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December 17, 2009
Newsletter #56 - Clock Problem



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From the Programmer
Written by Invisible

Earlier this week I realized that there was a problem with the clock system in the engine. In order to time various events, the game uses a "clock". The state update code would use either GetTickCount() or QueryPerfor…
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December 10, 2009
Newsletter #55 - Building an Engine



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From the Programmer
Written by Invisible

After struggling with manually keeping track of system dependencies and which systems need to be rebuilt due to changes in other systems, I have found a way to automate this.

Microsoft Visual C++ 2005 has a couple tools …
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December 03, 2009
Newsletter #54 - We Are Back



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IfThen Software's servers are back online, after last week's long downtime due to maintenance. Sorry for any inconvenience that the downtime caused.


From the Programmer
Written by Invisible

I spent most of last week reinstalling our dedicated server, so I don't have much to say on the topic of pr…
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November 19, 2009
Newsletter #53 - Pit Glitch Fixed



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From the Programmer
Written by Invisible

The file I/O system will provide classes for I/O operations on various file formats. For example, there will be a class that handles reading/writing from/to an INI file. This class will make use of a basic file I/O object that…
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November 14, 2009
Newsletter #52 - Pumpkin Carving Contest



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The winners have been selected for the IfThen Software Pumpkin Carving Contest 2009! Thanks to everyone who entered, and congratulations to the winners!

First Place - Giygas


Second Place - SadisticusMaxim


Other Entries







From the Programmer
Written by Invisible

I am currently working on the font and t…
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November 05, 2009
Newsletter #51 - Charlie's Spooky Adventure



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We have released a small Halloween-themed game called "Charlie's Spooky Adventure"! Collect as much candy as you can while traveling through a haunted forest. Watch your step though! You might come to an untimely end...

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Download

For more details, including support, please see th…
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October 15, 2009
Newsletter #50 - Debugged Lists



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From the Programmer
Written by Invisible

I ran into a rather odd problem this week. I was creating the workbench for the rendering system, which seemed to be working fine... Until I ran it in debug mode and it crashed.

After poking around in the code for a bit, I foun…
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October 08, 2009
Newsletter #49 - Pumpkin Carving Contest



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We are hosting a pumpkin carving contest on the forums. One of the prizes is a beta invitation to the "Loradon 3.0" Preview, so be sure to check it out! For details, please read the forum thread here:
http://www.ifthensoftware.net/forums/index.php?showtopic=1646


From the Programmer
Written by In…
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October 01, 2009
Newsletter #48 - Dwarf on a Motorbike



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From the Programmer
Written by Invisible

There isn't much to report this week.


Artist's Easel
Written by GreyKnight

iScribble Sketches #6

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Community Spotlight
Written by miotatsu and Invisible

This week we have some very exciting news from …
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September 17, 2009
Newsletter #47 - Mutant Hat



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From the Programmer
Written by Invisible

The reference counting system works, and supports strong as well as weak references. Because of this, I was finally able to get the problems with the drag and drop system fixed. The GUI system keeps a strong reference to the G…
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