Well, here we are! Almost one month since the last blog update. There have been some things going on during that period. Most of the time we spent on improvmenet of our work as a team - being stranded in different parts of the planet it proves to be extremely difficult. First of all, we started working on the community side of the game, which will hopefully be up and running within several days (stay tuned for more details). During several of our brainstorming sessions we came up with dozens of new ideas we want to introduce in the game. I won't tell you much at this point (don't want to spoil the surprise!), but I can shed some light on one fact: you will be amazed, astonished and completely dazed! (did I mention "amazed"?) Fear not though: we will gradually share the secrets as the development progresses!

The coding of the game itself is going smoothly as it should. The main concept of the AI for the penguins is almost ready and the implementation is underway. A preliminary user interface is being created and the entire control system of the penguins has been greatly improved. Also, the penguins themselves will soon speak with their own voices! You will love the way they chat, mock and sing!

On the business side, we've been quite busy too. We keep meeting new people willing to help us promote SnowballZ in the best way possible. We even found possible contacts in Europe, so we might truly spread worldwide sometime soon! And don't forget: if you're going to attend the GDC this year, be sure to talk to Michael Lubker, the "main dude" of SnowballZ team!


Stay tuned for more updates!

/Krzysztof