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Crosstalk: Second Reality · published 29 days ago · build 24650546

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Dev log #6

Hello.

I've been thinking about building a small mini-game for Crosstalk over serial, but I wasn't sure how many people would enjoy a text-only experience, so I thought to myself that I could build a graphical display output. Crosstalk now contains three modes: CRT, gas-plasma, and LCD, which all look a bit different. The one I show below is gas-plasma in CGA mode (though VGA is also supported), which was used on the Compaq Portable 386/20, the same machine that I have. I tried to reproduce the display accurately, though I see some glitches that I want to fix later on.

This unlocks new opportunities for building inside Crosstalk.

If you're interested in Crosstalk and would like to join testing, then please join the game's Discord server and optionally wishlist:

Thank you,

*DanglingPtr

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