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I have an important announcement, which may disappoint some but at the same time may not that unexpected either. You can read it at the beginning of the first post.
Also: @Shevek
I finally went and tried out FreeDink a bit, and am so far impressed, although my testing is super limited (only the beginning of the main game). The lack of finished sound is a bit of a disappointment, and something I might end up helping out with a bit myself (mostly with music). I know you can just add your original Dink sounds, but it's still a bad impression to any non-Windows user who tries the game. If you are going to send in some sounds to add to it, I recommend a punching sound, and any other weapons if they are missing. The weapon sounds are very important to have, as they affect the gameplay a lot (Imagine mario with no sounds for jumping or hitting boxes!). Looking on the bright side, maybe with our combined efforts we can get a useful chunk of sound back into it.
As for working with Beuc on the engine itself, my programming skills outside of a few niche areas are relatively weak (as has been proven trying to work on v1.08), but I'll still think about it. It's certainly a benefit that Beuc already has made source for a .ogg playing executable. I won't try asking him personally to work on the source until I've at least figured out how to load, edit, read, and compile the source myself. Otherwise I'd just be wasting his time. As for implementing the fixes like I mention in the topic post, I don't know if those are part of his goal, since it sounds like he's essentially just making a free open-source version of Dink.
So my future around here is a little bit cloudy right now. My immediate goal is to release my script changes in a pack, made so they can replace the originals once I feel they are improved enough and ready. My long-term goal is to create a great DMOD. My mid-goals... well I'm not so sure about those at the moment, but I'm thinking there is a reasonable chance now that they will involve FreeDink.
Also: @Shevek
I finally went and tried out FreeDink a bit, and am so far impressed, although my testing is super limited (only the beginning of the main game). The lack of finished sound is a bit of a disappointment, and something I might end up helping out with a bit myself (mostly with music). I know you can just add your original Dink sounds, but it's still a bad impression to any non-Windows user who tries the game. If you are going to send in some sounds to add to it, I recommend a punching sound, and any other weapons if they are missing. The weapon sounds are very important to have, as they affect the gameplay a lot (Imagine mario with no sounds for jumping or hitting boxes!). Looking on the bright side, maybe with our combined efforts we can get a useful chunk of sound back into it.
As for working with Beuc on the engine itself, my programming skills outside of a few niche areas are relatively weak (as has been proven trying to work on v1.08), but I'll still think about it. It's certainly a benefit that Beuc already has made source for a .ogg playing executable. I won't try asking him personally to work on the source until I've at least figured out how to load, edit, read, and compile the source myself. Otherwise I'd just be wasting his time. As for implementing the fixes like I mention in the topic post, I don't know if those are part of his goal, since it sounds like he's essentially just making a free open-source version of Dink.
So my future around here is a little bit cloudy right now. My immediate goal is to release my script changes in a pack, made so they can replace the originals once I feel they are improved enough and ready. My long-term goal is to create a great DMOD. My mid-goals... well I'm not so sure about those at the moment, but I'm thinking there is a reasonable chance now that they will involve FreeDink.
