MW Ep1 (Full) Release UPdate

Remember how we said something about the full version of the game being released in September? Yeah well, I remember that too. To be honest I don't think we can meet our own September deadline.

School's really heavy this semester for some inexplicable reason. There's always the routine contract work. And I'm just trying to do up as much SFX for the games and working with TY on the animations for the supers. I crash everynight at 2am and wake up stoned at 7 in the morning.

Anyway, I don't want to leave you guys in the dark so here's what TYLER's been up to for the past month...

Last week, TY and I did a conference call to Sydney to get our game published with Trymedia. They're going to let us use their SDK to package the premium version of the game.

We got our first big contract from Sony. Unfortunately it wasn't for making a game but a contest webportal rather. Who knows, it might eventually lead us to Sony Computer Entertainment Division.

I also met a guy from the Singapore Lucas Arts Studio last Friday. He agreeded to have a look at the Mobile Weapon BETA. I sure hope he doesn't judge the game by the BETA cos we've got lots more coming in the final version.

Speaking of which I promise I'll post the pictures of one of the supers as soon as we have one completed from start to finish. Just so you know why we're taking the time to do our best work on the full version before we release it.

* Update 22/9
I should be able to get some grant from MDA (Media Development Authority) for our game which should cut our costs in half, and speed up our development. Hopefully I can get that done after my mid-term exams next week and week after.

Realistically, I think end of October or early Novemeber will be the likely release date. I need to take a day to have re-evaluate our production timeline then I can announce the official date.

We don't want to release it too late either because we don't want you guys to miss being able to play it during the school breaks for Thanksgiving and Christmas.

Let me just say there is NO WAY the game gets released any later than November.

Ron's Garage 3D Render wallpaper

As requested, here is the 3D render of Ron's Garage. Now available for you as high quality jpeg wallpaper!

Mobile Weapon Developer Diary #37

We're planning a revamp of the Mobile Weapon website and the new design should be launched together with the launch of the completed Mobile Weapon: Episode 1 game.

Here's a peek at the design already done up by Ron. It's actually been uploaded for quite some time now but I don't think anyone has really found it yet. Anyway this design is just for Episode 1 but the new revamped design will be for the main page of mobileweapon.net.



The new design will have:
- the progression of the story,
- the episodes accessible from a side menu
- the official map (labeled this time)
- the counter showing the number of M.A.W. pilots
- FAQ