Hi, Ken, I just sent in my Pacmate to upgrade it to an Omni. Will this still play on the Omni? And once I get the Pacmate back, would you be willing to help me get started? This sounds like something I'd enjoy
Thanks. -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Ken Sent: Sunday, December 14, 2008 7:15 AM To: The PAC Mate User List; gamers Discussion list Subject: [Audyssey] the gamebooks of Arborell The Arborell gamebooks have been brought to my attention through the gamers' list, so I went to the website and checked the game out, never having played a gamebook before. I downloaded it, (two zip files,) put them on my Pac Mate and, upon discovering it needed stats sheets and combat resolution sheets and dice, I starting an Excel spreadsheet. It keeps track of everything and rolls two dice whenever any variable is changed. For example, in the first phase, it adds the points from your strength, agility and so on, and shows the total underneath the last attribute. (You can't go over 50.) It calculates your combat value as well. It will also have a complete list of all equipment you can buy with the second set of 50 points, the cost of each, with running points total under that. You'll just erase the variables of any unwanted items. It still needs a bit of work, and I'm sure someone with more Excel experience could do a lot better than I, but if anyone wants the file I'll send it to Arborell's development team, and perhaps someone else could host it as well in the meantime. I haven't looked at the maps yet but perhaps there's a way to write one for the PM or a Braille embosser, much like the maps in NetHack for the PM--dashes for horizontal walls, dot 4-5-6 for vertical ones, and so on. As for the game itself, it's totally usable on the PM. In my usual addicts' style, I spent an entire game playing it--about three hours on the Excel programming. It's a great game--as I told my daughter, it's a choose-your-own adventure for grown-ups, and as I told my brother, it's a d&d game when you're by yourself. Ken Downey DreamtechInteractive --- Gamers mailing list __ [email protected] If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to [email protected]. You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. All messages are archived and can be searched and read at http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]. If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, please send E-mail to [email protected]. --- Gamers mailing list __ [email protected] If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to [email protected]. You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. All messages are archived and can be searched and read at http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]. If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, please send E-mail to [email protected].
