For anyone wondering about the current state-of-the-art in knighting, this is it, set to nice music courtesy of KAG Player Sangfroid! Sick keg drops, massive streaks, and an unbelievable capture denial make this a must watch.
Forum Discussion here: https://forum.kag2d.com/threads/tender-is-the-knight.20734/
Enjoy!
TweetCurrently thd.vg is still not available, and the plan is for it to be re-aquired by us following the previous registrar going bust. We’re looking for ways to speed this up, considering that we’re the previous owner.
thd.vg emails will still not work as a result and will reply with that annoying MAILER DAEMON - FAILURE message. There’s nothing we can do about this in the short term. The most important thing to remember is you can email support@kag2d.com for support queries.
transhumandesign.net, transhumandesign.org and transhumandesign.pl have been registered (amidst quite a lot of intra-company debate about what domain to go with), and we’re talking with the owner of transhumandesign.com about acquiring it - we’re still debating what we should use as a core domain to avoid this big mess happening again; ideally we’d like a core domain that’s short and uses a time-proven top level domain - the issue with thd.vg is a result of political issues surrounding the .vg TLD.
Our build server has been unavailable through this time, though Ryan/FliesLikeABrick and Joe/jrgp have been working on getting it going again so we can test and release updates.
A patch for KAG should make it out next week, luck withholding. Included in the patch are some boat changes (increased speed, ramming ability moved from war boat to long boat), some more CTF Map changes, votekick improvements (can abstain from voting, and the message is a bit smaller), a crash fix or two, a handful of community fixes to things like workshops and spike kills, and some minor modding fixes; more modding fixes will come in a later patch as a result of some side project development.
Max/Geti
TweetHey all,
Due to the issues we’re still having with thd.vg’s registrar, we have changed our support email from support@thd.vg to support@kag2d.com. Please use support@kag2d.com for all future help requests.
Regards,
Joe/jrgp
TweetHi all,
Due to an issue with the “.vg” TLD, some of the KAG services (forum, jabber, API, update system) were out for roughly an hour or so this morning. Ryan and I were promptly notified and we resolved the issue as soon as we could. Also, be aware that none of the email addresses for @thd.vg currently work at this time. This includes support@thd.vg. We are currently working towards a fix/work around.
Please report any additional issues to joe@u13.net or ryan@u13.net
Regards,
Your quiet neighborhood sysadmin, jrgp/joe
TweetHey guys, kinda small build this time but there’s some nice little changes in there that will help server owners tweak their play experience how they like, and hopefully see a rise in novel modes.
Build should be out across all platforms within the hour. Be sure to leave your comments in the build thread on the forums.
As always, have fun!
Max/Geti
TweetQuite a big balance patch this time, with a few experimental changes in the mix too. Let the changelog begin:
I think that’s about it - quite a lot so there might be a few issues, but it should be fine for the weekend. Have fun!
Max
Edit by Tom: Server auto-updates explained here
Hello,
With regards to the recent Heartbleed SSL vulnerabilities that have been taking its toll on the Internet, our system administrators have patched our server infrastructure such that we are not vulnerable to any SSL attacks.
Cheers,
Furai/Lucas
Hey,
We’ve recently been working on our website in order to bring you this promotion! This is an amazing offer - for only $12.99 you can get two copies of KAG!
All you need to do is to go to our main website and buy the game from there.
This promotion together with the newly released mod “Shiprekt” will make the best gift you can ever do to your friend!
Don’t hesitate. Buy the game and play this amazing mod with your friend!
Cheers,
Furai/Lucas
This is a full conversion mod for KAG. Our first idea was to make a simple top-down shooter like Asteroids. But what if you were free to build the ship from blocks? Furthermore what if these blocks were random like Tetris? Mix it with 2 other classics: Arcanoid and Bomberman and you’ve got Shiprekt.
We made this mod because we believe in making games that provide simple gameplay elements but combined with freedom and your creativity - bring an infinite possibility of action, total havoc and wreckage. In other words FUN.
Build Ships!
Wreck the Enemy!
How to get it?
Shiprekt is a mod for King Arthur’s Gold. If you’ve purchased KAG then just launch the servers browser and pick a blue server that has this mod on. If you don’t have KAG yet, get it here or on Steam.
How to Play:
*Your Core (spawn) provides random parts
*Use these parts to build your ship
*Protect your Core
*Destroy all other ships Cores
*Avoid falling into water (ever watched Jaws?)
*After losing your core you get switched to another team, this happens until there is one team left
*(only) All players on the final surviving team get points - so play nice!
*[ WASD ] to move around
*[ E ] when close to use ship components
*[ SPACE ] rotates blocks while building.
*[ LMB ] to punch boarders
*[ SPACE ] releases all couplings (gray crosses) when sitting in a seat
*[ SCROLL ] zoom in/out
(these keys apply by default only)
Have fun and let us know on forums what you think of the game.
Please share/tweet/facebook this link so more players come play!
TweetIncoming Big Build!
Lots of KAG Tweaks, and AUS Official Servers!
First of all, the example mod “Shiprekt” is having its first public release! It’s a bit rough around the edges but demonstrates a complete total conversion to top down ship building carnage!
List of “Shiprekt” Features:
A handful of KAG tweaks have gone ahead at the same time, either driven by Shiprekt development, community feedback, tester suggestions or sudden inspiration to change things up.
List of the major KAG tweaks:
There are also now Official Australian Servers, have a look for them in the server browser! Only took 3 years!
These are the result of some collaboration with the guys hosting the major community Aus servers to move their ever competent admins over to an official capacity, and keep the Aus community strong in the face of them running low on funding. As always the official servers are hosted by Joe/jrgp. We’ll be working hard to keep these servers up to the same quality as the old community ones.
Have Fun!
Max/Geti
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A tiny manned torpedo launch - sorry for the ugly gif compression!
Some people were asking about how disconnected ships are possible, so here’s a gif explaining one of the many ways - you can also simply build blocks in the water without connecting them to your main ship, and blocks can become separated through destruction as well.
This gif is particularly fitting cause we’re preparing to launch the mod today, we’re testing the changes that have been made to KAG and making sure the mod works more or less out of the box, and doesn’t break your normal KAG install.
All things going according to plan (hahaha, yeah right) we’ll hopefully have it in your hot little hands tonight.
Have Fun!
Max/Geti
TweetWhile there was meant to be a build out today with the modding example, a whole heap of new features, and gold names for the Aus Official servers, it’s been delayed.
We’ll be doing our best to get it out on Monday, but we haven’t had enough time to test the changes to KAG “proper”, and the mod example needs a bit more cleaning until MM’s happy to let it into the public hands.
We’re in disagreement about what’s fun at the moment and I think it’ll be much more productive to come back to it after the weekend than make some knee-jerk reaction that could cripple the game.
Sorry to disappoint anyone waiting on the edge of their seat. Delays happen.
Have fun!
Max/Geti
TweetMod Example Video
THD Tester Norill today recreated the classic game “Left” in the upcoming example mod “Bomb Voyage!”. We’ve done this a few times already during development to test out the physics but to see it happen emergently during testing brought a happy tear to our eyes :’)
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