I’m putting some time on this project again and came to a few realizations.
First, it sucks to return to a project and forget what state you left everything in.
Second, just bumping up the resolution isn’t a solution for putting a high resolution version. Why? The math keeps breaking on some of the textures. I have not dug into it closely yet, but textures are doing some weird things. I could probably fix it or …
Third, going OpenGL was still my goal. This is still the best plan for a version. I got fairly far with it, so I should just finish it out. Sure, I played around some other aspects (namely high resolution color), but OpenGL fixes much of the above math problems and still gives fixes other problems (such as looking up/down, color resolution, hardware acceleration, etc.).
But there is still one other option — port to Unity. Originally I had dismissed doing so, but recently I played around with it and see now that that might actually be more of an option than I thought. I don’t have a real idea if converting between C and C# is really all that feasible, not to mention the possibly weird requirements of Unity, but who knows, maybe it would lead to a version for your Android tablet or iPhone? But at some level, it may just be effectively rewriting the game, and one might as well make A&A 2. A sequel to the game that never was?
Song of the Day: Pilgrimage from Conjure One
A&A 2?
YES, PLEASE!
Greenlight it on steam!
By the way, why not release the game in its current state on Desura or Greenlight? Might actually fund the sequel project to some extent.
Yes yes! Greenlight! Yes yes! Unity! Or Unreal?
At least make a Greenlight page! It can sit and ferment for a while, but I’m sure people would ok it in a week or two, then get cooking with achievements (eat 300 carrots in an hour, push sorcerers off castle walls, carry 20 complete sets of plate armour back home, etc etc) and trade cards and voilaaa.
Then Unity/UE.
I’ll pay the $100 steam fee!
Well, things on Steam have changed. There will be so called “Steam Direct”. Doesn’t change the fact that games like Seven Kingdoms got released on GOG and Desura for example, allowing the devs to keep working on the titles.
Don’t know if A&Adev is still here though 😦