Portalized News

Announcing Pseudoform 0.2.1.1225

Sat, 10 Oct 2009 20:58:52 +0200

by Svenstaro
We know it's rather late to announce this but we wanted to be sure that this release will at least work for as many people as possible.

So without further words, head over to the download page.

Some notes:

It will probably not work on Intel integrated graphics cards
We see some inconsistent problems on different ATI cards
FULL SOURCE INCLUDED! (yes, we've gone open source)
This release is not a game, it is barely a tech demo and we need you to send in patches
Please only use Editor mode as Play mode is incomplete
It will hang (as in freeze) a little while generating thumbnails, be patient
If you are on Windows, you will need 7zip to extract this archive

Get on IRC!

Wed, 23 Sep 2009 05:00:11 +0200

by Svenstaro
Why don't we all share each other's anticipation on the new official IRC channel?

Server: irc.freenode.org
Channel: #pseudoform
Direct link: irc://irc.freenode.org:6667/pseudoform
Web chat: http://webchat.freenode.net/?channels=pseudoform

Bottom line: People on IRC will get the release a few minutes ealier than everybody else!

Preparing for release...

Sun, 20 Sep 2009 07:02:01 +0200

by Svenstaro
Since many of you have been waiting so patiently, I thought it might be a good idea to talk about what you guys can expect for release or rather, what you can not expect. I don't want to ruin the fun before it has even begun, I want you guys to have realistic expectations about what we can provide. The first release, v0.2.0.x "Leela" will not deliver a sacred game with lots of content, re-playability, originality or anything else that should be in a game. The first release will feel a lot like a tech demo because frankly, that is what it is.

"So why are you releasing an unfinished piece of crap?" you might ask. Let me explain. We have been developing Portalized (the engine) for 2 years on and off while we have been developing Pseudoform (the game, the project, the everything else) for literally just a week. We thought now might be a good time to start the rapid development cycle we originally had hoped for by utilizing the support of the community to create content. What we will be releasing is technically capable of creating sets of levels, props and pretty much all basic elements you'd find in any commercial game. Faster release cycle hopefully means getting more people involved and more motivation.

This means it is mostly up to you guys to help us shape the actual game! We will regularly test community submissions, stitch them together and create a game out of it. The content you put up on the forums will be released in the official game builds as long as you produce quality stuff. We will provide guides and other help in case you get stuck.

Expect there to be bugs, crashes and tears. The game will be available for Linux i686, Linux x86_64 and Windows 32bit at first.

Now that expectations have been sufficiently lowered, dear brave souls who are still reading, please stick with us and create content. If you don't know how to model, learn it. Getting started with Blender is easy and the effort pays off. If you want a guide to something specific to Pseudoform, post a request. The time to come after the first release will probably be the hardest time this project has yet to face and only the support of the community will determine whether we can make Portalized into Pseudoform!

Dear community, please help us make this project awesome.

To make the further time waiting a little easier (or harder), some renders of the player model by contributor agp1183:

Would you like some sugar with your tea tank?

Sat, 05 Sep 2009 16:08:08 +0200

by Svenstaro

Tea tanks for everyone!

Ohhh now look at that!

Sat, 05 Sep 2009 00:58:16 +0200

by Svenstaro

But what is it?

Small Triggers/Scripting Preview

Sat, 15 Aug 2009 23:15:48 +0200

by null

Code: Select all: function testOnEnter(trigger, ent) � � trigger:setMaterial("red") end function testOnExit(trigger, ent) � � trigger:setMaterial("green") end

Scripting is done via Lua. The possibilities are endless The above is only a small test with triggers

User Interfaces Progress

Sat, 01 Aug 2009 03:00:39 +0200

by null

First mockup we made:

Notice the overall-all-around-ugliness

Second mockup:

Alright, we realized we need something a lot prettier

Third mockup:

Alright, now that's what we're aiming for

And this is from when we were deciding how to do the window skinning effectively:

All-in-all, the last week has been quite productive

Seamless Light Transfer

Sat, 11 Jul 2009 14:22:36 +0200

by null

Still some bugs and kinks to iron out, but the basics are here

Scaling Portals

Thu, 09 Jul 2009 22:58:29 +0200

by null

Still kind of buggy, not as 100% seamless as non-scaling portals, but I'm still working on it.

And just for kicks:

Portal Progress

Mon, 06 Jul 2009 14:32:00 +0200

by null
Still working on the portals, with a name like Portalized, we need them in pretty good shape for the first release: