I have put up a new version of the Focused Games Framework for download. This release includes Thrust v1.1 and Vodka Alpha files. I have also released X86 and X64 installers for Folder Kill. Below is a more complete list of the changes made.

Thrust

• Created Content Pipeline Project
• Terrain Content
• Cleaned some StateObject & Menu code
• Added repeat states for GamePad
• Added Xbox 360 projects
• Added Camera components
• Added Console component
• Diagnostics
  • Added Stats component
  • Added Thumbstick Throttle Component

Vodka

• Created core Vodka project
• Added core interfaces
• Implemented a few providers
• Added Services project.

Finally, I urge you to keep an eye on FGDN as I continue to add to it over the next couple of months.

I have started, or rather restarted, a project under the codename of Vodka. This project is the replacement for FGCMS, or Focused Games Content Management System, the backend that has driven my sites for many years (until this site, anyways). The goal of Vodka is to create a simple and extendable CMS that is entirely based on XML and XSL technologies.

It is being written in ASP.NET on the .NET 3.5 platform. I am using Visual Studio 2008 and SQL Server 2008 to write the backend, and plan to employ a lot of slick AJAX/Silverlight controls to provide both the frontend and backend user interfaces. Right now I have been working on a simple content management architecture that takes XML content, transforms it using XSLT and spits out HTML. Check the screenshot below of an early prototype.

Vodka will be built as part of the Focused Games Framework, so look forward to seeing a small portion of it in the next release!