Author Archives: Krom

2018 Christmas/NewYear mini-competition results

Posted on December 31, 2018 by Krom

Mini-competition is over and I’m happy to announce the results! We have 5 maps in the competition: “Hodor” by Thibmo “Longfingers Legacy” by Klassix “Winter Stand” by Krom “Xmas Tree Combat” by DarkianMaker “Man Versus Man Versus Beast” by Eduardo … Continue reading →

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2018 Christmas/NewYear mapmakers mini-competition

Posted on December 15, 2018 by Krom

Due to lack of time and small number of maps sent in, competition is prolonged till next week – 30 Dec! Winter is coming along with Alpha 10 of the Knights Province! Let’s celebrate this with a competition! Task is … Continue reading →

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Food values

Posted on December 12, 2018 by Krom

All Knights Province units need food to eat (well, except machines and animals). Otherwise they die of hunger. So dedicating a large portion of town to a food production is a good thing. But how much food is needed anyway? … Continue reading →

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Alpha 10 nearing its release

Posted on December 3, 2018 by Krom

Alpha 10 is going out of “work in progress” stage. Now its features are mostly done and last bugs are being ironed out. Come by and take a stab at it in “Knights Province” Discord channel. Feedback is welcome!

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Site updates

Posted on October 27, 2018 by Krom

Links page: Updated Polish site forum link, as it moved to new hosting. Reorganized links order a bit, to bring more active hubs to the top. Contributing page: Added Patreon link to the top. Ungreyed some contributing activities.

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Misty Mountains

Posted on October 20, 2018 by Krom

There’s a new map being made for Alpha 10 of Knights Province. Called Misty Mountains. Giving word to map’s author Klassix: “Mainly this map is for the future multiplayer, but of course AI handles it too, but surely it won’t … Continue reading →

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Copying animations between units

Posted on October 3, 2018 by Krom

Last week started with a thought – “Copying skinning and animations from unit to unit should be trivial, right?” Let’s see, but first – some intro: Disposition All games need to store their assets (models, textures, sfx, etc.). For most … Continue reading →

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Alpha 10 enters wip stage

Posted on August 27, 2018 by Krom

Alpha 10 is entering “work in progress” stage, where it has its features mostly done. This stage usually runs for several months while I’m polishing features (and adding smaller new ones). Come by and take a stab at it in … Continue reading →

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Alpha 10 features

Posted on August 13, 2018 by Krom

New features development on Alpha 10 is nearing its completion (more on that in articles end). Here I would like to list and explain features that went into it: Particle effects Smoke, dust, fire and mist effects were added to … Continue reading →

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Working on render quality – Part 1 (SSAO)

Posted on July 13, 2018 by Krom

Goals Ever since the beginning of Knights Province project I wanted it to be visually pleasing. Slightly cartoonish style with bright colors, semi-realistic soft lighting and shading. Ambient Occlusion (AO) is one of those shading effects that add depth and … Continue reading →

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