joshua keroes

Got a real graphics editor!

This version of the Puzzle Pirates add-on replaces the stock carp pieces with Zebrawood, Sabele, Teak, and Tigerwood; all woods with a nice visible grain. I dropped the blue line that was present in the earlier versions. It was good as a proof-of-concept but well, how many trees grow with blue lines down the middle? … it took away from the game. This new release is more in the spirit of the game.

Download and install High Contrast Carp 1.0 [ OSX | Windows ]

I play Puzzle Pirates in my spare time. Carpentry is one of the games they offer. Carp is a free-form shape-fitting puzzle similar to Tetris. One way to get a high score is to place all the pieces with the grain laid out horizontally… problem is, it’s difficult to see the grain while playing. Thus was this small hack was born.

Here’s the before and after:

Want to try it out? Download High Contrast Carp tweak 0.2