Moviestorm leaves Beta

Johnnie Ingram — Thu, 15 Nov 2007 23:43:00 +0000

Moviestorm, which features pretty heavily in the book, officially left Beta status a few hours ago. Moviestorm 1.0 is a brand new release, featuring new base assets, a new interactive tutorial, and – best of all – the long-awaited return of the Modders Workshop! And about darned time too, as Moviestorm Beta users will attest.

Moviestorm 1.0 and the new Base pack are completely free to download and use, and any machinima you create is yours to exploit, so take a look if you haven’t already.

Moviestorm has moved on so much since we wrote Machinima For Dummies that I really wouldn’t recommend trying to follow on with the book using this new version of the software. Not to worry, though – you can safely install and run this new version and the version we supplied on our cover DVD simultaneously. Just resist the urge to click “Yes” when you’re asked if you want to do an automatic update.

If you’re already a Moviestorm user, note that Moviestorm’s automatic update process won’t update to this new release. There’s a fat goody bag of new content, so you’ll have to visit your Downloads page on the Moviestorm site to grab the new gear.

We’ll try to get an updated version of the Moviestorm sections from the book up on the blog soon – both Hugh and I are up to our necks in busy-ness at the moment!

(Disclosure: I’m employed by Short Fuze as Moviestorm’s Technical Author)

"Moviestorm leaves Beta" by Overman

Fri, 16 Nov 2007 16:20:20 +0000

The new content is really great; I love the nice selection of colorable items, clothing, etc. Very nice.

Mod Workshop isn’t included with this build, though, or at least I couldn’t find it. But it’s my understanding that its appearance is imminent.

"Moviestorm leaves Beta" by Ricky Grove

Fri, 16 Nov 2007 07:09:36 +0000

Cooool! Thanks for the news. I’m off to update my install. yay!

Ricky

Machinima for Dummies: Moviestorm leaves Beta

Moviestorm leaves Beta

"Moviestorm leaves Beta" by Overman

"Moviestorm leaves Beta" by Ricky Grove