Minor update, that could put a smile on your face. :)

Straight from the mouth of Mark Steven Pierce himself, from the facebook group:

Hey, Been busy but trying to get the Zsculpt guys to get the level editor wrapped. Will get back with news as this develops.

That's what I like to hear! Now that I have more time after finishing the Myth II project I've been working on.

Keep your eyes on this space, as I will keep you updated on all Dark Castle related news

What is going to happen to the Dark Castle Blog?

So, Return to Dark Castle came out. Now what? Since this is a New blog, will it be closed?

Short answer? No.

Long answer? No, the blog wont shut down until there is nothing left to say. I still have plans for the blog, it should be the best choice for Dark Castle news around the net.

Sorry for not updating recently, I have been really busy, but I will have more time, so you should see faster updates now.

NEWS! Straight from the source

First off, the picture is a custom level made by Zack Black to show off the level editor.

Also, Zack Black was left us all with some news, so, I will go straight to the quotes.

GAME NEWS:

Here's the latest news: SHFF has very thorough beta testers. DC3 is, and has been, extremely stable for about the last 6 months to a year. SHFF is finding little things like, say you use a morning star in the training to defeat the henchmen then die by running into a wall and restart the training while patting your head and rubbing your tummy AND you're playing on a Friday the 13th, then the training stops working and you have to quit back to the main screen, lol. I'm not knocking them for their hard work, it's great to have people who can find these weird little edge cases we never thought of, but that is what is actually delaying the game at this point. Let me be clear that MSP wants to release ASAP, as in today if it were possible. But they are going to continue to experiment and stress test until they are completely satisfied with it. In the supposed "final" build that was sent to them around the time the trailer was released, they found 13 of these little quirks. I fixed all of them and sent another build a few days ago, in which they uncovered 5 more. All of which were quickly dealt with. I sent them another build last night with all issues solved. They will test it on Monday at the latest.

The release is very close. It's NOT going to take another year. SHFF wants it out as badly as we (you) do. Stay cool all.

Level Editor news:

The level editor will likely be made available as a free download shortly after the game is released. Price is yet to be determined, but likely in the $20 - $30 range. Distribution is initially going to be download only, but SHFF is looking at boxed copies down the road if it sells well.

I think most of you expect that I never answer any of these because I've been hiding in a crack in the Dungeon for the last couple of years. I'm making an effort to play a more active role now.

You can customize wall / floor textures, stairs, backgrounds, just about anything except for items and enemies.

So, I'm sure everyone will be happy with this news. I know I was. :)

Now, as promised, a shout out to everyone that left comments before!

Thayne, you are stoked for Return to Dark Castle. Thanks for leaving a comment!

Izdale, I know you go to the forums and such, but I said I would give a shout out to everyone who left a comment, Thanks!

Freed, I'm right there with you, I can't see how anyone wouldn't be excited for DC3! Tahnks for the comment!

Anonymous, You may not have put a named down, but I'm glad you read this blog, and I'm sorry there isn't more news to share. Thanks for the comment!

Hamishi, Thank you! I'm glad some people are reading this, and Thanks for the comment!

SHFF site, extremely minor update.

As I said in the title, there's been an extremely minor update to SuperHappyFunFun's site, which is now linking to some of the news articles mentioning Return to Dark Castle.

Like, I said, nothing major. But it's good to know that they are keeping tabs on what people think of Return to Dark Castle. :)

On a side note, this is the blog's 50 post. Congrats to those watching this blog, and keeping it alive.

Everyone reading leave a comment, and get a shout out in one of the next blog posts.

Source [SuperHappyFunFun]

UPDATE: Zsculpt.com partially updated.

I realized that there was something I missed when I first read the page, and thanks to 'Bryant Esquire', I noticed it, and without further adu:

Many milestones have been reached in the recent weeks, so we can finally think about what comes after DC3's release. Feel free to post the trailer anywhere you like, and spread the word that the final release is just days away.

I bolded the part that is the best news of all. :)

Magic Brooms - News From Zack Black

Why did Merlin conjure them up? To help sweep away the nasty dust and spiders that plagued him while he was working on his electrical inventions. If only the software development process was as easy to deal with. Not to worry though, the current build is very stable on all the Mac setups we've tested, but SHFF seems to have a knack for discovering rats that escaped our traps.

I quotith Zack Black, and once again, you can take this any way you want, it could mean that everything is done, and he is just worried SHFF might dig up some small bug. Or it could be taken as, they found another glitch at the last moment...

Like I said, take this how you will?

News from... Joe Williams?

It seems like forever since we heard anything from Delta Tao, probably because it's been almost a year since we heard anything Dark Castle related, yet tonight, he sent out an E-Mail, which read:

Delta Tao gave the rights to Dark Castle back to Mark Pierce, the
original designer, so Return to Dark Castle will be published by his
new company, Super Happy Fun Fun. When? We still don't know -- but
it's looking very, very close.

Check out this trailer:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=az6ispvk_WM

Also, keep your eyes open for updates at:

http://www.returntodarkcastle.com

Don't forget to vote! Make a difference.

Thanks!

--Joe Williams
President, Delta Tao
http://deltatao.com/deltajoe/

So, take this as you will, it could mean that that game is really done, and that he's been asked to let people know through his mailing list.

Or, it could just be him seeing all the headlines lately...

Like I said, take is as you will...

Return to Dark Castle news, Finally!

After quite a drought of official news for some time, DuncanFanCoolDude, noticed that SuperHappyFunFun updated their site with new pictures, information, and the required specs to run Return to Dark Castle.

Not a bad update at all, in fact, almost the best update we could have asked for.

Still I hear you asking: "WHEN?"

Well, according to SuperHappyFunFun's site:

"This game is coming very soon for Macintosh computers."

LINK - SuperHappyFunFun

They are still working on it..

Now, due to people blowing their top over from news that ends up not being as soon as it sounds, take this with a warning attached: Don't get to hyped up, it will lead to disappointment.

Blah blah, now that that is overwith...

Zack Morris:

"we ran into a bit of a bug we are working on today

it's minor, but we can't reproduce it, so hafta send version to SHFF and get responses till it's fixed

there are literally like 2-3 bugs left

and we are in final talks now about distribution and payments and stuff

can't go into details tho, but feel free to tell the forum

and sorry about the web page, we'd update it, but just don't have anything new to report

zack talks to SHFF about every day no

the last month has basically been explaining bugs and gameplay decisions to SHFF and checking them off their beta testing system

there have been some holdups, mostly becase SHFF is more about marketing and we are more software engineers

I'm 90% sure it will come out this fall

if it were up to zack and I, I'd say 99.9%, but SHFF has the final say"

New stuff!

I wrote a review for Beyond Dark Castle, which can be found here:

LINK

I did something interesting with photoshop, and Fireball 1 here:

LINK

The almost complete catalog of DC3 Demos/Betas:

LINK

Also, I added new emoticons from the forum, go check them out here:

LINK

Zack Black Speakith.

 SHFF closed out all the issues regarding the gameplay or graphics changes today except for a few small things I'll be looking at this week. If they're read, then we should have the intel build of the demo posted any day now.

:)

More done to the Dark Castle wiki

I did a lot more work to the Dark Castle wiki, most noticeably, with the galleries, for levels, and versions of the games, and pages for each level and level path, go check it out!

Once again if anyone feels like it.. PLEASE DO HELP!

Link

Lastly, for anyone reading this, someone asked me "Any insider news?", My reply? "Oh little things here and there, but I heard something small but good recently"

Still, you're looking for better news, I would say look no farther then this forum topic(With quotes from Zack/s!):

Link

Started work on the Dark Castle Wiki

I gave a start to the Dark Castle Wiki tonight.

I did one new page:

Link

As well as start cleaning up the Original Dark Castle Page:

Link

Still, we're just getting started, and any help would be nice.

I'm back!

Although I forgot to mentioned to you guys reading my blog.

I had some personal issues I had to sort out, and I am finally back

Which means more blog posts... Hopefully :p

Public Secret - Good News! Shhh though.

What I am telling you is so secret, that I am not even allowed to tell you, so what I can tell you is:

Good News. Coming Soon.

You never heard, nor saw me.

Congratulations New Moderator! Guess who!

After the recent spam attack and the closing of the "Off Topic" section, and the ever approaching release of Return To Dark Castle, I knew I needed another Moderator, to help me keep things under control.

I held a Poll for people to vote on who they thought should be a mod, because after all, this is a community, and I will let them decide for themselves what they want. And so voting commenced.

And now that it's past midnight, so now we have our new Moderator, and I would like everyone to give a hand to our, and you newest Moderator:

gruz!

I know, NO one saw THIS coming :P seriously though, may he help for a long time to come, and be there to help out those in need.

In following, if you missed them before, here are some of the recent additions to the forum:

• Users can now find this board through invisionfree's database under 'Macintosh'.

• 'User browsing this forum' section, and 'users browsing this topic' added.

• Users must now verify their E-Mail addresses manually, which hopefully will cut down on spam

• Behind the scenes prepping for new Moderator.

I still have some aces up my sleeves, so expect some other cool additions over the coming months :) I know, I'm too good to you.. jk.

Another thing to note, is that the "Off-Topic" is opened again, it may be a feeding ground for spam bots for a little while, so be careful, but feel free to use it now.

And lastly! There's one more thing, as a present to this forum, and blog, I spent some hours today working on this, and I think I will share it with you check it out here:

LINK

According to Zack Morris, "SHFF has the final say, we are waiting till everything is ironed out and they give the go ahead"

It's time that we show them our support and gratitude for this sure to be great game! We need everyone to email SHFF at whazup@superhappyfunfun.com

Let them know that you are a member of the Dark Castle Forum (if you are), and that we understand that RTDC is near to being released, and that we are offering our support and thanks for working on this great game, and that we are highly anticipating it's release.

 -Izdale

Old Zack Black interview

Izdale pointed out an old Zack Black interview, so I thought I'd share it

HERE

Welcome All to the Dark Castle BLOG!!

Like the title suggests, I finally got around to making a Dark Castle blog, following the newest Dark Castle news, and mostly, pointing to Dark Castle news articles, and new posts on my forum, and perhaps some cool 'New' info.

Thanks for watching!

-Jon God

For those who just stumbled upon this page, and are looking for the forum, it can be found here:

Dark Castle Forum