Another new blog...
Posted by Ben Hymers | Filed under cities-in-the-sky
Okay, this is the final move for the blog, it will be staying here for the forseeable future (Note from future Ben: ho ho ho, didn't see another domain change coming, did you past Ben? Ha!). I got annoyed with Wordpress.com since it turns out that they charge $10 to set up a domain name, regardless of whether or not you already own it! Unfortunately I only discovered this after I'd bought citiesinthesky.co.uk from 123-reg, which has caused me a week's worth of hassle. Rather than go into the boring detail, I'll just warn anyone thinking of using them: don't. They don't answer their emails or phone calls, and the only contact with customers is seemingly to send them invoices. I'll be getting Trading Standards on their case shortly.
Anyway, onto happier things: I've now got the blog set up at www.citiesinthesky.co.uk, after installing Wordpress myself (aren't I clevar?!), and it's great :) Wordpress really is a great piece of software, and it's very nice being able to fiddle around with it myself, as I wasn't allowed to do on Wordpress.com. I've added a little bit of content (notice the 'pages' section on the right?), and I've been getting acquainted with lots of Google's web developer tools - Analytics, AdSense, Sitemaps and so on. I'm quite enjoying it all, actually, much more so than my previous pathetic attempts at running a website!
As for Cities in the Sky, I'm still working on it. I've made plenty of lists of things to do, and I know exactly what needs to get done before I release a preview. I just don't know how long it'll take! Currently I'm fiddling with the physics - it still doesn't quite feel right, and I'd like to get it straightened out before I go any further. After that, I'll tart up the graphics and get them looking presentable (you should see some of the placeholder screens...), then it'll be ready for a release. It won't be very interesting of course, since there'll only be one type of building and no people, but it'll be a release nonetheless. Don't hold your breath.
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