Re: [Audyssey] Creating Roll Playing Games From Scratch

2009-07-18 Thread Thomas Ward
Hi, Yeah, I suppose that might be possible. Although, I am not sure on the tecnical details of the game yet. I am getting quite a lot of requests to create a stand alone application rather than create a web based game. If I do so running the game on a Braille Plus would depend on its

Re: [Audyssey] Game Chat Reminder

2009-07-18 Thread Munawar Bijani
Hi Everyone, Is this room still valid or is this an old notice? I am considering joining today. Is it really all that active? Munawar A. Bijani Knowledge is of two types: absorbed and heard. The heard knowledge is only useful if it is absorbed. - Imam Ali Ibn Abu Talib, Nahj Al-Balagha

Re: [Audyssey] Game Chat Reminder

2009-07-18 Thread Orin
I highly doubt it's active anymore. On Jul 18, 2009, at 9:02 AM, Munawar Bijani wrote: Hi Everyone, Is this room still valid or is this an old notice? I am considering joining today. Is it really all that active? Munawar A. Bijani Knowledge is of two types: absorbed and heard. The heard

Re: [Audyssey] Game Chat Reminder

2009-07-18 Thread piotr machacz
if it's so, Then why are we getting this? On 7/18/09, Orin orin8...@gmail.com wrote: I highly doubt it's active anymore. On Jul 18, 2009, at 9:02 AM, Munawar Bijani wrote: Hi Everyone, Is this room still valid or is this an old notice? I am considering joining today. Is it really all that

Re: [Audyssey] Creating Roll Playing Games From Scratch

2009-07-18 Thread Nancy
Hi, Chris, I like your Gming style. As a player, I tend to enjoy interacting with all aspects of the world, and enjoy a world that has many facets. I tend to write stories about things my character does, things that we can't always cover in game play. Are you running any PBEM games or anything

Re: [Audyssey] science fiction was Creating Roll Playing Games From Scratch

2009-07-18 Thread Allan Thompson
Hi Tom, We do have some diffrences here. When it comes to having an alien field to draw from, it would still be there in this story , only the aliens would have genetic matches with human beings because they are in essence human beings despite the external features and other changes. If that

Re: [Audyssey] entombed request

2009-07-18 Thread Allan Thompson
Hi Valiant, I have had the same problems with equipment. My starting character might start holding a weapon not allowed like a long sword. If you unwield it, you can't put it back on. Same with armor too. When rescueing the prisoner on level two, sometimes they are better armed and armored

Re: [Audyssey] Creating Roll Playing Games From Scratch

2009-07-18 Thread Nancy
Hi, Thomas, I've always thought that the Adept books would make a great game world. I'd particularly like to see The Game from Proton coded into something cool, but I like the juxtaposition, as it were, of science and magic, and a character that would have different talents, skill choices and

[Audyssey] creating roll playing games

2009-07-18 Thread Josh
Hi tom, Here is how to avoid copyright. 1. use characters from the old icelandic saggas. 2. Use characters from Irish mythology. 3. use characters from the finnish mythology called the kalyvala. those mythologies is where most of our fantasy comes from. at one time they were pagan religions

Re: [Audyssey] Creating Roll Playing Games From Scratch

2009-07-18 Thread Christopher Bartlett
I'm not yet, but if there's sufficient interest, I would be persuadable. Chris Bartlett -Original Message- From: gamers-boun...@audyssey.org [mailto:gamers-boun...@audyssey.org] On Behalf Of Nancy Sent: Saturday, July 18, 2009 8:05 AM To: 'Gamers Discussion list' Subject: Re:

[Audyssey] entombed problems

2009-07-18 Thread Steve Cullen
Hi Everyone, for some strange reason I can not get this game to run on my computer. when I try and run the program I don't get any kind of an error message nothing happens. If anyone knows what could be wrong Please send me an email. any Help would be appreciated thank you all very much.

[Audyssey] kingdom - mobile gaming

2009-07-18 Thread Everett
Lo list I just wanted to let you know that there is a completely accessible and quite fun MMO for the Iphone. I have done a podcast on it, which can be found at --- Gamers mailing list __ Gamers@audyssey.org If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to gamers-unsubscr...@audyssey.org. You

[Audyssey] action/rpg was Re: Creating Roll Playing Games From Scratch

2009-07-18 Thread Lex
Hi listers, I am new to the audyssey, so sorry if this topic is allready discussed (perhaps many times). I introduced a lot of interest to the text-based RPGs genre from you. I was a big fan of MUDs a few years, but online books are uninteresting to me. One genre which is not introduced

Re: [Audyssey] kingdom - mobile gaming

2009-07-18 Thread william lomas
no link, smile On 17 Jul 2009, at 10:03, Everett wrote: Lo list I just wanted to let you know that there is a completely accessible and quite fun MMO for the Iphone. I have done a podcast on it, which can be found at --- Gamers mailing list __ Gamers@audyssey.org If you want to leave

Re: [Audyssey] action/rpg was Re: Creating Roll Playing Games From Scratch

2009-07-18 Thread Thomas Ward
Hi Lex, Actually, World of Warcraft, Galaxy Civilization, and SoundRTS are not roll playing games. The technical name for that style of game is called real time stratigy, and it happens to be a style of game I really like as well. I'd really love to create and play a game of that type. if you

Re: [Audyssey] action/rpg was Re: Creating Roll Playing Games From Scratch

2009-07-18 Thread Lex
Hi Thomas, Well, that sort of games is called MMORPG in main stream. is it actually rpg or not is debatable question. For the game concept i have only general vision of the game play process, with different degree of deep. I am not very good in writing stories. It will be a first-person,

Re: [Audyssey] Creating Roll Playing Games From Scratch

2009-07-18 Thread Valiant8086
Hi. yes it uses debian linux arm, at least that's what I've heard tell of. It does give access to the console but I don't know anything about dependencies or anything like that. I'm able to connect to alter aeon and mud on it using the telnet client but that's about all I know how to do. It

Re: [Audyssey] entombed request

2009-07-18 Thread Valiant8086
Hi. You can choose which arrows you want for the bow by going to the bow in inventory and pressing enter on it. It sometimes doesn't seem to stick though. I've had it ask me which I wanted to use with the bow again after I had done this.- Original Message - From: Allan Thompson

Re: [Audyssey] action/rpg was Re: Creating Roll Playing Games From Scratch

2009-07-18 Thread Ryan Strunk
Sound mud, not sound RTS. -Original Message- From: gamers-boun...@audyssey.org [mailto:gamers-boun...@audyssey.org] On Behalf Of Thomas Ward Sent: Saturday, July 18, 2009 1:09 PM To: Gamers Discussion list Subject: Re: [Audyssey] action/rpg was Re: Creating Roll Playing Games From Scratch

Re: [Audyssey] entombed request

2009-07-18 Thread Allan Thompson
Hey, thanks for the help. I guess I should have thought of that. al - Original Message - From: Valiant8086 valiant8...@lavabit.com To: Gamers Discussion list gamers@audyssey.org Sent: Saturday, July 18, 2009 3:47 PM Subject: Re: [Audyssey] entombed request Hi. You can choose which

Re: [Audyssey] action/rpg was Re: Creating Roll Playing Games From Scratch

2009-07-18 Thread Thomas Ward
Hi Ryan, Thanks for the correction. I actually completely forgot about SoundMUD until you mentioned it. If memory serves me That's the game that was suppose to be something like Diablo, but was never finished wasn't it? Ryan Strunk wrote: Sound mud, not sound RTS. --- Gamers mailing

Re: [Audyssey] action/rpg was Re: Creating Roll Playing Games From Scratch

2009-07-18 Thread Thomas Ward
Hi, Lex: Well, that sort of game is called MMORPG in main stream. is it actually rpg or not is debatable question. Tom: Actually, I made a mistake earlier. I thought you had said SoundRTS instead of SoundMUD. SoundMUD is called a MMORPG, and once I remembered SoundMUD was loosely based on

Re: [Audyssey] Materia magica

2009-07-18 Thread Kellie and my lovable Lady J.
Hey Dark, I saw your message about materia magica but I am leaving later today on vacation. Once I return though either myself or tannyon will help you out. smiles Kellie and my lovable Lady J. Resident Adviser, Guide Dogs for the Blind Oregon campus www.guidedogs.com - Original Message

Re: [Audyssey] Creating Roll Playing Games From Scratch

2009-07-18 Thread piotr machacz
it uses SpeakUp. On 7/18/09, Valiant8086 valiant8...@lavabit.com wrote: Hi. yes it uses debian linux arm, at least that's what I've heard tell of. It does give access to the console but I don't know anything about dependencies or anything like that. I'm able to connect to alter aeon and mud

Re: [Audyssey] Creating Roll Playing Games From Scratch

2009-07-18 Thread Thomas Ward
Hi Aaron, Well, assuming I created a simple text interface, similar to the Infocom games, there wouldn't be any software dependancies to speak of. However, seeing as the Braille Plus is a type of note taker device any game written for it would have to be pretty bare bones. I don't know at this

[Audyssey] BPP Flyin, July 18 2009

2009-07-18 Thread Harun
Connect at your own risk. :) A severe thunderstrom is in the area, and I see lightning outside the window. I may need to shut down in case of power outage to protect my PC stuff. Or, the storm may knock me offline. Cheers, --- Gamers mailing list __ Gamers@audyssey.org If you want to leave the

Re: [Audyssey] action/rpg was Re: Creating Roll Playing Games From Scratch

2009-07-18 Thread Bryan Peterson
World of Warcraft is considered an MMORPG is it not? I get a lot of my mainstream friends telling me I ought to try it. Gabba gabba hey! - Original Message - From: Thomas Ward thomasward1...@gmail.com To: Gamers Discussion list gamers@audyssey.org Sent: Saturday, July 18, 2009 2:49 PM

Re: [Audyssey] Materia magica

2009-07-18 Thread dark
Hi Kelly. That would be great! especially now I've got a friend of mine from the audiogames.net forums interested in the game as well. I'll look forward to discussing the game. Beware the grue! dark. - Original Message - From: Kellie and my lovable Lady J. pebbles...@sbcglobal.net

Re: [Audyssey] BPP Flyin, July 18 2009

2009-07-18 Thread shaun everiss
well I've missed the fly in I walked again today even though it was windy. At 10:12 a.m. 19/07/2009, you wrote: Connect at your own risk. :) A severe thunderstrom is in the area, and I see lightning outside the window. I may need to shut down in case of power outage to protect my PC stuff. Or,

Re: [Audyssey] Materia magica

2009-07-18 Thread Orin
I might rejoin, and stay this time. I have no idea what caused me to leave the last time, probably lack of groups or some such and I wanted help with leveling and such. On Jul 18, 2009, at 8:21 PM, dark wrote: Hi Kelly. That would be great! especially now I've got a friend of mine from

Re: [Audyssey] entombed problems

2009-07-18 Thread Jason Allen
Hi, Feel free to email me privately. Do you mean the install appears to hang or the game itself? It's possible the installer is trying to download the components it needs to run the game. It uses Microsoft .NET 3.5 and few other frameworks, but .NET is the largest of the lot. Thanks! Jason On