Bit bummed that the sounds didn't get more of an overhaul here, for me
the weaponry sounds have always been the slight downfall of SoD.
Definitely gonna upgrade though, as I like having the EVA speaking
through a screen reader - makes for a faster paced game for sure.

On 9/17/14, ishan dhami <ishan1dha...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi phil sir that is a good news.
> Thanks for sharing it.
> as far as the concern of sounds I don't think so that david greenwood
> should change the sounds of game.
> I even not happy with eva voice
> as far as concern of the screenreader it is a good issue to talk about
> but I don't like to talk about.
> I tried NVDA but the screenreader support for only for former users I
> think because NVDA is not clear with this game.
> even I don't tried the game but I can think so.
> Thanks
> Ishan
>
> On 9/17/14, Phil Vlasak <phi...@bex.net> wrote:
>> Hi all,
>>
>> Finally, Shades of Doom 2.0 is ready and out of beta.
>>
>> What's new:
>> - Changes have been made so that sounds again represent the direction of
>> the
>>
>> monster or object.  After a previous version of Windows was introduced,
>> sounds did not well reflect the actual position of the monsters and
>> objects.
>>
>> The sounds seemed to center when the monster or object was close to the
>> player character.
>> - Changes have been made to remove a few problems arising with the
>> introduction of Windows 8.1,
>> - The user data files are now kept in the user's documents folder instead
>> of
>>
>> being kept under the program files folder.  This removes quite a few
>> problems when trying to locate where Windows saved these files,
>> especially
>> for those running versions of Windows starting with the Vista version.
>> This
>>
>> change should also eliminate problems related to privileges.
>> - You may now use the mouse to play Shades of Doom.
>> - Most of the sounds have been improved.
>> - The EVA has a new voice.
>> - You can select EVA's voice choosing between the default built-in voice,
>> your screen readers' voice, or MS-SAPI.
>> - Cheat codes are included at no charge.
>> - There was a major reworking of the engine.
>> - Many small bugs have been fixed.
>>
>> If you have not upgraded to Shades of Doom 2.0 during the beta, the
>> upgrade
>>
>> price is $9.95. For first-time purchasers, we have decided to keep the
>> price
>>
>> at $19.95 for the next little while. This is a $15 savings.
>>
>> For those who have already registered for Shades of Doom 2.0 as a public
>> beta, you need only download and install the latest version and you are
>> good
>>
>> to go. The latest version is 2.0.21. You may already have this if you
>> kept
>> up with the beta releases.
>>
>> You can download Shades of Doom from the following website:
>> http://www.GMAGames.com
>>
>> To take advantage of the upgrade price, you must have an account set up
>> with
>>
>> GMA Games. This will only take a minute. You must also have a Shades of
>> Doom
>>
>> 1.2 registration in your on-line account. If you do not have this and you
>> have previously purchased a license to Shades of Doom 1.0 or 1.2, complete
>> a
>>
>> key replacement request through the Ordering Wizard found in many of our
>> games, and send it to sa...@gmagames.com.  We will try to process these
>> as
>> soon as possible. We will create an account for you if you do not have
>> one,
>>
>> and add your Shades of Doom version 1 registration information to your
>> account. The lower upgrade price will then be shown when you place an
>> on-line order for Shades of Doom.
>>
>> Although we use PayPal to process payments, you do not need a PayPal
>> account. PayPal accepts most if not all major credit cards.
>>
>> Regards,
>> David Greenwood
>> davidgreenw...@gmagames.com
>> http://www.GMAGames.com
>>
>>
>>
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