Virus Bloke 2: The Fall of Microsoft NOW AVAILABLE

[Paul Smart]

Virus Bloke 2: The Fall of Microsoft
Part of the Virus Bloke Project

Finally, after over 13 years in development, Virus Bloke 2 has been completed and is now available for free download!
This is the second game in the Virus Bloke series, a sequel to Paul Smart The Virus Bloke!



Included with the game is a full guide, and a very important text file named "!IMPORTANT.txt", which I would highly recommend you read for instructions on how to set up the game, and other information.
Please use one of the following links for the full, free download (if either of them don't work for some reason, please let me know):

Game Jolt - gamejolt.com/games/rpg/virus-bloke-2-the-fall-of-microsoft/16499/
GoogleDrive - drive.google.com/folderview?id=0BxM5RKbk4HprOGNBTDZMWkQ4NTg&
MediaFire - www.mediafire.com/download/vdy8u2hvg3k2rur

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Paul Smart, the Virus Bloke, returns home after the successful completion of his first adventure to find that not all is as it should be... Something is going on, and Microsoft appear to be behind it!
It's up to you to help Paul and friends find out what Bill Gates is planning, and hopefully even put an end to the long running conflict between Piece of Pie Software (Paul's company) and Microsoft!

This is a 2D RPG, like in the good old SNES days (think Final Fantasy 1-6), but don't let that turn you away! This is not simply another typical fantasy adventure with swords, dragons, and evil sorcerers... Well, it might have swords and dragons, but this is a very unique adventure, involving travel through time and space, and visiting strange worlds and other dimensions! You never know what will happen next on this crazy adventure of randomness!

The game is around 12+ hours in length, but if you're a completionist, you will find many more hours of enjoyment in plenty of side-quests and mini-games, and there are even 20 built in achievements to obtain, which will unlock extra content after the game!
And if that isn't enough, you may be happy to know that there is even a New Game+ mode, which will allow you to play through the game again, keeping all of your power and unlocks, but also causing a few changes in the game to keep things interesting.

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On a few final notes:
As always, it would be awesome to see playthroughs, especially with commentary, if anybody out there is up for that. Obviously, being a long RPG, it might not be the kinda game that you'd want to record, and that's of course fine. But if anybody has any interest in recording this game, please let me know and I will be sure to check out the videos!

And finally, while I am unable to sell this game, if you have any desire to support it and future game development, any donations through PayPal would be gratefully accepted. But please keep in mind, this is entirely up to you, and you should feel no obligation to give anything. This game is 100% free, and I expect nothing in return. Just knowing the game is finally out there and being enjoyed is enough reward for me.
But for anybody who really wants to donate to the cause, I can only receive through my PayPal address included below, and I thank you very much in advance:
[e-mail]

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I think that just about wraps everything up, so thank you for reading, and for your patience. This game probably would never have been finished if it wasn't for all your support over the years!
So good luck, and we very much hope you enjoy this game!



Virus Bloke Project © Piece of Pie Software

[Paul Smart]

NOTICE ~ DirectShow / DirectDraw bug

So far, I have had 3 reports of a DirectShow, or DirectDraw bug, making the game crash when a movie tries to play. It seems to work for most people, but for those who have this problem, I plan to hopefully make an update for the game that gives an option for movies or just in-game cutscenes. It will mean more work has to be done on the game, so I can't guarantee a quick update, but for those who it affects, hopefully it'll be soon.
Sorry for the inconvenience.



Virus Bloke Project © Piece of Pie Software

[Paul Smart]

BIG FIX ~ Boss HPs

One boss in easy difficulty, and one boss in New Game+ mode died in one hit!
This been patched, so if you want the fixed version, unfortunately you'll have to download the game again, but at least 200mb isn't TOO big compared to games these days.

www.mediafire.com/download/300v51y3b01102j/

Also, you should be able to transfer your saves over, by finding them at the end of the original game folder. They are named "Save01.lsd", etc.

Thanks very much to Golden Drake for pointing out the bug that caused me to make this update!

Sorry for the inconvenience!



Virus Bloke Project © Piece of Pie Software

[Paul Smart]

Update on the DirectShow / DirectDraw bug

Anybody who isn't having any problem with the game crashing, ignore this post. But for anybody who has had this bug, a fix has been discovered!
Simply download the K-Lite Codec Pack from the link at the bottom of this post (Probably just the Basic download, but if you're running a 64-bit system, whatever that is, it seems you'll want the one at the bottom). So for anybody who needs this, I hope it works for you as it did for somebody else, and have fun!

codecguide.com/download_kl.htm




Virus Bloke Project © Piece of Pie Software

[Paul Smart]

Virus Bloke 2 has now reached version 1.1.0!

After a long time, I decided to make a few more changes to the game that I've been wanting to do. Hopefully all works fine, but please let me know if you run into any problems with playing the new version. I'll keep the old v1.0.1 uploaded too, just in case.

Unfortunately, a lot of the bigger stuff that I want to do isn't implemented yet (eg, adding the option for in-game cutscenes in case the animated movie ones don't work for some people), but here's the patch notes for this version:

- Fixed rare bug where you would die upon entering the Desert.
- Made the path to the Flame Lord slightly easier.
- When you reach the end of the first screen of the path to the Flame Lord, made a portal appear back at the start of the path, so you can teleport half-way if you want to return later.
- Lowered requirements to craft the Laser Gun.
- Made the weapons of <something>ness unsellable (Sword of Virusness, etc)
- Made the PoPSword have a chance to Infect enemies.
- Made changes to some dialogue.
- Fixed bug with X-Treme Hover Boarding mini-game.
- Made it possible to get Thunder Mic. later in the game if missed earlier.
- Made it possible to buy some materials from Holo-Ivis.
- Made the Half-World labyrinth completely safe after you defeat the boss of that world.
- Made you start with 10 Basement Keys for the Munkee side-quest instead of 4.
- Fixed bug with Snow Lv.X boss music not changing back to default after battle.
- Fixed description of skill(s).
- Added direction indicators to the alien chase sequence (on the space ship), to make it not trial and error.
- Added mini-map to the Desert, so that it's not all about wandering aimlessly.
- Shortened the cheat code input to 4 digits instead of 6.
- Reduced file sizes of many sound effects.


If you are using Windows 8 (or maybe other recent versions of Windows) and the game crashes on start up (specifically a DDERR_UNSUPPORTED error), I had that problem too. I run Windows 8 64bit, but I managed to get it working by changing the RPG_RT.exe file's Properties to run in compatibility mode for Windows XP (Service Pack 3). Other modes might work too, but that one did for me.

So if you decide to return to Virus Bloke 2, or even to play it for the first time, I hope you enjoy!

Thanks for all the love and support you've been showing with this and my other games over the years!
Game on, folks!


Virus Bloke Project © Piece of Pie Software

[MFG38]

Oh yeah, reminds me, I haven't finished this game yet. I suppose I should get back to it.