still doing coursework but have finished Amesbury avenue and now doing barcome avenue

COMPUTER HAS RUN OUT OF RAM, so i can't build the game until i get at least 4GB RAM

Still waiting for RAM to arrive, it should come today, while i wait i have fixed up megabowl and caesars, and created more interior buildings, (3 houses, Pukka restaurant and bingo)

I've sent my game off to get some help with programming, while i wait im building the menu screens and HUD (map, life bar, time and weapon icon)

Happy new year!!! don't worry im still working on GTA but i've been very busy so it's taking longer than expected.

Uploaded 2 new gameplay videos to youtube, im still working on game performance, bugs and animation!

First DEMO release will be Easter holiday (Exactly 2 years after starting the game)

Alot of people on forums are advising me to remove or modify the logos of companies before releasing the game to avoid getting into trouble.

BREAK THROUGH with game optimization (should run more smooth on older computers)

AI cars can't be driven but BMW and hidden Ferrari can, still working on driving code and physics.

Done driving physics but can't get the police to chase properly, working on 2-3 missions for the first release and HOPE to release on Friday (also working on car radio staitions).

{13:00} The time is almost here, just extending radio stations and adding some small missions, Finally the game will be definently uploaded today/ tonight :)

{19:00} Even if i have to stay up all night im gonna release this today, the bugs always seem to creep up when i think i've finished.

{01:22} Guess im gonna have to call it a night, can't seem to publish the game, i done quite a lot today, even done a test mission which works perfectly. I will try to publish the game in the morning.

Finally i have got my game ready to upload (BUT, has some MAJOR bugs in it )

Finally fixed the physics of the car, still trying to find the bug that makes it slow down though. The download will be inaccessible one day this week as i will be uploading a newer version.

Another trailer is gonna be posted tonight, this evening i am uploading a newer version of the game so no-one will be able to download until 22:00-23:00. The newer version has small fixes like; Better car handling, slightly better AI, ability to change radio station and clock has been fixed.

Another updated version is gonna be uploaded by 00:00 it has new updates like; better pedestrian AI, aeroplanes in the sky, fixed bug where it appeared the player was still in the car when you exit, better shooting animation and when "left alt" is pressed a target is displayed. I'm still working on getting the police to chase, knocking over pedestrians, getting hurt by explosions, making pedestrians run or duck when there is danger and of course stealing cars.

Sorry for the delay in the new BETA but i have decided to take a break from production for a little while but once all the bugs are fixed and missions are added i will use the map to create a Call of duty: Streatham hill game which will be multiplayer (using intense-x) so it will be easy to build. I will also do a winter mod for GTA: Streatham hill in December which will have snow and all the street christmas lights. Keep checking here for more updates whenever i put a new BETA up i will put it on this page.

I've recently started working on GTA again, there is now rain, wind, thunder and lightning. The traffic lights now function too.

There is a major new engine update (the program that runs the game) so i will need to rewrite some code to get the most out of the new update which might take some time. There are a number of new features that will benefit the game like; Faster frame rate, faster loading, less memory consumption and better physix. Here is a full list of new features to expect; http://manual.conitec.net/newfeatures8.htm

Holiday's are over! and im working properly on GTA again, theres just too much problems with my code on the new engine, im still trying but if it takes too much time i think im just going to concentrate on LOD and making my game run faster.

As promised i have done a christmas version of the game which is basically a winter night with snow. New updates are; the ability to run over pedestrians, Caesars nightclub re-texture, better lighting, faster engine, ability to ride bicycle and two more missions. This will be uploaded 'around' Sunday 19th December.

I know its a bit late but i have finally uploaded a christmas version of my game its basically the same as before but with christmas lights and snow. Please note: the snow only falls around Megabowl. Since i am going away for christmas i didn't get time to do all the things i wanted like be able to ride a bike, a couple missions and chrismas radio, But i will upload one more version of "xmas night" by new years day.

Got some exciting news... Complete re-write of vehicle code, now you can drive flawlessly, got the trees and vegetation back while keeping high framerates, Pay and spray works now (now you can change colour of car). I'm just now working on getting vehicles to crash not blow up when crashing into each other by using physics and being able to knock over lamposts which also uses physics. This upload will be available begining of March, if i complete tasks before March i will fit a couple driving missions in and update radio staitions.

Really excited about the next release; Mass compression with textures bitmaps and sounds 50% less file space (so alot less RAM required to run) but still keeping the same texture size/quality, Traffic lights sort of work (not perfect but it's a start), finally got rid of those horrific lampost lights got much more professional looking sprites, Much better in-game sound (ambient sounds, footsteps, pedestrian sounds), cars do not blow up so easy now, trees are back but not animated anymore. Release due 2nd week of March!!!!!!!!

Computer has been broken for a while so i am a bit behind schedule but it's fixed today, i have finished putting all trees, bushes and lamposts today, the game looks so beautiful and lifelike. I am gonna put some road markings on the road next, then i have to stop the car from floating sometimes, redo radio stations and do 2-3 driving based missions. Should be released either 2nd or 3rd week of March.

Fixed alot of bugs now, there is new cars/ peds, only thing left is the car missions which i will do next week, next demo release will be 25th March.

Next demo download will be tonight 8-9PM once i've finished at uni, i only managed to get one small driving mission in, and 2 new radio stations.

{21:15} Download will be inaccessable for the next hour while this new one uploads!

I am re-uploading a slightly newer version as i've just seen a few bugs, like the cars at the streatham place car park

By pressing "Ins" or "Del" you can now control the viewing distance in-game, if you have a fast computer increase if not decrease the viewing distance

MASSIVE SPEED INCREASE!!!!! After some "Harsh" reviews at the Gamestudio forum i've decided to concentrate on performance i have managed to get full speed (60+fps) on the game but it is VERY buggy, which is why i was running from making it run faster. There will be a new release soon once the bugs are gone. My game will still be in production and to keep up to date keep visiting this page.

I am VERY excited for this next release this game runs super fast on my laptop which just has an Intel celeron with integrated graphics, so it's safe to say this game runs on ALL computers now. I can't believe just two lines of code made my game jump from 13fps to 60fps!! Instead of loading all models (trees, cars, people, lamposts and birds) only models that are close to the player are enabled and visible. I am currently working on the bugs and then finally going to design a startup menu with display/ sound settings.

Sorry i have been away but as most people know it's exam time so i have to put my revision first. After exams i will get the police cars (but i still can't find uk police people), design startup videos/ menus, cutscenes and make another attempt to be able to steal cars. next release 2nd week of June.

Finally finished exams so my summer holiday has officially started, now i can concentrate 100% on getting this game finished before i go back. Today i am working on startup menu and i will buy the police car model.

Almost finished the menu, will definitely finish by today, which just leaves the cut scene i promised, im also attempting to get the police to chase you when you hit their car

Finally finished the menu, it wasn't hard but VERY LONG, i have a new respect for game developers/ software developers across the globe. The menu should be VERY familiar but i wont spoil the surprise lol. Tommorow im gonna have another attempt at coding the ability to "Steal" cars, i have an idea that i want to try out.

I DID IT!!!!!!!!!!! Finally you are able to steal cars and get chased by police (Sort of) it is VERY BUGGY so if i don't sort it out before next week i won't include the feature but it is definitely a start!!!

Finished everything for the next release so gonna add some new weapons like hand grenades!!! new demo will be available ~~FRIDAY 10TH JUNE~~

Oh yeah i forgot to add that i finally got ALL traffic lights to work! i can now control the flow of traffic!!!

Redone the radio stations with new music and better compression (.ogg) so changing radio station is much faster, I want to put radio station logo's instead of just the words, I STILL haven't managed to get the cutscenes done as i'm wating for some of my friends to do character voices, and i'm also still working on hand grenades.

Don't think i'm gonna be able to release new update today, a bug has creeped up in the game which makes it barely playable, If i do today it won't be until later in the evening if not Tuesday/ Wednesday.

Didn't manage to finish today but i did fix the bug, there is now hand grenades which use full physics explosions, you can blow up cars, people etc) but i didn't do the cutscene which is the last thing left to do. Next update is now pushed back to Tuesday/ Wednesday.

Trying to get this thing done but more and more problems keep coming up and i 'm remembering more features i've wanted to add. Will definetly finish this week but which day i still don't know.

Been doing lots of overtime at work this week so have droped behind schedule, i was going to release the demo anyway but it is unstable and unfinished, so i changed my mind as i'd rather do it right. new things i've done; i have put the megabowl and caesars inside the main map instead of loading a new map so it doesn't crash anymore, Caesars nightclub gate opens at night, and just like trees and lamposts some buildings (bingo building) only load when the player is close so rendering is faster.

ARRRRRRRRRR, WHYYYY????!!!! i can't get rid of this damn bug, and it's a big bug! i can't release the game until it's fixed.

OK, i think i might have found the problem, it has something to do with memory, now that i've added all the interior buildings onto one map i guess it's too much for the engine to handle but i'm gonna compress some models (cars, people, traffic lights) to see if i can lower the RAM usage.

Bug fix - Done Traffic lights - Done Road markings - Done Cutscene - Almost Done just need the voices and i also need to fix a resolution problem with the HUD and that's it!

I'm still waiting for my friends to do voices, if it's not done by wednesday i'm gonna release the demo anyway. In the meantime i've compiled a list of features to expect on next release. I have done SO much since April http://anthonystaines.com/JuneFeatures.htm

Finally game is finished i've just been testing the game over the last week and finding and fixing some bugs, 95% sure tommorow evening will be the release.

Took too long to compile yesterday but it finally finished now the "Radiosity" effect was worth the wait. NOW the real download will be Monday/ Tuesday #Promise :)

Finally the new version is uploading!!!! Judging by the time remaining it should be up at exactly 00:00

What should i concentrate on next? (only pick one)

   Performance (This game runs way too slow)
   Features (Give me more weapons and vehicles)
   Map (The game runs fine, make it BIGGER)
   Storyline (The game is OK, I wanna see more missions)
   Bugs (The performance is OK, the features are OK but it is too buggy)

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20th January

Christmas version 2011 is uploaded now! all cars and pedestrians are disabled so the performance should be the highest ever. Press '2' in-game to disable the snow and it will run even faster. Remember to vote and i will start working on the next version next month!

21st February

As you can probably tell i have been really busy with university so i haven't had a chance to work on the game, final year is no joke they really pile a lot of cousework and exams on you! So i have decided to put the game on hold once again BUT i will do a MASSIVE update simular to the one in July in the summer so look out for that. In the meantime follow me on Twitter if you have any questions for me @DatGuyFromTitan