In this analysis [https://www.quarkrobot.com/tag/analysis/], I'll show you how I pulled off the logo -> scoreboard transition effect. The effect Basically, the scoreboard is revealed in 4x4 pixel increments until the entire scoreboard is present. 1st attempt Like the blasting [https://www.quarkrobot.…
What I've done this week## This week was all about playing the official single-player puzzle set for The Mad Monks' Revenge and looking for errors + ticking outstanding items of my TODO list. After reading this weeks update you might think "Christ! That's a lot…
Here are the latest round of changes I've made to the original [https://www.quarkrobot.com/tag/things-ive-changed/]. Like all previous changes, these are only cosmetic and finish off what seems incomplete in the original. ATTENTION DIEHARD FANS! Do you agree with these changes? Pop me an email…
What I've done this week## This week was mostly focused on monk AI and replacing the slow high-scores/menu logo effect to use shaders. Game * improved initial pause/un-pause of the game after a hero enters * improved input keyboard handling for the UI during gameplay * fixed bug where…
What I've done this week## I spent a lot of time this week trying to test Lode Runner a Mac OSX (Yosemite) machine. My brother and I didn't have much luck. The game crashes when attempting to initialize the Bass sound engine. When we've…
Want to know what we use to recreate Lode Runner Online: The Mad Monks' Revenge? I thought I'd take the time to show you a comprehensive list of items and the reasoning behind it. PC Both my brother and I use a HP Z1 Workstation [http://www8.…
I've never been asked it and I'm sure a lot of you dear readers have never thought of it, but what exactly is a Quark robot? A Quark robot from the Doctor Who serial 'The Dominators' [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Dominators] Quark…
What I've done this week## It has been a quite busy week and Easter long weekend for my brother and me. Microsoft XNA [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microsoft_XNA] was replaced with MonoGame. This in itself was easy; swap the XNA references to MonoGame. I chose the…