Hi Michael,
I think you may want to resend the email address. All we have at the
moment is: l-becker.de
Cheers,
Damien.
On 23/03/2021 02:06 am, michael barnes wrote:
Hello,
I have some great news for those who been wanting to activate the full
game of Mississippi. The developer is looking in
Hi Michael,
In that case, expect a WeTransfer email shortly.
Cheers,
Damien.
On 06/03/2021 06:53 pm, michael barnes wrote:
Yes I do understand that. However I would still like to get the complete
vipgameszone library.
Would you give me all of the games in a zip file? I would like to put
them up
Hi Michael,
The reason they are not on the archive is because they are, for the most
part, unplayable.
While you can access the demos, those are time limited to ten minutes
and are only usable for so many days before you are forced to register.
At that point, you have no chance. VIPGamesZone no
and it's
ridiculous how often this is presented as a reason for not using Python.
Even in languages where indentation is not mandatory, it's highly
recommended because of the increased readability, for everyone, not just
people who can see.
Anyways, I don't want to start a pro
Hi,
Personally, I don't see what all the fuss is about Python.
For what my opinion's worth, I would suggest C or C++, all the way, 100%.
The one advantage I can see with Python, apart from the fact that it is
regularly maintained (always a plus), is its inherent ability to package
scripts togeth
Hi Nathaniel,
Now you're getting a taste of my dependency management dilemma.
That's one of the reasons I'm happy with C/C++ - at least its
dependencies can be automatically linked statically, rather than having
to sit there wondering what other convoluted bloatware DLLs you have to
ship with y
st a query regarding TDV. Damien Garwood has sent me some modifyed
sounds which he has himself.
Well recently started the mission mode. I'm currently in the racing
simulators, up to race four I think it is.
Well the turn sound is always playing from the left hand side at both
mine and Dami
Hi,
I didn't see Knight Commander mentioned in the original post.
While I think the accessibility in Galactic Colonies is in beta, I
personally didn't find any problems with it.
And unfortunately I'm not really one for browser games. To be perfectly
honest with you that concept actually scares m
Hi,
I love those types of games. Here are a few I play in addition to
Crafting Kingdom. Hope these are of use.
Knight Commander
Galactic Colonies
Cheers,
Damien.
On 17/09/2020 11:50 am, David Taylor via groups.io wrote:
Hi,
I'm about to come to the end of Crafting kingdom, there will only be
ication on different frequencies.
hth,
Tobias
On Wed, 16 Sep 2020, Damien Garwood wrote:
Hi there,
Hope you're all well.
I recently got myself into IOS (Yes, I'm extremely late in the
smartphone crowd), and am really enjoying a lot of the games!
Was I dreaming, or does Alt Frequ
Hi there,
Hope you're all well.
I recently got myself into IOS (Yes, I'm extremely late in the
smartphone crowd), and am really enjoying a lot of the games!
Was I dreaming, or does Alt Frequencies have multiple endings? If so I
can't seem to find them.
Also, this reminds me of another game that
off because they don't have the proper respect for stuff like that when
seeing their first bicycle chain, or - god forbid - a food processor for
the first time.
Anyways... Time to stop philosophising. If only I liked children: I
could go work with them, and terrorise their parents into b
block away where I needed to cross nothing, (don't ask me how I
managed to do that, :() Anyhow all that to say, I don't think that's
quite where the connection is. If I had to hazard a guess, I
think it
has to do, more than anything, with how the brain is wired.
Cod
e we can all be understanding and not wave off these types of
limitations as stupidity or laziness or anything of the sort. I'm
talking to myself here too. As for those that find these 3d or 2d audio
games overwhelming and confusing, I hope you can find others that work
for y
talking to myself here too. As for those that find these 3d or 2d audio
games overwhelming and confusing, I hope you can find others that work
for you. Side scrollers come to mind, as those generally only have
forward and backward, sometimes up and down. This entire thing has me
pondering ideas
Hi,
This will be quite a long message, because I'm starting to realise just
how complicated spatial awareness can actually be.
This is a thing I've been struggling with for years. I only managed A
Hero's Call because following a beacon is like playing a reflex game. It
says north, you turn arou
e in for the
final approach with barely a tap of the key), you should be fine.
The exact numbers are in the manual.
It's definitely a process that takes getting used to, but once you
figure it out it's not too bad.
On 7/9/2020 6:31, Damien Garwood wrote:
Hi,
Hi,
Is there any way of learning flight simulators like 3D Velocity or
Eurofly if you've had no background in aeronautics and the like?
I know 3D Velocity has an active tutorial mode, but I'm good at crashing
even on that. Eurofly seems to have no interactive tutorial at all, and
the quickstart
Hi,
Entombed has only just stopped working for you all? It worked for me for
a while when it first came out, but then it completely died (I'm
guessing back in 2012), and I can't revive it to this day. I just get an
error message and log. Even the dev was at a loss as to why that could
have hap
Hi,
Well, the subject says it all, really. I've revisited nostalgia road and
smashed his house up on Pinball, and I'm sure his record player plays an
actual piece, but I can't for the life of me think what it is. Makes me
think of Elgar. Are there any classical fans on here who know what it
ac
Hey,
Crazy Party players. Am I missing something with the battle quest?
My stats tell me that I have unlocked 5 out of 110 bots, but those are
the only bots I can find, every time I play the quest. I've tried
changing types, looking for hidden paths, but my searches seem to be in
vain.
Spoiler
cular game. I just
know it generally works.
On 10/20/2019 4:14 PM, Damien Garwood wrote:
Hi Christy,
Well there you are. I've learned something there as well. I didn't
know that would also work with text spoken externally via the
NVDAController library. But then again, I guess it m
Hi Christy,
Well there you are. I've learned something there as well. I didn't know
that would also work with text spoken externally via the NVDAController
library. But then again, I guess it makes sense. Even if NVDA didn't
trigger the message internally, the fact is the output is still coming
Hi Stephen,
It depends what you mean. The level can only be completed when the board
is cleared of monsters.
Essentially, the game will put a group of monsters on the board at
predetermined positions when the level starts, so that as you travel the
level you will clear them and retrieve their i
Hi there,
If it's the one where you wrap the gifts, it's actually quite easy. You
literally just press the arrow keys in a frenzy. I can usually finish
that game within seconds by doing that.
If there's an actual strategy behind it, I'm not sure what it is.
Cheers,
Damien.
On 17/04/2019 03:36
Hi,
I find the sound manipulation keys useful here (specifically the pitch
decrease keys, Alt+F5/F6).
Hope this helps.
Cheers,
Damien.
On 29/03/2019 12:02 pm, Nicol wrote:
HI all
I battle a lot in the underground facility game when I am under water.
I very seldomly manage to pass the robot whe
Hi,
Easier, perhaps, if you know, A, how to run virtual machines, and B,
where to get them.
Even then, I'm told there's considerable lag, which I guess is
understandable. Running machines on top of other machines and having
them fighting for hardware resources sounds like asking for trouble as
Hi Sly,
The only two games that I can't get to run my end, regardless of
privilege elevation and all that polava, are Troopanum and Pipe. Hunter
works fine, as do all the free games.
Cheers,
Damien.
On 20/02/2019 10:23 pm, Sly wrote:
Greetings Old School Gamers!
Wondered if any of you got the
Hi,
Dragon Village isn't a realtime simulator. Placing your workers is
basically telling the game what you want to happen that day. So once
you've placed your workers out, press E to end the day, and it will tell
you what work has been done throughout the whole village.
Cheers,
Damien.
On 26/
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för Windows 10
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*Skickat: *den 24 januari 2019 20:53
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*Ämne: *Re: [blind-gamers] rocky's dragon village question
Hi,
Once you're happ
rou nd witht he game but im litle lost
I Placed out workers but next?
Seems i must instruct them? But how
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*Skickat: *den 24 januari 2019 17:5
Hi,
Just Windows for the moment I believe, though it is written in Python so
I guess that has the potential to be cross-platform, depending on what
libraries are used etc. And of course, assuming the developer has other
platforms to build it on in the first place.
Cheers,
Damien.
On 24/01/201
Hi John,
Spoilers coming:
Here's a few tips.
Assuming your game is set to relaxing, I always start off like this:
Wheat: 20 workers
Barley: 20 workers
West road: 10 workers
Bakery: 10 workers
Cottages: 10 workers
Tavern: 10 workers
Smith: 5 workers
Market: 5 workers
Weather: 4 workers
River: 3 wor
Hi there,
While we're on the subject of the AudioGames forum, I haven't been able
to access it for some time now, I'm getting "403 Forbidden". Granted I
am using a relatively older version of Firefox, but that's because there
are addons that I rely on which I have been told aren't, and can't be
Hi there,
It depends what they're bored with. If they say they're getting bored in
the queues, you need more toilets. If they say there's not enough to do,
then entertainers are generally the answer if you can't afford more
attractions.
Hope that helps.
Cheers,
Damien.
On 17/01/2019 07:58 pm,
Hi there,
Yes, there is a Christmas trophy, but for some reason I tend to find
that once you reach a certain number of trophies, the game doesn't give
you the others.
Cheers,
Damien.
On 25/12/2018 08:23 pm, Tyler Zahnke wrote:
I was told online, not sure how true it is, that if I tried to loa
Hi,
Just tried it, just makes a whoosh sound and that's it. I thought it
might be some weapon or magnet or something, but you can't seem to use
it on toys, on elves, on keys, on Santa, or during the mad rush if you
get all the keys. Very bizarre.
Cheers,
Damien.
On 21/12/2018 08:47 PM, joseph
Hey there,
Really love this new take on an old classic! The door/key system is much
more challenging, and the death rocket is even more of a wow! Of course,
it goes without saying that the achievement system also adds a nice
touch to a game.
I have found a few problems though:
1. For some reas
Hi,
Maybe even Tomb Hunter? With all its skeletons and ghosts and spiders
and whatever else.
Cheers,
Damien.
On 27/09/2018 08:39 AM, lori duncan wrote:
Swamp for Windows by Aprone, the Sarah Game from PCS Games, The Gate by
BGStorm for windows. I'd actually also say Shades of Doom too, just
Hi,
With the number of wannabee developers we have who release applications
that might be better described as toys rather than games, I can
certainly understand your frustrations. On the other hand, it is that
sort of comment that cause the genuine developers to want to turn that
around and sa
Hi,
Spoiler alert.
Full list of treasures and the map they can be found:
1. Dropped Passport: Entrance/Exit
2. Clear Vile: World Lounge
3. Golden Spoon: Cafe
4. Black Metal: Cassino, after beating Big Johnny.
5. Silver Dollar: Cassino
6. Sapphire Earring: Dinnertime Restaurant
7. Antique Watch: Gr
Hi,
Not to mention the fact that I'd also be more than willing to host it,
for free. I'd even be willing to take over the domain if they really
felt they weren't up to the task. I've just let an inactive domain
expire so I wouldn't be losing much if they wanted me to deal with
everything on th
Hi guys,
For better or worse, last week I did something voluntarily that I have
been dreading. I upgraded to Windows 10. I figured if I'm going to be
executed I'd rather get it over with.
For most things, luckily, I found it not to be as bad as I'd imagined.
True, I had to spend an entire week
Hi,
I've never been a fan of Java or JavaScript. Games are becoming a lot
more possible with JavaScript, I acknowledge that, but I still find it
rather slow and clunky. The new Beatstar, for instance, crashed three
times during installation alone. Then when I finally got it actually
running it
Hi Oriol,
I didn't particularly notice it coming across as demanding. I simply saw
it as a statement of fact that there isn't exactly a great deal of
Android material. I understand though that because it's text things can
easily and sadly be misinterpreted.
Cheers,
Damien.
On 22/08/2018 06:45
Hi there,
Agreed. Seems odd that, for ages, the only really feasible platform to
develop audio games with was Windows. Then iOS came out and pretty much
took us all by surprise.
Unfortunately though, since I can't use touchscreens, there's a meriad
of different games I'm losing out on. Crafting
ions for the Sarah game so just send
me your computer code and if I have you as a purchaser of the game, I
wil send you a new key.
Phil Vlasak.
www.pcs-games.net <http://www.pcs-games.net>
*From:* Damien Garwood
*Sent:* August 20, 2018 7:03 PM
*To:* blind-gamers@groups.io
*Subject:
lot of my time
in 2017.
I can still send out new registrations for the Sarah game so just send
me your computer code and if I have you as a purchaser of the game, I
wil send you a new key.
Phil Vlasak.
www.pcs-games.net <http://www.pcs-games.net>
*From:* Damien Garwood
*Sent:* August 20
m bgt though, mainly because of the antivirus issue and the fact
its not updated anymore.
On 8/21/2018 11:03 AM, Damien Garwood wrote:
Hi there,
Here is what I know of.
I unfortunately had to close X-Sight down in 2014 due to a massive
hard drive crash. I am now thankfully recovered from that (me
Hi there,
Here is what I know of.
I unfortunately had to close X-Sight down in 2014 due to a massive hard
drive crash. I am now thankfully recovered from that (meaning I was able
to reobtain my sound and music libraries etc) but unfortunately I can
never get my old code back. I never quite had
Hi,
I know BGT is no longer an option...Hence one of the reasons I've been
somewhat dormant on the programming side for three years trying to find
a decent language.
But yeah. Whatever I use, there's always something I don't understand,
or can't stand.
1. Python: Comprehensive enough language
Hi there,
Now you mention it, that is also true. I don't think I've had any
problems with the playroom client, but I did have a problem with
something else, think it was DictationBridge or something totally
unexpected like that.
It's rather sad that it targets so many legitimate programs, causi
Hi,
My thoughts on that.
1. JS is very hard.
Despite many people saying how easy it is, and despite reading many
tutorials, I just can't grasp this idea of anonymous functions, nested
functions and the like, and that's just while learning JS itself.
Unfortunately, all that seems to be unavoida
om games to screen readers excluded because I don't trust
security software to leave my stuff alone.
I will even have a different directory for downloads I know are ok if
windows thinks its bad.
Sadly thats just the case for the blind.
Some sighted get it bad to.
On 5/20/2018 7:17 PM,
y software to leave my stuff alone.
I will even have a different directory for downloads I know are ok if
windows thinks its bad.
Sadly thats just the case for the blind.
Some sighted get it bad to.
On 5/20/2018 7:17 PM, Damien Garwood wrote:
Hi,
Right. But then what if you get a real virus in on
Hi,
Right. But then what if you get a real virus in one of those folders?
Basically, you're screwed. My motto: Never, ever, use, exceptions.
They're probably the very reason, or at least one of them, why Windows
10 is 100% paranoid about security now.
Cheers,
Damien.
On 19/05/2018 10:11 PM, J
Hi Aaron,
It seems that more and more BGT games are being flagged by many major
virus scanners, and so these days, even I, once a major proponent of
BGT, am avoiding it like the plague. I have it installed for helping
other people, playing games from source, whipping out quick
concepts...But I
Hi,
I haven't used the network section of Klango for a very long time (at
least seven years), so I doubt I'll miss that aspect of it.
I have, however, done a test to see what you can do with Klango without
the network, and it seems you can still access the majority of the
recreational apps, alb
Hi there,
Has anybody beat the Walking Bombs game in Crazy Party yet? It's the
only game I haven't unlocked now, and at the moment it appears I am
wasting my gems on the locked games world trying to get it. The map is
so small, your allotted time is so short, and the bombs so numerous,
that it
Hi Michael,
Unfortunately, it uses a machine-based system, so your key will be tied to
the machine you used when you originally got the key.
Cheers.
Damien.
-Original Message-
From: michael barnes
Sent: Friday, March 16, 2018 6:41 PM
To: blind-gamers@groups.io
Subject: Re: [blind-gamer
mention it, we really need an Oregon trail type of game.
something with terrific audio and a interactive interface. Alass, just me
daydreaming. ☺️
On Mar 8, 2018, at 12:11 PM, Damien Garwood wrote:
Hi there,
Anyone know where I can get the game Mississippi?
The site I used to get
Hi there,
Anyone know where I can get the game Mississippi?
The site I used to get it from, that of Mar-dy, has been gone for some time,
the audiogames link for it is broken, and it’s not even on AGArchive.
Not sure what made me think of this all of a sudden, but I used to love playing
that. Yes,
w (because of VG storm) that some work has been done on it. Maybe
we'll get lucky.
------
From: "Damien Garwood"
Sent: Monday, February 19, 2018 10:59
To:
Subject: Re: [blind-gamers] accessible game engine
Hi,
Oh, I thought you meant
he debate going.
Thoughts?
Rynhardt
On Sun, Feb 18, 2018 at 5:11 PM, Damien Garwood
wrote:
Hi,
BGT might come with many conveniences. But it also lacks many others. It
also isn’t indicative of real world programming. Once you realise BGT’s
limitations and want to move away from it, it’s much harder to
018 4:28 PM
To: blind-gamers@groups.io
Subject: Re: [blind-gamers] accessible game engine
Our other hope is that an update to BGT comes out.
We know (because of VG storm) that some work has been done on it. Maybe
we'll get lucky.
----------
From: &qu
ot put a team like
that together until all candidates have done a few fishing trips
together to figure out who is and is not compatible enough to work
together though.
On Mon, 19 Feb 2018, Damien Garwood wrote:
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2018 08:34:39
From: Damien Garwood
Reply-To: blind-gamers@groups.io
different languages generated with Swig or something. Swig is quite good at
generating bindings for many programming languages.
Note: I'm not volunteering to write it, just want to get the debate going.
Thoughts?
Rynhardt
On Sun, Feb 18, 2018 at 5:11 PM, Damien Garwood
wrote:
Hi,
Hi,
BGT might come with many conveniences. But it also lacks many others. It also
isn’t indicative of real world programming. Once you realise BGT’s limitations
and want to move away from it, it’s much harder to do so because you end up
relying on it. Especially if you’re a programming newbie an
hem (controls) are too small.
If a screen could have no more than 9 controls in three columns of three
rows I expect then I could have used a mouse effectively.
On Mon, 12 Feb 2018, Damien Garwood wrote:
Date: Sun, 11 Feb 2018 19:06:29
From: Damien Garwood
Reply-To: blind-gamers@groups.io
To:
stem and
needs study.
On Sun, 11 Feb 2018, Damien Garwood wrote:
Date: Sun, 11 Feb 2018 17:49:44
From: Damien Garwood
Reply-To: blind-gamers@groups.io
To: blind-gamers@groups.io
Subject: Re: [blind-gamers] audio game walkthroughs
Katie,
That may well be your opinion. I know a lot of people who
Katie,
That may well be your opinion. I know a lot of people who are Mac lovers,
and they are certainly well advertised. But for those who are brought up and
taught around Windows, learning a whole new operating system is like
learning how to live on another planet. You may as well lose your le
TDV is a
flight sim, it’s different than Eurofly so you can’t really call it a
simulator per say, but it did get the physics right that Eurofly did not.
On Feb 10, 2018, at 10:42 PM, Damien Garwood
wrote:
Hi,
Aren't driving games all the same? There might be physical differences in
driving
ly, and while TDV is a
flight sim, it’s different than Eurofly so you can’t really call it a
simulator per say, but it did get the physics right that Eurofly did not.
On Feb 10, 2018, at 10:42 PM, Damien Garwood
wrote:
Hi,
Aren't driving games all the same? There might be physical differen
Hi,
Aren't driving games all the same? There might be physical differences in
driving each vehicle (train, car, bus, wagon, lorry, van, truck, motorbike,
physical vehicles like cycles and prams etc), whether for sport, delivery,
pickup or dropoff, whether customers or cargo, the end result is s
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