Shiftax Games

I don’t know if I ever shared this with you but quite a long time ago, as I was preparing to set up this WordPress site, I attempted to come up with a new design for this place.

Something a bit darker and more in line with my tastes.

Here is the result of my work.

- http://img830.imageshack.us/img830/2496/templatenf.png
- http://img685.imageshack.us/img685/8301/signupy.png
- http://img217.imageshack.us/img217/8369/contactuse.png

They’re not that great and not even finished but I figured I’d share them anyway.

Some of you have asked about progress on Shadevil. It is non-existent. I am earning a good wage at the moment and I am debt-free at last. I am working as a developer which drains a lot of my energy which leaves me nothing for any personal development. There will be a time when I return to create another game, but I’m unsure when that will be.

Hey,

This is just a brief notification to let you know I have updated the landing page at shadevil.com to include the Map and Map Editor that I developed some time ago. I have made an adjustment to make it easier to use. When you hover over a square it will now be highlighted. This works best in Firefox 4 (tested) but the latest version of other browsers are not working as well as expected. This is where I suddenly lost interest in fixing more monotonous cross-browser bugs. I had actually planned to make it stand-alone so it does not require a login but i discovered that it wasn’t possible.

So after discovery of these 2 issues, I decided I will be remaking the map and map editor, it may also include some extra features, and i can guarantee that it will be much more user friendly than the existing version. Also, by recreating it with my current level of experience, I will be able to make it plug into Shadevil quite easily on release.

Thanks,
Chris

PS. I hope my last post wasn’t too upsetting lol

Hey guys,

I wanted to share an early alpha of the game Shadevil.
Follow the link to signup;

http://www.shiftax.com/alpha-release-teehee/

I woke up this morning with an interesting feeling, something I haven’t felt since I was sat at home every day programming The Shadow of Evil. I immediately jumped on my PC and opened up Komodo Edit and Photoshop and went to work on what I’m calling a Live Combat Concept. My aim is simply to show you what it could end up looking like.

Without further ado;

http://www.shadevil.com/live-combat-concept/

Please read the notes on the page for more info about this concept. I am also thinking about bringing the Map Concept back into action, with some improvements over the old concept. The best thing about doing these things early on, is that I can get feedback and try out various methods. Doing this often yields the best end results.

Please leave a comment if you have any thoughts or feedback.

Hey guys/gals! What is your resolution this year? Mine is to smile more! Please share yours in the comments.

I’ve been busy working for the most part, trying to survive and get my money together. I have started applying to other Web development jobs to get a better wage. I am currently on minimum wage (pretty much). With my skill set and experience, I should definitely be on a lot more than im on. Its been 15 months and ive asked many times for more money. Its not coming, so im going.

Thats all i really wanted to share with you guys. I hope you all have a great 2011!
Happy new year!

Hi readers,

This is an exciting time for me, i finally pulled my finger out and did it. Going forward, i can make announcements easily, add new features quickly and most important of all, i can work on a game! That is the reason you are here after all right?

I have imported all of your accounts into the system so please use your existing login if you have one. Post on the Forums if you have problems with this or anything else.

Thanks for stickin with it,
Chris

I have finished the majority of the work with this theme.

Next i will be theming the Forums, it is in a separate application.