Author: Bil

So I tried out the new BodyShop. Interesting tool, but not sure of the purpose. I mean, you can create new Sims for The Sims 2 and build some parts for it but without the game I’m struggling to see the value here? Guess they’re taking the same approach they did with V1 where people…

Looks like things are heating up with The Sims 2 now so I figure I’ll just post the info as it comes in. The Sims 2 Website now offers downloads of the Sims 2 Body Shop as well as a starter pack of content that is required for its operation. There is accompanying HELP, a…

I´ve been struggling with an idea for a game for sometime now (I´ve been writing tools for so long it´s time to actually write a commercial game). I think I figured out my concept with a game I call “Risen”. It´s a zombie game and works in three modes. Single Player, Co-op, and Multiplayer. They…

For those who were unsure, I can now offer some supporting evidence that I am the king. Thank you. Thank you very much.

Sure, death and taxes is always the “in” thing but there was a recent article about the worst way to die in a movie. Unfortunately they only listed 3 ways (included here) but almost every movie you’ve seen someone dies. And it’s usually in a horrific and messy way. So here’s a rundown of some…

There´s something that´s been vexing me for sometime and I don’t have the answer. We all want to create the “killer” game (at least people that write games do). IMHO the killer game was Wolfenstein. It brought on the new generation of game playing. No longer were people stuck watching a ball bounce back and…

Brian Hook, founder of the independent game company Pyrogon, posted A Pyrogon Postmortem, an article of the reasons he believed his company failed. Read the article, it is a very interesting read. Here are some highlights that I’ve experienced myself over the years in one way or another and echo so true with my own…

Can you inherit from multiple classes in C#? No, the language doesn’t support it however there are ways around it. From a design perspective you have to ask yourself, Will a Class fully represent an object? Meaning that, if we have a base class with abstract methods designed for a particular application and we know…