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XenoMiner version 1.41 with delicious squashed bugs, now released!

jnivens — Tue, 16 Apr 2013 21:50:12 +0000

Unable to edit Bot build buttons, Green Screen – fixed. Lost bot – fixed. (These will be restored) Multiple bots – fixed. These will be scrubbed back to one. Bots can no longer be put in different Containers or dropped, they have their own slot (beta graphics). Bot shouldn’t crash the game when recalled and [...]

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XenoMiner Version 1.4 Now Released for Xbox

admin — Tue, 02 Apr 2013 19:11:04 +0000

After weeks of tough development and an endless supply of your patience, Gristmill is proud to announce the release of XenoMiner version 1.4: The Multiplayer Expansion! Starting today, space will get a little less lonely as you bring friends into your worlds to see what you’ve made and build together. The full change log is [...]

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XenoMiner 1.4: Multiplayer Update

admin — Tue, 19 Mar 2013 16:44:12 +0000

Well, it’s been a hard couple weeks of intense testing and bugfixing. It’s incredible how many issues crawl out of any update, but MP has taken the cake. We’re getting close. You’re going to ask when. “When it’s ready” or “Soon” or “Very soon” – take your pick After a 12 hour sunday jam, we [...]

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XenoMiner Version 1.31, coming soon to an Xbox near you

admin — Thu, 31 Jan 2013 19:36:12 +0000

Alright XenoMiners.. In order to save your Xboxes from becoming Exboxes, we’ve pushed out version 1.31! Fixed the container bug for all your old school worlds PTL! We modified the conduit texture to be less wire-y. Updated the textures for copper and silicon and xenotech walls.. No more squinting at the screen and then raging [...]

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Issues with version 1.3

admin — Tue, 15 Jan 2013 22:26:52 +0000

UPDATE: Issues in below blog post have been addressed in XenoMiner version 1.31.. thank you everyone! We’re really sorry, we’ve encountered some errors with storage units that did not come up during the last week of play testing. In old saved games, the stuff you had in containment units (not in your backpack) is not [...]

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XenoMiner Version 1.3 Change Log

admin — Fri, 11 Jan 2013 18:59:10 +0000

The much anticipated, not fabricated, unmasticated and hopefully congratulated change log for XenoMiner! Game Engine Faster Load Times Less hitching when terrain loads Lighting is done better (Lights fade into the corners) Ability to have Transparent types Radiation is not tied to Lighting (Transparent types let light through but not radiation) Block Types Added Door [...]

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XenoMiner Version 1.3 has gone to playtest!

admin — Wed, 09 Jan 2013 16:12:31 +0000

It’s now in the XNA Creator’s Club PlayTest section (if you are a member and have access feel free to help us test it). We’ll run it there for at least a day, and if nothing comes up we’ll be heading into Peer Review. Sent it last night and finally got some sleep after 3 [...]

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Interviewed about XBLIG and indie game marketing strategy…

admin — Wed, 09 Jan 2013 02:55:38 +0000

Check out our newest interview posted on gigaloth.com.. It’s about releasing on XBLIG and some of the stuff we’ve found going through that. Excerpt: “In order to sell on XBLIG, you need access to the audience. That means you are either on the New Release list, you are on the Most Popular list, you are [...]

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XenoMiner: Welcome new players! Here’s some info and faqs..

admin — Tue, 08 Jan 2013 15:54:51 +0000

As we’re very near releasing a second update to XenoMiner, I’d like to make a quick post answering some questions we get all the time via Facebook, Twitter and email: Is XenoMiner being actively updated? It is. We continue to work to improve the game and mature it towards our original vision and goals. WILL [...]

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Maintaining state in multiplayer games

admin — Mon, 31 Dec 2012 17:07:02 +0000

As anyone who has developed multiplayer games is well aware, most of the issues come down to maintaining state. As players interact with the world, there’s a balance that has to be struck between a snappy, responsive user experience and the state validation and propagation. When any given request in a client-server setup could require [...]

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