook this link so more players come play!
Incoming Big Build!
Lots of KAG Tweaks, and AUS Official Servers!
First of all, the example mod “Shiprekt” is having its first public release! It’s a bit rough around the edges but demonstrates a complete total conversion to top down ship building carnage!
List of “Shiprekt” Features:
A handful of KAG tweaks have gone ahead at the same time, either driven by Shiprekt development, community feedback, tester suggestions or sudden inspiration to change things up.
List of the major KAG tweaks:
There are also now Official Australian Servers, have a look for them in the server browser! Only took 3 years!
These are the result of some collaboration with the guys hosting the major community Aus servers to move their ever competent admins over to an official capacity, and keep the Aus community strong in the face of them running low on funding. As always the official servers are hosted by Joe/jrgp. We’ll be working hard to keep these servers up to the same quality as the old community ones.
Have Fun!
Max/Geti
I think game design is equal part art and science. I have been looking for some time now, for an objective system to make good games. Wouldn’t it be great if we had a simple checklist we could go through, then add some of our own personality to it and voila, we have an amazing game?
Right now we have methods of doing it but they take a long time. We make many iterations, testing many ideas. Most ideas seem good in our heads but ultimately fail in reality. What if we had a system to check these ideas beforehand?
A tiny manned torpedo launch - sorry for the ugly gif compression!
Some people were asking about how disconnected ships are possible, so here’s a gif explaining one of the many ways - you can also simply build blocks in the water without connecting them to your main ship, and blocks can become separated through destruction as well.
This gif is particularly fitting cause we’re preparing to launch the mod today, we’re testing the changes that have been made to KAG and making sure the mod works more or less out of the box, and doesn’t break your normal KAG install.
All things going according to plan (hahaha, yeah right) we’ll hopefully have it in your hot little hands tonight.
Have Fun!
Max/Geti
While there was meant to be a build out today with the modding example, a whole heap of new features, and gold names for the Aus Official servers, it’s been delayed.
We’ll be doing our best to get it out on Monday, but we haven’t had enough time to test the changes to KAG “proper”, and the mod example needs a bit more cleaning until MM’s happy to let it into the public hands.
We’re in disagreement about what’s fun at the moment and I think it’ll be much more productive to come back to it after the weekend than make some knee-jerk reaction that could cripple the game.
Sorry to disappoint anyone waiting on the edge of their seat. Delays happen.
Have fun!
Max/Geti
Mod Example Video
THD Tester Norill today recreated the classic game “Left” in the upcoming example mod “Bomb Voyage!”. We’ve done this a few times already during development to test out the physics but to see it happen emergently during testing brought a happy tear to our eyes :’)
Towards the end of last week we were gearing up for testing, however some networking issues got in the way of getting it in the hands of testers, unfortunately. We’ll hopefully get that together over the next day or so, since we’d like to have the mod done by the end of the week.
Lots of progress was made on content though!
Bombs cause devastating explosions!
We’re going to add a nice delay to bombs to reduce the number of accidental explosions that are happening, but they’re quite functional so far.
Cannons firing!
The defense given by solid walls is invaluable. The cannons must be carefully aimed to take out tiles, but will kill players on any collision. They can be used to remotely detonate explosives as well!
Cannons can also be used to remove tiles you don’t want - this could be extended to torpedo or bomb or fighter boat release systems.
Cannons need to be carefully placed to get a good amount of shooting angle in - this usually means they’re fairly exposed too, allowing retaliatory fire!
Sharks will keep players out of the water.
We decided drowning was no fun, and sharks were more fun. ‘Nuff said.
Have Fun!
Max/Geti
Hey guys, progress update on the still unnamed big example mod!
Figured seeing stuff in action would be most interesting for you guys, so here are some gifs:
Building - demonstrating the “tetris” aspect
(sorry for the janky gif recording)
The ratios of each type of tile are currently just for testing; there should be far fewer seats in the mix in the final game. Tweaking the ratio of each part is trivial, and might be moved to a config file for easy server-side configuration (for servers with 50% bomb blocks in the mix, for example).
Out of control ship
This little “fighter” ship’s pilot was accidentally munched into one of the propellers, but it stayed active, forming a collision hazard for anyone nearby!
Tiny test torpedo
We don’t have the bombs working just yet but with propellers and building working they’re up next, along with cannons! Ship destruction effects are currently super rudimentary but they’ll get some love in the next few days. The “pilot” here probably should have been killed in the collision.
Still to-do graphically is some way of orienting yourself properly with the world as it’s currently very difficult to understand what direction you’re moving in without a point of reference.
We’ve also got to bind a few things in the engine (like the background colour of the world) and potentially fix the parallax layers to work with rotation (though that might take too much time for this cycle, as the issue is due to the way the whole thing is coded, not a one-line bug).
As you can see progress is coming along fairly quickly, and we’re hoping to be able to have a game with the testers on friday after nutting out what needs to be done sync-wise.
Have Fun!
Max/Geti
Hey guys!
For the next two weeks we’re going to make a mod for KAG to demonstrate a ground-up total gameplay conversion of the game, and provide examples of how we’d accomplish various things in the engine.
The game we have in mind is a multi-teamed top down ship building game, with a sprinkling of tetris. Each team starts with a “core” that spawns random blocks for building with - these blocks need to be hooked together to protect the hull and provide offensive capabilities to your ship.
Some planned possible configurations include torpedoes, detachable raiding ships, and scrap melee machines. The limit of these configurations will be luck of the parts-draw and your imagination!
Mockup: torpedo hurtles towards an unprepared team.
There will be no direct player-to-player combat, no classes and no swimming - if you’re in the water you’ll either need to be picked up by a nearby boat or will swiftly drown, and if you make onto an enemy ship you’ll need to use their guns or bombs to do any damage (or take their controls and crash them into something). We think this will provide a unique form of versus play, and involve a lot of strategy.
Perhaps more importantly, over the next few weeks we’ll be forced to fix any bugs that get in the way of us accomplishing this goal, which will mean an easier time for modders down the road!
We’ll be keeping you posted with frequent updates and pictures :^)
Have Fun!
Max/Geti
Hey,
Our friends from the “Who’s Gaming Now?!” are hosting the LAN party event during which they rise the money for the charity. More details can be found here (the event has already started):
Charity: Naomi House
Stream link: http://twitch.tv/carlmundo
Date/Time: Saturday 15 March, 3pm to 1am GMT
Donation link: http://www.justgiving.com/nerds
Help the good cause!
Furai/Lucas
So, this update is what build 1053 was meant to be about - mod verification.
Its all working now, and you may notice some thumbs up/down icons on the server browser now. These only show for modded servers and they indicate whether or not a server is running mods that are verified (thumbs up = verified, thumbs down = not verified).
What does it mean for a mod to be verified? It means that a mod is confirmed to have come directly from the developer that it claims to have been written by, without having been tampered with. If every mod currently active on a server is verified and the server has mod verification turned on, then the server will get a thumbs up icon in the browser.
So how do you turn on mod verification? With the sv_mods_verified - set it to 1. Note that it is 0/off by default and will be turned off if any of your active mods fail verification.
How does a mod get verified? It needs to first be registered - currently the simplest way to do this is with this app, and then it needs to have a registration.json file generated and distributed with it. Mod devs should therefore generate a new registration file every time they make a new release. This can be done with the same app used to register the mod in the first place, or alternatively a script like this can be used to do it over the command line.
This might seem a little tedius at first, but once you’ve done it once its really quite straightforward. Additionally, this is only the first phase in a move towards a more managed system of mod distribution. For example, it’ll soon be possible to setup your servers to auto-update their active mods whenever a new release of them is made.
I think I’ve covered the broad strokes of the system, but let me know in the forums if you have any questions.
Shadlington
Sorry for the late post. Been trying to push out a hotfix for something that needs changing in this update before the changes are ready to be made proper use of - that’ll have to wait till Monday now, unfortunately.
Basically, this update marks the first inclusion of the mod verification/distribution system I’ve been working on for the past few months.
This first update only caters to the first part, verification: it lets mod devs register their mods and then when servers/clients load up mods they can verify that those mods have come from the developer they claim to have come from, without being tampered with.
Future updates will involve a more robust mod distribution system that will (I hope) please both mod devs and server owners alike (allowing for things like auto-updates of mods as devs push out new releases).
That said… I’m not going to tell you how to use it properly yet, because as I mentioned at the start of this post I still have to make a change to it (hopefully released on Monday) and it’d be best if folks didn’t make use of the new stuff till then. As the new verification stuff is turned off by default, this means that everything is working like normal for now - no changes required.
Anyways, aside from that stuff there were also a couple of minor changes from Geti that you can find in the changelog below.
Full Changelog:
[added] builder cant build backwall/ladders/etc in the edge 2 tiles of the map.
[modified] no build zones are 3 tiles at edge, not 5 and 10.
[added] some changes to maps
[added] initial mod verification integration
Shadlington
In the beginning, the game is just a pile of hard unchiseled rock. We are the sculptors that remove stone bit by bit to reveal what is inside.
We had 3 ideas for Station Raiders.
We rejected the first because our mission is to expand our audience. We want different games in Cartridge although we gravitate towards multiplayer action most of the time :).
We rejected the second idea after making and playing it. The idea was laser traps which forced you to be careful and not trip over them. You could move other objects in front of the laser to get pass. It was nice but there was something bigger and shinier sitting quietly beneath. So we ditched the lasers.
It always feels like your creation is not enough. But it is enough. The third idea which is now the core of Station Raiders was there since the beginning.
Inside this rock we discovered a gem. It is not 100% polished, because this game is a prototype, but it is there for you to experience.
Have fun - Station Raiders
MM
I remember vividly one night, when we were kids with my brother. Trying to sleep in our beds, we suddenly heard wierd noises coming out of our parents room. We never heard them before. Something falling, something jumping? What was it?
We quietly snuck out of bed and went to peep. It was something new. My dad was sitting at his IBM and playing a game. We knew all the games on that computer (there weren’t many games in those days). But what was this?
This game keeps coming up in my memories although I haven’t played it in over 20 years. It was called “Alley Cat”. I can still hear the melody played on the PC speaker.
The next day, first thing in the morning we carefully typed in A L L E Y C A T in the DOS command box and got carried away.
Alley Cat was the hardest game we played. It was unforgiving. It challenged our little fingers like nothing before. It was simple though and the goals were clear. You played as an alley cat trying to catch mice and at the same time avoid other cats, flying shoes and brooms. The design was different and original.
A mystical aura surrounded the game. Like a hidden treasure found and retreived. We knew every game on that old PC, every directory, every file, every program. For some reason we missed this one and our dad discovered it. We thought of it as something else than the rest - it stood out.
It was mystical, it was different and it was challenging. It was perfect.
What really makes a perfect game? As you see it’s not about this or that feature. It’s also about everything else that surrounds a game.
Cartridge is my attempt to create a breeding ground for emergence to occur. It will create the unforeseen, that which we cannot think of, code or paint. Other developers often overlook this critical component of a good game. I want to focus on it. I want to recreate the magic Alley Cat had.
Cartridge is my way for that magic to happen.
MM
I wrote this a while ago, it’s about our company. I think it’s useful to know our mission.
Transhumanism is the movement towards becoming a better human. Much like the philosophy of the Overman/Uberman. However transhumanism achieves this with the use of technology. I see computer games as an important tool that can aid us in evolution and the development of our consciousness.
Transhuman Design’s goal is to aid everybody in their evolution by providing experiences that make them better, faster, stronger and more conscious human beings.
By playing games you can become a better woman or man. You can have experiences you would never have had in your normal waking life. You can become faster by playing games - think faster and have better reflexes. You can become stronger in your will and your logic. You can learn the joy of competitiveness and the usefulness of collaboration.
Games are a gym for the mind. A gym that can be shared with people from around the world from all cultures. The ultimate lesson games provide is that all of humanity is sewed from the same cloth. We all like fun, we all have the same emotions when playing good games. This is what unites us all and what games can teach us.
The challenge is to create such experiences that provide emotions in an impactful way, whether it is joy, sadness, happiness, fear or love. Transhuman Design strives to spark these emotions by making better games everyday. This is what makes us and people that play our games better humans. This is how we become - Transhuman.
MM
We’ve been working with modders this week on getting some specific issues fixed and a few examples of “how to do X” in preparation for that modding showcase. Particular thanks to Norill, Skinney, and Rayne along with the rest of the testers and anyone posting in that call to arms thread.
Other changes this build are mostly minor, with a gameplay focus.
Pictured: Common fear of many Australians, now tweaked for more balance despite my fondness for crying enemies.
Full Changelog:
[modified] gold stacks to 500, not 1k per inventory slot
[added] increased burn time - fire arrows now do 1heart damage + 1heart burn
[script][fixed] getPlayer(i) should return null now when player count is 0 or index is wrong
[fixed] mod loaded only on 1st time game launched
[fixed] mods not loading or crashing on 2nd server join
[modified] water bombs don't stun through shield unless on a direct hit
[added] water arrows stun shielded knights only on direct hit
[fixed] tresflags map being "cut off" by the no build zone at the top
[fixed] mods not updating by force downloading every time
[added][fixed] can load maps from Mod folders by adding map name to mapcycle without need for extension
[added] example for new block in scripts
[script] made it a bit easier to handle custom tiles in mods (use a modded CustomBlocks.as)
[modified] arrows cannot be jabbed, only slashed.
[modified] just first day of playing won't show modded servers (was 2)
[fixed] joining modded server 1st time resulting in crashes
[modified] joining server only preloads used files (significantly faster joining)
Have Fun!
Max/Geti
Due to a small typo in the patcher code, some files may have been moved outside of your KAG folder with the last build. While this won’t be undone with this patch, it should prevent any new files from ending up there.
While this should not cause any harm whatsoever to your computer, it will have caused a little bit of clutter in your folders that you may want to clean up.
To undo the clutter caused by this:
Steam users should be unaffected. I have no concrete knowledge of if Desura users will be affected or not, but I think they probably will be. Users with a “normal” standalone install will definitely be affected, including servers.
As there is no version number change for this patch, server availability should be more or less unaffected (though servers will automatically restart themselves as usual normal).
THD apologises for this mix up.
I can shed more light on any individual concerns you may have in the forum thread for this announcement.
Cheers,
Max/Geti
No more endless love I’m afraid.
This build also contains a few bugfixes and an exciting community addition, the storage cache. Thanks to Skinney for this nice object.
This fancy storage has a “drop all” button and a way of accessing the stuff that’s inside. We may be tweaking the interface just a little (making the drop all button vanish if you’re not carrying anything), but it’s functional and fun, so no more dinghy storages in CTF.
There’s also no build zones at the edge of the map to avoid “infinite jump” cheats, and some minor fixes for admins and modders.
Full Changelog:
[removed] valentines event code.
[added] CTF storage from Skinney
[added] Extra "no build" zones on the edge of the map from Skinney
[added] camera rotation and position is cleared on disconnect.
[fixed] /restartmap actually nextmapping
[fixed] some bugs in file replacer
Have Fun!
Max/Geti
Hi, I’m Roland, the programmer for Storm2D. I’ve been working on re-doing the auto update system for the last few weeks and now it’s working well. Although we’ll have to switch to http in the future. We’ve had a private release that went well, no crashes on the server at least. I’ve got enough bugs to fix to keep me going for a long time but we’re starting to get there. If you haven’t already, join our forums at http://forum.storm2d.net
Visit the Blink Bundle site HERE
It must be the time of year for crazy sales again, cause you can get KAG “50% off” (including a steam key!) and 9 other games on top of that! Even if you’ve already got a copy of KAG, check it out, there are some other great games there and you can always gift the code to a friend.
Have fun!
Max/Geti
Attention any modders keen for exposure!
We’re planning on doing a modding showcase video to be posted to youtube and steam, and are interested in fun mods to show. Mods suggested should have some graphical changes that would be evident in video, and ideally a PG-13 compatible name to be overlayed on the video ;^)
Mods need to either be simple to set up for offline recording or have a server hosting them (post a resources link or the name of the server in the thread). We’ll post a list of displayed mods along with a link or server name in the video description.
I’ll be approaching a few of the modders I’m closer to directly but I’m sure I’ll miss a few gems out there. This is also probably a good time to clean up and “publish” any mods you’ve had in development for a while if you want some extra “free” attention. Looking forward to seeing your best!
Cheers,
Max/Geti
Spread the love this valentines! Even to filthy reds!
Special thanks to community member norill for the event scripts.
This build the mapcycle randomisation has also been improved, with maps now being taken from/added to a “stale pool” that comprises 50% of the list of maps, so there should be no repeats and an otherwise very random cycle giving a more unpredictable play experience. I can go into this more in the thread in case people don’t understand what’s going on behind the scenes.
Build should be out in the next hour or so - build server has been slow at the moment, sorry folks!
Have Fun,
Max/Geti
I believe any kind of entertainment is a failure if it doesn’t give you direct pleasure at first contact.
In computer games you often get a title screen and company and publisher credits which you can’t skip. You press space, enter, escape, smash the keyboard. Can’t skip it. Gotta watch the carefully rendered animation made for some ego-centric publisher to show that it was his money put into the game.
The first experience of a game like this is - frustration. This theme continues, later with menus and long loading times. You put up with it because you paid money and now you believe it will be worth it.
Most likely it won’t be. Because if the game developer wasn’t conscious of serving you frustration right at the beginning, then how the hell can he be conscious of serving you other feelings - like fun and excitement?
I believe a game should just rocket launch you into action. You don’t have time to wait. You want to play it - right here right now. You want instant satisfaction and instant pleasure - at first contact. You run it, you touch it, you control it. You dive straight into the game world - It feels good. You’re having fun. And that’s how it should be. And this is how Cartridge will feel.
MM
A hotfix is slowly rolling out that should fix a bug resulting in everyone being disconnected from servers. An upgrade isn’t mandatory but will obviously benefit server owners. We apologise for the games likely ruined occasionally by this bug over the past few days.
Have fun!
Max/Geti
Hey,
We’ve just added 2 new official servers hosted in Japan. This patch changes their colour in the server browser.
Regards,
Furai/Lucas
This build has many nice new features for all:
Full Changelog:
[modified] drop items on class change at shops (consistency purposes)
[added] a bunch of tdm maps from the community
[fixed] random map shuffle is more random now
[fixed] people being able to "cheat" unique/blank heads.
[fixed] game auto-restarting even when noautoupdate set
[fixed] ban reason strings not getting applied correctly ("/ban Sedgewick -1 Relentless griefer" should work properly now)
[fixed] IP banning local IP addresses (omits 178.etc block at the moment)
[fixed] whitelist/blacklist/ignorelist getting corrupted on load
[added] ability to color servers list box
[added] links to script docs in some txt files
[added] modded and official servers are marked with color
[added] non-vanilla servers should be disabled only for first day of playing
[fixed] massive typo bug in checking blacklist
[fixed] reloading security would not automatically "expire" any already expired bans for a few minutes
[fixed] ban time not checked at the time of joining, so bans lasted longer than they should
[added] script to automatically kick AFK players - thanks norill! (note: doesn't work on TDM or any gamemode with rounds shorter than about 5 minutes)
[added] Lanterns, Crates, Buckets, Boulders, Sponges automatically decay if spammed, adapted from script by ZeroZ30o
[fixed] no_shadowing bool in gamemode.cfg
[added] no_shadowing to TDM
[added] no "spikey" script CPU usage by staggering based on blob network ID
[added] 2 more 8x maps
[modified] maps are randomised each 15 minutes (previous over-randomisation was causing too much doubling up)
Have Fun!
Max/Geti
We’re working towards releasing a new build of KAG this week, with many improvements for the average player, modders, and server admins.
There are a couple of miscellaneous fixes in the mix as well, but you’ll have to wait for the changelog for those. Should be out on Friday if testing goes smoothly.
Cheers,
Max/Geti
I like my games no bullshit.
No complicated controls, the need for tutorials, unnecesary menus, long instructions, introductions, cut scenes and filler features. No loading times, title screens, installers, big downloads and sketchy pricing schemes. No waiting years for it to come out, endless patches and changes, microtransactions and DLC,
Time to stop the bullshit!
I only want the pure enjoyment and satisfaction of playing a great video game.
MM
We have set up a server for cheaters, griefers and abusers - it doesn’t mean that we encourage such behaviour, though.
The banflags are disabled on it and everyone who was flagged for breaking the KAG rules (bad, bad KAGgers they are). Its name in the server browser is: KAG Official TTH EU (No banflags)
Regards,
Lucas/Furai
We’re currently moving our repositories around, and to check everything’s working we need to trigger new builds, potentially more than once as everything goes ahead.
These new builds have no new content in them (sadly!), we just figured we should keep you in the loop regarding why they’re happening. Better safe than sorry and all that jazz.
Cheers,
Max/Geti
It’s official, we’ve crossed the 1000 build mark!
This marks more than a thousand days since we started working on KAG, quite a journey! We’re currently looking into things to do to celebrate, but in the meantime we’ve got another bugfix and maintenance patch to get things back in gear.
Have Fun!
Max/Geti
Hello KAGers!
King Arthur’s Gold APIs, site, forums and other dev-hosted services have been offline for approximately the last hour due to a large DDoS targeting our ISP. This DDoS was not targeting KAG but was large enough (tens of gigabits per second) to take our ISP entirely offline.
The network has now recovered and all KAG resources are once again available. We apologize for the disruption, this is not an incident we have a means to avoid nor is it something that has occurred in the past.
Game on!
-Ryan (FliesLikeABrick)
This is a maintenance patch, just fixing a few issues.
I couldn’t fix some of the crashes people are experiencing. I need more information that’s why the crash reporter will now provide me with more info on the crashes. So if you get a crash send it and I’ll try to help.
Verra made some nice tweaks to the spectator cam. Shouldn’t cause nausea now :).
This patch fixes a big issue modders were facing. The file matcher in scripts was soft matching wrong files when using mods. These issues should be fixed. To fix it I had to make numerous changes, namely:
- sprites and sounds are not loaded randomly when there’s a couple matches - the best one is picked
- if you want to play random sounds use blob.getSprite().PlayRandomSound(“Pluck”) which will play Pluck01 or Pluck02 or Pluck03
- the file matcher takes the file extension into consideration and searches for the proper extension even if you didn’t provide it
Have fun!
MM
Changes 984-998:
[fixed] soft file-matcher taking similar files from Mods instead of Base
[scripting][modified] sounds and textures aren't loaded randomly with filematcher by default
[scripting][added] Sprite.PlayRandomSound(filename) for loading random sounds
[fixed] crashrpt not attaching logs
[added] last script calls to crashrpt
[fixed] death cam being too sudden and jerky (Verra's updated PlayerCamera.as)
Recently we crossed the threshold to 100k supporters of KAG! This is very exciting news for us, quite a milestone to reach!
(cue speculation about who’s wearing the dress)
Huge thanks to everyone who has bought the game! We can only continue to make games full time with your support, so it means a lot to have made it this far.
We’re currently looking forward to the future, with MM investigating modding issues to help the community keep the game alive as long as they see fit, and myself looking into a few more gameplay niggles and getting the multiplayer graphical map editor in place. We’re also working out a way to save maps to PNG image files via a script, meaning you’ll be able to save maps into something more interesting and cross-gamemode-usable than a .kag file.
As a heads up: I’m currently overseas on vacation, catching up with family and friends until the 20th of January, so I’ll be much slower than usual to reply to queries. Hopefully MM, Furai and Shadlington can hold down the fort effectively in my absence.
Have fun, and thanks again for your support!
Max/Geti
