Today is the start of the Steam Couch Co-Op Fest, and Radioactive, Future Snooker, and Future Pool are taking part. Radioactive has has a big update recently, and is all set for the release of some new game-enhancing DLC. It's the perfect time to buy this classic game.
Future Snooker and Future Pool are also on sale today, all for 7 short days.
Happy Playing,
Mark
SFXEngine Sale and Sound Pack
A first new Sound Pack for SFXEngine has been released today. A huge resource for sound creation, the Pickups Sound Pack contains 75 sounds that you can use and easily modify, complete with (32-bit float quality) samples and modulators to use at will. This is a huge resource with far more flexibility than a mere sample library, and here for $7.99.
To celebrate, all of the SFXEngine suite is now on sale for a week, with a 25% discount on the main program and all DLC.
The Complete Music Set Bundle for the first Flatspace game is live today. As with any bundle on Steam, you only pay for what you don't own, and here you can buy all of the three current Flatspace Music Packs with a 33% discount.
More Bundles of different things, and perhaps more music will be coming up at some point.
Happy Flying,
Mark
Welcome to SFXEngine v2.01
SFXEngine v2.01 is now live. Changes in this latest update include:
-Load, Save, Move Up, Move Down options added to Environment List.
-Move Up, Move Down added to Sample List.
-Export Sample List option added. Exports as a CSV file. Mix/max level exports to 6-point precision, and loop points are exported for looping samples.
-Prev/Next parameter icons on Sound Information and Environment Information window now skip to next active parameter.
-DLC Store Link added to Engine Room menu.
-And a few fixes and enhancements behind the scenes.
A small update to Future Snooker today. Three small changes: -The game engine has been updated to the latest version for greater system stability. -The camera panning has been upgraded to give more realistic movements and rotations. -And a 'Quit Game?' confirmation box has been added when pressing Esc from the main menu.
Happy Playing,
Mark
Flatspace Updates
Hello Starpilots,
Flatspace and Flatspace IIk have been updated today. A rare crash bug in Flatspace IIk has been fixed and the game engines for both games updated. Thanks to Charu Shardul for his help in pointing this out and supplying an essential save game.
The icons on Load Game screen, and Missions screens in Flatspace, have been rearranged to make everything look neater. Flatspace should now have the same interface spacing as Flatspace IIk.
Store artwork for both games have doubled in resolution too, and the Official Flatspace website, www.lostinflatspace.com, has been updated for the first time in over a year.
Any issues, drop them in Discussions or send me an email.
Happy Flying,
Mark
Steam Winter Sale Now On
The Steam Winter Sale is now on and all of the Cornutopia Games are taking part. Find discounts on Flatspace IIk, Radioactive, Taskforce, the Gunstorm and Future Snooker series, and more. Full links on the Cornutopia Developer Page:
https://store.steampowered.com/developer/Cornutopia/
A major SFXEngine update is live today. SFXEngine v2.00 has a bunch of new features for new sound creation and batch audio processing. There's a new look, and about 25% of the core code has been rewritten. New features include:
-New sample structure with double pointers, permitting samples beyond 90 seconds and up to several hours (as memory permits).
-New double modulator pointers for increased accuracy.
-New global sample rate option to change the core program frequency. Projects and sounds remain compatible between sample rates and will automatically resample and remap, but all filters will need manual adjustment if resampling.
-New V01 file format for projects and programs. V00 format files will import seamlessly.
-New dynamically allocated floatutility and longutility variables for engines.
-New global transpose and tuning.
-New Revision number per project, incremented upon each save.
-Improved batch csv export to prevent infinite loops, and report if no files are found.
-Improved main wav loader to skip cue chunks.
-New Locate Usage option for samples and modulators will count all uses, and locate the next use, of the current sample or modulator.
-Lots of little bug fixes and improvements.
And more! The complete Bolt-On Bundle is live today too, with a 50% discount when purchasing all Bolt-On DLC. This will prepare the way for new preset/resource packs in 2025.
A 4th update this month to animation software Argus today. A few small bug fixes and repairs to how things work, and a few new features.
Changes in the last 4 updates include:
-A fix to render placement when starting a render from a non-zero origin.
-A fix to the check for exceeding texture or geometry frame when initialising 3D mode.
-Repaired the check to exclude consecutive texture frames or geometry frames if the option is ticked.
-Sequencer title bar now shows number of tracks in selection, if this is greater than 1.
-Windows will reset to default positions if the desktop resolution changes between sessions.
-Starting Argus with a film file (.agf) argument will now load the film, permitting a Window double-click of a film.
-And many more...
A little update to our animation software Argus today. Three little changes:
-A new light on Event List next to track name indicates custom name status. If lit, the track has a custom (manually entered) name and will not be auto-renamed. Can be clicked to re-enable auto-rename (or enter a blank name as before).
-A few new key alternatives for the Windows editor added: Keypad Enter for Kill event, Keypad Divide for Set Modulator, Keypad Multiply for Move with current parameters.
-A warning is now shown if trying to start 3D mode when no camera is active.
-Starting Argus with a film file (.agf) argument will now load the film, permitting a Window double-click of a film.
Argus is free to use in it's basic version, limited to 450 frames and 8 tracks. DLC can be purchased to expand frames and tracks to maximum. Find Argus here:
https://store.steampowered.com/app/3017550/Argus/