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| Total Entries: 7 | oliver kearns
Entry: 7
04/10/2003
08:56 AM
| OK, Herd the Cows is causing my some problems, so it's getting a bit of a re-write.
*Z-Ordering: all of the objects in the game are going to come under a single Type, making it much easier to figure out Z-ordering. I'll then add in If...EndIfs depending on the object's image (house, tree, spades) so you can only do certain things with certain...things.
*Sounds: I'm adding in lots of sounds now! Shooting, cursing, swimming, aiming...
*Graphics: these are now nearly updated. I'm re-drawing the more random animals such as sheep, mice etc. These animals don't really play an important part in the game, but they do get annoying if you're trying to herd the cows!
*Herding: Up until now, the only way you were able to herd a cow was to shoot it with a tranquiliser and then pull it along the ground. Not much fun is it? So, I'm now adding in more methods of herding the cows. Maybe other animals could play a part in this too...
This is turning out to be my biggest game, well, ever...and it's just one minigame!
(PS The single player game of Revenge of the Mutant Cows 2 is still being worked on, don't worry. If I release a demo of Herd the Cows, it may also come with a small demo of the single player game, though you won't be able to do very much at all...) | oliver kearns
Entry: 6
04/03/2003
08:57 AM
| It's been a while hasn't it? Yes it has. I've been working on music mainly since my last worklog entry. Ambient music that is, not game stuff! But now I'm back to working on Blitz again (after yet another crisis of faith!) and I'm ready to make some progress with Revenge of the Mutant Cows: Minigames.
Hunt the Cows is being updated with 5 worlds, customisable weapons and 2-Player mode! The graphics for the game are also being expanded, with objects such as sheep, horses and birds coming into the game.
Herd the Cows is now nearly finished after taking yonks to make! The cow and farmer AI is complete and I'm pretty darn proud of it! Also, like Hunt the Cows, the graphics for this particular minigame is being improved and expanded on.
Milk the Cows is starting to take shape now as well.
More news soon... | oliver kearns
Entry: 5
01/11/2003
05:31 PM
| Oh, almost forgot. Work on Milk the Cows has also started. Guess what you have to do? | oliver kearns
Entry: 4
01/11/2003
05:28 PM
| Wow, haven't updated this in ages! Well, the AI for the animals in Herd the Cows is now about finished. It's the smartest thing I've ever done (apart from discover Blitz of course ;)). The farmer AI is taking a little longer though. Also, I've been working out the Z-Ordering for all the wildlife in the game. This is proving just as difficult as I thought it would be. Luckily, I'm using code from Revenge of the Mutant Cows 2 itself to help me here.
All this will mean I don't have enough time to finish the graphics off before releasing a demo. :(
The cows are still coming... | oliver kearns
Entry: 3
10/22/2002
03:50 PM
| Herd the Cows is nearly ready for a demo! The AI for the cows has been the hardest bit, but it's well worth it. Things like line of sight, coverage, terrain and health have all been taken into account. The farmers are also intelligent: try to get close to a cow while near a farmer and he'll run at you guns-a-blazing!
The only thing still left to do is animations and graphics for the player. Hunt the Cows is also getting more graphics soon.
Until next time... | oliver kearns
Entry: 2
10/19/2002
12:59 AM
| Hunt the Cows has been released! The game currently only includes 1 world to shoot in: the farmland.
Herd the Cows is getting along really well, though. The AI for the cows is coming along as well.
More soon. | oliver kearns
Entry: 1
10/16/2002
03:21 PM
| Well, since Revenge of the Mutant Cows 2 is taking RIDICULOUSLY long to make, I decided I'd start on the minigames that will be included with the final version!
The minigames will include:
*Hunt the Cows (the mutant ones, that is ;)
*Herd the Cows (wait til you see this once I've got a demo ready!)
*Milk the Cows (the most exciting of the lot, obviously)
*Help the Cows (time for the cows to REALLY get their revenge...)
A demo of Hunt the Cows should be ready by the end of the week. Herd the Cows will come next, and so on.
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