Something else I've just noticed, key interrupt seems a bit wonky. For example, if I'm running along and I hit V to check whether I've been down this passage before, that stops me running. I'm pretty sure that wasn't the case in SOD1.2, and it's already making movement around monsters a bit fiddly if I want to check info at the same time as fighting them on higher difficulties.
Anyone else seeing that? Scott On 7/11/14, Charles Rivard <wee1s...@fidnet.com> wrote: > It'll be done some time today. I don't need any excuse to play this beta, > but now I've got one anyway. Truth is, SOD is a game that I like, but for > some reason that I can't put a thumb on, I haven't played it all that much. > > I think this beta has cured the issue. Now that I've worked with it for a > bit, I'm getting hooked. > > --- > Be positive! When it comes to being defeated, if you think you're finished, > > you! really! are! finished! > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Scott Chesworth" <scottcheswo...@gmail.com> > To: "Gamers Discussion list" <gamers@audyssey.org> > Sent: Friday, July 11, 2014 2:18 PM > Subject: Re: [Audyssey] Shades of Doom Beta version 20015 > > >> Ooh, the plot thickens! If you get a chance Charles, it'd be >> interesting to see how Sapi set to the same voice performs for you. >> >> On 7/11/14, Charles Rivard <wee1s...@fidnet.com> wrote: >>> To me, the speech coming from JAWS 14 using ScanSoft Tom is not jerky at >>> all. It may be so with other screen readers, but this one is just fine. >>> >>> --- >>> Be positive! When it comes to being defeated, if you think you're >>> finished, >>> >>> you! really! are! finished! >>> ----- Original Message ----- >>> From: "Scott Chesworth" <scottcheswo...@gmail.com> >>> To: "Gamers Discussion list" <gamers@audyssey.org> >>> Sent: Friday, July 11, 2014 1:47 PM >>> Subject: Re: [Audyssey] Shades of Doom Beta version 20015 >>> >>> >>>> Just taking a run through the demo. I love being able to play with my >>>> screen reader or Sapi, but the output to native screen readers could >>>> probably use some refinement. At the moment, the speech is very jerky, >>>> presumably because David is sending the exact same instructions to the >>>> various screen reader APIs that he is to trigger the recordings that >>>> make up the built in voice, so you'll get something like "1, hundred" >>>> out of NVDA instead of a more natural sounding and productive "100". >>>> Where do I go to file this as a bug report? Does David monitor this >>>> place? >>>> >>>> Cheers >>>> >>>> Scott >>>> >>>> On 7/11/14, tim <z200...@gmail.com> wrote: >>>>> You can find all that info from the GMA web site. >>>>> >>>>> At 09:28 AM 7/11/2014, you wrote: >>>>>>Hi, >>>>>> >>>>>>I've missed this update. >>>>>> >>>>>>Has david made the game bigger? What are the real differences between >>>>>>this >>>>>>and the 1.2 version? >>>>>> >>>>>>-----Original Message----- >>>>>>From: Gamers [mailto:gamers-boun...@audyssey.org] On Behalf Of Phil >>>>>>Vlasak >>>>>>Sent: 11 July 2014 14:15 >>>>>>To: Gamers Discussion list >>>>>>Subject: [Audyssey] Shades of Doom Beta version 20015 >>>>>> >>>>>>Shades of Doom Beta version 20015: >>>>>> From David Greenwood on 7 July: >>>>>>Hi all, >>>>>> >>>>>>Fixed many of the problems mentioned such as the toilet that doesn't >>>>>> give >>>>>> up >>>>>>its ammo, or even give up its blob, the problem with the crate and >>>>>>several >>>>>>other things. They were all related. >>>>>> >>>>>>A few people asked to have the monster sounds in the sound help, but >>>>>> this >>>>>>does not seem to be necessary since all you need to do is press >>>>>> Control-M >>>>>>when you encounter a monster and its name is given. >>>>>> From 8 July: >>>>>>What would people think if instead of having a built-in voice, we use >>>>>>your >>>>>>choice of MS Sapi or your screen reader. In this way I can be sure of >>>>>>having a consistent, easily understood voice, since you have selected >>>>>>it >>>>>>yourself. Also, I can expand Shades of Doom and not worry about >>>>>>matching >>>>>>voice tamber, pitch, and volume. Voice actors have been suggested, >>>>>> but >>>>>>sometimes you lose track of them, or they might not be interested in >>>>>>continuing when you make changes at a later date. There is another >>>>>> reason. >>>>>>I need the speech to be flexible. For example, to be able to say >>>>>> someone's >>>>>>name, and to eventually translate all the speech to other languages. >>>>>>There is another issue. What about keyinterrupt? When Jaws, and >>>>>> maybe >>>>>>other screen readers are speaking, you press any key and it interrupts >>>>>>the >>>>>>current speech. You can miss important information that way, and you >>>>>> may >>>>>>not even know that you do. This does not happen with MS Sapi. >>>>>>Sod version 2.0.15 is ready for download. >>>>>>Lots of suggestions were included, and it can be played using the >>>>>>built-in >>>>>>voice, your screen reader, or MS Sapi. >>>>>> >>>>>>http://www.GMAGames.com/sod20015.exe >>>>>> >>>>>>As with all betas, backup any SOD data you do not want to lose. For >>>>>>example, the folder: >>>>>> >>>>>>c:\users\<your name>\documents\Shades of Doom 2.0 should be backed up. >>>>>> This >>>>>>name varies depending on the version of Windows. >>>>>>Other possibilities could be: >>>>>>c:\users\<your name>\my documents\Shades of Doom 2.0 or c:\documents >>>>>>and >>>>>>settings\<your name>\my documents\Shades of Doom 2.0 >>>>>> >>>>>>In the program folder there is a file called English.txt. For those >>>>>>who >>>>>>might be interested in translating the speech text to another >>>>>> language, >>>>>> you >>>>>>may be interested in this file. Of course you will need to set Speech >>>>>>in >>>>>> the >>>>>>options menu to MS Sapi or screen reader to take advantage of any >>>>>>changes. >>>>>> From Phil: >>>>>>To turn on your SAPI or Screen Reader voice, Play the game and after >>>>>>David >>>>>>says hit f1 for help, do that. >>>>>>Note the default built in voice will be used until you change it. >>>>>>After hitting f1 use up arro to get to options Then right arrow to >>>>>>open >>>>>>them, then up arrow two times to get to speech setting. >>>>>>To change it use the space bar >>>>>>When you have the correct setting hit down arrow to save settings and >>>>>> hit >>>>>>enter. >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>>If your computer doesn't allow changing files in c:\program >>>>>>files\Shades >>>>>> of >>>>>>Doom 2.0, the default location, You need to uninstall the game and >>>>>>install >>>>>>it in a different location, I would try, c:\users\YourName\downloads >>>>>> or >>>>>>c:\users\YourName\games If the folder doesn't exist, you need to >>>>>> 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