Two weeks 'til Christmas, and not long left of 2010. And with the winds of change already blowing, I reckon it's about time I told you what's coming next year. And here it is:

*MADNESS SCENE CREATOR 5
This is the big one. My final Madness scene creator (for the foreseeable future), entirely built from the ground up, featuring tonnes of new features including mirroring, a true fix for the reset glitch, and all the parts and backgrounds you ever dreamed of. I haven't actually started work on it yet, what with exams and whatnot, but it WILL be ready in time for Madness Day '11. You have my word.

*GP4 CRASH COMPILATION
I've been regularly submitting Grand Prix 4 crash videos to YouTube under the name AmbientMaster since December 2008 (below is my latest video). I'll continue doing this in 2011 and beyond, including a Christmas special this year!

You can also see me in PhoenixFirebreath's YouTube F1 series of GP3 races, featuring BATMAN!

*PIXEL ART
Earlier this year, I submitted a pixelated Lamborghini Countach to the Art Portal. I intend to submit more pixel art in the future...if I can save up enough, I'll be able to buy a tablet, and do real drawings as well. Which is especially important given the current situation.

*SONIC THE HEDGEHOG RETURNS
A SatAM/Archie fanfiction, Sonic the Hedgehog Returns will be coming to deviantArt (under the name MysteryTheHedgehog) sometime in 2011.

*TEAM SHADICA
My gaming clan. Not much else to say really.

And that's it. And with my exams ending in May, I'll have tonnes of time to work on them all!...until I start A-levels in September and have even LESS time on my hands. Hooray for being intelligent!

Peace.

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Typical...just when I've created a new profile picture, I have to replace it again. Sigh...

Well, as you can see, I've got a new icon as well. I'll miss the old one. It's served me well the last few years, even if Mystery's eyes were the wrong colour...ah well. Life goes on. Right now I'm busy on RPG Maker XP, making a general parody of the RPG genre. Because I'm awesome.

Man, it's been ages since I posted something that wasn't about Madness Scene Creator...I'm lovin' the freedom ^^ You guys probably aren't, but hang in there...it'll be worth it in the end. I think.

I know it's a bit late, but the winner has been decided! Congratulations to madmadness65! His winning scene is pictured below.

Keep sending me your Madness scenes!

Next Saturday, on the 25th September, I celebrate 5 years of NG membership! As a result, that's your deadline for the MMSC4 Scene Contest! As stated before, the winner will be featured in the preloader. There may be other special prizes too...

In the meantime, check out this awesome compilation of MMSC3 scenes!

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Go play it now! Oh, and please leave a review. I always love reading them (even the 'THIS IS SHIT!!!! 0!!' ones XD)

EDIT: The Scene Contest has been locked by the admins. Something about admin approval and 'not original art' or something. So just publish them to your drafts page and send me a PM with the link. Sorry for the inconvenience :P

Today's Robot Day (didn't realize), tomorrow's the Game Jam thingy, so MMSC4 will see release next week. Which is technically mid-July, so my estimate of a week ago was bang on target.

I haven't gotten bored of playing MMSC4 yet, and I'm the one who made it. So in theory, you guys will be addicted. And with the reset glitch fixed...I can just imagine people sitting in the dark for 7 hours making endless Madness scenes. Especially with the competition looming.

So, yeah. Next week. Don't touch that dial!

Having just play-tested MMSC4 for the umpteenth time, I'm glad to say it looks completely finished! I've attached a screenshot that shows what the game currently looks like; the game itself will be released mid-July, providing there are no more problems/last-minute additions.

The scene contest will begin the same day on the BBS. For a prize, I'm thinking the winning scene gets used in the MMSC4 loading screen, various promotional material for the game, and maybe even the 140x90 thumbnail.

One last idea...NG medals?

Check my Art submissions. Kinda cool, huh?

Also, I'm still unable to eliminate the reset bug, stop the pieces from resetting AND get the music (now the Consternation theme) to play properly. Solving one problem just causes another. If I can't get these problems ironed out somehow, it'll be a long time before MMSC4 is released.

On a lighter note, what would you guys say to an MMSC4 Scene Contest on the Art Forum after its release? I'd have to think of a prize, but I'd try and make it a good one...what do you think?

With help from XRoadKillX (shout-out to him!), MMSC4 is really starting to take shape. The background changing and mute button now work, and I've also ironed out a few bugs (incorrect layering, not enough feet etc). I may still have to correct the reset glitch, but I'm not too sure.

I'm on holiday 'til Monday, so work will once again be on hold. Sorry I don't have a screenshot for you, I'm leaving pretty much now. So until then, keep waiting '^^

EDIT(03/06/10): I've now fixed the game so it loops indefinitely, but there's now a glitch where certain items will reset to their original positions every time it loops. I'll try and get to the bottom of this.

Finally managed to download Flash Pro 8, so now, I can finally resume work on Madness Scene Creator 4! Fuck yeah!

To prove it, and to show off some of the EXCITING NEW FEATURES, here's a screenshot. Please note, I still have a lot to do; fixing the rotations, working out how to flip objects (if you know how, plz tell me), fixing the mute button 'coz now the sound doesn't work, fixing the backgrounds 'coz they don't work...so yeah. It's still a WIP.

Let me know what you think. Any help/suggestions will be much appreciated.