Dear friends,

IMPORTANT INFO! Just got word from Darkinferno: "I would like you to remove scion from the winter contest, though we are proud of alot of systems, the game does not reflect what we wanted it to be and some of the errors that developed are unacceptable to us, with that said we would like it to be removed".

I can't edit polls, so please let's respect his wish and do not vote for "Scion". I have also removed the entry from Acknex Unlimited. Thank you.


The 14 contest entries are now uploaded to Acknex Unlimited. Please download them all, test them all and then vote the best one. If the entries contain a readme text, do what the file name says - it helps!

I want to make sure that everything is OK, so the voting will only start in about 2 days. If you have sent me a contest entry and you don't see it in this list, drop me an email at george at acknex dot net.

Thank you.
George

P.S. I'd like us to have a different type of interview in the following magazine. Since it is obvious that you (all the contest participants) have great game development skills, please email me (the address is right above this) your single best tip for all the beginners to game creation out there. If you also email me your favorite screenshot from your contest entry, I'll make sure to include it in the following magazine, which should be out in about a week. This isn't mandatory and won't have any influence on the jury, but will definitely help our community members and might help promote your game as well.

What project should win the 1st prize? single choice
The Hero Biography by You Long	11%, 11 Votes
Shade-C WIP Demo by Wolfgang Reichardt	4%, 4 Votes
Schutzkontakt by Torsten Fock	5%, 5 Votes
Transport Genius by Tino Vogel	14%, 15 Votes
G.R.U.N.T.S. by Spike	13%, 14 Votes
A3 Tools by Robert Jager	6%, 6 Votes
Rail Shooter by Rene Pol	0%, 0 Votes
Box2D Plugin by Rajoelison Andry Herizo	11%, 11 Votes
Assault! by Painkiller	9%, 9 Votes
Wicked Starbase Defense by Michael Smith	1%, 1 Votes
The Gurb by Metehan Yasar	17%, 18 Votes
Pathfinder demo by Ivan Stummer	1%, 1 Votes
Scion by Darkinferno	3%, 3 Votes
Simon's Ghost by Badapple	1%, 1 Votes
Xtreme Trouble by Alibaba	5%, 5 Votes
Total Votes: 104 Voting on this poll ends: 03/18/11 11:45

Hiya,
unfortunately, when George packed G.R.U.N.T.S. some files were not properly packed and are thus missng from the AU zip file.

I uploaded a fixed version to my server that includes the missing files (unpacked) so please, download THIS version of the game.

Maybe George can update the AU file with my newer version?

http://www.icevalk-entertainment.com/G.R.U.N.T.S.Demo.zip

Hello Spike,

I have updated the file; please let me know if it works fine.

George

thanx, it works fine now

AntiVir gives me a warning that the "grunts" folder contains a trojan, the file named "dropper" or something. Is that file anyhow supposed to be there?

Wow 15 contest entries I can't wait to play them tonight. Good luck to everyone!

grunts worked fine for me, i like the concept, dont like the feel of the weapons though, like am shooting a bubble at robots or something, like the comedy.. the hero Briography doesnt work for me

no, the file is not supposed to be in there. i have also checked my upload and the upload on AU, and the file is not in there. a real name would be helpfull.
maybe the savefile alerts your virus warning as dropper? its a long file with letters and numbers in it and it is a settings save file.

I believe my friend -you long's game is the best! ~_~

Firoball submitted his A3 Converter tools. We're all screwed...