If you are interested in winning a free copy of Torchlight head on over to … and enter to win a copy! It is completely free to enter and there will be lots more games given away each week so even if you already own Torchlight check back for lots more games to be given away!
Sandbox Advancement Committee Forum Section, Games & Projects Page and Free Game Giveaway Soon!
For those interested in helping to advance Sandbox into its next generation I have created a forum section called the Sandbox Advancement Committee. I’d eventually like to form a solid team to help the progression of Sandbox such as having people run contests, have a marketing team, etc! Ideas are certainly welcome!
I have created a Games & Projects page so anyone interested in having their game or project on the page please contact me at [email protected] with a game or project summary and the link to your project and I’d be happy to post it!
Thank you for your time and take care!
-mike
Meeting Saturday 9/28 Noon EST On The Future Of Sandbox
Please join us on Saturday at Noon EST for a meeting on the future of Sandbox! To join us you can either click on THIS LINK or use an IRC client to join us at irc.oftc.net #Sandbox
In the meeting we will be discussing the future of Platinum Arts Sandbox Free 3D Game Maker and more specifically the commercial edition. The reason for doing a commercial edition is so that I can pay coders and content creators to help advance Sandbox and truly make it the best game maker it can be. We’ll be doing a Kickstarter and also putting it on Steam Greenlight. I don’t plan on making it expensive but price range is also something we can talk about. I want it to be easily affordable but also enough so I can form a quality team and really help push Sandbox forward. The commercial version of Sandbox will feature a new graphical engine and the older graphical engine versions will still be completely free. Also the commercial edition will still be of course completely open source. I’d like to port back what cool features I can from the commercial version to the older version too if possible!
For more information on ideas we have for the Kickstarter and things we’ll be discussing please head over to the FORUM ANNOUNCEMENT POST. Any and all ideas and suggestions are welcome! If you feel like I left something off the list that was in the wishlist thread please feel free to mention it again!
Thank you for your time and for any help making Sandbox the best game editor it can be! If you have any questions please feel free to ask them in that forum thread! Take care 🙂
-mike
Sandbox On Steam? Please Let Us Know What You Think!
So recently instead of doing a Kickstarter for Platinum Arts Sandbox Free 3D Game Maker, I was thinking about trying to get it on Steam. The reason is that if it keeps doing well I could continue to pay a coder or two to keep moving Sandbox along and modeler too to bring in assets that the community can use commercially. With the Kickstarter it would be mainly a one time shot but hopefully on Steam it would bring in a flow of money so Sandbox can keep on growing. I’d like to keep it cheap, around $5 as Steam won’t let us put it on there for free. Also it would be the newer and improved graphics engine version that hasn’t been released yet. Sandbox of course would still be Open Source and available to be used commercially, in fact the plan would be to have all content be able to be used commercially. I’d love to eventually hire a few coders too so they could focus on growing the FPS, RPG, Sidescroller mode, and Vehicle modes and perhaps each take an area. Also I’d hopefully have more money to add in bigger features that the community has been asking for such as more powerful physics. As a note the older graphic engine version will still of course be free and I also plan to keep the development version still open to the public. I think having a budget is a huge deal because it is very hard to get good quality volunteers but if I can afford to pay them then everyone wins because we’re are getting new features and improvements to the engine while the coders are happy because they are getting a money return. Since I work with kids I unfortunately can’t afford to pay for it out of my own pocket so I think this is the best logical solution. Any other ideas are certain welcome too!
With the Steam version EVERYTHING in it would be able to be used commercially!!
Please let me know what you think in the Steam Forum Post and if you would support such a project! Take care and have an awesome day!
-mike
Make A Game Series – D. The Atom Shifter Animated Scene and Wave Defense Mode Needing Testers!
For part 2 of the Make A Game Series we’re excited to announce a short animated scene with D. The Atom Shifter and a video compilation of the concept art. Also the Wave Defense prototype is also nearing completion and will be needing testers for anyone who is interested! Please like our facebook page so that you can keep up to date on our developments 🙂
The Wave Defense mode prototype should be ready in the next 1-2 weeks at the most and will be needing testers for anyone who is interested! The Campaign Prototypes are doing awesome too but will take a little more time. We want to make sure they are fun first! Thanks for your patience, support and constructive criticism!