Re: [Audyssey] tips on programming

2012-04-02 Thread Philip Bennefall
Hi Thomas, Then we're on the same wavelength. Best of luck with your engine, I hope it's well received and that you make some nice games with it! Kind regards, Philip Bennefall - Original Message - From: Thomas Ward thomasward1...@gmail.com To: phi...@blastbay.com; Gamers

Re: [Audyssey] Game Help, Please

2012-04-02 Thread Pitermach
Hi, Maybe that person is running JAWS, and they don't quit or put it to sleep before playing the game? That seems to cause issues with most games. On 3/31/2012 11:54 PM, MamaPeach wrote: Hi Gamers, A friend of mine is having a problem with a couple of games. We both have installed the two

Re: [Audyssey] Audyssey babble report for March 2012

2012-04-02 Thread Jim Kitchen
Hi Christina, As always, you are quite welcome. Was kind of a slow month. One of the slowest ever. BFN - Original Message - Thanks as always for this, Jim. Christina -Original Message- From: gamers-boun...@audyssey.org [mailto:gamers-boun...@audyssey.org] On Behalf Of Jim

Re: [Audyssey] Game Help

2012-04-02 Thread Jim Kitchen
Please Hi, May I ask, does your friend start my game menu program and choose the game to play from there? Some of my games use Direct input and others just use the VB6 input. I am just wondering if the game menu works for him. Thanks BFN Jim You just get used to life being a bitch,

Re: [Audyssey] Game Help, Please

2012-04-02 Thread MamaPeach
He has turned his UAC off so I was told that should work. The games install fine. He doesn't get an error, just can't click on any menu options in Jim Kitchens Games, Top Speed 3 or River Raiders. He can play some games that are ones that do not require an install but those that we have

Re: [Audyssey] Game Help, Please

2012-04-02 Thread MamaPeach
Yep, that is where I had him install them to. Here is what happened when he tries to play. He clicks on Kitchens Inc on his desktop. The game loads just fine. He is able to arrow through the different games. He lands on say Spanker. He is able to click on that. Now when he arrows through these

Re: [Audyssey] Game Help

2012-04-02 Thread MamaPeach
Yes, he starts the game menu and can arrow through all the different games, he can select one, but once he has chosen one to play, he cannot click on any menu options, such as starting the game. -Original Message- From: Jim Kitchen Sent: Monday, April 02, 2012 6:00 AM To: MamaPeach

Re: [Audyssey] Game Help, Please

2012-04-02 Thread MamaPeach
Well, he turns off Jaws, but it is after he has started the games. I even do that and I have no trouble playing any of the games. I will work with him on maybe shutting off Jaws totally and then starting the games. Maybe setting up a hot key or something so he can find the games more easily.

Re: [Audyssey] tips on programming

2012-04-02 Thread Orin
You know, does Apple only let you code games in Objective C? That's kind of a slap in the face to people who prefer other languages such as Python. I'm in the Mac dev program so I'd love to create a game, but I can't get my head around BGT, which means I won't be able to get my head around

Re: [Audyssey] tips on programming

2012-04-02 Thread Jeremy Kaldobsky
Orin, I don't know if things have changed at all over the past few years, but when I was developing I-phone stuff you could only write it with Objective C. It's not that bad but yes, if you struggled with BGT then I can see why you wouldn't care much for Objective C. You know, does Apple

Re: [Audyssey] Game Help, Please

2012-04-02 Thread Shiny protector
Hello, This may sound stupid, but does this fellow person you are talking about have something in his system which can block any attempts to access the games? It is the only thing I could think of right now, because I have not got any issues on running games in windows seven. Best, Muhammed.

Re: [Audyssey] Game Help, Please

2012-04-02 Thread MamaPeach
Okay, I just had him unload jaws and then start the game and still nothing. The same thing happens, not able to click on menu options. I just don't understand this at all. --- Gamers mailing list __ Gamers@audyssey.org If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to

Re: [Audyssey] Game Help, Please

2012-04-02 Thread MamaPeach
I am not sure, like what? -Original Message- From: Shiny protector Sent: Monday, April 02, 2012 8:38 AM To: Gamers Discussion list Subject: Re: [Audyssey] Game Help, Please Hello, This may sound stupid, but does this fellow person you are talking about have something in his system

Re: [Audyssey] Game Help, Please

2012-04-02 Thread MamaPeach
Okay, he check to see what was in the Program Files 86 folder and it ended up being empty so he just deleted it. -Original Message- From: Thomas Ward Sent: Sunday, April 01, 2012 11:33 PM To: Gamers Discussion list Subject: Re: [Audyssey] Game Help, Please Hi, It might be a

Re: [Audyssey] Game Help, Please

2012-04-02 Thread Shiny protector
Maybe that might be the problem. - Original Message - From: MamaPeach mamape...@charter.net To: Gamers Discussion list gamers@audyssey.org Sent: Monday, April 02, 2012 3:36 PM Subject: Re: [Audyssey] Game Help, Please Okay, he check to see what was in the Program Files 86 folder and

Re: [Audyssey] Game Help, Please

2012-04-02 Thread MamaPeach
What, that he deleted it? This problem was happening before he deleted that folder, plus there was absolutely nothing in the folder. -Original Message- From: Shiny protector Sent: Monday, April 02, 2012 10:38 AM To: Gamers Discussion list Subject: Re: [Audyssey] Game Help, Please

Re: [Audyssey] Game Help, Please

2012-04-02 Thread Michael Feir
The only thing that springs to mind immediately is that Jaws or another screen-reader might be interfering. If your friend can put the screen-reader to sleep or just unload it while he plays, that would likely do the trick. Just be certain that you make hotkeys that are easy to remember for

Re: [Audyssey] Game Help, Please

2012-04-02 Thread bpeterson2000
We've already established that not to be the issue. Smile. As for me I'm as stumped as the rest of you. Are you threatening me? I am the great Cornholio! I come from Lake Titicaca! -Original Message- From: Michael Feir Sent: Monday, April 02, 2012 9:11 AM To: Gamers Discussion list

Re: [Audyssey] Game Help, Please

2012-04-02 Thread MamaPeach
He has unloaded Jaws, which is the only screenreader he uses, and he is still not able to click on menu options in the games so I can't see that it is Jaws causing this problem. -Original Message- From: Michael Feir Sent: Monday, April 02, 2012 11:11 AM To: Gamers Discussion list

[Audyssey] topspeed info

2012-04-02 Thread joseph weakland
hello mama peach if you want to get in when i race please make sure my email address is allowed because I put you in my racing buddies group. When i email you will be notified when i host and for how long and when i get on. - Original Message - From: MamaPeach mamape...@charter.net

[Audyssey] Swamp 1.9 updated language file

2012-04-02 Thread Jeremy Kaldobsky
I think I forgot to mention on here that Swamp was updated to version 1.9 on the main server. For that you have my apologies. :) For anyone interested, I've just assembled the newly updated language file that will allow Swamp 1.9 to be translated in to any other ANSI languages. I've also

Re: [Audyssey] Swamp 1.9 updated language file

2012-04-02 Thread Ben
Thanks, very usefull... not only for doing that, but for modding the game: heheh... just a thought. -Original Message- From: gamers-boun...@audyssey.org [mailto:gamers-boun...@audyssey.org] On Behalf Of Jeremy Kaldobsky Sent: 02 April 2012 17:00 To: audyssey Subject: [Audyssey] Swamp 1.9

[Audyssey] Swamp Weapons Thoughts

2012-04-02 Thread Dakotah Rickard
Hello Gamers, and Jeremy Kaldobsky in particular. I was thinking about some things, having played Swamp 1.9 for a little while. We are now at the point where many weapons options are possible. What I mean by that is that, for example, we could have pistol options. We now have nothing that uses

Re: [Audyssey] Swamp 1.9 updated language file

2012-04-02 Thread Dakotah Rickard
Yeah, since the sounds are .wav, and since the language file is available, you could turn it into anything, from alien invasion to putting condoments on runaway hamburgers and hotdogs. Still, keep in mind that too heavily mod the game and you'll run around like a crazy, doing random weird

Re: [Audyssey] Swamp Weapons Thoughts

2012-04-02 Thread john
I'm no weapons expert, could you clarify which general type of weapon would be attached to each key, such as rifles pistols etc? - Original Message - From: Dakotah Rickard dakotah.rick...@gmail.com To: Gamers Discussion list gamers@audyssey.org Date sent: Mon, 2 Apr 2012 13:02:26 -0400

Re: [Audyssey] Swamp Weapons Thoughts

2012-04-02 Thread Jeremy Kaldobsky
Dakotah all I can say is that I think you'll be very very happy with what Kai has been working on for a while now. It seems the two of you have been on the same page. Hello Gamers, and Jeremy Kaldobsky in particular. I was thinking about some things, having played Swamp 1.9 for a little

Re: [Audyssey] Swamp Weapons Thoughts

2012-04-02 Thread Ben
Well I've been thinking of an sw mod for a while, although now my sound works, I'll resume work on my own little zombie based project -Original Message- From: gamers-boun...@audyssey.org [mailto:gamers-boun...@audyssey.org] On Behalf Of Jeremy Kaldobsky Sent: 02 April 2012 18:31 To:

Re: [Audyssey] Swamp Weapons Thoughts

2012-04-02 Thread Johnny Tai
I would love to have different pistol options...cause I still want me a magnum desert eagle! --- 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

[Audyssey] latest playroom

2012-04-02 Thread william lomas
hi where can i get the latest version of the playroom? --- 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

[Audyssey] IPhone: was Re: tips on programming

2012-04-02 Thread Ken
Ill be on those lists soon, cause I'm getting an IPhone in just a couple weeks--and I'm so excited! - Original Message - From: Cara Quinn caraqu...@caraquinn.com To: Gamers Discussion list gamers@audyssey.org Sent: Sunday, April 01, 2012 9:35 PM Subject: Re: [Audyssey] tips on

Re: [Audyssey] tips on programming

2012-04-02 Thread Thomas Ward
Hi Philip, Thanks. Hopefully this project will turn out as good as it sounds. At this point its as much experimental as based on background research. this will be the first time an audio game developer will be considering using SDL, the Simple Direct Media Layer, as a core part of an audio

Re: [Audyssey] Swamp Weapons Thoughts

2012-04-02 Thread Ken
Yes, I'd love to see the Mac 10. This handgun can, though illlegally, be converted into a fully automatic weapon which fires, I kid you not, 32.5 rounds per second. That would put t on a par with the minigun! - Original Message - From: Dakotah Rickard dakotah.rick...@gmail.com To:

Re: [Audyssey] Game Help, Please

2012-04-02 Thread Thomas Ward
That is, in a word, bizarre. I've never encountered that problem on any of my computers. Not even my newer laptop which has an AMD64 processor and Windows 7 on it. I've even run several of Jim Kitchens games on my Linux computers using Wine, the Windows emulator, without experiencing that

Re: [Audyssey] tips on programming

2012-04-02 Thread Cara Quinn
Orin, Is that a question or a statement? ;) No, you can use other languages. However depending on what they are, they may need to be interpreted into Obj C. For example, I can place lines of C++ code right in the middle of my Obj C code and it works just fine. Not all languages will behave

Re: [Audyssey] Game Help, Please

2012-04-02 Thread Thomas Ward
Hi, Hmmm...It shouldn't matter If he quits Jaws before or after the game starts. Once Jaws is unloaded it frees up the keyboard hooks it uses to monitor keyboard input and DirectInput can acquire full control of the keyboard. Although, it might be worth a try to test this just to be sure.

Re: [Audyssey] tips on programming

2012-04-02 Thread Thomas Ward
Hi Cara, Yeah, but I can't just write a program in Java or Python on my Linux box and slap it on my iPhone right? I still have to end up creating some app using Object C and the iOS SDK or it won't work. At least that's my understanding of iOS development as it currently stands. On

Re: [Audyssey] latest playroom

2012-04-02 Thread QuentinC
Hello, As usual: http://qcsalon.net/ --- 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://mail.audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. All

Re: [Audyssey] Game Help, Please

2012-04-02 Thread Ron Schamerhorn
Hey Mama Peach and all I think I recall what the issue might be your friend is having. Since Jim's games automatically extract themselves to the winkit folder when installed, I believe they extract to the program files folder as opposed to the programx86 folder where the main Kitchen's in

Re: [Audyssey] tips on programming

2012-04-02 Thread Thomas Ward
Hi Cara, Wow! I had no idea that there were that many blind iPhone users. I knew they were becoming popular, people have mentioned them a lot on lists, but definitely I underestimated the actual size of those who own and use them. Which goes to show that there is a substantial market that is

Re: [Audyssey] Game Help, Please

2012-04-02 Thread MamaPeach
Thanks but I remembered to do that because that is the only way I got them to work for me when I installed them. He can see all of the games in the game menu and he can click on the name of a game, but once it goes to that particular game, he can not click on any of the options for that game,

Re: [Audyssey] tips on programming

2012-04-02 Thread Orin
Hmm. Yet they add machine support to their VmWare Fusion so you can virtualize Mac on another Mac. How convenient… Orin orin8...@gmail.com Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/orinks Skype: orin1112 On Apr 2, 2012, at 3:51 PM, Thomas Ward wrote: Hi Orin, Unfortunately, the only way to

Re: [Audyssey] tips on programming

2012-04-02 Thread Thomas Ward
Hi Orin, Yeah, but I guess as long as it is on their own hardware Apple doesn't care. They just get piffy with people who have non-apple hardware attempting to virtualize Mac OS along side Linux or Windows. As long as people pay for the software why should they care if it is on a Toshiba,

Re: [Audyssey] Swamp Weapons Thoughts

2012-04-02 Thread Dakotah Rickard
The Glock 19 can also be converted, paralegally, into an autofiring weapon by filing down the trigger break. I don't know how to do it, but I think it's funny, in a sort of scary way. As for the weapons stuff, what I essentially invisioned in my post was. 1: melee weapons 2: Pistols 3: Shotguns

Re: [Audyssey] Game Help, Please

2012-04-02 Thread Desiree Oudinot
Hi, The only explanation I can come up with that hasn't been mentioned on this thread so far would be to make sure an antivirus program or firewall isn't blocking the game. I don't see why it would try to block the Kitchensinc games, since none of them connect to the internet, but Top Speed will

Re: [Audyssey] Game Help

2012-04-02 Thread Jim Kitchen
Hi, Ok, since the arrow keys are working, it is definitely not the Jaws thing. How about, in many of my games you must use the enter key next to the letters, not the enter key on the number pad. Both will work in my game menu program and some of the games but not others. I hope that might

Re: [Audyssey] Swamp Weapons Thoughts

2012-04-02 Thread enes
hi, some of my ideas in the third map what about adding new effects like poison and you'd hunt for antidotes to cure the poisoning and more cool items -- From: Johnny Tai johnnyti...@shaw.ca Sent: Monday, April 02, 2012 9:07 PM To: Gamers

[Audyssey] Question on game product ID when reinstalling the game.

2012-04-02 Thread michael barnes
Hello, All. Last week I was going through my computer and I deleted a file by mistake, so I had to reload Windows. The first thing is that I have learn that before deleting files ask someone about it first if I'm not sure what it is for or what it does. So here is the question I would like to

Re: [Audyssey] Question on game product ID when reinstalling the game.

2012-04-02 Thread Thomas Ward
Hi Michael, What game specifically is giving you this issue? If it is one of the GMA Games I can tell you the keys are tied to a specific user account. If You had a Michael account and then used Mike the next time you'd have to get a new registration key or remove the Mike account and add a

Re: [Audyssey] Question on game product ID when reinstalling the game.

2012-04-02 Thread michael barnes
Hello, Thomas. Yes that is actually what I was talking about. By the way how would I change the account name? Is this a computer account or something else? If computer then how would I change my name in Windows xp? Thanks for your help! -- Email services provided by the System Access Mobile

Re: [Audyssey] tips on programming

2012-04-02 Thread Cara Quinn
Hi Thomas, you would need to create a basic app in XCode on a Mac, but that is as simple as opening XCode and creating a new project. Once you do that, you can use any number of interpreters. Here's a link to a Python interpreter on the Apple App Store.