Kelly, Looks like you may be having a problem that occurs with some audio devices on Windows XP. We have a knowledge base article on our site that I suspect will solve your problems. Try this out and let us know if this helps:
http://help.dracoent.com/knowledgebase.php?article=15 For the record, the coins are always read in this version. They are not supposed to be cut off while moving. On Apr 29, 2013, at 1:55 PM, Kelly Sapergia <ksaper...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hi, > > Since I enjoy playing the original Change Reaction, I was very excited about > this new version of the game, and immediately bought it upon reading the > announcement on Draconis's Twitter feed. Actually, I first downloaded the > file from their website and installed it after first removing version 1, and > discovered, to my surprise, that there's no playable demo! I know there's an > audio demo on the site, but I couldn't get it to play using their player, > which I believe is Java-based. (I personally don't know why developers have > to use these players on their sites. I think it's better to just link to an > MP3 file so the visitor can listen to it in their favorite player.) > > Purchasing and registering the game was simple, but I noticed that the > information displayed on the screen when you're presented with the > registration dialog wasn't spoken automatically by JFW, or even a TTS engine > like it was in the first version. I had to use the JAWS cursor to read it. > > After getting into the game, I listened to most of the tutorials for the > various game types. I personally would've prefered a manual like the previous > version had, but the Learn to Play option isn't bad, though I noticed that if > you move back a page with the Left Arrow, for example, the speech tends to > read something else, or at least doesn't seem to skip to that section right > away. > > Now we come to gameplay, and this is where I'm really having problems. (I > should mention that I'm playing this game using Windows XP.) So far, I've > just played, or rather tried to play, the Classic mode. Either I'm so used to > version 1's gameplay, or I'm not doing something right in version 2, but > there are times things don't seem to work propperly. In particular, I've > noticed that speech doesn't get interrupted when quickly pressing the Left > and Right arrow keys, like in version 1. There are also times when I don't > get any speech at all for awhile, or else I'll be on a coin, but the previous > one isn't read out. As well, I might press Space when I'm on a Penny, for > example, which may be the coin I have to match, and nothing appears to > happen. No laughing noise or anything! The first time I started noticing all > this behavior, I thought my keyboard was acting up, even though I had > unloaded my screen reader completely. I've even noticed that the sound you > hear when a lit bomb explodes doesn't play half the time. I might be on a > bomb, and then I hear the scream, but no proceeding explosion. > > In conclusion, Change Reaction 2 might be a good game, but so far I'm > beginning to think I should've stuck with version 1 until these bugs were > squashed. > > Thanks. > > Yours Sincerely, > Kelly John Sapergia > Show Host and Production Director > The Global Voice Internet Radio > www.theglobalvoice.info > > Personal Website: www.ksapergia.net > Business Website (KJS Productions): www.kjsproductions.com > > > --- > Gamers mailing list __ Gamers@audyssey.org > If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to gamers-unsubscr...@audyssey.org. > You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at > http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. > All messages are archived and can be searched and read at > http://www.mail-archive.com/gamers@audyssey.org. > If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, > please send E-mail to gamers-ow...@audyssey.org. --- Gamers mailing list __ Gamers@audyssey.org If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to gamers-unsubscr...@audyssey.org. You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. All messages are archived and can be searched and read at http://www.mail-archive.com/gamers@audyssey.org. If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, please send E-mail to gamers-ow...@audyssey.org.
