Cardinal Quest 1.1 Getting Ready To Go!

I'm getting ready for the new bug-fix release, 1.1.

If you want to help with the testing before it goes online give me a shout! 

Yours Truly on Roguelike Radio

I've had the pleasure of appearing on the latest episode of Roguelike Radio, this time we discussed one of my favorite roguelikes: DoomRL.

I really enjoyed participating and think we've made a really episode.

Check it out ant tell us what you think!

-Ido.

Cardinal Quest's Linux Version Finally Stable!

Hi,
I am happy to announce that Gameolith have finished packaging the Linux port of Cardinal Quest for various distribution & it is now considered stable!

If you wish to get the new linux version and you did not get an email from me, simply contact me and I will send you a key-code for it on Gameolith, where you could download the version suitable for your distribution.

Have fun,
Ido.

New Stable Linux Version Soon To Go Online

Hi,
the good chaps at Gameolith and I are preparing a sweet surprised for all you linux gamers - soon the previously experimental linux version of Cardinal Quest will reappear in a much stabler form and with support for a plethora of Linux distributions, including but not limited to 32 bit and 64 bits versions of Ubutnu, Fedora, OpenSUSE, Debian and many distributions based on either of these!

Exciting times ahead!

-Ido.

Tools For Super Quick Game Development

If you want to participate in game jams, competitions like Ludum Dare and the Seven Days Roguelike Challenge or simply make games fast, here are a couple of tools I found really useful:

• FlashDevelop(IDE)
• Flixel(game engine/library) and the Flixel Power Tools
• Ogmo Editor(a tile-map level editor)
• The Gimp(I use it for pixel-graphics but it's a general purpose image editor)
• BFXR(sounds effects generator)
• Wolfram Tones inudge(music generator)

What do you use for rapid game making?

-Ido.

EDIT:

• Tip from ratking: inudge (another music generator)
• Tips from deskwater: OpenGameArt and OpenClipArt