Re: [Audyssey] USA games news

2008-12-20 Thread Clement Chou
Any plans for stuff like deathmatches in deadly alliance online? That would be very nice... --- 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

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2008-12-20 Thread Thomas Ward
Hello Clement, Quote Any plans for stuff like deathmatches in deadly alliance online? That would be very nice... End quote If you are talking about Mortal Kombat Deadly Alliance my Star Trek game has nothing in common with that game other than similar titles. Thus death matches and things of

Re: [Audyssey] USA Games News

2008-12-20 Thread Will Lomas
hi shame we won't see even a demo of mysteries of the ancients to play over the festive period however, when it does arrive it will be a cracker i'm sure On 20 Dec 2008, at 19:18, Thomas Ward wrote: Hello Clement, Quote Any plans for stuff like deathmatches in deadly alliance online?

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2008-12-20 Thread Clement Chou
...@gmail.com To: Gamers Discussion list gamers@audyssey.org Sent: Saturday, December 20, 2008 11:18 AM Subject: Re: [Audyssey] USA Games News Hello Clement, Quote Any plans for stuff like deathmatches in deadly alliance online? That would be very nice... End quote If you are talking about

Re: [Audyssey] USA Games News

2008-12-20 Thread Thomas Ward
Hi William, I know, but MOTA simply is not ready. Not to mention that over the next couple of days I am going to be working on getting my web site back up and running. We solved our domain issue by purchasing a new domain, but that like broke everything. So we have to do a massive upgrade on the

Re: [Audyssey] USA Games News 11/10/2008

2008-11-12 Thread Charles Rivard
In that case, go with the new stuff. I'll be pleased with either way. --- Pretty is as pretty does. - Original Message - From: Thomas Ward [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Gamers Discussion list gamers@audyssey.org Sent: Tuesday, November 11, 2008 5:30 PM Subject: Re: [Audyssey] USA Games News

Re: [Audyssey] USA Games News 11/10/2008

2008-11-11 Thread Trenton Matthews
to check that out if ya wish. -- From: dark [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, November 11, 2008 4:38 AM To: Gamers Discussion list gamers@audyssey.org Subject: Re: [Audyssey] USA Games News 11/10/2008 hi Tom. wow! it's taken me a while to get

Re: [Audyssey] USA Games News 11/10/2008

2008-11-11 Thread Trenton Matthews
@audyssey.org Subject: Re: [Audyssey] USA Games News 11/10/2008 hi Tom. wow! it's taken me a while to get to this E-mail. The new game sounds great, I've been wanting something decent in 2D for ages, and this is certainly sounding good. Presumably, sinse the genesis engine will now do 2d, when

Re: [Audyssey] USA Games News 11/10/2008

2008-11-11 Thread Trenton Matthews
, November 10, 2008 9:45 AM To: Gamers Discussion list gamers@audyssey.org Subject: Re: [Audyssey] USA Games News 11/10/2008 Rather reminds me of Marrio though. If it was a level pack it'd be sort of cool to have an explanation, something like Angela Carter's failed expedition to the temple

Re: [Audyssey] USA Games News 11/10/2008

2008-11-11 Thread Orin
Hmm. Thought it was 3D? On Nov 11, 2008, at 6:38 AM, dark wrote: hi Tom. wow! it's taken me a while to get to this E-mail. The new game sounds great, I've been wanting something decent in 2D for ages, and this is certainly sounding good. Presumably, sinse the genesis engine will now do

Re: [Audyssey] USA Games News 11/10/2008

2008-11-11 Thread dark
the Grue! Dark. - Original Message - From: Trenton Matthews [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Gamers Discussion list gamers@audyssey.org Sent: Tuesday, November 11, 2008 4:40 PM Subject: Re: [Audyssey] USA Games News 11/10/2008 Who knows. The original Tomb Raider series that the Tomb Hunter series

Re: [Audyssey] USA Games News 11/10/2008

2008-11-11 Thread Thomas Ward
Hi Dark, No, I think you misunderstood what I said, and perhaps I didn't explain clearly what I meant. In my news letter I mentioned that MOTA is based on a modified Genesis 3D engine. I took the Genesis 3D engine and modified it specifically for MOTA making it an engine in its own right.

Re: [Audyssey] USA Games News 11/10/2008

2008-11-11 Thread Thomas Ward
Hi orin, Yes, the Genesis 3D engine, full engine, is indeed 3D. The Genesis engine MOTA is based on is a modified version of the Genesis 3D engine specifically for that game. Orin wrote: Hmm. Thought it was 3D? --- Gamers mailing list __ Gamers@audyssey.org If you want to leave the list,

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2008-11-11 Thread Will Lomas
mota isn't no On 11 Nov 2008, at 12:03, Orin wrote: Hmm. Thought it was 3D? On Nov 11, 2008, at 6:38 AM, dark wrote: hi Tom. wow! it's taken me a while to get to this E-mail. The new game sounds great, I've been wanting something decent in 2D for ages, and this is certainly sounding

Re: [Audyssey] USA Games News 11/10/2008

2008-11-11 Thread dark
! dark. - Original Message - From: Trenton Matthews [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Gamers Discussion list gamers@audyssey.org Sent: Tuesday, November 11, 2008 4:42 PM Subject: Re: [Audyssey] USA Games News 11/10/2008 I agree as well, to release the original Monty levels as part of a level pack. Why

Re: [Audyssey] USA Games News 11/10/2008

2008-11-11 Thread dark
hi Tom. wow! it's taken me a while to get to this E-mail. The new game sounds great, I've been wanting something decent in 2D for ages, and this is certainly sounding good. Presumably, sinse the genesis engine will now do 2d, when you eventually release the engine as a game creation tool,

Re: [Audyssey] USA Games News 11/10/2008

2008-11-11 Thread Bryan Peterson
Apparently it's also going to be 2-D now. - Original Message - From: Orin [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Gamers Discussion list gamers@audyssey.org Sent: Tuesday, November 11, 2008 5:03 AM Subject: Re: [Audyssey] USA Games News 11/10/2008 Hmm. Thought it was 3D? On Nov 11, 2008, at 6:38 AM

Re: [Audyssey] USA Games News 11/10/2008

2008-11-11 Thread dark
Fair enough thom, i clearly got the wrong end of the stick when you mentioned in the news using Genesis 3D to create a 2D game, and I can see why doing cunning but complex things with the editer to create 2D instead of 3d effects wouldn't exactly be user friendly. i'm afraid though i don't

Re: [Audyssey] USA Games News 11/10/2008

2008-11-11 Thread Thomas Ward
Hi Trenton, Actually, the level editor for the first Tomb Raider games was written by a third-party developer. It was never officially supported by Edos Interactive and Core Design. However, the new Legend engine used to develope Tomb Raider Legend, Anniversary, and Underworld does have a

Re: [Audyssey] USA Games News 11/10/2008

2008-11-11 Thread Thomas Ward
Hi Trenton, Well, Part of the problem is the old levels are completely uncompatible with the new engine. In order to add the original levels I would have to completely write them from scratch. I'm actually a bit surprised that people are this interested in the classic levels. I mean I can add

Re: [Audyssey] USA Games News 11/10/2008

2008-11-11 Thread Trenton Matthews
Nice! -- From: Thomas Ward [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, November 11, 2008 5:09 PM To: Gamers Discussion list gamers@audyssey.org Subject: Re: [Audyssey] USA Games News 11/10/2008 Hi Trenton, Actually, the level editor for the first Tomb

Re: [Audyssey] USA Games News 11/10/2008

2008-11-11 Thread Thomas Ward
Hi Trenton, Sure I can always ad another subdomain to my web site like tombhunter.usagames.us to give the game its own web site, but what would be the purpose of doing so? I imagine if I was going to open it up to a complete Tomb Hunter forum like there is for Tomb Raider complete with fan

Re: [Audyssey] USA Games News 11/10/2008

2008-11-11 Thread Trenton Matthews
Discussion list gamers@audyssey.org Subject: Re: [Audyssey] USA Games News 11/10/2008 Hi Trenton, Sure I can always ad another subdomain to my web site like tombhunter.usagames.us to give the game its own web site, but what would be the purpose of doing so? I imagine if I was going to open it up

Re: [Audyssey] USA Games News 11/10/2008

2008-11-11 Thread Trenton Matthews
I get the picture. I don't see why the new ones can't stay then. -- From: Thomas Ward [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, November 11, 2008 6:30 PM To: Gamers Discussion list gamers@audyssey.org Subject: Re: [Audyssey] USA Games News 11/10/2008 Hi

Re: [Audyssey] USA Games News 11/10/2008

2008-11-11 Thread dark
Discussion list gamers@audyssey.org Sent: Wednesday, November 12, 2008 1:30 AM Subject: Re: [Audyssey] USA Games News 11/10/2008 Hi Trenton, Well, Part of the problem is the old levels are completely uncompatible with the new engine. In order to add the original levels I would have

Re: [Audyssey] USA Games News 11/10/2008

2008-11-11 Thread Trenton Matthews
And with that, I surely agree! -- From: dark [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, November 10, 2008 7:53 PM To: Gamers Discussion list gamers@audyssey.org Subject: Re: [Audyssey] USA Games News 11/10/2008 Ah tom, appologies (I read your previous

Re: [Audyssey] USA Games News 11/10/2008

2008-11-11 Thread Thomas Ward
happily! -- From: Thomas Ward [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, November 11, 2008 6:37 PM To: Gamers Discussion list gamers@audyssey.org Subject: Re: [Audyssey] USA Games News 11/10/2008 Hi Trenton, Sure I can always ad another subdomain to my web

Re: [Audyssey] USA Games News 11/10/2008

2008-11-11 Thread shaun everiss
hmmm I don't want you to have to reright the origional levels that is a waste of time. At 02:30 p.m. 12/11/2008, you wrote: Hi Trenton, Well, Part of the problem is the old levels are completely uncompatible with the new engine. In order to add the original levels I would have to completely

[Audyssey] USA Games News 11/10/2008

2008-11-10 Thread Thomas Ward
USA Games News Nov. 10, 2008 Introduction Greetings gamers, Welcome to the November issue of the USA Games News. Admittedly there is not a lot of news to report this month, but what I do have to say is good news. Especially, for those waiting for USA Games to release Mysteries of the

Re: [Audyssey] USA Games News 10/24/2008

2008-10-27 Thread Thomas Ward
Hi Will, Not at this time. I've been completely redesigning the Mysteries of the Ancients engine to suppport the new creatures, story line, and redesigning all the levels from scratch. I've also had to make modifications to the enemy AI to support different weapons, speed, whatever. The

[Audyssey] USA Games News 10/24/2008.

2008-10-24 Thread Thomas Ward
USA Games News Oct. 24, 2008 Introduction Greetings gamers, This USA Games news letter is a bit of good news and bad news. Though, I think most of the news is good news. It is more a question of time than anything else. In our previous news letter we had mentioned the fact we were switching

Re: [Audyssey] USA Games News 9/18/2008

2008-09-20 Thread shaun everiss
I know you are being stretched to the limit, but there was no stfc news, I suppose there was no work done to put out news on stfc but I am always looking foreward ever since the last tidbit came out. At 01:18 a.m. 20/09/2008, you wrote: Hi, Well, in regards to USA Raceway adding force feedback

Re: [Audyssey] USA Games News 9/18/2008

2008-09-20 Thread Thomas Ward
Hi Shaun, At the moment there really isn't anything to report about STFC 2.0. Everything there is to know you probably know already. It is being ported to Java 6, it is going to be based on the Next Generation series, and obviously it will be a more stable version than 1.2. Work on it has been

Re: [Audyssey] USA Games News 9/18/2008

2008-09-19 Thread Thomas Ward
Hi, Well, in regards to USA Raceway adding force feedback support isn't going to be an easy task now that the Raceway racing engine is being ported to Java 6. There is JInput which has force feedback controller support, but I don't know anything about it. The problem is further compounded by

[Audyssey] USA Games News 9/18/2008

2008-09-18 Thread Thomas Ward
USA Games News Sep. 18, 2008 Introduction Hello gamers, Welcome to the September issue of the USA Games news letter. Quite a bit of news is happening lately, and we decided to send this one out a little earlier than usual to keep you informed of the latest changes, updates, and late

Re: [Audyssey] USA Games News 9/18/2008

2008-09-18 Thread constantine (on laptop)
DDR ram, Fujitsu 100 gb 4500 RPM Hard Drive, connecsant AC-link audio - Original Message - From: Thomas Ward [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Gamers Discussion list gamers@audyssey.org Sent: Thursday, September 18, 2008 7:14 AM Subject: [Audyssey] USA Games News 9/18/2008 USA Games News Sep. 18

Re: [Audyssey] USA Games News 8/20/2008

2008-09-11 Thread Thomas Ward
HI Tom, You are quite right. Personally, I don't believe a game created in a side-scroller format necessarily needs to imitate games for the Atari 2600 platform. After all those games lacked modern day features such as 3D graphics, realistic sounds, large player inventories, save game

Re: [Audyssey] USA Games News 8/20/2008

2008-09-11 Thread Bryan Peterson
Mmm, donuts. - Original Message - From: Thomas Ward [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Gamers Discussion list gamers@audyssey.org Sent: Thursday, September 11, 2008 10:41 AM Subject: Re: [Audyssey] USA Games News 8/20/2008 HI Tom, You are quite right. Personally, I don't believe a game created

Re: [Audyssey] USA Games News 8/20/2008

2008-09-08 Thread Tom Randall
: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Thomas Ward Sent: Wednesday, August 20, 2008 1:39 PM To: Gamers Discussion list Subject: Re: [Audyssey] USA Games News 8/20/2008 Hi Bryan, Thanks for the encouragement. Yeah, I have done a lot of thinking about this new and improved side

Re: [Audyssey] USA Games News 8/20/2008

2008-08-23 Thread Trouble
Your right there wasn't linix, but there was unix the back bone of it all. At 10:39 PM 8/21/2008, you wrote: Hi, That makes sense. I'm going to show my age a little bit, but when I first got into computers MS Dos was the most advanced thing for a PC, and Linux didn't even exist yet. Back in the

Re: [Audyssey] USA Games News 8/20/2008

2008-08-22 Thread Mike Reiser
Or use wubi like I do, it creates a linux system in a virtual like inviornment and creates a boot option for it. Mike --- Gamers mailing list __ Gamers@audyssey.org If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at

Re: [Audyssey] USA Games News 8/20/2008

2008-08-22 Thread ian mcnamara
hi thomas this sounds reallly cool. i will look foward to the new games that you are bringing out. - Original Message - From: Thomas Ward [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Gamers Discussion list gamers@audyssey.org Sent: Wednesday, August 20, 2008 6:52 PM Subject: [Audyssey] USA Games News 8/20/2008

Re: [Audyssey] USA Games News 8/20/2008

2008-08-22 Thread Charles Rivard
Chicken Cordon Bleu, --- Pretty is as pretty does - Original Message - From: Thomas Ward [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Gamers Discussion list gamers@audyssey.org Sent: Wednesday, August 20, 2008 10:52 AM Subject: [Audyssey] USA Games News 8/20/2008 USA Games News Aug. 20, 2008

Re: [Audyssey] USA Games News 8/20/2008

2008-08-21 Thread chou.clement
@audyssey.org Sent: Wednesday, August 20, 2008 4:18 PM Subject: Re: [Audyssey] USA Games News 8/20/2008 Hi, Well, the current intro scene at the start of the game has her just walking through the jungle, and her opening the temple door. I do admit a combat intro scene does sound a little cooler

Re: [Audyssey] USA Games News 8/20/2008

2008-08-21 Thread shaun everiss
will there be a series of titles of the tomb hunter series? sounds like one to me, in fact there was going to be such a series, well you said there was obviously thats probably all up in the air. At 03:06 p.m. 21/08/2008, you wrote: Hi Dennis, Before I can answer a question like that I first have

Re: [Audyssey] USA Games News 8/20/2008

2008-08-21 Thread shaun everiss
would be good if at some stage you could do an opensource project. You chose a good platform that being java. Since ms java expired although I still use it for those pages that use javascript loads of pages are adopting the new sun java method. this means a load of us need to have the java

Re: [Audyssey] USA Games News 8/20/2008

2008-08-21 Thread Damien Sadler
Hi, Mysteries of the Ancients? I thought it was Aztec? Regards, Damien - Original Message - From: Thomas Ward [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Gamers Discussion list gamers@audyssey.org Sent: Thursday, August 21, 2008 4:11 AM Subject: Re: [Audyssey] USA Games News 8/20/2008 Hi, My thoughts

Re: [Audyssey] USA Games News 8/20/2008

2008-08-21 Thread Damien Sadler
Discussion list gamers@audyssey.org Sent: Wednesday, August 20, 2008 9:38 PM Subject: Re: [Audyssey] USA Games News 8/20/2008 Hi Bryan, Thanks for the encouragement. Yeah, I have done a lot of thinking about this new and improved side-scroller, and after reading all of James North's development

Re: [Audyssey] USA Games News 8/20/2008

2008-08-21 Thread Thomas Ward
Hi Damien, Yeah, Indiana Jones uses a bull whip in all of his books, games, and movies. When he uses it to swing across a chasm or something the end of it wraps around something a couple of times, and then he swings across. Like you say that isn't exactly realistic, but is cool anyway, and very

Re: [Audyssey] USA Games News 8/20/2008

2008-08-21 Thread Orin
You could always use Wubi. - Original Message - From: Damien Sadler [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Gamers Discussion list gamers@audyssey.org Sent: Thursday, August 21, 2008 10:15 AM Subject: Re: [Audyssey] USA Games News 8/20/2008 Hi, Wow, Linux sounds complex! I was thinking of starting

Re: [Audyssey] USA Games News 8/20/2008

2008-08-21 Thread Thomas Ward
Hi, What is so complex about typing in an install command like sudo apt-get install package name? What that command does is it requests package x from the Ubuntu package service, goes out to the web finds the package, downloads, and installs it without any further questions or input from you in

Re: [Audyssey] USA Games News 8/20/2008

2008-08-21 Thread Thomas Ward
Hi Damien, At one time I was thinking of calling it Mysteries of the Aztecs however the testers and I tossed some names around and it was decided Mysteries of the Ancients sounded way cooler. Damien Sadler wrote: Hi, Mysteries of the Ancients? I thought it was Aztec? Regards, Damien

Re: [Audyssey] USA Games News 8/20/2008

2008-08-21 Thread Mike Reiser
I dunno, I just like that at least with win I can press enter and it goes after a few questions. With a .deb file in linux this can be done also and after the password is entered it will just extract it. That's what I like. Mike --- Gamers mailing list __ Gamers@audyssey.org If you want to

Re: [Audyssey] USA Games News 8/20/2008

2008-08-21 Thread piotru[
- From: Damien Sadler [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Gamers Discussion list gamers@audyssey.org Sent: Thursday, August 21, 2008 3:15 PM Subject: Re: [Audyssey] USA Games News 8/20/2008 Hi, Wow, Linux sounds complex! I was thinking of starting to use it, but I then realised I'd have to switch

[Audyssey] USA Games News 8/20/2008

2008-08-21 Thread John Bannick
Thomas, Your monthly USA Games Newsletter is a wealth of technical information. You've saved me a lot of time, and pain, doing technical research for our own games. I'm particularly pleased that you are moving to Java. As in, lots more good information yours truly can use. Keep up the good

Re: [Audyssey] USA Games News 8/20/2008

2008-08-21 Thread aiden gardiner
Message - From: John Bannick [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: gamers@audyssey.org Sent: Thursday, August 21, 2008 10:14 PM Subject: [Audyssey] USA Games News 8/20/2008 Thomas, Your monthly USA Games Newsletter is a wealth of technical information. You've saved me a lot of time, and pain, doing

Re: [Audyssey] USA Games News 8/20/2008

2008-08-21 Thread Damien Sadler
is basically typing in filenames and watching them open in the windows form for me. LOL. Regards, Damien - Original Message - From: Thomas Ward [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Gamers Discussion list gamers@audyssey.org Sent: Thursday, August 21, 2008 4:01 PM Subject: Re: [Audyssey] USA Games News 8/20/2008

Re: [Audyssey] USA Games News 8/20/2008

2008-08-21 Thread Thomas Ward
Hi Mike, Right. I can certainly write a custom setup/installer to allow you to customize the setup, and prompt you with some questions. As I said earlyer I feel considering the number of different Linux operating systems out there, many of them using different software packagement tools, it

Re: [Audyssey] USA Games News 8/20/2008

2008-08-21 Thread Thomas Ward
Hi, Well, to be fair Linux really is the power users os. Linux has ben steadily getting more user friendly since it does have a graphical desktop environment very close to Windows in similarity. However, any Linux user worth his or her sault sooner or later should know some basic shell

Re: [Audyssey] USA Games News 8/20/2008

2008-08-21 Thread K. Matthew
PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Thomas Ward Sent: Thursday, August 21, 2008 11:57 PM To: Gamers Discussion list Subject: Re: [Audyssey] USA Games News 8/20/2008 Hi Mike, Right. I can certainly write a custom setup/installer to allow you to customize the setup, and prompt you

Re: [Audyssey] USA Games News 8/20/2008

2008-08-21 Thread Thomas Ward
Hi John, I'm glad you like my news letter. I attempt to be as informative as possible about what I am doing, and try to connect with everyone as best as possible. In this case we both share an interest in Java, and so far I am very happy I have started porting everything to Java. It is

Re: [Audyssey] USA Games News 8/20/2008

2008-08-21 Thread Thomas Ward
Hi Aiden, Well, if you don't mind spending a little cash for a good education my first suggestion is go to http://safari.oreilly.com If you have a Book Share account on Book Share they also have some intro books for Java, VB, C, C++, etc. Cheers. aiden gardiner wrote: Thomas, This might be a

Re: [Audyssey] USA Games News 8/20/2008

2008-08-21 Thread Thomas Ward
Hi, That makes sense. I'm going to show my age a little bit, but when I first got into computers MS Dos was the most advanced thing for a PC, and Linux didn't even exist yet. Back in the good old late 80's and early 90's one lived or died on a PC by being able to type commands such as del,

Re: [Audyssey] USA Games News 8/20/2008

2008-08-21 Thread Thomas Ward
Hi, Well, throwing caution to the wind is never a good idea at any time. We are talking about a little research such as getting familiar with a new screenreader, learning about what hot keys do what, a totally new directory structure, etc. Linux is similar to Windows in the gnome desktop is a

Re: [Audyssey] USA Games News 8/20/2008

2008-08-21 Thread aiden gardiner
version. http://www.clarkconnect.com/solutions/home.php Aiden - Original Message - From: Thomas Ward [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Gamers Discussion list gamers@audyssey.org Sent: Friday, August 22, 2008 4:46 AM Subject: Re: [Audyssey] USA Games News 8/20/2008 Hi, Well, throwing caution

Re: [Audyssey] USA Games News 8/20/2008

2008-08-21 Thread louis
, August 21, 2008 9:57 PM Subject: Re: [Audyssey] USA Games News 8/20/2008 Hi Mike, Right. I can certainly write a custom setup/installer to allow you to customize the setup, and prompt you with some questions. As I said earlyer I feel considering the number of different Linux operating systems

[Audyssey] USA Games News 8/20/2008

2008-08-20 Thread Thomas Ward
USA Games News Aug. 20, 2008 Introduction Greetings gamers, Welcome to another friendly USA Games news letter. This one really is a lot more up beat and positive then the passed two or three news letters. Also we have some good news to release this time so stay tuned. Before I actually get

Re: [Audyssey] USA Games News 8/20/2008

2008-08-20 Thread Bryan Peterson
11:52 AM Subject: [Audyssey] USA Games News 8/20/2008 USA Games News Aug. 20, 2008 Introduction Greetings gamers, Welcome to another friendly USA Games news letter. This one really is a lot more up beat and positive then the passed two or three news letters. Also we have some good news

Re: [Audyssey] USA Games News 8/20/2008

2008-08-20 Thread Thomas Ward
Hi Bryan, Thanks for the encouragement. Yeah, I have done a lot of thinking about this new and improved side-scroller, and after reading all of James North's development documents I felt the game was just too plane for my tastes. I have seen a lot of new and more modern ideas applied to

Re: [Audyssey] USA Games News 8/20/2008

2008-08-20 Thread Mike Reiser
SOunds great. One request, please make the game easy to install on linux. Too often the new linux user has to compile sources and I think the installer should be as automatic as it is on windows. Just my thought. Mike --- Gamers mailing list __ Gamers@audyssey.org If you want to leave the

Re: [Audyssey] USA Games News 8/20/2008

2008-08-20 Thread Bryan Peterson
: Wednesday, August 20, 2008 2:38 PM Subject: Re: [Audyssey] USA Games News 8/20/2008 Hi Bryan, Thanks for the encouragement. Yeah, I have done a lot of thinking about this new and improved side-scroller, and after reading all of James North's development documents I felt the game was just

Re: [Audyssey] USA Games News 8/20/2008

2008-08-20 Thread chou.clement
to grip on to. - Original Message - From: Bryan Peterson [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Gamers Discussion list gamers@audyssey.org Sent: Wednesday, August 20, 2008 1:51 PM Subject: Re: [Audyssey] USA Games News 8/20/2008 Yeah, that does sound fun. And don't forget Samus from the Metroid games

Re: [Audyssey] USA Games News 8/20/2008

2008-08-20 Thread will lomas
unless you have to find the hook first before you can continue. maybe you have to go somwehre else to get it One could maybe invissage a cut-scene at the start of the game where angela is maybe attacked by the wolves and the skelletons? maybe they rob most things off her that she has come

Re: [Audyssey] USA Games News 8/20/2008

2008-08-20 Thread Thomas Ward
Hi Mike, Have no fear the Linux installation of my games will be as easy as installing them on Windows if not a bit easier. On Ubuntu 8.04 it a typical installation might go like this. 1. Press alt+f1 for the applications menu, arrow to accessories, and press enter on the terminal icon. 2.

Re: [Audyssey] USA Games News 8/20/2008

2008-08-20 Thread Thomas Ward
Hi Bryan, That does make sense. There are several games that do the same thing where you actually have to swing high enough to clear whatever it is you are trying to swing over. In the Tomb Raider games you have to press a key to get Lara swinging, and she will get faster and faster, and higher

Re: [Audyssey] USA Games News 8/20/2008

2008-08-20 Thread Thomas Ward
Hi, Well, the current intro scene at the start of the game has her just walking through the jungle, and her opening the temple door. I do admit a combat intro scene does sound a little cooler. However, I don't think they would be able to steel much since she is armed with a Browning 9MM to

Re: [Audyssey] USA Games News 8/20/2008

2008-08-20 Thread dennis
how about inventing a game based off the tv show macgyver - Original Message - From: Thomas Ward [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Gamers Discussion list gamers@audyssey.org Sent: Wednesday, August 20, 2008 7:18 PM Subject: Re: [Audyssey] USA Games News 8/20/2008 Hi, Well, the current intro scene

Re: [Audyssey] USA Games News 8/20/2008

2008-08-20 Thread Bryan Peterson
Games News 8/20/2008 how about inventing a game based off the tv show macgyver - Original Message - From: Thomas Ward [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Gamers Discussion list gamers@audyssey.org Sent: Wednesday, August 20, 2008 7:18 PM Subject: Re: [Audyssey] USA Games News 8/20/2008 Hi, Well

Re: [Audyssey] USA Games News 8/20/2008

2008-08-20 Thread Thomas Ward
Hi Dennis, Before I can answer a question like that I first have two complete MOTA and Raceway. Those games have given me nothing but ggrief ever since I took them over, and I need to settle my accounts with my customers before I take on a new project. Generally speaking though, I write games

Re: [Audyssey] USA Games News 8/20/2008

2008-08-20 Thread Thomas Ward
Hi, My thoughts exactly. I don't mind game suggestions, but last thing I need to do is get distracted now that I am getting into a schedule working on Mysteries of the Ancients, and am making real progress. Believe me if I didn't have two games I took over from James North on my hands I would

Re: [Audyssey] USA Games News 7/25/2008

2008-07-27 Thread Thomas Ward
Hi John, Hehehehe. That sounds like it would be a lot of fun. Fortunately for me I just found out my apartment is being completed this week. Yay! With some luck and some help to move furnature, do house cleaning, etc I should be able to be moved back in by Friday all depending on if I can get

Re: [Audyssey] USA Games News 7/25/2008

2008-07-27 Thread will lomas
HI LOL I'D GET THEM TO CLEAR IT UP CHEEKY BASTARDS LOL YOU PAY THEM ENOUGH just like here in england when they do a job they just f**k off and leave us to clear up the mess didnt mean to write in caps for the first part of this message On 27 Jul 2008, at 17:16, Thomas Ward wrote: Hi John,

Re: [Audyssey] USA Games News 7/25/2008

2008-07-27 Thread Charles Rivard
Message - From: Thomas Ward [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; Gamers Discussion list gamers@audyssey.org Sent: Sunday, July 27, 2008 9:16 AM Subject: Re: [Audyssey] USA Games News 7/25/2008 Hi John, Hehehehe. That sounds like it would be a lot of fun. Fortunately for me I just

[Audyssey] USA Games News 7/25/2008

2008-07-26 Thread John Bannick
Thomas, In one of Lindsey Davis' novels about Marcus Didius Falco, a detective in ancient Rome, Falco is sending a criminal to the salt mines. The criminal asks if it's because he did the crime. Falco responds, No. It's because you are a building contractor. John --- Gamers mailing list __

[Audyssey] USA Games News 7/25/2008

2008-07-25 Thread Thomas Ward
USA Games News July 25, 2008 Introduction Hello everyone, and welcome to the July issue of the USA Games news letter. As always I hope to bring everyone up to the latest news we have available at this time. Before I can get into the real news for this month I must confess I have

Re: [Audyssey] USA Games News 5/1/2008.

2008-05-02 Thread Gary Whittington
Thanks Tom for the update. Crash - Original Message - From: Thomas Ward [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Gamers Discussion list gamers@audyssey.org Sent: Thursday, May 01, 2008 11:29 AM Subject: [Audyssey] USA Games News 5/1/2008. USA Games News May 1, 2008 Introduction Greetings gamers

[Audyssey] USA Games News 5/1/2008.

2008-05-01 Thread Thomas Ward
USA Games News May 1, 2008 Introduction Greetings gamers, I know it has been a long time since USA Games has said anything official about our products and services, but I personally felt that a news release was well over do. We have a lot going on, and USA Games for the most part has spent

[Audyssey] USA Games News 3/3/2008

2008-03-03 Thread Thomas Ward
USA Games News http://www.usagames.us 3/3/2008 Introduction Greetings gamers, There is a lot going on here at USA Games Interactive. I can not begin to tell all of you how stressful and busy life has become for my wife and I over the last few weeks. Unfortunately, there have been several

[Audyssey] USA Games News 1/24/2008.

2008-01-24 Thread Thomas Ward
USA Games News 1/24/2008 Introduction Greetings gamers, I would like to begin this news letter by wishing everyone a happy new year. For USA Games we have some interesting plans and projects in the works that we feel will improve the accessible gaming community as a whole. While all the

Re: [Audyssey] USA Games News 9/22/2007

2007-09-23 Thread Thomas Ward
Hi Ian, I hope so. I've put allot of extra work into Monty especially to make the game more like the original game, but heavily upgraded to be interesting to a modern player. I've also been doing research using Monty and experimenting with different coding conventions I knew about never had

[Audyssey] USA Games News 9/22/2007

2007-09-22 Thread Thomas Ward
USA Games News Sep. 22, 2007 Introduction Hello gamers, Welcome again to the monthly USA Games news letter. As always things here are running a little behind schedule. That tends to happen when I discover things that I would like to fix, change, or improve before a product goes to full

Re: [Audyssey] USA Games News 9/22/2007

2007-09-22 Thread ian and riggs
] To: gamers@audyssey.org Sent: Saturday, September 22, 2007 5:52 PM Subject: [Audyssey] USA Games News 9/22/2007 USA Games News Sep. 22, 2007 Introduction Hello gamers, Welcome again to the monthly USA Games news letter. As always things here are running a little behind schedule. That tends

Re: [Audyssey] USA Games News 9/22/2007

2007-09-22 Thread Dark
Ward [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: gamers@audyssey.org Sent: Saturday, September 22, 2007 5:52 PM Subject: [Audyssey] USA Games News 9/22/2007 USA Games News Sep. 22, 2007 Introduction Hello gamers, Welcome again to the monthly USA Games news letter. As always things here are running a little

[Audyssey] USA Games News 8/15/2007

2007-08-15 Thread Thomas Ward
USA Games News 8/15/2007 Introduction Hello gamers, As most of you have probably guessed work on Montezuma's Revenge and other projects has slowed since the beginning of summer. Like all of you I like to spend my summer free time at the fair, going swimming, seeing the fireworks, and

Re: [Audyssey] USA Games News 6/27/2007

2007-06-29 Thread nicol
? -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Thomas Ward Sent: Friday, June 29, 2007 12:29 AM To: Gamers Discussion list Subject: Re: [Audyssey] USA Games News 6/27/2007 Hi William, Oh, the beta will be out long before then. However, we won't see the final release

Re: [Audyssey] USA Games News 6/27/2007

2007-06-29 Thread Thomas Ward
Hi Nicol, Well, about mid November is my hoped release date for Monty, but there is no promises. I definately want to release the game just in time for the Christmas buying season. As for burning ropes they are typical burning ropes that have fire at the end of them. Over time the ropes get

Re: [Audyssey] USA Games News 6/27/2007

2007-06-28 Thread william lomas
hi tom good luck with everything but i guess we won't see monty until autumn now? will ___ Gamers mailing list .. Gamers@audyssey.org To unsubscribe send E-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] You can visit

Re: [Audyssey] USA Games News 6/27/2007

2007-06-28 Thread Thomas Ward
Hi William, Oh, the beta will be out long before then. However, we won't see the final release until fall at the very least. william lomas wrote: hi tom good luck with everything but i guess we won't see monty until autumn now? will ___

[Audyssey] USA Games News 6/27/2007

2007-06-27 Thread Thomas Ward
USA Games News 6/27/2007 Introduction Hello gamers, Welcome to another edition of the USA Games news. Many of you have eagerly been awaiting news on our 2007release Montezuma's Revenge. Unfortunately, there have been some major changes in my personal life which has set back the release

[Audyssey] USA Games News 5/8/2007

2007-05-08 Thread Thomas Ward
USA Games News 5/8/2007 Introduction Greetings gamers, Before we get to the news I'd like to point out that allot is going on in my personal life. My wife and I are in the process of moving and there has been very little work done on any of the projects for the last week-and-a-half. Most of

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