Saved games are now done! Check-out the recently updated downloads section for the massive 7.55MB file (has saves for both parts, yikes!) and a download link.
Mini-update, but one that's been a long time coming. After working with the staff from PlanetCNC to resolve a minor issue with their new file management interface, my campaign is now available on their FilePlanet servers! The link has been added to the Campaign - Downloads section as appropriate. Hopefully, finally having the campaign up on a site with as many visitors as PlanetCNC will help increase the visibility and distribution of my campaign.
With PlanetCNC's recent facelift, the Red Alert Tech Center is currently in a little transitional phase with regards to hosting. Even the link I used in the last news post to the RATC is already old! So at the moment, the only place serving Campaign Ultraq 2.0b, is, err, right here.
I've also got a new space picture to add to my gallery. I get the feeling that it's not as 'in-your-face spectacular' as the other ones, but I'll still put it up anyway:
I'll upload this picture to my deviantArt gallery sometime soon, and I'll upload a print version of another of my earlier pictures at around the same time.
The small bug found in my campaign (a crash when trying to select mission 10 in part 1) is now incorporated into the downloads for my campaign. Well, not all downloads. Only the one available from this site is up to date; I've just asked the guys at RATC to update their copy, and I've asked PlanetCNC if I can update the file that's still in their queue. Yeah, it's been several months since I submitted it now, lol. I'll update this news post when each of the sites have updated their copies.
As for my space pictures, I've finally opened a prints account with deviantArt, and have had my first picture, Sacrifices, accepted for sale! It's currently available in 12x9 inch and 24x18 inch sizes. But because it was my first one, it's not of the same 'original' quality as my later works, and so isn't available at the largest size of 40x30 inch. If you're at all interested, go check it out!
If you're reading this, then your DNS has been updated and now points to my latest host for my website :)
After the debacle with my previous host and their JSP hosting issues (their short answer about whether I can get JSP hosting fixed: NO!), I've finally moved on to a host that can supply those services. But what does that mean for you? Probably nothing at all :P
This whole migration to JSPs was both a learning experience, and to make maintaining my website much easier for me. But that doesn't mean you've gained nothing out of it. Firstly, the space wallpapers are now available at maximum JPG quality (the ones via the links to the various resolutions, not the display image). Secondly, I've been working on adding a few walkthroughs for some of the more difficult missions in my campaign. If you go to the Campaign - Missions page, you can now find that some of those missions names have become links! Give 'em a click, you know you want to ;)
(I've used 3 smileys in this news post alone; I must be in a good mood)
Someone has discovered an issue with my campaign: a crash when selecting mission 10 after completing missions 9a or 9b ("Ashes To Ashes" or "Dust To Dust" respectively). I've provided an interim fix here, and the link to that updated file can also be found under the Campaign - Downloads section. Just place the updated file into your Red Alert directory. That should stop the crashes at that point.
Looks like there will be future versions of the campaign to get rid of little bugs like that :)
A minor update: the Red Alert TechCenter mirror for Campaign Ultraq 2.0 is now up. I've also submitted it to PlanetCNC, and if the last time was anything to go by, we won't see it there for a good 4 weeks.
As promised, an update to my Red Alert campaign: links to the forum thread for support and downloads have been updated in all places in this website. There's not a helluva lot new with it, and if you've already finished Campaign Ultraq 2.0, then you're not missing-out on anything new by skipping this download. But this will be the version that I'll submit to PlanetCNC, and the one I'll support from now on.
In other news, 4 years of university has finally come to a close. w00t! ;)