Re: [Audyssey] X-Sight Interactive Update
I have everything of yours from ace fire dectalk scripter, timer, chopper challenge river raders. Every music you ever written. I think one day I was so board I viewed your source, found where you had your little movies and other audios, logos for each page and got them. your random sound schemes I think I have your cm decompiler I have 217mb worth of your old music and sound effects about 135 files in all. It would be good to just put your old stuff somewhere for a laugh. At 04:04 AM 12/19/2013, you wrote: Hi Shaun, To be honest I've deleted a lot of my older stuff. It would be fun to take a trip down memory lane and see exactly what you have got in the way of older material, even if it's for a laugh to see what a crackpot I was ten years ago. The nearest I have now is the Acefire II released in 2008. Wow, that sounds like forever ago, but I remember it as if it were yesterday! To be honest, I'm sad X-Sight has had to go, but the other thing was, there's very little I can really say I'm proud of. A good 50% of my programming team were mediocre, at least at the time, and I can't exactly credit myself as an expert either, even now, hence the reason I got a lot of backlash. As I said before, there is also the fact that given the possibility I could have produced a large enough game to meet the ever growing competition, it would have required sounds, actors and music that I don't personally have the money for. So although it's saddening, maybe it's the best all around. Kind regards, Damien C.S. Pendleton. -Original Message- From: shaun everiss Sent: Wednesday, December 18, 2013 4:21 AM To: Gamers Discussion list Subject: Re: [Audyssey] X-Sight Interactive Update Well if it helps I still have all your sounds and old audio from ages back. I use your old timer program as part of my training for timing various things. Its really not that flashy but gets the job done and I have found nothing better than it. I do hope there will be a place where we can get your old free projects and audio from and anything new you may make in the future. --- 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://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. All messages are archived and can be searched and read at http://www.mail-archive.com/gamers@audyssey.org. If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, please send E-mail to gamers-ow...@audyssey.org. --- 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://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. All messages are archived and can be searched and read at http://www.mail-archive.com/gamers@audyssey.org. If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, please send E-mail to gamers-ow...@audyssey.org.
Re: [Audyssey] X-Sight Interactive Update
Well if it helps I still have all your sounds and old audio from ages back. I use your old timer program as part of my training for timing various things. Its really not that flashy but gets the job done and I have found nothing better than it. I do hope there will be a place where we can get your old free projects and audio from and anything new you may make in the future. At 05:48 AM 12/18/2013, you wrote: We are sorry to see you go. I was going to ask about X-Wheel as I have a license for that. Those who haven't got it already please take advantage of the closing down sale. X-Wheel is a classic indeed as it's a spin off of the UK television game show Wheel of Fortune as you probably know already. Good luck with your future endeavours sir. On 17/12/2013 15:06, Damien C. Pendleton wrote: Hi folks, Unfortunately, as of January 5, 2014, X-Sight Interactive will be closing its doors. Due to the high demands for games with better storylines, advanced navigation, high quality audio, and extra extensive support features such as 3d audio and online multiplayer capabilities, our current titles have not been meeting the high quality standards both we and our user base expect. As a result we are caught up in a chicken-egg circle where we are trying to create titles with the few resources we currently have at our disposal, and trying to sell them. Even then, despite a lot of time, effort and money put towards these titles, we have still not even met the expected figures. This means that other expenses such as new sound effects, voice actors and server costs, are coming from personal funds alone. Since 2006 I have, more often than not, had a team of people who have assisted me greatly in my desire to create audiogames. However, very recently, my entire team is no more, either due to other commitments, or discontent with the state of events here. This means that the entire responsibility of running X-Sight Interactive has fallen to myself, the founder and, once project manager, now sole survivor, so to speak. Consequently things have gone downhill in a major way, both from a business and personal perspective, and, based on the fact that I am a married man with a family to support, I have neither time nor money enough to continue to keep up a project that was once a dream, which has now turned into a financial nightmare. Up until January 5, 2014, we are offering our two commercial products, X-Wheel and Active Soundscape Engine, at a heavily reduced price (roughly a 70% discount) of $5.00 and $3.50 respectively. After january 5 all product support and marketing will cease, at which point our free title, River Raiders, will be transferred to my personal website at www.dcpendleton.co.uk, services such as the scoreboards will remain active until January 20. I'd like to thank all our former development and testing teams (Casey Matthews, Ryan Conroy, Richard and Rachael Claridge, Quinten Pendle, Kelly Sapergia, Munawar Bijani, Vincent Rikotta, Cory Sharp, Humphrey Clement, Shaun Edwards, Eric Baud, Joseli Walter, Louis Bryant, Michael Forzano and Matthew Horspool). Special thanks goes to Ian Paget, Peter Bryenton, Sean Randall, Philip Bennefall, Jayne Holden, and last but not least, my wife, Josie Pendleton. Most of all, my sincere grattitude and appreciation go to the people whom it would be futile to try and name, you. The community who have downloaded, purchased or otherwise played our games, contributed donations, sensible suggestions, constructive criticisms, encouragements, feedback, moral support etc. Without you, I would not have been able to carry on for as long as I have and it is mainly for this reason that I feel sad to say I have to go. I wish you all the best of happiness and luck for the future, whatever you do and wherever you go, and again, thank you so much for making this past eight years a pleasure for me, even if it hasnât led us in the direction we expected it to. Cheers. Kind regards, Damien C.S. Pendleton. --- 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://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. All messages are archived and can be searched and read at http://www.mail-archive.com/gamers@audyssey.org. If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, please send E-mail to gamers-ow...@audyssey.org. --- 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://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. All messages are archived and can be searched and read at http://www.mail-archive.com/gamers@audyssey.org. If you have any questions or concerns
Re: [Audyssey] X-Sight Interactive Update
Just a thought but why not make X-Wheel abandonware? I'm not condoning piracy in any way at all, it's just a suggestion. On 18/12/2013 04:21, shaun everiss wrote: Well if it helps I still have all your sounds and old audio from ages back. I use your old timer program as part of my training for timing various things. Its really not that flashy but gets the job done and I have found nothing better than it. I do hope there will be a place where we can get your old free projects and audio from and anything new you may make in the future. At 05:48 AM 12/18/2013, you wrote: We are sorry to see you go. I was going to ask about X-Wheel as I have a license for that. Those who haven't got it already please take advantage of the closing down sale. X-Wheel is a classic indeed as it's a spin off of the UK television game show Wheel of Fortune as you probably know already. Good luck with your future endeavours sir. On 17/12/2013 15:06, Damien C. Pendleton wrote: Hi folks, Unfortunately, as of January 5, 2014, X-Sight Interactive will be closing its doors. Due to the high demands for games with better storylines, advanced navigation, high quality audio, and extra extensive support features such as 3d audio and online multiplayer capabilities, our current titles have not been meeting the high quality standards both we and our user base expect. As a result we are caught up in a chicken-egg circle where we are trying to create titles with the few resources we currently have at our disposal, and trying to sell them. Even then, despite a lot of time, effort and money put towards these titles, we have still not even met the expected figures. This means that other expenses such as new sound effects, voice actors and server costs, are coming from personal funds alone. Since 2006 I have, more often than not, had a team of people who have assisted me greatly in my desire to create audiogames. However, very recently, my entire team is no more, either due to other commitments, or discontent with the state of events here. This means that the entire responsibility of running X-Sight Interactive has fallen to myself, the founder and, once project manager, now sole survivor, so to speak. Consequently things have gone downhill in a major way, both from a business and personal perspective, and, based on the fact that I am a married man with a family to support, I have neither time nor money enough to continue to keep up a project that was once a dream, which has now turned into a financial nightmare. Up until January 5, 2014, we are offering our two commercial products, X-Wheel and Active Soundscape Engine, at a heavily reduced price (roughly a 70% discount) of $5.00 and $3.50 respectively. After january 5 all product support and marketing will cease, at which point our free title, River Raiders, will be transferred to my personal website at www.dcpendleton.co.uk, services such as the scoreboards will remain active until January 20. I'd like to thank all our former development and testing teams (Casey Matthews, Ryan Conroy, Richard and Rachael Claridge, Quinten Pendle, Kelly Sapergia, Munawar Bijani, Vincent Rikotta, Cory Sharp, Humphrey Clement, Shaun Edwards, Eric Baud, Joseli Walter, Louis Bryant, Michael Forzano and Matthew Horspool). Special thanks goes to Ian Paget, Peter Bryenton, Sean Randall, Philip Bennefall, Jayne Holden, and last but not least, my wife, Josie Pendleton. Most of all, my sincere grattitude and appreciation go to the people whom it would be futile to try and name, you. The community who have downloaded, purchased or otherwise played our games, contributed donations, sensible suggestions, constructive criticisms, encouragements, feedback, moral support etc. Without you, I would not have been able to carry on for as long as I have and it is mainly for this reason that I feel sad to say I have to go. I wish you all the best of happiness and luck for the future, whatever you do and wherever you go, and again, thank you so much for making this past eight years a pleasure for me, even if it hasn’t led us in the direction we expected it to. Cheers. Kind regards, Damien C.S. Pendleton. --- 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://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. All messages are archived and can be searched and read at http://www.mail-archive.com/gamers@audyssey.org. If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, please send E-mail to gamers-ow...@audyssey.org. --- 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://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. All messages are archived and can be searched and read at
Re: [Audyssey] X-Sight Interactive Update
Hi Shaun, To be honest I've deleted a lot of my older stuff. It would be fun to take a trip down memory lane and see exactly what you have got in the way of older material, even if it's for a laugh to see what a crackpot I was ten years ago. The nearest I have now is the Acefire II released in 2008. Wow, that sounds like forever ago, but I remember it as if it were yesterday! To be honest, I'm sad X-Sight has had to go, but the other thing was, there's very little I can really say I'm proud of. A good 50% of my programming team were mediocre, at least at the time, and I can't exactly credit myself as an expert either, even now, hence the reason I got a lot of backlash. As I said before, there is also the fact that given the possibility I could have produced a large enough game to meet the ever growing competition, it would have required sounds, actors and music that I don't personally have the money for. So although it's saddening, maybe it's the best all around. Kind regards, Damien C.S. Pendleton. -Original Message- From: shaun everiss Sent: Wednesday, December 18, 2013 4:21 AM To: Gamers Discussion list Subject: Re: [Audyssey] X-Sight Interactive Update Well if it helps I still have all your sounds and old audio from ages back. I use your old timer program as part of my training for timing various things. Its really not that flashy but gets the job done and I have found nothing better than it. I do hope there will be a place where we can get your old free projects and audio from and anything new you may make in the future. --- 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://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. All messages are archived and can be searched and read at http://www.mail-archive.com/gamers@audyssey.org. If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, please send E-mail to gamers-ow...@audyssey.org.
Re: [Audyssey] X-Sight Interactive Update
Chris, I did consider that, as it has been done so much in the past. However I figured it wasn't fair on the customers who have actually paid for a licence, to have that feeling of, Oh, if I'd waited so long, I could have gotten it for free. Kind regards, Damien C.S. Pendleton. -Original Message- From: Chris H Sent: Wednesday, December 18, 2013 2:42 PM To: Gamers Discussion list Subject: Re: [Audyssey] X-Sight Interactive Update Just a thought but why not make X-Wheel abandonware? I'm not condoning piracy in any way at all, it's just a suggestion. --- 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://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. All messages are archived and can be searched and read at http://www.mail-archive.com/gamers@audyssey.org. If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, please send E-mail to gamers-ow...@audyssey.org.
Re: [Audyssey] X-Sight Interactive Update
Although I can see how gamers might feel that they could have gotten it for free if they had waited, I don't think this applies, as you are not giving it away out of generosity while staying in business. There will be no updates or support in the future, right? In this case, you are closing up shop, making the situation totally different. --- Be positive! When it comes to being defeated, if you think you're finished, you! really! are! finished! - Original Message - From: Damien C. S. Pendleton dam...@dcpendleton.co.uk To: Gamers Discussion list gamers@audyssey.org Sent: Wednesday, December 18, 2013 9:06 AM Subject: Re: [Audyssey] X-Sight Interactive Update Chris, I did consider that, as it has been done so much in the past. However I figured it wasn't fair on the customers who have actually paid for a licence, to have that feeling of, Oh, if I'd waited so long, I could have gotten it for free. Kind regards, Damien C.S. Pendleton. -Original Message- From: Chris H Sent: Wednesday, December 18, 2013 2:42 PM To: Gamers Discussion list Subject: Re: [Audyssey] X-Sight Interactive Update Just a thought but why not make X-Wheel abandonware? I'm not condoning piracy in any way at all, it's just a suggestion. --- 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://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. All messages are archived and can be searched and read at http://www.mail-archive.com/gamers@audyssey.org. If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, please send E-mail to gamers-ow...@audyssey.org. --- 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://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. All messages are archived and can be searched and read at http://www.mail-archive.com/gamers@audyssey.org. If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, please send E-mail to gamers-ow...@audyssey.org.
Re: [Audyssey] X-Sight Interactive Update
Hi Charles, If that really is the case then I shall certainly consider it. In any case, it shouldn't be too hard to remove the shareware restrictions from it if I decide to. Kind regards, Damien C.S. Pendleton. -Original Message- From: Charles Rivard Sent: Wednesday, December 18, 2013 3:17 PM To: Gamers Discussion list Subject: Re: [Audyssey] X-Sight Interactive Update Although I can see how gamers might feel that they could have gotten it for free if they had waited, I don't think this applies, as you are not giving it away out of generosity while staying in business. There will be no updates or support in the future, right? In this case, you are closing up shop, making the situation totally different. --- 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://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. All messages are archived and can be searched and read at http://www.mail-archive.com/gamers@audyssey.org. If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, please send E-mail to gamers-ow...@audyssey.org.
Re: [Audyssey] X-Sight Interactive Update
Hi but, you are closing up shop, so i don't see it a big deal, after all we only paid $10 or the equivalent for a license, i know it's money but not much is it compared to say $100, just some thoughts. Regards Chris. On 18/12/2013 15:06, Damien C. S. Pendleton wrote: Chris, I did consider that, as it has been done so much in the past. However I figured it wasn't fair on the customers who have actually paid for a licence, to have that feeling of, Oh, if I'd waited so long, I could have gotten it for free. Kind regards, Damien C.S. Pendleton. -Original Message- From: Chris H Sent: Wednesday, December 18, 2013 2:42 PM To: Gamers Discussion list Subject: Re: [Audyssey] X-Sight Interactive Update Just a thought but why not make X-Wheel abandonware? I'm not condoning piracy in any way at all, it's just a suggestion. --- 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://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. All messages are archived and can be searched and read at http://www.mail-archive.com/gamers@audyssey.org. If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, please send E-mail to gamers-ow...@audyssey.org. . --- 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://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. All messages are archived and can be searched and read at http://www.mail-archive.com/gamers@audyssey.org. If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, please send E-mail to gamers-ow...@audyssey.org.
Re: [Audyssey] X-Sight Interactive Update
Yeah but that is just the way things go sometimes. Plus, I am sure the folks that payed were glad to support you at the time. That is how I would feel. -Original Message- From: Gamers [mailto:gamers-boun...@audyssey.org] On Behalf Of Damien C. S. Pendleton Sent: Wednesday, December 18, 2013 10:07 AM To: Gamers Discussion list Subject: Re: [Audyssey] X-Sight Interactive Update Chris, I did consider that, as it has been done so much in the past. However I figured it wasn't fair on the customers who have actually paid for a licence, to have that feeling of, Oh, if I'd waited so long, I could have gotten it for free. Kind regards, Damien C.S. Pendleton. -Original Message- From: Chris H Sent: Wednesday, December 18, 2013 2:42 PM To: Gamers Discussion list Subject: Re: [Audyssey] X-Sight Interactive Update Just a thought but why not make X-Wheel abandonware? I'm not condoning piracy in any way at all, it's just a suggestion. --- 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://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. All messages are archived and can be searched and read at http://www.mail-archive.com/gamers@audyssey.org. If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, please send E-mail to gamers-ow...@audyssey.org. --- 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://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. All messages are archived and can be searched and read at http://www.mail-archive.com/gamers@audyssey.org. If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, please send E-mail to gamers-ow...@audyssey.org.
Re: [Audyssey] X-Sight Interactive Update
Ditto. Check out my games at www.ThePionEar.net and my music, and that of my band, at www.ThePionEar.net/BlindLabyrinth.html . Also, check out, The Believer and Skeptic Show, at iTunes! If you want to reach me, you can call 419-744-0517, friend me on Facebook, (KenWDowney,) or write me at kenwdow...@me.com . - Original Message - From: Darren Duff duff...@gmail.com To: 'Gamers Discussion list' gamers@audyssey.org Sent: Wednesday, December 18, 2013 11:15 AM Subject: Re: [Audyssey] X-Sight Interactive Update Yeah but that is just the way things go sometimes. Plus, I am sure the folks that payed were glad to support you at the time. That is how I would feel. -Original Message- From: Gamers [mailto:gamers-boun...@audyssey.org] On Behalf Of Damien C. S. Pendleton Sent: Wednesday, December 18, 2013 10:07 AM To: Gamers Discussion list Subject: Re: [Audyssey] X-Sight Interactive Update Chris, I did consider that, as it has been done so much in the past. However I figured it wasn't fair on the customers who have actually paid for a licence, to have that feeling of, Oh, if I'd waited so long, I could have gotten it for free. Kind regards, Damien C.S. Pendleton. -Original Message- From: Chris H Sent: Wednesday, December 18, 2013 2:42 PM To: Gamers Discussion list Subject: Re: [Audyssey] X-Sight Interactive Update Just a thought but why not make X-Wheel abandonware? I'm not condoning piracy in any way at all, it's just a suggestion. --- 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://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. All messages are archived and can be searched and read at http://www.mail-archive.com/gamers@audyssey.org. If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, please send E-mail to gamers-ow...@audyssey.org. --- 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://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. All messages are archived and can be searched and read at http://www.mail-archive.com/gamers@audyssey.org. If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, please send E-mail to gamers-ow...@audyssey.org. --- 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://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. All messages are archived and can be searched and read at http://www.mail-archive.com/gamers@audyssey.org. If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, please send E-mail to gamers-ow...@audyssey.org.
Re: [Audyssey] X-Sight Interactive Update
Well said sir! -Original Message- From: Gamers [mailto:gamers-boun...@audyssey.org] On Behalf Of Charles Rivard Sent: Wednesday, December 18, 2013 11:32 AM To: Gamers Discussion list Subject: Re: [Audyssey] X-Sight Interactive Update Just to make sure that I wasn't misunderstood: I was not criticizing you in any way. I was just pointing out that the thinking of some gamers might not be right. Don't wait for a game to possibly be abandoned so that you can get it for free. If enough gamers do this, then the developer will go out of business due to a lack of sales, which hurts everyone involved. If you have the money to support a developer by buying a game that you like, buy it. That money does help the developer to continue doing so. The more money they get, the more they can produce. --- Be positive! When it comes to being defeated, if you think you're finished, you! really! are! finished! - Original Message - From: Damien C. S. Pendleton dam...@dcpendleton.co.uk To: Gamers Discussion list gamers@audyssey.org Sent: Wednesday, December 18, 2013 9:42 AM Subject: Re: [Audyssey] X-Sight Interactive Update Hi Charles, If that really is the case then I shall certainly consider it. In any case, it shouldn't be too hard to remove the shareware restrictions from it if I decide to. Kind regards, Damien C.S. Pendleton. -Original Message- From: Charles Rivard Sent: Wednesday, December 18, 2013 3:17 PM To: Gamers Discussion list Subject: Re: [Audyssey] X-Sight Interactive Update Although I can see how gamers might feel that they could have gotten it for free if they had waited, I don't think this applies, as you are not giving it away out of generosity while staying in business. There will be no updates or support in the future, right? In this case, you are closing up shop, making the situation totally different. --- 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://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. All messages are archived and can be searched and read at http://www.mail-archive.com/gamers@audyssey.org. If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, please send E-mail to gamers-ow...@audyssey.org. --- 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://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. All messages are archived and can be searched and read at http://www.mail-archive.com/gamers@audyssey.org. If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, please send E-mail to gamers-ow...@audyssey.org. --- 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://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. All messages are archived and can be searched and read at http://www.mail-archive.com/gamers@audyssey.org. If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, please send E-mail to gamers-ow...@audyssey.org.
Re: [Audyssey] X-Sight Interactive Update
Just to make sure that I wasn't misunderstood: I was not criticizing you in any way. I was just pointing out that the thinking of some gamers might not be right. Don't wait for a game to possibly be abandoned so that you can get it for free. If enough gamers do this, then the developer will go out of business due to a lack of sales, which hurts everyone involved. If you have the money to support a developer by buying a game that you like, buy it. That money does help the developer to continue doing so. The more money they get, the more they can produce. --- Be positive! When it comes to being defeated, if you think you're finished, you! really! are! finished! - Original Message - From: Damien C. S. Pendleton dam...@dcpendleton.co.uk To: Gamers Discussion list gamers@audyssey.org Sent: Wednesday, December 18, 2013 9:42 AM Subject: Re: [Audyssey] X-Sight Interactive Update Hi Charles, If that really is the case then I shall certainly consider it. In any case, it shouldn't be too hard to remove the shareware restrictions from it if I decide to. Kind regards, Damien C.S. Pendleton. -Original Message- From: Charles Rivard Sent: Wednesday, December 18, 2013 3:17 PM To: Gamers Discussion list Subject: Re: [Audyssey] X-Sight Interactive Update Although I can see how gamers might feel that they could have gotten it for free if they had waited, I don't think this applies, as you are not giving it away out of generosity while staying in business. There will be no updates or support in the future, right? In this case, you are closing up shop, making the situation totally different. --- 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://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. All messages are archived and can be searched and read at http://www.mail-archive.com/gamers@audyssey.org. If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, please send E-mail to gamers-ow...@audyssey.org. --- 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://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. All messages are archived and can be searched and read at http://www.mail-archive.com/gamers@audyssey.org. If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, please send E-mail to gamers-ow...@audyssey.org.
Re: [Audyssey] X-Sight Interactive Update
Sir was my Dad. Not me. (grin) --- Be positive! When it comes to being defeated, if you think you're finished, you! really! are! finished! - Original Message - From: Darren Duff duff...@gmail.com To: 'Gamers Discussion list' gamers@audyssey.org Sent: Wednesday, December 18, 2013 10:33 AM Subject: Re: [Audyssey] X-Sight Interactive Update Well said sir! -Original Message- From: Gamers [mailto:gamers-boun...@audyssey.org] On Behalf Of Charles Rivard Sent: Wednesday, December 18, 2013 11:32 AM To: Gamers Discussion list Subject: Re: [Audyssey] X-Sight Interactive Update Just to make sure that I wasn't misunderstood: I was not criticizing you in any way. I was just pointing out that the thinking of some gamers might not be right. Don't wait for a game to possibly be abandoned so that you can get it for free. If enough gamers do this, then the developer will go out of business due to a lack of sales, which hurts everyone involved. If you have the money to support a developer by buying a game that you like, buy it. That money does help the developer to continue doing so. The more money they get, the more they can produce. --- Be positive! When it comes to being defeated, if you think you're finished, you! really! are! finished! - Original Message - From: Damien C. S. Pendleton dam...@dcpendleton.co.uk To: Gamers Discussion list gamers@audyssey.org Sent: Wednesday, December 18, 2013 9:42 AM Subject: Re: [Audyssey] X-Sight Interactive Update Hi Charles, If that really is the case then I shall certainly consider it. In any case, it shouldn't be too hard to remove the shareware restrictions from it if I decide to. Kind regards, Damien C.S. Pendleton. -Original Message- From: Charles Rivard Sent: Wednesday, December 18, 2013 3:17 PM To: Gamers Discussion list Subject: Re: [Audyssey] X-Sight Interactive Update Although I can see how gamers might feel that they could have gotten it for free if they had waited, I don't think this applies, as you are not giving it away out of generosity while staying in business. There will be no updates or support in the future, right? In this case, you are closing up shop, making the situation totally different. --- 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://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. All messages are archived and can be searched and read at http://www.mail-archive.com/gamers@audyssey.org. If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, please send E-mail to gamers-ow...@audyssey.org. --- 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://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. All messages are archived and can be searched and read at http://www.mail-archive.com/gamers@audyssey.org. If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, please send E-mail to gamers-ow...@audyssey.org. --- 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://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. All messages are archived and can be searched and read at http://www.mail-archive.com/gamers@audyssey.org. If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, please send E-mail to gamers-ow...@audyssey.org. --- 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://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. All messages are archived and can be searched and read at http://www.mail-archive.com/gamers@audyssey.org. If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, please send E-mail to gamers-ow...@audyssey.org.
Re: [Audyssey] X-Sight Interactive Update
If gamers see a compilation that includes games that are no longer available, those compilations have not been updated. --- Be positive! When it comes to being defeated, if you think you're finished, you! really! are! finished! - Original Message - From: Matheus Rheine an...@bol.com.br To: gamers@audyssey.org Sent: Wednesday, December 18, 2013 11:33 AM Subject: Re: [Audyssey] X-Sight Interactive Update Hi Damien. Really sorry to see x-sight closing its doors, I remember playing river raiders for countless hours, it was so simple and so fun at the same time! I have to agree with Darren. Of course the final choice is yours, but just look at the mobile market. Iphone, android. Many times I've paid $5 or even more for an app and suddenly it becomes free. My initial thoughts were exactly what you described.. Damn, if I waited just a little longer I could save these dollars. But I considered the situation again and thought I'm having so much fun with the game/app/etc that I don't mind spending the money, after all it was worth it. Look at bsc games. Justin decided to close it, he sold the key generator, now it's unavailable. I'm wondering about new audiogamers that will come next year.. they will go to audiogames.net, pcsgames.net or any other site with a compilation of all the games available for blind, read the description of troopanum, pipe, etc and see that they can't get it because it was too late. They won't be able to enjoy your work. Otherwise if you make it free I'm sure it will live forever, these days looking at the audiogames forum someone uploaded a very big abandonware archive with lots of games, it had almost 700 mb of old stuff that can still be enjoyable. Here's the link to the topic to prove it: http://forum.audiogames.net/viewtopic.php?id=4830 Anyway, I just want to say good luck and hope you have a very successful life. All the best, Matheus Rheine Paralympic Swimmer -Mensagem original- De: Darren Duff duff...@gmail.com Para: 'Gamers Discussion list' gamers@audyssey.org Data: Quarta, 18 de Dezembro de 2013 11:15 Assunto: Re: [Audyssey] X-Sight Interactive Update Yeah but that is just the way things go sometimes. Plus, I am sure the folks that payed were glad to support you at the time. That is how I would feel. -Original Message- From: Gamers [mailto:gamers-boun...@audyssey.org] On Behalf Of Damien C. S. Pendleton Sent: Wednesday, December 18, 2013 10:07 AM To: Gamers Discussion list Subject: Re: [Audyssey] X-Sight Interactive Update Chris, I did consider that, as it has been done so much in the past. However I figured it wasn't fair on the customers who have actually paid for a licence, to have that feeling of, Oh, if I'd waited so long, I could have gotten it for free. Kind regards, Damien C.S. Pendleton. -Original Message- From: Chris H Sent: Wednesday, December 18, 2013 2:42 PM To: Gamers Discussion list Subject: Re: [Audyssey] X-Sight Interactive Update Just a thought but why not make X-Wheel abandonware? I'm not condoning piracy in any way at all, it's just a suggestion. --- 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://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. All messages are archived and can be searched and read at http://www.mail-archive.com/gamers@audyssey.org. If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, please send E-mail to gamers-ow...@audyssey.org. --- 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://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. All messages are archived and can be searched and read at http://www.mail-archive.com/gamers@audyssey.org. If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, please send E-mail to gamers-ow...@audyssey.org. --- 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://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. All messages are archived and can be searched and read at http://www.mail-archive.com/gamers@audyssey.org. If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, please send E-mail to gamers-ow...@audyssey.org. --- 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://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. All messages are archived and can be searched and read at http://www.mail-archive.com/gamers@audyssey.org. If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, please
Re: [Audyssey] X-Sight Interactive Update
Hi no, i do not mind what he does, i was just suggesting for those who never got the opportunity to buy a license for the games. Regards Chris. On 18/12/2013 16:24, Ken Downey wrote: Ditto. Check out my games at www.ThePionEar.net and my music, and that of my band, at www.ThePionEar.net/BlindLabyrinth.html . Also, check out, The Believer and Skeptic Show, at iTunes! If you want to reach me, you can call 419-744-0517, friend me on Facebook, (KenWDowney,) or write me at kenwdow...@me.com . - Original Message - From: Darren Duff duff...@gmail.com To: 'Gamers Discussion list' gamers@audyssey.org Sent: Wednesday, December 18, 2013 11:15 AM Subject: Re: [Audyssey] X-Sight Interactive Update Yeah but that is just the way things go sometimes. Plus, I am sure the folks that payed were glad to support you at the time. That is how I would feel. -Original Message- From: Gamers [mailto:gamers-boun...@audyssey.org] On Behalf Of Damien C. S. Pendleton Sent: Wednesday, December 18, 2013 10:07 AM To: Gamers Discussion list Subject: Re: [Audyssey] X-Sight Interactive Update Chris, I did consider that, as it has been done so much in the past. However I figured it wasn't fair on the customers who have actually paid for a licence, to have that feeling of, Oh, if I'd waited so long, I could have gotten it for free. Kind regards, Damien C.S. Pendleton. -Original Message- From: Chris H Sent: Wednesday, December 18, 2013 2:42 PM To: Gamers Discussion list Subject: Re: [Audyssey] X-Sight Interactive Update Just a thought but why not make X-Wheel abandonware? I'm not condoning piracy in any way at all, it's just a suggestion. --- 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://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. All messages are archived and can be searched and read at http://www.mail-archive.com/gamers@audyssey.org. If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, please send E-mail to gamers-ow...@audyssey.org. --- 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://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. All messages are archived and can be searched and read at http://www.mail-archive.com/gamers@audyssey.org. If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, please send E-mail to gamers-ow...@audyssey.org. --- 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://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. All messages are archived and can be searched and read at http://www.mail-archive.com/gamers@audyssey.org. If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, please send E-mail to gamers-ow...@audyssey.org. . --- 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://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. All messages are archived and can be searched and read at http://www.mail-archive.com/gamers@audyssey.org. If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, please send E-mail to gamers-ow...@audyssey.org.
Re: [Audyssey] X-Sight Interactive Update
Lol fair enough then! Lol! -Original Message- From: Gamers [mailto:gamers-boun...@audyssey.org] On Behalf Of Charles Rivard Sent: Wednesday, December 18, 2013 11:51 AM To: Gamers Discussion list Subject: Re: [Audyssey] X-Sight Interactive Update Sir was my Dad. Not me. (grin) --- Be positive! When it comes to being defeated, if you think you're finished, you! really! are! finished! - Original Message - From: Darren Duff duff...@gmail.com To: 'Gamers Discussion list' gamers@audyssey.org Sent: Wednesday, December 18, 2013 10:33 AM Subject: Re: [Audyssey] X-Sight Interactive Update Well said sir! -Original Message- From: Gamers [mailto:gamers-boun...@audyssey.org] On Behalf Of Charles Rivard Sent: Wednesday, December 18, 2013 11:32 AM To: Gamers Discussion list Subject: Re: [Audyssey] X-Sight Interactive Update Just to make sure that I wasn't misunderstood: I was not criticizing you in any way. I was just pointing out that the thinking of some gamers might not be right. Don't wait for a game to possibly be abandoned so that you can get it for free. If enough gamers do this, then the developer will go out of business due to a lack of sales, which hurts everyone involved. If you have the money to support a developer by buying a game that you like, buy it. That money does help the developer to continue doing so. The more money they get, the more they can produce. --- Be positive! When it comes to being defeated, if you think you're finished, you! really! are! finished! - Original Message - From: Damien C. S. Pendleton dam...@dcpendleton.co.uk To: Gamers Discussion list gamers@audyssey.org Sent: Wednesday, December 18, 2013 9:42 AM Subject: Re: [Audyssey] X-Sight Interactive Update Hi Charles, If that really is the case then I shall certainly consider it. In any case, it shouldn't be too hard to remove the shareware restrictions from it if I decide to. Kind regards, Damien C.S. Pendleton. -Original Message- From: Charles Rivard Sent: Wednesday, December 18, 2013 3:17 PM To: Gamers Discussion list Subject: Re: [Audyssey] X-Sight Interactive Update Although I can see how gamers might feel that they could have gotten it for free if they had waited, I don't think this applies, as you are not giving it away out of generosity while staying in business. There will be no updates or support in the future, right? In this case, you are closing up shop, making the situation totally different. --- 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://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. All messages are archived and can be searched and read at http://www.mail-archive.com/gamers@audyssey.org. If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, please send E-mail to gamers-ow...@audyssey.org. --- 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://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. All messages are archived and can be searched and read at http://www.mail-archive.com/gamers@audyssey.org. If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, please send E-mail to gamers-ow...@audyssey.org. --- 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://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. All messages are archived and can be searched and read at http://www.mail-archive.com/gamers@audyssey.org. If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, please send E-mail to gamers-ow...@audyssey.org. --- 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://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. All messages are archived and can be searched and read at http://www.mail-archive.com/gamers@audyssey.org. If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, please send E-mail to gamers-ow...@audyssey.org. --- 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://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. All messages are archived and can be searched and read at http://www.mail-archive.com/gamers@audyssey.org. If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, please send E-mail to gamers-ow...@audyssey.org.
[Audyssey] X-Sight Interactive Update
Hi folks, Unfortunately, as of January 5, 2014, X-Sight Interactive will be closing its doors. Due to the high demands for games with better storylines, advanced navigation, high quality audio, and extra extensive support features such as 3d audio and online multiplayer capabilities, our current titles have not been meeting the high quality standards both we and our user base expect. As a result we are caught up in a chicken-egg circle where we are trying to create titles with the few resources we currently have at our disposal, and trying to sell them. Even then, despite a lot of time, effort and money put towards these titles, we have still not even met the expected figures. This means that other expenses such as new sound effects, voice actors and server costs, are coming from personal funds alone. Since 2006 I have, more often than not, had a team of people who have assisted me greatly in my desire to create audiogames. However, very recently, my entire team is no more, either due to other commitments, or discontent with the state of events here. This means that the entire responsibility of running X-Sight Interactive has fallen to myself, the founder and, once project manager, now sole survivor, so to speak. Consequently things have gone downhill in a major way, both from a business and personal perspective, and, based on the fact that I am a married man with a family to support, I have neither time nor money enough to continue to keep up a project that was once a dream, which has now turned into a financial nightmare. Up until January 5, 2014, we are offering our two commercial products, X-Wheel and Active Soundscape Engine, at a heavily reduced price (roughly a 70% discount) of $5.00 and $3.50 respectively. After january 5 all product support and marketing will cease, at which point our free title, River Raiders, will be transferred to my personal website at www.dcpendleton.co.uk, services such as the scoreboards will remain active until January 20. I'd like to thank all our former development and testing teams (Casey Matthews, Ryan Conroy, Richard and Rachael Claridge, Quinten Pendle, Kelly Sapergia, Munawar Bijani, Vincent Rikotta, Cory Sharp, Humphrey Clement, Shaun Edwards, Eric Baud, Joseli Walter, Louis Bryant, Michael Forzano and Matthew Horspool). Special thanks goes to Ian Paget, Peter Bryenton, Sean Randall, Philip Bennefall, Jayne Holden, and last but not least, my wife, Josie Pendleton. Most of all, my sincere grattitude and appreciation go to the people whom it would be futile to try and name, you. The community who have downloaded, purchased or otherwise played our games, contributed donations, sensible suggestions, constructive criticisms, encouragements, feedback, moral support etc. Without you, I would not have been able to carry on for as long as I have and it is mainly for this reason that I feel sad to say I have to go. I wish you all the best of happiness and luck for the future, whatever you do and wherever you go, and again, thank you so much for making this past eight years a pleasure for me, even if it hasn’t led us in the direction we expected it to. Cheers. Kind regards, Damien C.S. Pendleton. --- 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://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. All messages are archived and can be searched and read at http://www.mail-archive.com/gamers@audyssey.org. If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, please send E-mail to gamers-ow...@audyssey.org.
Re: [Audyssey] X-Sight Interactive Update
We are sorry to see you go. I was going to ask about X-Wheel as I have a license for that. Those who haven't got it already please take advantage of the closing down sale. X-Wheel is a classic indeed as it's a spin off of the UK television game show Wheel of Fortune as you probably know already. Good luck with your future endeavours sir. On 17/12/2013 15:06, Damien C. Pendleton wrote: Hi folks, Unfortunately, as of January 5, 2014, X-Sight Interactive will be closing its doors. Due to the high demands for games with better storylines, advanced navigation, high quality audio, and extra extensive support features such as 3d audio and online multiplayer capabilities, our current titles have not been meeting the high quality standards both we and our user base expect. As a result we are caught up in a chicken-egg circle where we are trying to create titles with the few resources we currently have at our disposal, and trying to sell them. Even then, despite a lot of time, effort and money put towards these titles, we have still not even met the expected figures. This means that other expenses such as new sound effects, voice actors and server costs, are coming from personal funds alone. Since 2006 I have, more often than not, had a team of people who have assisted me greatly in my desire to create audiogames. However, very recently, my entire team is no more, either due to other commitments, or discontent with the state of events here. This means that the entire responsibility of running X-Sight Interactive has fallen to myself, the founder and, once project manager, now sole survivor, so to speak. Consequently things have gone downhill in a major way, both from a business and personal perspective, and, based on the fact that I am a married man with a family to support, I have neither time nor money enough to continue to keep up a project that was once a dream, which has now turned into a financial nightmare. Up until January 5, 2014, we are offering our two commercial products, X-Wheel and Active Soundscape Engine, at a heavily reduced price (roughly a 70% discount) of $5.00 and $3.50 respectively. After january 5 all product support and marketing will cease, at which point our free title, River Raiders, will be transferred to my personal website at www.dcpendleton.co.uk, services such as the scoreboards will remain active until January 20. I'd like to thank all our former development and testing teams (Casey Matthews, Ryan Conroy, Richard and Rachael Claridge, Quinten Pendle, Kelly Sapergia, Munawar Bijani, Vincent Rikotta, Cory Sharp, Humphrey Clement, Shaun Edwards, Eric Baud, Joseli Walter, Louis Bryant, Michael Forzano and Matthew Horspool). Special thanks goes to Ian Paget, Peter Bryenton, Sean Randall, Philip Bennefall, Jayne Holden, and last but not least, my wife, Josie Pendleton. Most of all, my sincere grattitude and appreciation go to the people whom it would be futile to try and name, you. The community who have downloaded, purchased or otherwise played our games, contributed donations, sensible suggestions, constructive criticisms, encouragements, feedback, moral support etc. Without you, I would not have been able to carry on for as long as I have and it is mainly for this reason that I feel sad to say I have to go. I wish you all the best of happiness and luck for the future, whatever you do and wherever you go, and again, thank you so much for making this past eight years a pleasure for me, even if it hasn’t led us in the direction we expected it to. Cheers. Kind regards, Damien C.S. Pendleton. --- 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://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. All messages are archived and can be searched and read at http://www.mail-archive.com/gamers@audyssey.org. If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, please send E-mail to gamers-ow...@audyssey.org. --- 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://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. All messages are archived and can be searched and read at http://www.mail-archive.com/gamers@audyssey.org. If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, please send E-mail to gamers-ow...@audyssey.org.
Re: [Audyssey] X-Sight Interactive Update
Which I'm assuming is not the same as the US game show of the same name? They're coming to take me away, ha-haaa! -Original Message- From: Chris H Sent: Tuesday, December 17, 2013 9:48 AM To: Gamers Discussion list Subject: Re: [Audyssey] X-Sight Interactive Update We are sorry to see you go. I was going to ask about X-Wheel as I have a license for that. Those who haven't got it already please take advantage of the closing down sale. X-Wheel is a classic indeed as it's a spin off of the UK television game show Wheel of Fortune as you probably know already. Good luck with your future endeavours sir. On 17/12/2013 15:06, Damien C. Pendleton wrote: Hi folks, Unfortunately, as of January 5, 2014, X-Sight Interactive will be closing its doors. Due to the high demands for games with better storylines, advanced navigation, high quality audio, and extra extensive support features such as 3d audio and online multiplayer capabilities, our current titles have not been meeting the high quality standards both we and our user base expect. As a result we are caught up in a chicken-egg circle where we are trying to create titles with the few resources we currently have at our disposal, and trying to sell them. Even then, despite a lot of time, effort and money put towards these titles, we have still not even met the expected figures. This means that other expenses such as new sound effects, voice actors and server costs, are coming from personal funds alone. Since 2006 I have, more often than not, had a team of people who have assisted me greatly in my desire to create audiogames. However, very recently, my entire team is no more, either due to other commitments, or discontent with the state of events here. This means that the entire responsibility of running X-Sight Interactive has fallen to myself, the founder and, once project manager, now sole survivor, so to speak. Consequently things have gone downhill in a major way, both from a business and personal perspective, and, based on the fact that I am a married man with a family to support, I have neither time nor money enough to continue to keep up a project that was once a dream, which has now turned into a financial nightmare. Up until January 5, 2014, we are offering our two commercial products, X-Wheel and Active Soundscape Engine, at a heavily reduced price (roughly a 70% discount) of $5.00 and $3.50 respectively. After january 5 all product support and marketing will cease, at which point our free title, River Raiders, will be transferred to my personal website at www.dcpendleton.co.uk, services such as the scoreboards will remain active until January 20. I'd like to thank all our former development and testing teams (Casey Matthews, Ryan Conroy, Richard and Rachael Claridge, Quinten Pendle, Kelly Sapergia, Munawar Bijani, Vincent Rikotta, Cory Sharp, Humphrey Clement, Shaun Edwards, Eric Baud, Joseli Walter, Louis Bryant, Michael Forzano and Matthew Horspool). Special thanks goes to Ian Paget, Peter Bryenton, Sean Randall, Philip Bennefall, Jayne Holden, and last but not least, my wife, Josie Pendleton. Most of all, my sincere grattitude and appreciation go to the people whom it would be futile to try and name, you. The community who have downloaded, purchased or otherwise played our games, contributed donations, sensible suggestions, constructive criticisms, encouragements, feedback, moral support etc. Without you, I would not have been able to carry on for as long as I have and it is mainly for this reason that I feel sad to say I have to go. I wish you all the best of happiness and luck for the future, whatever you do and wherever you go, and again, thank you so much for making this past eight years a pleasure for me, even if it hasn’t led us in the direction we expected it to. Cheers. Kind regards, Damien C.S. Pendleton. --- 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://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. All messages are archived and can be searched and read at http://www.mail-archive.com/gamers@audyssey.org. If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, please send E-mail to gamers-ow...@audyssey.org. --- 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://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. All messages are archived and can be searched and read at http://www.mail-archive.com/gamers@audyssey.org. If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, please send E-mail to gamers-ow...@audyssey.org. --- Gamers mailing list __ Gamers@audyssey.org If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to gamers-unsubscr...@audyssey.org
Re: [Audyssey] X-Sight Interactive Update
I think it is the same game show, at least everything I've heard of the rules of the Us version matches what I know of the Uk one, it's just that Damien used the sfx of the Uk game show in his game. Beware the grue! DArk. - Original Message - From: Bryan Peterson bpeterson2...@cableone.net To: Gamers Discussion list gamers@audyssey.org Sent: Tuesday, December 17, 2013 5:11 PM Subject: Re: [Audyssey] X-Sight Interactive Update Which I'm assuming is not the same as the US game show of the same name? They're coming to take me away, ha-haaa! -Original Message- From: Chris H Sent: Tuesday, December 17, 2013 9:48 AM To: Gamers Discussion list Subject: Re: [Audyssey] X-Sight Interactive Update We are sorry to see you go. I was going to ask about X-Wheel as I have a license for that. Those who haven't got it already please take advantage of the closing down sale. X-Wheel is a classic indeed as it's a spin off of the UK television game show Wheel of Fortune as you probably know already. Good luck with your future endeavours sir. On 17/12/2013 15:06, Damien C. Pendleton wrote: Hi folks, Unfortunately, as of January 5, 2014, X-Sight Interactive will be closing its doors. Due to the high demands for games with better storylines, advanced navigation, high quality audio, and extra extensive support features such as 3d audio and online multiplayer capabilities, our current titles have not been meeting the high quality standards both we and our user base expect. As a result we are caught up in a chicken-egg circle where we are trying to create titles with the few resources we currently have at our disposal, and trying to sell them. Even then, despite a lot of time, effort and money put towards these titles, we have still not even met the expected figures. This means that other expenses such as new sound effects, voice actors and server costs, are coming from personal funds alone. Since 2006 I have, more often than not, had a team of people who have assisted me greatly in my desire to create audiogames. However, very recently, my entire team is no more, either due to other commitments, or discontent with the state of events here. This means that the entire responsibility of running X-Sight Interactive has fallen to myself, the founder and, once project manager, now sole survivor, so to speak. Consequently things have gone downhill in a major way, both from a business and personal perspective, and, based on the fact that I am a married man with a family to support, I have neither time nor money enough to continue to keep up a project that was once a dream, which has now turned into a financial nightmare. Up until January 5, 2014, we are offering our two commercial products, X-Wheel and Active Soundscape Engine, at a heavily reduced price (roughly a 70% discount) of $5.00 and $3.50 respectively. After january 5 all product support and marketing will cease, at which point our free title, River Raiders, will be transferred to my personal website at www.dcpendleton.co.uk, services such as the scoreboards will remain active until January 20. I'd like to thank all our former development and testing teams (Casey Matthews, Ryan Conroy, Richard and Rachael Claridge, Quinten Pendle, Kelly Sapergia, Munawar Bijani, Vincent Rikotta, Cory Sharp, Humphrey Clement, Shaun Edwards, Eric Baud, Joseli Walter, Louis Bryant, Michael Forzano and Matthew Horspool). Special thanks goes to Ian Paget, Peter Bryenton, Sean Randall, Philip Bennefall, Jayne Holden, and last but not least, my wife, Josie Pendleton. Most of all, my sincere grattitude and appreciation go to the people whom it would be futile to try and name, you. The community who have downloaded, purchased or otherwise played our games, contributed donations, sensible suggestions, constructive criticisms, encouragements, feedback, moral support etc. Without you, I would not have been able to carry on for as long as I have and it is mainly for this reason that I feel sad to say I have to go. I wish you all the best of happiness and luck for the future, whatever you do and wherever you go, and again, thank you so much for making this past eight years a pleasure for me, even if it hasn’t led us in the direction we expected it to. Cheers. Kind regards, Damien C.S. Pendleton. --- 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://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. All messages are archived and can be searched and read at http://www.mail-archive.com/gamers@audyssey.org. If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, please send E-mail to gamers-ow...@audyssey.org. --- 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
Re: [Audyssey] X-Sight Interactive Update
Hi Damien, Sorry to hear you go, but the best of luck with your future endeavors whatever those may be. I wish you and your wife the best of luck. cheers! On 12/17/13, Damien C. Pendleton dam...@x-sight-interactive.net wrote: Hi folks, Unfortunately, as of January 5, 2014, X-Sight Interactive will be closing its doors. Due to the high demands for games with better storylines, advanced navigation, high quality audio, and extra extensive support features such as 3d audio and online multiplayer capabilities, our current titles have not been meeting the high quality standards both we and our user base expect. As a result we are caught up in a chicken-egg circle where we are trying to create titles with the few resources we currently have at our disposal, and trying to sell them. Even then, despite a lot of time, effort and money put towards these titles, we have still not even met the expected figures. This means that other expenses such as new sound effects, voice actors and server costs, are coming from personal funds alone. Since 2006 I have, more often than not, had a team of people who have assisted me greatly in my desire to create audiogames. However, very recently, my entire team is no more, either due to other commitments, or discontent with the state of events here. This means that the entire responsibility of running X-Sight Interactive has fallen to myself, the founder and, once project manager, now sole survivor, so to speak. Consequently things have gone downhill in a major way, both from a business and personal perspective, and, based on the fact that I am a married man with a family to support, I have neither time nor money enough to continue to keep up a project that was once a dream, which has now turned into a financial nightmare. Up until January 5, 2014, we are offering our two commercial products, X-Wheel and Active Soundscape Engine, at a heavily reduced price (roughly a 70% discount) of $5.00 and $3.50 respectively. After january 5 all product support and marketing will cease, at which point our free title, River Raiders, will be transferred to my personal website at www.dcpendleton.co.uk, services such as the scoreboards will remain active until January 20. I'd like to thank all our former development and testing teams (Casey Matthews, Ryan Conroy, Richard and Rachael Claridge, Quinten Pendle, Kelly Sapergia, Munawar Bijani, Vincent Rikotta, Cory Sharp, Humphrey Clement, Shaun Edwards, Eric Baud, Joseli Walter, Louis Bryant, Michael Forzano and Matthew Horspool). Special thanks goes to Ian Paget, Peter Bryenton, Sean Randall, Philip Bennefall, Jayne Holden, and last but not least, my wife, Josie Pendleton. Most of all, my sincere grattitude and appreciation go to the people whom it would be futile to try and name, you. The community who have downloaded, purchased or otherwise played our games, contributed donations, sensible suggestions, constructive criticisms, encouragements, feedback, moral support etc. Without you, I would not have been able to carry on for as long as I have and it is mainly for this reason that I feel sad to say I have to go. I wish you all the best of happiness and luck for the future, whatever you do and wherever you go, and again, thank you so much for making this past eight years a pleasure for me, even if it hasn’t led us in the direction we expected it to. Cheers. Kind regards, Damien C.S. Pendleton. --- 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://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. All messages are archived and can be searched and read at http://www.mail-archive.com/gamers@audyssey.org. If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, please send E-mail to gamers-ow...@audyssey.org. --- 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://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. All messages are archived and can be searched and read at http://www.mail-archive.com/gamers@audyssey.org. If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, please send E-mail to gamers-ow...@audyssey.org.
Re: [Audyssey] X-Sight Interactive Update
Although the rules are a bit different, it is the same game. --- Be positive! When it comes to being defeated, if you think you're finished, you! really! are! finished! - Original Message - From: Bryan Peterson bpeterson2...@cableone.net To: Gamers Discussion list gamers@audyssey.org Sent: Tuesday, December 17, 2013 11:11 AM Subject: Re: [Audyssey] X-Sight Interactive Update Which I'm assuming is not the same as the US game show of the same name? They're coming to take me away, ha-haaa! -Original Message- From: Chris H Sent: Tuesday, December 17, 2013 9:48 AM To: Gamers Discussion list Subject: Re: [Audyssey] X-Sight Interactive Update We are sorry to see you go. I was going to ask about X-Wheel as I have a license for that. Those who haven't got it already please take advantage of the closing down sale. X-Wheel is a classic indeed as it's a spin off of the UK television game show Wheel of Fortune as you probably know already. Good luck with your future endeavours sir. On 17/12/2013 15:06, Damien C. Pendleton wrote: Hi folks, Unfortunately, as of January 5, 2014, X-Sight Interactive will be closing its doors. Due to the high demands for games with better storylines, advanced navigation, high quality audio, and extra extensive support features such as 3d audio and online multiplayer capabilities, our current titles have not been meeting the high quality standards both we and our user base expect. As a result we are caught up in a chicken-egg circle where we are trying to create titles with the few resources we currently have at our disposal, and trying to sell them. Even then, despite a lot of time, effort and money put towards these titles, we have still not even met the expected figures. This means that other expenses such as new sound effects, voice actors and server costs, are coming from personal funds alone. Since 2006 I have, more often than not, had a team of people who have assisted me greatly in my desire to create audiogames. However, very recently, my entire team is no more, either due to other commitments, or discontent with the state of events here. This means that the entire responsibility of running X-Sight Interactive has fallen to myself, the founder and, once project manager, now sole survivor, so to speak. Consequently things have gone downhill in a major way, both from a business and personal perspective, and, based on the fact that I am a married man with a family to support, I have neither time nor money enough to continue to keep up a project that was once a dream, which has now turned into a financial nightmare. Up until January 5, 2014, we are offering our two commercial products, X-Wheel and Active Soundscape Engine, at a heavily reduced price (roughly a 70% discount) of $5.00 and $3.50 respectively. After january 5 all product support and marketing will cease, at which point our free title, River Raiders, will be transferred to my personal website at www.dcpendleton.co.uk, services such as the scoreboards will remain active until January 20. I'd like to thank all our former development and testing teams (Casey Matthews, Ryan Conroy, Richard and Rachael Claridge, Quinten Pendle, Kelly Sapergia, Munawar Bijani, Vincent Rikotta, Cory Sharp, Humphrey Clement, Shaun Edwards, Eric Baud, Joseli Walter, Louis Bryant, Michael Forzano and Matthew Horspool). Special thanks goes to Ian Paget, Peter Bryenton, Sean Randall, Philip Bennefall, Jayne Holden, and last but not least, my wife, Josie Pendleton. Most of all, my sincere grattitude and appreciation go to the people whom it would be futile to try and name, you. The community who have downloaded, purchased or otherwise played our games, contributed donations, sensible suggestions, constructive criticisms, encouragements, feedback, moral support etc. Without you, I would not have been able to carry on for as long as I have and it is mainly for this reason that I feel sad to say I have to go. I wish you all the best of happiness and luck for the future, whatever you do and wherever you go, and again, thank you so much for making this past eight years a pleasure for me, even if it hasn’t led us in the direction we expected it to. Cheers. Kind regards, Damien C.S. Pendleton. --- 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://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. All messages are archived and can be searched and read at http://www.mail-archive.com/gamers@audyssey.org. If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, please send E-mail to gamers-ow...@audyssey.org. --- 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://audyssey.org
Re: [Audyssey] X-Sight Interactive Update
Same here. I purchased your Wheel of Fortune game, and it is quite good. Thanks for the work you put into it. --- Be positive! When it comes to being defeated, if you think you're finished, you! really! are! finished! - Original Message - From: Thomas Ward thomasward1...@gmail.com To: Gamers Discussion list gamers@audyssey.org Sent: Tuesday, December 17, 2013 11:27 AM Subject: Re: [Audyssey] X-Sight Interactive Update Hi Damien, Sorry to hear you go, but the best of luck with your future endeavors whatever those may be. I wish you and your wife the best of luck. cheers! On 12/17/13, Damien C. Pendleton dam...@x-sight-interactive.net wrote: Hi folks, Unfortunately, as of January 5, 2014, X-Sight Interactive will be closing its doors. Due to the high demands for games with better storylines, advanced navigation, high quality audio, and extra extensive support features such as 3d audio and online multiplayer capabilities, our current titles have not been meeting the high quality standards both we and our user base expect. As a result we are caught up in a chicken-egg circle where we are trying to create titles with the few resources we currently have at our disposal, and trying to sell them. Even then, despite a lot of time, effort and money put towards these titles, we have still not even met the expected figures. This means that other expenses such as new sound effects, voice actors and server costs, are coming from personal funds alone. Since 2006 I have, more often than not, had a team of people who have assisted me greatly in my desire to create audiogames. However, very recently, my entire team is no more, either due to other commitments, or discontent with the state of events here. This means that the entire responsibility of running X-Sight Interactive has fallen to myself, the founder and, once project manager, now sole survivor, so to speak. Consequently things have gone downhill in a major way, both from a business and personal perspective, and, based on the fact that I am a married man with a family to support, I have neither time nor money enough to continue to keep up a project that was once a dream, which has now turned into a financial nightmare. Up until January 5, 2014, we are offering our two commercial products, X-Wheel and Active Soundscape Engine, at a heavily reduced price (roughly a 70% discount) of $5.00 and $3.50 respectively. After january 5 all product support and marketing will cease, at which point our free title, River Raiders, will be transferred to my personal website at www.dcpendleton.co.uk, services such as the scoreboards will remain active until January 20. I'd like to thank all our former development and testing teams (Casey Matthews, Ryan Conroy, Richard and Rachael Claridge, Quinten Pendle, Kelly Sapergia, Munawar Bijani, Vincent Rikotta, Cory Sharp, Humphrey Clement, Shaun Edwards, Eric Baud, Joseli Walter, Louis Bryant, Michael Forzano and Matthew Horspool). Special thanks goes to Ian Paget, Peter Bryenton, Sean Randall, Philip Bennefall, Jayne Holden, and last but not least, my wife, Josie Pendleton. Most of all, my sincere grattitude and appreciation go to the people whom it would be futile to try and name, you. The community who have downloaded, purchased or otherwise played our games, contributed donations, sensible suggestions, constructive criticisms, encouragements, feedback, moral support etc. Without you, I would not have been able to carry on for as long as I have and it is mainly for this reason that I feel sad to say I have to go. I wish you all the best of happiness and luck for the future, whatever you do and wherever you go, and again, thank you so much for making this past eight years a pleasure for me, even if it hasn’t led us in the direction we expected it to. Cheers. Kind regards, Damien C.S. Pendleton. --- 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://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. All messages are archived and can be searched and read at http://www.mail-archive.com/gamers@audyssey.org. If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, please send E-mail to gamers-ow...@audyssey.org. --- 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://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. All messages are archived and can be searched and read at http://www.mail-archive.com/gamers@audyssey.org. If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, please send E-mail to gamers-ow...@audyssey.org. --- Gamers mailing list __ Gamers@audyssey.org If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to gamers-unsubscr...@audyssey.org. You can make
