thanks dark. i'll have a look for a virtual xp machine that is accessible if its needed to be of coruse.
On 3/16/12, Stephen <[email protected]> wrote: > I don't like world of legends very much, the style of writing looks > like it was done by a 10 year old. Drone and Braminar is ok but they > get a bit repetitive after a while. > How do you get onto the eamon Beta testing program? > Cheers. > At 10:22 PM 3/16/2012, you wrote: >>The answer is a lot. >> >>There are currently about 180 Eamon adventures due to be converted >>into Eamon deluxe format, most from the classic 250 Eamon >>adventures, but also some Eamon deluxe original ones too. >> >>Frank black who maintains Eamon deluxe has also said he plans to >>convert the other 95 or so original Eamon adventures to Eamon deluxe >>format after the current version is finished, and that's not >>counting whatever other adventures people might write for the Eamon >>system (indeed I well might do one myself). >> >>I have personally played about 20 or so adventures in the beta copy >>I've been testing, and the rest are due to come soon. >> >>So if you like the idea of text rpgs, there is lots in Eamon deluxe >>to keep you going and indeed if my own pc broke tomorrow and I >>needed a windows 7 machine I'd make getting a virtual xp environment >>fairly top on my priorities list. >> >>Then of course, don't forget there is more than just Eamon. >>Fallthru, westfront, drone, braminar and world of legends are also >>text rpgs playable with dos (check audiogames.net), and there are >>others out there too, as well as some older audio games that don't >>convert well to windows 7 for one reason or another. >> >>Beware the grue! >> >>DArk. >>----- Original Message ----- From: "dan cook" <[email protected]> >>To: "Gamers Discussion list" <[email protected]> >>Sent: Friday, March 16, 2012 8:51 AM >>Subject: Re: [Audyssey] Reply to steven regarding Eamon >> >> >>>Hi dark, >>>just wondering, and i know this has been answered before, how many >>>emon adventures are there going to be? >>>only if I wanted to get virtual xp, 16 bit games are the principal >>>reason why I'd consider it, for as far as i'm aware, I wouldn't really >>>need it for anything else and i'm just wondering whether emon would be >>>worth it as i'm a huge fan of rpgs. >>> >>>On 3/15/12, Shadow Dragon <[email protected]> wrote: >>>>Lantern is in the cabinet in the bathroom, same principle as the mailbox >>>> to >>>>get it. >>>> >>>>-------------------------------------------------- >>>>From: "Stephen" <[email protected]> >>>>Sent: Thursday, March 15, 2012 05:34 PM >>>>To: "Gamers Discussion list" <[email protected]> >>>>Subject: Re: [Audyssey] Reply to steven regarding Eamon >>>> >>>>>Also, this maybe a bit spoily, but Where do I find a light for the room >>>>>below the closet? >>>>>Cheers. >>>>>At 09:26 AM 3/16/2012, you wrote: >>>>>>Hi Steven. >>>>>> >>>>>>The mailbox is a container, so You need to remove the paper from the >>>>>>mailbox first. Type remove peace of paper from mailbox or some short >>>>>>varient there of to get it, then you can read it. Same goes for other >>>>>>stuff in containers, use remove from. >>>>>> >>>>>>As to Jaws, I know the game has been tested with jaws and works fine >>>>>> with >>>>>>the Jaws curser, but whether it does with jaws eleven or whether you >>>>>> need >>>>>>something specific for it I don't know not using Jaws myself, though >>>>>> there >>>>>> >>>>>>is going to be a compatibility section in the manual to offer advice on >>>>>>playing the game with various screen readers. >>>>>> >>>>>>Beware the Grue! >>>>>> >>>>>>DArk. >>>>>>----- Original Message ----- From: "Stephen" >>>>>> <[email protected]> >>>>>>To: "Gamers Discussion list" <[email protected]> >>>>>>Sent: Thursday, March 15, 2012 8:50 PM >>>>>>Subject: Re: [Audyssey] Reply to steven regarding Eamon >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>>>Hi there. >>>>>>>I'm having trouble with the demo adventure, when I open the mail box >>>>>>> and >>>>>>>try to get the paper, it tells me I can't get it, so I tried "read"ing >>>>>>>it, but that didn't work either. >>>>>>>am I doing something wrong? I'm also using jaws 11 and I can't review >>>>>>> the >>>>>>> >>>>>>>screen with the jaws cursor. >>>>>>> >>>>>>>At 12:02 AM 3/16/2012, you wrote: >>>>>>>>Hi Steven. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>I'm replying to your message here to aide discussion. Firstly, I >>>>>>>> think >>>>>>>>you might have got this a little wrong. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>i'm not actually developing Eamon Deluxe, I've just helped with beta >>>>>>>>testing and writing reviews, and am a fan of the system. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>The developer is frank black, and you can reach him by the address in >>>>>>>>the blog. Eamon always has, and will continue to be free. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>the eamon site can be found at http://www.eamonag.org/index.html and >>>>>>>>there is also an eamon deluxe page on audiogames.net, though bare in >>>>>>>>mind that is severely out of date, sinse the old version 4 of Eamon >>>>>>>>deluxe from 2005, while just about runnable has some compatibility >>>>>>>>issues and annoying habbits with screen readers and takes a little >>>>>>>>jiggering to get to work. Needless to say though, these have been >>>>>>>>utterly fixed in the new version, plus a lot of access features added >>>>>>>>that weren't there before. In Fact frank is doing a great job in >>>>>>>> terms >>>>>>>>of access, even going as far as describing Ascii graphics, as well as >>>>>>>>allowing full access to everything in text (previously there was a >>>>>>>>graphical main hall that had some advantages over the text one, but >>>>>>>> that >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>is now fixed). >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>Lastly as to platforms, yes, it's a shame, but there is no way around >>>>>>>> it >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>unfortunately sinse as I said the alternative is dosbox. If you use >>>>>>>>windows 7 pro microsoft have produced a virtual xp machine that can >>>>>>>> run >>>>>>>>16 bit applications, or you can use software such as vmplayer. I'm >>>>>>>>however not the person to ask about this question, which is indeed >>>>>>>> why i >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>have moved this discussion onto the audeasy list, sinse there are >>>>>>>> more >>>>>>>>qualified people than me here who can talk about it. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>Hope this answers your question. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>All the best, >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>Dark. >>>>>>>>--- >>>>>>>>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://mail.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://mail.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://mail.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://mail.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://mail.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://mail.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://mail.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://mail.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]. 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