Final Version Released

Game

Earth is a 3D Planet

16 years ago

Final version (1.01) out!

I have been developing “Earth is a 3D Planet” for the odd 2 years now.

Finally, I managed to cobble together the various bits of code, fix all known bugs and thus release the final version: 1.01 into the wild.

As I’m now developing another game with my established self-written cross platform framework, I managed to roll back some engine improvements into “Earth 3D”. Everyone wins.

“Earth is a 3D Planet” now features:

-Smaller file size, thanks to efficient datafile compression. (Also less directory clutter.)

-Self healing game files, if you delete a non-important (ini, score) file it will be regenerated on-the-fly.

-Massive speed improvements, over 180% in performance gains as I finally got around to rewriting some core parts of the engine, specifically the font and sprite rendering parts.

-More predictable play, playfield-borders behave much better now visually and gameplay wise. Are no longer an incalculable death-trap.

-Various small bug fixes and improvements, some from player suggestions - so the slowdown now starts later in game and stretches time more. Thus: more time to blow stuff up.

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@callmeagain210

We are under attack!

@SistersJourney255

Here's a peaceful little forest scene for this #screenshotsaturday, from the beginning of the game.

@SafeBuckleDevelopment242

Heya! I wanted to show some gameplay progress i made so far. I hope you like it ^^

@danimarti155

Hi everyone! I started to create some environment props for my new video game, here is a cozy house in the forest. I'm planning to switch from Unity to Unreal... Let's see what new challenges I have to face. Made in Blender and Substance Painter.

@DreamHack45

Very ambitious construction going on in Planet Zoo on Plays today. We're tryin'. LIVE: www.twitch.tv/dreamhackplays

@Round2Games20

Some time ago, we posted a screenshot of the Mexico level. A curiosity about it is that, like some other scenarios of the game, it was inspired by a real landscape, The Basaltic Prisms of Santa María Regla. It is one of the natural wonders of the country!