I actually got back yesterday, but didn't have any screenshots then.
The only thing left to do is loading levels. I'm going to create a reusable dialog which can be used for loading in the level editor and level select screens. After that, the level editor should be done.
On another subject, I need some advice regarding buying a new video card(uh oh). Now, I hardly know anything about video cards, just that I need a more recent one. I don't think what I have right now even qualifies as a video card, as it is an Intel graphics chipset. Basically, the biggest problem with it is that it does not have Hardware Transform & Lighting.
My two favorite PC games are Civilization 4 and Warhammer Dawn of War, and I want this video card so that I can play these games at their medium settings with less slow down. Currently, my PC doesn't meet the minimum requirements for these two games, but I play them anyways on low settings, so obviously they won't work very well. If I get a card with Hardware T&L than I should be set, as far as I can tell.
So I'm looking for a video card that is inexpensive but allows me to surpass the minimum requirements of those two games. I'm currently looking at this one, because it seems to have the features that I need. Is this a good recent video card? If not, what are some better alternatives?
Any help would be appreciated. I'd much like to play Civ4 with 8 teams at a reasonable speed[smile]
The card seems to be fine at a glance, but you might want to search up on review sites for how well it performs. The danger of getting advice from the internet though is there's an awful lot of power gamers who scoff at anything less than the latest bleeding edge cards or the ability to run everything at maximum quality at some insane resolution. I've always bought medium to low spec computers and kept them for years and have no worries gaming at low to medium quality (and never go above 1024x768), and reckon the more expensive video cards are a waste of money.
In other news I've started publishing more BlockyMan music for review in the Music forum (here's a link); I'm pretty flat out with a zillion things this month but I'm planning on finishing a track per week. Hopefully I'll get the Pirate World music polished off and the Robot World music done by the end of this coming weekend.