diff --git a/content/posts/newsletter-019/index.md b/content/posts/newsletter-019/index.md index f70aed0a8..fb9e1daf6 100644 --- a/content/posts/newsletter-019/index.md +++ b/content/posts/newsletter-019/index.md @@ -97,6 +97,28 @@ This month's updates include: [SDL2]: https://github.com/Rust-SDL2/rust-sdl2 [Legion]: https://crates.io/crates/legion +### [Paddlers] + +![A brightly colored scene with a grass field, a river, and some happy ducks.](paddlers_0.2.1.jpg) + +[Paddlers] ([GitHub][paddlers-gh], [Online Demo][paddlers-demo]) by [@jakmeier] +is an experimental MMORTS with the backend and the web client all written in +Rust. + +February gave birth to Paddlers release 0.2.1 and a ton of new game mechanics. +It features a skill map, quests, and a refreshed take on the tower defense +aspect of the game. On top of that, the rendering engine (part of the +[Paddle][paddle] framework) has been reworked and now allows for custom +shaders. Read all about this month's changes in this +[article][paddlers-article] released on the developer's private website. + +[Paddlers]: https://paddlers.ch +[paddlers-gh]: https://github.com/jakmeier/paddlers-browser-game +[paddlers-demo]: https://demo.paddlers.ch +[@jakmeier]: https://github.com/jakmeier +[paddle]: https://github.com/jakmeier/paddle +[paddlers-article]: https://www.jakobmeier.ch/blogging/Paddlers_6.html + ### [Theta Wave] [![Homing Missiles](theta_wave.gif)][Theta Wave] diff --git a/content/posts/newsletter-019/paddlers_0.2.1.jpg b/content/posts/newsletter-019/paddlers_0.2.1.jpg new file mode 100644 index 000000000..0beafbc2e Binary files /dev/null and b/content/posts/newsletter-019/paddlers_0.2.1.jpg differ