Personally, I don't think the sounds are bad at all. to be honest its a mainstream all be it independent game that's had the effort made to make it accessible, so...
On 5/10/13, shaun everiss <sm.ever...@gmail.com> wrote: > Well there is 1 music track to play all the time > and a few generic crappy sfx that do get boring. > I did try to tell neils that his sounds were > quite bad and crappy and suggested him to write > more, ambiences, different tracks etc etc. > However unfortunately we are stuck with what we have. > The sound engine he uses just does not support > that many sounds and to get another would cost more and require a recode. > I have asked him to at least impliment different > tracks but I think we are stuck with 1 music and > 1 missile sound and several lasers of different pitches. > So from the sound point of view its prity crap > and boring so text is the way foreward. > I do hope maybe later on at some point this is > rectified but if its going to be to much trouble well. > I havn't managed to sit down and play for ages. > > At 09:56 AM 5/11/2013, you wrote: >>This looks great. Are there sound effects and/or >>music or is it all text-based? How accessible is >>the "compatible version for blind players?" >>Thanks. Christina -----Original Message----- >>From: Gamers >>[mailto:gamers-boun...@audyssey.org] On Behalf >>Of shaun everiss Sent: Friday, May 10, 2013 5:46 >>PM To: gamers@audyssey.org Subject: [Audyssey] >>Fwd: Smugglers 5 - Going final! Hi. this just >>came in from neilsbauer. smuglers5 is out of >>beta yay. >Delivered-To: >>sm.ever...@gmail.com >X-Received: by >>10.52.176.65 with SMTP id >>cg1mr9245692vdc.1.1368187969786; > Fri, >>10 May 2013 05:12:49 -0700 >>(PDT) >Authentication-Results: >>mx.google.com; > spf=pass (google.com: >>domain of > >>bounce-live-965099845-171600...@ezinedirector.ne >> > t designates 65.207.215.19 as permitted >>sender) > >>smtp.mail=bounce-live-965099845-171600...@ezinedirector.net >> >Reply-To: >><bounce-live-965099845-171600...@ezinedirector.net> >> >Accreditor: Ezine Director >To: >>sm.ever...@gmail.com >List-Unsubscribe: ><http:// >>sub.ezinedirector.net/?fa=r&id=171600097&c=965099845>,<mailto:unsubscribe-171600097-965099...@ezinedirector.net> >> >> >Subject: Smugglers 5 - Going final! >From: >><supp...@nielsbauergames.com> >X-Mailer: Ezine >>Director >>http://www.ezinedirector.com >X-Subscriber: >>171600097 >X-Campaign: 965099845 >Date: Fri, 10 >>May 2013 07:03:39 -0500 > > >**** Smugglers 5 - >>Going final! > >I am happy to announce that we >>have finished the >development of the final >>patch 1.0.7, which >concludes the beta test. 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This is (of >>course) FREE OF CHARGE, >although the BTMMicro >>email might read like the original order >>notification. > >Here is the list of changes >>since 1.0.6: > >Smugglers 5 V. 1.0.7 (Final >>release version): >- Design change: Battleships >>can now equip boarding shuttles. >- Design >>change: When capturing a ship near a >planet and >>towing it, you cannot tow it to the >closest >>planet (due to a blockade) - required for game >>balance. >- Balance change: Pirate crew members >>now have >25 attack strength and 25 health >>versus 30 >attack and 30 health of space marines >>(pirate rating was at 20 / 20 before). >- Bug >>fixed: When capturing a ship you had 0 shields >>for a short time. >- Bug fixed: When using the >>Shark ship you get >+6 battle droids in crew >>combat. 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