Re: [Audyssey] Sarah and traveling by broom

2007-04-10 Thread Phil Vlasak
Hi Raul, I just answered that question! When you are flying or stopped, hit tab and go to the broom and hit enter. The broom enter is a toggle so every time you hit it within the inventory it toggles the broom on and off. Of course if it is a normal broom it just sweeps the floor. What happens i

Re: [Audyssey] Sarah and traveling by broom

2007-04-10 Thread Phil Vlasak
Hi Soren, Blame the manual writer. Oh no, that is me! I forgot to add this to the manual about Magical brooms: How do you pick it up? Magical brooms need to be commanded to fly up to your hand so trying out the passwords, would be a good direction to go. Once you get a racing broom into your inven

[Audyssey] destroying horcruxes

2007-04-10 Thread Phil Vlasak
Hi Tom, It will be easy for Harry to find the Horcruxes. Kreature is still tracking Malfoy as he reports back to Voltemort. So Kreature can tell Harry where the dark lord is. Harry convinces Myrtle to go there and spy on her murderer. She follows Voltemort when he takes a tour of his Horcrux locati

Re: [Audyssey] issue in Sarah was Re: hp question

2007-04-11 Thread Phil Vlasak
Hi Lukas, I was originally going to have all the spells blocked if Sarah lost her wands. But this made playing the game very difficult and almost impossible to get through. So I removed it from the game but did not revise the manual to match. I will try to correct this. Phil - Original Messa

Re: [Audyssey] Sarah and traveling by broom

2007-04-11 Thread Phil Vlasak
> To: "Gamers Discussion list" Sent: Wednesday, April 11, 2007 4:23 PM Subject: Re: [Audyssey] Sarah and traveling by broom > Hello Phill when is the next patch for Sara going to be released? > your friend, > Jason > - Original Message - > From: "Phil Vlasak

Re: [Audyssey] Sarah and traveling by broom

2007-04-11 Thread Phil Vlasak
t; From: "jason" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> To: "Gamers Discussion list" >> Sent: Wednesday, April 11, 2007 4:23 PM >> Subject: Re: [Audyssey] Sarah and traveling by broom >> >> >>> Hello Phill when is the next patch for Sara going to be re

Re: [Audyssey] issue in Sarah was Re: hp question

2007-04-12 Thread Phil Vlasak
universe. > However, that said perhaps some other change could be made. For example, > how does Sarah exactly lose a wand. After all, I don't see wizards and > witches losing them that often except in case of a battle or being > careless. > > Phil Vlasak wrote: >> Hi Luk

Re: [Audyssey] issue 50 in HTML?

2007-04-14 Thread Phil Vlasak
Hi Tom, the audyssey mags are in html on the audio-games.net site. phil - Original Message - From: "Thomas Ward" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Gamers Discussion list" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Saturday, April 14, 2007 11:34 AM Subject: Re: [Audyssey] issue 50 in HTML? > Hi Charles, > I don't

[Audyssey] Montezuma's Revenge side stroller game

2007-04-16 Thread Phil Vlasak
Games We'd Like to Play, by Phil Vlasak Montezuma's Revenge side stroller game Do you wonder how it will be playing a game with little kids in tow? Now you can with this new Side stroller game, Imagine exploring the temples of Montezuma's with a little baby in a stroller or baby

Re: [Audyssey] Montezuma's Revenge side stroller game

2007-04-16 Thread Phil Vlasak
tarsan jr sell. The game play is alright but I have to be honest, if I go > up > to a person in my school or a person in college, they'[re not going to > find > those games appealing. I'm telling you what I'd like and I'm telling you > what would make you money. &

Re: [Audyssey] regestering Sarah

2007-04-17 Thread Phil Vlasak
Hi Janet, The best way to register the Sarah game is through the Draconis shopping cart. Yes you need to buy it! http://draconisentertainment.com/shop If you can not get this to work, there is an ordering wizard in the game at the beginning. It requires you to type in your credit card number and

Re: [Audyssey] Sarah mirror inquiry

2007-04-17 Thread Phil Vlasak
Hi, spoiler space If you break the mirror you will be out of luck getting help from Dobby. Phil - Original Message - From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sent: Tuesday, April 17, 2007 1:10 PM Subject: [Audyssey] Sarah mirror inquiry > Hi Phil and list, > I am just writing to see if a certain

Re: [Audyssey] Sarah mirror inquiry

2007-04-17 Thread Phil Vlasak
> harry and his friends used. > -Original Message- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Behalf Of Phil Vlasak > Sent: Tuesday, April 17, 2007 7:57 PM > To: Gamers Discussion list > Subject: Re: [Audyssey] Sarah mirror inquiry > > Hi, > spoiler &

[Audyssey] Patch 3 for the Sarah game

2007-04-18 Thread Phil Vlasak
Latest PCS Games News, April 18, 2007 I have released patch 3 for the Sarah game that fixes some bugs. It is named, Sarah Patch3. It is only 2.8 MB and can be found on the home page, sarah page, and downloads page of, http://www.pcsgames.net Patch 3 has all the bug fixes that were in Patch 1 and

Re: [Audyssey] Patch 3 for the Sarah game

2007-04-18 Thread Phil Vlasak
t;[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Gamers Discussion list" Sent: Wednesday, April 18, 2007 2:38 PM Subject: Re: [Audyssey] Patch 3 for the Sarah game > Hi, > What about a 3rd snake preview? > ----- Original Message - > From: "Phil Vlasak" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>

Re: [Audyssey] Patch 3 for the Sarah game

2007-04-18 Thread Phil Vlasak
I want to be clear about the Full Sarah game file. Please only download it if you have not already done so. As long as you know the full file is not full yet. When the full file is filled, Phil will fill you in. Phil - Original Message - From: "Phil Vlasak" <[EMAIL P

[Audyssey] Not a bug in Sarah game

2007-04-18 Thread Phil Vlasak
Hi Folks, In the new Sarah game patch, I did not want you to go down to the dungeon without getting at least 4 magic items. That is why I originally put a minimum on the secret passage too. Of course you had to get at least two to get to the first floor. So now the object list comes up if you have

Re: [Audyssey] train sym

2007-04-18 Thread Phil Vlasak
Hi Carl, There was a blind accessible train simulator but it was taken down. And I do not know of any trucker driving game where you can control the truck, but a good idea. - Original Message - From: "carl" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Gamers Discussion list" Sent: Tuesday, April 17, 2007 1

[Audyssey] Sarah game changes in patch 3

2007-04-19 Thread Phil Vlasak
Hi Folks, In the new Sarah game patch, number 3, here are the changes in no particular order: I did not want you to go down to the dungeon without getting at least 4 magic items. That is why I originally put a minimum on the secret passage too. Of course you had to get at least two to get to the

Re: [Audyssey] Sarah game changes in patch 3

2007-04-19 Thread Phil Vlasak
pell? Will sarah also have to pick up the golden egg? > > -Original Message- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > On Behalf Of Phil Vlasak > Sent: 19 April 2007 01:52 PM > To: Gamers Discussion list > Subject: [Audyssey] Sarah game changes in patch 3

Re: [Audyssey] Bug in nameless

2007-04-20 Thread Phil Vlasak
Hi Folks, I've only tried Big Cahuna I like the cute female voice in the game but do not like that I tried eight casts of the fishing rod with no fish caught! I guess I do not have the patients to fish! AudioGames PlayCenter. Home of 12 new free Experimental Audio Games that students have develop

Re: [Audyssey] Possible Bug in Sarah

2007-04-20 Thread Phil Vlasak
object. If, as you say, the mirror counts toward > completing > the chapter, how do I make sure I am given credit for finding it? > > Thanks, > Ryan > > -Original Message- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On > Behalf Of Phil Vlasak > Sent: Fri

Re: [Audyssey] Possible Bug in Sarah

2007-04-20 Thread Phil Vlasak
I have found that > when > Dobby hands me the mirror upon entering the basement, I'm not given credit > for finding the object. If, as you say, the mirror counts toward > completing > the chapter, how do I make sure I am given credit for finding it? > > Thanks, > Ryan

Re: [Audyssey] sarah

2007-04-21 Thread Phil Vlasak
Hi Nicol, spoiler space In the fifth Harry Potter book, the centaur divination classroom was enchanted to look and feel like a forest with grass on the ground. Once you get to the floor with the motorcycle you will not be able to stop it as of now. In the seventh Harry Potter book, the author s

Re: [Audyssey] Saving a game in Sarah??

2007-04-24 Thread Phil Vlasak
Hi Ann, Make sure you also installed the new Sarah-Patch3.exe after re-installing the full game. For the location of the object that turns on saving of games. spoiler, space, It is in the staff room. But to get into the staff room, you need something that unlocks any lock. Well, almost any lock a

Re: [Audyssey] Excellent New ArticleAboutGameAccessibilityonGamasutra

2007-04-25 Thread Phil Vlasak
Hi folks, I read an article about Electronic Arts buying a small game company and they immediately dropped all the small games the company was working on that they figured would not make them at least 5 million in sales or sale at least 100,000 copies. I think the article said that EA sells 2 bi

[Audyssey] Bad hats

2007-04-26 Thread Phil Vlasak
Hi Folks, Looks like I got a bad batch of hats put in the Sarah game. When I bought them at Weasleys' Wizard Wheezes joke shop, George said they would all work, but when I took them home and put them into the game some of them were defective. Maybe it was a joke on me! I looked at the hat's pro

Re: [Audyssey] weird problem with sarah

2007-04-28 Thread Phil Vlasak
Hi John, I should have documented that change in the manual. I put a new goal of you having to find 4 magic items in your inventory before you can go into the dungeon. It is like the limit put on getting through the secret passage to the first floor and for you finding the magic item to unlock th

Re: [Audyssey] OT: HP - viewing old diary entries on jkrowling.com

2007-04-30 Thread Phil Vlasak
Hi Lukas, In the below diary entery I think Jo was joking about the Horcrux being in a fireplace. I do not think there are any copies of the real book seven on the internet. DECEMBER 19 , 2006 The long lack of updates has been due to some very hard work. I'm now writing scenes that have been p

Re: [Audyssey] the broom and dobby in sarah

2007-05-03 Thread Phil Vlasak
Hi Nicol In the Sarah game I use a different sound when you are flying in the Quidditch pitch which is outdoors to the sound when you are flying inside the castle which is not in the movies. By the way the Harry potter movies do not follow the books exactly. They had to cut a lot out to make the

Re: [Audyssey] New Article: The Role Of The Mouse In Audio Games

2007-05-04 Thread Phil Vlasak
Hi Richard, I tried out the three mouse games and enjoyed Fireman the best. I was able to catch more falling men with the mouse than with the keyboard. I do have a problem with the games. After playing them I noticed JFW was not working correctly. I unloaded JFW and started it again but it did not

Re: [Audyssey] New Article: The Role Of The Mouse In Audio Games

2007-05-04 Thread Phil Vlasak
gt; be > fullscreen. If you have the same problem with Ratjeprak too, I would > really > like to know. > > Greets, > > Richard > > http://www.audiogames.net > http://www.game-accessibility.com > > > - Original Message - > From: "Phil Vlasa

Re: [Audyssey] New Article: The Role Of The Mouse In Audio Games

2007-05-04 Thread Phil Vlasak
ays of > capturing > mouse movement without resetting the screen resolution. > > Thanks, Phil, I'll keep you updated! > > Greets, > > Richard > > > > - Original Message - > From: "Phil Vlasak" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "Gamers

Re: [Audyssey] New Article: The Role Of The Mouse In Audio Games

2007-05-04 Thread Phil Vlasak
Hi Ken, Funny, I read the article and the Fireman and Sword readme files, but then I tried the two games and then I could not read the gestures file. I rebooted and now I do find Brian Bors' email address in it. Thanks, Phil - Original Message - From: "Ken the Crazy" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>

Re: [Audyssey] Playing with the Wii

2007-05-05 Thread Phil Vlasak
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Re: [Audyssey] Playing with the Wii

2007-05-05 Thread Phil Vlasak
Hi Che, sorry about the blank message I wanted to shorten the text and deleted my text too. I hope you ghet the Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix game for your Wii in July. EA Games Set Report: A New Visit with the Makers of Harry Potter Video Games In the first installment of a two-part

Re: [Audyssey] Patch 3 for the Sarah game

2007-05-05 Thread Phil Vlasak
ll it's Jason, are you going to do another review on Sarah just > wondering I know you already have two reviews out already, but since you > made a new patch for the game I thought since all the bugs are fixed that > you will just do another review. > your friend, > Jason > --

Re: [Audyssey] Playing with the Wii

2007-05-05 Thread Phil Vlasak
t of thought-provoking points. > Ken Downey > President > DreamTechInteractive! > > And, > Coming soon, > Blind Comfort! > The pleasant way to get a massage--no staring, just caring. > > - Original Message - > From: "Phil Vlasak" <[EMAIL PROTECT

Re: [Audyssey] sara patch

2007-05-05 Thread Phil Vlasak
Hi Josh, I decided not to add the patch to the full game download until I am finished with it. I got a few reports of minor bugs and one major one that I am working on. The major bug is the game crashes in the divination classroom that is off the seventh floor if you use shift d. I fixed this bug

Re: [Audyssey] A bug in Sarah

2007-05-06 Thread Phil Vlasak
Hi Willem, Several people have reported the problem of walking backwards on a stair to me and I have yet to discover why it happens. I've spent days reviewing that code and finally gave up. I guess I should note in the instructions, if you are on a staircase do not change your mind and walk back

Re: [Audyssey] sarah game: problems with some characters.

2007-05-06 Thread Phil Vlasak
Hi Talksina, I think you are talking about the four suits of armor. On the ground floor they laugh and sing and do nothing else. I put them in the game to help you in detecting where you are, and because they are in the Harry Potter books in a slightly different way. On other floors they sometimes

Re: [Audyssey] sarah game: problems with some characters.

2007-05-06 Thread Phil Vlasak
Hi Davy, Wow, you know the game better than I do! I forgot about the large bottle in the basement! I was thinking abut potion bottles and sherry bottles and butterbeer bottles but not about the large bottle that I put the Hufflepuff common room in. Well at least until August when we may visit the

[Audyssey] Judgment Day, revisited.

2007-05-07 Thread Phil Vlasak
Hi Folks, In reading the article about mouse games it said that Judgment Day had that capability. So I've re-written the information about that game in my games list. Liam Erven's L Works. Home of, Judgment Day. Save the world by firing your gun at, rockets, copters, planes, disablers, and final

Re: [Audyssey] how about a boss fight in the sarah game?

2007-05-07 Thread Phil Vlasak
Hi Nicol, There is a type of boss fight in the Sara game, which is Sarah against the 2 bludgers. But I can imagine the young voldemort deciding that the diary might not do and having him putting a bit of himself in something in the castle that comes alive. Mix the way the chess pieces were an

Re: [Audyssey] how about a boss fight in the sarah game?

2007-05-08 Thread Phil Vlasak
. He then used dark magic to split his > soul into 7 parts materialized in different objects, known as > horcruxes. > -Original Message- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > On Behalf Of Phil Vlasak > Sent: 08 May 2007 12:36 AM > To: Gamers D

Re: [Audyssey] I'm giving phil the go ahead to create a game with harryas character

2007-05-09 Thread Phil Vlasak
Hi Nicol, I thought about doing a game with Harry Potter as the main character but did not do it for several reasons. 1. I wanted to base it on exploring the Hogwarts castle and when Harry is at the school, so are about a thousand students and teachers. Electronic Arts has the budget to record 1,

[Audyssey] How about a horcruxe in the Sarah game?

2007-05-09 Thread Phil Vlasak
Hi Folks, Possible spoiler space for HP and a possible addition to the Sarah game. I have news that their might be something in the Hogwart's castle that will be important for Harry to use. If there turns out to be a horcruxe in the castle I may have Sarah discover something in the Headmaster's o

Re: [Audyssey] How about a horcruxe in the Sarah game?

2007-05-10 Thread Phil Vlasak
Hi Tom, After book seven if there is something special in either room I will probably put it into the Sarah game. Like the ring it may do major damage if used or destroyed. spoiler space I already have what I think might be a horcruxe in the ROR. But I treat it as a magical object that causes no

[Audyssey] Play 20Q Speciality Games

2007-05-11 Thread Phil Vlasak
Hi Folks, 20 Q just added a Harry potter quiz to its list: Play 20Q Speciality Games US Music UK Music Television Movies Sports People Places Names Harry Potter 20Q Project Furry Play 20Q Demo Games 20Q Junior Pocket Game Flash Demo Mobile Gam

[Audyssey] History Channel does Star Wars

2007-05-24 Thread Phil Vlasak
Hi Folks, For those Star Wars fans and especially for Tom Ward, Star Wars: the Legacy Revieled. Momorial day May 28 Monday at 9:00 PM Eastern time on the History channel. It is two hours long and the show repeats at one in the morning. What does Star Wars have to do with history. you ask? Well, th

Re: [Audyssey] word games?

2007-05-29 Thread Phil Vlasak
Hi Jen, For word games try: Ian Humphreys' Spoonbill Software, Blind-gamers series. Home of BG Word Target, version 1.0, a game of anagrams. A nine letter word is chosen at random from the dictionary and the letters are scrambled and presented in a 3 by 3 grid. The central letter is the Target lett

[Audyssey] Against all odds

2007-05-30 Thread Phil Vlasak
Against all odds Staff Reporter KOCHI: They were champions all. This is what the participants at the 8th All Kerala Chess Tournament for the Blind held in Aluva proved. Organised by the Kerala Chess Association for the Blind and the Federal Bank Officers' Association at the Jeevass Kendra, the

[Audyssey] Wizarding World of Harry Potter

2007-05-31 Thread Phil Vlasak
Hi Folks, While not game related I hope there will be things the blind can experience in the New "Wizarding World of Harry Potter" Theme Park Announced for Universal Studios There is an exciting turn of events tonight as Universal Studios and the people behind Harry Potter announced that there

[Audyssey] What happened to Draconis?

2007-06-02 Thread Phil Vlasak
Hi Folks, I have been trying to contact Draconis since May 24, 2007. I guess Josh is still sick with the flu or they are on vacation. If I do not hear from Draconis by Monday, June 4, I will have to work out another way to have people buy the Sarah game. Sorry for the delay, Phil [EMAIL PROTECTED

Re: [Audyssey] What happened to Draconis?

2007-06-02 Thread Phil Vlasak
- From: "william lomas" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Gamers Discussion list" Sent: Saturday, June 02, 2007 11:40 AM Subject: Re: [Audyssey] What happened to Draconis? > hi > > why not buy it direct form you > will > > On 2 Jun 2007, at 16:12, Phil Vlasak

[Audyssey] Draconis still around

2007-06-05 Thread Phil Vlasak
Hi Folks, You can't keep an old Draconis down! But they have had a problem with their Spam filter, moving my messages into a junk folder for the past two weeks. Looks like it's straightened out now so the game registrations will now be able to go out. Phil [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: [Audyssey] another possibility for a trivia game

2007-06-06 Thread Phil Vlasak
Hi Nicol, That is a big problem for the game developer, figuring how many ways to answer a question and how many ways it can be miss-spelled. I once looked at a name that tune game for DOS and it had at least 20 ways to spell each song title. It also had a button to accept a wrong answer as corr

Re: [Audyssey] Looking for rules for D and D

2007-06-10 Thread Phil Vlasak
Hi Che, The System Reference Document is a comprehensive toolbox consisting of rules, races, classes, feats, skills, various systems, spells, magic items, and monsters compatible with the d20 System version of Dungeons & Dragons and various other roleplaying games from Wizards of the Coast. You

Re: [Audyssey] Looking for rules for D and D

2007-06-10 Thread Phil Vlasak
differences > with the new stuff? > Thanks again, > Che > > - Original Message - > From: "Phil Vlasak" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "Gamers Discussion list" > Sent: Sunday, June 10, 2007 5:34 PM > Subject: Re: [Audyssey] Looking for rul

Re: [Audyssey] The upcoming issue

2007-06-11 Thread Phil Vlasak
Hi Will, Even though a demo of the Sarah game beta was released in 2005, I think the full release of Sarah this march would be considered a major release this year and could also be considered a type of GMA release. and with Freedom Scientific's lawsuit with the Freedom Box, maybe I should be worr

[Audyssey] Harry Potter wombat test

2007-06-13 Thread Phil Vlasak
Hi Folks, I've been wanting to take the wombat test since the first one came out and finally J.K.Rowling has made it accessible on the , accessibility enabled version of her web site. http://www.jkrowling.com/ Hints: 1. You need flash to make it work. 2. you need to hit enter on the Eraser - qu

Re: [Audyssey] Harry Potter wombat test

2007-06-13 Thread Phil Vlasak
head of x-sight interactive" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Gamers Discussion list" Sent: Wednesday, June 13, 2007 2:31 PM Subject: Re: [Audyssey] Harry Potter wombat test > what's this test? i can't find it anywhere. > > regards, > > damien > >

Re: [Audyssey] jk-rowling's site

2007-06-13 Thread Phil Vlasak
Hi Josh, If you pick up the phone you get a screen with numbers. And if you type in the phone number that Arthur used to enter the Ministry of Magic, you get the voice of Jo saying, Hello? - Original Message - From: "Josh" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Gamers Discussion list" Sent: Wednesday,

Re: [Audyssey] wombat test

2007-06-13 Thread Phil Vlasak
Hi Josh, I guess you didn't follow my instructions. the wombat button is to get your test results a week after doing the test. - Original Message - From: "Josh" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Gamers Discussion list" Sent: Wednesday, June 13, 2007 5:11 PM Subject: [Audyssey] wombat test > Hi,

Re: [Audyssey] jk-rowling's site

2007-06-13 Thread Phil Vlasak
ervis" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Gamers Discussion list" Sent: Wednesday, June 13, 2007 5:55 PM Subject: Re: [Audyssey] jk-rowling's site > Is it accessible? That's cute. > Allison > > ----- Original Message - > From: "Phil Vlasak"

Re: [Audyssey] The Rail Racer demo is ready to race

2007-06-14 Thread Phil Vlasak
Hi Che, I'm planning on trying your Rail Racer game today but I had an idea that would make the game even better. What if people could combine their winnings and put together a team car? The limitation would be that only one of the team could drive the car in any race. This could be a category o

Re: [Audyssey] error with railracer

2007-06-14 Thread Phil Vlasak
Hi Tom, I went to the Microsoft page but found that it talks about DirectX 10 which I think is only for Vista and newer graphics cards. The link to DirectX 9c is, http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=0a9b6820-bfbb-4799-9908-d418cdeac197&DisplayLang=en It's a long link but can b

Re: [Audyssey] 20 Questions Game

2007-06-14 Thread Phil Vlasak
Hi Kelly, Yea the intro screen is all graphics but if you go down to the bottom and click on siteMap you will get some text links. There is graphics at the top of each page but I usually search for a question mark to bypass them. Phil - Original Message - From: "Kelly Sapergia" <[EMAIL

Re: [Audyssey]   20 Questions Game

2007-06-14 Thread Phil Vlasak
Hi Kelly, After adding your age and country and submitting them, you will then need to search again for the siteMap link to get the text links. For the special games, search for the word music then, arrow down and hit enter on which game you wish to play. Phil - Original Message - From

Re: [Audyssey] rail racer oddities

2007-06-14 Thread Phil Vlasak
Hi Che, It happens, He probably blew a gasket in the pit and could not start. smiles, Phil - Original Message - From: "Che" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Josh" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "Gamers Discussion list" Sent: Thursday, June 14, 2007 4:53 PM Subject: Re: [Audyssey] rail racer oddities >

Re: [Audyssey] Future patches for Sarah

2007-06-15 Thread Phil Vlasak
Hi Lukas, I am aware of the problems in the current Sarah patch. and I have been working on them. Some of them are not easy to fix. Then I have to check out Rail Racer to make sure Che doesn't have your car run through Hogwarts! smiles, Phil - Original Message - From: "Neo" <[EMAIL PRO

Re: [Audyssey] Rale racer impressions

2007-06-15 Thread Phil Vlasak
Hi Che, Love playing the demo of Rail Racer. Just one problem I'm gripping the mouse too hard and it squeaks. Plus my hand is getting tired holding it so tight. I'm getting better at the turns and jumps but I've been just taking a break on the loops. I'll probably work on getting better at them n

Re: [Audyssey] Rale racer impressions

2007-06-15 Thread Phil Vlasak
th so far, but one reason I left the sounds open is so people can > experiment and hopefully come up with better sounds for some of this stuff > if they want. > I hope to have the full version ready for the list members on Sunday or > Monday if testing goes well, so keep your fingers

Re: [Audyssey] Rale racer impressions

2007-06-15 Thread Phil Vlasak
be in both channels, if he is ahead he will be on > your right, and vice versa. That is mighty odd there. > > ----- Original Message - > From: "Phil Vlasak" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "Gamers Discussion list" > Sent: Friday, June 15, 2007 9:10 PM &

Re: [Audyssey] Rale racer impressions

2007-06-20 Thread Phil Vlasak
Hi Jason, Just replace the currentengine1.wav with the sound of horse hoofs with the same file name and you got a horse racing game! Of course you got to do it with AIEngine1.wav too. Great game Che! Or what we should call you the big cheese! phil - Original Message - From: "jason" <[E

Re: [Audyssey] picking up coins in chapter1 of scw

2007-07-01 Thread Phil Vlasak
Hi nicol, The sound of coins when reading the map even when there is no coins is a bug I think the map is finding coins that ended up in a wall and can not be gotten. Unless I add a blowup walls feature! No I will not do this because then you could walk right through a wall into the sweet shop or

Re: [Audyssey] problem with patronous charms in sarah

2007-07-01 Thread Phil Vlasak
Hi Nicol, No one has reported the problem of having 4 patronus charms but unable to use them. It could also be that Peeves has taken all your wands but I will check both. The fix for the headless hats is only in my computer and not released yet. There are a few other things I am working on and the

Re: [Audyssey] links to accessible games

2007-07-02 Thread Phil Vlasak
Hi, I have speedily updated my game list with not just Rail Racer but Rail Racer version 1.1! It has some new commands, new sounds and a smarter Art. I have also added Finger Dance to the list. Phil - Original Message - From: "Dark" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Gamers Discussion list" Sent:

Re: [Audyssey] Different Kind Of Game

2007-07-04 Thread Phil Vlasak
Hi Kathy, For a game without too much combat or destruction or violence, you should check out, Sarah and the Castle of Witchcraft and Wizardry. It takes you into a world of fantasy filled with secret passageways and hidden chambers, inspired by the books of J.K. Rowling. For les confrontation, yo

[Audyssey] sound r t s, a game for defective visual ones

2007-07-04 Thread Phil Vlasak
Hi Folks, SoundRTS, stands for Sound Real Time Strategy . http://jlpo.free.fr/soundrts I went to this SoundRTS page and was curious as to what the original French page said. I had it translated by google. The funny translation is for, Audio-games.net, A site entirely dedicated to the games adapted

Re: [Audyssey] question about sounds

2007-07-06 Thread Phil Vlasak
Hi Tom, I remember reading that the light saber sound was created by using an electric razor touching the inside of a metal bowl. They may have mixed the two sounds together. For star wars lazer sounds, they recorded hitting the guide wire to a high voltage electrical stantion with a hammer. Phi

[Audyssey] The Dungeons and Dragons live role playing adventure

2007-07-06 Thread Phil Vlasak
The Dungeons and Dragons live role playing adventure Game now has a WIKI. The Blind Gamers' Group Dungeons and Dragons adventure takes place in the public Gamer's room on Audio-Tips Sunday nights at nine o'clock Eastern time, which is Monday morning at 1:00 AM GMT. It usually lasts until Midnigh

Re: [Audyssey] this message is for sarah

2007-07-07 Thread Phil Vlasak
Hi Nicol, I got Sarah's permission to list her real name and email address in the instructions so you can write her directly. I am not sure if she is on this list. No she is not seventeen. Phil - Original Message - From: "nicol" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sent: Saturday, July 07, 2007 7:23

Re: [Audyssey] observation about the dungins in scw

2007-07-07 Thread Phil Vlasak
Hi Nicol, In an orchestra there are times when not all the instruments are playing at the same time. The description of the sound of the ghost orchestra is in the second Harry Potter book and I tried to recreate it. I got a recording of a musical saw which is really a musical instrument and mixe

Re: [Audyssey] something strange in the dungens

2007-07-07 Thread Phil Vlasak
Hi Nicol, I have shut the Sarah game down with alt f4 several times with no problems. You said you went through all the corridors and could find no other magical objects, except you did not tell me what you found nor that you went into the other rooms on that level. spoiler space one room needs

Re: [Audyssey] getting stuck in sarah

2007-07-07 Thread Phil Vlasak
Hi John, Sometimes the sound buffers get filled up and refuse to dump. Don't ask me why, since it is not my game engine. That is why control c clears the buffers. There is also a bug that does the same thing. One of the secret passages takes you into a wall. I had it take you into the kitchen then

Re: [Audyssey] 2 different magical energy gained sounds

2007-07-07 Thread Phil Vlasak
Hi Nicol, Yes, there are different sounds for different amounts of energy gained. - Original Message - From: "nicol" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sent: Saturday, July 07, 2007 4:12 PM Subject: [Audyssey] 2 different magical energy gained sounds > HI all > I've noticed something interesting.

Re: [Audyssey] something very very weird with the trap door

2007-07-08 Thread Phil Vlasak
Hi charles, I think it does require a spoiler for the way to get past Fluffy. Phil - Original Message - From: "Charles Rivard" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Gamers Discussion list" Sent: Sunday, July 08, 2007 4:06 PM Subject: Re: [Audyssey] something very very weird with the trap door > How

Re: [Audyssey] Any MOTA Beta 8 feedback?

2009-10-16 Thread Phil Vlasak
Hi Thomas, It took me quite a while to finish on the beginners level as I got killed frequently. I do like the new view command but still find the wooden staircase missing from both the view function and the sound review feature. The view makes it easier to get close to those flames before jump

[Audyssey] New way to purchase a game

2009-10-16 Thread Phil Vlasak
Hi Folks, Although not accessible, ngmoco's new iPhone game is sold in an interesting way. You can purchase the multi level game, level by level. ngmoco released a new version of the popular tilt-controlled premium platform game Rolando 2. The new version is called Rolando 2: Chapter 1 (iTunes

Re: [Audyssey] game recording problem.

2009-10-16 Thread Phil Vlasak
Hi, In Windows XP, in the alt pull down menu there is a combo box that is set on playback. I switched it to record then exited to get to my recording volume controls. Then I selected what you hear, that turned off the microphone recording choice. Then I went back in the combo box and switched to

Re: [Audyssey] MOTA beta 8

2009-10-18 Thread Phil Vlasak
Hi Thomas, If adding a fist would be very complicated, how about a plain knife such as a Bowie knife? You could take the dagger function and reduce its damaging capability. I think this would satisfy most people and get the job done faster. Phil --- Gamers mailing list __ Gamers@audyssey.org

Re: [Audyssey] Heather Voice in Mota Beta 8

2009-10-22 Thread Phil Vlasak
Hi Thomas, I think people are confused when you use the Heather synthesized SAPI voice to record what is said in the game. To get a human to sound as consistent in rate, volume and lack of background noise would take weeks if not months of sound studio work instead of the few minutes to have t

Re: [Audyssey] Heather Voice in Mota Beta 8

2009-10-23 Thread Phil Vlasak
Hi, You can buy Heather for $35 which works with only the next up software. from the web site, Acapela High Quality Text To Speech Voices are now available for TextAloud. Available in a variety of languages, these high quality voices average under 200mb in disk space, are 22khz, and they Sound gr

[Audyssey] huge colection of sound effects

2009-10-25 Thread Phil Vlasak
Hi Folks, I just purchased from AmazonMp3.com, 500+ Sound Effects by Sound Effects Price: $1.99 Original Release Date: September 29, 2009 There is a plus sign after 500, which means there is 535 sound effects So that is 3 sound effects for a penny! I couldn't miss passing up on this deal. I think

Re: [Audyssey] huge colection of sound effects

2009-10-26 Thread Phil Vlasak
of sound effects Hello Phil, Does this include fantasy sound effects as well? Like swords and the like. Thanks, Greg Wocher - Original Message - From: "Phil Vlasak" To: "Gamers Discussion list" Sent: Sunday, October 25, 2009 9:38 AM Subject: [Audyssey] huge c

Re: [Audyssey] Hand to Hand Conbat?

2009-10-28 Thread Phil Vlasak
Hi Thomas, I agree that there should be a swoosh sound if you swing your fist too far from the creature. This could also be used if you are in range and miss, which I hope is taken account for as not every punch or kick should be a hit. Maybe you could include some really timid creatures that ru

[Audyssey] picking up objects sound

2009-10-28 Thread Phil Vlasak
Hi Thomas, Now that picking up objects is on its own key, enter, I would like to hear a short sound of you bending over to pick up something. I often go into a room without a torch and feel the floor for objects so that sound would help in knowing if I have hit the correct key as I sometimes h

Re: [Audyssey] MOTA Side-Scroller vs FPS

2009-10-28 Thread Phil Vlasak
Hi Thomas, My opinion is that the game is great the way it is and there is no need to make drastic changes in it. There was never a blind friendly side scroller so I think having a swoosh sound when you miss, is consistent with the idea of making a pure visual game accessible. I didn't know tha

Re: [Audyssey] Help in mota please

2009-10-29 Thread Phil Vlasak
Hi Mike, As I climb the rope I hit the c key to get the coordinates when I reach 11 I can jump left or right onto the ledges. You can also use the v key and it will say a door to the right when you are high enough to jump. If you are too low, it will say a door above and I think if too high it

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