Re: [Audyssey] my ramblings about programming: why I use vb

2011-01-30 Thread Ken the Crazy
This game will only work correctly on Windows XP. Too bad because I actually like the game so far. Thanks for that. Being a gamer yourself, I know that you appreciate feedback--the good as much as the critical. Well, if you will help me port it to C.net, I'll take the bull by the horns.

Re: [Audyssey] my ramblings about programming: why I use vb

2011-01-30 Thread Ken the Crazy
Well, in Directx you can't pan sounds--any sound, if you're going to have even one 3d buffer. Ken Downey President DreamTechInteractive! And, Blind Comfort! The pleasant way to experience massage! It's the Caring without the Staring! - Original Message - From: Clement Chou

[Audyssey] New Heli Available

2011-01-30 Thread Ken the Crazy
OK, here it is, the next Heli. As always, get it from http://dl.dropbox.com/u/13071564/heli.zip First of all, I changed the switch a bit. Now, hit the switch on its lower half, the fan turns off. Hit it on the upper part, and the fan turns back on. Hit it in the middle and nothing happens.

Re: [Audyssey] Getting my butt royally kicked in MOTA

2011-01-30 Thread Shiny protector
I can take down any enemy in mota. Smelly, dirty harpies, ignorant skellitons, stinking zombies and more. I could take out who ever I wan'n'n'n'n'n'n'n'n'nn'n'n'n'n'n'nt! Lol'l'l'l'l'l'l'l'l'l'l'l! Evil grin'n'n'n'n'n'n'n'n'n'n'n'n'n'n'n'n'n'n'n'n'n. Evin Hayden Presley! - Original Message

Re: [Audyssey] Getting my butt royally kicked in MOTA

2011-01-30 Thread Shiny protector
In school we call it cardiovascular. BTW, I might be wrong, but if you have been stung very badly on the heart, wouldn't your cardiovascular be destroied? I mean, if your shot on the heart by a bullet, your cardiovascular system would be destroied, since your vascular is related with your

Re: [Audyssey] Blind Man Drives Car Independently

2011-01-30 Thread Shiny protector
Wow. That's spectacalur. - Original Message - From: Phil Vlasak p...@pcsgames.net To: Ken the Crazy kenwdow...@neo.rr.com; Gamers Discussion list gamers@audyssey.org Sent: Sunday, January 30, 2011 2:58 AM Subject: [Audyssey] Blind Man Drives Car Independently Hi Folks, The NFB

[Audyssey] jim's baseball game

2011-01-30 Thread NIcol
Hi Jim I enjoy your baseball game a lot. I have some questions. 1. I often notice that the opponent sometimes does not swing the bat If its my turn to bat, is it sometimes important to let the ball go without pressing spacebar to swing it? 2. I enjoy the commercials. I would like to know what

Re: [Audyssey] my ramblings about programming: why I use vb

2011-01-30 Thread Pitermach
Hi, at this point it's worth saying that realtek and creative have written applications that allow you to get the direct sound 3d functionality back. I've never tried them since I am currently on xp, but I heard they do exist. - Original Message - From: Thomas Ward

Re: [Audyssey] New Heli available for download

2011-01-30 Thread Jim Kitchen
Hi Willem, I debug as I go. That is I write a couple of lines of code or a new section and I press the f5 key to test run the program. So I know right away if the code was written and works the way that I wanted it to. That is one reason that I like to work right in the VB6 IDE. BFN

Re: [Audyssey] New Heli available for download

2011-01-30 Thread Jim Kitchen
Hi Ken, I am sorry, but my tag line program is written to work with my Email program. That is the Email program that I wrote for myself. So the tag line program would not work with any commercial Email programs. Sorry about that. BFN Jim If it doesn't say Kitchen's Inc on it. Someone

Re: [Audyssey] Heli

2011-01-30 Thread Jim Kitchen
Hi, Yes, I know that I have been doing everything wrong for over 20 years. I know this because people such as James, Thomas and Shaun have told me this over and over. And yes I am very lazy because none of the below games have ever used option explicit, but hey I am not working on beta 28

Re: [Audyssey] Getting my butt royally kicked in MOTA

2011-01-30 Thread Hayden Presley
Hi, No...the system is sometimes called that but cardio and vascular are both adjectives and combining them doesn't change that. This is offtopic, so I'll stop now. Best Regards, Hayden -Original Message- From: gamers-boun...@audyssey.org [mailto:gamers-boun...@audyssey.org] On Behalf

Re: [Audyssey] my ramblings about programming: why I use vb

2011-01-30 Thread Damien Pendleton
Hi Ken, You say others can work on it. This is the exact problem we have. Other people can't work on it if they do not have any of the .net development platforms. I am one of these and have BGT, which is fine for all of my development needs. It is portable, it is cheap, and it is packed with

Re: [Audyssey] port Heli to vb.net if you want: was Re: Heli

2011-01-30 Thread Hayden Presley
Hi, I have one slightly off topic question; I''ve looked at the IDEs for Visual Studio 2008 and I can't figure out how to compile a project. Best Regards, Hayden -Original Message- From: gamers-boun...@audyssey.org [mailto:gamers-boun...@audyssey.org] On Behalf Of Thomas Ward Sent:

Re: [Audyssey] Getting my butt royally kicked in MOTA

2011-01-30 Thread Shiny protector
We'll talk about this off the list. - Original Message - From: Hayden Presley hdpres...@hotmail.com To: 'Gamers Discussion list' gamers@audyssey.org Sent: Sunday, January 30, 2011 1:15 PM Subject: Re: [Audyssey] Getting my butt royally kicked in MOTA Hi, No...the system is sometimes

Re: [Audyssey] Second Life and Max guidedog

2011-01-30 Thread Mike Maslo
Where can I get max from for the second life?? I would love to try it. -Original Message- From: gamers-boun...@audyssey.org [mailto:gamers-boun...@audyssey.org] On Behalf Of Casey Mathews Sent: Saturday, January 29, 2011 8:45 PM To: Gamers Discussion list Subject: Re: [Audyssey] Second

[Audyssey] Really cool fight I just had now in TDV.

2011-01-30 Thread Shiny protector
This, and only this, is the best battle I ever had in TDV. Spoilers, read below. So, I took out the airbase. Won a battle with a guard tower, then I proceeded. I was surrounded by fighters, guard towers and Sam batteries. I was going to the refueler, so the fighters were chasing me around the

Re: [Audyssey] Blind Man Drives Car Independently

2011-01-30 Thread Alfredo_The_Music_maker
There ought to be one for flying a plane blind. I am more into planes than cars and ground vehicles. --- 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

Re: [Audyssey] which game interests you more...

2011-01-30 Thread Orin
Just curious: What is this fighting game review site? Orin orin8...@gmail.com Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/orinks Skype: orin1112 On Jan 30, 2011, at 12:16 AM, Clement Chou wrote: And we have virtually the same view... though the problem is of course, since you have no ps3 or xbox360

Re: [Audyssey] New Heli available for download

2011-01-30 Thread Trouble
That is also why it has no real power in programming. At 07:53 AM 1/29/2011, you wrote: all I can say is, oh well. one thing I like about autoit is that I'm not forced to specify variable types. That's also true for vb or purebasic. - Original Message - From: Thomas Ward

Re: [Audyssey] USA Blackjack 1.0 Released!

2011-01-30 Thread NIcol
HI Rynhardt I went to the website you gave, but it's a large website and I am lost. http://pys60.sourceforge.net I do not know where to go to get the pythan interpretor for synbian devices on that website. I clicked on this link: Symbian was the first platform specifically developed for

Re: [Audyssey] Second Life and Max guidedog

2011-01-30 Thread Casey Mathews
You can get Max login, and Max Voice Plus from www.virtualguidedog.org/tools However, I've not had much luck with that. Instead try: Radegast Metaverse Client http://radegastclient.org/wp/ Quite accessible. Supports text to speach, voice command via Windows 7, text chat, context menus of

[Audyssey] RSW test game?

2011-01-30 Thread Christopher Bartlett
What is the id for the test game in RSW that David Rose set up? I've joined a different game, but I should probably join the test game as well. Chris Bartlett --- Gamers mailing list __ Gamers@audyssey.org If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to

Re: [Audyssey] RSW test game?

2011-01-30 Thread David Rose
Hi Chris, Sorry, that game has already started. Maybe we should start up another test game? David On 1/30/11 8:14 AM, Christopher Bartlett wrote: What is the id for the test game in RSW that David Rose set up? I've joined a different game, but I should probably join the test game as well.

Re: [Audyssey] which game interests you more...

2011-01-30 Thread Clement Chou
It is: www.fightersgeneration.com It's not an official site run by any company, just a guy who knows every bit of info there is to know about games of this genre. At 07:39 AM 30/01/2011, you wrote: Just curious: What is this fighting game review site? Orin orin8...@gmail.com Twitter:

Re: [Audyssey] which game interests you more...

2011-01-30 Thread Clement Chou
Had a feeling this thread wouldn't last long. lol. Ah well. It was fun while it lasted. --- 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

Re: [Audyssey] jim's baseball game

2011-01-30 Thread Charles Rivard
It could be good strategy. Let's say that the bases are loaded, there is only one out, and the pitcher has pitched to you 3 balls outside the strike zone. The count is 3 balls and no strikes. Here comes a curve ball. Maybe, because the pitcher isn't concentrating, or because he's lost his

Re: [Audyssey] Blind Man Drives Car Independently

2011-01-30 Thread Charles Rivard
Cars are used by more people due to the expense and the fact that cars are easier to park in parking lots at work and such. --- Laughter is the best medicine, so look around, find a dose and take it to heart. - Original Message - From: Alfredo_The_Music_maker birdlover2...@hotmail.com

[Audyssey] driving blind

2011-01-30 Thread Charles Rivard
Here's an article from the Daytona Beach News journal! Technology helps blind driver lead lap - Racing a.. Sunday, January 30, 2011 No driver racing in the Rolex 24 At Daytona could have elicited louder screams from one group of fans than Mark Riccobono. Unknown to thousands of race fans

Re: [Audyssey] driving blind

2011-01-30 Thread Bryan Peterson
I'm not even convinced it'd be safe to share the road with blind drivers and I've been blind my whole life. Heck, a disturbing number of suppoedly sighted drivers may as well be blind. So I'm not convinced this is feasible from a safety standpoint. And I don't even want to speculate how much

Re: [Audyssey] driving blind

2011-01-30 Thread Clement Chou
Agreed. A race track is a race track, the road is a completely different story... but isn't this a bit off-topic? At 09:09 AM 30/01/2011, you wrote: I'm not even convinced it'd be safe to share the road with blind drivers and I've been blind my whole life. Heck, a disturbing number of

Re: [Audyssey] driving blind

2011-01-30 Thread Bryan Peterson
I'm sure it is. We are the Knights who say...Ni! - Original Message - From: Clement Chou chou.clem...@gmail.com To: Gamers Discussion list gamers@audyssey.org Sent: Sunday, January 30, 2011 10:17 AM Subject: Re: [Audyssey] driving blind Agreed. A race track is a race track, the

Re: [Audyssey] driving blind

2011-01-30 Thread Phil Vlasak
Hi Clement, I introduced the first article with the statement that the NFB created a car racing simulator game that they demonstrated at their July 2010 national convention. It used one-of-a-kind controller vibrating gloves. Now how can we get our hands on that computer program? And the

Re: [Audyssey] driving blind

2011-01-30 Thread Charles Rivard
Not feasible yet. And yet is the key word. If we can drive as safely as a sighted driver who pays more attention to the text message he is typing on his cell phone than to his driving, I'd say let's go for it. As to the cost of the vehicles, which costed more when first introduced: The

Re: [Audyssey] driving blind

2011-01-30 Thread Clement Chou
Good to see I'm not the only one who thinks so. lol. At 09:20 AM 30/01/2011, you wrote: I'm sure it is. We are the Knights who say...Ni! - Original Message - From: Clement Chou chou.clem...@gmail.com To: Gamers Discussion list gamers@audyssey.org Sent: Sunday, January 30, 2011 10:17

Re: [Audyssey] RSW test game?

2011-01-30 Thread Christopher Bartlett
If you want to start an advanced test game, I'm completely on board; I find the core and classic variations less interesting. I'm currently using the web interface in the (I think) Forest-c3 specialty game. I've submitted my first turn's orders on draft status. The web interface is pretty clean

Re: [Audyssey] RSW test game?

2011-01-30 Thread David Rose
Hi Chris, Right, absolute position is completely irrelevant, and (generally) isn't provided to the sighted player either. In fact, the graphical client is only a data management tool, and it works solely with the data provided in the text report--no data other than that is available to any

Re: [Audyssey] driving blind

2011-01-30 Thread Bryan Peterson
The car is probably still more expensive than even the most expensive computer, at least those available to the general public. Call me a pecimist but I'm still not convinced that they've actually done all their homework. THere are just too many variables involved in driving. And what happens

Re: [Audyssey] RSW test game?

2011-01-30 Thread Sarah Haake
Hi David, I think I would join a classic or advanced test game, but only after the core game which currently runs has finished. I simply want to get the hang of the simpler game first before I start a more complicated one. So, if you wait for the core game to finish before you start another

Re: [Audyssey] driving blind

2011-01-30 Thread Charles Rivard
If that happens, an accident should be chalked up to a mechanical malfunction rather than the fault of the driver. As for expense, my point was that the first computers cost far more than those of today. It happens all the time as technology progresses. --- Laughter is the best medicine, so

Re: [Audyssey] driving blind

2011-01-30 Thread Hayden Presley
Hi, What you say about computers is certainly true. I once read that one reason that Compilers/assemblers were not encouraged in the early days ofcomputing was because a programmer was much cheeper by the hour than a computer. Best Regards, Hayden -Original Message- From:

Re: [Audyssey] New Heli available for download

2011-01-30 Thread Willem
Hi Jim. I also program like that, but sometimes a bug don't give an error. That is where coding standards helps me to avoid some easy to make mistakes. and save some time. - Original Message - From: Jim Kitchen j...@kitchensinc.net To: Willem Gamers@audyssey.org Sent: Sunday, January

Re: [Audyssey] marvel vs. capcom 3 details

2011-01-30 Thread Tom Randall
Excellent! This will be my first foray into the marvel characters and games so it should be interesting indeed. Just as an update, you can preorder marvel vs. capcom 3 at ebgames.com which I did yesterday. Will be picking it up at my local store when it is available. Game on. Tom

Re: [Audyssey] driving blind

2011-01-30 Thread Bryan Peterson
That wasn't the point though. If the vibrating motors malfunction in mid drive how are you going to know when to pull over or whatever? We are the Knights who say...Ni! - Original Message - From: Charles Rivard woofer...@sbcglobal.net To: Gamers Discussion list gamers@audyssey.org

Re: [Audyssey] RSW test game?

2011-01-30 Thread dark
I find the concept of the advanced game with it's character types most interesting, but I'd prefer to work up to it with a core game first to get used to giving orders, and also investigate possible ways of overviewing textual map information, sinse the last thing I want to find is I get bogged

Re: [Audyssey] RSW test game?

2011-01-30 Thread dark
Agreed Sarah, and I'll join you in a classic or advanced game after this core one we're currently on. beware the Grue! dark. - Original Message - From: Sarah Haake ti...@gmx.net To: Gamers Discussion list gamers@audyssey.org Sent: Sunday, January 30, 2011 6:59 PM Subject: Re:

[Audyssey] street fighter and space colony cleaner

2011-01-30 Thread Jack F
Hi all, Where are you getting this super street fighter game? I have the game, for the xbox 360, not windows. I at least want a download of the full game or a demo. Also I really want space colony cleaner. I keep emailing you about it and I don't get a link. I want scc and the maze game from

Re: [Audyssey] street fighter and space colony cleaner

2011-01-30 Thread Hayden Presley
Hi Jack, Send me your ID and I'll send you the registration key. Best Regards, Hayden -Original Message- From: gamers-boun...@audyssey.org [mailto:gamers-boun...@audyssey.org] On Behalf Of Jack F Sent: Sunday, January 30, 2011 2:32 PM To: gamers Subject: [Audyssey] street fighter and

Re: [Audyssey] RSW test game?

2011-01-30 Thread Zachary Kline
Hi Dark and All, I agree. I'd love an advanced or classic game after our current one finishes. I don't want to try to learn too many concepts at once. Best, Zack. On Jan 30, 2011, at 12:25 PM, dark wrote: Agreed Sarah, and I'll join you in a classic or advanced game after this core one

[Audyssey] MOTA Queery

2011-01-30 Thread Hayden Presley
Hi Thomas, Out of curiosity: any chance we may see BETA 17 this evening? Best Regards, Hayden --- 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

Re: [Audyssey] MOTA Queery

2011-01-30 Thread Charles Rivard
Are you blind? If so, no. As for if you're not, only the Thomas Ward knows. (ornery grin) --- Laughter is the best medicine, so look around, find a dose and take it to heart. - Original Message - From: Hayden Presley hdpres...@hotmail.com To: 'Gamers Discussion list'

Re: [Audyssey] MOTA Queery

2011-01-30 Thread Hayden Presley
Hi, Hahaha...quite the reply. Best Regards, Hayden -Original Message- From: gamers-boun...@audyssey.org [mailto:gamers-boun...@audyssey.org] On Behalf Of Charles Rivard Sent: Sunday, January 30, 2011 3:56 PM To: Gamers Discussion list Subject: Re: [Audyssey] MOTA Queery Are you blind?

Re: [Audyssey] RSW test game?

2011-01-30 Thread Christopher Bartlett
I'm happy to report on issues that come up in the advanced/specialty games. The game I'm in has three additional character types, key and ship hoarders that do what they suggest and a remnant of a progenitor race that appears to partake of weaker versions of everyone else's powers and score points

Re: [Audyssey] street fighter and space colony cleaner

2011-01-30 Thread Clement Chou
Um... super street fighter IV is only for the xbox360 or ps3... only the original Street Fighter IV was for pc, and personally if you have an xbox360 I don't even see why you'd bother with vanilla SFIV. At 12:32 PM 30/01/2011, you wrote: Hi all, Where are you getting this super street fighter

Re: [Audyssey] driving blind

2011-01-30 Thread Ron Kolesar
I would also, love to know how I can get a hold of that simulator program and gloves as well. Now I wonder if we could adapt it for we blind pilot love to be and for flying the space shuttle as well? Ron who if were sighted now know's that his career would have been in the air and hopefully as

[Audyssey] street fighter, scc and maze game and self destruct

2011-01-30 Thread Jack F
Hi Haydon, May I please remind you that I have trouble generating my id. I do the following to generate the id. I go in the game and wait until I hear please select a dificulty level. I press ctrl g to get to the generate my id. I hear you will need a screen reader for this function. I load jaws

Re: [Audyssey] street fighter, scc and maze game and self destruct

2011-01-30 Thread Hayden Presley
Hi, Clement has already replied regarding Super Street Fighter. As for the other one...I do not have that one. Best Regards, Hayden -Original Message- From: gamers-boun...@audyssey.org [mailto:gamers-boun...@audyssey.org] On Behalf Of Jack F Sent: Sunday, January 30, 2011 8:21 PM To:

Re: [Audyssey] street fighter, scc and maze game and self destruct

2011-01-30 Thread Clement Chou
Giving out Super Street Fighter IV would be priacy, to start off with. Second, the game is, I repeat, only for the ps3 / xbox360. At 06:21 PM 30/01/2011, you wrote: Hi Haydon, May I please remind you that I have trouble generating my id. I do the following to generate the id. I go in the game

Re: [Audyssey] MOTA Queery

2011-01-30 Thread Thomas Ward
Hi Hayden, Probably not. I've been tied up with other things today and and still have a few things to update/fix before the beta goes public. Sorry, but the release will be put off a couple of days or so. HTH On 1/30/11, Hayden Presley hdpres...@hotmail.com wrote: Hi Thomas, Out of

Re: [Audyssey] jim's baseball game

2011-01-30 Thread Thomas Ward
Hi Nicol, Nicol wrote: I often notice that the opponent sometimes does not swing the bat If its my turn to bat, is it sometimes important to let the ball go without pressing spacebar to swing it? My reply: No. You should always atempt to hit the ball. Otherwise that is an automatic strike.

Re: [Audyssey] jim's baseball game

2011-01-30 Thread Thomas Ward
Hi, That's not impossible, but I'd say pretty long odds. A tripple play like the one you describe is pretty rare. If it were me I'd opt for slamming that ball as hard as I could, try and knock that ball out of the stadium, and run as fast as I could. With the bases loaded like that no matter what

Re: [Audyssey] port Heli to vb.net if you want: was Re: Heli

2011-01-30 Thread Thomas Ward
Hi Hayden, Press f7. Alternatively you can do alt+b for the build menu, arrow to build, and then press enter. HTH On 1/30/11, Hayden Presley hdpres...@hotmail.com wrote: Hi, I have one slightly off topic question; I''ve looked at the IDEs for Visual Studio 2008 and I can't figure out how

Re: [Audyssey] port Heli to vb.net if you want: was Re: Heli

2011-01-30 Thread Thomas Ward
Hi Ken, First, you are right. C# .net is much much easier than C++ to learn. There are a number of good reasons why it has replaced Visual Basic in academic circles as the new beginners programming language. I'll list some of the main ones below. Garbage Collection --- In C and C++ it was always

Re: [Audyssey] New Heli available for download

2011-01-30 Thread Ken the Crazy
Ah, that's right--I should have remembered. Oh well, it makes you unique! Ken Downey President DreamTechInteractive! And, Blind Comfort! The pleasant way to experience massage! It's the Caring without the Staring! - Original Message - From: Jim Kitchen j...@kitchensinc.net To: Ken the

Re: [Audyssey] my ramblings about programming: why I use vb

2011-01-30 Thread Thomas Ward
Hi, Thanks. That's certainly good to know. However, the fact remains, this still would just be one more piece of software someone would have to get and install just to acquire XP functionality under Windows 7. It seams to me in the long term it is better to switch to FMOD or XAudio2 rather than