I think this is the fifth time I’ve tried making the smoke for Fix work.  It’s been slowly getting closer and closer to something usable for a full game, and I think this version is finally the one!

It’s very simple, but it looks totally beautiful from where I’m sitting.  I’m going for more stylized and less realistic look than before, because honestly, I think it’s prettier (mostly because it escapes an Uncanny Valley of sorts this way).  It’s also by far the most efficient of any of the methods I’ve tried so far, so it should run well on all kinds of hardware.

I’m not putting up a playable demo of this one just yet (needs more userfriendliness), but for the time being, here’s a screenshot.

Look at that blueness.

I can’t wait to let you guys see this thing in motion.

Oh, and like I said in the title, here’s a photo of a crane.  It’s not related or anything.  Cranes are pretty cool, though, and this giant one has been looming in my hometown for a while now.  Sorry the file is so huge–JPG artifacts make the background really awkward.

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Hey everybody, the game’s finally out.  You can play it here.  I’ll start putting it up on other websites (Newgrounds, Kongregate, etc) soon.

This means that now, it’s time to start working on a new project.  I’ve narrowed it down to two possible games, but I’m not sure which one to start with.  So, it’s time for a really unofficial vote!  Leave me a comment and let me know which you would like to see first:  A prequel to Company of Myself, or an RPG set in an office environment.  I’ve got some awesome ideas for both of them, and I’m pretty confident that they’ll both turn out to be pretty awesome.  It’s just a matter of which one gets made first at this point.