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Work on AllegroSharp 2.0 has begun

This December saw a WIP release of Allegro 5. There are still several milestones to be hit before a full release, but the API is now stable enough for Allegro# to target.

Will work continue on Allegro# 0.8?

Tweaks, yes. Real development, no.

Will Allegro# ever see a 1.0?

If it does, it won't be from my hands.

The two features keeping it from 1.0 are 3D and GUI, both of which are sorely outdated and hackish. To translate them to C# would likely be clunky, and not very useful for most developers. If someone else wants to work on them, that would be awesome, but I've decided to spend my time elsewhere.

When will Allegro# 2.0 be released?

Whenever Allegro 5 is. I'll probably keep pace with their WIP releases, but ultimately I can't make a definitive release until they do.

Dominion Uploaded

Dominion is live and available here.

Dominion is coming soon!

As promised almost a year ago now, Dominion will be uploaded -- both source and binary versions -- by the end of the week. I'll even put up some screenshots and possibly witty banter to make up for the wait. In the meantime, you can get it from the SpeedHack site.

For the uninitiated, Dominion is my entry to the 2007 SpeedHack, a 72-hour game coding competition. It uses Allegro in C++, (Also available in C#!) and aims for sort of a retro-feeling "God Game."

If you're interested in game development, SpeedHack is a great event to dive into! Even if it crashes and burns, like our 2008 TINS entry, it's an awesome experience!

Allegro# 0.81 Released

Changes since 0.8 include:

Fixed a case where delegates could be garbage collected while still referenced in unmanaged code

Added solutions and projects for VS2005 and Mono

Added conditional for building under Mono in Linux to use .so instead of .dll

Pruned unnecessary interfaces

Translated two more examples: ExMouse and ExTimer

Get it here!

VS2005 and SharpDevelop/Mono Solutions

A small update to the 0.8 release adds solution and project files for VS2005 and SharpDevelop/Mono.

Get it here!

A big part of Allegro is portability. Get involved and help make Allegro# run smoothly on your platform!

Allegro# 0.8 Released

Here it is, the first public release of Allegro#!

The main focus of the project has been to maintain the API as much as possible, but there are a few key differences between Allegro and Allegro#.

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Wanted: Artists

<3 VideoGames is looking for artists for a new project codenamed Oculus. If you think you've got what it takes to make unique 3D characters with an indie flair, step on up.

Here's a primer on the project.

Site Transferred, Blog Cleared

Howdy there, internet. The site's been transferred to a new host to facilitate some secret developer magic that you might hear about later, if you're good little boys and girls. Oh yeah, all the blog posts have been cleared, too. Why? Well, they were just asking for it, if you ask me.

Stay tuned for exciting updates!