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Taking a break to do some work
Posted by Data in General DRL - January 9th, 2007

There will be a little gap in new builds and activity for a while. We need to divert some time into other work that actually pays, so we can keep working on the Data Realms projects later. Something has to take care of the bills, I’m afraid…

In better news: when we come back we will start cranking away on the scene (level/map) editor, and it will kick ass. With this completely in-game WYSIWYG tool, you’ll be able to create the layers of terrain, scatter the debris in the ground, place Terrain Object hierarchies, and place individual Movable Objects (Actors, etc.) wherever you want. Then you can immediately test your scene and see how it plays. It’ll all be completely controllable with either the mouse or gamepad.

So keep checking back here – I’ll be posting some UI concept sketches for the editor later. Just don’t hold your collective breaths for new builds for a while.

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56 Responses to “Taking a break to do some work”

  1. Dr Derek Doctors - # January 9th, 2007 at 5:00 pm

    Aw! Well, good luck with the proper work!

  2. I am Drunkman - # January 9th, 2007 at 5:01 pm

    This sounds really cool, can you make a fog material that you can destroy with a flach light? that would be cool aswell…

  3. Owen - # January 9th, 2007 at 6:53 pm

    Here comes my tyranid planet map!

  4. Jack The Llama Commando - # January 9th, 2007 at 6:53 pm

    Ah man. This will kick ass. 😀

  5. Giant.Metal.Idiot - # January 9th, 2007 at 7:26 pm

    Good to see that your working on the scene editor!

  6. levi - # January 9th, 2007 at 8:29 pm

    hey what resaloution are you guys running your computer at when u play cortex command full screen

  7. Tomaster - # January 9th, 2007 at 8:58 pm

    hey data can u give me the old cortex command control scheme?(1st player uses the number pad to shoot and inventory and arrow keys to move)

  8. killer222 - # January 9th, 2007 at 10:20 pm

    wow can’t waite !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! keep up good work data
    because this game is the best i ever played!!!

  9. Metroid48 - # January 9th, 2007 at 10:29 pm

    Hey, great to hear the map editor’s coming along. As one question, though, will you be able to add your own materials to the map? And if so, how will it manage to keep it working when new materials are added?

    Anyway, keep up the good work! Looking back, CC has come a long way and’s going to the top!

    -Metroid48

    PS. please add a toggle for blood.

  10. iwillcontrolyou - # January 9th, 2007 at 10:49 pm

    can’t wait for the level editor, good luck

  11. levi - # January 9th, 2007 at 10:52 pm

    hey what resaloution are you guys running your computer at when u play cortex command full screen

    myn goes all weird and im running at 1025 by 768 or somethin

  12. Axxel - # January 9th, 2007 at 11:01 pm

    I’m on 1024×768 as well. It runs just fine on full screen.

  13. Metroid48 - # January 9th, 2007 at 11:19 pm

    I run it windowed at 1024×768. A little laggy, but it works.

  14. Nikola - # January 10th, 2007 at 4:13 am

    I play it at fullscreen(1024×768)!!!

    It’s working fine!!!

    But when i play the game at the end off loading it says “PRESS ANY KEY TO START!” in the lates build(build 11) but you don’t must click a button it starts whitout it!!!

  15. Juggz - # January 10th, 2007 at 4:21 am

    Will we be able to define new materials in the editor?

    Just to save time, make it easier and stuff to make new materials…

  16. Tomaster - # January 10th, 2007 at 7:21 am

    hey anyone can u give me the old cortex command control scheme?(1st player uses the number pad to shoot and inventory and arrow keys to move)

  17. Ye - # January 10th, 2007 at 7:42 am

    YEAAHHHH. Can’t wait 😀

  18. ToonyMan - # January 10th, 2007 at 1:19 pm

    Awesome! 😀

  19. ben clark - # January 10th, 2007 at 3:42 pm

    PLEASE PLEASE make the game a little less sluggish (not metal sluggish! :D) i mean do make it so slow i cant even get to my guys fast enough! to save my brain! also make it so u dont have to destroy the brain. make it so its like a story mode with one guy you control and u pick up health and all of that. just a thought

  20. ben clark - # January 10th, 2007 at 3:42 pm

    sorry not do, dont

  21. Tomaster - # January 10th, 2007 at 3:45 pm

    hellooooooooooooo hey anyone can u give me the old cortex command control scheme?(1st player uses the number pad to shoot and inventory and arrow keys to move)

  22. BreenedandScrooned - # January 10th, 2007 at 4:40 pm

    Good to hear the map editor is coming, I hope it turns out good. And I run the game in full screen at 1280×1024, and it runs fine.

  23. Juggz - # January 10th, 2007 at 5:13 pm

    Ben Clark, their working on the story mode.

    Go to the forums and the official area to find out more.

  24. levi - # January 10th, 2007 at 5:47 pm

    yeah its weird when i run cortex command on full screen everything is the wrong coler like the space is torquoise. and how do u take an image ill show u guys

  25. TheLastBanana - # January 10th, 2007 at 6:56 pm

    Print Screen Sys Rq, above insert.

  26. levi - # January 10th, 2007 at 8:02 pm

    then where do i find the photo i saved

  27. Tomaster - # January 10th, 2007 at 8:48 pm

    WHY DOES NO ONE ANSWER ME!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!??!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!

  28. ToonyMan - # January 10th, 2007 at 9:05 pm

    Tomaster: I dont think you can.

    Just not left and right. :p

  29. BreenedandScrooned - # January 10th, 2007 at 10:50 pm

    Levi, the photo is in the Cortex Command folder, it should be called “testdump000” or something like that.

  30. Aqua General - # January 10th, 2007 at 11:05 pm

    When you run it at 1280×1024 it gets very glitchy.

  31. BreenedandScrooned - # January 10th, 2007 at 11:19 pm

    I haven’t noticed any glitches. What kind of glitches are you talking about?

  32. levi - # January 11th, 2007 at 1:52 pm

    when i go full screen it doesnt go glitchy it just the colers are diferent like on the main menu space is all torquoise and orange and when u play evrything is all pink

  33. levi - # January 11th, 2007 at 4:44 pm

    ok it is weird i just saved a screen of what i am talking about and when i look at the screen its normal theres no coler problems but when i play the game my self there is

  34. levi - # January 11th, 2007 at 4:54 pm

    i just took a picture of it with my camera on my sd card now how do i show it to u guys

  35. Dkc3 - # January 11th, 2007 at 8:07 pm

    Oh yes finally!!!

  36. BreenedandScrooned - # January 11th, 2007 at 10:00 pm

    I don’t know, I don’t think you can post pictures here. You could do it on the forums though.

  37. Kurrus - # January 12th, 2007 at 1:37 pm

    Oh my god. Oh my god. Oh my god.
    No, no, no I’m not excited, no, I don’t, because if I was, it would be like “im not excited” and everybody will think I am, when Im not, no, no way, Im not.

  38. Niros - # January 12th, 2007 at 2:40 pm

    For the love of god,

    This place is reserved for comments about Data’s last entry. If you want ot have a discussion filled with complaints and rants. Take it to the forum, where people will actually answer you.

  39. Aqua General - # January 12th, 2007 at 4:28 pm

    Try 1280×1024 resolution, it does get glithcy, half the screen is black and if any thing goes there it smears along it.

  40. Aqua General - # January 12th, 2007 at 4:31 pm

    Sorry about being off-topic.

  41. Giant.Metal.Idiot - # January 12th, 2007 at 6:34 pm

    EVERYONE SHUT THE HELL UP! WE HAVE A DAMN FORUM! Anyway, I’ve just realised, with Data’s break, it seems like we are gonna have to wait months for the next blog update. 🙁

  42. Batesman - # January 13th, 2007 at 1:45 pm

    oh well we can just play Cortex Command!

  43. levi - # January 13th, 2007 at 10:00 pm

    sryy for not posting this in the forums but something is wrong and i cant make a profile but is it possible to play 1 vs. 1 when u bolth use a xbox 360 wired controller

  44. Jay - # January 14th, 2007 at 12:46 am

    Wow, you guys should have a little thingy asking for donations. Cortex Command is one of the most AMAZING side scrollers I’ve ever seen!!

  45. Data - # January 14th, 2007 at 2:47 pm

    Levi, yes.

  46. levi - # January 14th, 2007 at 4:56 pm

    alright coll cause my freind doesnt realy like the keybourd.

  47. koniferus - # January 14th, 2007 at 9:25 pm

    Data, you should start a mailing list so you can email us when your next release is.

  48. Promo - # January 15th, 2007 at 11:38 am

    Grrr I CANT WAIT til next build!!!! I suppose if you didn’t work this ite wouldn’t be here but hurry up!!!

  49. levi - # January 15th, 2007 at 2:25 pm

    gest some mods on ur demo makes it seem like its a new build

  50. Giant.Metal.Idiot - # January 16th, 2007 at 6:41 pm

    WHAT THE HELL IS WRONG WITH FRIGGING PROPER ENGLISH!?