[Audyssey] new directx 9

2007-10-26 Thread shaun everiss
Hi all. Just got the november dx9 build. it seems to update directx d3d and d3d audio supports. The only issue I now have is that with monti beta4 when I start the game its not the program in focus, and I need to alt tab to it. not sure if this issue is for all dx9 supporting games or not. Game is

Re: [Audyssey] variations on existing games - Re: a question about games

2007-10-26 Thread Dark
Hi thom. I'm actually collected a postal Lotr chess set at the moment, which also comes with magazines that my dad is slowly reading into my digital recorder. the set is absolutely gorgious,m - I've always wanted a lotr chess set, and even comes with a few spare pieces of statuary such as t

Re: [Audyssey] board games

2007-10-26 Thread Dark
Well thom. I've never seen foot wide draughts pieces. but in skegness, there is an outdoor chess board which is about 10 foot wide, and you can wrent chess pieces to play on it which are about three feet high. fortunately, they're not filled with lead, lol! As my brother used to say, chess req

Re: [Audyssey] variations on existing games - Re: a question about games

2007-10-26 Thread Thomas Ward
Hi Charles, I certainly could do it once the basic game engine was in place with the logic etc. As for alternative chess sets I have noticed some really cool ones in stores that have been released which were limited offers such as the special edition Lord of the Rings chess set, the Star Wars At

Re: [Audyssey] ms flight simulator 2002 Blind Cool Tech podcast

2007-10-26 Thread Michael Maslo
Don't know. It won't work with my aws version but I know someone it does. I use window eyes and yes it works nicely -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Steve Britt Sent: Friday, October 26, 2007 7:36 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; Gamers Discussion

Re: [Audyssey] a question about games

2007-10-26 Thread Thomas Ward
Hi Phil, Actually, I remember your Monopoly game and despite not having an AI it was a fun game. I enjoyed all the different sounds included in it. When you landed on one of the train stations I remember it made train sounds, the dog piece barked, I think the car beeped a horn, and so on. It was

[Audyssey] variations on existing games - Re: a question about games

2007-10-26 Thread Charles Rivard
oo! If you can, I'd say to go for it! Not quite the same, but how about Wizard Chess like in the Harry Potter series? You look the board over, direc, probably by typing although by using voice command would be cool, then watch the action between pieces. -- If guns cause crime, then pencils ca

Re: [Audyssey] a question about games

2007-10-26 Thread Phil Vlasak
Hi Tom, It was a lot of fun creating a DOS Monopoly game in 1996 with different sounds for each property and for each card picked. At the time Carl was not comfortable in writing an artificial intelligent opponent so we designed the game only to be played by more than one person but not one pers

Re: [Audyssey] ms flight simulator 2002 Blind Cool Tech podcast

2007-10-26 Thread Steve Britt
What does this flight simulator cost? Will it run with Jaws 7.1, Windows XP home using a braille display? - Original Message - From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Gamers Discussion list" Sent: Saturday, October 20, 2007 6:29 PM Subject: [Audyssey] ms flight simulator 2002 Blind Cool Tech pod

Re: [Audyssey] week9 of football

2007-10-26 Thread Thomas Ward
Hi Jim, The Tom voice happens to be one of the Scansoft voices that ships with Jaws 8.0. It is quite good in comparison to most TTS voices, and I personally think it is better than AT&T Mike and Crystal. If you are ever interested to know what it sounds like drop me a line, and I will record a s

Re: [Audyssey] week9 of football

2007-10-26 Thread Thomas Ward
Hi Jim, Sounds like an exciting game. I think we might have to start recording these games for entertainment. Well, best of luck in the Super Bowl. Sounds fricking awesome. Jim Kitchen wrote: > Hi Thomas, > > Congratulations on another Browns victory for you to continue their perfect > season.

Re: [Audyssey] a question about games

2007-10-26 Thread Thomas Ward
Hi Charles, I bet, and to be honest creating a Monopoly engine for specialised Monopoly games like Star Wars, Lord of the Rings, Star Trek, etc complete with proper playing cards, rules, pieces, and sound effects is light years easier than Monty and Raceway. Not to mention It would be pretty co

[Audyssey] mind refresher

2007-10-26 Thread Charles Rivard
It's nearing Haloween. I can think of one game with a Haloween theme that has good Haloween sounds as well--the haunted house table of ESP Pinball Classic. Aside from interactive fiction, can you think of others that are popular among blind gamers/ -- If guns cause crime, then pencils cause mi

Re: [Audyssey] A simple question regarding AudioGameMaker

2007-10-26 Thread Søren Jensen
Hi Thomas. Thanks for your answer. I'll try to rename the files. Best regards: Søren Jensen Mail & MSN: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Website: http://www.coolfortheblind.dk - Original Message - From: "Thomas Ward" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Gamers Discussion list" Sent: Friday, October 26, 2007 11:55

Re: [Audyssey] board games

2007-10-26 Thread Charles Rivard
It's known as working at having fun! -- If guns cause crime, then pencils cause misspelled words. - Original Message - From: "Thomas Ward" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Gamers Discussion list" Sent: Friday, October 26, 2007 4:34 PM Subject: Re: [Audyssey] board games > Hi, > Oh,good grief. O

Re: [Audyssey] a question about games

2007-10-26 Thread Charles Rivard
I'll bet these would be money makers. We currently have nothing like them. -- If guns cause crime, then pencils cause misspelled words. - Original Message - From: "Thomas Ward" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Gamers Discussion list" Sent: Friday, October 26, 2007 4:27 PM Subject: Re: [Audyssey]

Re: [Audyssey] week9 of football

2007-10-26 Thread Jim Kitchen
Hi Josh, I do not presently have Scan Soft Tom on my computer. Don't believe I have ever even heard that voice. I miss spoke though about which voice I was using. So right now my football announcer is AT&T Crystal. My Quarterback is AT&T Audrey. My Kicker is AT&T Anjali. The opposing quar

Re: [Audyssey] week9 of football

2007-10-26 Thread Jim Kitchen
Hi Thomas, Congratulations on another Browns victory for you to continue their perfect season. In my division championship game which was the Dolphins verses the Browns it was a totally defensive game. After the first quarter the game was still scoreless. Finally about half way through the s

Re: [Audyssey] A simple question regarding AudioGameMaker

2007-10-26 Thread Thomas Ward
Hi Soren, AGM seams very picky on what kinds of naming convensions you use on your wav file names. For example I noticed if your wav files have lots of under scores, dashes, number signs, etc AGM will fail to detect the files. However, if you name a file like MonsterBreath1.wav it will have no

Re: [Audyssey] Top Speed Question

2007-10-26 Thread Thomas Ward
Hi Ari, A hairpin turn or bend in the track is a turn with a very sharp inner angle which forces the driver of the car to make a near 180 degree turn to continue on the track. The hairpin turn got it's name because it resembles a laidies hairpin. It is very long, narrow, and the turns force the

Re: [Audyssey] board games

2007-10-26 Thread Thomas Ward
Hi, Oh,good grief. One foot checkers in diameter filled with led I would imagine those mothers would be fricken heavy as heck. Anyone know Hercules so he can lift the checkers for me? Charles Rivard wrote: > To make it more awesome, fill the checkers with led to make them really > heavy. This

Re: [Audyssey] Sound RTS

2007-10-26 Thread Che
Hi Jean-Luc, We did a good bit of testing with beta 7, where we would start building for example a farm with the same amount of peasants, and one person would be done with their building while the other person was still on 3 or 4. It would seem that if updates are locked together, this coul

Re: [Audyssey] NFL Week 3.

2007-10-26 Thread Thomas Ward
Hi Jason, Well, if I ever get the time I might make one. Problem is I have about a thousand game ideas I want to create and not enough manpower and time to do all of them. jason wrote: > Hello Tom well keep up the good work like I said someday if they can make > this NFL football game go online

Re: [Audyssey] board games

2007-10-26 Thread Thomas Ward
Hi Charles, Lol! Ah, no I will pass on your dental work. Charles Rivard wrote: > I know. Modification would be very easy with my electric screwdriver/drill. > And all it would cost is the time to charge the battery. While I'm thinking > of it, need any dental work done?? (evol grin) > -

Re: [Audyssey] a question about games

2007-10-26 Thread Thomas Ward
Hi Charles, Yep. That is what I do. I have some special edditions of games I brailled up myself using my braille writer and dimo tape,because getting it baught in accessible format is like impossible. You can buy Monopoly in braille but you won't find Indipendant Living Aids carrying the Lord

[Audyssey] A simple question regarding AudioGameMaker

2007-10-26 Thread Søren Jensen
Hi. I'm trying to make my first game in AudioGameMaker. I can't add sounds to my game. I have copied a lot of sounds into the sounds folder the game maker program created when I pressed new game, but the program does only still say "none" when I try to select a sound. I'm useing the sounds from

[Audyssey] Top Speed Question

2007-10-26 Thread ari
Hi guys, I want to design a track, but, since I've never seen racing, could someone please tell me what a hairpin is, can someone describe its shape or something? Thanks Ari --- Gamers mailing list __ Gamers@audyssey.org If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] You can ma

Re: [Audyssey] board games

2007-10-26 Thread Charles Rivard
To make it more awesome, fill the checkers with led to make them really heavy. This would add to the feeling of playing on a huge board. -- If guns cause crime, then pencils cause misspelled words. - Original Message - From: "Thomas Ward" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Gamers Discussion list"

Re: [Audyssey] a question about games

2007-10-26 Thread Charles Rivard
A braille writer, slate and stylus, or dymo tape with braille embossed is all you need to mark cards. And, of course, a sighted person who can tell you what to braille onto each card. -- If guns cause crime, then pencils cause misspelled words. - Original Message - From: "Thomas Ward" <

Re: [Audyssey] board games

2007-10-26 Thread Charles Rivard
I know. Modification would be very easy with my electric screwdriver/drill. And all it would cost is the time to charge the battery. While I'm thinking of it, need any dental work done?? (evol grin) -- If guns cause crime, then pencils cause misspelled words. - Original Message - From

Re: [Audyssey] The new patch for Sarah

2007-10-26 Thread Phil Vlasak
Hi Søren, The revised description from the up-coming patch for Sarah is below and gives a hint on where to find the spider: Acromantula. An eight-eyed, eight-legged, black, hairy, gigantic spider. It tends to hang out in the Forbidden Forest. There really is a forest in the game. spoiler space o

Re: [Audyssey] Sound RTS

2007-10-26 Thread SoundMUD
Hello, > So you are saying that all players updates are determined by the update of the slowest connected player now? In theory it has always been the case, so nothing have changed since the beta 7 and you may notice the same problems, sorry. Anyway, let's hope that the beta 10 will solve this by

Re: [Audyssey] The new patch for Sarah

2007-10-26 Thread Søren Jensen
Hi Phil. Thanks for your answer. I have another question: A spiter is described in the manual. But is there a spiter in the game? I have found the dragon, but I haven't been able to find the spiter yet. I thought I have searched everywhere in the game, but I must have missed something. Best reg

Re: [Audyssey] help with Achaea

2007-10-26 Thread Audrey Tonge
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Re: [Audyssey] help with Achaea

2007-10-26 Thread Søren Jensen
Hi Greg. Sounds great. Thanks for your answer. Best regards: Søren Jensen Mail & MSN: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Website: http://www.coolfortheblind.dk - Original Message - From: "Greg" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Gamers Discussion list" Sent: Friday, October 26, 2007 5:31 PM Subject: Re: [Audyssey]

Re: [Audyssey] The new patch for Sarah

2007-10-26 Thread Phil Vlasak
Hi Søren, I put in some statues, like the suits of armor that are just for background and not to be used. I wanted to created a game where not everything is important, just like real life. I have added a special description when examining those things that are not supposed to do anything. Real

Re: [Audyssey] help with Achaea

2007-10-26 Thread Greg
Hello Soren, Go to www.achaea .com to check out there website. To connect via client it is host achaea.com port 23 Hope this helps Greg - Original Message - From: "Søren Jensen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Gamers Discussion list" Sent: Friday, October 26, 2007 10:18 AM Subject: Re: [Audys

Re: [Audyssey] help with Achaea

2007-10-26 Thread Greg
Hello, You type info inv and this will give you a list of your inventory and in the description of each item there will be a number like 123456 after you get this number you type wear number where number is the number in the description of the keyboard. Hope this helps greg - Original Messag

Re: [Audyssey] NFL Week 3.

2007-10-26 Thread jason
Hello Tom well keep up the good work like I said someday if they can make this NFL football game go online you would be my challenger. It seems as we compare stats and talk about the game we have the same outlook on our teams and the same coaching attitudes. Maybe we have to skype each other a

Re: [Audyssey] Sryth Ghost Ship Adventure.

2007-10-26 Thread Thomas Ward
Hi, Thanks. Sheesh, I feel like a dork that I didn't come to thatconclusion myself. I almost thought about trying that, but I didn't think it would except the name of a person but only the name of a street. Hmmm... Now, I know how to locate this mage should I be in the kick butt mood, or be on m

Re: [Audyssey] Sryth Ghost Ship Adventure.

2007-10-26 Thread Casey
I believe that the ghost gives a name of someone to see. You have to type the name into the edit box in Talinenus I think. I don't remember the name through. sorry. Casey - Original Message - From: Thomas Ward To: Gamers Discussion list Sent: Thursday, October 25, 2007 6:53 PM Subj

Re: [Audyssey] Sryth the ring of illusion

2007-10-26 Thread Casey
I hope you have all 3 blessings! wow! Casey - Original Message - From: Ron Schamerhorn To: gamers@audyssey.org Sent: Thursday, October 25, 2007 4:08 PM Subject: [Audyssey] Sryth the ring of illusion Hey fellow players Just wondering how folks have been getting along with the new

[Audyssey] The new patch for Sarah

2007-10-26 Thread Søren Jensen
Hi Phil. How does it go with the new patch for Sarah? Have you set a release date for it yet? by the way, some of the statues on the 7. floor confuse me. There is 3 statues I can't come through, but they still make this door sound. I have tried all passwords, but nothing works... Best regards:

[Audyssey] my first board game idea

2007-10-26 Thread Bryan Mckinnish
Hi everyone. I thought of a cool board game idea that I can make. I thought of it being warps and traps or something. You would roll the dice and drive along the board a number of spaces. If you landed on certain spaces, you'd fall through a trap door and go back, but other ones would take you fo

[Audyssey] help with Achaea

2007-10-26 Thread Audrey Tonge
Please, please please could someone tell me how to wear robes in the first part of Achaea where you are learning the commands! I am about to throw my keyboard across the room as nothing seems to work. AS far as I can make out, you type wear robes1 or something like that but it just doesn't wor

Re: [Audyssey] help with Achaea

2007-10-26 Thread Søren Jensen
Hi. Where do you find this game? I have never heard about it. Best regards: Søren Jensen Mail & MSN: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Website: http://www.coolfortheblind.dk - Original Message - From: "Audrey Tonge" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Gamers Discussion list" Sent: Friday, October 26, 2007 9:40 AM

Re: [Audyssey] Monti4 difficulty and keys

2007-10-26 Thread Thomas Ward
Hi Daniel, The difference between Draconis Entertainment's games and my games is that Draconis Entertainment seams to base the product key on the users name. Montezuma's Revenge uses a far more secure and safisticated means of generating the product key. Obviously I will not disclose how it wo

Re: [Audyssey] Monti4 difficulty and keys

2007-10-26 Thread Thomas Ward
Hi Daniel, Montezuma's Revenge has a safisticated security system. It scans your system for unique identifiers and then generates a license number. You will email me that license number at the time of purchase,and I will enter your license number into my key generator which will build a key for

Re: [Audyssey] board games

2007-10-26 Thread Thomas Ward
Hi Dark, Interesting. We have regional language changes here as well in terminology. For example in Ohio we will ask for a glass of pop. In other places in the US the same thing is called a soda, a coke, a soft drink, and it all depends on where you are from in the US. In fact, in some places p

Re: [Audyssey] board games

2007-10-26 Thread Thomas Ward
Hi Dark, Cool man! Just imagine what a living room piece that would make having a 5 foot tall Connect 4 game in your house. Dark wrote: > Hi charles. > > the versions of connect four I've seen had red and yellow plastic counters, > with no tactile marking to distinguish them whatsoever, hence

Re: [Audyssey] a question about games

2007-10-26 Thread Thomas Ward
Hi Greg, If you want the games that already are made accessible you can find some of them at online stores such as Independant Living Aids. However, I am certain most blind gamers get help in brailling up stor baughten games like Candy Land, Shoots and Ladders, etc off the shelves of Wal-Mart,

Re: [Audyssey] week9 of football

2007-10-26 Thread Thomas Ward
Hi, They were evenly matched until someone won. The Browns is 3 and 0 with the Chiefs being 3 and 0 and it will be interesting to see in week 4 who comes out on top. Anyone want to wager it will be the Browns? Josh wrote: > Hi, > > Also in week9 of the jim's football game the raiders were 5 and

Re: [Audyssey] board games

2007-10-26 Thread Thomas Ward
Hi Charles, From what I can tell the Connect 4 sets you buy no longer have the stylised eagles and stars on them. However, if you want a set to be accessible it is easy enough to take a drill and drill the blasted holes in the tials to tell them apart. Charles Rivard wrote: > The game is made

Re: [Audyssey] microsoft flight simulator2002 question

2007-10-26 Thread Michael Maslo
Brandon: It is my personal ftp site I have some files on. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Brandon Armstrong Sent: Thursday, October 25, 2007 11:23 PM To: Gamers Discussion list Subject: Re: [Audyssey] microsoft flight simulator2002 questi