001 Game Creator News

Get ready for a spine-chilling development adventure this Halloween season! With the leaves turning and the nights growing longer, it’s the perfect time to dive into game creation fueled by some chilling news updates and thrilling good discounts!


First up, we’re excited to share the latest update for our Open Dev Kit! This new release is packed with features and stability improvements. With the standout addition definitely being integration with the Effekseer particle effect model (.efkefc), allowing you to create insane jaw-dropping particle effects. With this update, you’ll be able to craft stunning AAA-level animations right inside 001 using Effekseer’s external editor for a whole new level of visual impact!

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Check out Open Dev Kit here: https://opendevkit.com/


Oh yeah, 001 has got Steam Items now! You can now collect exclusive 001-themed trading cards, earn badges, and customize your profile with 001 emoticons and backgrounds. Whether you’re a seasoned dev or just starting out, these new additions will make your Steam profile uniquely yours, showcasing your passion for game creation!




From today to November 4, save 75% on 001 Game Creator and 20% on all DLCs! There's never been a better time to treat yourself (no tricks here!) to some powerful tools for your next project.
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Don’t miss out! Get 001 Game Creator now and enjoy these spooky-good savings. Happy creating!

As the new school year begins, we're kicking off the season with some exciting news and incredible deals! Read on for more juicy details.




We'd like to announce that Steam Items have now finally arrived to 001 Game Creator! You can now collect exclusive 001-themed trading cards, acquire badges to show off on your Steam profile, as well as emoticons and profile backgrounds to show off your love for game development and more specifically 001 Game Creator. Whether you're a seasoned developer or just getting started, we're sure that these new additions will complement you greatly on your journey with 001 Game Creator.


A few weeks back a new beta version for 001 Game Creator was released for Patreon members! Focusing on addressing some key issues and enhancing the overall user experience, user experience and workflow with engine should now be much smoother. We took a look at performance and managed some more speed & efficiency for your projects in editor and we updated the Android API version to 34 in addition to squashing some pesky bugs reported by users.

Check it out now by joining the Patreon community here and receiving a couple of other benefits as well: https://www.patreon.com/softweir


And to make this back-to-school season even better, we're offering fantastic discounts during our Back to School Sale! Grab 001 Game Creator and its DLC kits at an incredible 75 and 20% off respectively (in addition to 30% off our E-books & worksheets) and gear up for an exciting new journey in developing your dream games! Make sure to grab these offers before they dry up on September 7th.
https://store.steampowered.com/app/347400/001_Game_Creator/

Don't miss out on these deals and the chance to personalize your Steam profile with our new items you can acquire by using 001 Game Creator. Happy creating and here's to a successful school year ahead!

With the heat of summer upon us, let's brace ourselves for chilling discounts during this hot Steam Summer Sale! But that's not all, we also have some exciting things to share with you all, so put on your game development swimsuits once again and prepare for an exhilarating adventure into the world of game creation!


We've recently been working on updating the page on the 001 Game Creator website dedicated towards showcasing games from our fantastic community. Projects are now shown with much more style, with their names displayed, and for finished projects — or at least those uploaded to an appropriate platform (Steam, Itch.io, Gamejolt, etc) — clicking on them will now take you there!

Made a game with 001 Game Creator and would like to get it there? Make sure to post about it in our Discord's show-off channel, and depending on its level of polish we may add it as well.

Visit here and check out some serious eye-candy: https://001gamecreator.com/screenshots/


In case you missed it in our last announcement, or just haven't checked them out yet, our Open Dev Kit demo projects are now available for you to download! Get a taste of the capabilities of Open Dev Kit with the latest 3D platformer and 2D isometric RPG demos, among many others. It's worth noting that we're of course continuously improving these demos, so stay tuned for more updates and new demos showcasing what Open Dev Kit can do!

Click here to check them out: https://opendevkit.com/demos/

We'd also like to remind you or bring you up to speed in case you're a bit behind, that Open Dev Kit has officially transitioned from alpha to public beta! Check out the new pricing plans based on community feedback, and join the beta by choosing whichever best suits you: https://opendevkit.com/pricing/


You can now find all past announcements of 001 Game Creator and Open Dev Kit and stay up to date! Both websites now have dedicated news sections where you can find all the updates from newsletters/Steam/etc.

Check out what's been cooking lately:

• 001 Game Creator News
• Open Dev Kit News

During this hot Summer Sale, take a few seconds to cool yourself with a whopping 75% discount on 001 Game Creator as well as 20% off the DLCs! Starting today and going all the way to July 25, make sure to grab this incredible deal and embark on your game development journey today even!
https://store.steampowered.com/app/347400/001_Game_Creator/

We have some unbelievably exciting news to share with you all today. Our brand new app/game development software Open Dev Kit is now leaving behind its Alpha phase, and officially entering the public Beta stage! This marks a significant milestone and step forward in making Open Dev Kit a powerful development tool, thanks to your invaluable feedback! A lot of other things have also been happening lately behind the scenes, so keep on reading to learn more and get hyped.





Ever since its early Alpha, Open Dev Kit has come a flabbergastingly long way in many different aspects — from functionality, stability, accessibility and so much more.

Our team has been relentless at work to bring excellence to Open Dev Kit, while the feedback we received from everyone has also been instrumental in shaping it into what it is now, and what it's slowly but steadily becoming. We've implemented countless features that greatly enhanced the development experience — from 3D to physics, to even Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools — and made significant improvements to performance and overall stability.



To showcase some of the amazing capabilities of Open Dev Kit, we've put together a couple demos for you to check out, and get a taste of what you can do as well (although do note, that's barely scratching the surface). Ready up now — a 3D platformer plus a 2D isometric RPG — and we've got a few more on the way too!



Visit here to check them out: https://opendevkit.com/demos/



You asked, we listened and we delivered. We went through all our available tiers and tried reformulating them to give you the best value you can possibly get. To summarize we've lowered pricing, reduced tier count, and enhanced benefits.

Specifically, the Start-Up tier has been phased out as it was a bit redundant, and for Premium and Business we greatly reduced the cost. Additionally, some benefits will now benefit you even MORE, like maximum cloud builds getting double in almost every tier, and now you can save 20% if you'd like to go with a yearly plan. You save us time, we save you money.

And remember — "No Royalties. No Income Limits. No Distribution Fees.". We stand by this motto and plan on keeping up this policy of ours. What you earn is YOUR business only!

See which tier best suits your needs: https://opendevkit.com/pricing/



Still unconvinced or curious what sets Open Dev Kit apart? Head over to our About page to get a fuller picture. For a glimpse on its creative possibilities, check out the ever-expanding Showcase page featuring amazing projects developed with it. And if you have any questions, our FAQ page has got you covered!

• About Open Dev Kit
• Showcase
• FAQ

For those of you who still use 001 Game Creator to this day, but would like to get a taste of the much more powerful Open Dev Kit as well, we got you covered. We've created a detailed comparison to help you understand the differences and improvements in over 001 Game Creator.

Check out it out and make up your mind: https://opendevkit.com/001-vs-odk/





We have some more exciting news for our 001 Game Creator fans! Starting today, you can get 001 Game Creator and a variety of its DLCs at an unbeatable price through our Humble Bundle deal. This is a fantastic opportunity to get your friends and family involved too and support Extra Life and Children's Miracle Network Hospitals in addition to enhancing your creative toolkit. Don’t miss out on these incredible savings!
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From the bottom of our hearts, we would like to extend our thanks to all of you — our lovely community — for allowing us to bring to you such a project and watch it come to fruition! Your insights have driven our progress, and as we move into the beta phase, we're more committed than ever to collaborating with our community to build the ultimate game/app development platform, one we and all of you can be proud of. Again, thank you for being part of this incredible journey! We hope you continue to be with us, and remember, the best is yet to come!

With gratitude,
The SoftWeir Team

With Spring now in full bloom, get ready to burst into June with incredible discounts for 001 Game Creator! Embrace the season's creativity with our special offers and take your game development to new heights, and catch up with the current exciting Open Dev Kit updates we've got to share with you. Let’s dive right in!


Not too long ago we released the video-version of one of our written game recipes, short guides on how to implement various interesting game mechanics. In that new part, we’re talking about how you can create a stamina display in the player's HUD and bind it to a sprint mechanic (described in our 5th game recipe), using the Graph tool to show the statistic in a bar-format, and the HUD interface to have it show up on the player's screen.

Check it out here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3TkzZRhBEaU
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For those of you that may be slightly out of the loop, there've been a couple nifty updates that took place a while ago.

We're thrilled to announce that our 3D Step-Dungeon Maze Kit DLC is stepping out of early access and into full release. Thanks to your invaluable feedback, we've ironed out many issues and added many exciting features for you to explore and utilize!
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Check out the DLC's store page for more details and get ready to build more immersive and complex mazes with ease: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2598260/001_Game_Creator__3D_Step_Dungeon_Maze_Kit/

A new version of 001 Game Creator was also released during that time. The update included a bunch of bug & crash fixes, Steam Deck compatibility improvements for built games, and a whole lot of HTML5 issues resolved. And since many HTML5 issues were resolved, we also made sure to update and greatly improve all of our HTML5 Games hosted on our website, especially the Tower Defense Demo which now runs beautifully. You can check them out here: ttps://001gamecreator.com/games/html5/


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Regarding Open Dev Kit, the most recent update is packed with massive fixes and performance enhancements, doubling the FPS in projects and setting the stage for even more improvements! Rendering consistency has been significantly improved, and we’ve added support for animated glTF2 3D models (.GLTF/.GLB files), in addition to the existing .FBX and .OBJ formats.
Our RPG template has also received major updates, introducing new cursor functionality for better object selection and obstruction handling. Expanded message boxes and interface navigation now allow message boxes to render entire actors, providing unlimited options for face graphics.



Additionally, this version includes the extensive documentation update we've teased in the past. Now, you can learn about any feature or scripting property/function by simply selecting it and pressing "F1". We've nearly completed documenting every feature of Open Dev Kit, so be sure to explore this comprehensive resource!

Reminder that Open Dev Kit has recently also received a few new features such as extended OpenAI integration, Virtual Reality implementation, an exciting new devlog series over on our Patreon, and our more fresh Turtle 3D Demo, which is a project introducing robotics through simple Lua scripts!



Check all of that out by joining the Open Dev Kit alpha here: https://opendevkit.com/pricing/

Also consider joining us on Patreon for early access to many other things like Software Betas, Devlogs and Polls that let you shape the future of our products: https://www.patreon.com/softweir


Starting today, we're offering some fantastic deals on 001 Game Creator plus our DLCs! Seize this amazing opportunity to sharpen your game design skills by getting 75% off the main engine, and 20% off the DLCs until June 10th during this May sale!
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