Another milestone in the evolutionary Project Eden is reached: Eden 0.1.2! This version will work with Panda 3D versions 1.5.x and 1.6.x without any additional configuration. Download this enhanced version here:
Some additional screenshots are given below to allow even greater visual appreciation of Eden games.
The FunTrench website is undergoing changes to make it better. By the end of this week it will have a wiki and a forum in an effort to promote interactions and sharing of opinions, ideas and skills which are crucial for sustainable progress in software development. Therefore, be prepared for intellectual discussions. The just concluded Eden 3D Developers’ competition is one way in which FunTrench interacts with developers. For all those who got involved, your participation was greatly appreciated and we hope that there will be even greater participation in the next event.
Eden 0.1.1 is OUT! This new framework is available at SourceForge-download it and provide us with feedback on your thoughts about it. The development process of Eden 0.1.2 is also complete and this next version is due for release next week. With Eden 0.1.2, there will be no need to manually configure versions 1.5.x or 1.6.x of Panda 3D thus simplifying development. Since Panda 3D works only with Python 2.5.2, compatibility of Eden is likewise restricted. After 0.1.2, there will be 0.2.0 which promises more advanced features engineered to make the creation and gaming experience extremely worthwhile!
Here are some better screenshots of the Eden Pool and Checkers.
Checkers!
Pool table!
It is a good idea to visualize the appearance of any intended creation. To make this visualization process easier for game developers using Eden, some of the games’ screenshots are shown below.
The Eden Pool 1.0, shown above, will be a full-feature pool game serving as a tutorial for making a game using Eden and is projected to be completed in early July. In addition, the Checkers screenshots are from the new CheckerBoard superclass that will be part of Eden 0.1.1.
To ensure compatibility with Ubuntu and other systems, the already built Eden 0.1.1 is undergoing final tests and then it will be available at SourceForge.
Finally, there have been many technological advancements in the recent past as a result of the need for lifestyle improvement. Robotics is one of them and Funtrench may venture into this field in the near future in an effort to keep up with emerging trends.
At FunTrench, we embrace advancements and upgrades, and-as much as possible-keep up with the trends. For this reason, Eden 0.1.1, which is set for release next week, is now fully functional with the new Panda 3D 1.6.2 released on May 14th this month. Also, there will be a games package with superclasses in Eden 0.2.0[under development ] allowing code reusability, consequently enabling rapid development of games such as Checkers(Draughts), Tic-tac-toe(Noughts and Crosses) and Towers of Hanoi.
In addition, there is good progress on the Memphis Integrated Development Environment (IDE) which will include an application wizard to create a skeleton Eden-based game for the developer. Therefore, game development would be much easier and faster.
The team of developers at FunTrench, in their quest for the ultimate 3D game development software, have successfully completed the coding and testing of Eden 0.1.1. This new version fully supports Panda 1.6.1 and will be available next week at sourceForge, so 3D game developers and enthusiasts be prepared for a better experience.
That’s not all, since dynamism is a vital aspect of any viable undertaking, the next version in project Eden-0.2.0-will incorporate Open Dynamics Engine(ODE) as the physics engine replacing the Panda physics engine. Watch this space for more details.
Eden-because life is better in 3D!
The PROJECT EDEN GAME & FRAMEWORK DEVELOPMENT COMPETITION runs upto May 31st 2009. Entries later than this date will not be considered.
Please note that all submissions remain in the public domain and can be availed for free download (under BSD License) by Funtrench PLC at its own discretion.
PROJECT EDEN GAME & FRAMEWORK DEVELOPMENT COMPETITION
Project Eden invites all Python developers, the Panda 3D community and everyone else (because Eden is so easy to use) to develop and submit entries for the first ever Eden3D Games Competition. The goal of the competition is to make the large community of programmers aware of Eden’s capabilities and have fun too.
The deal is really simple. Download Eden and install it according to the instructions given here. Then develop a game. Your game must:
The EdenMaze sample game available here should serve as a guide of sorts. Submit your game with a short description and some screenshots to projects@funtrench.com in an email titled “Game Competition”. The game can be zipped or tar-ed if small enough for an attachment, otherwise send a valid download link.
The best game earns its developer 120 US$ (Kshs 9600)
For framework development, the Eden source is available here. Make a useful extension or addition to Eden and submit to projects@funtrench.com as an attachment to an email titled “Framework Competition”.
The best extension/addition earns its developer 100 US$ (Kshs 8000)
Happy programming and all the best of luck.
The next piece of the big jigsaw called Funtrench is almost ready for Alpha. Project TrenchCube, the development that promises you a plugin to rule them all, is now with the acting Test Engineer. TrenchCube is the plugin that allows you to run Python from your browser. Of course this means that Eden-based games can be played from remote servers by many clients e.g. on a website.
Watch this space….
Incidentally, we still await your comments on Eden 0.1.0 which we released. GOOD NEWS, TrenchCube will be open-source like Eden. So be ready to contribute and hack that code.
As with any other team, the Eden team has changed. We have expanded the team a bit. The team now comprises:
Lenin Oyuga Sembo (Lenny) – Team Leader, Quality Assurance
Kingsley Ndiewo Ouko – Eden Developer
Antony Onim Ochieng’ – SDK Engineer
Joseph Francis Owino Ouma (J4) – Documentation Engineer, Online Manual Maintainer, Readme Maintainer
Joseph Ouko – Associate Team Member
Patrick Atambo – Release Engineer, Changelog Maintainer
Dave Rono Kiplangat – Test Engineer, Quality Assurance
Philip Malala B – Graphics Engineer, Multimedia Content
Support for the new Panda3D version will be added in May. For now, the best Panda distribution to use with Eden is Panda 1.5.2/1.5.3. They both work perfectly with Eden.
The Eden development team is eagerly awaiting the comments and opinions of all of you out there who have downloaded and installed Eden.
For Windows users, download either the Eden MSI package or the EXE installer application. Do not try to install a zip or tar distribution using setup.py. Setup tools still has issues with Windows for now. We are working on it.
For Linux users, setup.py works. So download any compressed package, tar or zip.
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