I've been designing the first level, now that all the little gameplay bits are coded. The first level is shaping up too be very fun, and also very difficult. Make no mistake, the game isn't going to be easy, as I don't believe that scrolling shumps should. However, it isn't going to be insanely difficult...like it won't be Gradius difficult or anything.

I made a video with FRAPS of the game in action, but I can't seem to figure out how to compress it. If anybody could point me to some good video compression software, it would be much appreciated.

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I think I mentioned it before, but I've recently been really getting into Warhammer 40k tabletop. I've liked Warhammer for years, but this summer I started collecting my first 40k army. Playing Dawn of War was really what got me back into it.

I'm currently building a Space Ork army, aiming for 1000 points of units. Orks aren't exactly an army for beginners, both tactically and cost wise, but they are my favorite army in Warhammer 40k. So far I have ~350 points of units.

It is expensive to collect an army, with some armies being more expensive than others. Orks, unfortunetly, are one of the most expensive armies to collect. Grots, which are essentially the meat shields of an Ork army, cost $10 for only 4 models, where at least 20 are needed to create an effective unit.

Anyway, I'll post some pictures of my army once it's complete. One of the great things about Warhammer 40k is how much customization there is when building an army, both in modeling and how they are painted.

So, is there any other 40k players here? I don't imagine that I'm the only Gamedev member who has an army[grin]