After finally remembering to get around to it, I've added a WWWBoard based message board to the web site, so now DX-Ball 2 players, Particle Fire users, and Tread Marks watchers have a place to talk to each other. Have fun! :)
We just added a new Technical Support web page to our site, with mini-FAQs (Frequently Asked Questions) on DX-Ball 2 and Particle Fire.
If you like the music in DX-Ball 2, be sure to check out SideWinder's latest album, 2 Bad Sheep. Cool tunes!
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Slow news week, but still working on the new DX-Ball 2, among other things. We just added a few links to other game programming pages on our Programming Page. If you know of any other favorite resources or tutorials, drop us a line!
Particle Fire 1.1a has been given 5-stars by Download.net!
The new version of Particle Fire is here! It's much more configurable now, and you can set it to generate a much wider range of patterns and effects.
After a somewhat surprising 3D hardware test, I've decided to put up an article (with screen shots) comparing 3DFX's multi-layered Alpha Blending to some of the other consumer 3D cards available.
Due to popular demand (keep those comments coming!) we've been able to bring back a product info and updates mailing list, which will have info on new products as well as updates and bugfixes for old products. If you'd like to join, simply type your email address into the box on the bottom left of any of the pages here, and you should receive a confirmation email shortly. (Your email address will NOT be given or sold to anyone.)
Happy Valentine's Day! The new Particle Fire is coming along great, and should be ready in a few days. It's going to have some nice new features and effects. Remember to bookmark this page! We're also working on getting a mailing list for news updates running again.
