Lode Runner Online: The Mad Monks' Revenge Rewrite project uses a custom user interface - all the user interface elements in the game are made from scratch. We could have used an off-the-shelf solution but, unfortunately, they all appear to attempt to replicate Windows with a myriad of controls and…
The Mad Monks' Revenge Definitive Edition has come a long way since we started the project back in 2014. What did the game look like in the beginning? Welcome to Lode Runner! Not very impressive, but you've got to start somewhere! The above shot was taken in June 2014 -…
Two and a half years ago, the darkness mode was improved [https://www.quarkrobot.com/same-but-different-3/] to support multiple players as the original only works with one player. This effect has worked well since then but recently it was reported that some Ubuntu machines produce corrupted RenderTarget textures. Up until…
Proper screen scaling was added to Lode Runner several months ago but I thought I'd do a quick write up for those that like to know more of the behind the scenes workings. No scaling As you can see in the image above, the game window was previously not scaled.…
Similar to the previous 3-part series on converting the original AVI cut-scenes (Astral [https://www.quarkrobot.com/goodbye-avi-hello-presage/], Reef [https://www.quarkrobot.com/goodbye-avi2/], post-credits [https://www.quarkrobot.com/goodbye-avi3/]) to the propriety Presage format, this post goes into some detail on how I modified the post-game credits. *Updated post-game…
I've decided not to update the builds this month. The main reason is the 43 errors and 18 warnings stopping the game from compiling over the weekend. The actual reason is LAN gameplay is not working and the content management system is being swapped over. To make up for the…
Some of you may have noticed that the the original, studio recorded, CD audio does not come with this rewrite of Lode Runner Online: The Mad Monks' Revenge. The CD audio is available as a DLC (which you can get via the downloads page [https://mmr.quarkrobot.com/manual/get-started.…
Selecting regions and cut/copy/paste are basic features in the Lode Runner Online: The Mad Monks' Revenge puzzle editor and thanks to a complete rewrite, they just got better! Are you a dedicated puzzle maker who spends hours tinkering away? Do you like to make symmetrical puzzles? Say hello…