Frank the Farmhand Part 2 - RELEASED!!!!

[Darth Mandarb]

Can't wait man!  The game looks great!

Don't you just love those spurts of game-making insanity!

That's actually how I finished JP & Cosmo ... I went on a rampage of about 3 weeks where I spent probably 5-6 hours a day working on it! 

Not good for my relationship and/or my job, but good for my game!

[fovmester]

Can't wait man!  The game looks great!

Don't you just love those spurts of game-making insanity!

That's actually how I finished JP & Cosmo ... I went on a rampage of about 3 weeks where I spent probably 5-6 hours a day working on it! 

Not good for my relationship and/or my job, but good for my game!

Yep, it was pretty crazy! Luckily my girlfriend was studying for a gigantic exam she was having just when my school started so she didn't have much time for me anyway. Otherwise I'd be in big trouble by now!

[Mats Berglinn]

Oooh, it's sooo close before it's completed. Fovmester, if you can, please, try to finish the game for next weekend. I want to play it so much!

[fovmester]

Hi.

Actually I should be studying right now. I've got two exams this week! But instead I'm working on Frankie. And guess what I just did? I played the game from start to end. You can do that now. It's working and completed!!

I played the game to note down all the little bugs and mistakes in dialog that's still in the game. That became a 6 page list. But most of it's really trivial things that take about two seconds to fix.

I'm planning to give the game to my beta-testers sometime next week. So if you want to test it: Hurry up and tell me.

[Fawful has fury]

I'll test it.

[splat44]

Hi.

Actually I should be studying right now. I've got two exams this week! But instead I'm working on Frankie. And guess what I just did? I played the game from start to end. You can do that now. It's working and completed!!

I played the game to note down all the little bugs and mistakes in dialog that's still in the game. That became a 6 page list. But most of it's really trivial things that take about two seconds to fix.

I'm planning to give the game to my beta-testers sometime next week. So if you want to test it: Hurry up and tell me.

I'll be glad to glad to help out. Let me know!

In case you you don't know me.
In the past I've tested some third party programming software and that was to find problems/bugs. I think by beta testing your game will not be a problem

If any such problems in game, I'm not exactly sure what your protocol but I presume that I PM you instead.

If you cannot email me from here, simply PM me and I will give email address.

Regards

[aussie]

Happy to beta.

[fovmester]

The game's going out to the beta-testers tomorrow! Soon you'll all be able to play!

I can tell you this much: It's bigger, better and more beautiful than part 1!!!

Actually that could become a problem for some. The game is about 42 megs zipped. But that includes high-res cutsequence movies that are about 13 megs. I've made some lowres versions of these as well (320*240) and I was thinking about releasing the game with those instead. They take about 5 megs which would make the total to 34 megs.

So my question to y'all is this: Do you want the smaller/crappier movies or the bigger/nicer movies?

[Fawful has fury]

I'd take the awesome high res cutscenes any day.

[Mats Berglinn]

Frank the Farmhand 1 was high-res and 2 seems to be high-res too so somehow it seems weird to have cutscenes that are low-res in a high res game (I feel like it would look weird when seeing those in the game). If you're worried about the file size why not split those into multiple files that you have to download to play the game? Well, you got my two cents (or kronas if you like).

If the beta-test version is ready by tomorrow/today when do you think the release date for the final game will be?

[aussie_unplugged]

I want the kick-butt cut scenes.

[fovmester]

The people has spoken! I'll stick with the high-res-movies. Anyway I figure that for people with broadband 35 or 45 megs doesn't matter, and for those without 35 megs is to much anyway.

If the beta-test version is ready by tomorrow/today when do you think the release date for the final game will be?

That's hard to say, because I don't know how long the beta-testers'll take to play through the game. But I think I'll give them about a week, not much longer.

[aussie_unplugged]

Then make sure you give us a walkthrough!

[fovmester]

I've written a walkthrough for you, but I don't think you should have it right away. It's better if you try to play without it first. I mean if you all play it as it's supposed to be played then there ain't much point of betatesting, is it?

[Pelican]

I'd like to beta-test.

Haven't done any beta-testing before, but I have broadband (so no bother on the file size), and I've the next couple of weeks off from uni. I wouldn't mind having something constructive (and fun!) to do. Plus, I really enjoyed part-one, and can't wait much longer for part 2.

[fovmester]

The Game has been released!

Thanks to all my beta-testers for finishing their beta-testing in time! And for doing such a great job too!