With the festive season approaching, we'd like to extend our warmest Christmas wishes to you and your loved ones; filled with warmth, laughter and fantastic moments! And speaking of fantastic moments, we've also got something special in store for you — some news regarding our 001 Maze DLC, some huge ODK updates, and of course our insane holiday sale. Prepare to unwrap some crazy good deals this season!
3D Step Dungeon Maze Kit DLC Update On The Horizon!
Our "3D Step Dungeon Maze Kit" will very soon receive its (BIG) final content update and leave early access. This new update will feature everything that was promised during the early access in addition to a couple extra things!
From the previous announcement you may remember the new maze theme that was added, "Crumbling Halls". Well now we've got yet another theme waiting for you called "Hedge Gardens", with new tiles and maze objects. A few other neat things that will be waiting for you are new traps such as Holes, new Rotators, Dark Cells and Buttons with Sliding Walls (you can now place hidden buttons with false walls!). Oh also there are now a LOT more comments in many scripts, making it even more comprehensive and easier to modify than before!
Of course, that is only the tip of the iceberg, and many many more new things will be revealed during its final release. The positive response that we received during this DLCs early access phase is what drove us to make this DLC the best it can be, and we no doubt expect that our creative community will make remarkable things out of this one!
Open Dev Kit Updates
Now on the ODK side of things, a lot of exciting stuff has been implemented as of last time. We seriously thank you for joining our Open Dev Kit alpha, and really appreciate you providing useful feedback since it started.
PayPal Now Available
We're thrilled to let you know that we've added PayPal as a payment option, enhancing your convenience and flexibility. Prepare to embark on your game and app development journey today without any hassles!
3D Physics
The upcoming update will feature an integration of full 3D physics! This significant update will unlock a whole new dimension of creativity and interactivity in your projects. Take a step into the realm of 3D, or enhance your 2D projects using our Jolt physics plugin.
Sprite Importer
With Open Dev Kit's incredible Tile-Set/Sprite Importer you can easily transform your source images formatted in limitless ways into dynamic tiles and sprites for your game with only a few clicks. Whether you're importing a detailed tile-set or animating characters, Open Dev Kit's importer is designed to simplify and enhance that process. Just set the frame size, number of frames, columns, and let the magic unfold! There are also several importing modes that change which parameters must be provided for a very powerful experience. No more tedious manual adjustments, only seamless integration and boundless asset creativity.
Open Dev Kit's New "About", "Comparison" and "FAQ" Pages
We recently have updated Open Dev Kit's website with 2 new pages:
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The About page in order to inform people of ODK's plethora of tool-sets and its extensive capabilities.
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The Software Comparison page that's meant to show users how our software stacks up against other development tools.
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The 001 vs ODK page that demonstrates some differences between our main two pieces of software.
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The FAQ page will answer all of your commonly asked questions.
001 to Open Dev Kit Cheatsheet
We recognize that a large portion of our Open Dev Kit users will be coming from our existing game development software, 001 Game Creator. For that reason, we are preparing a guide document specifically targeted towards 001 users, in order to help them transition to Open Dev Kit smoother and faster. Drawing parallels of ODK's features to their counterparts in 001, this guide will help you navigate and swiftly familiarize yourself with ODK's new development environment, speeding up your learning curve!
Cheatsheet: 001 to ODK Cheatsheet
Join The Open Dev Kit Alpha
Remember that these updates are merely the tip of the iceberg. Stay tuned for more improvements, exciting additions, and bug fixes. Get a hands-on with Open Dev Kit right now, the public alpha has finally started and is waiting for you!
Join The Alpha Now: Opendevkit.com
Chilling Winter Sale!
And now after reading all that new stuff goodness, get ready to bundle up and buckle up because our 001 Game Creator along with its DLCs, are now on a huge sale! Until January 18th, you will have the opportunity to get a chilling 80% off the main engine as well as up to 15% off the DLCs and make your dream video game ideas finally come to life!
Best regards,
The SoftWeir Team
Really loving the 3D Step Dungeon Maze Kit DLC. I will consider buying it whenever I've the chance and funds.