Where can I get a playable demo? Nowhere. There is no such demo, and there probably never will be. Will Age of the Beast have (insert details about gameplay here)? Whatever you wanted to ask, the answer is probably yes, unless your idea was impractical, unfeasible, redundant or stupid.  When will Age of the Beast finally be finished? The only realistic date we can give you is "when it's done". How much progress has been made so far, exactly? A lot. Which operating system is Age of the Beast being developed under? Age of the Beast is being developed under DOS. This OS is easy to develop under, and the resulting code is very portable. Which compiler are you using to develop Age of the Beast? We are using the Open Watcom C compiler (and just a tiny bit of Assembly language). The Open Watcom compilers and tools are free, and come with a variety of DOS extenders (DOS/4GW, Pmode/W, Dos32A). Can I help out? I can help with programming / concept art / ideas / QA / sprites / animations! Sorry, but past experiences have made us weary of working with people we don't know in real life. Fortunately, we currently have sufficient programmers and more than enough designs and ideas. Can I help out? I am a composer! We already have a composer, thank you. Will Age of the Beast have netplay/online features? No. You'll just have to find yourself some friends in the real world to play with. Will I be able to play Age of the Beast on a wide-screen television set? Of course you'll be able to play it, but unfortunately we've run into some technical hurdles trying to support the 16:9 aspect ratio on the Dreamcast. I want to make a mod for AotB. Will I still have to use palettes, like in BoR? Yes, you will have to use palettes, but no, it won't be the same as in BoR. In AotB, every character can have its own palette. Modding BoR is hard! Will it be easier to mod AotB? Far from it. And modding isn't hard, it's fun! Will AotB play AVI/MOV/MPEG/etc? No. First of all, the AVI and MOV formats simply aren't very portable. Secondly, they are merely container formats, which means that every file can be compressed in a completely different way. MPEG is probably the only format worth considering, but again, there are issues. Like bulky third-party code with no guarantees of speed, portability, stability, etc. Will AotB play video sequences with synchronised audio? Rush Rush Rally Racing already has those, so yes. This is a BoR mod, right? NOOOOO! You dunce, haven't you figured it out yet? Shame on you! Shame! |
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