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I always figure it's strange people talk about reality in games such as
this- you're wondering around, shooting dead people with heavy military
weapons you'd never encounter in your RL life- unless you're real lucky,
there's no "reality" in it lol.
Even the axe, for example, is not realistic- an
HI,A con
Verter? Are you kidding? That would be impossible. For one thing, tins are
done totally differently in different languages.
Take, for example, something like VB6 vs. a c-style language. Generally
speaking, a C-style language has a main function that executes, and then the
program terminat
Hi Charles,
Yes, but your point isn't valid. The fact of the matter is that
security issues, demands for newer technology, new features, etc
drives the need for newer and presumably better operating systems. You
can't always expect the existing hardware to meet the demands of
tomorrows operating s
Was Vista better than XP? Is Windows 7 better than Vista? Am I right in
that Windows 7 came out to be Vista with the bugs worked out? And was
Microsoft already working on Windows 8 when 7 came out? One thing I would
like to see, if Microsoft insists on continually coming out with a new OS
t
HI Charles,
Would you explain the bugs in Windows 7? True Vista was awful, but 7 has
made up for a lot of that in speed and reliability.
Best Regards,
Hayden
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Sent: Tuesda
If memory serves me correctly, one of those unlabeled buttons will allow
you to email the pdf file to yourself as an attachment. If you have
email set up on your iOS device, you can open the attachment and read it
in iBooks.
Allison
On 12/13/2011 1:26 PM, michael barnes wrote:
Hey, Sara.
The o
Sorry, I neglected to say that everything I've mentioned is about SC 5, and
nothing relating to 4.
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Sent: Tuesday, December 13, 2011 8:55 AM
Subject: Re: [Audyssey] a bit more soul calibur info
Indeed this is good i
I do agree there. Like I said... I still think the Announcer tries too hard
at times to sound excited. lol
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Sent: Tuesday, December 13, 2011 3:02 PM
Subject: Re: [Audyssey] more SC vids!
this sounds fantastic, the anno
yes, but at the same time, are you willing to wait 10 or more years for
a new system to come out, just so you can use the stuff others are?
because, think about it. xp is 10 years old. and they are still finding
bugs with it!
dallas
On 14/12/2011 09:53, Charles Rivard wrote:
Was Vista better
besides, as complex a system windows is, they will never have a bug free
operating system. thats not possible, with the pure amount of lines of
code. so no, that won't ever happen. and yes, 7 is more stable. because
they had time to sort a lot of things out.
dallas
On 14/12/2011 09:53, Charle
HI,AN
D it seems to me this community has a double standard. Updating is bad, when
they decide it is. But I hear everyone prasing XP. Hmmm...I wonder how MS
made XP? Possibly, it was an update?
Best Regards,
Hayden
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I just want to throw out there that I love the fact that missions are
instanced. Awesome foresight!
Ryan
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Sent: Tuesday, December 13, 2011 10:24 AM
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lol. yep. exactly.
and just cause its an update, don't make it bad! i am playing with
windows 8 at the moment, and although, yes, there are some things i
don't like, on the hole, its a major major improvement!
updating is the way to go. upwards and onwards!
dallas
On 14/12/2011 10:13, Hayden
HI,
What exactly is new? All I really saw was the new touchscreen interface...is
the keyboard still accessible? And if so, what would someone using it be
able to nitice different? Besides, of course,the ribbons.
Best Regards,
Hayden
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The axe bug is another one I intend to fix, but just haven't had the time yet.
When it comes to finding duplicate guns, this was specifically designed as an
incentive to adventure out with less than an armful of guns. If you had 1 of
every gun, you have absolutely no chance to find another gun
that is some grate ideas
On 12/12/11, Johnny Tai wrote:
> What if, say you use a pistol at lev1, I assume this is a beretta, say at
> lev3, you can upgrade to a Ceska Scorpion- or some form of machine pistol,
> and at lev7, up grade to a magnum- alot of damage but can't use silencer.
> Something
its much the same. and you can turn off the metro interface. that brings
back the 7 start menu.
and yes, keyboard stuff is exactly the same. its not that different. the
touch interface is beeing pushed because a lot of people these days
don't use pc's or laptops. they use tablets. so windows 8 i
Very well said. Something else I'd like to point out, while
people are talking about more things to make the game tougher,
what about the new players we're trying to draw in?
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I don't know about this, windows seven was preety darn stable
when I got it in 2009. It took some serious messing around to get
the thing to get even remotely unstable, we're talking kill off
explorer here.
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From: "Charles Rivard" Subject: Re: [Audyssey] new technol
I get 15-20 seconds from power button to jaws being loaded on my
laptop for win7. If win8 is that fast, it might be worth looking
into the beta, even with the ribbons.
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an updatedL
have to say, I've been happy with alter sense I started playing again,
its come a long way from what it used to be.
Its honestly a game I enjoy playing a few hours a day.
you can find me on there as Kanon.
On 12/13/11, john wrote:
> Thank you so much for that link! I personally find the boards
>
not beeing funny, but most games of this kind can take a while to get
good at. you die a lot to start with. thats how it is. that makes you
better. you don't generally go out and buy a game from a shop, come
home, and be able to do everything and survive everything in the first
hour. sometimes,
ahaha. yeah. and thats why i love 7. because they have devided
processes, so even if one thing gos, the hole system don't go with it.
unlike xp.
and an interesting point for you. in 8, they have added a function to
the task manager. and that is, if you highlight the explorer.exe, you
can for re
HI,
Wait...wait...go back. You are suggesting Microsoft make available the
ribbon interface and menubarsat the same time? All right: that's all well
and good. But what if they develop a third interface. Thenyou just tack that
onto the list of interfaces, right? Then a fourth? And a fifth? We keep
c
Hi Charles,
Yes, in some respects Vista is better than XP in certain areas like
security, better graphics technology, support for blue ray movies,
etc. However, there is no arguing that Microsoft rushed the release of
Vista, the initial release was unstable, and it cost Microsoft a lot
of respect
Hey, Allison.
Do you know what the button left of the cast spell button is?
And when you are walking around does it show visual?
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Hi ?Dallas,
Good point. I almost forgot about that, but the way they now handle
system processes does make the OS more stable and reliable than prior
versions. The new task manager is a lot more effective when you can
stop and restart Explorer without rebooting the system or it taking
the entire s
me either. i kept xp around for a bit, but eventually, i have changed
over to 7 and above only now. on all three windows laptops i have.
dallas
On 14/12/2011 11:13, Thomas Ward wrote:
Hi ?Dallas,
Good point. I almost forgot about that, but the way they now handle
system processes does make th
Christopher, I'm hoping that the missions will bring about the much needed
challenges our more experienced players are seeking.
> True Darren, but a good game enforces
> choices, each of which is significant.
> No choice should be inconsequential and no situation should
> occur that is
> not affe
Hi Hayden,
Lol! You've got a good point there. Plus I'll add a comment to yours.
People here are talking about how rock solid stable XP is, how good it
is, but do they have a short term memory or something?
Back in 2001 when I first got XP the OS was extremely unstable. It
chrashed constantly, an
If I have to wait for 10 years to make an upgrade that I, as well as
everyone else, can use, that is for the most part bug free, that is stable
and reliable, and that has feature worth the upgrade, that would be far more
preferable than being given a buggy new OS every 2 years that has to
gradu
AllI care about with a new OS is that it works more often than not and that
I can play the games I enjoy.
They're coming to take me away, ha-haaa!
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To: "Gamers Discussion list"
Sent: Tuesday, December 13, 2011 6:28 PM
Subject: Re: [Audyssey] new
Hi,
Obviously you have not had to buy said Operating Systems, so I don't
understand why you are still griping. To be honest I'm tired of you pressing
the same point over and over again. Let me put it this way: you don't want
to upgrade, don't do it.
Best Regards,
Hayden
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One of the points is that they don't need another new interface unless they
replace the darned ribbon interface with something that everyone, on an
equal basis, can use. The pulldown menu interface worked for everyone, and
it should have been left alone.
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Think they really learned? Anyone remember win me? XP was the fix for
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How about preaching that to FREEDOM SCIENTIFIC!
At 08:35 PM 12/13/2011, you wrote:
If I have to wait for 10 years to make an upgrade that I, as well as
everyone else, can use, that is for the most part bug free, that is
stable and reliable, and that has feature worth the upgrade, that
would be
That is right! No one here is twisting your arm to upgrade nor do they care!
At 08:37 PM 12/13/2011, you wrote:
Hi,
Obviously you have not had to buy said Operating Systems, so I don't
understand why you are still griping. To be honest I'm tired of you pressing
the same point over and over again
Hello everyone,
Ok, it is time to get the list back on topic. I initially allowed the
technology debate to continue as long as I have as I felt it would be
helpful or instructive for gamers to here all sides of the issue.
Especially, since upgrading from XP to Windows 7 and Windows 8 may
have an e
we almost need skinable oses, office, etc like winamp.
Then we can install what we want.
So windows should start with a bare bones interface then once we have
sound, etc we can actually load the interface ourselves.
I myself would like an event with ambient sound that plays one sound
constantly,
Well when I switch to 7 I plan to get classic shell, since that looks
like it will be the best way to get best of both worlds.
Now all I need is a sound recorder that is like the one in xp but
better, audacity is ok but another free something would rock.
sound recorder in win7 is a bit busy in m
Yeah its more stable, I have hardly had a crash on my brother's system.
This morning after upgrading supernova did not want to start and I
had to restart a couple times to get it working again.
Explorer also likes to crash especially if I shove large files from
drive to drive, and I have to res
Shaun,
I know I'm not a moderator, but...
Best Regards,
Hayden
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Behalf Of shaun everiss
Sent: Tuesday, December 13, 2011 8:37 PM
To: Gamers Discussion list
Subject: Re: [Audyssey] new technology?
I aggree tom.
Unfortunately with the vista issue and the fact ms has loads of
security issues with its earlier oses and some other things I can't
remember as well as their suing nature, people are not likely to
forget their crappyness even if they are trying.
When Avg stuffed v9 access I switc
Same here, though the extra inaccessability of stuff combined with
all of the system self monitering and self repairing makes the
admin's life quite simple.
Even with xp its simple, I remember having to baby sit systems when
it was in the 9x days.
At 06:35 p.m. 13/12/2011 -0700, you wrote:
AllI
Well I guess everyone wants to change.
Not strictly to ms but my aunt works in a clothing company,
everything was working, then they changed systems, and suffered and
now just like ms they are getting the reputation of being unstable
with staff not being happy, like some consumers with ms.
We d
Hi Michael,
I found a Silversword_help.pdf file but it is graphic and needs an OCR
package to convert it to readable text.
I wrote to Mario and maybe he will put out a RTF or TXT version.
Here is the section about the interface of the game that I used a OCR on,
but there may be scanning errors:
wandered when this was going to come up, but it was good to air the topic.
As a closing to this I must congradulate the community at large for
having a good debate without another war starting.
Its not allways happened but more often than not, we have started
fighting and that has never gone wel
hmmm this looks cool phill, is this ios or pc.
How would one interact with mouse or keyboard.
At 09:46 p.m. 13/12/2011 -0500, you wrote:
Hi Michael,
I found a Silversword_help.pdf file but it is graphic and needs an
OCR package to convert it to readable text.
I wrote to Mario and maybe he will
John, I'm not sure if you're being funny here, or if that's a serious
comment. But riffing on it for a moment, there really isn't much in the way
of luck in this game. There are skills, direct physical skills aiming, and
tactical skills, knowing where I am, evaluating the risks of current
opposit
Hey, Phil.
Can you send me the manuel that you have found for Silversword?
I can convert graphic text to screen reader readable text with System Access.
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It's IOS. I may give it a try one of these days.
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Sent: Tuesday, December 13, 2011 7:53 PM
Subject: Re: [Audyssey] Silversword question
hmmm this looks cool phill, is this
Hi,
the SilverSword role playing game is for the iPhone or iPad.
http://silversword-rpg.com/
I need to OCR the rest of the PDF manual.
It is about 50 pages.
Phil
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Sent: Tuesday, December 13, 2011 9:53 PM
Subject:
Hi Michael,
There is a manual.pdf in the download section of
http://silversword-rpg.com/
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To:
Sent: Tuesday, December 13, 2011 9:57 PM
Subject: Re: [Audyssey] Silversword question
Hey, Phil.
Can you send me the manuel that you have found f
The command prompt worked well enough for everyone too, except that it
didn't really. The ribbons certainly have been controversial, but MS had a
reason to believe it would be more convenient for the vast majority of their
user base. Remember, companies don't design for edge cases, and we my
frie
You're right about Vista, but 7 was a mature product on release.
Chris Bartlett
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Behalf Of Charles Rivard
Sent: Tuesday, December 13, 2011 6:53 PM
To: Gamers Discussion list
Subject: Re: [
Hey,
I just had a great thought!
On the silversword website there is a forum that you can join.
One of the forum topic is features you would like to see added to the game.
It would be a great thing if all of us who like the game to get on the
forum so the developer and other blind gamers who are
Hi Phil and all,
I downloaded the silver sword manual from the silversword-rpg.com site under
the downloads section. I am using the latest version of acrobat reader.
Not sure which version of acrobat reader you have, but it comes up perfectly
fine with links and headings for each section. In fac
Hi Mike.
I'm not sure what the button to the left of cast spell is. However, the
way I generally find out info about unlabeled buttons is just to double
tap them and see what happens. Generally, you're not going to break
anything by doing that. As for visuals, I'm not sure if there are any as
Hi Jeremy,
I downloaded the manual again and it is still a graphic PDF that I can't
read.
Can you save it as an RTF or TXT version?
Phil
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From: "Jeremy Hartley"
To: "'Gamers Discussion list'"
Sent: Tuesday, December 13, 2011 10:10 PM
Subject: [Audyssey] SilverSwo
Hello,
Actually,
The blindness community attacked Windows XP just as much because it was not
Windows 9X, and Windows was attacked just as much because it was not Dos.
The truth is, people like to bitch when things change, and they take it
personally. The world is out to get them.
In other word
Hi Phil,
Sure thing. In fact, I have just saved it as a text file. If I remember
correctly, aren't attachments banned from this list? I didn't want to go
ahead and send the attachment, and have it banned and cause bandwidth
problems for the mods. I will send it directly to you. Then, if anyon
Hey, I have just converted the manuel into a text document.
This means that all screen readers will be able to read it without any trouble.
I will post it here in a minute.
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A dropbox or sendspace link would be appreciated... I'm interested and wnat
to know how it works. Also, I want to know how accessible this is.
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To: "'Gamers Discussion list'"
Sent: Tuesday, December 13, 2011 7:35 PM
Subject: Re: [Audyssey] Sil
Hi Dark,
That's true, but that's mainly because the majority of situations in
which backward-compatibility outside the slow-moving blindness market
is enterprises. Most home users who buy a new computer use word
processors, web browsers, email clients, and games. To elaborate on
the games since th
That would be because he's probably not much interested in Game Cube or Wii
games.
They're coming to take me away, ha-haaa!
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Sent: Monday, December 12, 2011 11:01 AM
Subject: Re: [Audyssey] plans for an updated Lone W
just to ask. what is soul calibur. is it axesable? is it for the pc? is it
free?
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i know windows 7 has an xp mode, but from the problems I've seen posted by
many people this is by no means universally compatible.
, and if I wanted to play wii games I'd buy a wii, however while I could
stil play Snes or nes games through Wii virtual console, I could not do the
same thing
Hi Folks,
While attachments are not allowed, I pasted the SilverSword help document
below:
Silversword Manual
Contents
Contents 1
Introduction 4
Credits 5
About the mechanics 6
Starting the game 6
General interaction 6
The party roster 7
The Ruin Camp 8
Create a character 8
STATS 9
ST =
It should run, but we still have to make specific tests. The system
requirements on the website are not definitive.
2011/12/10 william lomas
> how good will this run on a netbook though i guess as said, not good
> really?
>
> On Dec 9, 2011, at 11:47 AM, Hayden Presley wrote:
>
> > Hi,Yes;
> > T
What game are you folks playing and where can i get it?
On Sat, 10 Dec 2011 11:06:47 -0700 "Richard Sherman"
writes:
> Hi,
>
> The bridge isn't that bad. many times, there are a few people who
> gang up,
> snipe the bridge, and clear it out. it takes some time for a group
> to form
> there ag
The following are some concepts I've been playing with as additions to the
game.
Skills. I don't know what future things are tied in to the current
experience system, but an alternative to an overall level would be to
subdivide experience by spending it on skills. Begin with an initial award
Hi All,
I was wondering about this supposedly accessible Silver Sword RPG? I've read
the manual, and am able to move around, and create characters and such. The
issue I seem to be having is one of mapping. I'm very confused: am I supposed
to be able to tell where I am or where I'm going somehow?
Hi.
The big thing I like better about IE9 over 8 is that it handles
downloading a lot better. Starting a download is simpler and you don't
have those annoying things where you have to tell it that yes you want
to download the file, then reload the page and hit the download link
again just to g
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does any body know how to contact the developers of the game battle zone? if so
how would i do that? arethere any other games of this developer?
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Hey, Zachary.
Let me give you the developer of Silversword email so you can let him
know how the game can be improve for the blind.
His name is Mario and the support email address is i...@silversword-rpg.com
You can also join the forum on the Silversword website which is
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