Hey CTMOD community!

We have been working away at more features for CTMOD! I am most excited about one of which I'm very passionate about and I'd like to highlight:

Feature Highlight: Tracker Module Music Support (XM/IT/S3M/MOD)

If you're not familiar with tracker module music files, they are similar to MIDI, except essentially the sound font is embedded in the file, allowing the creator absolute control of the sound, as well as really awesome features. It also unlocks the ability to produce hours of music in less than a megabyte, or even some kilobytes if desired (think NES chiptunes). It is akin to the same tech that drove music in video games on classic consoles such as NES, SNES, Sega, and PSX. The technology has been used in many games of the past, some of the most standout being Deus Ex (original),  You can learn more about module music here. There are also huge reservoirs of module music on sites like The Mod Archive.

I know it can be a little confusing, how the name "module" or "mod" is used in a lot of contexts, including this very project, where "mod" generally refers to "modification". If you're confused, or don't want to use this feature, that's okay; the game still can read and play OGG files!

Full Version Changelog

• MODULE music support! The game can now load MOD, S3M, XM, and IT music files.

• Music for the title screen and battle can now be specified in the startup.json.

• Music Volume is now controllable for title, battle, and maps.

• Added Girl NPC.

• Added Vendor NPC. (TODO: implement vendor UI)

• Added more details to the town map.

• Implement screenshot feature. Press F12 to take a screenshot! Saved to the app directory.

• Gold is now earned in battle and displayed in the menu.

• Fixed some memory leak issues.

• Implement Critical Strike animation and sound in battle.

• Implement dynamic character name insertion into game text.

• Fix party leader displaying behind other party members.

• Add background image to equip menu.

• Tileset updated.

• Fix character HP, MP, and XP resetting on map load and not populating properly on menu after battle.

• Add more equipment to item list.

Go ahead and head on over to the downloads page, and find Version 0.0.3 available for Windows 64-bit.

As always, I sincerely appreciate you checking out CTMOD, and I hope you have fun! If you build any cool assets for the game, feel free to drop by the discord or hit me up on social media, and we'll see if we can work together!

- jeffgamedev