Lukos Software

Well, after a long wait, the beta for MageGuild 2.0 is up. If you're interested in participating in the beta testing, please head over to the forum post on the subject.

As much as I loathe the things, I've had to add a Captcha to the form for submitting new issues, due to clever spambots submitting dubious links there. Note that this only applies to unauthenticated users; if you have an account, and you're logged into it, you shouldn't even see it when you go to submit a bug or suggestion. If you run into any problems with it, please drop me a line. Thanks!

New version of MageGuild is up; there were several nasty breaking bugs in 1.4, and they've been corrected for 1.4.1. Also, a set of tutorials and some reference material have been added to the Level Editor's help.

As always, let me know about any bugs you find, concerns or comments you have, etc.

It's been a long time in coming, but MageGuild 1.4 is finally out for public consumption!

The big thing for this version is the addition of a level editor: you can now build custom scenarios to play through, and create mods for the base game. Have a great idea for a monster or an item that you think the game is missing? Create it as a mod, add it in. Want to see how other players fare against your most devious mazes? Build a scenario for them to test themselves against. Once your creations are done, upload them to the site and share them with the community!

I realize that the editor's help is rather lacking at the moment. I haven't had time to put together a decent tutorial, and I figured it would be better to let you guys play with the editor than to make you sit on your hands until I found the time to put one together. Hopefully, things are fairly self-explanatory, and if you get stuck on something, the beta testers have been playing with it for a while, so I'm sure they can help you out if you post in the forums.

Speaking of the beta-testers, a gigantic thank-you to them, this release would not exist without their help.

As always, please report any problems you find, issues you have, or ideas for improvement. Thanks!

Remember when I mentioned growing pains?

My host swapped us between servers, which I requested, but I wasn't aware of the exact timing on it. As a result, a bunch of data was lost, including some user accounts and some posted content. So, I apologize, and hopefully we'll be able to keep that from happening again.

Welcome to Lukos Software's new home!

I apologize for any growing pains, but something like Drupal has been needed for some time, and now seems like the time to do it. We can finally have a forum integrated with the rest of the site, the ability to comment on news, and a means of sharing creations for the MageGuild editor- and yes, it'll be released properly in a few days. If you have any issues or questions, please drop me a line on the Contact page.

Also, if you had earned a user rank of some sort on the old forum, be sure to drop me a comment about it, and I'll make sure to update the badges on your new account accordingly.