Prizrak Posted May 14, 2021 Share Posted May 14, 2021 Is this new build from the future? It's not 5/19/21 yet [emoji15]Sent from my SM-N960U using Tapatalk 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Karl G Posted May 14, 2021 Author Share Posted May 14, 2021 On 5/14/2021 at 11:31 AM, Prizrak said: Is this new build from the future? It's not 5/19/21 yet Sent from my SM-N960U using Tapatalk Whoops! I didn't mean to release the future version! It has been corrected. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Karl G Posted August 19, 2022 Author Share Posted August 19, 2022 Based on conversations with @Albert, Penult will likely be released in the batch of games that follows the upcoming PRGE batch, presumably in 2023. The game is ready other than any unknown bug fixes, so most of the remaining work is the manuals, art, and other goodies that would go into the box. 🙂 Anyway, after over a year, there's a new version of the demo added to the first post! A lot of this is because it's a bit of a pain to maintain two different source trees, so I'd not taken the time to make the changes to the current code needed for a new demo version. In the meantime, there have been improvements to the underlying engine, so it would be good if more people could try the updated version. Some of the more prominent changes include: Select switch can be used on title screen to select a new game to overwrite an in-progress game Reset switch may be used during the game to return the character to the last save point Color/BW switch on 2600 and Pause button on 7800 now switch between display modes more cleanly New "Pass" action added to combat (hold button and press down to pass) "Which direction" dialog may be cancelled with joystick button PAL color improvements (thanks to @Bomberman94 for PAL testing) Game auto-saves after leaving a town, castle or dungeon Dungeon trap tweaks: poison is less likely on lower dungeon levels, and more frequent on higher levels Lots of bug fixes I would say that the demo has roughly 25% of the content of the full game. All of the dungeons in the full game are original. The dungeon included in the demo is mostly based on one of the same name from Ultima III, and does not appear in the full game. Enjoy! 10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MissCommand Posted August 20, 2022 Share Posted August 20, 2022 Cool! It's great to hear some news brewing with Penult. 😀 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrazyChris Posted August 25, 2022 Share Posted August 25, 2022 (edited) Al is going to need to make a boatload of cartridges for this game. Edited August 25, 2022 by CrazyChris 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albert Posted August 25, 2022 Share Posted August 25, 2022 1 minute ago, CrazyChris said: Al is going to need to make a boatload of cartridges for this game. This is likely true. ..Al 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+ZeroPage Homebrew Posted August 25, 2022 Share Posted August 25, 2022 3 hours ago, CrazyChris said: Al is going to need to make a boatload of cartridges for this game. And AtariVox/Savekeys! - James 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Karl G Posted September 26, 2022 Author Share Posted September 26, 2022 I have replaced the old manual on the first page with the current draft manuals for the full game. There are two: the game manual, and the technical manual. I appreciate any feedback on these or on the demo itself. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Bruce-Robert Pocock Posted September 26, 2022 Share Posted September 26, 2022 The manuals look generally very good! A couple of small notes: Any progress since this save point will be post, however. (p. 10 of tech) shoppes (p. 2 of Queen's, and a couple of additional places) … seems to be the only word that's spelled in a kind of Elizabethan way? Insofar as the game itself … I did personally at first find the controls a little fiddley, but I think they grew on me. I don't have a concrete suggestion on how to "improve" them, so it may just be a necessary learning curve thing. The "G" for "Good" status seems a little redundant and I kinda wonder if it might be better to only show a Status Effect indicator when the status is not "good" or "normal." In general it plays really well, and looks "better than makes sense" on the TIA. Bravo. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Karl G Posted September 26, 2022 Author Share Posted September 26, 2022 28 minutes ago, Bruce-Robert Pocock said: Any progress since this save point will be post, however. (p. 10 of tech) shoppes (p. 2 of Queen's, and a couple of additional places) … seems to be the only word that's spelled in a kind of Elizabethan way? Thanks! Corrected in my copy. I decided to forgo the middle English style of the Ultima games, so I should probably be consistent about it and use the normal spelling here, too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Karl G Posted October 15, 2022 Author Share Posted October 15, 2022 If anyone at PRGE could take a shot of the demo at the AA booth, I would appreciate it! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+littaum Posted October 15, 2022 Share Posted October 15, 2022 I'll be sure to take a few pictures... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ransurian Posted December 22, 2022 Share Posted December 22, 2022 So uh, is this game still a thing? Is it on track to release next year? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Karl G Posted December 23, 2022 Author Share Posted December 23, 2022 20 hours ago, Ransurian said: So uh, is this game still a thing? Is it on track to release next year? Uh, yes. The timing is dependent on @Albert's release schedule, but we talked about targeting the release after this one. I'll let him finish getting the current batch out the door before bugging him about the timing for the next batch. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
masschamber Posted February 17, 2023 Share Posted February 17, 2023 On 12/22/2022 at 8:08 PM, Karl G said: Uh, yes. The timing is dependent on @Albert's release schedule, but we talked about targeting the release after this one. I'll let him finish getting the current batch out the door before bugging him about the timing for the next batch. You better believe I'll be buying the heck out of this, was looking through but didn't see exactly did you end up needing 128kb of rom? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Karl G Posted February 17, 2023 Author Share Posted February 17, 2023 19 minutes ago, masschamber said: You better believe I'll be buying the heck out of this, was looking through but didn't see exactly did you end up needing 128kb of rom? Yes I did. Almost half of the space is taken up by city/dungeon maps and dialog text. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
masschamber Posted February 17, 2023 Share Posted February 17, 2023 19 minutes ago, Karl G said: Yes I did. Almost half of the space is taken up by city/dungeon maps and dialog text. that's a lot of content for a 2600 game, looking forward to it 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keithstone001 Posted August 12, 2023 Share Posted August 12, 2023 So is there any news on a release date yet? I've had money put back for about two years now. If its not getting a physical release a rom release would be awesome. I keep checking in every few months, getting excited all over again 😁. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Karl G Posted August 12, 2023 Author Share Posted August 12, 2023 34 minutes ago, Keithstone001 said: So is there any news on a release date yet? I've had money put back for about two years now. If its not getting a physical release a rom release would be awesome. I keep checking in every few months, getting excited all over again 😁. Thanks for your interest. At long last, a physical release has been scheduled! We are aiming for a release at PRGE this year. 🙂 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albert Posted September 29, 2023 Share Posted September 29, 2023 Penult will (finally!) make its debut at this year's Portland Retro Gaming Expo. Here's a preview of the beautiful box created by @BitJag (William Thorup): If you're not able to attend the show, Penult will be available for purchase in the AtariAge Store in November. ..Al 21 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MissCommand Posted September 30, 2023 Share Posted September 30, 2023 I am so loving this box art! 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Karl G Posted September 30, 2023 Author Share Posted September 30, 2023 28 minutes ago, MissCommand said: I am so loving this box art! Me too!!! 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stechmann Posted October 1, 2023 Share Posted October 1, 2023 Wow! Will I be able to buy this on Itch.io? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Karl G Posted October 1, 2023 Author Share Posted October 1, 2023 1 hour ago, Stechmann said: Wow! Will I be able to buy this on Itch.io? For now it's physical release only, and I don't have any immediate plans to sell the ROM. I probably will eventually down the road, but I don't know when or by what means yet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LatchKeyKid Posted October 2, 2023 Share Posted October 2, 2023 Congrats on the physical release! 128kb is a whopper of a game from looking at the demo but I see where you used it in maps and text. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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