Shylor

Ionic Wars Launched

Sep 01

ShylorGaming, Ionic Wars, Programming, Technology No Comments

Ionic Wars started out as a desire to make my very own video game. I had heard from a friend that it was not hard to make a Facebook application, and so I set out on a journey to make it happen. The game started to develop right before the first of the year (Dec. 29, 2009).

I thought of a name, but could not get the domain for it. After awhile I came up with Ionic Wars. I typed it in and found that it was going to work.

I remember looking at the blank page with a blinking cursor on the first of the year. The date was Jan. 01, 2010, a joke for geeks is that the date was 010110.

I had some experience from working on another game that had many bugs. I had learned a lot, and I knew I was ready to make my own game. I never knew how much more I would learn from working on Ionic Wars all this time.

I started the project out with a fan of my older game, Mike Swing. Tho he has recently left the project due to time and frustration with me (I am very picky). Mike was a major part in the art, layout, and design of the game and I thank him for that.

Ionic Wars is still a work in progress and will continue to be a learning experience for me and others that help.

I also would like to thank the countless Alpha and Beta players that have worked with me on a personal level to make sure the game is enjoyable to all.

If you are interested in playing Ionic Wars you can find the game here: www.ionicwars.com

My Birthday

Aug 30

ShylorGeneral, Ionic Wars, Programming, fun 1 Comment

Well, I turn 23 today. Yep I finally am as old as someone that is 23. Anyways I really do not have any plans for my birthday, I guess I might just watch my Facebook page get overloaded with happy birthday wishes.

I have a lot of work still to do on Ionic Wars. Ionic Wars comes out September 1st, just a few more days. It is amazing to think of how much I have learned on this one project and how much I have improved.

Metagun in 48 hours

Aug 22

ShylorGaming, Programming, fun No Comments

Fans of Minecraft and its creator Notch, knows how much he enjoys making games. This last weekend he joined other game developers in a competition called Ludun Dare 48. Here is a video of him hard at work on a quick game called Metagun.

You can find the latest playable game here.

Metagun by Notch

Notch you did a great job on Metagun and we all hope you win!

Edit: I had put the wrong name for the event. It is called Ludum Dare!

Spoiler: The Day Deathwing Came Funny!

Aug 18

ShylorGeneral No Comments

This is a funny video that omfg.fm made that is great. Its funny showing one of the new quest lines in Cataclysm!

Ionic Wars – Cancel Mission Feature

Aug 13

ShylorIonic Wars, Programming No Comments

One of the most requested features is in the works. In Ionic Wars you can now cancel active missions to make room for other missions. This will be useful for when you click that wrong mission and you kick yourself. Now you can simply cancel that mission and try another one.

The only thing I have left to do is to make it so it returns stripped items and resources. If the mission requires an item right now, the mission strips it when you start, then if you cancel the mission it does not return the item. This will cause out cries! So I will wait to push the patch until we get this into place. I figure this will come out with the account reset on Sept. 1, 2010.

DBConfig Video Guide

Aug 12

ShylorProgramming, dbconfig No Comments

I created an uploaded a video guide this morning of how to use DBConfig. Its about 43 minutes and it walks you through everything you need to know. The script it’s self is easy to use, but this makes it even easier.

You can find the video here.
http://digitalwizards.org/dbconfig

If your looking for the script, then you can find it here.
http://kasl.info/download.php

For the next two weeks the script will be free to download. This allows you a chance to get it and try it out. After that it will be going to a price of $3.

You can use this in your own projects or scripts you write and even sell to others. It should help take time off programming for many developers.

If you have any questions feel free to ask here.

F-bomb… don’t drop it.

Aug 11

Shylorfun No Comments

I found this on a comic site. I thought it was funny enough to share.

Cyanide & Happiness @ Explosm.net

Gaining health in combat update

Aug 11

ShylorIonic Wars, Programming No Comments

I did a small update to the development server of Ionic Wars to fix the bug with combat that would allow for a player to gain health if the players shields were too powerful.

I thought this was kind of funny when I looked over the combat log and seen me gaining health as I fought another player. This will be patched when we do the reset. I plan to have a decent patch with the reset to fix bugs and to do things people have wanted done for awhile. Maybe a cancel missions button (maybe it is still in the works).

Meow! Meow! Meow!

Aug 11

ShylorGeneral, fun, youtube No Comments

This has got to be one of my favorite youtube videos. I seen this a long time ago, but I just have to keep watching it, and it never gets old. Now people will know where I get the Meow! from when I type it in chat.

Scripts on sale at Kasl.info

Aug 11

ShylorProgramming, dbconfig, shyversioner No Comments

My new scripts are on sale at kasl.info. For the next two weeks the scripts are free there. After that they will sell for $3 (dbconfig) and $8 (shyversioner).

I hope to make some videos soon showing how to better use the scripts. I will have to see what I have to do. Feel free to comment with questions if you have them of how to use the scripts.