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Ambrosia Software, Inc. released today the Coldstone game engine that brings professional-quality game building tools to the masses. No programming is required to produce polished, stand-alone games that run on Mac OS, Mac OS X, and Windows -- all that is needed is your imagination:

(url="http://"http://www.AmbrosiaSW.com/games/coldstone/")http://www.AmbrosiaS...ames/coldstone/(/url)

Imagine a set of powerful yet easy to use tools for constructing your very own stand-alone game... no rules... a completely blank sheet of paper on which to pen your masterpiece, your imagination is the only limit on what you can create. This is exactly what Beenox, in conjunction with Ambrosia Software, Inc., is bringing to you with the Coldstone game engine. Want to see for yourself? You can download a demo version and get started right now!

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Andrew Welch / el Presidente / Ambrosia Software, Inc.
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Great! My modem is currently busy with another large download, but I'll try out Coldstone as soon as I can.

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Sounds good. I'll get myself the demo version as soon as I can.

Now get Nova released already!

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Congrats ASW! From what I've seen from using it so far, I like it! It's easy to use, has a nice interface, and isn't overwhelming. Keep on producing quality programs, you guys are great!

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It is important to note that you can easily make sci-fi or space-based games in Coldstone if you want to....

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Andrew Welch / el Presidente / Ambrosia Software, Inc.
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**It is important to note that you can easily make sci-fi or space-based games in Coldstone if you want to....

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To what extent could we do that though? For example, an EV-style game or would it just be limited to a space version of PoG?

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Keep em' rolling! However, the link said
(url="http://"http://www.AmbrosiaSW.com/games/coldstone")www.AmbrosiaSW.com/games/coldstone(/url)

Hmm... Is this a game, or do you make a game? Or am I being too realistic and should just shut up and play?

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Coldstone is an RPG game generator. Not a game.

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Heh. It's cool, all right, but it's rather hard to use. Oh well, I find all non-Bryce programs hard to use. Excepting Res-Edit, for whatever reason.

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How much better does Coldstone get when you register it? I wasn't all that happy with it. It takes a while to understand how to implement what you have made. But otherwise, it does seem to be better than other RPG makers I have seen. Does ASW plan on marketing any really good games they see being made with Coldstone?

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How much better does Coldstone get when you register it? I wasn't all that happy with it. It takes a while to understand how to implement what you have made.

Yes, I agree. Programming in the Coldstone demo is like shooting a needle in the dark, especially with making PoG plug-ins; You have no idea how to figure some things out. There is supposed to be a 30-page tutorial on making a complete game included with the full version. I'm counting on that.

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Does ASW plan on marketing any really good games they see being made with Coldstone?

As far as I know, yes, but it must be commercial-quality (or PoG qualityÉ whatever).

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Wow, this is great! Being able to create games with a program with a decent interface and no programming skills required is great, but the fact that they are stand-alone is incredible. No more blades of exile scenarios for me!

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