Argus News

Quite a big update to Argus today:
-We have lens flares! Objects can now attach a lens flare which will shine when the object is on screen.
-Improvements to global time scaling, if you need to change the FPS of your film.
-Better rounding for 16-bit sample conversion and improved half-rectangular dithering when saving modulators.
-Added rendering support to the Costume Window for point-lists and line-lists.

Happy animating!

Mark

SFXEngine v2.06 is now live.

Changes include:
-Improvements to half-rectangular dithering ("16-Bit").
-New triangular dithering ("16-Tri"). This dithers the full width of the sample twice, multiplied together like combining two dice rolls of a full-rectangular dither.
-Improvements to rounding accuracy when saving samples in 16-bit of any sort ("16-ND", "16-Bit", "16-Tri").

Full details of the update in the Readme.txt file.

The next SFXEngine release will be the Casino Sound Pack. A mix of card sounds, slot machine sounds, and things of that ilk.

https://store.steampowered.com/app/2438590/SFXEngine/

https://store.steampowered.com/app/3414100/SFXEngine_Sound_Pack_Casino/

Happy Sound Making,

Mark

Some Flatspace music news in the works. First, a sparkly new music pack for the first Flatspace game. This is the first new music pack for Flatspace since 2013. Some tracks, like the Opiad Variation and Superhighway, date from 2001 and have never been released anywhere.
https://store.steampowered.com/app/3524920/Flatspace_Music_Pack_4/

For those who haven't tried it yet, Flatspace is free to play. Find it here:
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1210780/Flatspace/

Like all music packs, the DLC includes a full description of the music as a pdf booklet. Here is a track list:

Silk Merchants Song (Flatspace Version)
We Used To Store Sunlight (Flatspace Version)
Crumpsy Madpash (Flatspace Version)
Something Like Domination
Two Parents Of A Child (Flatspace Version)
Snake Club
Opiad Variation
Superhighway (Flatspace Edit)

Happy Playing,

Mark

The new SFXEngine Fantasy Sound Pack is released today. Developed for role playing and dungeon-style games, the Fantasy pack contains 75 sounds; a hefty selection of action sounds, eat/drink, pick-up and drop effects for items, dungeon style weapon effects, trap sounds, monster roar and attack effects, and some cave drips and other sounds useful for atmospheric ambience.

Supplied in SFXEngine project format. Easy use and modify, with lots of samples and modulators that are free to use and re-use. Far more flexible than a mere sample library.

SFXEngine was recently updated too. Find SFXEngine and the new sound pack here:
https://store.steampowered.com/app/2438590/SFXEngine/
https://store.steampowered.com/app/3414090/SFXEngine_Sound_Pack_Fantasy/

Upgrades and new features to SFXEngine will continue throughout the year.

Happy Sound Making,

Mark

The Steam Wargames Fest is starts now and Radioactive is part of it. The perfect multi-player game, and with new DLC just launched. The new Radioactive Expansion Pack 2 has a 10% launch discount at the moment, and the 1970s-themed Expansion Pack is on sale as part of the Wargames Fest too!

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1019370/Radioactive/

https://store.steampowered.com/app/3509570/Radioactive_Expansion_Pack_1/

https://store.steampowered.com/app/3509580/Radioactive_Expansion_Pack_2/

Happy Playing,

Mark