- Shoot 'Em Up Kit Build 2.0.24 - 10 April 2023
Build 2.0.24 is now available. The change list is: - Rebuilt the sample games. - Fixed a collision issue which could occur when replaying a game.
- Update 2.0.23 - 5 April 2023
Updates for version 2.0.23 - Improvements to the Model Builder. - Fixed an issue that prevented spline selection on Player Input Definition. - Fixes for in-game player ship selection. This is functional but still work-in-progress. - Fixed a minor sprite animation issue within the Sprite Editor. - Many minor fixes, optimisations and usability tweaks. We will be releasing another patch shortly to update the demo and tutorial games.
- Minor Update 2.0.22.6 - 3 November 2021
Change list: Fixed issues with collisions between multiple Entities. Performance improvements when lots of Entities active at once. Minor bug fixes.
- Minor Update 2.0.22.4 - 8 April 2021
Change list: The Sprite tab is now shown correctly in the Entity Editor. Changing from a Model to a Sprite updates the tabs correctly. The full list of Effect events is shown in the Entity Editor. Fixed potential crash when dragging sprites while Snap to Object is on. Fixed some sprite alignment issues in the editor dialogs and windows. Fixed an issue with sprites not being exported if the Sprite doesn't have a first frame.
- Minor Update 2.0.22.4 - Revision 2 - 8 April 2021
Change list: The Sprite tab is now shown correctly in the Entity Editor. Changing from a Model to a Sprite updates the tabs correctly. The full list of Effect events is shown in the Entity Editor. Fixed potential crash when dragging sprites while Snap to Object is on. Fixed some sprite alignment issues in the editor dialogs and windows. Fixed an issue with sprites not being exported if the Sprite doesn't have a first frame.
- Minor Update 2.0.22.4 - 8 April 2021
Change list: The Sprite tab is now shown correctly in the Entity Editor. The full list of Effect events is shown in the Entity Editor. Fixed potential crash when dragging sprites while Snap to Object is on. Fixed some sprite alignment issues in the editor dialog boxes and windows.
- Minor Update 2.0.22.3 - 2 February 2021
Changelist - Fixed a potential problem when creating new games as an empty project or from a template. - Added project options for a fixed game speed. - Added UI option for enabling or disabling bilinear filtering.
- Update Notes for 2.0.22.2 - 30 January 2021
- Fixed a problem with the Create New option not always working correctly in the Entity Editor. - Added a 'Snap to object' button in the Entity Editor. - Snap to object is no longer the default action when adding a Part. - Improved the use of wireframe when Parts are obscured in the Entity Editor. - Added close icon to Import list window in Entity Editor - Added Part to types list in Entity Editor - Level Editor now only shows Entities of the correct type when placing a Player item, etc.
- Shoot 'Em Up Kit Update - 22 January 2021
We’re pleased to announce the release of version 2.0.22 of the Shoot ‘Em Up Kit. The changelist is as follows: Meshes can be combined to create new Entities. Added an Event Condition Definition, which can be used to create groups of event conditions (such as 'Control Left' and 'Control Up') which must all be met before an Action is triggered. Actions support Event Conditions, allowing actions based on multiple event criteria. Added select button to Front-End and HUD editors (lists items in the main page or currently editing popup) Selecting overlapping items will cycle through them in the Front-End and HUD editors. Updated the EULA to allow use of the graphics and audio assets within any games (commercial or non-commercial) created with the Shoot 'Em Up Kit. Added more tooltip help around the Editors. Fixed an issue that could prevent some Action properties from being saved. The ‘Back’…
- Shoot 'Em Up Kit Update - 1 October 2020
Hey everyone, we hope you are all keeping safe and well. We wanted to update you on the progress of the Shoot 'Em Up Kit as we shared some new features with you in August and have not yet released a new build. The new features have been held up by a major upgrade to the low-level engine, which the Kit uses for drawing sprites, models, audio, video, etc, that we've been working on for some time. We'd hoped and expected to have this finished in August but, despite the Kit working well with the new engine, there are still a lot of tasks which need completing. We're very aware people are waiting for some of the new features we've been sharing and so we are going to move those over to the existing engine. We can then work on finishing the new engine without holding up the new features. We'll get these features moved across as soon as we can and look forward to sharing the new build with you…
- Shoot 'Em Up Kit - August Update - 1 August 2020
Welcome to the August news update of the Shoot 'Em Up Kit. It has been a while since our last update and we apologise for this. We've been hard at work on a new graphics engine to use more modern visual effects and gain huge performance benefits in 3D games. This has been going very well and we are in the last stages of this feature at the moment. We also welcome Matt to the team. Matt has been replacing the rotation systems to fix some bugs and allow full Six degrees of freedom rotation for cockpit based flight. We're also upgrading the version of PhysX used within the Shoot 'Em Up Kit to improve collisions and physics simulations. We've updated the Tall Studios and Shoot 'Em Up Kit websites. The Shoot 'Em Up Kit website is now home for the Wiki and tutorials. We have also been quietly releasing updates to the Shoot 'Em Up Kit which contain bug fixes and optimisations, and we will cont…
- Shoot 'Em Up Kit - April Update - 4 April 2020
Hello and thank you for checking out our April update for the Shoot ‘Em Up Kit. Shoot ‘Em Up Kit version 2.0.20 We’re pleased to announce that version 2.0.20 of the Shoot ‘Em Up Kit has been released. This is mostly a bug fix update but also contains some useful performance improvements and improved collision detection. The changelist is as follows: Version 2.0.20 Improved project load times. Improved game logging in debug mode. Fixed an issue with the score not working correctly if testing level 2 or greater. Fixed a problem with billboard sprites not facing the camera. Lights can be attached to tags. Fixed some problems with formating on the Action tab. Items can bounce off shields. The particle collision group now saves correctly. HUD can now show properties for all players. The movement definition can be reset. Fixed some problems with assets appearing in the wrong level. NPC Genera…
- Shoot 'Em Up Kit - January Update - 21 January 2020
Welcome to the January update for the Shoot ‘Em Up Kit. We hope you had a great festive holiday and we wish you all a very happy new year. Version 2.0.19 We’re pleased to announce that the Shoot ‘Em Up Kit version 2.0.19 has been released. This includes many fixes and features including template games, which you can use as a starting point for your own projects; and orthographic cameras to use 3D models without perspective – which is perfect for retro-style games. Version 2.0.19 Release Notes - New projects can be created from a template. - Created template projects for side-scroller; vertical-scroller; twin-stick shooter; asteroids; top-down; and invaders style games. - Tutorials have been created for all template games describing how they were built. - Added an orthographic option to Camerashots. The orthographic view is only active in-game. - Added a zoom value to orthographic camera…
- Update - November 2019 - 2 November 2019
Hello and thank you for checking out our November update for the Shoot ‘Em Up Kit. It has been a few months since the version 2.0.18 build was released and so we’d like to share our progress as we move towards the next release. Template Games We've been using the Shoot 'Em Up Kit to create some template games and new demos. These cover some of the common styles of shoot ‘em up: the side-scroller; vertical shooter; twin-stick; invaders; asteroids; and free roaming. We’re retiring the Wizard feature as this was complex to use and didn’t give the helpful starting point that the templates provide. Orthographic Cameras We’re pleased to say that orthographic cameras are now working and so you can create games without the perspective warping at the edges of the screen. The sprite-only project configuration is still available as this is a useful way of building games using screen pixel co-ordin…
- Shoot 'Em Up Kit Update - 13 June 2019
We're pleased to announce that version 2.0.18 of the Shoot 'Em Up Kit is now available. This is the biggest update we have released and includes a re-written level editor; support for orthographic 2D games; and a more modular approach to game creation which expands the features and possibilities. We have created an Upgrade Wiki page which explains about the changes introduced in version 2.0.18. We recommend that you back up your projects before updating as existing projects will be automatically converted to the new format. In some cases it may be necessary to make a few changes to your project but the Wiki page explains the steps that may be required. If you need any help updating your project to version 2.0.18 then please let us know and we will be happy to assist you. The Wiki has been revised for the new version and is replacing the pdf user guide. The release notes are as follows:…
- Shoot 'Em Up Kit 2.0.17 - 20 June 2018
We're please to announce that the latest version of the Shoot 'Em Up Kit is now available. The change list is as follows: Added an option to load from the last autosave if the SEUK is not closed properly and the autosave folder has a newer version of the project. Prevented a potential crash if project files cannot be found. Added a button to open an explorer window for the project's directory. Added a Save As button. Shields can be enabled and disabled using Upgrades. Player Definition upgrades now consider every button and controller axis separately so that individual controls can be upgraded. Increased the number of custom collision groups to 20. Added Max Active parameter to the NPC Generator. This can regulate the flow of NPCs from an NPC Generator and control the number of active enemy. Fixed a problem that prevented the position of some front-end items from being specified to 2 de…
- Shoot 'Em Up Kit 2.0.16 - 26 April 2018
We're pleased to announce that version 2.0.16 is now available. This build contains a lot of fixes and upgrades to ensure the Shoot 'Em Up Kit features work as they should. It also includes features to animate items on the front-end pages (movement, scale and colour) Version 2.0.16 Change list: Added support for Front-End entrance effects. Items can fade in or move onto the screen. Delay times can also be used to stagger the order in which items appear. Front-End items can use the colour, scale or offset position from a particle system. These can be used to create interesting effects when an item is displayed, selected or highlighted. Detaching an object will leave it at the location in which is was released. Removed range limitations on definition values. Fixed lighting issues on multi-level games. The Sprite Editor selection list is now filled correctly and the preview pane shows the…
- Shoot 'Em Up Kit 2.0.15 - 3 March 2018
We're pleased to announce that the latest version (2.0.15) of the Shoot 'Em Up Kit is now available. Here is the changelist for 2.0.15: New User Interface. Particle Editor supports multiple layers of effects. Added support for AI States. Added Teleport options for AI Behaviours. Level Editor supports layers to easily add items at different depths. Select the layer in the Tools pane or use the PageUp/PageDown shortcuts. Sprites can be set for different directions. These will be used when the sprite is rotated in that direction. Added support for minimum shield duration and shield cooldown. Added 'Step' movement type. This causes Entities to jump along their path in steps. This is useful for retro gaming effects. Rotation can be set for each NPC Generator node. Weapon properties 'Reload Time Remaining' and 'Unlimited Ammo' are now accessible to the HUD and Behaviour Editor. The Player Shi…
- Shoot 'Em Up Kit 2.0.15 - 3 March 2018
We're pleased to announce that the latest version (2.0.15) of the Shoot 'Em Up Kit is now available. Here is the changelist for 2.0.15: New User Interface. Particle Editor supports multiple layers of effects. Added support for AI States. Added Teleport options for AI Behaviours. Level Editor supports layers to easily add items at different depths. Select the layer in the Tools pane or use the PageUp/PageDown shortcuts. Sprites can be set for different directions. These will be used when the sprite is rotated in that direction. Added support for minimum shield duration and shield cooldown. Added 'Step' movement type. This causes Entities to jump along their path in steps. This is useful for retro gaming effects. Rotation can be set for each NPC Generator node. Weapon properties 'Reload Time Remaining' and 'Unlimited Ammo' are now accessible to the HUD and Behaviour Editor. The Player Shi…
- Shoot 'Em Up Kit 2.0.14 Patch - 22 December 2017
We're releasing a small patch to 2.0.14 to fix a few issues that have been found. Version 2.0.14 - Build 25 Breaking a link to an Entity Instance doesn't reset the data for the item. Improved stability with memory allocation changes. Fixed an issue with Triggers not working correctly after a reload. Fixed a potential crash when using Entity Link and then modifying the Entity data. Fixed a problem with the background colour indicator not showing any colour. Fixed a problem where clicking the background colour indicator wouldn't use the selected colour. Rotation and Scale are shown on the General pane for instance or clone items. Rotation Gizmos now work correctly when using the Game Window. We hope you find the new updates helpful and please let us know if you have any questions or problems. We’d also like to take this opportunity to wish you a great holiday season and a very happy New Y…
