{"id":247,"date":"2009-06-14T17:58:18","date_gmt":"2009-06-14T22:58:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.vertigogaming.net\/blog\/?p=247"},"modified":"2024-08-15T15:35:20","modified_gmt":"2024-08-15T20:35:20","slug":"new-game-announcement-the-sandbox-of-god-remastered-edition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vertigogaming.net\/blog\/?p=247","title":{"rendered":"NEW GAME ANNOUNCEMENT: The Sandbox of God: Remastered Edition!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>That&#8217;s right folks, it&#8217;s been nearly five years since the release of the Sandbox of God, so I thought&#8230;why not give it a nice new coat of shiny awesome?<br \/>\n<!--more--><br \/>\nThe Sandbox of God is by far the most popular game I&#8217;ve ever done, and continually gets downloaded more than any game on my site every single month. Interestingly, the traffic spike reminded me of the growing interest in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theindustrylondon.com\/betting-sites-not-on-gamstop\/\">betting sites not on Gamstop UK<\/a>, which, like my game, offer alternatives that attract a loyal following despite regulatory challenges. Sadly, there&#8217;s always been a lot of things that I&#8217;ve felt needed retouching, from the compressed sound\/unlicensed music to the resolution problems, not to mention the lack of Vista support. Well, all of that is now fixed with the Sandbox of God: Remastered Edition!<br \/>\n<!--break--><\/p>\n<p><center><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.vertigogaming.net\/blog\/images\/newsoglogo.png\" \/><\/center><br \/>\n<!--break--><br \/>\nThis game comes in two different versions: Lite and Full\/Registered\/Pro (haven&#8217;t figured out what to call it yet). <strong>The Lite version is free and contains the entire Sandbox of God experience, which includes:<\/strong><br \/>\n<!--break--><br \/>\n<!--break--><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><a title=\"A screenshot of the Sandbox of God: Remastered Edition\" href=\"http:\/\/www.vertigogaming.net\/blog\/images\/newsogscreen2.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[ONR2]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.vertigogaming.net\/blog\/images\/newsogscreen2.jpg\" width=\"412\" height=\"309\" border=\"0\" vspace=\"15\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><!--break--><br \/>\n-The full Sandbox of God game<br \/>\n-Remastered sound effects<br \/>\n-New music with upgraded OGG support and higher bitrate\/quality samples than the previous game<br \/>\n-New resolution\/full screen support<br \/>\n-New unlockables and retooled graphics\/HUD elements<br \/>\n-Windows Vista support<br \/>\n<!--break--><br \/>\n<!--break--><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><a title=\"A screenshot of the Sandbox of God: Remastered Edition. And yes, I do plan on fixing some of the incorrect grammar in the game.\" href=\"http:\/\/www.vertigogaming.net\/blog\/images\/newsogscreen1.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[ONR2]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.vertigogaming.net\/blog\/images\/newsogscreen1.jpg\" width=\"412\" height=\"309\" border=\"0\" vspace=\"15\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><!--break--><br \/>\nThis game will replace the current Sandbox of God that&#8217;s on our site. The Sandbox of God (2004) will no longer be supported, because there&#8217;s really no point when the Lite version does everything the old version does, along with the new features and content.<br \/>\n<!--break--><br \/>\n<strong>The full version will contain all the elements of the Lite edition, including:<\/strong><br \/>\n<!--break--><br \/>\n-More unlockable content<br \/>\n-Ability to play at 2x and 3x times the speed during gameplay<br \/>\n-New graphical mode: &#8220;The Sandbox of God: Boardgame Edition&#8221;<br \/>\n-New game: &#8220;Ancient Warfare&#8221;<br \/>\n<!--break--><br \/>\nSo what&#8217;s this &#8220;Boardgame Edition&#8221; you say? Well, did you know that the Sandbox of God started out as an old boardgame manufactured in Mexico? It&#8217;s true!<br \/>\n<!--break--><br \/>\n<!--break--><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><a title=\"This should totally exist somehow.\" href=\"http:\/\/www.vertigogaming.net\/blog\/images\/sogboardbox.png\" rel=\"lightbox[ONR2]\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.vertigogaming.net\/blog\/images\/sogboardbox.png\" width=\"412\" border=\"0\" vspace=\"15\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><!--break--><br \/>\n&#8230;ok, maybe it&#8217;s not true, but let&#8217;s just pretend it is for a second. Now you can relive the boardgame virtually in your old basement with the new Boardgame Edition graphics! Yes, this is what the &#8220;Project Clay&#8221; thingy turned out to be.<br \/>\n<!--break--><br \/>\n<!--break--><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><a title=\"A screenshot of the Sandbox of God: Remastered Edition- Boardgame Mode\" href=\"http:\/\/www.vertigogaming.net\/blog\/images\/newsogscreen3.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[ONR2]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.vertigogaming.net\/blog\/images\/newsogscreen3.jpg\" width=\"412\" height=\"309\" border=\"0\" vspace=\"15\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><!--break--><br \/>\nPlay with the new graphical style and experience the Sandbox of God in a new, fun way! Woo!<br \/>\n<!--break--><br \/>\nAlong with that comes an entirely new game built into the Sandbox of God, called Ancient Warfare. This is not the Ancient Warfare announced a year or so ago, but rather a new spin on the game entirely.<br \/>\n<!--break--><br \/>\n<!--break--><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><a title=\"A screenshot of the Sandbox of God: Remastered Edition- Ancient Warfare Mode.\" href=\"http:\/\/www.vertigogaming.net\/blog\/images\/newsogscreen4.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[ONR2]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.vertigogaming.net\/blog\/images\/newsogscreen4.jpg\" width=\"412\" height=\"309\" border=\"0\" vspace=\"15\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><!--break--><br \/>\nIn this game, you must defend your home against the evil rabbits through all your godly powers, which now come in the form of cards. Go through the various eras as technology improves and new cards are unlocked, but beware&#8230;because the rabbits are getting more powerful too! Unlock more powerful cards by beating the main Sandbox of God game with the 50%, 75% and the 100% checklist. Darn you, evil rabbits!<br \/>\n<!--break--><br \/>\nSo how much will the game cost? When will it be released? Will there be more eras? What about Kablooey? All good questions that I&#8217;ll be answering soon, but let&#8217;s touch on a few of them:<br \/>\n<!--break--><br \/>\n-The full version of the Sandbox of God will be very cheap. It will be under $5, and no, that doesn&#8217;t mean $4.99. It&#8217;ll be very, very fairly priced.<br \/>\n-Kablooey is still targeted for release next month, but I had to finish this game first for a special project that will be announced later this month.<br \/>\n<!--break--><br \/>\nSo, keep it here on the blog for more info on the Sandbox of God: Remastered Edition, and I hope you guys will enjoy it! Woo!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>That&#8217;s right folks, it&#8217;s been nearly five years since the release of the Sandbox of God, so I thought&#8230;why not give it a nice new coat of shiny awesome?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[14,1,4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-247","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-new-game-announcements","category-game-maker","category-sandbox-of-god"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vertigogaming.net\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/247","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vertigogaming.net\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vertigogaming.net\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vertigogaming.net\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vertigogaming.net\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=247"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/www.vertigogaming.net\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/247\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2816,"href":"https:\/\/www.vertigogaming.net\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/247\/revisions\/2816"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vertigogaming.net\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=247"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vertigogaming.net\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=247"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vertigogaming.net\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=247"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}