Shoy Schot! nui Press Release

          Virtual Gaia Games is proud to introduce Shoy Schot! nui, an electronic card game. The game will release Sunday, December 29^th, 2013 to all PC user for free!

          Shoy Schot! is an additive, console-based, strategic card game created in C#. Starting out as a simple minigame about flipping cards and gaining ownership over the game board it soon blossomed into a full fledged card game with a mega ton of customization options and gameplay modes. And now, with Shoy Schot! nui, it has finally reached its ultimate form!

          Shoy Schot! nui retains all the features of the previous release (Shoy Schot! Stand-Alone Edition Version 2.0.1.9) which included (but not limited to): 5 main Rule Sets to play in their own Free Play modes; an Arcade-like mode called Unlimited Deck Mode; a Best Of… Mode to play consecutive matches; a robust Tournament Mode for serious play; 22 Accomplishments to earn; Stats pages that kept over 80 stats; a Personal Rank Card to share and compare with other Shoy Schot! players; 8 profiles for same computer, different persons use; and Virtual Gaia Games Matching!, a completely separate matching minigame.

          New features to Shoy Schot! nui include (but not limited to): a Custom Rule Set Maker, where players can build their own custom Rule Sets; Endless Tower, which is a survival mode; a Score Attack Mode; Arcade Challenges where players can try to conquer all 40 challenges; a single player tournament mode called Arcade Battle Campaign, a Tutorial Mode, where players can learn the basics of the game in a new, more interactive way; a new mini-game called Clementine; 26 more Accomplishments to earn; more Stats; and slew of secrets and tweaks.

          Shoy Schot! nui also marks Virtual Gaia Games’ final game made in this text-based style. Shoy Schot! nui is our swan song to this type of design. While being made in this engine, Shoy Schot! has never been a graphical powerhouse, but we think anyone who has played it in the past has had a lot of fun and we believe Shoy Schot! nui will continue this feat threefold!!

          Again, Shoy Schot! nui is a PC game from Virtual Gaia Games and will be releasing on Sunday, December 29^th, 2013. It will be downloadable from: http://virtualgaiagames.blogspot.com/2013/12/shoy-schot-nui-update-log.html for free when available. We hope you all download and enjoy our game!

Quick Information About Shoy Schot! nui

Game: Shoy Schot! nui
Genre: Electronic Card Game
Platform: Windows PC
Developer: Virtual Gaia Games
Release Date: December 29^th 2013
Price: Economical Priced [Read: FREE!]
Download Site: http://virtualgaiagames.blogspot.com/2013/12/shoy-schot-nui-update-log.html
Website: http://virtualgaiagames.blogspot.com/
Game Page: http://virtualgaiaprojects.blogspot.com/p/shoy-schot-nui.html
Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/ShoySchot/
IndieDB Page: http://www.indiedb.com/games/shoy-schot-nui

Download a PDF of the Full Press Release: Here

          Check out Shoy Schot! nui Complete Features List after the jump.

Shoy Schot! nui Release Date Announcement

          Hi, Everyone!

          I am proud to announce that Shoy Schot! nui, Virtual Gaia’s much delayed Electronic Card Game, is done and has entered into Final Testing!! I’m even more proud to announce the Release Date of the game: December 29^th, 2013. That’s right, Shoy Schot! nui will go live next Sunday for the economical price of FREE!!

          The next thing I want to cover is: What exactly Shoy Schot! nui? I think I’ve alluded to it in the past, but I’ve never formally announced it. After a long (very long) development and many additions that weren’t included in the original scope of the project, Shoy Schot! nui is no longer third version of Shoy Schot! Stand-Alone Edition (SS! SAE) but its own entity. Think of it more like the evolution of SS! SAE, just like SS! SAE was the evolution of the original minigame version of Shoy Schot!

          So, what does that mean? Just that the game grew big enough to warrant a separation. It feels different, it’s noticeable bigger and slicker. That said, Save Data from any previous version of Shoy Schot! is 100% compatible with Shoy Schot! nui. Also, it will retain SS! SAE version numbering and still be released as Version 3.0.0.0.

          A more formal Press Release will be issued a little later that will include more information and a full features list, but until then here is a short list of new features including in the upcoming Shoy Schot! nui:

• All Shoy Schot! Stand-Alone Edition v2 Features
•  6 New Game Modes
• Custom Rule Set
• Endless Tower
• Score Attack
• 40 Arcade Challenges
• Arcade Battle Campaign
• Tutorial Mode
• 26 New Accomplishments to Earn (48 in All!!)
• Improved, Smarter AI
• Improved Match Interface
• A New Mini-Game Added: Clementine
• The Ability to Create 8 Separate Profiles with each keeping track of their Own Stats, Game Settings, and Accomplishments!!
• A Slew of Secret to Discover and More!!

          Again, Shoy Schot! nui will release next Sunday, December 29^th! While Shoy Schot! may not be a graphical powerhouse by any means, it's a load of fun! So... Get excited! Tell a friend! The last game of 2013 is Coming Soon!

          Seeya when we release!!

General Information

Game: Shoy Schot! nui
Genre: Electronic Card Game
Platform: Windows PC
Company: Virtual Gaia Games
Release Date: December 29^th 2013
Price: Economical Priced [Read: FREE!]
Download Site:  http://virtualgaiagames.blogspot.com/2013/12/shoy-schot-nui-update-log.html
Website: http://virtualgaiagames.blogspot.com/
Game Page: http://virtualgaiaprojects.blogspot.com/p/shoy-schot-nui.html
IndieDB Page: http://www.indiedb.com/games/shoy-schot-nui

P.S.:
Check out screenshots of the game after the jump or go to our Flickr page: Here.
(Go to Options in the slideshow and uncheck embiggen)

Shoy Schot! nui Update Log

PC Only Game

Shoy Schot! nui's Projects Page: Click Here
Facebook Group: Click Here
Add Your Rank Card To The Shoy Schot! SAE Google Drive Folder!
Click Here if you would like to take a 26 question survey on Shoy Schot and its future releases

• Shoy Schot! nui  (Version 3.0.0.3) [2-17-2014]
• Features List:
• Ability to Change Profile Names
• Arcade Challenges Fixes
• Tutorial Mode Fixes
• Custom Rule Set Fixes
• General Game Balancing
• A Ton of Minor Fixes and Additions
• Download Links (Contains an Install Version and Non-Install Version):
• Download Link Rar
• Shoy Schot! nui (Version 3.0.0.3) [2-17-2014].rar (942KB)
• Download Link Zip
• Shoy Schot! nui (Version 3.0.0.3) [2-17-2014].zip (1.14MB)
• Download Link 7z 
• Shoy Schot! nui (Version 3.0.0.3) [2-17-2014].7z (824KB)
• Note: You only need to download '1' of the '3' download links. The only difference between the .rar, .zip, and .7z files is the compression size.
• Comments
• Remember to back-up your system data first and then  uninstall your old version
• Feel free to give feedback or make comments

Shoy Schot! nui Pushed To November

          Another small, yet big update. Shoy Schot! nui has been pushed to November. For more information check out our last Sunday Report: Here. In the time being, please check out our demo: Here.

Join the Official Shoy Schot! Facebook Group: Here
Check out Shoy Schot! SAE's game page: Here
Check out Shot Schot! nui's IndieDB page: Here

Shoy Schot! nui [DEMO VERSION] Is Now Live

          Today Players will be able to experience a nice sample of what Shoy Schot! nui has to offer in this DEMO VERSION of the game!

          The Demo Version of the game will allow Players to play in World Tour, Endless Tower [Standard Mode], Score Attack, Arcade Challenges (Level One), Tournament Mode, half of Tutorial Mode, and the Alpha State version of Clementine. Everything else will be closed off including, but not limited to: Loading and Saving the game, Custom Rule Sets, Stat Pages, Profiles, and other features.

          I hope you all enjoy the Demo! Look forward to the FULL RELEASE in December! And if you haven't seen our Official Facebook Group: Click Here.


Download Shoy Schot! nui [DEMO VERSION]: Here
PC only

Shoy Schot! nui Releasing October 2013!

          Small update, but big update on Shoy Schot! nui today. The game will be releasing this October! I will have a more exact date as we get closer to the release. See you soon!

Join the Official Shoy Schot! Facebook Group: Here
Check out Shoy Schot! SAE's game page: Here
Check out Shot Schot! nui's IndieDB page: Here

UPDATE 1 (9/16/13): Extra Info added

[Press Release] Announcing Shoy Schot! nui

          I am proud to announce Shoy Schot! nui [Shoy Schot! Stand-Alone Edition Version 3.0.0.0 nui], the third and final major release of Shoy Schot! Stand-Alone Edition (SS! SAE).

          Shoy Schot! is an additive, console-based strategic card game created in C#. Starting out as a simple mini game about flipping cards and gaining ownership over the game board it soon blossomed into a full fledged card game with a mega ton of customization options and gameplay modes. And with Shoy Schot! nui, it has finally reached its ultimate form!

          Shoy Schot! nui retains all the features of the previous release (SS! SAE v2.0.1.9) which included (but limited to): 5 main Rule Sets to play in their own Free Play modes; An Arcade-like mode called Unlimited Deck Mode; Best Of… Mode, where players can play best of X matches; a robust Tournament Mode for serious play; 22 Accomplishments; Stats pages that kept over 80 stats; Personal Rank Card to share and compare with other players; 8 profiles for same computer use; and Virtual Gaia Games Matching!, a completely separate matching mini-game.

          New features to Shoy Schot! nui include (but not limited to): Custom Rule Set Mode, where players can build their own custom Rule Sets; Endless Tower, which is a survival mode-type gameplay mode; A Score Attack Mode; Arcade Challenges where players can try to conquer all 40 challenges; A Tutorial Mode, where players can learn the basics of the card game in new, more interactive way; a new mini-game called Clementine; 22 more Accomplishments; more stats; and slew of secrets and tweaks.

          In the year since Shoy Schot! was first released as hidden mini-game in my text-based, horror-adventure game, Still Here After Wednesday Night; it has seen 13 updates, two of which were major updates in terms of improving efficiency and adding new content, but this is by far its biggest update—going as far as rewriting and overhauling large sections of the code and spending more man-hour working on it than any previous release at over 70 days in counting. Previous major release took around 30 days to complete (give or take a week and a day), minor releases taking about a week or two.

          Again, this will be the Final Version of Shoy Schot! What that means is that once Shoy Schot! nui is released, there will be no more features added to the game periodically like with Version 2’s tenure. However, I will continue to support Shoy Schot! nui and release new updates for bug and error fixes, but that is all. Shoy Schot! nui will also be Virtual Gaia’s final game made in this way—without real sound and graphics. The next game project I do will be on a new engine and utilize sound and 3 dimensions!

          Shoy Schot! nui is a PC only game Coming Soon (later this summer) from Virtual Gaia Games. It will be downloadable from http://virtualgaiagames.blogspot.com/ for free when available.

          For those who have yet to experience Shoy Schot!, they can download it latest release, SS! SAE v2.0.19 here: http://virtualgaiagames.blogspot.com/2012/09/shoy-schot-stand-alone-edition-update.html, before Shoy Schot! nui releases.

          If you would like to help test Shoy Schot! nui before it releases please leave a comment saying so below.

           A complete list of returning features, changes, improvements, and new features along with screenshots are listed after the jump below.


Game: Shoy Schot! nui
Genre: Electronic Card Game
Company: Virtual Gaia Games
Release Date: Summer 2013
Price: Economical Priced [Read: FREE!]
Download Site: http://virtualgaiagames.blogspot.com/2012/09/shoy-schot-stand-alone-edition-update.html
Website: http://virtualgaiagames.blogspot.com/

Shoy Schot! One Year Anniversary!

          It's been exactly one year since I created and released Shoy Schot! as a hidden mini-game to my text-based, horror-adventure game Still Here After Wednesday Night! I have to say that Shoy Schot! is perhaps my favorite of all the project I've created over the years and it's one of the only ones that has actually continued to evolve well past its initial release. It's come a long way from its pre-Stand-Alone Edition release to the Stand-Alone Edition Version 2.0.1.9 release. So, here's to my little game about flipping cards.

Download Here: Shoy Schot! Stand-Alone Edition Update Log

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Stress Tests And Completed Tutorials

          Today I performed a stress test on Shoy Schot! after it repeatedly crashed on me when testing Endless Tower Mode. You can watch the video of a small piece of the test below. Other than that, I've more committedly been working on Shoy Schot! nui and yesterday I revamped the way the Unlimited Deck Builder creates its deck and makes the Players' hand. I've previously done this for the Standard Deck Builder (Builder used for all modes except the Unlimited Deck Mode), Match Setup, and the Menu System (previously, the most inefficient system in the game). In a nutshell, it means: less code, easier to make changes and add in new content, and more efficient. None of these change were in Version 2.0.1.9 as the code change after I finished that release months ago (it had a delayed release).

          I also, finish the Unity3D tutorial I was working on. The video is below.

Disclaimer: Most of the assets in the Unity3D project where pre-built--with the bulk of the level being already laid out.


Shoy Schot! nui Stress Test

Addendum to video: After being played at extremely high speed for 600-800 matches straight the game finally crashed. That means the Player and I have nothing to worry about. The stress test was successful and fun.

My Completed Lerpz Unity3D Tutorial

Shoy Schot! nui (Version 3) Beta

          If you would like to participate in the Shoy Schot! nui (Version 3) Beta please follow the links below. I'm still not sure if Version 3 will ever see the light of day--whether in this form or a 3D one; but I've been tinkering with the code and I made this pretty new logo, so what the hell.

Take Shoy Schot! NEXT Project Survey
Go to Update Log
Download Shoy Schot! nui Beta Version 1
The password is: nuitesters

Features:

• New Icon/Logo
• Non-shared Accomplishments Between Profiles
• Non-shared Settings Between Profiles
• Improvements In Entire Menu System
• Menus Slighty Redesigned
• New Mini Game Added: Clementine (Alpha State)
• Located In The BluMatch Arcade
• World Tour Mode Moved To #1 Spot
• Renamed World Tour
• Arizona and Ohio Rule Sets Have Switched Places
• Best Of... Mode Moved To #2 Spot
• Renamed Two Out Of Three
• Can Now Do Best Of Up To 19 Matches
• Option To Make Draws Count For The 4x4 Game Board
• Added The BluMatch Arcade
• Unlimited Deck Mode Moved Here
• Renamed Free Play
• Virtual Gaia Games Matching! Moved Here
• Added Placeholders For
• Endless Tower (Survival Mode)
• Tutorial Mode
• Score Attack
• Arcade Challenges
• Build A Custom Rule Set
• Tournament Mode Remembers Which Profile Started The Tournament
• Rank Calculation For Draws Back To Original .25
• Started Reduction In Redundancies In Code
• Added Deck Refill (Benefit For Future Content)
• Updated Error Handling System
• Added A system To Log Methods Accessed

Video Demos Of What I've Been Working On Lately

I needed a picture for this post: Ticker Tape

          These video demo of the Unity3D project I've been working on off and on and the new text-based card game, Clementine, I started making a few days ago.

          If anyone wants to be a beta-tester for Clementine let me know. If will be much appreciated.

Disclaimer: Most of the assets in the Unity3D project where pre-built--with the bulk of the level being already laid out. Clementine is not a stand-alone release, but a new mini game bundled in a new version of Shoy Schot!, a version that probably won't see a release.

My Unity3D Tutorial Project

New Text-Based Card Game: Clementine

Clementine 1st Screen

A New Card Game?

My Unity Terrain Demo

          Graphics!!! I found a great site (https://www.design3.com/) for Unity and other tutorials and started one on terrain. I been really curious about that feature since I saw a great video on it a week ago. Terrain is a really powerful feature in Unity. Here are some screen of the demo terrain I've been working today. Nothing special, just learning the ropes. Hit the jump for more pictures.

UPDATE 1 (2/22/13): Added more pictures of later progress, though most of the newly added stuff I deleted. I'm following the tutorial and don't want to go ahead and save stuff they will go into later.

UPDATE 2: Videos added.

UPDATE 3 (2/23/13): More pictures. Massive flooding.

Virtual Gaia Network Is Going On Break

          Virtual Gaia Network is going on hiatus for awhile, while I catch up on school. Best Quotes of the Week will be up this Sunday, but won't return until the hiatus is over. Elevator Music's next Update will not go up this month. I'm sorry, guys, but I am really stretched thin right now. It's doesn't mean all that stuff is done or that a post won't find its way to the site, but I really need to focus on school right now. Also, there are a few other things I want to try and learn, but can't do them while I'm doing 50 other miscellaneous things. Anyway, hopefully it won't be long. Bye for now.