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Welcome to Brutus2D

Guilect — Sat, 17 Jan 2009 00:41:54 +0000

Brutus2D is a BASIC-style game programming language for Windows.

Brutus2D provides all the familiar BASIC commands like “For-Next”, “If-Then”, and etc.
Additionally, simple commands manipulate graphics, sounds, and inputs. It is targeted towards the hobbyist who enjoys programming a game now and then.

Brutus2D can create fast and small stand-alone executables.

Brutus2D is Freeware.

New version Released v1.8.6 – January 16, 2009

Guilect — Sat, 17 Jan 2009 00:40:54 +0000

removed – encryption of user source code in final .exe to allow non-English OSes to use Brutus2D
fixed – bug in line / box drawing routine
fixed – another bug regarding double clicking on a .b2d file in windows explorer

See Downloads

New Game – Emerald

Guilect — Wed, 14 Jan 2009 01:39:09 +0000

peter has produced yet another game – Emerald.

Try to pick up the emeralds, stars, and bombs.

Move your hero with the arrow keys around the Map.
Drop a bomb with your space bar.

If you want to type a new name, then take the following steps:
Go to the PLAYER and press the return key.
Use the arrow keys for selecting a letter.
After choosing a letter, press the space bar.
Once you have written your Name, press the escape key.

Read all about it on the forum HERE.

New Game – PacMan

Guilect — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 21:53:54 +0000

Peter has produced a variation on the PacMan game.
Make your PacMan collect items in nicely designed levels.

You can download it from its showcase thread in the forum : HERE

v1.8.3 of Brutus2D Released May 7, 2008

Guilect — Tue, 13 May 2008 23:37:18 +0000

Here is the change log for V1.8.3

added — File Objects for writing bytes, longs, and strings
added — Net object commands Initiialize and Terminate.

Changed — moved existing file commands from system object into the File object.

fixed — Brutus2D chm help file has search capability working again.

You can get it from the download page : Here

New Game – miniBoulder

Guilect — Tue, 13 May 2008 23:36:30 +0000

Peter has again delivered a complete game, this time a boulder dash like one.

See the forum for details : Click here

New game – Panic II

Guilect — Tue, 13 May 2008 23:34:41 +0000

Peter has created another complete game — Panic II.
It boasts 27+ levels of fun and was made with the freeware version of Brutus2D.

You can pick up the game from the showcase section of the Brutus2D Forum : Here

v1.8.2 of Brutus2D released February 25, 2008

Guilect — Tue, 26 Feb 2008 01:40:30 +0000

This release is mostly about the addition of Networked Multiplayer capabilities.
See download page to get this version.

release notes:
added — Net(work) Multiplayer commands. Available to registered users.
Example in examples\Network folder.
added — Graphics.GetPixel to autocomplete

fixed — .bjs files are now associated with Brutus2D
fixed – limited the output for ArcCos to 0 and 3.14159265358979
            And 1.5707964 to -1.5707964 for ArcSin.
            Now if the input is > 1 or < -1 then the output of the function will not give error but rather
            the 1 or -1 output.
fixed — In BrutusMap, where if you open a file, then click new, it maintained the same filename

New Game shown in Showcase — Coin Panic

Guilect — Tue, 11 Sep 2007 00:16:55 +0000

New member peter has done a wonderful job on his first game in Brutus2D.
It is in the style of a classic platformer. You need to collect all the coins while avoiding the baddies.
peter has created 35 levels for you to try to master.
Visit the forum here to download.
Instructions are in the download as well as some additional pointer in the forum.
Enjoy.

v1.8.1 of Brutus2D Released July 17, 2007

Guilect — Tue, 17 Jul 2007 21:53:46 +0000

Here is what is new for V1.8.1

changed — system.fileread will no longer create a file if the requested file does not exist
changed — joystick.button now returns booleans

fixed — mouse.setposxy was not updating mouse.x and mouse.y properly
fixed — graphics.setline was leaving out the last pixel
fixed — joystick.GetSlider commands did not match documentation.
fixed — include file not being found generated 2 error messages.
fixed — map tilesets no longer have to be in the root directory.
fixed — gui.showopen changing working directory
fixed — music.clearMidi not working every time
fixed — bug in graphics.SetBox
fixed — bug which caused primatives not to work in a B2D exe when also using a custom exe icon
fixed — sound.CloneWav
fixed — apostrophe in a quoted string, in an exe, causing an error
fixed — Math.GetRndReal taking a long time when the two input parameters were equal
fixed — changing file version number, company name, etc on exe did not work

added — Joystick Initialized / Terminated debug messages
added — Joystick.GetProductName
added — Function graphics.getmem
added — keys.GetCaps ; returns true if Cap Lock is on
added — Music.Ogg commands to autocomplete in IDE