Re: [Audyssey] Park boss report.

2014-10-05 Thread Lori Duncan
Hi Thomas, perhaps we should have the option to fire and employ new consultents. :) -Original Message- From: Thomas Ward Sent: Sunday, October 05, 2014 4:26 AM To: Gamers Discussion list Subject: Re: [Audyssey] Park boss report. Hi Hayden, Same here. The first couple of parks I

Re: [Audyssey] Park boss report.

2014-10-05 Thread Lori Duncan
Hi Thomas, odd that the park reports are so unrelyable, those darned entertainers went on strike, wish I could sue them for neglect of duties. :) The strange thing is, even though I've encreased ticket prices, I still amen't making enough money to keep myself from going into overdraft. My

Re: [Audyssey] Park boss report.

2014-10-05 Thread lenron brown
I am having the same problem putting out more than I am bringing in my entertainer seems to think he should get payed 18 dollars an hour. I had to fire one of them :). Hope you come up with a great combo that works. On 10/5/14, Lori Duncan lori_dunca...@hotmail.com wrote: Hi Thomas, odd that the

Re: [Audyssey] Park boss report.

2014-10-05 Thread hayden presley
Hi Thomas, Funny you should mention that. I believe my last entertainers were being paid something like 10 pounds more than my park staff. I certainly considered firing them more than once, but I wasn't sure precisely what kind of ramifications this might have to the number of customers. Best

Re: [Audyssey] suggestion for park boss

2014-10-05 Thread hayden presley
Hi Thomas, Oh, absolutely. I was simply referring to the previously made suggestion to name them after famous rides straight out of the box. (At least, that's how I read it.) Should Nick decide to include rides like Splash Mountain with the game, I could see the situation possibly becoming a bit

Re: [Audyssey] Park boss report.

2014-10-05 Thread hayden presley
Hi Thomas, You mentioned that after striking, the employees wanted more than they were being paid before you dropped your wages--something which brought to mind an interesting phrase at the end of the strike eMails. If you recall, it is mentioned that the wage might be negociable. I can't tell if

[Audyssey] JAWS 16 not working with the Playroom?

2014-10-05 Thread hayden presley
Hi All, I finally downloaded the new beta of JAWS the other day, and found to my great irritation that upon logging into the playroom, I got no spoken feedback. I was wonder if anyone else has had the same issue, and if so if they have discovered a workaround that precludes the need to use JAWS

Re: [Audyssey] Need Help Defeating Jason in Paladin of the Sky

2014-10-05 Thread Kelly Sapergia
Hi Aaron, Thanks, that helped a lot! Now I'm up to level 21, but have another issue. S P O I L E R S P A C E I think I’ve explored pretty much all of the internal electronics area behind the Gaming Facility, but other than encountering someone at the entrance, and various enemies, I haven’t

Re: [Audyssey] Need Help Defeating Jason in Paladin of the Sky

2014-10-05 Thread Bryan Peterson
S P O I L E R You're looking for a staircase leading up. Somewhere on the first floor you'll find a teleporter that, if you step in it, warps you back to the regular gaming facility. So instead walk right past it until you hear the staircase noise. Go up and take the south teleporter. The

[Audyssey] hiring or firing in Park Boss - Re: Park boss report.

2014-10-05 Thread Charles Rivard
Possible S P O I L E R!!! You can fire and hire employees using the arrow keys. This might help the striking situation. --- Be positive! When it comes to being defeated, if you think you're finished, you! really! are! finished! - Original Message - From: Lori Duncan

Re: [Audyssey] suggestion for park boss

2014-10-05 Thread emily
actually, that's given me an idea. wouldn't it be cool if say you could choose what type of seats you use on the rides. an example would be the horses on the merry-go-round, you can theme them in to diffrent animals, or if you wanted to objects same with rides such as the roller coaster.

Re: [Audyssey] suggestion for park boss

2014-10-05 Thread Charles Rivard
Different types of roller coasters have different ways to seat you, or you might be standing. Carousels have different animals, which can be real artwork. You buy them premade rather than custom built, and they would be at different costs, set by the ride designer and or vender. --- Be

Re: [Audyssey] Park boss report.

2014-10-05 Thread Dakotah Rickard
Honestly, I've never once generated a park report. Granted, my first park went bankrupt at sometime around week 65, because I couldn't seem to balance my prices. My second one... I don't even know what happened. It went from a balance of about 300,000 pounds to negative by about that much in two

Re: [Audyssey] suggestion for park boss

2014-10-05 Thread Dakotah Rickard
Oh yeah. Also, I think it'd be lovely to be able to rotate the rides. i'd ove to put som things in sideways. On 10/5/14, Dakotah Rickard dakotah.rick...@gmail.com wrote: Honestly, I agree. I've all but built every ride, and I don't want to duplicate things, because I feel awkward about having

Re: [Audyssey] suggestion for park boss

2014-10-05 Thread Dakotah Rickard
Honestly, I agree. I've all but built every ride, and I don't want to duplicate things, because I feel awkward about having two ... well, anything. I really shouldn't maybe, but I can't help it. On 10/5/14, Charles Rivard wee1s...@fidnet.com wrote: Different types of roller coasters have

Re: [Audyssey] Park boss report.

2014-10-05 Thread Desiree Oudinot
I generated one park report. After seeing how inaccurate it was, I decided that was a feature of the game I could live without. More power to those who use it, though. On 10/5/14, Dakotah Rickard dakotah.rick...@gmail.com wrote: Honestly, I've never once generated a park report. Granted, my

Re: [Audyssey] Park boss report.

2014-10-05 Thread Desiree Oudinot
Hi, I think the concept is that if you raise the wage just a bit, say half of what they're asking for, that's negotiating. But I agree that this needs to be more well-defined in the documentation, or a feature should be added in which you talk to your employees and ask them what they want. It also

Re: [Audyssey] suggestion for park boss

2014-10-05 Thread Desiree Oudinot
I agree. The way it stands now, even if you put more than, say, one roller coaster in, it feels like you're just putting two of the same coaster in, because you can't personalize them at all. On 10/5/14, Dakotah Rickard dakotah.rick...@gmail.com wrote: Honestly, I agree. I've all but built every

Re: [Audyssey] suggestion for park boss

2014-10-05 Thread emily
but. in the game, in the menu, it says for example kids roller coaster, then the cost to build it- so surely you can build it how you like? or if least not that, preview the stats. how are you seated. how many hills are their. how many riders per row etc On 05/10/2014 19:26, Charles Rivard

[Audyssey] harry potter games

2014-10-05 Thread emily
hi all. i am wondering if their are any games relating to harry potter. i love harry potter a lot:) --- 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] harry potter games

2014-10-05 Thread Charles Rivard
Sarah and the Castle of Witchcraft and Wizardry can be found at www.pcsgames.net You meet and interact with some of the Hogwarts staff, which may or may not be a good thing, as you explore Hogwarts during the summer months as you collect treasures and have a lot of fun. --- Be positive!

Re: [Audyssey] suggestion for park boss

2014-10-05 Thread Thomas Ward
Hi Emily, The game isn't that sophisticated. If you build a kids roller-coaster the only thing you can decide is where to put it on your park's map. Other than that you can't name it, decide number of passengers, number of loops, etc. There is no way to modify the basic template. On 10/5/14,

[Audyssey] Audiogames.net and forum down?

2014-10-05 Thread Sarah Haake
Hi, I can't reach the audiogames.net website and the forum. It still worked for me about two hours ago. Is anyone else able to reach the site or does know what the problem might be? And just in case anyone feels like complaining because I'm sending this to the list instead of the site owner.

Re: [Audyssey] suggestion for park boss

2014-10-05 Thread Dakotah Rickard
How about different kinds of coasters, as in something like Rollercoaster tycoon: wood or steel construction, either straight, hilly, curvy, upside down, etc. Just a thought of something maybe to add to a great game, unique to anything we have on offer. I've been wondering how long it'd take

Re: [Audyssey] Need Help Defeating Jason in Paladin of the Sky

2014-10-05 Thread Aaron Baker
Your first objective is to find a staircase leading up. There's only one, so if you've found a staircase, that's the one. On 10/5/14, Bryan Peterson bpeterson2...@cableone.net wrote: S P O I L E R You're looking for a staircase leading up. Somewhere on the first floor you'll find a

Re: [Audyssey] harry potter games

2014-10-05 Thread Josh Kennedy
there used to be a text adventure game that ran in frotz which was a harry potter one. but haven't seen it around in a few years now. On 10/5/2014 5:22 PM, emily wrote: hi all. i am wondering if their are any games relating to harry potter. i love harry potter a lot:) --- Gamers mailing

Re: [Audyssey] harry potter games

2014-10-05 Thread Danielle Antoine
There once was www.hogwartslive.com I used to play on there but last time I checked it was wrought with to many ads and clutter for my liking. It's been a few years so I don't know if it's the same way or if it's even still around. Danielle On 10/5/14, Josh Kennedy joshknnd1...@gmail.com

Re: [Audyssey] harry potter games

2014-10-05 Thread Josh Kennedy
I went to it and its still there. On 10/5/2014 8:21 PM, Danielle Antoine wrote: There once was www.hogwartslive.com I used to play on there but last time I checked it was wrought with to many ads and clutter for my liking. It's been a few years so I don't know if it's the same way or if it's

Re: [Audyssey] Park boss report.

2014-10-05 Thread Thomas Ward
Hi Desiree, I happen to agree with you. I think wages should be allowed to be in creased in smaller amounts than just pounds, and yes the UK does have change. They call their coins by different names than the US currency, but I think for simplicity sake Nick chose to round up or down to the

Re: [Audyssey] Park boss report.

2014-10-05 Thread Thomas Ward
Hi Lori, Perhaps. However, somehow I don't think that will change things much. The consultants only look at the bottom line, what financially would be best for your park, but totally exclude or overlook the human element in their suggestions. For example, if the consultants say your employees

Re: [Audyssey] Park boss report.

2014-10-05 Thread Thomas Ward
Hi Hayden, Depends on how popular your park is. Firing your entertainers may cause a drop in customer satisfaction and you may experience a few less customers, but I haven't noticed anything so bad I absolutely had to hire them back. If they wanted too much money I found I was better off without

Re: [Audyssey] Park boss report.

2014-10-05 Thread Thomas Ward
Hi Hayden, Generally when you negotiate with your employees you can try and offer a price and they will either go back to work or still stay out on strike. There is no way to just wait them out. I tried that once and my park went under with everyone stubbornly waiting for me to increase their

Re: [Audyssey] Park boss report.

2014-10-05 Thread hayden presley
Hi, Thanks. The principle of negociation wasn't quite what was alluding me; it was simply how it was applied in the context of Park Boss. I'll have to try that and see what happens. Best Regards, Hayden -Original Message- From: Gamers [mailto:gamers-boun...@audyssey.org] On Behalf Of

Re: [Audyssey] Park boss report.

2014-10-05 Thread Thomas Ward
Hi Lori, One way to help with keeping yourself out of the red is by slightly raising meal and snack prices. Meal and snack prices will be your main source of income so finding out how much your customers will pay will help as far as currency goes. Another way to help increase profit is find ways