Any questions,issues,or feedback email me at unknownhero@dashsociety.com
-Horse's energy is now active is used up for galloping or trotting around
-Horses now have hunger stat
-Added new npcs around the city
-Disabled horse's eating and sleep actions for now
-Added new safe image for apartment
We're now into the middle of May and Dash's development is going forward. Horses are being redone and several changes too. Horse's energy is now used up when a horse performs an action with their rider. Like jumping an obstacle or turning hard in a gallop.
A new thing we're trying to introduce is Dash Culture. You will see alot more npcs and more activity inside the city. Things will be going on and pretty soon you'll be able to take part in the city life. You have to pick between two different classes at the beginning. Either Immigrant or Commoner are the two classes. Once you pick your class you will be able to take your place in the society. Once you become rich enough and well known, you can move on up to the upper class once you're certified by a city offical
New Horse art is in the game! Check it out.
-Added in new horse art. All horses have been replaced with their breed.
-Removed Arabians from the game for now.
-Fixed players showing having two horses when they released their horse.
-Lunging experience has been fixed. Discipline on lunging horse still needs a look
I have finally secured some fine horse art from Becky at BangGoesReality With this art I can finally start incorporating into Dash Society so expect even more art to come :)
Ever wanted to specalize in a certain field and be rewarded for staying active in such field? Do you hate others for being master of all disciplines and can do just as well as you at everything? Do you want to be known as the best rider or trainer because you actually know your stuff?
Introducing new 3 skills for Dash Society. Weither you want to take care of your horse better or be a better rider or train your horse new tricks. These skills allow you the player to realize that goal by specializing in the field you want to learn.
The catch? Gradually experience loss over time that you must be active in your discipline in order to keep your skills. Someone who tries to master it all will be unable to keep their skills for even a day or two. Someone who keeps their discipline mastered for a certain amount of time get bonsues to their skills. Ones who don't, lose the bonus.
More to come as always and these skills that are in right now are only the beginning. I am currently looking for a part-time artist to help provide better art for this sim.
What is this? Is this horse dead? Did the owner forget to bring the horse in during the night? Why isn't the owner do anything? Whos responsible for this?
The game now has a new look for Halloween 2011 and currently more will be done till October 31st arrives. Somewhere in the city a haunted house sits quiet ready to open its doors on halloween to unsuspecting visitors.
New update came out a few days ago bringing the game to 8.3.2 . Npcs are moving around and take a part in their daily business.
It's only eleven days from Halloween and the clock is ticking...now...slowly.....
Its going to be a quick eleven days.
Buying sugar at the market square
Feeding sugar licks to the horses in the pasture
-New item: Sugar licks Give your horse a sweets to cheer them up!
-New Npcs in market square
-Horses now follow players who have sweets in their inventories.
I'm proud to announce there is just one more update till 8.0! A whole new area has been built inside the city of Dash. A market square where things are bought and sold. More things will be added in the 7.9.8 update in prepartion for the big 8.0 release.
I'm moving to once a week update schedule. Twice a week was just too much for what little I could do in that time. Espically when life takes over and leaves me very little energy or time to do work.
The graphics of the game leaves something to be desired so I'll improve them in the coming weeks. There won't be a major redesign of the art because I simply do not have the time nor skills to achieve such a thing. Instead I'll improve the look of the game in simple ways. Starting with popups who show more empty space than actual content and user interface that is just plain ugly to look at times. I won't change the layout much but simply just change the colors to something better looking.
Every release puts Dash Society game into better shape. Over this next week I'm going to go out and try getting the word out about this game. At least get a few players to give some feed back and what can be fixed or improved or made better. I think this game deserves more attention if I can stick to once a week schedule.
Enjoy the game while I work on the next release to be ready by next week.
-New area above the horse park
-New Npc Gardener who trades gold for manure in his garden
-Horses now drop manure
A much needed content update. Players have a second way to earn money by using their horse's natural behavior. To pick up the manure players must first talk to the Grounds Keeper to be given their own shovel.
Anyways the editor I been talking about earlier is now working fully. I spent the last two weeks building up the editor to where I can edit and change the game simply by clicking and dragging. A real time saver.
Next 7.9.7 I'll be looking at adding more content to the game.
May 19th 2012
Dash is being reset today
Dash is going to be wiped clean. All horses, items and such are going to be erased except the players and chat. Gangs will be removed along with their chat. All players will be teleported to a new starting location. Their inventories will be wiped.
Several months of play testing has accumlated alot of junk and stuff that needs to be cleaned out if we're going to add more to Dash and fix things. Also I may be looking to start hiring staff so I will have more time to code and such.
Several months of play testing has accumlated alot of junk and stuff that needs to be cleaned out if we're going to add more to Dash and fix things. Also I may be looking to start hiring staff so I will have more time to code and such.
May 17th 2012
Dash Society 0.8.7.5
Changes
-Redid the interface. It now looks better and has plenty of room for updates later on. New buttons or stats on the sides or bottom of the screen.-Horse's energy is now active is used up for galloping or trotting around
-Horses now have hunger stat
-Added new npcs around the city
-Disabled horse's eating and sleep actions for now
-Added new safe image for apartment
We're now into the middle of May and Dash's development is going forward. Horses are being redone and several changes too. Horse's energy is now used up when a horse performs an action with their rider. Like jumping an obstacle or turning hard in a gallop.
A new thing we're trying to introduce is Dash Culture. You will see alot more npcs and more activity inside the city. Things will be going on and pretty soon you'll be able to take part in the city life. You have to pick between two different classes at the beginning. Either Immigrant or Commoner are the two classes. Once you pick your class you will be able to take your place in the society. Once you become rich enough and well known, you can move on up to the upper class once you're certified by a city offical
March 28th 2012
Dash Society 0.8.7.2
New Horse art is in the game! Check it out.
Changes
-Fixed Manure and dirt. Now show up in inventory.-Added in new horse art. All horses have been replaced with their breed.
-Removed Arabians from the game for now.
-Fixed players showing having two horses when they released their horse.
-Lunging experience has been fixed. Discipline on lunging horse still needs a look
March 23rd 2012
New Horse Art!
I have finally secured some fine horse art from Becky at BangGoesReality With this art I can finally start incorporating into Dash Society so expect even more art to come :)
March 20th 2012
Dash Society 0.8.7.1 fixes and Beta testers
Releasing this update to fix a few bugs. More fixes are coming.
-Horses are now more active
-Fixed dirt not showing up in Mary's basement
-Fixed manuare from not showing up or disappear as it is suppose to
I am on the look out for beta testers. If you happen to be interested please email at unknownhero@dashsociety.com and I will respond. I'm looking for a commitment of 1 or 2 hours per a week.
-Horses are now more active
-Fixed dirt not showing up in Mary's basement
-Fixed manuare from not showing up or disappear as it is suppose to
I am on the look out for beta testers. If you happen to be interested please email at unknownhero@dashsociety.com and I will respond. I'm looking for a commitment of 1 or 2 hours per a week.
March 14th 2012
Dash Society hiring artists and getting new art
More info coming later this week.
March 5th 2012
Dash Society 0.8.7 Skills
Ever wanted to specalize in a certain field and be rewarded for staying active in such field? Do you hate others for being master of all disciplines and can do just as well as you at everything? Do you want to be known as the best rider or trainer because you actually know your stuff?
Introducing new 3 skills for Dash Society. Weither you want to take care of your horse better or be a better rider or train your horse new tricks. These skills allow you the player to realize that goal by specializing in the field you want to learn.
The catch? Gradually experience loss over time that you must be active in your discipline in order to keep your skills. Someone who tries to master it all will be unable to keep their skills for even a day or two. Someone who keeps their discipline mastered for a certain amount of time get bonsues to their skills. Ones who don't, lose the bonus.
More to come as always and these skills that are in right now are only the beginning. I am currently looking for a part-time artist to help provide better art for this sim.
February 17th 2012
Coming Soon?
What is this? Is this horse dead? Did the owner forget to bring the horse in during the night? Why isn't the owner do anything? Whos responsible for this?
February 12th 2012
Dash Society 0.8.6.9
The updates keep rolling.
-Owners can now brush both sides of their horse and Horses get dirty too
-Fixed Horse Speech to last only a couple of seconds at a time
-Logout page has horses running loose too
Its only two day away from Valentine's Day.
-Fixed Horse Speech to last only a couple of seconds at a time
-Logout page has horses running loose too
February 11th 2012
Surprise!
The horses have gotten lose on the site. Check out the live background! I knew it was worth working on this as its so inspiring. If you want a better look. Go click the game link.
More to come later today.
February 7th 2012
Dash Society 0.8.6.8
New changes for today. Horse Behavior is now in the game.
-Horses have new behaviors affecting how they act
-Sleepy,Hungry,Thirsty,Content,Curious,Antisocial.
-Each behavior changes how the horse reacts to others and its owner.
-Every once in awhile a horse's behavior changes.
I like to announce that Dash Society will under a minor revamp in the graphics and site design. There is alot of images that I haven't added to the screenshots yet and some parts of the site is quite lacking in appeal. I will address these issues with an update on the 10th with changes to Lunging, Behaviors(more of them), and better brushing.
-Horses have new behaviors affecting how they act
-Sleepy,Hungry,Thirsty,Content,Curious,Antisocial.
-Each behavior changes how the horse reacts to others and its owner.
-Every once in awhile a horse's behavior changes.
I like to announce that Dash Society will under a minor revamp in the graphics and site design. There is alot of images that I haven't added to the screenshots yet and some parts of the site is quite lacking in appeal. I will address these issues with an update on the 10th with changes to Lunging, Behaviors(more of them), and better brushing.
February 4th 2012
Server reload and Dash Society 0.8.6.8 coming 5th
If you're reading this then I've reloaded the server in prepartion for hosting sims other than Dash Society. That doesn't mean I'm taking work off of Dash, I'm taking it as a side job for the time being.
Dash Society is going to get horse behaviors on the 5th of Feburary. Horses will start off their behaviors with a few of them. Antisocial,lonely,curious,thirsty,hungry,sleepy. Each of their behaviors affects how they behave with their owners and other horses are nearby. An antisoical horse may refuse to be caught while a lonely horse will try to find its owner for some attention. I'll have this update polished up and out on the 5th. Next update is going to be polishing up lunging,brushing, and behaviors, along with few additions.
Dash Society is going to get horse behaviors on the 5th of Feburary. Horses will start off their behaviors with a few of them. Antisocial,lonely,curious,thirsty,hungry,sleepy. Each of their behaviors affects how they behave with their owners and other horses are nearby. An antisoical horse may refuse to be caught while a lonely horse will try to find its owner for some attention. I'll have this update polished up and out on the 5th. Next update is going to be polishing up lunging,brushing, and behaviors, along with few additions.
January 30th 2012
Brushing Your Horse
The end of the January is almost here and I have brushing implented in the game. Now your horse become dirter over time and develop tangles in their manes and tails. Its up to you the owner to make sure they stay clean.
Tie your horses to the poletie and get brushing! Naturally over time horses will get dirtier so if you find your horse is clean right now, come back in a few days and you'll see a big difference.
-Brush your horses to keep their happiness and wellness up as well as keeping them looking nice
-Horses will grow dirtier over time and manes and tails will become tangled.
-Discipline will gradually drop over time.
Before the end of this month on the 31st the next update will address horse behaviours. Watch the moods of your horse change as he goes from playful to boredom to curious to stubborn.
-Brush your horses to keep their happiness and wellness up as well as keeping them looking nice
-Horses will grow dirtier over time and manes and tails will become tangled.
-Discipline will gradually drop over time.
Before the end of this month on the 31st the next update will address horse behaviours. Watch the moods of your horse change as he goes from playful to boredom to curious to stubborn.
January 25th 2012
Discipline and Lunging Your Horse
Its going live in a few hours. A chance to give your horse a little discipline and manners instead of being bucked off. Take your horse to the roundpen and release them into the pen. Your mouse icon will turn into a whip and you can begin to teach your horse a few lessons.
A word of warning to those newbie horse trainers. Please do not whip your horse. It is considered bad manners to do so but if you must do it. Make sure nobody is looking. ;)
More changes will come to lunging in the next Brushing update! After your horse has gotten sweaty from his work out. You need to clean him off and cool him down. Why not try some brushing? Theres a preview of it today's update.
More changes will come to lunging in the next Brushing update! After your horse has gotten sweaty from his work out. You need to clean him off and cool him down. Why not try some brushing? Theres a preview of it today's update.
January 16th 2012
New Horse Lunging and Brushing update is coming
These past few days I've been setting up a development server for the DS game so I can better push out updates to the site without screwing up the game. I've been working on lunging a horse in the roundpen. Its almost done with a bit more coding and changes.
To give a little hint on what its about. A new horse stat is coming into play. Its called Discipline.
Discipline is a stat that relates to your horse's ability to do as told and not act out of line. If you noticed hopping on your horse and taking him for a ride can be an unpleasant experience as your horse bucks you off. Teaching your horse Discipline can help with that. A disciplined horse knows better not to act out of line and will do as told until it becomes tired or unhappy. A horse with a high level of discipline has a much lower happiness stat.
To teach your horse discipline, a whip and a lunge rope tied to the horse's halter is needed. By taking your horse to the roundpen you can begin to train your horse in discipline.
Also I want to inform users that brushing is coming in the next update also. A well brushed horse has a much higher happiness than a horse who goes without. Just thinking of the bonding time you'll have by brushing him. While brushing won't have much effect on wellness, it will be counted by a couple of points at least. Your horse will apperciate a good brushing.
I will update this post once I've released the new update so stay alert and give feedback. That will help me make better changes in the future.
Discipline is a stat that relates to your horse's ability to do as told and not act out of line. If you noticed hopping on your horse and taking him for a ride can be an unpleasant experience as your horse bucks you off. Teaching your horse Discipline can help with that. A disciplined horse knows better not to act out of line and will do as told until it becomes tired or unhappy. A horse with a high level of discipline has a much lower happiness stat.
To teach your horse discipline, a whip and a lunge rope tied to the horse's halter is needed. By taking your horse to the roundpen you can begin to train your horse in discipline.
Also I want to inform users that brushing is coming in the next update also. A well brushed horse has a much higher happiness than a horse who goes without. Just thinking of the bonding time you'll have by brushing him. While brushing won't have much effect on wellness, it will be counted by a couple of points at least. Your horse will apperciate a good brushing.
I will update this post once I've released the new update so stay alert and give feedback. That will help me make better changes in the future.
January 1st 2012
Happy New Years!
Its a wonderful time to kick start 2012 with more changes.
-Snow is back falling onto the ground nonstop. Grab your shovel! Things are going to get buried.
-The game now supports any screen size. from 640x480 to 1920x1080 , the game can scale up or down as you play.
-Snowfall animation gif had to be removed for performance reasons. For now imagine there is invisble snow flakes :)
More to come?
Yes winter is still here and snow will keep falling. Prepare for conditions to get worse until spring arrives. Horses will need to be carefully watched and kept in doors in possible. Snow will spread to other areas soon.
Soon winter blankets will be sold in the tack or feed stores to keep horses warm during winter. Prices are yet to be determined though rumors say they could be high. Demand for hay is increasing and supply is running slow.
-Snow is back falling onto the ground nonstop. Grab your shovel! Things are going to get buried.
-The game now supports any screen size. from 640x480 to 1920x1080 , the game can scale up or down as you play.
-Snowfall animation gif had to be removed for performance reasons. For now imagine there is invisble snow flakes :)
More to come?
Yes winter is still here and snow will keep falling. Prepare for conditions to get worse until spring arrives. Horses will need to be carefully watched and kept in doors in possible. Snow will spread to other areas soon.
Soon winter blankets will be sold in the tack or feed stores to keep horses warm during winter. Prices are yet to be determined though rumors say they could be high. Demand for hay is increasing and supply is running slow.
December 23rd 2011
Winter Storm
Snowing is falling all across the city. Horses and people are shut in doors as the snow piles up outside. Snow is expected to be up to a foot thick in a few places.
Horse owners are advised to have their horses inside, fed and warm. Shovels are being given out by the Grounds Keeper to keep the snow at bay. Concerned citizens should grab a shovel and starting making paths through the snow.
Horse owners are advised to have their horses inside, fed and warm. Shovels are being given out by the Grounds Keeper to keep the snow at bay. Concerned citizens should grab a shovel and starting making paths through the snow.
December 18th 2011
Forecast for the week is SNOW!
I know should make posts more often but sometimes things get a little busy working on the game. But I've fixed a few things.
Much improved chat! I'll fix that annoying scrollbar in a few. Its happening because of a very long chat message. Yes I know who did it...
-Horses gain/lose wellness or happiness over time. Feed them treats to raise their happiness or take them to the pasture to raise both
-Allowed any horse's stats to be viewable by anyone
I have a little surprise coming that I'll love to try out on the game. With christmas coming very soon in a few days I thought it would be great to have it snow! Think of the snow falling as the ground gets covered in snow! Now it may not work correctly...for example I certainly want to keep the snow out of the buildings and keep it only in the world for now. It also may slow things down and yes I'll probably have to fix that too. I'll be monitoring the chat and working on new fixes so if you have any suggestions let me know! :)
Much improved chat! I'll fix that annoying scrollbar in a few. Its happening because of a very long chat message. Yes I know who did it...
-Horses gain/lose wellness or happiness over time. Feed them treats to raise their happiness or take them to the pasture to raise both
-Allowed any horse's stats to be viewable by anyone
I have a little surprise coming that I'll love to try out on the game. With christmas coming very soon in a few days I thought it would be great to have it snow! Think of the snow falling as the ground gets covered in snow! Now it may not work correctly...for example I certainly want to keep the snow out of the buildings and keep it only in the world for now. It also may slow things down and yes I'll probably have to fix that too. I'll be monitoring the chat and working on new fixes so if you have any suggestions let me know! :)
December 7th 2011
Open for Christmas!
New video and update too? Yes that is correct. This is the second video I posted on youtube for Dash Society horse game. Its rather long at 3 minutes as I wanted to show
the full extent on what players can do inside the game.
Notice how the Cajun(Brown QH) acts when the player releases him into the stall.
Cajun is powered by real horse ai that reacts based on his needs and wants. Horses are hungry greedy creatures and this horse is no exception.
A third video is already being thought up. I'm looking to up the quality of videos and provide a little entertaining value to them. Let the marketing begin!
Notice how the Cajun(Brown QH) acts when the player releases him into the stall.
Cajun is powered by real horse ai that reacts based on his needs and wants. Horses are hungry greedy creatures and this horse is no exception.
A third video is already being thought up. I'm looking to up the quality of videos and provide a little entertaining value to them. Let the marketing begin!
November 17th 2011
Closed for the moment
While posting the youtube video and deciding not to try to hide the site while developing.
I've decided to close the game while I'll make a few changes to make it more user friendly.
Not to worry if you're interested in trying it out, wait a few days(I promise) and I'll have it ready for a trial run.
Heres the video if you haven't seen it.
Not to worry if you're interested in trying it out, wait a few days(I promise) and I'll have it ready for a trial run.
Heres the video if you haven't seen it.
October 27th 2011
Halloween is coming
Dash Society becomes haunted
A ghost lurks around the city of Dash's stables and racetrack. From its lips spill hidden secerts and foretells of the future. What does this ghost know of this place? Where does he come from? Find this ghost and have it spill its secerts to you.
The game now has a new look for Halloween 2011 and currently more will be done till October 31st arrives. Somewhere in the city a haunted house sits quiet ready to open its doors on halloween to unsuspecting visitors.
October 20th 2011
Fresh out of the pasture!
Dash Society is coming alive again!
In prepartion for the Halloween I'm tidying everything up and adding more content over the coming days before the 31st of October. This game is going to turn spooky with a ghost horse on the loose!New update came out a few days ago bringing the game to 8.3.2 . Npcs are moving around and take a part in their daily business.
It's only eleven days from Halloween and the clock is ticking...now...slowly.....
Its going to be a quick eleven days.
October 5th 2011
If you're reading this
I have already moved the site over to the new server. Email is currently down and I'm checking over things to make sure everything is working.
October 3rd 2011
Healer has arrived from the West
A new traveller has come to live at Mary's house. Visit her in the backyard where she will attend to any sick or injuried horses.
In other news I working hard on this game. I hope to have updates coming out every couple of days. The city of Dash needs to have more action and appeal :D I want to have the healer be able to heal injuries and sickness on next update. Stay tune!
Moving to New Server
I'm moving the site over to a new server so bear with me while I start the process of transfering the game over. Nothing should go wrong that I know of.In other news I working hard on this game. I hope to have updates coming out every couple of days. The city of Dash needs to have more action and appeal :D I want to have the healer be able to heal injuries and sickness on next update. Stay tune!
September 19th 2011
Farrier is back to work
The farrier has come out of retirement and is back shoeing horses again. Contact him if you need to shoe or unshoe your horse.
A horse healer will be come to Mary's House very soon either early in the morning or late at night. She specializes in healing a horse's spirit and body in the manner of using natural herbs and spices. If your horse is sick or suffers a injury she'll be willing to take care and bring your horse back to health in a few days. Serious injuries may not be recoverable.
A horse healer will be come to Mary's House very soon either early in the morning or late at night. She specializes in healing a horse's spirit and body in the manner of using natural herbs and spices. If your horse is sick or suffers a injury she'll be willing to take care and bring your horse back to health in a few days. Serious injuries may not be recoverable.
September 5th 2011
New Things in 0.8.2
-New Chat!
-Horse racing is back and singleplayer. Talk to Racing Offical.
-Rearranged a few things on the interface.
A healer has been rumored to be heading towards the city of Dash to assist in helping players heal their sick or injured horses. She is said to be arriving within the week.
-Horse racing is back and singleplayer. Talk to Racing Offical.
-Rearranged a few things on the interface.
Check out other additions that I haven't disclosed. Remember this game is in early beta.
Upcoming News
Farrier is coming back to work on shoeing horses soon. He says he'll be ready for work in a few days.A healer has been rumored to be heading towards the city of Dash to assist in helping players heal their sick or injured horses. She is said to be arriving within the week.
August 15th 2011
Change of Plans
I am still working on this game but been side tracked for a couple of weeks while I been dealing with personal life. I've made a few changes in my plans. I'm turning the focus back on to horse racing.
I certainly want to add more things to do besides racing but I feel I need to focus on it so I can have something players can play and enjoy.
It has to be horse racing for now. I've already coded up the racing part. Its not multiplayer yet and I'm working on the popups. I've add in a simple world chat into the game. Its used by Npcs to let the player's know when important things are going on and for horses to make their actions clear. Like if a horse falls in a race and break its leg. It will clearly be stated in chat and also the owner/rider will get the important popup.
Interesting no?
This week I'll have this new version out and ready to be tried out and expecting feedback. Theres a few more things that need to be fixed and tested before its released.
In other news I'm going to post this version of the game around the web and see what others think about it. What kind of ideas they can think of or what I should code in the game? These are hard questions I can't answer for myself right at this moment.
It has to be horse racing for now. I've already coded up the racing part. Its not multiplayer yet and I'm working on the popups. I've add in a simple world chat into the game. Its used by Npcs to let the player's know when important things are going on and for horses to make their actions clear. Like if a horse falls in a race and break its leg. It will clearly be stated in chat and also the owner/rider will get the important popup.
Interesting no?
This week I'll have this new version out and ready to be tried out and expecting feedback. Theres a few more things that need to be fixed and tested before its released.
In other news I'm going to post this version of the game around the web and see what others think about it. What kind of ideas they can think of or what I should code in the game? These are hard questions I can't answer for myself right at this moment.
June 23rd 2011
Beta 0.8.1.5
-Horse can now become thirsty and drink water from bin or pond
-A horse's wellness is affected by being in the pasture and how thirsty they are currently
Wellness represents a Horse's general health. From 0-100 for hundred being perfectly healthy and zero being dead. Well not quite yet horses don't have the ability to die yet. Wellness how well a horse is and how good of a job the owner is taking care of the horse. 100 or lets say 100% wellness is unheard of.
Letting a horse graze overnight in the pasture is a sure way to raise their wellness by a few points. A horse that is thirsty or low on energy for long periods of time most likely will drop in their wellness points.
Stay tune for the next update dealing with the farrier shoeing horses again and happiness of a horse.
-A horse's wellness is affected by being in the pasture and how thirsty they are currently
Wellness represents a Horse's general health. From 0-100 for hundred being perfectly healthy and zero being dead. Well not quite yet horses don't have the ability to die yet. Wellness how well a horse is and how good of a job the owner is taking care of the horse. 100 or lets say 100% wellness is unheard of.
Letting a horse graze overnight in the pasture is a sure way to raise their wellness by a few points. A horse that is thirsty or low on energy for long periods of time most likely will drop in their wellness points.
Stay tune for the next update dealing with the farrier shoeing horses again and happiness of a horse.
June 16th 2011
Beta 0.8.1 Hand slots are in!
-Hand slots can hold items representing a player's hands.
-Horses eat grass in the pasture when low on energy
-Horses can now be jumped again in the arena
-Bucket must be in hand slot to fill with water
The hand slot now takes over from the player's inventory on haltering the horse. Previously you had to have a halter in your inventory to halter your horse. Now the halter has to be in your hands(Just like real life) to halter your horse. This makes it more clear on which halter(there is going to be different types of halters) is going on the horse. I'm taking to time to restore features that were in the previous version of the game before I redid the backend.
I'm looking to add in horse wellness and happiness to better reflect how a horse is being treated by their owner. Wellness is related to how healthy a horse feels and is. A horse staying in the pasture on a cool night will be more well than a horse who stays in their stall all day. Happiness is a horse's interaction with a player when given treats, being allowed time off from a hard ride and being able to be in a herd with other horses. These factors will relate on how happy the horse can be and could be used as a boost to the horse's will to win a race or competition.
These two attributes will be working in the next update sometime in the next couple of days. They're in the game currently but are just for show.
Have fun!
-Horses eat grass in the pasture when low on energy
-Horses can now be jumped again in the arena
-Bucket must be in hand slot to fill with water
The hand slot now takes over from the player's inventory on haltering the horse. Previously you had to have a halter in your inventory to halter your horse. Now the halter has to be in your hands(Just like real life) to halter your horse. This makes it more clear on which halter(there is going to be different types of halters) is going on the horse. I'm taking to time to restore features that were in the previous version of the game before I redid the backend.
I'm looking to add in horse wellness and happiness to better reflect how a horse is being treated by their owner. Wellness is related to how healthy a horse feels and is. A horse staying in the pasture on a cool night will be more well than a horse who stays in their stall all day. Happiness is a horse's interaction with a player when given treats, being allowed time off from a hard ride and being able to be in a herd with other horses. These factors will relate on how happy the horse can be and could be used as a boost to the horse's will to win a race or competition.
These two attributes will be working in the next update sometime in the next couple of days. They're in the game currently but are just for show.
Have fun!
May 30th 2011
Beta 0.8.0.1 and site redesign
This is part of the regular updates I've been talking about. A few little changes to the game. I'll list them below
-Horses burn energy while moving around.
-Horses sleep when they lose enough energy.
I'm rewriting the backend of the game so it will take a bit of time to get all the features I had before in. I'll need more time to figure out how to keep the horses running 24/7. I am still looking to add in weather and hand slots in time. This next horse update should have something new to do. I'll keep the game updated regularly as promised.
This site is going to go through a redesign. If you see things moved around or changed that means the change is in progress. I really want to put all the off site links to the right of this page and have all the goodies to the left. Stick with me and this will get done and in better shape. Maybe someday I'll hire a web designer but not today!
-Horses burn energy while moving around.
-Horses sleep when they lose enough energy.
I'm rewriting the backend of the game so it will take a bit of time to get all the features I had before in. I'll need more time to figure out how to keep the horses running 24/7. I am still looking to add in weather and hand slots in time. This next horse update should have something new to do. I'll keep the game updated regularly as promised.
This site is going to go through a redesign. If you see things moved around or changed that means the change is in progress. I really want to put all the off site links to the right of this page and have all the goodies to the left. Stick with me and this will get done and in better shape. Maybe someday I'll hire a web designer but not today!
May 22th 2011
Beta 8.0 is releasing early
Dash Society 8.0 is being released early as Beta. The good news is that its a solid working game. The beta version will be released later tonight for the virtual horse game. More features are going to be added in later on. I haven't forgotten about the hand slot nor the horses.
A new feature to be added in the beta is weather. Wiether is raining or cloud or foggy or sunny weather can have an effect on your horse and your ability to see. Weather will be added in by stages. The current weather is sunny.
The horse game will now be on a regular schedule of updates. Some will be small updates, others will be large but do note that this game will be "updated" regularly. The next update is looking to be adding in weather and fixing horses. I hope you enjoy this :)
A new feature to be added in the beta is weather. Wiether is raining or cloud or foggy or sunny weather can have an effect on your horse and your ability to see. Weather will be added in by stages. The current weather is sunny.
The horse game will now be on a regular schedule of updates. Some will be small updates, others will be large but do note that this game will be "updated" regularly. The next update is looking to be adding in weather and fixing horses. I hope you enjoy this :)
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Beta is now active
April 10th 2011
Colors of a Horse
Coming new to the game in 8.0 are different colors for horses.
Horses for sale in the horse market
All horses will show up in the rpg game in their colors of black,brown,grey, or white. Colors at the moment are just for show, they could be changed or tweaked later on. I am not an artist but I can draw if I need to.
The 8.0 update is looking to be a big release. I'm planning to go all out on promoting. Like releasing more screenshots of new features. For now I'll spill about one new thing that I've been pondering.
Its not always clear that a player carrying stuff in their inventory can tell the game what they want to use at this moment. For example, how can a player tell the game to fill up a certain bucket if only one out of many have holes in them? It can't. If the game is going to have unique items then there must be a way for the player to affect one specific item! So I been pondering this.
A new hand slot!
Yes now you can hold things in your hands and anything you do affects those items in your hands. Like haltering a horse changes into a lead rope in the hands slot of a player with the lead attached to the horse's halter. The lead rope shows up in the horse's inventory but also shows up in the player's hand slot. The lead rope can easily be dropped for the horse to go free or taken off the horse. Its simple and intuitive.
Will it work? It'll have to be tested and tried out. In a next few days I'll make another post of a few new features. Maybe something having to do with horses?
Horses for sale in the horse market
All horses will show up in the rpg game in their colors of black,brown,grey, or white. Colors at the moment are just for show, they could be changed or tweaked later on. I am not an artist but I can draw if I need to.
The 8.0 update is looking to be a big release. I'm planning to go all out on promoting. Like releasing more screenshots of new features. For now I'll spill about one new thing that I've been pondering.
Its not always clear that a player carrying stuff in their inventory can tell the game what they want to use at this moment. For example, how can a player tell the game to fill up a certain bucket if only one out of many have holes in them? It can't. If the game is going to have unique items then there must be a way for the player to affect one specific item! So I been pondering this.
A new hand slot!
Yes now you can hold things in your hands and anything you do affects those items in your hands. Like haltering a horse changes into a lead rope in the hands slot of a player with the lead attached to the horse's halter. The lead rope shows up in the horse's inventory but also shows up in the player's hand slot. The lead rope can easily be dropped for the horse to go free or taken off the horse. Its simple and intuitive.
Will it work? It'll have to be tested and tried out. In a next few days I'll make another post of a few new features. Maybe something having to do with horses?
March 21th 2011
Dash Society 7.9.8
No new screenshots for this update. Work will begin on 8.0 .
Update Notes
-Horse breeds are offically in!
Update Notes
-Horse breeds are offically in!
-Choose between arabians,quarter horses and thoroughbreds.
-Each breed will have its own advantages in competitions.
-Horses can be either Stallions or Mares. Geldings will come later.
-Pasture has been enlarged to add more space.
-Horses automatically appear in the horse market.
I promised another release before the big update and here it is. Breeds are in and so are Stallions and Mares.
Generally taller stallions are heavier than other horses. A taller mare could weigh the same as a shorter stallion. Breeds don't have any effect yet.
I'm planning to have breeds have certain advantages to horses. Like for quarter horses to be quick and nimble while arabians are for stamina and endurance. TB's could be just be plain speed.
Each horse is going to be different from one another which means being a certain breed does not limit a horse. A horse will develop a personalitly. I just haven't thought up a good way to do it without being a hinderance to the players.
Consider this a gradual start in the direction of having your own unique, virtual horse.
Onward to 8.0
Expect another post in a few days.
March 8th 2011
Dash Society 7.9.7
Buying sugar at the market square
Feeding sugar licks to the horses in the pasture
Update Notes
-Market square on the world map northwest of starting location-New item: Sugar licks Give your horse a sweets to cheer them up!
-New Npcs in market square
-Horses now follow players who have sweets in their inventories.
I'm proud to announce there is just one more update till 8.0! A whole new area has been built inside the city of Dash. A market square where things are bought and sold. More things will be added in the 7.9.8 update in prepartion for the big 8.0 release.
I'm moving to once a week update schedule. Twice a week was just too much for what little I could do in that time. Espically when life takes over and leaves me very little energy or time to do work.
The graphics of the game leaves something to be desired so I'll improve them in the coming weeks. There won't be a major redesign of the art because I simply do not have the time nor skills to achieve such a thing. Instead I'll improve the look of the game in simple ways. Starting with popups who show more empty space than actual content and user interface that is just plain ugly to look at times. I won't change the layout much but simply just change the colors to something better looking.
Every release puts Dash Society game into better shape. Over this next week I'm going to go out and try getting the word out about this game. At least get a few players to give some feed back and what can be fixed or improved or made better. I think this game deserves more attention if I can stick to once a week schedule.
Enjoy the game while I work on the next release to be ready by next week.
Feburary 23rd 2011
7.9.5 has arrived
Update Notes
-Two new items: shovel,manure-New area above the horse park
-New Npc Gardener who trades gold for manure in his garden
-Horses now drop manure
A much needed content update. Players have a second way to earn money by using their horse's natural behavior. To pick up the manure players must first talk to the Grounds Keeper to be given their own shovel.
Anyways the editor I been talking about earlier is now working fully. I spent the last two weeks building up the editor to where I can edit and change the game simply by clicking and dragging. A real time saver.
Next 7.9.7 I'll be looking at adding more content to the game.
Feburary 8th 2011
7.9.2 released
-New Npcs
-Added horses in the pasture
Its been a awhile but I've finished the editor. Now I am capable of handling the updates while taking less time.
I am still working on the big 8.0 update by taking small steps first. The next update will be 7.9.5 . I'll provide more screenshots of the game as I expand the size of the world and add new areas. If you got the time. Take a view of the horses in the pasture :) Every day I'll be bring this game to life.
Janurary 2011
-Added horses in the pasture
Its been a awhile but I've finished the editor. Now I am capable of handling the updates while taking less time.
I am still working on the big 8.0 update by taking small steps first. The next update will be 7.9.5 . I'll provide more screenshots of the game as I expand the size of the world and add new areas. If you got the time. Take a view of the horses in the pasture :) Every day I'll be bring this game to life.