Monday, March 14, 2016

WiiCraft 0.8.2a - Major changes! Minor version.

Boy this was a big update for me. I have gotten the lag down quite a bit and it now runs at a smooth(ish) 30fps almost all the time.

3/14/16 - 0.8.2a "Alpha"

  • Added option to read debug file. (fstream)
  • Fixed pause menu that was commented out.
  • Set "1" to show debug info ingame. "2" to hide it.
  • Removed some code that seemed to be useless.
  • Added help menu.
  • Added 3 map sizes: 16x16, 32x32, 64x64 (broken for now).
  • Changed the way map sizes are handled (broken for now).
  • Cleaned up menus. Fixed the clearing when changing to new menu.
  • Using wiiuse.h for some button mappings. 
Enjoy!

I also have decided I will just include the source code for every version. It will save possible argument over the license.

https://drive.google.com/folderview?id=0B95GYaXO_KM3aENXVjM5QUY4NWM&usp=sharing

Saturday, March 12, 2016

WiiCraft 0.8.1a - Minor Updates

3/12/16 - 0.8.1a "Alpha"

  • Made sure I would not be compromising the already set license.*1
  • Added text when changing block type to tell you that it has completed.
  • Added a cleaner way to set version when updating.
  • Created a build script. Not public for now.
  • Now creating an "Alpha" release and re-writing some of the original code.


https://drive.google.com/folderview?id=0B95GYaXO_KM3aENXVjM5QUY4NWM&usp=sharing

*1 This being said, this program and the source are covered under the GNU general public license (gplv3) written on the 29th of June 2007.

Source code is available upon request (to comply with the license) but I won't upload it every change.

Welcome!

This blog is dedicated to the updating of a little known game called WiiCraft. It is a block game inspired by Minecraft that is designed to run on the Wii. The original creator of the source and latest version (0.7.0 "Indev") is filfat but seeing that it likely hasn't been updated since 2013 (latest bug report on 2014) I decided I would download the source and try and update it myself.

Currently here are the features in the latest version (0.7.0 "Indev"):

Menu (Options for "singleplayer", updating, and, exit back to homebrew)

Singleplayer mode

"Pause" button (that just returns you to menu and deletes your world - Mapped to Wii remote "+" button)

Place block ("B" button)

Remove block ("A" button)

Jump ("Z" button)

Move (Joystick)

Look (Dpad on the Wii remote)