Manic Miners cover
Manic Miners screenshot
Genre: Strategy, Indie

Manic Miners

March 15/21

Updated year texts.

March 15/21

It also had the year as roman numerals.

PLAY IN WINDOWED MODE !-)

Apparently, a problem with Windows display scaling (or which specific GFX card, i think, dunno, everything works fine on all 3 of my PCs ?-)



So, now the config window allows you to select WINDOWED instead of FULL-SCREEN mode. Hopefully, adequate until a real fix becomes apparent ... ?-)



https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/windows_other-gaming/problem-screen-size-is-smaller-while-playing-any/f714a6fa-ee48-48c7-b96d-44ae7e38744e

MEME-ORIES FROM A YEAR AGO !-)

http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=872949889

LEADERBOARD ...

... is now used to show a global high-score for easy / medium / hard levels;

plus the recent new pick-ups ...
INFINITE TNTs
CLIMBER
FLOATER
BREATHER
BOMBER
BLOCKER
BUILDER
BASHER
DOWNER
UPPER

... so, please help a lone indie developer whom is very desperate for some constructive feedback, please ...

INFINITE TNTs !-)

A new random mini-mission ... "all Tiny Miners now have infinite TNTs for ... ten seconds"

And a collectable in the map which has the same effect !-)

AND IN THE MAP EDITOR ...

The landscape can now be shaped by dragging the curve points (and adding and deleting points) via the map window (REDUCT-O-VISION) - obviously, this way, you can see all of the points at the same time ...



So when you press the "DONE" button to terraform ...

WORKSHOP and ABILITIES

CLIMBER
FLOATER
BREATHER
BOMBER
BLOCKER
BUILDER
BASHER
DOWNER
UPPER

The editor now also contains an upload button (up arrow) which will send the current map to the Steam Workshop. Any downloaded maps are copied to the maps folder, when the game initially starts.

Also, the editor now allows collectable icons objects to be placed in the map, one type per each of the miner abilities. Thus, when playing a map which contains such items, it is not possible to purchase any abilities, since they can only be collected. The idea is that this would allow people to design maps which are more like logical puzzles which have to be completed. Although I know no one is going to want to do so ...

PLEASE ?-)

maddma


SOME MAPS NOW WITH 1 OR 2 HUGE TREES !-)



The Lesser-Spotted Great Goodies Tree !-)



But beware !! The canopy is precarious ... very precarious !-)
Probably best to start at the top, and carefully work your way down !-)



Something special for two players to fight over, in what is initially, No-Miner's-Land !-)

maddma



PROGRESS IS SLOW, BUT ...



... definitely worth it !-) some more pics from my mate whom can really draw ...
Miner McMajor, Miner McSilver, Miner McGrey, and ... Miner McSpaceman !-)

TRYING TO CREATE ... CARDS ?-(



my mate can draw (you know, REALLY draw!), so he did some Miner characters, black and white, which i have scanned and added colours into. but i also need images for emoticons, badges, shiny foil things, and stuff, etc. has taken all day just to get to this stage, and i feel like i've achieved nothing. maybe i'll persevere tomorrow, and actually get somewhere ?-(

well, anyway ... Miner McNinja, Miner McHalfwit, Miner McLoaded, Miner McSnuffedit, and Miner McCoy !-)



very nice so far, but that was the actual easy bit ...

maddma