I mean rules state you shouldn't start until the start date, don't have a way to enforce that unfortunately, but there are no prizes involved or anything.
The differences are less prevalent than initially thought. The only difference is doing the work in-engine as opposed to editing the raw files -- we did give it a lot of thought and there are no major advantages/disadvantages, and as it's not a ranked jam we decided to abolish the rule
To clarify, the restriction is simply to level the playing field. Didn't want to force people to pay to enter the Jam, and didn't want them at a disadvantage for not doing so. Nothing to do with the war, sanctions, or value of the product itself.
Would love to have you take part Ragnar, loved your entry into the last E1M1 Jam and would love to see what you can do here too.
Reload does share a lot in common with E1M1, a lot of the writers are ex-E1M1, and of course the focus is on first-person shooters, specifically from the indie scene.
E1M1 is no more, so we are currently the only print magazine doing first-person shooters. As far as I am aware you can still buy issues of E1M1 on their website, but Reload has no affiliation with that project or its staff.
Hey Alien! Would love to try this and see if it's the kind of thing we would cover in the magazine when it comes out on Steam. Drop me a message if you like :)
Really awesome game, definitely worth the price of admission. Going to find a space in the magazine to cover this one in the future. Are you planning a Steam release?
Feel free to get in touch with me - I can get you in touch with a lot of people from the original RGM scene, and bring you up to speed on a lot of the best releases the engine has to offer.
The four judges each gave the game a rating between 1 and 10, this was then totalled for each game, and multiplied by the average score given to that game. The top 7 were all very close together.
Great to hear it's coming to Steam! Can you send me your email address? I can send you over a PDF of the issue we previewed Carnal in if you haven't seen it!
Glad to see this finally come back after being taken off Steam. I'd love to see a sequel someday. Have you seen the game's coverage in E1M1 Magazine? I reviewed it in Issue #1.
Ran into a few bugs during the final mission, in the final area (Cathedral). Enemies would flicker in and out and framerate slowed down to a crawl. Happy to provide further details upon request.
Just wanted to add though, this is a fantastic project so far and I can't wait to see more.
