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Train Sim Inspired Art

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Last month I received an awesome email from an Artist named Steve Conway about using stills captured in my mobile game Train Sim to create art.  I quickly agreed and the result are these awesome art pieces currently available on Steve’s Flickr portfolio.

Steve is a self described “digital photo painter” and “train buff”, the combination of which is this awesome set of Train Sim inspired art I hope you will enjoy.

Train Sim Art Mountain SceneTrain Sim Art - CSX

Train Sim Art Steam Train

Train Sim Art - PendolinoTrain Sim Art - Intercity

I hope  you enjoyed this as much as I did.  My favourite of the set by far is the Mountain Scene with 2 CSX Trains.  I think I am going to print it and hang it in my office, let me know which one you like the best by tweeting to @3583Bytes

Train Sim – Another Awesome Update

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Train Sim New Farm Land Scene

I am happy to report that Train Sim has received another awesome update.  This time I focused on updating one of the existing older scenes.

I started by asking my twitter account, Which Scene I should focus on updating.  The Farm Land scene was a clear winner. (I think I will be doing more of that in the future)

Train Sim Twitter

Initially I focused on making a larger more interesting track layout. In the old scene the track was arranged in a circle, and I received allot of complaints about that from users.  As you will see from the top view of the track, the layout is much more interesting then before.

Train Sim New Scene Top View

I also wanted to add some new assets to the scene,  These included:

  • Improved Track Textures
  • Improved Horse Model
  • New Cow Models
  • New Large Grain Elevator/Silos
  • New Farm Textures
  • Improved Water Effects

However I wanted the scene to seem familiar as well, so allot of the old farm textures & small towns found in the old levels are still present in this new scene.

On top of the improved Farm Land scene I also added a new GE AC4400CW train with custom freight cars to go with it.  This brings the total number of trains available in Train Sim to 47!

This new awesome new update is already available on Android & Amazon.  And it is pending review in the Windows Store.  I am still working on updating Train Sim on iOS.

 

 

Aquarium Sim is Live!

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I am happy to announce that after months of work Aquarium Sim for Android is now live on the Google Play store.

Aquarium Sim

Aquarium Sim is an interactive virtual Aquarium for your phone & tablet. Sit back, relax and enjoy a variety of marine & freshwater fish swimming about in a colorful coral reef habitat. Setup your aquarium by choosing from 82 fish and 9 environments. Interact with your pets by taping on the glass and feeding them.
Aquarium Sim Features:

– 82 highly detailed fish species Including (Clown Fish, Puffer Fish, Sting Ray, Sea Horse)
– 7 intricately detailed coral reef scenes
– 2 Freshwater Scenes
– Realistic Swimming behaviors and appearance
– No in-app purchases, all fish & environments are free

Google Play

Working on an Aquarium Game

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Recently I started working on a new Aquarium Simulator game (at least while the next Train is being built by my 3D Artist for Train Sim).

Aquarium Sim

As usual the game is going to be free and have no in-app purchases.  It will feature both a freshwater aquarium as well as a marine (saltwater) one.

So far I have the Fish AI complete.  They swim within the bounds of their aquarium along with avoidance of their environment.  Currently you can also feed the fish, as well as tap the aquarium to watch them follow your finger.

Aquarium Sim

Currently I am working on a screen that will allow you to setup the fish in the aquarium and provide you some information about each of the fish.  This is actually a challenge to do, as my screen has too many buttons and is currently not intuitive.   Maybe I have to divide it into 2 screens instead.

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Train Sim New Trains and Menu

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Although I had the Acela Express model ready for a while, I did not get a chance to ad it to Train Sim in the last update .   Adding the Indian Scene was already a huge story and I wanted to make sure I limit the amount of changes in a single release.

So over the last 2 weeks I focused on adding the Acela Express & the Southern Pacific 4449. to Train Sim.   I think you will agree that the quality of these Trains is really awesome!

Acela Express & SP 4449

I also spend some time improving the Main Menu for Train Sim. The important change here is that the scenes are now represented by text and picture, making it far more kid friendly.  (This has been on my backlog for a long time.)

Train Sim New Menu

These changes are now live on Android & Amazon, and waiting for review on iOS.  I should have the Windows Store & Phone version live within the next week or two.

 

 

Recent Updates

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Its been a busy month, lots of updates and work in progress.

First I added 2 new Dinosaurs to Dinosaur Sim. Pachycephhlosaurus and Argentinosaurus are now playable Dinosaurs. I still have at least 2 more dinosaurs to add in the near future including the requested Pteranodon. Although I already have an animated pteranodon I need to first add a larger playable world (so you can fly further) and implement flying (which is not easy)

Dinosaur Sim

After that I did some much needed updates to 3 Jewels.  This was a major overhaul to the game-play system.  Originally 3 Jewels only had 1 mode of play I call endless mode.  This meant that you could play for hours until you run out of valid moves, which was mainly up to luck.  Now on top of the existing endless mode, 3 Jewels also has over 50 challenge levels that allow you to compete with a limited number of moves. This update also came with new game-play features such as Jewel Bombs, Blocks and Slide to Move.

3Jewels

Also during all these updates I have also been working on a new version of Train Sim.  This new version will feature a new Indian Scene which has been requested by many Indian fans of the game.  Work is moving along well although I still have a few weeks remaining to ensure high quality and a nice finish.

TrainSimIndianScene

Finally I am celebrating 1 millionth download of Flight Sim.  This is one of my favorite games and I am so very happy that over 1 million players got to enjoy the value that Flight Sim provides.  Most other games ask you to pay for each airplane but Flight Sim gives you 18 free airplanes with no in game purchases.  (Like all my games)

FlightSim1Million