Re: [Audyssey] Space sims?

2011-05-07 Thread Alfredo_The_Music_maker
Well, if we want a successful simulator, we would have to know the line of physics and chemistry so we can tell what we should do in different situations, because in space the physics are different, but then we will need different lines in math to be able to... --- Gamers mailing list __ Gamer

Re: [Audyssey] Happy Star Wars Day

2011-05-07 Thread Alfredo_The_Music_maker
Um, it is almost four days since this topic has been launched and it is still going on, I can vaguely remember last year if Star wars Day came in 2010, for I do not remember seeing something like that, maybe I did not notice, for I have been subscribed since late March. --- Gamers mailing list

Re: [Audyssey] Space sims?

2011-05-07 Thread Alfredo_The_Music_maker
I never played any mainstream because I never had the equipment to do so and never got the blind friendly game. I know there was a few games that were more for Nintendo 32-bit or maybe 64-bit, and it had some narrative action. --- Gamers mailing list __ Gamers@audyssey.org If you want to leave

Re: [Audyssey] Apollo 13 - Re: Apollo - Re: Space sims?

2011-05-07 Thread Alfredo_The_Music_maker
Can polo13 be found on the blind mice mart site? --- 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://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org.

Re: [Audyssey] Space sims?

2011-05-07 Thread Alfredo_The_Music_maker
You know, I like action/firstPerson/TurnedBasedGAmes/sidescrolling/3rdPersonGames the others like RPG/text Adventures, and things like that that lack action are not the best. The other remaining genres are Okay for me. --- Gamers mailing list __ Gamers@audyssey.org If you want to leave the lis

Re: [Audyssey] Space sims?

2011-05-07 Thread Alfredo_The_Music_maker
Well there is the Microsoft SFX flight seem you can check out. Many have made it accessible using a variety of programs. Ron Co loser is the expert along those lines. --- Gamers mailing list __ Gamers@audyssey.org If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to gamers-unsubscr...@audyssey.org. Yo

Re: [Audyssey] Space sims?

2011-05-07 Thread Alfredo_The_Music_maker
And how is this going to turn out, will it be in adrift or in thorn or something, or is it going to be like an action-game/space innovators style. --- 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

Re: [Audyssey] Happy Star Wars Day

2011-05-07 Thread Clement Chou
Only one race comes to mind... the assassin from Attack of the Clones who was sent to kill Padme. A claudite or whatever the name was. At 08:47 PM 07/05/2011, you wrote: I've even heard speculation that Yoda was human at one time, but then you'd have to explain how he turned into whatever he wa

Re: [Audyssey] Happy Star Wars Day

2011-05-07 Thread Bryan Peterson
I've even heard speculation that Yoda was human at one time, but then you'd have to explain how he turned into whatever he was. If I'm not mistaken shapeshifting isn't an ability any race in the Star Wars universe realy possesses. We are the Knights who say...Ni! - Original Message

Re: [Audyssey] ways to play interactive fiction titles on the pc

2011-05-07 Thread Brandon Misch
ok thanks On May 7, 2011, at 11:32 PM, Zachary Kline wrote: > Hi Brandon, > I'm afraid I don't know for sure, as I don't use NVDA nor Windows regularly. > I imagine it might, as the author did go to some trouble to make it work with > screen readers. It works with both Jaws and Window-Eyes,

Re: [Audyssey] Car sim?

2011-05-07 Thread Imbar Golt
Thanks much. Ms Imbar Golt im...@netvision.net.il - Original Message - From: "Shane Lowe" To: "Gamers Discussion list" Sent: Sunday, May 08, 2011 4:54 AM Subject: Re: [Audyssey] Car sim? top speed, sonic zoom, drive, moc1tts. - Original Message - From: "Imbar Golt" To: "

Re: [Audyssey] Happy Star Wars Day

2011-05-07 Thread Clement Chou
Exactly what I'm thinking. If yoda lived for 1000 years it's probably because of his race, not because of any force-aided thing. And your estimation of Obi-Wan's age and and the gap between him and Anakin is one I agree with. At 08:30 PM 07/05/2011, you wrote: Not that it's been explored much

Re: [Audyssey] ways to play interactive fiction titles on the pc

2011-05-07 Thread Zachary Kline
Hi Brandon, I'm afraid I don't know for sure, as I don't use NVDA nor Windows regularly. I imagine it might, as the author did go to some trouble to make it work with screen readers. It works with both Jaws and Window-Eyes, so I think it's worth a shot. Best, Zack. On May 7, 2011, at 8:22 PM,

Re: [Audyssey] Happy Star Wars Day

2011-05-07 Thread Bryan Peterson
Not that it's been explored much as far as I know but I sort of got the impression that the centuuries-long life span was a characteristic of whatever Yoda's race was. After all at the time of his death I don't think Anakin Skywalker was much over fifty, in his sixties at most I'd guess. He was

Re: [Audyssey] ways to play interactive fiction titles on the pc

2011-05-07 Thread Brandon Misch
does that one work wiht nvda? On May 7, 2011, at 10:52 PM, Zachary Kline wrote: > Hi Brandon, > There's another program called Filfer, which you can find on the IF Archive. > It'll play Z-Machine and (I believe) Glulx games. Beyond that, I'd look into > Tads and Adrift, the other two big int

Re: [Audyssey] Happy Star Wars Day

2011-05-07 Thread Clement Chou
If it's the comic I think you're talking about, it's based hundreds of years into the future where Luke's descendants have been around for quite a while. And I don't think Luke is going to live for as long as Yoda did. At 08:08 PM 07/05/2011, you wrote: Well I seem to recall that it's hinted t

Re: [Audyssey] Happy Star Wars Day

2011-05-07 Thread Clement Chou
Now I'm curious... where in the heck did you get that impression? At 08:02 PM 07/05/2011, you wrote: oh. I thaught he died. --- 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 subscri

Re: [Audyssey] Happy Star Wars Day

2011-05-07 Thread Bryan Peterson
Well I seem to recall that it's hinted that he does die since apparently in acommic or something set some centuries in the future he does appear to a troubled Jedi in Force Ghost form, but as far as I know that's the only hint we have so far as to what his fate might have been. We are the Knigh

Re: [Audyssey] Happy Star Wars Day

2011-05-07 Thread Shane Lowe
oh. I thaught he died. - Original Message - From: "Clement Chou" To: "Gamers Discussion list" Sent: Saturday, May 07, 2011 10:06 PM Subject: Re: [Audyssey] Happy Star Wars Day Uh... Luke hasn't died yet. I don't know what you're talking about... he's come close, but he hasn't actua

Re: [Audyssey] Happy Star Wars Day

2011-05-07 Thread Shane Lowe
right. - Original Message - From: "Bryan Peterson" To: "Gamers Discussion list" Sent: Saturday, May 07, 2011 10:02 PM Subject: Re: [Audyssey] Happy Star Wars Day That's not the point. If you aren't supposed to win according to the story then the game won't let you. We are the Knig

Re: [Audyssey] Space sims?

2011-05-07 Thread Shane Lowe
mine will have fighting in it though. - Original Message - From: "Imbar Golt" To: "Gamers Discussion list" Sent: Saturday, May 07, 2011 9:45 PM Subject: Re: [Audyssey] Space sims? That's a great idea. Ms Imbar Golt im...@netvision.net.il - Original Message - From: "Thoma

Re: [Audyssey] ways to play interactive fiction titles on the pc

2011-05-07 Thread Zachary Kline
Hi Brandon, There's another program called Filfer, which you can find on the IF Archive. It'll play Z-Machine and (I believe) Glulx games. Beyond that, I'd look into Tads and Adrift, the other two big interactive fiction systems, both screen-reader accessible. Enjoy the games, Zack. On May 7,

Re: [Audyssey] Happy Star Wars Day

2011-05-07 Thread Clement Chou
Uh... Luke hasn't died yet. I don't know what you're talking about... he's come close, but he hasn't actually died. At 07:01 PM 07/05/2011, you wrote: When did Luke die again? - Original Message - From: "Thomas Ward" To: "Gamers Discussion list" Sent: Saturday, May 07, 2011 8:51 PM S

[Audyssey] ways to play interactive fiction titles on the pc

2011-05-07 Thread Brandon Misch
Hey i know about winfrots tts but are there other programs that can play z machine files or other titles of interactive fiction? --- 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 subs

Re: [Audyssey] Apollo 13 - Re: Apollo - Re: Space sims?

2011-05-07 Thread Charles Rivard
Yes, they did say that they had a problem, but not "up here". For movies, though, close counts. --- Laughter is the best medicine, so look around, find a dose and take it to heart. - Original Message - From: "Bryan Peterson" To: "Gamers Discussion list" Sent: Saturday, May 07, 2011

Re: [Audyssey] Happy Star Wars Day

2011-05-07 Thread Bryan Peterson
That's not the point. If you aren't supposed to win according to the story then the game won't let you. We are the Knights who say...Ni! - Original Message - From: "Shane Lowe" To: "Gamers Discussion list" Sent: Saturday, May 07, 2011 7:33 PM Subject: Re: [Audyssey] Happy Star War

Re: [Audyssey] Happy Star Wars Day

2011-05-07 Thread Shane Lowe
When did Luke die again? - Original Message - From: "Thomas Ward" To: "Gamers Discussion list" Sent: Saturday, May 07, 2011 8:51 PM Subject: Re: [Audyssey] Happy Star Wars Day Hi Clement, Yeah, I've listened to the radio dramas. Not just the original A New Hope, Empire Strikes Bac

Re: [Audyssey] Apollo 13 - Re: Apollo - Re: Space sims?

2011-05-07 Thread Bryan Peterson
Actually the we have a problem line was real, though admittedly Ron Howard did change it a little. What Lovell actually said was Houston, we've had a problem. ROn Howard of course changed it to We have a problem since the use of Had would seem to indicate that though there was a problem onboard

Re: [Audyssey] Apollo - Re: Space sims?

2011-05-07 Thread michael barnes
Hey, Brian. That would be great idea for a space game. The apollo game could be base on all seventeen missions. -- Email services provided by the System Access Mobile Network. Visit www.serotek.com to learn more about accessibility anywhere. --- Gamers mailing list __ Gamers@audyssey.org If

Re: [Audyssey] Happy Star Wars Day

2011-05-07 Thread Shane Lowe
I heard that radio drama. I loved it! - Original Message - From: "Clement Chou" To: "Gamers Discussion list" Sent: Saturday, May 07, 2011 8:04 PM Subject: Re: [Audyssey] Happy Star Wars Day Pretty good analysis there. grins. I never thought of the Padme angle, but you're right... i

Re: [Audyssey] Happy Star Wars Day

2011-05-07 Thread Shane Lowe
It goes with the story. Luke was the ultra good guy that time. - Original Message - From: "Hayden Presley" To: "'Gamers Discussion list'" Sent: Saturday, May 07, 2011 7:21 PM Subject: Re: [Audyssey] Happy Star Wars Day Hi, Yeah, I know. Funny how he managed to do it once but couldn

Re: [Audyssey] Space sims?

2011-05-07 Thread Imbar Golt
excellent. Ms Imbar Golt im...@netvision.net.il - Original Message - From: "Shane Lowe" To: "Gamers Discussion list" Sent: Sunday, May 08, 2011 4:49 AM Subject: Re: [Audyssey] Space sims? I'm working on making one. - Original Message - From: "Imbar Golt" To: "Gamers Disc

Re: [Audyssey] Car sim?

2011-05-07 Thread Shane Lowe
top speed, sonic zoom, drive, moc1tts. - Original Message - From: "Imbar Golt" To: "Gamers Discussion list" Sent: Saturday, May 07, 2011 6:51 PM Subject: [Audyssey] Car sim? Hi, How about learning to drive a simple car, or jeep? Imbar Ms Imbar Golt im...@netvision.net.il --- Game

Re: [Audyssey] Space sims?

2011-05-07 Thread Shane Lowe
I'm working on making one. - Original Message - From: "Imbar Golt" To: "Gamers Discussion list" Sent: Saturday, May 07, 2011 4:04 PM Subject: [Audyssey] Space sims? Hi, Are there any spaceship sims without shooting any aliens? Thanks, Imbar Ms Imbar Golt im...@netvision.net.il -

Re: [Audyssey] Space sims?

2011-05-07 Thread Imbar Golt
Tdv is very good as a flight sim if someone did a regular flight sym without the mission and races but with routes and problem solving and prevention in flight that would be wonderful. Imbar Ms Imbar Golt im...@netvision.net.il - Original Message - From: "Thomas Ward" To: "Gamers Disc

Re: [Audyssey] Happy Star Wars Day

2011-05-07 Thread Shane Lowe
Who's the ultra hard one. The one that makes darth imperor look like a wimp? - Original Message - From: "Clement Chou" To: "Gamers Discussion list" Sent: Saturday, May 07, 2011 12:53 PM Subject: Re: [Audyssey] Happy Star Wars Day Hi Tom, Quite a list of Sith there.. I didn't reali

Re: [Audyssey] Space sims?

2011-05-07 Thread Imbar Golt
That's a great idea. Ms Imbar Golt im...@netvision.net.il - Original Message - From: "Thomas Ward" To: "Gamers Discussion list" Sent: Sunday, May 08, 2011 2:18 AM Subject: Re: [Audyssey] Space sims? Hi Ron, Oh, I could probably do it as well, at least a fair shuttle simulator, bu

Re: [Audyssey] Happy Star Wars Day

2011-05-07 Thread Shane Lowe
oh okay. sad. Well theres still a chance of a star wars game! - Original Message - From: "Thomas Ward" To: "Gamers Discussion list" Sent: Saturday, May 07, 2011 11:33 AM Subject: Re: [Audyssey] Happy Star Wars Day Hi Shane, were I working on a game based in the Clone wars era yes,

Re: [Audyssey] Happy Star Wars Day

2011-05-07 Thread Shane Lowe
That guy can be the final boss then. - Original Message - From: "Thomas Ward" To: "Gamers Discussion list" Sent: Saturday, May 07, 2011 11:28 AM Subject: Re: [Audyssey] Happy Star Wars Day Hi Shane, Like I said nothing is definite. Right now I am working my way through the Knights

Re: [Audyssey] Happy Star Wars Day

2011-05-07 Thread Shane Lowe
How about a series of star wars games? - Original Message - From: "Thomas Ward" To: "Gamers Discussion list" Sent: Saturday, May 07, 2011 11:28 AM Subject: Re: [Audyssey] Happy Star Wars Day Hi Shane, Like I said nothing is definite. Right now I am working my way through the Knigh

Re: [Audyssey] Space sims?

2011-05-07 Thread Clement Chou
I was about to say this... with the difference being that sports games aren't generally my thing. Action games give me much more of a thrill to play. And a lot of the better action games such as the Lord of the Rings games on the ps2 require a lot of running around. The objective is to kill eve

Re: [Audyssey] Happy Star Wars Day

2011-05-07 Thread Shane Lowe
yeah. But you want to be able to win all games. It may be hard, but you can still win. - Original Message - From: "Bryan Peterson" To: "Gamers Discussion list" Sent: Saturday, May 07, 2011 10:27 AM Subject: Re: [Audyssey] Happy Star Wars Day NOt if it's written into the story. THen

Re: [Audyssey] Space sims?

2011-05-07 Thread Clement Chou
Yeah... it was a close one. That thought wasn't necessarily in my head at the time... until I found the switch and then realized how close to reentry we were. lol. Almost had a heartattack, I did. At 06:06 PM 07/05/2011, you wrote: Wow. You could have been another Apollo 13! (evil grin) ---

[Audyssey] Apollo 13 - Re: Apollo - Re: Space sims?

2011-05-07 Thread Charles Rivard
Uh, Houston? We have a problem up here! I don't remember them saying that, but I do remember the coverage. Oddly enough, I was visiting a friend who had a young son who was really interested in space movies. I took a copy of Apollo 13 with descriptive narration to show them what those movies

Re: [Audyssey] Space sims?

2011-05-07 Thread Charles Rivard
Wow. You could have been another Apollo 13! (evil grin) --- Laughter is the best medicine, so look around, find a dose and take it to heart. - Original Message - From: "Clement Chou" To: "Gamers Discussion list" Sent: Saturday, May 07, 2011 6:34 PM Subject: Re: [Audyssey] Space sim

Re: [Audyssey] Apollo - Re: Space sims?

2011-05-07 Thread Bryan Peterson
Or one based on the Apollo 13 mission. So the idea would be to try to manage your extremely limited resources in such a way as to be able to return home safely. We are the Knights who say...Ni! - Original Message - From: "Charles Rivard" To: "Gamers Discussion list" Sent: Saturda

Re: [Audyssey] Space sims?

2011-05-07 Thread Thomas Ward
Hi Charles, Ah, you are such a spoiled sport. I play a few mainstream games myself, and figure out how to play it without sight if I can. Right now I have my eyes on WWE All Stars, which I've tried a little bit on a friend's XBox 360, and with a little practice you can get80% to 90% accessibility.

[Audyssey] Apollo - Re: Space sims?

2011-05-07 Thread Charles Rivard
An Apollo mission simulation would really be awesome, especially if it had realistic sound effects with the right timing. I would like to have a set of such games that take you from training to returning from the moon, including lunar exploration when both walking and operation of a LEM. And,

Re: [Audyssey] Happy Star Wars Day

2011-05-07 Thread Clement Chou
Kip and Jason. Now that I would've liked to hear about... I love the way troy Dennings writes his star wars battles... the detail and amount of action he squeezes in is great. And if you recall, Mara did not kill Jason because he distracted her with an image of Ben, which gave him the second to

Re: [Audyssey] Space sims?

2011-05-07 Thread Charles Rivard
That is why I don't play mainstream games. I don't appreciate assembling a 2,000 piece jigsaw puzzle only to discover that there are 15 pieces missing. --- Laughter is the best medicine, so look around, find a dose and take it to heart. - Original Message - From: "Clement Chou" To:

Re: [Audyssey] Space sims?

2011-05-07 Thread michael barnes
Hey, it would be cool if someone could remake desination mars. With all the great sounds and music and other audio files it would be a pretty great remake. I think even if you just change the name and a couple of things were you could not get in trouble with the original creater of the game the

Re: [Audyssey] Happy Star Wars Day

2011-05-07 Thread Thomas Ward
Hi Clement, Yeah, I've listened to the radio dramas. Not just the original A New Hope, Empire Strikes Back, and Return of the Jedi but the Dark Forces and Jedi Knight radio series as well. You are right though the ending of the ROTJ radio version is pretty cool. Too bad it wasn't in the movies. A

Re: [Audyssey] Happy Star Wars Day

2011-05-07 Thread Thomas Ward
Hi Hayden, Oh, I know. Especially, if you toss the comicbooks and games into the picture. For example, at the end of the Hand of Thrawn series Luke asks Mara to marry him, and she says yes. However, if you want the actual story when, where, and how they got married that is in the Star Wars comicb

Re: [Audyssey] Happy Star Wars Day

2011-05-07 Thread Clement Chou
Pretty good analysis there. grins. I never thought of the Padme angle, but you're right... it was pretty obvious that Vader wasn't at his best when fighting Luke. And the fact that he tore himself out of the dark side to save his son isn't very easy to miss. lol. There was a touch in the radio

Re: [Audyssey] the fifteenth crystal

2011-05-07 Thread Bryan Peterson
S P O I L E R Actually no. EIght crystals are in the area after you cross the bridge but before you jump up to the cave. The rest are inside the cave. Six are on the bottom floor and the last one's after you climb the ladder. We are the Knights who say...Ni! - Original Message - Fr

Re: [Audyssey] Happy Star Wars Day

2011-05-07 Thread Thomas Ward
Hi Clement, Right. Grevous's reflexes were better than average, but nowhere near a Jedi's. In one of the Star Wars books I remember Count Dooku actually commenting as much. Dooku told Grevous that if he ever had the misfortune of fighting Mace Windu or even Yoda he wouldn't last a minute. Of cours

Re: [Audyssey] Happy Star Wars Day

2011-05-07 Thread Thomas Ward
Hi, Maybe. Its more likely that Obi-Wan was just to old to fight as effectively as he did in Revenge of the Sith. Remember 19 years had passed between Revenge of the Sith and Star Wars A New Hope. Obi-Wan looked to be in his 60's or 70's by the time he met Vader again, and he was probably physical

Re: [Audyssey] Space sims?

2011-05-07 Thread Ron Kolesar
Quit teasing me Tom. SMILES. Just like in the one NASA book. Neal Armstrong and Edward now Buzz Aldren would fight to see who was going to be the first one stipping out of Eagle first. Ron who if were sighted now knows that his footprints with the other twelve set of footprints would still be on

[Audyssey] the fifteenth crystal

2011-05-07 Thread The Addictor
Does anybody know how I can find the fifteenth crystal in Cleric? I'm sure it has something to do with the pet but it's nowhere--I've looked all around. Thanks Ken Downey The Addictor www.TheAddictor.com --- Gamers mailing list __ Gamers@audyssey.org If you want to leave the list, send E-mail t

Re: [Audyssey] Happy Star Wars Day

2011-05-07 Thread Clement Chou
I'm not so sure it was reflexes that he had. It was simply that he moved so fast that most Jedi had to play defensive until they found a whole... that, and the amount of jedi he killed gave him a catelogue of styles to choose from, so he knew how Jedi fought and defended various moves. But he w

Re: [Audyssey] Space sims?

2011-05-07 Thread Clement Chou
I actually wanted to try it, just to see what the experience was like... and because I realized I couldn't get in trouble if I was dead. grins. No... actually, I'd been refuelling the shuttle at the ISS and forgot to close it when we left. Checklists don't involve the fuel valves, so neither my

Re: [Audyssey] Happy Star Wars Day

2011-05-07 Thread Hayden Presley
Hi, Wow...it has been awhile since i've read thato ne hasn't it? I need to pull them out again. Best Regards, Hayden -Original Message- From: gamers-boun...@audyssey.org [mailto:gamers-boun...@audyssey.org] On Behalf Of Clement Chou Sent: Saturday, May 07, 2011 6:29 PM To: Gamers Discuss

Re: [Audyssey] Happy Star Wars Day

2011-05-07 Thread Hayden Presley
Hi, I should've clarified...the point I was trying to make was that the republic was transformed into the empire. Best Regards, Hayden -Original Message- From: gamers-boun...@audyssey.org [mailto:gamers-boun...@audyssey.org] On Behalf Of Clement Chou Sent: Saturday, May 07, 2011 11:50 AM

Re: [Audyssey] Space sims?

2011-05-07 Thread Thomas Ward
Hi, Oops! Yeah, leaving a fuel valve open could have been very bad for your health. How much did you want to wind up a fireball on reentry? On 5/7/11, Clement Chou wrote: > Space camp was fun times... and the missions that take hours are the > best parts. I'll never forget the time I left a fue

Re: [Audyssey] Happy Star Wars Day

2011-05-07 Thread Clement Chou
The reason he let himself get cut down wasn't because Vader outsmarted him or had more teaching from palpatine. He let himself get cut down so as to distract Vader and give Luke the time to run off in the Falcon. But he knew he wasn't really going to die... so he let it happen. At 04:21 PM 07

Re: [Audyssey] Space sims?

2011-05-07 Thread Clement Chou
I would love to see that. And with time, you could increase the complexity to multiplayer and work in squadrons... maybe not standard 12-person squadrons, but something simular... nine, say. It would be a blast to have to coordinate other people to attack enemy flights that are also controlled

Re: [Audyssey] Happy Star Wars Day

2011-05-07 Thread Hayden Presley
Hi, Don't forget that we was reupted to have the same speed as Jedi reflexes with his...replacement arms. Best Regards, Hayden -Original Message- From: gamers-boun...@audyssey.org [mailto:gamers-boun...@audyssey.org] On Behalf Of Clement Chou Sent: Saturday, May 07, 2011 12:36 PM To: Gam

Re: [Audyssey] Space sims?

2011-05-07 Thread Ron Kolesar
Imbar, you are correct on one point in your letter. For themost part in a launch, the is it four or five, I think it's five computer do have control of the shuttle for the most part. Also, for reentry the pc's control most of the landing as well. Ron who wants to fly. Ron Kolesar kolesar16...@road

Re: [Audyssey] Space sims?

2011-05-07 Thread Thomas Ward
HI Clement, Agreed. I've been thinking for along time of doing a Star Wars Starfighter simulator or a Star Trek game where you get to pilot the U.S.S. Enterprise. Flying around is sort of dull if you can't get into the thick of things and blow a few enemy tie intercepters or droid starfighters out

Re: [Audyssey] Happy Star Wars Day

2011-05-07 Thread Hayden Presley
Hi Thomas, Thanks. With all the reading material and cartoons/movies I must confess things get daunting quickly. Best Regards, Hayden -Original Message- From: gamers-boun...@audyssey.org [mailto:gamers-boun...@audyssey.org] On Behalf Of Thomas Ward Sent: Saturday, May 07, 2011 12:49 PM T

Re: [Audyssey] Happy Star Wars Day

2011-05-07 Thread Hayden Presley
Hi, Yeah, I know. Funny how he managed to do it once but couldn't twice. I can only assume he had some kind of tutalidge from Palpatine. Best Regards, Hayden -Original Message- From: gamers-boun...@audyssey.org [mailto:gamers-boun...@audyssey.org] On Behalf Of Clement Chou Sent: Saturday

Re: [Audyssey] Space sims?

2011-05-07 Thread Clement Chou
Space camp was fun times... and the missions that take hours are the best parts. I'll never forget the time I left a fuel valve open... and me, the commander! I felt like an idiot. lol. Lucky I fixed it before we began landing. At 03:20 PM 07/05/2011, you wrote: Hi Ron, Why couldn't we do a

Re: [Audyssey] Space sims?

2011-05-07 Thread Thomas Ward
Hi Ron, Oh, I could probably do it as well, at least a fair shuttle simulator, but like Munawar I've got so much going on now I don't have the time. Something else I'd love to see in accessible format is an Apaulo simulator. Not only taking off, but flying the Apaulo to the moon and back. That wou

Re: [Audyssey] Space sims?

2011-05-07 Thread Clement Chou
You just mentioned pretty much everyone who is into mainstream games. lol. All of us play certain games that are not fully playable... as an example, fighting games are not the only games I do play. If an action adventure has some playability to it, I'll play it and see how far I manage to get.

Re: [Audyssey] Space sims?

2011-05-07 Thread Clement Chou
If all you want to do is navigate a vehicle, flight simulator is always a good choice... but a space sim without shooting is like a dry orange. It just doesn't happen... half the thrill of space simulators is the combat that comes with them. At 01:23 PM 07/05/2011, you wrote: What is wrong wit

Re: [Audyssey] Space sims?

2011-05-07 Thread Thomas Ward
Hi Darren, Well, I don't want to sound negative, but my guess it is the technical skills required to create a simulator that the ag developers lack. Unlike a game a realistic flight simulator, space simulator, whatever requires a pretty decent amount of physics and a whole lot of math to make abso

Re: [Audyssey] Space sims?

2011-05-07 Thread Alfredo_The_Music_maker
Yeah same. Why could there not be something like that on the audiogaming community, I mean, whoever wants to start it will obviously have to work it a lot since it is going to be rather big.Alfredo C. Skype: Casta947 Twitter: Casta947 Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/TheAudioGamer Klango: casta

[Audyssey] Car sim?

2011-05-07 Thread Imbar Golt
Hi, How about learning to drive a simple car, or jeep? Imbar Ms Imbar Golt im...@netvision.net.il --- 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://

Re: [Audyssey] Space sims?

2011-05-07 Thread Imbar Golt
With the right programming I think we could launch too. Its no different then taking off in a plane, only more complex maybe but the principle is the same and the launch itself is aided by computers in real life too. Ms Imbar Golt im...@netvision.net.il - Original Message - From: "Ro

Re: [Audyssey] Space sims?

2011-05-07 Thread Imbar Golt
Here here Thomas. Ms Imbar Golt im...@netvision.net.il - Original Message - From: "Thomas Ward" To: "Gamers Discussion list" Sent: Sunday, May 08, 2011 1:20 AM Subject: Re: [Audyssey] Space sims? Hi Ron, Why couldn't we do a Shuttle launch? I have a friend who went to Space Camp on

Re: [Audyssey] Space sims?

2011-05-07 Thread Ron Kolesar
Thank you Tom for making me eat my statement. SMILES. So far the only people that I know who might be able to do it for us would be Munawar with his people atBPC Programs. But I know he has his hands full with school and other responsibilities. But with his business and normal home responsibilitie

Re: [Audyssey] Space sims?

2011-05-07 Thread darren harris
I've always wanted to go up into space actually. It's always been my dream thus my love for space games. Right from elite onwards really. I think that's 1 area where the accessible games market is seriously lacking. We have an excellent game like loan wolf, so why not take that further and develop

Re: [Audyssey] Space sims?

2011-05-07 Thread Thomas Ward
Hi Ron, Why couldn't we do a Shuttle launch? I have a friend who went to Space Camp one year and she ended up being Shuttle Commander. They even let her try as Shuttle pilot in the simulator which was cool. I think with the right accessibility aids flying a space shuttle is no different than any o

Re: [Audyssey] Space sims?

2011-05-07 Thread Ron Kolesar
I for one agree with you Imbar. Now where oh where is that space shuttle simulator? I hope someone makes me eat my words on the following. I don't think that we could do the launching part. But there ought to be a way via the keyboard and or a USB controller where we could Orbit, dock and undock w

Re: [Audyssey] Space sims?

2011-05-07 Thread Imbar Golt
I totally agree with you Ms Imbar Golt im...@netvision.net.il - Original Message - From: "Charles Rivard" To: "Gamers Discussion list" Sent: Saturday, May 07, 2011 11:40 PM Subject: Re: [Audyssey] Space sims? Why someone would want a partially accessible game escapes me. It would i

Re: [Audyssey] Space sims?

2011-05-07 Thread Charles Rivard
Why someone would want a partially accessible game escapes me. It would infuriate me to get interested in a game, really having fun with it, only to find that I could not complete it because I couldn't see what I need to. It would be like listening to a movie with descriptive narration that en

Re: [Audyssey] Space sims?

2011-05-07 Thread Imbar Golt
That's right. Ms Imbar Golt im...@netvision.net.il - Original Message - From: "Jeremy Kaldobsky" To: "Gamers Discussion list" Sent: Saturday, May 07, 2011 11:24 PM Subject: Re: [Audyssey] Space sims? The old 80's Asteroids game doesn't involve shooting aliens. You shoot asteroids l

Re: [Audyssey] Space sims?

2011-05-07 Thread darren harris
I used to play the x beyond the frontier series but it became so complex as to make it unplayable as the later games developed. So yeah if anybody has played anything that can still work on either xp or windows 7 that is good to play then I'd definitely like to know about it. -Original Message

Re: [Audyssey] Space sims?

2011-05-07 Thread Jeremy Kaldobsky
The old 80's Asteroids game doesn't involve shooting aliens. You shoot asteroids lol. It sounds like you're looking for more of a space themed flight simulator. --- Gamers mailing list __ Gamers@audyssey.org If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to gamers-unsubscr...@audyssey.org. You can

Re: [Audyssey] Space sims?

2011-05-07 Thread Imbar Golt
What is wrong with wanting to learn to fly a plane, drive a car or a train or fly a spaceship without combat involved? Blind people cannot do these things in real life so the next best thing for me at least are the sims. Ms Imbar Golt im...@netvision.net.il - Original Message - From:

Re: [Audyssey] Space sims?

2011-05-07 Thread darren harris
Actually I'd like to know if there are any accessible space simulators out there that people have played. Obviously it won't be fully accessible because I know of no blind friendly games out there that have been developed but is there anything out there that people with limited vision do play? ---

Re: [Audyssey] Space sims?

2011-05-07 Thread shaun everiss
what would be the point to not shooting. Seriously, shooting or at least some stratogy is needed. If you mean just fly round in the air doing not that much then get a sighted person to play orbit sim with you. Play for 30 minutes, then fall assleap. Its real boring. ON the other hand, this is al

[Audyssey] Space sims?

2011-05-07 Thread Imbar Golt
Hi, Are there any spaceship sims without shooting any aliens? Thanks, Imbar Ms Imbar Golt im...@netvision.net.il --- 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

Re: [Audyssey] Happy Star Wars Day

2011-05-07 Thread Thomas Ward
HI Hayden, No, that's not correct. First, the Empire and the Republic aren't the same thing. The Republic, in this case the Old Republic, was a republic of planets governed by a senate and a chancellor for several thousand years. They were protected by the Jedi Knights who were peace officers and

Re: [Audyssey] 2 new files

2011-05-07 Thread Charles Rivard
I already had the trivia engine, but like a few others have mentioned, I gotta try the update to the Harry Potter trivia file. Just about any trivia files that will work with this set, I gotta grab, because they are fun. Thanks. --- Laughter is the best medicine, so look around, find a dose a

Re: [Audyssey] Happy Star Wars Day

2011-05-07 Thread Clement Chou
I haven't read that series yet... but thanks for the recommendation. Will definitely check it out. And I'm not surprised noone could come close to matching Vader... though Obi-Wan beating him would've been something to see in episode 4. At 10:55 AM 07/05/2011, you wrote: Hi Clement, Could be

Re: [Audyssey] Happy Star Wars Day

2011-05-07 Thread Thomas Ward
Hi Clement, Could be. Have you read the Jedi Twilight saga that follows Dark Lord? The reason I ask is while the clones not following Order 66 does seem like an isolated event other Jedis managed to escape the slaughter, and cause a lot of trouble before Darth Vader hunted them down and finished

Re: [Audyssey] Happy Star Wars Day

2011-05-07 Thread Thomas Ward
Hi Hayden, Smile. Watch the Star Wars Clone Wars cartoons on Cartoon Network. Ventris is often on their as one of the villains. Now, as for reading material she is in several books. She's in Dark Rendezvous, the Sestus Deception, , and a couple of others I can think of. She's basically Count Dook

Re: [Audyssey] Happy Star Wars Day

2011-05-07 Thread Clement Chou
This is true. I did know that happened, as I've read Dark Lord... which was an amazing book by the way. But at the same time I think that was a bit of a minority event as I haven't come across anyone else who was in the same situation. Shrine and Starstone just happened to get lucky if you ask

Re: [Audyssey] Happy Star Wars Day

2011-05-07 Thread Thomas Ward
Hi, Actually, not all the clones and clone commanders followed Order 66. Read Dark Lord: the Rise of Darth Vader. According to that book while most of the clones turned on their Jedi commanders many had become loyal to their Jedi commanders and refused to turn. That allowed a handful such as Olee

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