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Also available on #PeerTube:
https://tube.fediverse.games/w/17pUjpHgAzrrGhpFZeid2n
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Been browsing the level archive for more levels to record, and have been looking at some of the community-made puzzles that are now playable again in the open source version of Principia.
I did NOT know metal balls could bounce that high. LOOK AT THAT BOUNCE!
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New video up on the Principia YouTube channel! Hopefully the level showcase videos will get a regular schedule again, assuming I can find enough levels to record.
Today it is Maxi Dirtbike by MARRA92:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gq0DzmnTp-c
#foss #opensource #sandbox #video #youtube
You can browse the puzzles in the level archive here too:
https://principia-web.se/levels?archive=1&type=puzzle&page=1
Puzzles were deprecated in 1.5, which released around August of 2014 and made them unplayable outside of the built-in puzzle package. Most of the levels past that date were […]
Also available on #PeerTube, as with every other level showcase video:
https://tube.fediverse.games/w/jBz37AtvDrXkeivqZB5dDH
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Principia successfully runs on Windows XP again!
Recently I compiled the game and its dependencies with a custom built mingw-w64 toolchain targeting Windows XP, but as my virtual machine did not have hardware acceleration I could not actually test if it worked […]
[Original post on hachyderm.io]
After getting Legacy Update and installing some more drivers and updates, I could finally do the thing I needed XP for anyway... Testing the Principia build I had made earlier with my toolchain targeting XP.
I moved it onto a thumbdrive, copied it over, and […]
[Original post on hachyderm.io]
Yesterday I did some more work on the Principia for Windows XP builds. libcurl is now built with mbedtls meaning it supports the modern security stack required by the community site, and an up-to-date CA store is also bundled with the game.
I also made an […]
[Original post on hachyderm.io]
Principia 2026.06.06 is now out! It is primarily a maintenance release with all the bugfixes and other improvements that have accumulated since last year, but there is also a new user data directory location and structure.
Linux users can rejoice as ~/ […]
[Original post on hachyderm.io]
A smooth running robot with legs that is able to move it forward in a very realistic manner. Level: https://principia-web.se/archive/level/2681 Principia is a free and open source physics-based san...
New quick level showcase video on the Principia YouTube channel today, showcasing Running Droid Legs by Rubicon:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YJS6BlRNWIA
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