Hello Readers! I'm glad you made it, indicating that you are successfully coping with Election Day, and any of the increasingly common calls to secede that has tended to follow every fourth year's election cycle.
Around BYOND, we had some hotly contested competitions of our own going on as well, with Yut Put and his PVP game, Goblin Bootcamp, taking first place in the 2016 Game in a Day Developer's Challenge! D4RK3 54B3R's 3D tomb raider Emtombed took second place!
Full reviews and scores for each of the 9 impressive submissions, all made in 1 day, can be found on the GiaD 2016 Results page.
BYOND
Some unexpected events have delayed BYOND developer Lummox JR's plans to release an update this past week. That delayed release contains improved webclient splash screen management, including a provision for custom splash screens, closing up a series of reported bugs, along with the ad timer and improved tree generation compile times for large icons added in the previous beta release. While he's on the topic of trees, he taken a gander at the twisted string tree, adding it to the ever growing pile of feature creep.
BYOND Games
Spera by Kozuma3 was released and updated to version 0.3. The RPG currently features a battle and party system, banks, and equipment to find. The interface has undergone a handful of revisions, and skills and quests systems have been developed.
Boxers are the newest variation of the Martial Arts class in Sigrogana Legend 2. Devourer Of Souls fills in the rest of the version 1.65 update log with bug fixes, map correction, adjustments, and new animations.
Kumorii has been working from a toaster to create the newest additions to Feed. The fast pace zombie shooter now leaves bloody footprints, the screen shakes once again, and more boxes provide more resistance.
Exentriks Gaming has been working hard on Transcend, a uniquely crafted RPG where players take on the role of a sprit warrior who is on a quest to become a god among warriors, advancing and varying their story with every decision. He has created a trailer that depicts the adventures and battles though time, and began a Steam Greenlight campaign. He's looking for Yes! votes for the game scheduled for release in early 2017.
Azusa: The Olympian's war will be undergoing downtime for a period of time. Inutaishos has purchased some art assets, and is planning to take the game from Alpha to Beta, introducing new gameplay elements, maps, and a push to Steam Greenlight.
