v1.8.1 Released July 17, 2007

[Guilect]

Here is the latest verison of Brutus2D.
Everyone is encouraged to upgrade to this latest version as it fixes some bugs.

Get your copy here (~4.02 Meg):
Brutus2D V1.8 Download

Brutus2D V1.8 Download - Mirror location

Here is the change log for V1.8.1

changed -- system.fileread will no longer create a file if the requested file does not exist
changed -- joystick.button now returns booleans

fixed -- mouse.setposxy was not updating mouse.x and mouse.y properly
fixed -- graphics.setline was leaving out the last pixel
fixed -- joystick.GetSlider commands did not match documentation.
fixed -- include file not being found generated 2 error messages.
fixed -- map tilesets no longer have to be in the root directory.
fixed -- gui.showopen changing working directory
fixed -- music.clearMidi not working every time
fixed -- bug in graphics.SetBox
fixed -- bug which caused primatives not to work in a B2D exe when also using a custom exe icon
fixed -- sound.CloneWav
fixed -- apostrophe in a quoted string, in an exe, causing an error
fixed -- Math.GetRndReal taking a long time when the two input parameters were equal
fixed -- changing file version number, company name, etc on exe did not work

added -- Joystick Initialized / Terminated debug messages
added -- Joystick.GetProductName
added -- Function graphics.getmem
added -- keys.GetCaps ; returns true if Cap Lock is on
added -- Music.Ogg commands to autocomplete in IDE

[stevep]

Hi! It's been awhile but I'd like to play around with Brutus again. Can you me PM how I can get it registered on my current computer (since I've already purchased it?)

Also, I read about your personal (real world) issues. I hope they work out. If you've given up on Brutus have you considered releasing the source on PlanetSourceCode? Maybe other people could continue working it for fun.

Just a though.

[Guilect]

PM sent.

Not exactly given up on B2D.
Just reaching some limits.

Like what else to add.
B2D has a ton of features.
I am still thinking of adding multiplayer but I can't get myself to do it mostly because the documentation of it in the help file would consume sooooo much time.
And I like to code, not write help files.

Another limit is bug fixes.
There are a few bugs that have been reported and confirmed that I just can not seem to find out why they do what they do.
Hours of time spent here with no results.

Limits on user base and forum activity.
I had hoped that the community would be self sustaining.
That is, members would post messages and share code and keep the forum alive.
I would spend my time working on B2D.
It has not been exactly very active lately.

Limits on finacial feasability.
Many hundreds of hours, many thousands of lines of code.
Comes out to about 0.001 cent per hour for my time.
I can be working on other projects that might have a better return on investment ratio.

I know some folks are still using B2D.
And some new folks join the existing members from time to time.
I think that B2D is a very capable and fun language.
I hope to have B2D around for a long time.
Future development will just be a little slower.

Cheers

[stevep]

I got it registered again. Thank you very much!

[stevep]

There's no reason why someone like myself cannot develop ActiveX DLL's that can be referenced in Brutus.