Shaw's Nightmare

musa · Post by **musa** » July 30th, 2011, 7:19 am

mk1995 wrote:Are you kidding? Why let someone else take over the project and potentially take it a path you never intended it to instead of just assembling a team of voluntaries and leading the development yourself? At least that's the way I'd do it.

Well I've tried at Allegro forums but they refused.

mk1995 · Post by **mk1995** » July 30th, 2011, 1:54 pm

So that's the case. Unfortunately, I'm not the stick-to-it type so I drop projects in the middle of their development. And even if I were just a part of the staff I couldn't help you. My strengths lie neither in programming nor graphics/music design, but in script translation.
But if I may ask: Why has the project become "too big" for you?

Dark77 wrote:By the way, what's Shaw's Nightmare? : D

Reading this topic might help.

Edit: I've merged all three of your topics into this one. It's beyond me how you failed to notice this one twice despite it being stickied.

musa · Post by **musa** » July 30th, 2011, 5:11 pm

The story of the project is a bit long but I'll tell it to you.

After seeing my sister try to make a show called Yogus, I decided to make a game starring the son (Shaw). In 2007 I started working. But then I did not program I only made the graphics (did I make any sounds?) so I cancelled it. In 2008 after learning about the Build Engine, I resurrected the project and one programmer called Nuno Martinez volenteered but when I tried to propose selling the project, he quit and I couldn't make the game autally work until June 2009. Then I started losing interest in the project. In April 2010, I started but lost interest again. In fact I tried to resurrect the project but lost intrest in it. Then in March 2011 I resurrected the project and I didn't lose intrest. But then now.... I'm losing the interest altogether. I rarely think of the project, and when I do I get distracted.

The project is on the downfall, because I'm an idiot. My cousins would be disgusted. They had high hopes for this project and now this project has become "too big" as you said.

Wow a long post. I wish I could talk to my 12-year-old self just ONCE. If I ever did, I would say:
"Do not sell the game. Don't be such an idiot. Release it freely. This programmer is the greatest. Do not take him for granted."

mk1995 · Post by **mk1995** » July 30th, 2011, 5:58 pm

Considering how many times you dropped the project in its lifetime makes me wanna recommend you to just kill it off there and now, and concentrate on something else. Something that doesn't end up in your biting off more than you can chew. At least that's what I'd do in your stead.

musa · Post by **musa** » August 2nd, 2011, 12:50 pm

I don't know about this but the root of the project's problems stem from me wanting to sell it.

mk1995 · Post by **mk1995** » August 2nd, 2011, 5:10 pm

If that's the problem, then don't! Stop thinking of making money with this. Banish that thought and you might be able to enjoy making this project. Besides, I couldn't think of anybody who'd buy another Doom clone at this age - for DOS, no less.

musa · Post by **musa** » November 18th, 2011, 4:05 pm

I've decided to continue the development of Shaw's Nightmare. Download the current alpha here.

mk1995 · Post by **mk1995** » November 18th, 2011, 5:46 pm

Merged. Can't be arsed to look on the bottom half of Page 1 for it, eh?

musa · Post by **musa** » November 20th, 2011, 9:33 am

I uploaded an alpha slideshow. Download it here: http://www.mediafire.com/?jpkdcddce5e1hzz

Also I need some level designers. Anyone who volunteers should PM me and I'll send you the level editor and current art.

musa · Post by **musa** » August 31st, 2012, 4:06 pm

This is a new Shaw's Nightmare which I created today. You can download it here: http://www.mediafire.com/?pnecgfd9oc9jbqu

Norbert · Post by **Norbert** » August 31st, 2012, 5:07 pm

musa wrote:This is a new Shaw's Nightmare which I created today. You can download it here: http://www.mediafire.com/?pnecgfd9oc9jbqu

Are you sure that's the URL you wanted to link to?
SN0_1.ZIP, it seems to be a "tech demo".

(It works in DOSBox, by the way. What I did is download DOS4G and then rename DOS4G.EXE to DOS4GW.EXE.)

musa · Post by **musa** » August 31st, 2012, 6:08 pm

Norbert wrote:
musa wrote:This is a new Shaw's Nightmare which I created today. You can download it here: http://www.mediafire.com/?pnecgfd9oc9jbqu
Are you sure that's the URL you wanted to link to?
SN0_1.ZIP, it seems to be a "tech demo".

Yes.

Norbert · Post by **Norbert** » September 2nd, 2012, 9:18 am

musa, please re-upload this mod, so I can add it to popot.org.
The download link there is no longer working.
Both links on your website here for that mod also don't work.
Thanks.

musa · Post by **musa** » September 10th, 2012, 10:21 pm

Re-uploaded. You can download it here: http://www.mediafire.com/?u7673cbmc8ps31c. But I have a question: why are the links not working anymore?

Norbert · Post by **Norbert** » September 11th, 2012, 12:02 am

musa wrote:Re-uploaded. You can download it here: http://www.mediafire.com/?u7673cbmc8ps31c. But I have a question: why are the links not working anymore?

Thanks, I'll add it tomorrow.

As to why the old links are no longer working...
Possibly something related to their Terms of Service. (One of their employees may have flagged the mod as copyright/trademark infringement, for example.)
Or, less likely, related to their current or past Content Retention policy. (If you registered using a temporary e-mail address and rarely login, for example.)

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