Yeah I think I might actually go and do that. also say why you're giving it a 0 star? Note though you can only do that if you have the game.
-----Original Message----- From: Gamers [mailto:gamers-boun...@audyssey.org] On Behalf Of dark Sent: 04 March 2014 22:32 To: Gamers Discussion list Subject: Re: [Audyssey] Disappointing news about starbase orion Well I've had another E-mail and he seems pretty set, which is quite irritating, indeed I've rarely had as negative a response, usually when developers respond at all your halfway there. I'd recommend people go and give Starbase Orion zero star ratings now, sinse this is frankly irritating for a game with such a lot of implicit access to begin with. Beware the grue! Dark. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Darren Harris" <darren_g_har...@btinternet.com> To: "'Gamers Discussion list'" <gamers@audyssey.org> Sent: Tuesday, March 04, 2014 9:21 PM Subject: Re: [Audyssey] Disappointing news about starbase orion > Well I was meant to be beta testing accessibility stuff for him ages ago > but > it really didn't get anywhere at all. so am not surprised to read this at > all. > > -----Original Message----- > From: Gamers [mailto:gamers-boun...@audyssey.org] On Behalf Of Zachary > Kline > Sent: 04 March 2014 19:21 > To: Gamers Discussion list > Subject: Re: [Audyssey] Disappointing news about starbase orion > > Hi Dark, > > This mirrors my experience when I suggested the same things to him. I > understand his reasons, bt they are still frustrating. 95% accessible is > hard to swallow. > Best, > Zack. > On Mar 4, 2014, at 11:16 AM, dark <d...@xgam.org> wrote: > >> Well I contacted the developer of starbase orion. >> >> he basically said that converting the open gl galaxy map would involve >> too > much work and some buggy additions to the program. When i raised the issue > of an alternate display of the same information ala the the > startraders > nav menue, he told me he'd already looked into that and decided against > it. Frankly I doubt his abilities at looking at alternate solutions sinse > genrally speaking most sighted developers are not good at finding > alternative ways of desplaying graphical map info, which is one reason > why > it's often a good idea to discuss these things. >> >> The STarbase orion dev just seems narrow minded, and I'm tempted to go > and give starbasee orion a zero star rating because of that. >> >> I have said if he wants to discuss alternatives I'd be happy and have >> come > as close to politeness allows to calling him a closed minded arrogant so > and so, (I did use the word intractable). >> >> So, unfortunately it seems no access fixes here, which is pretty bad and > not what I was hoping for (I am usualy at least a little more successful > at > this), though now that Trees brothers (the chaps who make startraders > rpg), > have moved into game developement we might see an accessible 4X game for > the > Iphone in the future. >> >> All the best, >> >> Dark. >> --- >> 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. > > > > --- > 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. 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