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I am very pleased with the download count for my KwikGUI library. I hope it is making life easier developing GUI apps in FreeBASIC. I would love to hear your comments/suggestions on the Forums here or at FreeBASIC.net!

Happy New Year!

I don’t know if anyone is still out there reading this, but I feel like giving a brief update.  Does anyone want me to post a new game demo?  The most recent one is still the one found here.

Development has been progressing nicely.  The enemy behavior has been completely rewritten, and I’ve added tons of scripting/cutscene stuff.  We actually have a little town meeting now… it’s cute.  Also, the demo world has grown from 4 maps to 15.

Some of the next things on the agenda are to revamp the interface, continue working on enemy behavior, and fix various bugs/crashes.

Here are some screenshots:

This is a new project I've been working on to read and display frames from an AVI file. It does video only for now but I am planning to add sound support in the future.

Download the source code here.

Change this line in the AVItest.bas file...

Dim AVIR As _AVI_READER = _AVI_READER("myavifile.avi")

Change "myavifile.avi" to the name of the AVI file you want to read.

Have Fun!

This is the second public release of the game.  There’s still a lot of work to be done, and you’ll probably find some bugs.  The good news is that there are also some fun new features to play around with (well, at least one)!

The maps, music, and enemies are the same as before - preliminary.  Normally I would wait a little longer before releasing another demo, but I’m excited about some of the improvements I’ve added recently.  The main changes are as follows:

• improved timing code for a steadier framerate
• added an online battle mode for playing against friends (still needs work)
• improved launcher app with settings that make more sense and a new screenshot tab
• sped up loading of save slots

As always, we appreciate comments from anyone who tries it out!  The feedback has already started steering me in the right direction.

Windows Installer - this version is recommended.  It will create an icon on your desktop, and it can be uninstalled with Windows “Add/Remove Programs”.

Zip file - if for some reason you don’t want the installer, you can get this instead.

Standard disclaimer:  Please note that we’re putting a lot of work into this project, and we ask that you please respect that.  You do not have permission to use any of the graphics, music, or other resources in your own projects.  We take our copyrights seriously, and we take the extra step to get them registered with the LOC.

Check out my latest project for FreeBASIC, KwikGUI. KwikGUI makes it easy (and Kwik!) to add user interface control to your FreeBASIC application. Click on the Projects menu to get more information.

Here’s the first public release of the game.  Please understand that it’s still very much a work-in-progress.  You will probably find some bugs.  But give it a try, and have some fun with it.  When you’re finished, please give us your comments/suggestions/whatever.

The maps, music, and enemies are all very preliminary.  There isn’t a story yet, and there are no tasks for you to accomplish.  But there are 4 test maps and plenty of enemies to beat up!  Once you find the Long Sword and Firestorm spell, you’ve basically done everything there is to do - but you could always keep playing to level up your character or try to get rare item drops (have you found the Forest Cloak?).

Windows Installer - this version is recommended.  It will create an icon on your desktop, and it can be uninstalled with Windows “Add/Remove Programs”.

Zip file - if for some reason you don’t want the installer, you can get this instead.

Please note that we’re putting a lot of work into this project, and we ask that you please respect that.  You do not have permission to use any of the graphics, music, or other resources in your own projects.  We take our copyrights seriously, and we take the extra step to get them registered with the LOC.