It's been a while since I posted but I wanted to write real quick and reassure people that development is continuing on the Tools & Engine, and that I'm still soliciting concept art, 3D models, sound effects, and music to be used in the book.

I'm currently in the process of relocating to Washington, in addition to finishing up my first XNA 3.1 book. As a result, updates will be a bit slow for the next month, but after June 30th (my relocation date) there will be a website overhaul including several new features, and an increasing number of screenshots and downloads made available. Among the changes to the website will be a new theme & layout, a Media Gallery so people can see concept art, renders, and in-game screenshots, a media player, so people can listen to the various background music and audio tracks, and several web-based and downloadable tools, including:

• NPC Generator
  
• Item Generator
  
• Quest Generator
  
• Dungeon Builder
  

And speaking of music. Our primary composer for the project, Caglar Sahin, has put together a massive number of songs for the game and I wanted to give those of you who don't follow the forums a chance to listen in. The following is the opening track played on the title screen. Cheers!

Level-Grind Online Title Song