After adding the little chase light sequencer into debug, I decided to do a more advanced version as a stand-alone app. It is an interface for triggering sounds and organizing algorithmic patterns, being built on the sound engine in ZGameEditor. The sound engine is a simple real-time subtractive type synthesis with the possibility to use samples for the oscillators. I may use these patterns for music in ZGE games or the sounds can just be recorded as tracks or loop samples for use in other applications. The interface is being scratch built and looks like this so far;

The grid is 16 steps by 8 tracks, the tracks each have mute, volume, and delay settings, so far. Next is to add note and sound controls, so each trigger can have a different sound or sound settings. I am envisioning some algorithmic manipulators to manipulate the settings of the sounds and the mixer. The end result is to be a simple pattern sequencer that will produce endlessly changing music, ambiance sound sculptures, and noisescapes. The demo will be posted here shortly.

Since I am currently ripping the game engine apart and rebuilding it better, and that may look boring for a while, we are releasing this outdated proto-type. You can mess around with it and perhaps begin to see some of the gameplay potential in the design. Some forms of mechanization of consciousness are mining an asteroid, that is you. Eventually you will be gathering resources, building a base/mine and defending it from others. Currently you can only dig with a couple tools, collect ‘gold’ and spend it to get more mining shells, and light energy. If you dig down deep enough there is a molten core, well some friendly lava currently (everything is placeholder and evolving). The eventual result is to be an mechanical ant-farm, type exploration/mining game, with base building and real-time strategy elements,. and stuff.

the_mine_053 (a 677k win exe file.)

Should look like this;