+cmart604 Posted February 4, 2021 Share Posted February 4, 2021 2 hours ago, intvdave said: How about: K2 of the Mountain I like the thin air idea. In the 2012 release, the tallest mountain (mountain 10) is 13,600 feet. It will now be 17,200. I like to make the games challenging but do not fret. Mountain 1 originally is 3,600 and this will be 2,800. The levels will be better balanced than before but would you expect less? Back to designing... Excellent news! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+DZ-Jay Posted February 4, 2021 Share Posted February 4, 2021 (edited) 12 hours ago, intvdave said: All the code changes should be complete. The 2012 release had 6 screens. This release will have 35! This deserves a name change to.... Exciting! :) 12 hours ago, intvdave said: SUPER PRO KOTM! Some are speculating a CIB release. This will not happen. My audience is those that purchased the 2012 game and want to upgrade it or are interested in a ROM. Could I get just a new board? I'd gladly pay for it. I would still like to retain the original one, for historical purposes. Edited February 4, 2021 by DZ-Jay 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rev Posted February 4, 2021 Share Posted February 4, 2021 I was going to suggest Mountain King but I think that’s already an Atari game name. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
intvdave Posted February 4, 2021 Share Posted February 4, 2021 3 hours ago, DZ-Jay said: Exciting! Could I get just a new board? I'd gladly pay for it. I would still like to retain the original one, for historical purposes. Yes, I will be selling game boards to those interested. I just want people to know that I am not double releasing this game to make money and they have an option to upgrade. With the high cost of shipping out of the U.S. is, it makes total sense to buy a board than have it shipped twice. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+DZ-Jay Posted February 4, 2021 Share Posted February 4, 2021 6 minutes ago, intvdave said: Yes, I will be selling game boards to those interested. I just want people to know that I am not double releasing this game to make money and they have an option to upgrade. With the high cost of shipping out of the U.S. is, it makes total sense to buy a board than have it shipped twice. Great! I'm in! :) -dZ. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MonsterSky Posted February 5, 2021 Share Posted February 5, 2021 14 hours ago, intvdave said: Yes, I will be selling game boards to those interested. I just want people to know that I am not double releasing this game to make money and they have an option to upgrade. With the high cost of shipping out of the U.S. is, it makes total sense to buy a board than have it shipped twice. Good news, count me in for a board when they will be available! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaxivision Posted February 5, 2021 Share Posted February 5, 2021 (edited) I'm definitely in! Edited February 5, 2021 by Jaxivision Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+intellivotion Posted February 5, 2021 Share Posted February 5, 2021 I'm in for one board or two, depending on availability Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atari5200dude82 Posted February 5, 2021 Share Posted February 5, 2021 I am in to for possibly 2 boards, plus keeping my originals 2. Thanks Dave Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
intvdave Posted February 7, 2021 Share Posted February 7, 2021 The past 2 days has taken care of more bugs and enhancements. I am not sure how much more can be squeezed into the game as I am running out of space. The manual is done.Just need to wrap up the new screens. 7 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
intvdave Posted February 17, 2021 Share Posted February 17, 2021 Fixed a few more bugs. Aaaarrrrgggghhhh.... when will this end. Increasing the height of the mountains will mean screens will be repeated more often so.... best to create 16 more screens. When will this end??? 4 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rev Posted February 17, 2021 Share Posted February 17, 2021 2 minutes ago, intvdave said: Fixed a few more bugs. Aaaarrrrgggghhhh.... when will this end. Increasing the height of the mountains will mean screens will be repeated more often so.... best to create 16 more screens. When will this end??? When you reach the peak the journey will of been worth it! (Was this a mountain climbing metaphor about a mountain climbing game?). ? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Steve Jones Posted March 4, 2021 Share Posted March 4, 2021 Any updates on this? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rev Posted March 4, 2021 Share Posted March 4, 2021 Hopefully a snowy mountain top is being added. A boy can dream right? 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
intvdave Posted March 4, 2021 Share Posted March 4, 2021 1 hour ago, Steve Jones said: Any updates on this? Funny you ask I have created 8 additional screens for when you start the climb. Creating the screens were easy but the challenge was getting them to work correctly due to bears and rolling boulders stopping at the bottom. The river screens had this same issue but was easier to solve. This brings the total screen count to 59 (original is 6). I am in the process of adding the "prettiness" to the screens. I have 5 left to go which will be completed today. The reason for the delay in updates is because I continued finding bugs and things to change. One bug was how you could not move in the map if you started a mountain then died. An enhancement is where you can only climb a mountain once in a game. 2 nights ago, I got to a point where I felt the game is "done". Unless I find an issue in testing, coding is complete. All that is left in testing is to fine tune the difficulty. I doubt I am going to find any energy to create more screens and there really is no need. There is a lot of variation in the game now. I have updated the manual but need to finish it. This version of the game definitely deserves the "Super Pro" title! 10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+DZ-Jay Posted March 5, 2021 Share Posted March 5, 2021 3 hours ago, intvdave said: This version of the game definitely deserves the "Super Pro" title! Yass!!! ? And ... would it see a brand new release? I mean, it looks like you could expand the audience of this title to more than just the ones who bought the previous one. Although, if that's all you want, then that's fine with me. I'll still take one. Thanks! -dZ. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
intvdave Posted March 5, 2021 Share Posted March 5, 2021 This version is not an upgrade like Super Pro Tennis which added one player. Super Pro KotM is just better but has the feel of the 2012 version. It has options that should have been in the original such as being able to leave a mountain without losing your points, better control of the man, more variations, and more. Think more along the lines of Super Chef BT that just added to Burgertime. I do not think I can expand the audience. The game is part strategy and seems to be a turn off for many. My audience is people like you that love the game.... like me 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+DZ-Jay Posted March 5, 2021 Share Posted March 5, 2021 4 minutes ago, intvdave said: This version is not an upgrade like Super Pro Tennis which added one player. Super Pro KotM is just better but has the feel of the 2012 version. It has options that should have been in the original such as being able to leave a mountain without losing your points, better control of the man, more variations, and more. Think more along the lines of Super Chef BT that just added to Burgertime. I do not think I can expand the audience. The game is part strategy and seems to be a turn off for many. My audience is people like you that love the game.... like me That's good enough for me. I can't wait! :) -dZ. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atari5200dude82 Posted March 5, 2021 Share Posted March 5, 2021 Nice update. I can’t wait either:) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
intvdave Posted March 5, 2021 Share Posted March 5, 2021 All the screens are done and I started play testing! I found a miscalculation on weight which has been fixed. A challenge I am having with difficulty is the randomness of the game. It might rain and you may see more or less bears. I got through mountains 1 and 2 easily. 3 took a bit more work. I found the weight issue on #4 so I have to play 3 and 4 over again. I expect to play test for at least a week. 10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeffrey Bouchard Posted March 6, 2021 Share Posted March 6, 2021 Take your time. It will be finished when you say and keep up the great work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
intvdave Posted March 7, 2021 Share Posted March 7, 2021 Just stomped out another bug that was in the original game. I am curious if anyone has seen it. If you press the key to start the game immediately after the inventory screen show, the car screen shows and the man will move off the path. I have been play testing with controllers, as opposed to my keyboard, and did not like the response so I have updated the controller code and it plays WAY better now. I will be fine tuning the difficulty and doing more play testing tomorrow. Getting close. 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+intellivotion Posted March 7, 2021 Share Posted March 7, 2021 can't wait to play it! I didn't forget you took an already great game - Thunder Castle - and made it even better - Mystic Castle. I'm sure I will love your fixed and enhanced version of KotM a lot. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
intvdave Posted March 11, 2021 Share Posted March 11, 2021 Finished up on a few more bugs (though I created one of them). The game seems to be code complete. It is playing nicely. A tester is happy with it. Just looking to add a little music now and confirm the difficulty settings (which I usually make hard). Worry not, everyone can complete the first mountain. Almost done.... 7 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atari5200dude82 Posted March 12, 2021 Share Posted March 12, 2021 Good to hear Dave, looking for to it. Thanks for your hard work. I love this game too. One of my favs. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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