3D Gamestudio Gamedevelopment 3DGS A6 A7 - free engine tutorials models shaders textures codes

Hey there, i especially like the days when a posting in the acknex users magazine forum at the gamestudio board starts with the words:

Dear friends, The new magazine is ready…

That means George has finished another episode of the fantastic users magazine. This time you will find the following in issue #69

- Who is afraid of lite-C? Read the “lite-C 101″ section of the magazine and you’ll learn more about Acknex’s programming language
- The menu code is fully finished and wrapped around a simple and (hopefully) fun game
- The great user contribution comes from Taco Cohen and JCL - it’s the new shader tutorial, packed with fully working shader examples
- IntenseX, the best AI package for GameStudio, is in the spotlight once again. Find out more about it, and then take a look at the screenshots or (even better) watch the fresh, never seen before movie that walks us through some of its most important features

Have fun reading it and drop George a big line of thank you!

As HeelX announced yesterday, a freeware xmas game with opensource litec code and a great tutorial will be released on christmas eve this year! He said:

“RUDI” is an open source Christmas game. Experience fun and action in a living & graphically stunning world packed with passion and wonder, elves, sweet penguins, eskimo villages and lots of gifts to collect. Travel around the world with Rudi - the presents got lost everywhere. Each gift you collect adds a sleigh to your chain.. don’t cross them! Santa will give you some delicious gingerbread cookies for every sleigh at the end of each level, so make sure to collect as many as possible!

Rudi is a game for everyone. Beginners can start promptly, without reading a manual. You will control Rudi with the cursor keys only. If you are a hardcore gamer, you will love it too, as some packets are really well-hidden and require a lot of skill to capture them.

As if that were not enough, we added a complete do-it-yourself game development workshop! Create your own games with the A7 game engine with ease and the help of this well-structured e-book. Learn about the development process, the game mechanics and its tricks. Code examples and pictures will guide you through it and make game development a pleasure.

One level demo featuring the Northpole will be released on Christmas Eve 2007.

You can also watch a gameplay movie here at YouTube. Or have a look at more screenshots here. I’m really excited about this project and the whole tutorial! Because i think they are a great gift for the 3dgs gamestudio community, especially because this is about A7 and litec.