2009.337 (December 3, 2009)

Ascii Sector Maintenance Release

Chris Knudsen has released a new version of Privateer: Ascii Sector. This latest build fixes a number of bugs and glitches, mostly related to combat situations. You can download 0.6.2.3 from the Ascii Sector website. Here is the full list of changes:

Fixed bug with theft added to criminal record when taking stuff on board a ship.
Fixed bug with being able to melee attack in a smoke cloud.
Fixed bug with stunned, captured or blinded characters knocking guns away and blocking attacks.
Fixed bug with combat mode kicking in on board a ship even if you've captured all hostiles.
Fixed bug with weapons not using ammo if knocked out of your hand.
Fixed bug with captured ejected pilots being removed from the manifest when landing.
The game now ships with SDL_mixer 1.2.11 which will hopefully fix the music crashes.

Prelude to Big Things

lew82 is gearing up for the next release in Frontier - Prelude to Darkness, and he needs your help! The animated movie requires a variety of voices for both large and small parts. Part 6 is currently about three quarters complete. If you haven't seen the earlier chapters, check them out here.

Thanks heaps for the continued interest and support with Frontier.
As we're approaching some pretty large scale scenes which will have a great deal of different main and bit part characters, I've sort of discovered I'm gonna need more voices.
So if anyone is interested in volunteering their voice talent for Frontier - Prelude to Darkness, please drop me an email at lewis@ardament.com All you'll need is your own mic (semi-good quality preferably) and ability to record audio files, zip email them.
Any at all help will be greatly appreciated (by me of course)