aubreTEC Labs

I just posted the first version of SLDB, which you can find here.  Give it a shot, and if you’ve got problems, use the comments page on the user guide and I’ll try to fix anything wrong with it.

In response to an earlier post, I whipped up a freebie web app tonight.  It’s designed for the “I have hosting and I can install Wordpress, but I don’t know php” crowd, and is designed to let you easily set up your own database in a few clicks and send/retrieve data from it.

I’ll finish the documentation maybe tomorrow and post the .zip on the site for anybody who wants it.

Okay, we’re cleaning up the code on the CCS-enhanced VX-7s and should release within the next day or so.

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We’re working on a new version of the VX-7 Scorpions (1.2), and we’ve added a new muzzle flash option.  Wanted to give a quick preview so folks could have a chance to comment:

The new muzzle flash options: "Anime" (lower) and "Standard" (upper)

Personally, I like the “Anime” style a lot better; it’s more refined and makes better use of glow.  However, we’re leaving the “Standard” muzzle flash as an option for those who prefer a more realistic feel or who don’t have glow enabled (both use glow, but “Anime” looks ghastly without it, whereas “Standard” looks okay).

What do you think?  Which should be the default option?

We’ve started putting information on this site about a new commission tier called the Franchise Program.  The Franchise Program is designed for larger venues and those willing to make a serious investment in selling aubreTEC products.

And by serious investment, I mean $25,000L.

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Well, we’ve secured approval for a CCS API.  W00t.  I’ll keep making normal damage stuff, of course, but RP is fertile soil, and it’s good to be able to make our stuff useful for a wider range of users.

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There’s been an awful lot of misinformation in combat system communities about aubreTEC products in general and about the VX-7 Scorpions specifically.  I thought I’d take a few moments to dispel a few simple myths about aubreTEC products in general and about how the VX-7 Scorpions work in combat systems.
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If anybody’s actually reading this, I’d like to point your attention to a new project I’m collaborating on in RL.  It’s called Indecent Haiku, and it’s a collection of supposedly funny and most definitely NSFW haiku.

My particular collection of “works” can be found here.

Check out what Intel’s doing with OpenSim (I helped a little).

A brief rant….

You know what drives me NUTS?  Knowing that the really cool feature I’m putting so much time into at any given moment - often a feature which would genuinely make life easier for users of the product - will most likely fly right over the heads of 80% of the people who view my products.  Which only drives me HALF as nuts as having to strip or otherwise cripple features in order to get them used.

There is a subset of my customers who purchase my products because they read the info, ask questions, and generally do their best to pick out a product that’s right for them.  I salute those people.  I mean, they help pay my rent, but also I genuinely appreciate that those people aren’t mindless consumers who purchase products based on which has the most particle effects or which has 374 sculpties in the construction.

To the others, I urge you, please, whether you buy my products or not, encourage innovation.  Take the time to pick out products from designers who push boundaries, and then take a little bit of extra time to learn the features of said products.  It only takes a few moments to read the notecard, and it’ll often save you oodles of time when you learn to use features that make everything easier for you.

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