As FPS Fest unfolds, join us in our excitement with a fantastic new major version update of 001 Game Creator, full release of the 3D Step Dungeon Maze Kit, Open Dev Kit updates and stunning deals for our community! Whether you're looking to craft intricate mazes with our latest 3D Step Dungeon Maze Kit or action-packed shooters using our FPS Kit, our current offers will help elevate your game design to the next level. Read on to find out what's new and grab these deals while they last! [h1]3D Step Dungeon Maze Kit: Full Release Unlocked - Prepare to Create Grand Adventures![/h1] We're thrilled to announce that our 3D Step-Dungeon Maze Kit DLC is stepping out of early access and into full release. Thanks to your invaluable feedback, we've ironed out many issues and added many exciting features for you to explore and utilize! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Up7wx1yax5o [previewyoutube=Up7wx1yax5o;full]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Up7wx1yax5o[/previewyoutube] [b]See below for a condensed version of the changelog:[/b] [list] [*]Added new traps and interactive tiles! You can now place Holes, Buttons with Sliding Walls, Dark Cells and 90° Rotators (plus up to 26 Switches and Gates per floor)! [*]Added 2 New Maze Themes! Crumbling Halls & Hedge Gardens with new tiles, maze objects as well as sound effects and backgrounds. [*]You can now test new maze maps from the Map Editor, and specify ranges for different maze themes to appear when exploring the maze. [*]You can now return to the Town Hub from the top floor of each maze area, with maze areas now unlocking in the Maze Selection Screen after being reached for the first time. [*]Cleared out unused tiles, condensed existing tile-sets and cleaned up interfaces and scripts and added additional comments. [*]Fixed several issues with enemies, interfaces, as well as teleporters and other tiles in general. [*]Fixed issue with double-stepping when entering the maze, causing the "Reference Map" and "3d maze" map actors to get out of sync, which then caused a bunch of other issues. [/list] Check out the DLC's store page for more details and get ready to build more immersive and complex mazes with ease: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2598260/001_Game_Creator__3D_Step_Dungeon_Maze_Kit/ [h1]New Version Out![/h1] 001 Game Creator has been updated to v2024.004.000! This update includes a bunch of bug & crash fixes, Steam Deck compatibility improvements for built games, and a whole lot of HTML5 issues resolved, as well as a few major UNICODE problems regarding user data and project folders which prevented users from using 001 Game Creator. Since we were able to resolve many HTML5 issues, we also made sure to update and greatly improve all of our HTML5 Games hosted on our website, especially the Tower Defense Demo which now runs beautifully. Check them out here: https://001gamecreator.com/games/html5/ View the full change log here: https://001gamecreator.com/changes/ [h1]Open Dev Kit Updates[/h1] Couple great things have happened since last time on the Open Dev Kit side of things we're sure a lot of you can't wait to learn about. So keep on reading! [img]{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/9370680/065a3f6e63174df0ef7ba3b2bb47082641a49c90.png[/img] We're very excited to be introducing you to our newest Demo project: "Turtle 3D"! For those familiar with the "Turtle Drawing" educational concept of learning how to code, we have recreated this concept but in 3D. Turtle 3D is a Demo introducing robotics through simple Lua scripts, serving as an invaluable resource for students who're learning how to program. Using Lua scripting, you'll be able to instruct various animals to walk paths or draw lines. This is an excellent way to learn coding and logic in a visual way, as your instructions will play out for you step-by-step. Although simple in nature, this demo can help you gain knowledge applicable across various STEM fields such as robotics and simulations, or visualizing how a 3D printer works. For those more interested in the technical aspect, this demo showcases the use of multiple canvas rendering the same game scene across multiple windows, plus GUI windows interacting with game scenes. You'll definitely want to check it out next update! Beyond that, we've also made countless improvements, including refined actor physics functions, dynamic manipulation of physics properties, runtime gravity adjustments, and improved UX features like window closing cancellation and canvas framerate control. We've also enhanced Jolt and Box2D physics, giving you now even more freedom to get creative with immersive gameplay physics! Reminder that Open Dev Kit has recently also received a few new features such as extended OpenAI integration, Virtual Reality implementation, and now we now also have an exciting new devlog series over on our Patreon that starts with a Roadmap about ODK! Check all of that out by joining the Open Dev Kit alpha here: https://opendevkit.com/pricing/ Also consider joining us on Patreon for early access to many other things like Software Betas, Devlogs and Polls that let you shape the future of our products: https://www.patreon.com/softweir [h1]April Sale![/h1] Don't let the eclipse overshadow your chance to snag unbeatable deals. From now until April 27th, enjoy a staggering 75% off on 001 Game Creator, plus up to 25% off our DLCs, with the FPS DLC at a special 25% discount in honor of FPS Fest and the newly polished Maze DLC at 20% off. No time like the present to expand your toolkit! https://store.steampowered.com/app/347400/001_Game_Creator/