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That's good news!

I'll definitely keep the cheat -- it's a useful one to have.

I've got a new Coblyn for you (3.1.2). I've added a cheat code that toggles the preview on and off (it beeps each time you enter the code to let you know you've typed it right). By default the preview is shown, so you will need to enter the code. The code is: nopreview4me Unlike the other cheats, th...

I guess it was only luck that it worked before. The Start screen uses a special OpenGL feature to create the preview image (render to texture). The preview is updated when switching to the Start screen, which is what I think is triggering the crash. Running a demo doesn't need to do anything with a ...

The crash is inside ATI's OpenGL driver. Would you be able to check if there's a newer driver available for your video card?

I've got some questions for you which will hopefully sort put the problem. I haven't been able to get it to crash for me, unfortunately. As you've probably figured out, it would be best to stay away from full-screen mode until this crash is sorted out... - Does 3.0.4 still work OK? (Just to make sur...

Thanks. I can't make the diamonds sparkle too often, otherwise when you get a lot of them together it looks like fireworks :wink: If you're playing a BDCFF game then fireflies and butterflies should work exactly like the original Boulder Dash. If you're playing one of my level packs then things work...

I've released a new version of Coblyn with better graphics and a few other improvements. Changes in v3.1.0 are: - The boulder now looks rough. - The diamond has some transparency and random sparkles. - The butterfly is much nicer... it no longer looks like a flying sausage :D - The Start screen now ...

That's good news! I'll try to put in even more fixing to make sure it keeps working

Next I'll have a go at adding sparkles to the diamonds and making the boulders look rough.

I've got a new test version of Coblyn for you to try (v3.0.4). Hopefully this time I've completely fixed the problem! You can download it here:

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/8929082/Coblyn_Windows.zip

I'd be interested to hear if this works for you.

I've got another update already :) There's a single fix in this release: the Windows version of Coblyn sometimes didn't remember to start in full-screen mode (once you set full-screen mode, it's supposed to stay that way each time you run Coblyn). The download links in my original post now point to ...

It's been a while since I've released an update to Coblyn, but recently I've been busy rewriting it and there's a beta version (3.0.2) ready for anyone who would like to try it. One of the big changes is that it's now available for Windows as well as OS X! Other changes from version 2: - All new gra...

I thought about the Level Pack menu option: If there are many games in there it takes a lot of time to scroll through the list. Maybe a using pageup/down keys and/or a faster selection method. Page up/down should be working already :) You can also do Home/End, or start typing the name of the level ...

For the timing Coblyn doesn't try to do PAL or NTSC. Each level has a tick rate assigned to it (the number of cave scans per second), and the engine sticks to that rate exactly. With Coblyn's own levels this rate is set in each cave by the level designer. With BDCFF caves it defaults to 6 ticks/sec...

I never asked this before: Did you use the original Boulder Dash engine for Coblyn or own routines? The engine inside Coblyn is my own, but it runs most BD-style games. It does all the BD1 and BD2 levels. It doesn't do things like the magic wall/amoeba conversion bug. What timing do you use? Boulde...

The thing with unlocking levels/caves is a nice idea but how to handle it with the original BDCFF game packs? Every fith cave is selectable - this should stay this way. But if you do so I would also recommend to hide a secret password for unlocking all (cheat) as it could be very depressing if ther...