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Klakos the SDK, pre-ordering open

Aniel — Thu, 19 May 2011 09:24:23 +0000

In order to set up our next projet, we developed a fully integrated client-server system to support a real-time 3D game coded in C #.

It includes

client side: a game engine connected to a database via an automatic database management tool.

server side: a server connected to a database via a database management tool automatically. User lists are managed with the WordPress BackEnd. Automatic data extraction from game (e.g. allowing ranking publication) is managed with WordPress too.

We are pleased to announce that we will release this integration as a SDK including full source code. All the integration elements are open source or show a free license (limited or not). Only your production requirements or large scale game commercial exploitation will require the purchase of a third party license.

Klakos the SDK will be available for testing as a DLL with a set of testing data within 15 days. 10 commercial use licenses will be granted at a price of 5000 € excl. VAT (world wide, non limited application number, royalty free).

For more information, please contact Jean-Christophe at

Configuration Saver Tool V0.1

Aniel — Mon, 11 Apr 2011 13:36:22 +0000

“Configuration Saver Tool” (V 0.1) :A “Configuration Saver Tool” (V 0.1) : A way to Copy & Paste in PlayMode and to save Components as XML files.

This is the very first release of a package for Components parameters saving purpose on Unity 3D. More informations and download link : here

URUK’s Chronicles : Volume 1

Aniel — Wed, 16 Feb 2011 11:21:46 +0000

We just released a version re-packaged of URUK’s Chronicles on the Kongregate site. In English, of course. It must be said, the games localized in French are not so popular in United States

Kongregate is an online portal for games linked to Unity 3D comunity. That’s why we choose it for our first publication. However, we will publish this version of URUK’s Chronicles on other portals soon.

In this version, URUK have been re-packaged so it no longer connects to our online databases. Indeed, it was a sine qua non condition for rapid publication. Various game commands are available. You can now use the keyboard to move (arrow pad or WASD for french keyboard, press alt shift to switch from qwerty to azerty and obtain WASD), or mouse (press F12 to switch to mouse mode, which suits a lot of users, in this case it’s easier to configure attacks with keyboard). Various tooltips have also been incorporated.

URUK’s Chronicles : Volume 1, as its name suggests, is the first one of a series, a very long one we hope. Of course, each volume will make the story progress. Each volume will also better the gameplay and make the features, always in Hack and slash style, going to MMO and social gaming.

All this to conclude : connect to Kongregate website and rate 5 stars!

Uruk : new build

alewinn — Sun, 02 Jan 2011 18:54:21 +0000

A new version of Uruk’s Chronicles version test have been released.

To try : http://klakos.com/uruk/en/try-it/

Changes log : http://klakos.com/uruk/en/

URUK’s Chronicles

Aniel — Mon, 29 Nov 2010 09:09:19 +0000

We just published our first playable prototype of URUK’s Chronicles.

HERE

URUK’s Chronicles is an action/aventure game taking place in a universe based on pre-Christian mythology. We’ll tell more according to debugging and work’s progress.

Zeross is in da place

Aniel — Fri, 01 Oct 2010 09:23:23 +0000

The Klakos’s team grows. After a long time suffering with us during his last Master training, Zeross, this madman, prolongs the experience and stays with us. Welcome to him and long life to Klakos!

Klakos SAS is born

Aniel — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 06:22:42 +0000

With blood, tears, pain, deadlines and other incomprehensions, undoubtedly this creation haven’t been the quietest ever, but we are there. On July 26th, 2010, Klakos was born. Parents and baby are fine.

Klakos in CNRS Montpellier

Aniel — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 10:15:01 +0000

We are proud – happy – satisfied to announce our setting in CNRS campus (National Center for Scientific Research).

Every day makes Klakos nearer the company constitution. The last stage is our installation in business offices (finally!). We were thus able to enlarge the team… if you want to know why, you might visit us at MIG on June 19th and 20th!

Otherwise, we’ll talk about before some weeks, but for now it’s time to work.

New offices, new adress :

Klakos
Campus CNRS, Incubateur d’entreprises
1919 route de Mende
34293 Montpellier cedex 5
France

+33 (0)4 84 25 08 11

You know how to find us!

Klakos scheduled at Blender Conference 2009

Aniel — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 10:54:52 +0000

Klakos technical team (Gauthier Boaglio and Jean-Christophe Romain) is invited to give a talk at the Blender Conference. The topic is “Blender as tool for video game prototyping”. The Blender Conference will take place from Friday 23 October to Sunday 25 October in Amsterdam.

Please see following link for more information about schedule and Blender conference.

Blender Conference 2009

Blender for Game prototyping

In order to produce its first prototype of a stand alone game, Klakos’s team developed a production pipeline with Blender. In addition to an intranet and a source version control solution, it constitutes a complete tool efficient in a team work context. Blender provides a very good potential on the video game market with tools covering all the tasks needed in a video game production : animation, AI, Python programing language, physics, sounds etc…

We think that one of the biggest strength of Blender is the integrated game engine which allows to visualize and modify complex scenes in real-time. It makes Blender a unique tool in the market. As for us Blender cannot be used in its current state for complex published games because of the way to manage logic bricks, the lack of a full binary exports tool, some Blender features are not reachable from Python and the lighting engine performances.

Blender can find a real place in professional game development studios with several adjustments. We think that plugins allowing connection to commercial game engines could enlarge its use.