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But one problem I always had was matching the diagonal movement of your character with horizontal and vertical cursor keys.

Ahh yes - that's come up in the beta. We use the old style method of up = ...

On depth perception issues- one design fix that can really help is theming the areas at specific heights with different colour types or texture types. Knowing the the "red area" is the lowes ...

Jetpac:
We could certainly add a jetpac, but as you've already keenly noted - we'd probably need a way to limit it's use to a certain area. Have to have a think about that...

All great ideas, I'm ...

Very cool. Smile

Looks like a bit of a graphical month so far Smile

Oh god, don't copy the scripting in StarEdit. It's painful to use for anything even vaguely complicated/interesting. You have to do the same thing a million times and you can't even copy and paste. If ...

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This month's mini development tip - Since identifying one of my biggest time losses as being the act of finding files I need on my machine, I've discovered a quick way to get through file ...

Both games look really good! I love the shuttle cameo Very Happy

Also it looks like you made the right move converting to 3d terrain, you can really see the difference Smile

No new dev diaries?

/me goes into withdrawal

Wink

Just kidding. I know you guys are probably too hard at work to write about how hard at work you are Very Happy

In Futurama, they bring up an idea - the starship doesn't propel itself around the galaxy, it propels the galaxy around the starship. In theory, by doing both, you could travel at approx. 1.5x the spe ...

I think part of it must be to balance out the difference between normal and easy mode- it requires you to sometimes put in outdated shields because your generator/engine are too big.

Hi there

A little suggestion- could you make the station scoops work like the ship grav beam, in that, if there are other minerals near the one it's aiming for, it grabs all of them at once? It' ...

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	Topic: December-06: When will it ever end?!
	Ari Replies: 38 Views: 114139	Forum: Developer Diary Posted: Fri Dec 22, 2006 7:03 pm Subject: December-06: When will it ever end?!
	Ari Replies: 38 Views: 114139	But one problem I always had was matching the diagonal movement of your character with horizontal and vertical cursor keys. Ahh yes - that's come up in the beta. We use the old style method of up = ...
	Topic: December-06: When will it ever end?!
	Ari Replies: 38 Views: 114139	Forum: Developer Diary Posted: Tue Dec 12, 2006 9:16 am Subject: December-06: When will it ever end?!
	Ari Replies: 38 Views: 114139	On depth perception issues- one design fix that can really help is theming the areas at specific heights with different colour types or texture types. Knowing the the "red area" is the lowes ...
	Topic: September-06: Hack Attack
	Ari Replies: 53 Views: 128299	Forum: Developer Diary Posted: Tue Sep 12, 2006 2:29 pm Subject: September-06: Hack Attack
	Ari Replies: 53 Views: 128299	Jetpac: We could certainly add a jetpac, but as you've already keenly noted - we'd probably need a way to limit it's use to a certain area. Have to have a think about that... All great ideas, I'm ...
	Topic: August-06: These Bots Are Made For Walking
	Ari Replies: 21 Views: 86314	Forum: Developer Diary Posted: Tue Aug 15, 2006 2:17 pm Subject: August-06: These Bots Are Made For Walking
	Ari Replies: 21 Views: 86314	Very cool. Looks like a bit of a graphical month so far
	Topic: May-06: The Sentinel Returns
	Ari Replies: 54 Views: 145330	Forum: Developer Diary Posted: Wed Aug 09, 2006 12:55 pm Subject: May-06: The Sentinel Returns
	Ari Replies: 54 Views: 145330	Oh god, don't copy the scripting in StarEdit. It's painful to use for anything even vaguely complicated/interesting. You have to do the same thing a million times and you can't even copy and paste. If ...
	Topic: Apr 05: LUA Killed My Inner Child...
	Ari Replies: 43 Views: 131017	Forum: Developer Diary Posted: Wed Aug 09, 2006 12:28 pm Subject: Apr 05: LUA Killed My Inner Child...
	Ari Replies: 43 Views: 131017	Top Tips! This month's mini development tip - Since identifying one of my biggest time losses as being the act of finding files I need on my machine, I've discovered a quick way to get through file ...
	Topic: Oct/Nov/Dec-05: Development HEL
	Ari Replies: 87 Views: 190788	Forum: Developer Diary Posted: Fri Dec 23, 2005 3:42 pm Subject: Oct/Nov/Dec-05: Development HEL
	Ari Replies: 87 Views: 190788	Both games look really good! I love the shuttle cameo Also it looks like you made the right move converting to 3d terrain, you can really see the difference
	Topic: Sep-05: Mapmipulator
	Ari Replies: 18 Views: 75888	Forum: Developer Diary Posted: Wed Dec 07, 2005 10:03 am Subject: Sep-05: Mapmipulator
	Ari Replies: 18 Views: 75888	No new dev diaries? /me goes into withdrawal Just kidding. I know you guys are probably too hard at work to write about how hard at work you are
	Topic: Is faster than light travel possible, do you think?
	Ari Replies: 40 Views: 56824	Forum: General Posted: Sun Nov 27, 2005 12:36 pm Subject: Is faster than light travel possible, do you think?
	Ari Replies: 40 Views: 56824	In Futurama, they bring up an idea - the starship doesn't propel itself around the galaxy, it propels the galaxy around the starship. In theory, by doing both, you could travel at approx. 1.5x the spe ...
	Topic: Technology and Item Slots --> Question for the Devs
	Ari Replies: 9 Views: 13140	Forum: Starscape Posted: Sat Nov 05, 2005 3:17 pm Subject: Technology and Item Slots --> Question for the Devs
	Ari Replies: 9 Views: 13140	I think part of it must be to balance out the difference between normal and easy mode- it requires you to sometimes put in outdated shields because your generator/engine are too big.
	Topic: Bugs and suggestions for 1.6
	Ari Replies: 16 Views: 37359	Forum: Starscape Support Posted: Sat Nov 05, 2005 3:06 pm Subject: Bugs and suggestions for 1.6
	Ari Replies: 16 Views: 37359	Hi there A little suggestion- could you make the station scoops work like the ship grav beam, in that, if there are other minerals near the one it's aiming for, it grabs all of them at once? It' ...