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Still Kicking

2010-02-16T15:32:00.003-06:00

I haven't posted in a while so I wanted to say that Canine Combat is still progressing.

I haven't had as much time to work on it since school started back up. I hope to find time over coming holidays and breaks.

I would estimate Canine Combat is in it's alpha stage right now. There are still plenty of systems that need to be re-worked, suck as the AI and menu.

Fear not, Canine Combat continues!

New German Shepard Model

2010-01-28T06:57:00.000-06:00

This is a rough draft of the German Shepperd dog model.

Screenshots delux!

2010-01-25T00:59:00.002-06:00

As you may have noticed, I've been showing a lot of Canine Combat screenshots these past few weeks. Well, I know you want to see more...so...stay tuned next week for another cool update.

New Video

2010-01-21T02:24:00.000-06:00

Yes... The moment you've all been waiting for.. A brand new, never before seen, Canine Combat gameplay video!

The video highlights some of the new features I've added to the game.

For example:
* Muzzle Flashes
* New Textures
* Enemy Turret
* 3 New Planes
* and more...

More Level Editor Shots

2010-01-19T02:23:00.000-06:00

I've been working on the level editor some more. Check it out:

Final New Plane (for now)

2010-01-18T02:12:00.001-06:00

Ok, now this plane's model and texture aren't complete yet... But you can take a look at it anyway.

Name: Heavy
Special Ability: Can shoot heavy damaging rockets at a target.

2nd New Plane

2010-01-14T02:09:00.002-06:00

As promised, here is a look at the 2nd new plane.

Name: Biplane
Ability: Can perform rolls, tubles, and other acrobatic abilities.

First New Plane!

2010-01-12T02:03:00.003-06:00

As promised in my previous post, I will be discussing the new planes that will be available to the player in Canine Combat.

I haven't decided on how the player will unlock the planes, but I do know that each plane will have it's own special ability.

Well, the first plane I'm going to show you can already be seen in earlier videos:

Name: The Jet
Special Ability: Rocket Boosters - The rocket boosters give you that extra speed you need to get to (or get away) from the action as fast as possible.

New Flyable Planes

2010-01-11T01:58:00.003-06:00

Over the next week, I'm going to show you some of the planes that will be available for in Canine Combat.

Right now, I have planned 3 different planes, each with there own special ability. Stay tuned for more info.

Turrets!

2010-01-08T01:51:00.002-06:00

Up until now, there was only one enemy in the game, but now, I've fixed that.

Check out the new enemy turret:

New Enemy Textures

2010-01-05T02:22:00.000-06:00

Check out the new plane texture:

Happy New Year Everyone

2010-01-01T06:40:00.001-06:00

Hope everyone had a great Holiday!

2010-01-01T02:23:00.000-06:00

Canine Combat is back in action!

I'd like to share with you one of the new features that have been added to Canine Combat.

* Muzzle Flashes

You and enemies now display muzzle flashes when you fire your machine gun.
More cool features will be announced tomorrow.

Finals Week

2009-12-08T06:09:00.001-06:00

It's finals week for me so I won't be blogging for the next few days. Stay tuned though, as once this semester is over, you can expect a flurry of updates.

More Canine Combat Footage

2009-12-04T08:33:00.002-06:00

Here's some new Canine Combat early footage. If you look carefully, you can see new motion blur effects. You might also notice I've made the camera a bit easier to control.

Main Menu

2009-12-02T03:11:00.002-06:00

I've been working on the main menu these past few days. Take a look at the progress:

New Canine Combat Screenshots

2009-12-01T03:10:00.001-06:00

Let me wet your appetite with some new Canine Combat screenshots!

Thanksgiving is Over!

2009-11-30T03:09:00.001-06:00

Hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving. I'll be posting some new screenshots of Canine Combat tomorrow.

Happy Thanksgiving Everybody!

2009-11-23T14:19:00.003-06:00

I just want to wish everyone a Happy Thanksgiving. There won't be much blogging this week due to the fact that I'll be overdosing on Turkey.

Videos!

2009-11-20T08:57:00.003-06:00

I've been working the past few days on getting cutscenes in the game. I would like Canine Combat to have a compelling story and I feel cutscenes would allow me to do that best.

Gribble Games in ASCII art!

2009-11-18T05:03:00.002-06:00

ASCII art is a bit of an inside joke in computer science. It's basically "text" art. You can see below what the Gribble Games logo looks like as ASCII art.

Canine Combat Level Editor (an early look)

2009-11-17T05:00:00.003-06:00

This is an early look at the Canine Combat level editor. Well, the Canine Combat editor is more of a "scene" editor then an actual level editor. You have to make the terrain and heightmap in an external editing program. More about heightmaps and terrain maps can be read in an earlier post.

As you can see, some fighters are in wireframe. Also, there is a status bar at the top of the screen featuring a file menu, etc...

Editor Screenshots Coming Tomorrow.

2009-11-16T08:21:00.002-06:00

Tomorrow, I'm going to show some screenshots of the Canine Combat Level Editor. It's alright if your not into level editing, just remember, because there's a level editor, that means you'll be able to download user created maps. The fun never ends!

100th Post

2009-11-13T05:07:00.001-06:00

Yippee! Today is our 100th blog post.

I would've liked to have gotten some new video's of Canine Combat up, but sadly, I've been too busy. Oh well, you can still check out the old footage here!

Incidentally, today is also Friday the 13th.