Prowler Productions is happy to announce that we're now hosting another
browser-based multiplayer game,
The Colonies.
Try it out by clicking their banner, below.
We're finally giving "advertising" a shot, on what's probably the best
site for independent game listings and news
coverage (mpogd.com). We started
with two banners for Lunatix Online
(LUNATIX1
and LUNATIX2),
but found that the second banner was getting twice the clicks as the first one.
A few visitors of our
forum
also indicated they liked the second one
best, so we removed LUNATIX1 from the rotation. Because everybody seems to
like "free" stuff, we're also adding a banner for
The Prowler Portal
which can be seen HERE.
For those who are curious, yes,
StarLock is
still in development. It has been my primary focus for many months.
As always, it's coming along nicely but nothing has been set for a release
date (or even an exact open beta date). The official page needs an update,
which has simply been less of a priority than actually working on the game.
Some of the new developments include MIDI (probably the first/only browser
game with an original musical score - let alone music at all) which can
easily be disabled for those who prefer a quiet game. More graphics --
Improvements to the engine -- It's becoming more MUD-like, and should really
appeal to fans of RPG, MUDs, Sci-Fi, and Interactive Fiction.
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I wrote a game called WaterQuest (Legend 1: The Journey to LifeLake)
more than 10 years ago, during the second semester of my first year of
college. This is a cool, challenging, single-player EGA action/adventure
game which has just been gathering dust on a diskette (literally),
unreleased before now. I had planned to sort out some data space problems
that prevented it from being "compiled" into a stand-alone .exe game (so
that it wouldn't require the QBASIC.EXE interpreter). Well, I've finally
decided just to release it as-is. You can download the full version of
WaterQuest 1 (complete with source code) from my
Games
page. Click the image below to view a page of screenshots.
You'll need QB.EXE (or QBASIC.EXE, available for free from Microsoft) to
play, as well as a utility such as Mo'Slo (or SLOWDOWN.COM, which is
included) to slow down a DOS window on today's MUCH faster computers to
emulate a 25Mhz machine. See the README.TXT first for information.
Run the game via the WQ1.BAT file. I hope somebody out there might find
this game enjoyable, even though it's old and outdated. Although it's
difficult at first (two hits and you die), you'll find items to help
protect you (to withstand 4 hits, and finally 8 hits), you'll learn to fire at
(or avoid) monsters, and if you're brave enough, you'll find the fabled LifeLake!
Remember to find and use the "SAVE" huts!
Also available now, as mentioned previously, is the Open-Source game
BlackNova Traders.
Prowler Productions is hosting a copy being run by Morkeleb. Check it out,
and see if you've got what it takes to become a master trader, and dominate
the galaxy!
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We've just moved (again) to a new server. Now, instead of sharing
a powerful system's resources with 20 or 30 other high-traffic sites, we
have full use of a dedicated server that's even more
powerful than the previous shared one! The move was pretty fast, all
things considered, at around three days to move and configure the entire
site and all the games. So far, things are zooming! This is the major
step we needed to make in order to have the resources to launch
StarLock
later this year. This also means lag-free play for every game we host!
We couldn't do this without the subscription income from
Lunatix Online, so if you're
here for the free games, please give Lunatix a look as well (you do get
ONE two-week free trial period - no obligation - to check it out).
We've recently traded links with
The Violet Sector, a very cool
web-based multiplayer game from The Vision Studios:
Their site states:
The Violet Sector is a FREE multi-user, multi-platform turn based game.
Join a legion and battle against other players all around the world for
domination of the galaxy! Strategise and team up with friendly pilots to
dominate sectors and hyper to new areas to beat the enemy.
In other big news, Morkeleb is about to set up and administer an Open Source game
called "Black Nova Traders" (appearently a web-based game similar to and
inspired by the classic TradeWars BBS game). Look for this game to be
added to the
Prowler Portal
soon - he's hosting it here - sponsored by Prowler Productions and
Lunatix Online.
We also want everybody to know that
StarLock is
still in development. We are expecting to begin beta testing
within a few months - perhaps by late summer or early fall (nothing
definite though). A bigger, official update will be posted to the StarLock
page (with new screenshots and info) soon. I doubt any other browser-based
game has been in development for so long. Most browser-based "space" games
are heavily slanted toward strategy (build up a base, attack, take over the
galaxy). StarLock isn't like that at all. As an RPG, it takes much
more time to plan and develop than a strategy game. We're certain it will
be worth your wait, and something unlike anything you've seen before. :)
If you're a Lunatix Online player - or if you've EVER played, we have big
news. In Spring 2002, the first-ever
REUNION
will be held in Wichita Kansas (the home of Prowler Productions). Many
players are already excited, making plans to attend. For a game
with a comparatively small player base, the response to this has been
wonderful! For all the details, keep an eye on the offical reunion site.
at the link above.
With the distribution of our last batch of t-shirt prizes, we're now
offering a variety of other prizes to Lunatix Online winners. Beat the
game and take your pick from cool Lunatix ball-caps, mouse pads, or
desk clocks (my personal favorite). Although t-shirts are no longer
offered as prizes, you still have the option of picking 2 free months of
subscription time as your prize. The
Prize Page will
be updated soon to detail and display these new prizes. As a bonus, when
you pick a prize (except for free time), you get a couple of bonus freebies.
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