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February 24, 2011
News
The second demo of our test project (a vertical scrolling SHMUP) has been released. For details, click here.
Forum account registration has been temporarily disabled.
http://www.ifthensoftware.net/forums/index.php?showtopic=2197
From the Programmer
Written by Invisible
To make it easier to create …
February 18, 2011
News
The first demo of our test project (a vertical scrolling SHMUP) has been released. For details, click here.
From the Programmer
Written by Invisible
Starting fresh without any wrappers around the APIs has been interesting. The code is actually a lot simpler, and I spend more time working on th…
February 03, 2011
News
The crew at MMOVoices interviewed our programmer (InvisibleMan) in their latest podcast episode: http://www.ifthensof...?showtopic=2187
From the Programmer
Written by InvisibleMan
What was originally a small detour into studying finite state machines has completely redirected development.
Due to th…
December 17, 2010
News
The latest demo of SAO: Redux is version 28.3. If you are interested in trying SAO: Redux as it is being developed, feel free to stop on by the online chat and ask for the latest demo.
Changes since version 24:
-WASD can now be used to walk/crawl/fly around.
-Numpad 0 can be used to jump.
-Numpad …
December 09, 2010
News
The latest demo of SAO: Redux is version 24. If you are interested in trying SAO: Redux as it is being developed, feel free to stop on by the online chat and ask for the latest demo.
From the Programmer
Written by Invisible
SAO: Redux now has graphics other than squares, lines, and arrows. Getti…
December 02, 2010
News
Version 1.2.5 of Stick Adventures Online has been released. In this update, the in-game chat has been replaced by the web-based chat, a help button has been added, and the ban list has been cleared.
Development has finally started again for Stick Adventures Online. The game is being recoded fr…
November 18, 2010
November 11, 2010
News
Development on Stick Adventures Online will be starting very soon. Check the game's website to see our progress till then.
From the Programmer
Written by Invisible
I've spent the last 4-5 months studying physics. I'll need that knowledge for Merki, the SAO updates, and probably every other proje…
June 20, 2010
News
New concept art for Merki has been released, along with a look at the artwork pipeline.
From the Programmer
Written by Invisible
Last week I created a model viewer for our artist, GreyKnight. I was unable to find a 3D modeling program which allowed enough fine-tuning of the camera and projection.…
June 12, 2010
News
The codename for our main project has been revealed as "Merki" and a forum for it has been created. http://www.ifthensoftware.net/forums/index.php?showforum=41
From the Programmer
Written by Invisible
I've been learning how to create and use projection and view matrices. Tiles are created as 3D …
May 30, 2010
May 22, 2010
News
The first Volund preview has been released! If you haven't already done so, go to http://www.volundgame.com and register your account. You will then be able to download the game by clicking on the "Play Now" button.
From the Programmer
Written by Invisible
Other than getting Volund Preview 1 out…
April 06, 2010
News
Volund Preview 1 will be released on Saturday, April 10th, 2010. Be sure to checkout the Volund website at http://www.volundgame.com for a countdown to the release and information about the game.
The Volund Facebook page has been given an easier to remember address. http://www.facebook.com/Volu…
March 07, 2010
News
A new forum titled "Community Spotlight" has been added to the IfThen Software forums. Its purpose is to collect everyone's and anyone's contributions to the weekly community spotlight newsletter article. If you have anything you wish to contribute, please post it! Instructions are in the th…
February 26, 2010
News
There is no news to report in this issue.
From the Testers
Written by Jay
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A suspicious new banker in town... When did he show up?!
Using an item cloning bug found by Acaceol (and described in Newsletter #60 - "Loradon 3.0" Closed Beta), I started to clone rare items to amass a la…
February 19, 2010
February 13, 2010
News
IfThen Software LLC's project which is code-named "Loradon 3.0" has finally been unveiled as Volund!
Volund Screenshots:
This marks the start of the closed beta for the Volund Preview. Closed beta will last for at least two weeks, at which point we will release the Volund Preview to the public.…
January 15, 2010
News
The IfThen Software LLC homepage has been given a facelift. Head on over to http://www.ifthensoftware.net and check out the new site.
From the Programmer
Written by Invisible
With the bulk of my coding duties finished, I have been able to spend the last week relaxing. Unfortunately, this means t…
January 08, 2010
News
Overall progress for the Loradon 3.0 Preview has reached 98%!
www.ifthensoftware.net/loradon_online/progress/
From the Programmer
Written by Invisible
I spent most of the past week brushing up on my HTML/CSS/javascript knowledge since we are working on a new site for IfThen Software. The s…
December 31, 2009
News
Stick Adventures Online version 1.2.4 has been released! This version adds a ping display to the lower right corner of the game window.
Overall progress for the Loradon 3.0 Preview has reached 97%!
www.ifthensoftware.net/loradon_online/progress/
From the Programmer
Written by Invisible
A general wa…
December 17, 2009
News
There is no news to report this week.
From the Programmer
Written by Invisible
Earlier this week I realized that there was a problem with the clock system in the engine. In order to time various events, the game uses a "clock". The state update code would use either GetTickCount() or QueryPerfor…
December 10, 2009
News
There is no news to report this week.
From the Programmer
Written by Invisible
After struggling with manually keeping track of system dependencies and which systems need to be rebuilt due to changes in other systems, I have found a way to automate this.
Microsoft Visual C++ 2005 has a couple tools …
December 03, 2009
November 19, 2009
November 14, 2009
News
The winners have been selected for the IfThen Software Pumpkin Carving Contest 2009! Thanks to everyone who entered, and congratulations to the winners!
First Place - Giygas
Second Place - SadisticusMaxim
Other Entries
From the Programmer
Written by Invisible
I am currently working on the font and t…
November 05, 2009
News
We have released a small Halloween-themed game called "Charlie's Spooky Adventure"! Collect as much candy as you can while traveling through a haunted forest. Watch your step though! You might come to an untimely end...
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Download
For more details, including support, please see th…
October 15, 2009
October 08, 2009
News
We are hosting a pumpkin carving contest on the forums. One of the prizes is a beta invitation to the "Loradon 3.0" Preview, so be sure to check it out! For details, please read the forum thread here:
http://www.ifthensoftware.net/forums/index.php?showtopic=1646
From the Programmer
Written by In…
October 01, 2009
News
No news to report this week.
From the Programmer
Written by Invisible
There isn't much to report this week.
Artist's Easel
Written by GreyKnight
iScribble Sketches #6
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Community Spotlight
Written by miotatsu and Invisible
This week we have some very exciting news from …
September 17, 2009
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