HexAxis XXI Update #8
In the tradition of PC-to-PSP homebrew milestones like No Gravity and Ozone, comes HexAxis XXI – a game that brings together elements from other block puzzles like Lumines, Tetris, Cube, and Devil Dice (man, I miss that game). Last we heard of the homebrew game was in a sneak peek of Update #8, and today, developer timwillhack dropped us a line in our inbox of the actual release of HexAxis XXI Update #8 itself.
For those who haven’t keeping tabs on Update #8, features of this version include the 3D menu system and three gameplay modes: Standard (With Preview), Advanced (No Preview and faster), and Quick Run (3 minutes). Also, as promised by timwillhack last time, we get a detailed changelog for this release, coupled with other details from the previous versions. The changelog can be found behind the Full Article link.
Here’s a vid too, just to get your dice-rolling juices pumping:
Now before you download the game, we’ve got a bit of an announcement from timwillhack:
I’m hosting a contest ending Sept 27th 2007 (my birthday) to see who can get the highest score in Quick Run. Whoever is the highest gets a $50US Gamestop Gift Card or similarly priced international prize (non-USA). Anyone who submits a non-validatable score (via the Verification Codes) will forfeit the contest.
Remember to click the Full Article link below to check out the changelog!
Download: HexAxis XXI Update #8
In the tradition of PC-to-PSP homebrew milestones like No Gravity and Ozone, comes HexAxis XXI – a game that brings together elements from other block puzzles like Lumines, Tetris, Cube, and Devil Dice (man, I miss that game). Last we heard of the homebrew game was in a sneak peek of Update #8, and today, developer timwillhack dropped us a line in our inbox of the actual release of HexAxis XXI Update #8 itself.
For those who haven’t keeping tabs on Update #8, features of this version include the 3D menu system and three gameplay modes: Standard (With Preview), Advanced (No Preview and faster), and Quick Run (3 minutes). Also, as promised by timwillhack last time, we get a detailed changelog for this release, coupled with other details from the previous versions.
- Very important updates:
- Fixed very major bugs with the combo / multiplier system getting stuck
- Added Drop combos, Wipe Combos, and total multiplier (all of them added up)
- Added Verification codes which are unique to each mode,score and multiplier to stop cheating
- If you are in a game, if you try to start over it asks if you are sure before restarting
- The further you get in the 2 main modes the faster everything goes
- Advanced mode starts faster than Standard
- Preview line is off for Advanced and Quick Run
- Zipped content is under 14megs! ~18megs unzipped (thats less than the last update with less content)
- Added High Score table with Score, Highest Multiplier and Verification code for each mode
- Added 2 new levels Sleepy Spudgy and Tornado Card (Removed Hippie Tie Die)
- Added Logo and Menu Music
- Added Rotating Level Select Menu with mp3 preview and background / color preview
- Added fonts with shadows for menu and HUD
- New Pause Screen allows you to change the level without restarting or go back to main menu without losing the running game
- A ton of new transitions from everything from the logo to the pause screen
- Much cleaner and readable HUD during gameplay, including keeping the multipliers off unless you have them
- Square button is another turbo button but half way between turbo and regular speed
- If you put a dice down and it resets to the top, you have to let go of down before the dice will move down unless you are holding up
- If you put a 1 down, its bad! The grid will fade out so you can barely see the dice until you put another down, this is meant to screw you up
Here’s a vid too, just to get your dice-rolling juices pumping:
Now before you download the game, we’ve got a bit of an announcement from timwillhack:
I’m hosting a contest ending Sept 27th 2007 (my birthday) to see who can get the highest score in Quick Run. Whoever is the highest gets a $50US Gamestop Gift Card or similarly priced international prize (non-USA). Anyone who submits a non-validatable score (via the Verification Codes) will forfeit the contest.
Download: HexAxis XXI Update #8