I'll fill in three others from Tom's list below. his message.
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From: "Thomas Ward"
To: "Charles Rivard" ; "Gamers Discussion list"
Sent: Saturday, December 19, 2009 1:41 AM
Subject: Re: [Audyssey] name that Christmas carol
Hi Charles,
Oh, I have figured out a bunch
Hi Charles,
Oh, I have figured out a bunch of these already. Here is a few of them
in case anyone wonders what they are. I'll add a spoiler warning just in
case people want to take a crack at these themselves.
S P O I L E R!
1. Rudolph the Red Nose Rain Deer
2. Silent Night
3. Little Town ofB
Not bad at all! It's late, I missed 4.
Ron
- Original Message -
From: "Charles Rivard"
To:
Sent: Saturday, December 19, 2009 2:19 AM
Subject: [Audyssey] name that Christmas carol
I have not worked these out yet. They came into my inbox, and look fun.
When I receive the answers, I
I have not worked these out yet. They came into my inbox, and look fun. When
I receive the answers, I will send them. Have fun until then.
1 Quadruped with Crimson Proboscis
2 Eight P.M. to Six A.M. without Noise
3 Minuscule Hamlet in the Near East
4 Ancient Benevolent Despot
5 Exubera
I would add the question, which games are accessible for deafblind players?
I have a suggestion for hard-of-hearing folks like me who have a hard time
with surround sound. Maybe there could be a conversion alternative for an
action-packed game that could use time reaction challenges instead of
Hello thomas, i remember some of your lonewolf mission, Midway and
jamatomusashi ones, have you created some more LW missions? Seems that
oyu are quite interested in world war two and cold war, so your missions
were quite realistic, in lonewolf's conditions and possibilities off course.
By the w
Hi Jim,
I would highly recommend you take a look at c sharp.
The learning curve from vb to sharp won't be nearly as steep as c plus
plus, and a good deal of the IDE you are used to will still be there, and it
works great with jaws.
I am currently wrapping up my last project with vb.net as a
Hello all,
I have started using the custom Mush Client found on Alter Aeons website. The
latest version of Mush has made it possible to control tab between the input
and output fields similar to VIP Mud. Is there somewhere where I can get some
tutorials or the like on how to make alias's and t
Hello all,
Does anyone know where I might find some tutorials on scripting with Mush
Client? I recently downloaded the latest version and it now has the ability to
control tab between the input and output screens like you can in VIP mud.
Thanks,
Greg W.
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Hi Yohandy,
Well, I think it is because we are a small comunity and the customers
can talk directly to the developers. All of us know trying to talk to
the lead developers at Sony, Microsoft, Nintendo, EA Games, etc isn't
going to happen in this life time. So making suggestions to them is
usel
Hi Ryan,
I use headphones and i find it easier to play the game using headphones
rather than from my computer speakers. So maybe you may want to try that.
Ryan Chou wrote:
well, you could make the beep like an optional thing for people who want it on
oh does this game work better with headphon
Hi Jim,
Yeah, I've sort of noticed thus far everyone who has mentioned the game
on list is a guy. I don't imagine the subject content of the game would
appeal to a woman unless she is bisexual or something.
Jim Kitchen wrote:
Hi Thomas,
Guess maybe I'm an optimist, but am thinking that you
Hi Jim,
Well, VB .NET has a lot of support in the business world so I wouldn't
say it is on its way out. It has mor to do with the fact that most of
the programming books on the language and the people who use it use it
for business oriented programs. Back in the 90's several major
corperation
Hi Jim,
I agree with Thom. Keep it just as it is.
My only gripe at this time is the problem where pressing some keys skips the
score counting. fix that and the game should be good to go.
Rich
- Original Message -
From: Thomas Ward
Sent: Friday, December 18, 2009 11:54 AM
Hi Jim,
The
you need autoit.
At 12:25 p.m. 19/12/2009, you wrote:
>Hello,
>
>I have just received the invitation to hhe drop box folder containing the
>PKB Games and whatever else is there. Now how do I play them? I just
>installed InoSetup 5.3, but I think that's the wrong version because the
>file loads int
the only language I have used is pascal.
free pascal with dev pascal compiler.
it was part of my uni class.
now if any resource is avalible for gaming I actually may pull out my
programming books from those early days.
I only have done console apps but still.
At 11:49 a.m. 19/12/2009, you wrote:
>
Hi Sean.
Tabletop war games would I think be difficult, as you'd need at least as
much adaptation as chess would, hence why games like sound rts are so
valuable, sinse then the computer can take care of access, and making
an accessible program is a lot easier than an accessible table
aah ok.
yeah maybe it does do enough as it is.
At 09:54 a.m. 19/12/2009, you wrote:
>Hi Shaun,
>
>What would you like to see happen, I mean it does say a perfect 10 points
>or in the bonus round a perfect 50 points. And of course you will finish
>the bonus round if you score enough to g
Hi Sean.
It wasn't really until Hal 6 that internet navigation became completely
flawless, it was extremely difficult with hal 4, and occasionally buggy with
5. Hal 11.4 was absolutely fine as I said.
Beware the Grue!
Dark.
- Original Message -
From: "shaun everiss"
To: "Gamers Di
why do people always want optional compromises? can't a game ever be how the
developer intended it? when I by mainstream games, there aren't optional
features for everyone under the sun, and I think people should just get used
to this. It's just a little ridiculous that whenever a game comes out
Hello,
I have just received the invitation to hhe drop box folder containing the
PKB Games and whatever else is there. Now how do I play them? I just
installed InoSetup 5.3, but I think that's the wrong version because the
file loads into InoSetup, then doesn't want to compile.
Best Regards,
Ha
well, you could make the beep like an optional thing for people who want it on
oh does this game work better with headphones?
On 12/18/09, Jim Kitchen wrote:
> Hi Thomas,
>
> Thanks, I have often wonder if it is hardware or software that people may
> have installed that makes one computer so much
Hi Thomas,
Thanks, I have often wonder if it is hardware or software that people may have
installed that makes one computer so much different than the next so that ones
software acts differently or doesn't work at all.
Also wonder how commercial software developers make sure that this stuff
d
Hi Thomas,
Guess maybe I'm an optimist, but am thinking that you, your wife and the woman that
comes out of your computer might get along.
Speaking of women, I have not heard a thing about TJS from a single woman, or a
married one for that matter.
But hey, if your wife is mad, I'm always up
Hi Thomas,
You know, I have been wondering for awhile how much I would need to change my
programming habits to go from VB6 to VB net. Especially if BB net supports
stuff like GoSub, loop while, GoTo etc. But it kind of looks like you are
saying that VB net is on it's way out as well. I have
Hi Thomas,
Cool, thanks, that's what I thought too.
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Hi Jim,
The game is fine as it is. Actually, it is sort of fun trying to aim and
see what you hit. If you added a beep, which is something like x marks
the spot, kind of thing it would be way too easy in my book.
Uh-oh. I can just see it now...Good thing I'm currently not attached. My
partner would probably kill me if I downloaded the game on my machine and
played it. Certainly my most recent girlfriend would have.
Homer: Hey, uh, could you go across the street and get me a slice of pizza?
Vender: No piz
Jim,
H...Now, if you can make a living girl come out of my computer
you'll be my friend for life. Although, be warned. My wife would kill
you.
Jim Kitchen wrote:
Hi Shaun,
What would you like to see happen, I mean it does say a perfect 10
points or in the bonus round a perfect 5000
Hi jim,
In my experience some times these problems can be hardware and software
specific. In other words a problem that is unique to someone's computer
that may or may not show up on someone else's computer. I often find
using headphones and the type of headphones being used make a big
differe
Hi Jim and all,
All of the Microsoft development tools and development kits are separate
downloads. The one advantage Visual Basic 2008 has over Visual Basic 6
is now the basic IDE and compiler has been released as shareware rather
than under a commercial license. Similarly Visual C++ and Visua
Hi Bill,
No problem. The direct url for the Visual C++ compiler is
http://developers.usagamesinteractive.com/downloads/vs-express/VC-Express-2008.zip
and this version comes with the 2008 Windows Platform SDK so that should
be all you need unless you need DirectX or SDL which are separate
downloa
Hi DJC,
I'm sorry, but I don't know what to say. One other person seems to be having
the same trouble, but lots of other people are playing the game just fine.
I hate when that happens. Just confuses me as to how things like that can be
and don't know what to do for a fix.
Sorry.
TGIF and
Hi Shaun,
What would you like to see happen, I mean it does say a perfect 10 points
or in the bonus round a perfect 50 points. And of course you will finish
the bonus round if you score enough to get to it.
Now lets see for a perfect 100 points a real woman should walk out of your
Hi Bill,
Usually Visual Basic 6 would not come on a computer, one would need to buy it.
Maybe Visual Basic Net might come on computers now, but not VB6.
To get to Visual Basic 6 for me it is in Program files, Microsoft Visual Studio
6.0.
Sorry, that's probably not much help.
TGIF and BFN
Hi Willem,
Thank you, and I agree.
- Original Message -
No. Guessing makes it more fun. Life shouldn't be so serious.
Jim
The best things in life are free or have no interest or payments for one
full year.
j...@kitchensinc.net
http://www.kitchensinc.net
(440) 286-6920
Chardo
Hi Bill,
Oh, I certainly won't yell at you, but I would recommend going back
through the list archives as I think many of your questions have
probably been answered there. That's a good way to get yourself back up
to speed so to speak.
William L. Houts wrote:
Hi Thomas,
I thought I mi
Hi Bill,
Visual Basic 6 has been depricated for years, and was supported on XP
simply as backward legacy support. On Windows 7 if you want to use a
Visual Basic 6 application, such as Jim's games, you have to install the
Visual Basic 6 runtime environment as several of the Visual Basic 6
libra
Hi Thomas,
I just went to your site and saw the links, but am a little puzzled as to
which of them I should download for my purposes. I would be looking for the
C++ compiler and anything that comes along with it.
Thanks again!
--Bill
- Original Message -
From: "Thomas Ward"
Hi Thomas,
I thought I might get yelled at a little bit for making someone repeat
something they'd said recently. I knew a conversation about the topic was
going on but perversely, I guess, I didn't follow it. Anyway, thank you so
much for responding. I'll definitely check out the link y
Hi,
Yeah, but there is VB 2008. It is more object oriented than VB 6, but it
still has the basic simplicity of Visual Basic in mind. Some things are
the same such as writing a sub, if statement, while loop, etc. The major
changes is in classes and of course instead of accessing the Win32 API
d
Hi Jim,
The game is fine as it is. Actually, it is sort of fun trying to aim and
see what you hit. If you added a beep, which is something like x marks
the spot, kind of thing it would be way too easy in my book. Plus would
take the fun out of trying to see what you hit.
Jim Kitchen wrote:
H
Hi Bill,
I've answered most of these questions before over the passed couple of
days, but again here is a quick answer to your questions.
Yes, there are free tools to create C++ and C# applications. For Windows
users Microsoft has a free set of tools under Visual Studio Express for
creating C++
Actually the cheapest ship I've seen is about 6m in credits.
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From: gamers-boun...@audyssey.org [mailto:gamers-boun...@audyssey.org] On
Behalf Of shaun everiss
Sent: 18 December 2009 17:13
To: Gamers Discussion list
Subject: Re: [Audyssey] Core exiles what ship to buy nex
Oh I've blocked tons of people only because I'm cutting down on my msn
contacts
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From: gamers-boun...@audyssey.org [mailto:gamers-boun...@audyssey.org] On
Behalf Of Mauricio Almeida
Sent: 18 December 2009 19:19
To: gamers@audyssey.org
Subject: [SPAM] Re: [Audyssey] Core
i think you blocked me ages ago, but my contact is
mauricio_p...@hotmail.com
add again and cheers for talking
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De: "Darren Harris"
Para: "'Gamers Discussion list'"
Data: Sexta, 18 de Dezembro de 2009 18:17
Assunto: Re: [Audyssey] Core exiles what ship to buy next?
Add
Add me to your msn darrenharris1...@hotmail.com and I'll help you as best I
can.
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From: gamers-boun...@audyssey.org [mailto:gamers-boun...@audyssey.org] On
Behalf Of Mauricio Almeida
Sent: 18 December 2009 18:33
To: gamers@audyssey.org
Subject: [SPAM] Re: [Audyssey] Core
hey guys
I already love it due to its style.
can someone give me a hand on how to start, so that i can get the hang
of it? if any of you guys have msn, i can add you guys in there as well
mY NAME is mauricio in there.
thanks,
mauricio almeida
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De: "Darren Harris"
Para
Yup. Give it time though. It does require patients but if you give it that
then you'll like it. Any questions just ask. I'm james t kirk in game also
I'm a member of the brotherhood. A good guild to join if you're interested.
Although you don't have to be a part of anything at all
-Original M
well you need at least 16 mill for the next ship entry level up.
I suggest you stay with entry level ships first then work yourself up to the
multipurpose, I am not up there yet but I wouldn't specialise unless thats what
you are doing.
The special ships cost loads.
At 05:46 a.m. 19/12/2009, you
thanks man. i'll check it out
-Mensagem original-
De: "Darren Harris"
Para: "'Gamers Discussion list'"
Data: Sexta, 18 de Dezembro de 2009 17:04
Assunto: Re: [Audyssey] Core exiles what ship to buy next?
Hi it's http://www.core-exiles.com
You'll love it.
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From
hmmm that dnd thing would be hard dark though not impossible as long as it all
came in text if the player wished but you are right we can't have it all.
At 04:36 a.m. 19/12/2009, you wrote:
>Hi John.
>
>I've checked the site, and as far as blog and review sites go it seemed okay
>with Hal, -
Hi it's http://www.core-exiles.com
You'll love it.
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From: gamers-boun...@audyssey.org [mailto:gamers-boun...@audyssey.org] On
Behalf Of Mauricio Almeida
Sent: 18 December 2009 17:51
To: gamers@audyssey.org
Subject: Re: [Audyssey] Core exiles what ship to buy next?
can
can you give me this link for this game damien?
thanks
mauricio
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De: "Darren Harris"
Para: "'Gamers Discussion list'"
Data: Sexta, 18 de Dezembro de 2009 16:46
Assunto: [Audyssey] Core exiles what ship to buy next?
Hi all,
Well I'm at lvl 30 now with a grand total o
not well john.
I loaded the site with nvda but got nothing but a blank page in fact ie6 really
couldn't do much.
when I loaded with hal 5.2 I got an opperation abborted message after a while
although the site did try to load or at least it sounded like it was.
At 11:44 p.m. 18/12/2009, you wrote
Hi all,
Well I'm at lvl 30 now with a grand total of about 8.5m cr to my name. am
looking for a new ship. Any thoughts? I'm really aiming sooner or later for
the liberator as that's a really nice looking bit of kit and that will do me
until I decide what to do from then on. But that's only going t
Well I mannaged to get one perfect round and get one almost.
enough to get into the bonus round I got betwene 700 and 850 in that round
correct.
well 500 points in bonus, and thats it.
I think something should happen if you finnish the bonus round though depending
on your score also if you get ev
I think there should be a sound at least in easy level.
I have slowed down the target factor by a couple notches but even on easy mode
its still semi hard.
I think there should be a target sound though maybe in all levels nothing
flash, just a beep or click will do.
At 11:20 p.m. 18/12/2009, you
Hi John.
I've checked the site, and as far as blog and review sites go it seemed okay
with Hal, - usual shortcuts seemed to work, and ctrl down arrow got me
to the site content.
Indexing links somewhere at the top for news catagories might be nice,
but there's no difficulty in goin
Hey, thanks for posting this! I'llcheck out both of these links.
--Bill
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From: "Willem"
To: "Gamers Discussion list"
Sent: Friday, December 18, 2009 5:22 AM
Subject: Re: [Audyssey] Naive C++ Questions
Bill, here is a message Phillip Benfall wrote to the
Hi John,
Along with the search not working, I noticed I could not save the web site
in my favorites as alt f or just alt gave me an error message.
Phil
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Bill, here is a message Phillip Benfall wrote to the list a while
ago regarding c++.
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Re: [Audyssey] another game programming question
Being a C++ developer I will perhaps not surprisingly, recommend C++. I
have heard that C# has some major drawbacks, though Thomas could
No. Guessing makes it more fun. Life shouldn't be so serious.
On 2009/12/18 12:20 PM, Jim Kitchen wrote:
Hi Thomas,
Yeah, I have had some bad scores just for trying for below the belly
button.
Just wondering, do people think that there should be a targeting
scanner sound or something? I don
The menu's do work fine Jim. It's when I play the game itself that the
arrows don't work. They work fine in the menus and I can move the sound
around just fine.
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On 12/17/2009 at 6:01 PM Jim Kitchen wrote:
>Hi DJC,
>
>Just wondering if the arrow keys work
Hi John,
I explored the site and although Jaws works well and I can move around
quickly with the h Header and n next significant section hot keys there is
not much on the site for totally blind people.
I did a search using blind as the search string and 50 hits came up.
About 48 of them were about
Hi John,
I explored the site and although Jaws works well and I can move around
quickly with the h Header and n next significant section hot keys there is
not much on the site for totally blind people.
I did a search using blind as the search string and 50 hits came up.
About 48 of them were about
Hi John,
I explored the site and although Jaws works well and I can move around
quickly with the h Header and n next significant section hot keys there is
not much on the site for totally blind people.
I did a search using blind as the search string and 50 hits came up.
About 48 of them were ab
Hi Jim,
Thanks for responding to my questions. I can see that I have VB on my XP
system. However, I will soon be getting a new system loaded with 64 bit
Windows 7. Did they remove Visual Basic from that OS? And if they didn't,
how do I get at the Visual Basic programming environment in t
Folks,
Please help me determine if the Web site www.ablegamers.com is indeed
now blind accessible.
I've been bugging Mark Barlet, the Webmaster, for a year about this. We
met here in Boston last week and he said he'd added skipnav and related
features.
But my skills at JAWS are pathetic. A
Hi Ryan,
There is currently no targeting scanner beep or anything. It is just trying to
get the breathing sound lined up with the giggling sound. Or in hard mode
lining up with where you remember the lady stopping.
Do you think that there needs to be a sound to indicate when you are on targe
Hi Bill,
I'm sorry, but I can't help with the C questions. I have always programmed in
Basic. And that is kind of a problem as well since Microsoft no longer sells
Visual Basic 6, which is what all of my games are programmed in. However if
you do get ahold of VB6, I did just put a simple sa
Hi Thomas,
Yeah, I have had some bad scores just for trying for below the belly button.
Just wondering, do people think that there should be a targeting scanner sound
or something? I don't want to make it too easy though. And some times it is
fun just to accidently do the facial or whatever.
Hi Thomas,
Yeah, I have had some bad scores just for trying for below the belly button.
Just wondering, do people think that there should be a targeting scanner sound
or something? I don't want to make it too easy though. And some times it is
fun just to accidently do the facial or whatever.
Well, actually, it's notjust about C++. I'm wondering what I would have to
do to learn a programming language which would be useful for coding games.
I have the time to invest, I just don't have a lot of money. Is it possible
to get the programming tools for, say, C++ or C#online? Are there
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