I understand that a long time ago, when XtenDS was first released, people discarded it as trash because of it's lack of functions and options. I agree with them now, it was overly simple, however let's forget the past and concentrate on what XtenDS 7.2 has to offer.

If you don't know what XtenDS is, it is a gamemaker where you can make DS Games by just clicking to assign backgrounds, where you want sprites and more. See below.

+ Sprites - on either/both screens, any size that PALib supports, simple click to add, right click to remove, supports Magenta transparency
+ Backgrounds - on either/both screens, high 16 bit or average EasyBG mode, backgrounds too large automatically resized in either tile or stretch mode (ideal for photos, wallpapers, images from Google)
+ Sounds - 57 .raw files included, easily playable with XtenDS events system. Option to choose sound channel for sounds to be played through in preferences screen, can add own sounds easily converted with Switch/Audacity
+ Splash Screens - Set a condition (Start, stylus etc), screen - top/bottom, and image to show
+ If - Test condition using the inbuilt expression builder, easy to make conditions using drop down boxes, such as Pad.Newpress.A, also includes End If and Else functions for complex structures
+ Scripts - Easily execute scripts stored in XtenDS/Scripts folder. They will need to be in PALib C++ format, but a code editor/script manager is included with Insert Varilable tools, comment tool etc.
+ Move Sprite with D-Pad, ability to move a sprite on the screen using the D-pad with just one event added
+ More error handling and high compile-success rate with newer system
+ Emulator support - launches an emulator straight after compile with your game in it, you can configure 2 if the first falls out, e.g. exe not found
+ Ability to have the game pause when the DS lid is closed
+ Advanced Options - set Palet name, Transparent color, Background Quality, Sound channel, compile includes and more
+ System scan - finds errors with PALib/devkitpro setup, like missing environment variables, missing paths

Not only are all these changes positive, your games are strored in just 1 file (e.g. Monkeys.xds), meaning less chance for bugs, and they can be stored anywhere on your PC.

Much more is included than what I can think of right now, plus the install is less than 5 megabtes! Also, there has been a big documentation rewrite, it is now a full step-by-step tutorial from download to scripting.

Please try to forget what the Alpha was like, now we are striving for the best DS Gamemaker available!

Website: http://invisionsoft.co.uk

- Invisionsoft

I understand that a long time ago, when XtenDS was first released, people discarded it as trash because of it's lack of functions and options. I agree with them now, it was overly simple, however let's forget the past and concentrate on what XtenDS 7.2 has to offer.

If you don't know what XtenDS is, it is a gamemaker where you can make DS Games by just clicking to assign backgrounds, where you want sprites and more. See below.

+ Sprites - on either/both screens, any size that PALib supports, simple click to add, right click to remove, supports Magenta transparency
+ Backgrounds - on either/both screens, high 16 bit or average EasyBG mode, backgrounds too large automatically resized in either tile or stretch mode (ideal for photos, wallpapers, images from Google)
+ Sounds - 57 .raw files included, easily playable with XtenDS events system. Option to choose sound channel for sounds to be played through in preferences screen, can add own sounds easily converted with Switch/Audacity
+ Splash Screens - Set a condition (Start, stylus etc), screen - top/bottom, and image to show
+ If - Test condition using the inbuilt expression builder, easy to make conditions using drop down boxes, such as Pad.Newpress.A, also includes End If and Else functions for complex structures
+ Scripts - Easily execute scripts stored in XtenDS/Scripts folder. They will need to be in PALib C++ format, but a code editor/script manager is included with Insert Varilable tools, comment tool etc.
+ Move Sprite with D-Pad, ability to move a sprite on the screen using the D-pad with just one event added
+ More error handling and high compile-success rate with newer system
+ Emulator support - launches an emulator straight after compile with your game in it, you can configure 2 if the first falls out, e.g. exe not found
+ Ability to have the game pause when the DS lid is closed
+ Advanced Options - set Palet name, Transparent color, Background Quality, Sound channel, compile includes and more
+ System scan - finds errors with PALib/devkitpro setup, like missing environment variables, missing paths

Not only are all these changes positive, your games are strored in just 1 file (e.g. Monkeys.xds), meaning less chance for bugs, and they can be stored anywhere on your PC.

Much more is included than what I can think of right now, plus the install is less than 5 megabtes! Also, there has been a big documentation rewrite, it is now a full step-by-step tutorial from download to scripting.

Please try to forget what the Alpha was like, now we are striving for the best DS Gamemaker available!

Website: http://invisionsoft.co.uk

- Invisionsoft

Submitted by: JimmyLord
Description:
'ramming Santa is some sort of strategy/puzzle/action game where you have to give commands to you player in advance then watch how it plays out.

Your goal is to pick up the gift and deliver it to the sleigh, just watch out for the competition.

Up to four players can play over Wifi, and a single player game with three AI's is included for practice.
Controls:
Just use the touchscreen to select the five commands you want to program your player with.
Special Instructions:
There's slightly more detailed gameplay instructions in the readme, but it shouldn't be hard to figure out with a couple of missteps.

Online game stats can be found here: http://www.atouchofwar.com/Stats_Santa.php

Submitted by: JimmyLord
Description:
'ramming Santa is some sort of strategy/puzzle/action game where you have to give commands to you player in advance then watch how it plays out.

Your goal is to pick up the gift and deliver it to the sleigh, just watch out for the competition.

Up to four players can play over Wifi, and a single player game with three AI's is included for practice.
Controls:
Just use the touchscreen to select the five commands you want to program your player with.
Special Instructions:
There's slightly more detailed gameplay instructions in the readme, but it shouldn't be hard to figure out with a couple of missteps.

Online game stats can be found here: http://www.atouchofwar.com/Stats_Santa.php

All,

This post is to announce the latest preview 3 release of the upcoming 0.11.0 release for the GP2X.

Thanks to Manjuu and SBock for the help testing the fixes below.

Major fixes from preview 2 include:

Input code (weird key repeat should be a thing of the past I hope)
Engine data included with all builds (Lure.dat, Kyra.dat etc. etc.) - This should make it easier for new users to get games running. For reference this is all stored in an engine-data folder under the ScummVM working folder.

There are also a handful of small fixes and tweaks. As usual I would REALLY appreciate any feedback.

This release fully supports all GP2X's (F100 and F200 with touchscreens) however I am not able to extensively test these releases as I do not have a GP2X. Touchscreen support is fairly primitive and will remain that way until I can get my hands on an F200 to test on.

You can download the release here.
The official feedback thread is here.

This should support all new games added in the 0.11.0 release cycle including I Have No Mouth and I Must Scream, Lure of the Temptress, Elvira - Mistress of the Dark, Elvira II - The Jaws of Cerberus, Waxworks (Amiga version only), and early Sierra preAGI games Mickey's Space Adventure, Troll's Tale, and Winnie the Pooh in the Hundred Acre Wood.

These new games are largely untested on the GP2X so feedback about them is especially important.

All being well this is pretty much what will end up as the official 0.11.0 release.

How to provide feedback?

In order to help me keep track of requests, bugs etc. I am asking that people kindly report such issues to the correct places (or at least copy them there). I don't spend all my time looking at forums and bug reports placed on random internet forums are never very helpful to me (i.e. they are very unlikely to get fixed). The same applies to feature requests etc. etc.

If you would like me to consider a feature or fix a bug help me to help you by ensuring the reports end up recorded in the one official place.

Bug Reports (ScummVM's Sourceforge bug tracker)
Feature Requests (ScummVM's Sourceforge feature tracker)
Note: Feature Requests for 0.11.0 are closed but any requests will be looked at for the next release.