Re: [Audyssey] Slightly off topic: smugglers 5.
hi tom, i totally agree with you. i really don't see any point in massive c drives i really don't. i've got 5 external hard drives connected to my pc. so as you can imagine booting up actually does take a while but it's not because of the amount stored on my c drive lol. i'm not someone that goes around fixing pc's etc, but i would still consider it common sense to not put stuff on the c drive if only because if ever you have to format the system, at least you won't lose all your material as well. yes you can move stuff off usually before formatting but there are instances where something may stop you from doing so. drive corruption for 1 and lets be honest the more you access a drive the more chance there is of it being corrupted. so it stands to reason that c drive stands a pretty good chance of going first. Sent from my iPad On 21 Oct 2012, at 05:33, Thomas Ward wrote: > Hi, > > Yes. I might add if a computer user uses the c: drive exclusively for > the operating system, programs, etc while putting documents, mp3s, and > basically everything else on an external drive it will massively > improve performance.I can't tell you as a computer tech who does > computer repairs how many people ask me why their computer is running > slow and I only have to look at their personal documents folders to > see they have a billion pictures, mp3s, etc which is causing the PC to > slow down because the OS is taking longer and longer to find stuff on > the drive. Its one of those things that most computer techs know, but > never seems to be learned by the majority of average PC users. They > seem to think they can run out and by a new PC with a huge 2 TB drive, > fill it up with pictures and music and not expect the PC to slow down > or take forever booting. Let alone have a plan in place for backing up > all that stuff in case their computer dies. I suppose that kind of > misunderstanding is encouraged by PC manufacturers by adding larger > and larger drives to the PC when a drive that big is better as a > storage drive not as a primary startup drive. > > On 10/20/12, Darren Harris wrote: >> hi, >> >> tom is right. >> >> i have several external drives actually. i never store anything on my c >> drive. that's purely for the operating system and any installed programmes. >> nothing more. everything else is shared between multiple drives. >> >> Sent from my iPad > > --- > 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://mail.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://mail.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.
[Audyssey] swamp: mission thoughts
I'm finally getting back into swamp a bit, and more and more I'm wishing we had longer missions. Not that we'd have to find more crates, but that there was some kind of mission that would take over half an hour to do instead of five to ten minutes. I'm not sure how this would work; 150 crates isn't quite what I had in mind, but overall I'd like to see something longer, perhaps with more of a story. Any thoughts? John. --- 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://mail.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.
Re: [Audyssey] Slightly off topic: smugglers 5.
Hi Thomas. I regularly maintain and optimise computers for customers and I can assure you that simply isn't the case. Its more down to the ignorance of users in basic computer maintenance teqniques, added to the fact that manufacturers don't seem to want to put basic maintenance software or even set up a maintenance schedule using the tools in Windows on their computers. There are a number of things you can do, including regularly defragmenting and cleaning out the hard drive and registry, optimising the list of services and start-up programs that load with Windows, cleaning out browser cache files and cookies; These are all relatively straight forward and can be performed with little or no effort. I recommend programs that can do most if not all of this for the customers as part of their consultation as well as train said customers in the use of these tools where appropriate. All the best, Ibrahim. -Original Message- From: Thomas Ward Sent: Sunday, October 21, 2012 5:33 AM To: Gamers Discussion list Subject: Re: [Audyssey] Slightly off topic: smugglers 5. Hi, Yes. I might add if a computer user uses the c: drive exclusively for the operating system, programs, etc while putting documents, mp3s, and basically everything else on an external drive it will massively improve performance.I can't tell you as a computer tech who does computer repairs how many people ask me why their computer is running slow and I only have to look at their personal documents folders to see they have a billion pictures, mp3s, etc which is causing the PC to slow down because the OS is taking longer and longer to find stuff on the drive. Its one of those things that most computer techs know, but never seems to be learned by the majority of average PC users. They seem to think they can run out and by a new PC with a huge 2 TB drive, fill it up with pictures and music and not expect the PC to slow down or take forever booting. Let alone have a plan in place for backing up all that stuff in case their computer dies. I suppose that kind of misunderstanding is encouraged by PC manufacturers by adding larger and larger drives to the PC when a drive that big is better as a storage drive not as a primary startup drive. On 10/20/12, Darren Harris wrote: hi, tom is right. i have several external drives actually. i never store anything on my c drive. that's purely for the operating system and any installed programmes. nothing more. everything else is shared between multiple drives. Sent from my iPad --- 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://mail.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://mail.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.
Re: [Audyssey] swamp: mission thoughts
hi john, i know you have soloed all the missions and i have done them all apart from the strip mal and the 45 crate as i am only level 50 at mo, but i think more puzzles and longer more complex missions should be available to an advanced player. i no some people start over again, but i would never dream of starting over myself lol. btw i am fully armed but only use the long bow as my main weapon now. On 21/10/2012, john wrote: > I'm finally getting back into swamp a bit, and more and more I'm > wishing we had longer missions. Not that we'd have to find more > crates, but that there was some kind of mission that would take > over half an hour to do instead of five to ten minutes. I'm not > sure how this would work; 150 crates isn't quite what I had in > mind, but overall I'd like to see something longer, perhaps with > more of a story. > > Any thoughts? > John. > > --- > 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://mail.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://mail.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.
Re: [Audyssey] Slightly off topic: smugglers 5.
To be honest, I'd rather not use an external drive perminantly just because of the need for more powerpoints, cables etc. while I'm very fond of my external 2 Tb drive, I only want it out when i'm actually backing stuff up. I got a new internal E drive attached to my desktop last year, which I use for audio books and music. i suppose I could also transfer all my text documents onto there instead of using the "my documents" folder for them, however while 4 mb is a lot of text, it's equally not much in terms of actual space, but why microsoft expects pictures, music and other stuff to go in there I don't know. which is why i created several folders directly on the C (and now moved onto the E), drive, such as c:\music and C:\audio even C:\text games for all my zcode etc files. this is again why i don't like the idea of windows 7, sinse I prefer having full access to all folders on the drive and knowing where I! put things. music goes in C:\music, not in some random subdirectory, especially sinse I've occasionally had to diversify in folders, for instance I've recently separated all the material related to my actual singing such as accompanyments, recordings of my singing lessons etc, into one folder separate from my music folder so that when I stick my entire music folder on playaback in winamp and hit shuffle (as I sometimes do when washing up), I'm not treated to just! the piano accompanyment to handel's messiah or having my very scary singing teacher yelling at me about the position of my eyebrows! :D. Beware the grue! 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://mail.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.
Re: [Audyssey] Slightly off topic: smugglers 5.
Hi, If you use passport drives then you don't need loads of plugs. They run off the pc directly. Am running 2 simultaneously -Original Message- From: Gamers [mailto:gamers-boun...@audyssey.org] On Behalf Of dark Sent: 21 October 2012 13:43 To: Gamers Discussion list Subject: Re: [Audyssey] Slightly off topic: smugglers 5. To be honest, I'd rather not use an external drive perminantly just because of the need for more powerpoints, cables etc. while I'm very fond of my external 2 Tb drive, I only want it out when i'm actually backing stuff up. I got a new internal E drive attached to my desktop last year, which I use for audio books and music. i suppose I could also transfer all my text documents onto there instead of using the "my documents" folder for them, however while 4 mb is a lot of text, it's equally not much in terms of actual space, but why microsoft expects pictures, music and other stuff to go in there I don't know. which is why i created several folders directly on the C (and now moved onto the E), drive, such as c:\music and C:\audio even C:\text games for all my zcode etc files. this is again why i don't like the idea of windows 7, sinse I prefer having full access to all folders on the drive and knowing where I! put things. music goes in C:\music, not in some random subdirectory, especially sinse I've occasionally had to diversify in folders, for instance I've recently separated all the material related to my actual singing such as accompanyments, recordings of my singing lessons etc, into one folder separate from my music folder so that when I stick my entire music folder on playaback in winamp and hit shuffle (as I sometimes do when washing up), I'm not treated to just! the piano accompanyment to handel's messiah or having my very scary singing teacher yelling at me about the position of my eyebrows! :D. Beware the grue! 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://mail.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://mail.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.
Re: [Audyssey] Slightly off topic: smugglers 5.
Well Darren, I've heard of those, but there weren't any available when i decided I needed another drive besides the C drive, plus I do like the convenience of having everything internally and using an external drive to backup. Fortunately I do also use avg pc tuneup to do all the tasks like fixing registry errors, replacing shortcuts, deleting various temporary files and defragging the disk, so both of my drives are fairly clean. indeed, pc tuneup actually sped up my pc's performance by no end! Beware the grue! 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://mail.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.
Re: [Audyssey] swamp: mission thoughts
Hi, It sounds like you are asking for different missions, but that take longer and with more of a story line then correct? Because currently the missions can go either quite quickly or relatively long. it just depends on how many you have join, and how good those people are. I have heard of last man standing missions lasting well over a half hour. also missions into warehouse 4 can take well over an hour. I do agree more missions with different styles than just collecting crates would be great. But I don't have any suggestions. But if you do, throw Aprone a message with the suggestion and as much detail as you can. Also, there is a swamp folder being shared thru drop box. It has in it 4 maps you can play in off line mode. Sorry none of them have been incorporated into multiplayer. But it does give you something else to try. Or you can always create your own map and send it to aprone with your ideas and suggestions. Plus keep in mind a new version should be on the way soon. So it may just contain some of your ideas in it. give it a look when it comes out and go from there. HTH. Shermanator - Original Message - From: "john" Sent: Sunday, October 21, 2012 4:33 AM I'm finally getting back into swamp a bit, and more and more I'm wishing we had longer missions. Not that we'd have to find more crates, but that there was some kind of mission that would take over half an hour to do instead of five to ten minutes. I'm not sure how this would work; 150 crates isn't quite what I had in mind, but overall I'd like to see something longer, perhaps with more of a story. Any thoughts? John --- 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://mail.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.
Re: [Audyssey] swamp: mission thoughts
hmmm myself I am still casual. Basically I just go round map 1 shooting zombies, I am hopeless at building navigation so avoid those. I have only ever crossed the river once and have never built up enough rep to really do myself justice. At 06:33 a.m. 21/10/2012 -0400, you wrote: I'm finally getting back into swamp a bit, and more and more I'm wishing we had longer missions. Not that we'd have to find more crates, but that there was some kind of mission that would take over half an hour to do instead of five to ten minutes. I'm not sure how this would work; 150 crates isn't quite what I had in mind, but overall I'd like to see something longer, perhaps with more of a story. Any thoughts? John. --- 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://mail.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://mail.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.
Re: [Audyssey] Slightly off topic: smugglers 5.
I know, but then it doesn't stop there does it, I mean windows can't even uninstall things properly can it. it leaves all sorts of rubbish in the registry which a programme like c cleaner has to clean out. a lot of things that you need on a windows machine, it's all because of shortcomings of the OS. Crazy really. -Original Message- From: Gamers [mailto:gamers-boun...@audyssey.org] On Behalf Of Thomas Ward Sent: 21 October 2012 22:42 To: Gamers Discussion list Subject: Re: [Audyssey] Slightly off topic: smugglers 5. Hi Darren, True enough. Windows is especially bad about drive corruption and that is why Microsoft has to have tools like Disk Defrag to maintain the partition table. If they didn't the partition table where Windows resides would defragment and eventually become corrupted beyond recovery. That is precisely why I don't leave a lot of personal data on my C: drive unless I'm copying it to my laptop for portibility. Even then the data itself is backed up 12 ways to Sunday. :D On 10/21/12, Darren Harris wrote: > hi tom, > > i totally agree with you. i really don't see any point in massive c > drives i really don't. i've got 5 external hard drives connected to my > pc. so as you can imagine booting up actually does take a while but > it's not because of the amount stored on my c drive lol. > > i'm not someone that goes around fixing pc's etc, but i would still > consider it common sense to not put stuff on the c drive if only > because if ever you have to format the system, at least you won't lose > all your material as well. yes you can move stuff off usually before > formatting but there are instances where something may stop you from > doing so. drive corruption for 1 and lets be honest the more you > access a drive the more chance there is of it being corrupted. so it > stands to reason that c drive stands a pretty good chance of going first. > > Sent from my iPad > --- 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://mail.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://mail.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.
[Audyssey] Swamp podcast.
Hi everyone, I recorded a podcast on Swamp on Friday morning, and thought I'd post it here and see what people thought. There is some buzzing on the recording, I use sound tap, so not sure if the buzzing is from my headset or soundcard, and don't know how to filter it out. Also excuse the fact that I have the cold and my voice is going a bit. I'll wellcome any feedback. The link is: https://dl.dropbox.com/u/11041398/Lori%20Swamp%20podcast%202012.mp3 Enjoy, from Lori. --- 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://mail.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.
Re: [Audyssey] Slightly off topic: smugglers 5.
Hi Tom. it always just seemed silly to me having a folder called " "my Documents" with a bunch of other folders that have dam all to do with documents. plus again, i like to distinguish things like text games and audio books by having them in their own folders. While I see the logic in having folders for each user, when your the only user on a system it doesn't make sense, besides as I've said before %90 of the problems I've ever! had in windows have been to do with user accounts going wrong at startup, getting corrupted or otherwise causing trouble. Frankly that's why I like sticking stuff where I want to put it, meaning I exactly know where it is, what folders I've created etc. Again, this is another reason why I like xp, it gives me! the max amount of choice on organizing my system, it's ui display and everything else, but choice seems not to be microsoft's current thinking anymore, nor indeed apples with what I've heard of the Iphone's proprietory file system. as for security, well that's what I pay Avg for. Beware the grue! 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://mail.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.
Re: [Audyssey] Slightly off topic: smugglers 5.
Hi dark, Don't rely soley on antivirus programmes etc for absolute security. It never works. Personally I don't think it matters. The safest way to store stuff is and will always be externaly. Or on any drive other than c. -Original Message- From: Gamers [mailto:gamers-boun...@audyssey.org] On Behalf Of dark Sent: 21 October 2012 23:43 To: Gamers Discussion list Subject: Re: [Audyssey] Slightly off topic: smugglers 5. Hi Tom. it always just seemed silly to me having a folder called " "my Documents" with a bunch of other folders that have dam all to do with documents. plus again, i like to distinguish things like text games and audio books by having them in their own folders. While I see the logic in having folders for each user, when your the only user on a system it doesn't make sense, besides as I've said before %90 of the problems I've ever! had in windows have been to do with user accounts going wrong at startup, getting corrupted or otherwise causing trouble. Frankly that's why I like sticking stuff where I want to put it, meaning I exactly know where it is, what folders I've created etc. Again, this is another reason why I like xp, it gives me! the max amount of choice on organizing my system, it's ui display and everything else, but choice seems not to be microsoft's current thinking anymore, nor indeed apples with what I've heard of the Iphone's proprietory file system. as for security, well that's what I pay Avg for. Beware the grue! 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://mail.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://mail.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.
Re: [Audyssey] swamp: mission thoughts
I was under the impression that development had somewhat stagnated. Is there something on the audiogames forum that I missed? I don't often check there. - Original Message - From: "Richard Sherman" It sounds like you are asking for different missions, but that take longer and with more of a story line then correct? Because currently the missions can go either quite quickly or relatively long. it just depends on how many you have join, and how good those people are. I have heard of last man standing missions lasting well over a half hour. also missions into warehouse 4 can take well over an hour. I do agree more missions with different styles than just collecting crates would be great. But I don't have any suggestions. But if you do, throw Aprone a message with the suggestion and as much detail as you can. Also, there is a swamp folder being shared thru drop box. It has in it 4 maps you can play in off line mode. Sorry none of them have been incorporated into multiplayer. But it does give you something else to try. Or you can always create your own map and send it to aprone with your ideas and suggestions. Plus keep in mind a new version should be on the way soon. So it may just contain some of your ideas in it. give it a look when it comes out and go from there. HTH. Shermanator - Original Message - From: "john" I'm finally getting back into swamp a bit, and more and more I'm wishing we had longer missions. Not that we'd have to find more crates, but that there was some kind of mission that would take over half an hour to do instead of five to ten minutes. I'm not sure how this would work; 150 crates isn't quite what I had in mind, but overall I'd like to see something longer, perhaps with more of a story. Any thoughts? John --- 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://mail.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://mail.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.
Re: [Audyssey] Swamp podcast.
Cool, I'll give this a look when I have some free time. - Original Message - From: "Lori Duncan" Hi everyone, I recorded a podcast on Swamp on Friday morning, and thought I'd post it here and see what people thought. There is some buzzing on the recording, I use sound tap, so not sure if the buzzing is from my headset or soundcard, and don't know how to filter it out. Also excuse the fact that I have the cold and my voice is going a bit. I'll wellcome any feedback. The link is: https://dl.dropbox.com/u/11041398/Lori%20Swamp%20podcast%202012.m p3 Enjoy, from Lori. --- 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://mail.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://mail.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.
[Audyssey] kitchensinc games
Hi all, I recently had a problem with the kitchensinc games going where they were supposed too so, I uninstalled them and, started from scratch. Now for example I get, can't create output file, c:program files kitchensinc coupling okay button. --- 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://mail.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.
[Audyssey] a slight correction to my last message
I meant to say that the games were not going to the correct folder. --- 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://mail.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.
Re: [Audyssey] swamp: mission thoughts
HI, Hadn't checked the fourm lately? you may have missed some things. Check it out. The thread URL is http://forum.audiogames.net/viewtopic.php?id=6341&p=220 This is the last page of the discussion. Aprone has mentioned a bit, mostly in the game, that a new version was on the way. As far as I know it deals mostly with security and connection issues. but rumors abound that it may include new weapons and missions. the hard core player mode has been slated for a release in the future for now. as always, Aprone for the most part has been tight lipped about what and when. Personally, I don't care when, it will get here when it does. and if you missed it on the audio games forum, he has been putting out little missions mostly with dires attacking certain portions of maps. We all come running and put them dires 6 feet under. The nice thing about these attacks is that some times it may be possible to get extra items not normally found. These may include running shoes, shorts, and bunny slippers. BTW, for anyone reading this who does not read the audio games forum topic regarding swamp. today is swamp's 1st birthday. Woo Hoo. Shermanator - Original Message - From: "john" Sent: Sunday, October 21, 2012 6:23 PM I was under the impression that development had somewhat stagnated. Is there something on the audiogames forum that I missed? I don't often check there. --- 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://mail.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.
Re: [Audyssey] Slightly off topic: smugglers 5.
yeah I know its called a reformat. you need to reformat every so often. I think if we went back to where every program had its own configuration we would never have these issues but we wouldn't have the security either. At 11:03 p.m. 21/10/2012 +0100, you wrote: I know, but then it doesn't stop there does it, I mean windows can't even uninstall things properly can it. it leaves all sorts of rubbish in the registry which a programme like c cleaner has to clean out. a lot of things that you need on a windows machine, it's all because of shortcomings of the OS. Crazy really. -Original Message- From: Gamers [mailto:gamers-boun...@audyssey.org] On Behalf Of Thomas Ward Sent: 21 October 2012 22:42 To: Gamers Discussion list Subject: Re: [Audyssey] Slightly off topic: smugglers 5. Hi Darren, True enough. Windows is especially bad about drive corruption and that is why Microsoft has to have tools like Disk Defrag to maintain the partition table. If they didn't the partition table where Windows resides would defragment and eventually become corrupted beyond recovery. That is precisely why I don't leave a lot of personal data on my C: drive unless I'm copying it to my laptop for portibility. Even then the data itself is backed up 12 ways to Sunday. :D On 10/21/12, Darren Harris wrote: > hi tom, > > i totally agree with you. i really don't see any point in massive c > drives i really don't. i've got 5 external hard drives connected to my > pc. so as you can imagine booting up actually does take a while but > it's not because of the amount stored on my c drive lol. > > i'm not someone that goes around fixing pc's etc, but i would still > consider it common sense to not put stuff on the c drive if only > because if ever you have to format the system, at least you won't lose > all your material as well. yes you can move stuff off usually before > formatting but there are instances where something may stop you from > doing so. drive corruption for 1 and lets be honest the more you > access a drive the more chance there is of it being corrupted. so it > stands to reason that c drive stands a pretty good chance of going first. > > Sent from my iPad > --- 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://mail.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://mail.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://mail.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.
Re: [Audyssey] Slightly off topic: smugglers 5.
well everyone uses windows tom, everything runs on it. The same would have been true if apple was the dominant system. or even dos. In fact if ms had never gotten the job of making dos with ibm back in 1980 we would still be on cpm or some sort of unix, not linux, unix. At 07:14 p.m. 21/10/2012 -0400, you wrote: Hi Darren, Let's not go there. Windows has a lot of problems besides the fact it has a porely designed partition table. I could write the book on registry errors, waisted space do to temperary internet files, the junk Windows leaves behind when removing programs, etc and sadly that won't change most Windows user's minds on the OS. What I find crazy is the fact that more than 80% of computer users use and like Windows even though its probably the most poorrly designed and unstable operating system on the market. The really sad part is very few Windows users realize that the programs they use like registry cleaners, antivirus programs, spyware software, disk clean up utilities, etc all are because of the short comings of the OS itself and its like putting a bandaid on a cut that really needs stitches. On 10/21/12, Darren Harris wrote: > I know, but then it doesn't stop there does it, I mean windows can't even > uninstall things properly can it. it leaves all sorts of rubbish in the > registry which a programme like c cleaner has to clean out. a lot of things > that you need on a windows machine, it's all because of shortcomings of the > OS. > > Crazy really. > --- 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://mail.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://mail.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.
Re: [Audyssey] Slightly off topic: smugglers 5.
I aggree with you tom. I know a person, a local admin that doesn't use antivirus, spyware firewalls or even updates anything because it would be damaged by the updates or software. His view is that its all coman sence, and you just turn everything off when not using it. Though in a perfect world I'd aggree with him I couldn't be bothered doing that. Though seriously he is probably correct. At 07:40 p.m. 21/10/2012 -0400, you wrote: Hi Dark, Well, in terms of Windows 7 verses XP the local directory structure has been redesigned and makes more sence. Rather than music, videos, pictures, all going into your My Documents folder all of them are separate in your Home directory. For example, on Windows 7 my home directory is c:\Users\Thomas. Under c:\Users\Thomas is Documents, Downloads, Music, Pictures, Videos, and so on. Therefore if I click on the Thomas icon in the Start Menu all of my documents, music, and videos are organized logically anyway. I see no need to put my music in c:\Music when I can bring up the Start Menu, cclic on the Music icon, and go directly to c:\Users\Thomas\Music instantly or click on Thomas and then on Music. As far as the issue of choice you can still choose to put your files anywhere you want them if you disable security features like User Account Control, but it isn't the safest thing to do. The entire point of Microsoft restricting your c: drive from general use is to protect it from unauthorized users and from malware. What you see as an issue of choice Microsoft sees as an issue of security. Sometimes choice and ssecurity aren't compatible, and this is a case in point. I might add that putting all of your faith in antivirus software etc is a bad idea. That isn't the only kind of security threat you have to worry about. Several years ago, back in the Win 98 days, I remember hearing about a rash of attacks where people were prowling chat sites, and once they found someone, they would get the other persons IP, login to their PC, and steel their personal data or destroy their data for kicks. The internet is a nasty place and if you think you put software x, y, z on there and are safe think again. There are all kinds of ways for people to hack into your internet connection and whipe your drive before you even know what hit you. The more layers of security you can put in place the less likely you will be a victom of cybercrime. That's the reason for UAC and the other things Microsoft is doing. On 10/21/12, dark wrote: > Hi Tom. > > it always just seemed silly to me having a folder called " "my Documents" > with a bunch of other folders that have dam all to do with documents. plus > > again, i like to distinguish things like text games and audio books by > having them in their own folders. > > While I see the logic in having folders for each user, when your the only > user on a system it doesn't make sense, besides as I've said before %90 > > of the problems I've ever! had in windows have been to do with user accounts > > going wrong at startup, getting corrupted or otherwise causing trouble. > > Frankly that's why I like sticking stuff where I want to put it, meaning I > exactly know where it is, what folders I've created etc. > > Again, this is another reason why I like xp, it gives me! the max amount of > > choice on organizing my system, it's ui display and everything else, but > choice seems not to be microsoft's current thinking anymore, nor indeed > apples with what I've heard of the Iphone's proprietory file system. > > as for security, well that's what I pay Avg for. > > Beware the grue! > > 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://mail.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://mail.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.
Re: [Audyssey] Slightly off topic: smugglers 5.
I aggree tom, its why all pcs I have have a split drive. the c drive is small about 120gb its for the os and programs the other drives are bigger and have everything else. At 08:21 p.m. 21/10/2012 -0400, you wrote: Hi Ibrahim, Well, you will get no argument from me that a lot of the problems with Windows comes down to end users being ignorent of what tools are available for maintaining their system and I blame the manufacturers for not including a default schedule for handling various maintenance tasks. However, I will stick to my point the more stuff you put on the drive the slower it will get. To give you an example there was a Win 7 computer here that I did basic maintenance on which improved system performance but it still booted slow and took forever to load applications. It turned out my wife had 250 GB of pictures and videos on the drive. We got an external drive, moved everything to the external, and deleted everything from the c: drive. The moment we deleted all 250 GB of pictures and home videos Windows 7 ran twice as fast. So I have proof that putting too much stuff on c: is a performance killer as I've seen it firsthand. On 10/21/12, Ibrahim Gucukoglu wrote: > Hi Thomas. > > I regularly maintain and optimise computers for customers and I can assure > you that simply isn't the case. Its more down to the ignorance of users in > > basic computer maintenance teqniques, added to the fact that manufacturers > don't seem to want to put basic maintenance software or even set up a > maintenance schedule using the tools in Windows on their computers. There > are a number of things you can do, including regularly defragmenting and > cleaning out the hard drive and registry, optimising the list of services > and start-up programs that load with Windows, cleaning out browser cache > files and cookies; These are all relatively straight forward and can be > performed with little or no effort. I recommend programs that can do most > if not all of this for the customers as part of their consultation as well > as train said customers in the use of these tools where appropriate. > > All the best, Ibrahim. --- 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://mail.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://mail.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.
Re: [Audyssey] swamp: mission thoughts
hmmm the last version was 2.8 though the forums are not that bad. I don't often post but I do check. At 08:23 p.m. 21/10/2012 -0400, you wrote: I was under the impression that development had somewhat stagnated. Is there something on the audiogames forum that I missed? I don't often check there. - Original Message - From: "Richard Sherman" http://mail.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://mail.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://mail.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.
Re: [Audyssey] Slightly off topic: smugglers 5.
Okay, fair enough darren, though as I said most of my stuff is! now on my E drive anyway. Beware the grue! Dark. - Original Message - From: "Darren Harris" To: "'Gamers Discussion list'" Sent: Monday, October 22, 2012 12:02 AM Subject: Re: [Audyssey] Slightly off topic: smugglers 5. Hi dark, Don't rely soley on antivirus programmes etc for absolute security. It never works. Personally I don't think it matters. The safest way to store stuff is and will always be externaly. Or on any drive other than c. -Original Message- From: Gamers [mailto:gamers-boun...@audyssey.org] On Behalf Of dark Sent: 21 October 2012 23:43 To: Gamers Discussion list Subject: Re: [Audyssey] Slightly off topic: smugglers 5. Hi Tom. it always just seemed silly to me having a folder called " "my Documents" with a bunch of other folders that have dam all to do with documents. plus again, i like to distinguish things like text games and audio books by having them in their own folders. While I see the logic in having folders for each user, when your the only user on a system it doesn't make sense, besides as I've said before %90 of the problems I've ever! had in windows have been to do with user accounts going wrong at startup, getting corrupted or otherwise causing trouble. Frankly that's why I like sticking stuff where I want to put it, meaning I exactly know where it is, what folders I've created etc. Again, this is another reason why I like xp, it gives me! the max amount of choice on organizing my system, it's ui display and everything else, but choice seems not to be microsoft's current thinking anymore, nor indeed apples with what I've heard of the Iphone's proprietory file system. as for security, well that's what I pay Avg for. Beware the grue! 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://mail.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://mail.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://mail.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.
Re: [Audyssey] Slightly off topic: smugglers 5.
Hi Tom. Fair enough, at least not having them in a folder who's name refers to documents helps, though given that uac seems to cause problems for installing older software I'll have to turn it off anyway so that's not really as much an issue for me. Of course, the ultimate in security is frequent backups, which is why i do that on a very regular basis, and really there's no better way to keep stuff safe. when my first machine broke in 2008, I'd have been in a right mess without all my backups, indeed I've got stuff on there which I've head for years, such as the 2nd edition d&d rules in ms word format, as well as lots! of games and audio. Beware the grue! Dark. Beware the grue! 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://mail.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.
Re: [Audyssey] Slightly off topic: smugglers 5.
Hi Tom. I have never heard of passport drives which is why I backup on a powered 2 tb external. I do however frequently use thumb drives to transfer small amounts of stuff from my desktop to my laptop and visa versa when I've been using one or the other, or when I want to give something to a friend, however sinse a full backup of my machine would be about 600 gb worth they aren't big enough for a perminant solution, usefull though they still are. beware the grue! 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://mail.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.
[Audyssey] Swamp's birthday
Hi, In celbration of swamp's birthday, a new topic was created at audio games. The link for this is http://forum.audiogames.net/viewtopic.php?id=9047 The very first post was done by BCS993. He did a 3 part mp3 presentation worth listening to. The link for it is in that post. In this, he interviews Aprone who talks about among other things upcoming ideas he has for swamp. A well worth it listen to. I tip my hat off to Aprone for a great game. Keep up the awesome work. Shermanator --- 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://mail.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.
