Re: [Audyssey] Creating game levels to scale?

2010-12-07 Thread Dennis Towne
of doing a coordinate based system is that you have to do some kind of edge or bump detection, so you know when you run into a wall. But for that cost, you get rid of the scaling issues you've encountered, and you can make things arbitrarily free-form. Good luck! Dennis Towne Alter Aeon MUD

[Audyssey] Alter Aeon Christmas Update

2010-12-25 Thread Dennis Towne
-friendly. Over half our playerbase is blind or visually impaired, and we have blind builders and staff helping to expand and improve the game. If the moderators deem it acceptable to do so, I'll post a followup on chrismas with more details. Thanks! Dennis Towne Alter Aeon Multiclass MUD http

[Audyssey] Alter Aeon Christmas Announcement

2010-12-25 Thread Dennis Towne
Happy holidays to everyone! We at Alter Aeon would like to announce a game expansion to celebrate the holidays, with gifts for existing players and new spells and skills for all comers. In total, there are 12 new never-seen-before spells and skills, as well as a number of other additions

Re: [Audyssey] Alter Aeon

2011-01-12 Thread Dennis Towne
Marina, Can you tell us the highest level areas you're able to go to safely? I see that you're a fighter, so if you're having a lot of trouble with lower level areas it's probably that your equipment is mismatched for your character. For a fighter, the most important types of equipment are those

Re: [Audyssey] Alter Eaon

2011-01-12 Thread Dennis Towne
Lori, There's a bunch of different sound packs for different clients - if you can tell me which one you're using, I can try to find the person who maintains the soundpack for you. If it's the Mush client, you can probably get help using the 'zt' channel in-game. There are quest walkthroughs for

[Audyssey] Alter Aeon 16th Anniversary

2011-01-14 Thread Dennis Towne
Alter Aeon's 16th anniversary is this weekend, and we'd like to welcome everyone to stop by and say hello. We have a handful of events planned to celebrate: - Clan and pk battles throughout the weekend for trophies and prizes - A leveling contest on a version of the game from 1995 - Several

Re: [Audyssey] VIP Mud

2011-04-01 Thread Dennis Towne
made one of our soundpacks extremely large (most of the files in it have to be released uncompressed to keep latency down.) Dennis Towne Alter Aeon http://www.alteraeon.com On Fri, Apr 1, 2011 at 4:47 PM, Harmony Neil harmon...@googlemail.com wrote: Hellow, Does anyone know when GMA Games

Re: [Audyssey] VIP Mud

2011-04-02 Thread Dennis Towne
soundpacks for most of the common clients; we expect to have something available for testing within the next month. Dennis Towne Alter Aeon http://www.alteraeon.com On Sat, Apr 2, 2011 at 6:27 AM, dark d...@xgam.org wrote: Actually Dennis, I'm afraid I couldn't get the soundpack from your site

Re: [Audyssey] Alter Aeon

2011-04-04 Thread Dennis Towne
Tina, I play solo characters all the time, and I think there's a lot of areas out there suitable for your level. Here's a quick list of the ones I'd think are ok for you on the island of Archais: The Trow village, west of Dragon Tooth Rogue Settlement, north of Dragon Tooth Underground Chess

Re: [Audyssey] Alter Aeon

2011-04-05 Thread Dennis Towne
always end up dead -- From: Dennis Towne s...@xirr.com Sent: Monday, April 04, 2011 9:55 PM To: lind...@lindsaycowell.freeserve.co.uk; Gamers Discussion list gamers@audyssey.org Subject: Re: [Audyssey] Alter Aeon Tina, I play solo characters

Re: [Audyssey] Alter Aeon

2011-04-06 Thread Dennis Towne
enes.sari...@gmail.com wrote: hi, but the area levels seem rong because I can solo a level 37 area and theres another area level 30 recommended that i can't solo so i'm confused -- From: Dennis Towne s...@xirr.com Sent: Tuesday, April 05, 2011 7:22 PM

[Audyssey] Alter Aeon - New Area Opening

2011-04-09 Thread Dennis Towne
I'd like to announce the opening of a major addition to the southeast lands of Alter Aeon. The builders, Shadowfax and Draak, have spent a number of years constructing the Naginag Combine and its surrounding areas; this addition extends those areas and completes a number of dangling storylines.

Re: [Audyssey] Old Titles Removed

2011-04-14 Thread Dennis Towne
feature X', and the answer is that sure, I could. But if I have to choose between keeping a bunch of old servers running and adding new features to the main server, the main server is going to win out every time. Dennis Towne Alter Aeon http://www.alteraeon.com On Thu, Apr 14, 2011 at 12:10 PM

Re: [Audyssey] Role playing and using a MUD

2011-04-22 Thread Dennis Towne
to have you. Dennis Towne Alter Aeon MUD http://www.alteraeon.com On Wed, Apr 20, 2011 at 4:54 PM, Kim Friedman kimfr...@verizon.net wrote: Hi, I have a Mud client on the desktop called VIP Mud. It's registered to me, but so far I haven't done much role playing using it. I've never scripted anything

Re: [Audyssey] muds and mush games

2011-04-26 Thread Dennis Towne
, and we get a lot of really good feedback. Don't get discouraged if the first couple of games you try are impossible to use or don't work right. Not all muds are created equal, and a lot of mud owners do it as a hobby and don't even know blind players exist. Dennis Towne Alter Aeon MUD http

Re: [Audyssey] protection for games

2011-04-27 Thread Dennis Towne
In this day and age, I'd go with online authentication similar to how Steam does their protection. No internet connection? No game. It's basically that simple. Dennis Towne On Wed, Apr 27, 2011 at 8:11 PM, The Addictor kenwdow...@neo.rr.com wrote: I am looking for a way to protect Phrase

Re: [Audyssey] Different Muds

2011-05-03 Thread Dennis Towne
Lori, If you're still looking for MUDs, you might want to try out Alter Aeon. We've worked hard to make sure it's blind friendly. You also start out on a quest right from the beginning, so no mud school to plod through. Dennis Towne Alter Aeon MUD http://www.alteraeon.com On Sat, Apr 30

Re: [Audyssey] Recovering a lost Alter Aeon characteR

2011-05-14 Thread Dennis Towne
Orin, I'll look up your characters and contact you in-game with the list. Dennis Towne Alter Aeon MUD http://www.alteraeon.com On Thu, May 12, 2011 at 5:26 PM, Orin orin8...@gmail.com wrote: Hi all, Was just curious if there is any way for me to recover a lost Alter Aeon character? Besides

Re: [Audyssey] alterr Aeon crafting?

2011-05-14 Thread Dennis Towne
undead. There are a number of quests that have crafting of specific items to complete the quest, but these are usually high level and I'd say they don't count. Dennis Towne Alter Aeon MUD http://www.alteraeon.com On Sat, May 14, 2011 at 12:20 PM, mike maslo mmaslo1...@swbell.net wrote

Re: [Audyssey] alterr Aeon crafting?

2011-05-14 Thread Dennis Towne
Mike, Yes, it's one of our 'big projects' for this year, but it will probably happen later this year rather than sooner. If that changes and it's appropriate to do so, I'll post here to let people know. Thanks, Dennis Towne Alter Aeon MUD http://www.alteraeon.com On Sat, May 14, 2011 at 3:39

Re: [Audyssey] Altereon problem

2011-06-07 Thread Dennis Towne
Dark, You can't pick the lock of that door, but the key is nearby on the archmage. You'll have to get the key from him to open it. Dennis Towne Alter Aeon MUD http://www.alteraeon.com On Tue, Jun 7, 2011 at 8:48 AM, dark d...@xgam.org wrote: Hi. I was wondering sinse there are altereon

Re: [Audyssey] Altereon problem

2011-06-07 Thread Dennis Towne
Emes. The area is fairly recent, so we're still working out minor bugs in it, but I haven't heard of any problems with the treasure quest. What exactly are you having trouble with there? Dennis Towne Alter Aeon MUD http://www.alteraeon.com On Tue, Jun 7, 2011 at 11:04 AM, enes enes.sari

Re: [Audyssey] Altereon problem

2011-06-07 Thread Dennis Towne
. Dennis Towne Alter Aeon MUD http://www.alteraeon.com On Tue, Jun 7, 2011 at 12:36 PM, Harmony Neil harmon...@googlemail.com wrote: Oh sorry, I was thinking of the wrong mausoleums. Thought you meant the pair of mausoleums in the newbie area. -Original Message- From: gamers-boun

Re: [Audyssey] disrespect for gamers: was Re: Lunimals version 2.5b

2011-06-09 Thread Dennis Towne
and/or libraries to allow the games to work on new platforms; 3) Change languages. All the other arguments are irrelevant. Dennis Towne Alter Aeon MUD On Thu, Jun 9, 2011 at 12:59 PM, Willem Venter dwill...@gmail.com wrote: Hi Jeremy. You completely missed my point. As an end user, I don't care if you

[Audyssey] Alter Aeon expansion - level 35

2011-06-22 Thread Dennis Towne
with a lot of features and settings to help make it blind-friendly. Over half our playerbase is blind or visually impaired, and we have blind builders and staff helping to expand and improve the game. Thanks! Dennis Towne Alter Aeon MUD http://www.alteraeon.com --- Gamers mailing list __ Gamers

Re: [Audyssey] Alter Aeon expansion - level 35

2011-06-22 Thread Dennis Towne
of the other players can though. Dennis Towne Alter Aeon MUD http://www.alteraeon.com On Wed, Jun 22, 2011 at 1:22 PM, David Mehler dave.meh...@gmail.com wrote: Hello, Which clients are regarded as the best for use with a screen reader? I'm using jfw 11 and downloaded a client can't remember it's

Re: [Audyssey] strategy or space combat MUDS?

2011-06-23 Thread Dennis Towne
an appropriate thing to add to a fantasy mud. I should take another look at that code one of these days. Dennis Towne Alter Aeon MUD http://www.alteraeon.com On Thu, Jun 23, 2011 at 3:54 PM, Che blindadrenal...@gmail.com wrote:  star conquest was by far the best space mud I ever played, and I played

Re: [Audyssey] alter server down?

2011-06-24 Thread Dennis Towne
Enes, The game is up and has been running for two days. As far as I know there haven't been any network outages recently. Dennis Towne Alter Aeon MUD http://www.alteraeon.com On Fri, Jun 24, 2011 at 8:44 AM, enes enes.sari...@gmail.com wrote: hi I have trouble connecting to alter server

Re: [Audyssey] Mushclient scripts?

2011-07-07 Thread Dennis Towne
Zack, As far as I know, the Mush-Z package supports several other muds in addition to Alter Aeon. You might be able to use it as a starting point for another game. Oriol is working on a major update to it as well, when that is out it may also improve things. Dennis Towne Alter Aeon MUD http

Re: [Audyssey] A Sighted view on Bridging the Gap.

2011-07-17 Thread Dennis Towne
playing field, there will always be those who claim one group is better or worse and try to make a big deal out of it. Dennis Towne Alter Aeon MUD http://www.alteraeon.com On Sun, Jul 17, 2011 at 6:08 PM, Steven Strait crimsonr...@gmail.com wrote: Hey there everyone, I'm Hatred, a friend of Aprone

Re: [Audyssey] Programming elitists was: Re: Jeremy's incredible programming speed

2011-07-21 Thread Dennis Towne
of the programming language. Dennis Towne --- 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 http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. All

Re: [Audyssey] Programming elitists was: Re: Jeremy's incredible programming speed

2011-07-21 Thread Dennis Towne
front and take some of the flames. It's one thing to have a discussion about programming languages where people are interested in having a discussion. It's quite another to troll a productive game developer until he quits the list. Dennis Towne On Thu, Jul 21, 2011 at 2:27 PM, shaun everiss

[Audyssey] Alter Aeon Thief class update

2011-07-26 Thread Dennis Towne
the game. Thanks! Dennis Towne Alter Aeon MUD http://www.alteraeon.com --- 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 http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo

[Audyssey] New area opening on Alter Aeon

2011-08-08 Thread Dennis Towne
This weekend, we opened a large high level area on Alter Aeon - it's an extension to the Hades Castle near Olympus on the mainland. It's a very high level zone, so if you've got a high level character you might want to join up with a group to go run through it. Here's the official announcement

Re: [Audyssey] are there any blind games where people can go on quests and play with other players on line?

2011-08-14 Thread Dennis Towne
great in my opinion. Dennis Towne Alter Aeon MUD http://www.alteraeon.com On Sun, Aug 14, 2011 at 7:51 AM, dark d...@xgam.org wrote: Hi Tom. as regards the text games and upgrades, I'm sorry to say that not everyone is as good about writing new stuff as you suggest, and certainly many stand

Re: [Audyssey] alter aeon fame question

2011-09-12 Thread Dennis Towne
might want to look around there and use 'where fame' to see if you've missed any of it. Dennis Towne Alter Aeon MUD http://www.alteraeon.com On Mon, Sep 12, 2011 at 7:32 AM, john jpcarnemo...@comcast.net wrote: Hi all,        I was wondering if any of you would know of some relatively easy fame

Re: [Audyssey] alter aeon fame question

2011-09-12 Thread Dennis Towne
luck! Dennis Towne Alter Aeon MUD http://www.alteraeon.com 2011/9/12 john jpcarnemo...@comcast.net: Ah, thanks. I didn't even know that was a command. I guess I like to be prepared and don't want to have to run fame when I want to level. - Original Message - From: Dennis Towne s

[Audyssey] Alter Aeon Cleric Update

2011-09-17 Thread Dennis Towne
impaired, and we have blind builders and staff helping to expand and improve the game. Everyone is welcome to play, so if you're new to the game feel free to stop by and check us out. For more information and soundpack downloads, see our web site at: http://www.alteraeon.com Happy hunting! Dennis

Re: [Audyssey] Alter Aeon Cleric Update

2011-09-18 Thread Dennis Towne
Jess, You can learn earlier spells and skills at any time, so if you want to go get them go ahead. You don't have to learn everything all at once (in fact you'll have to wait on some stuff, because there aren't enough practices until much later in the game!) Dennis Towne Alter Aeon MUD http

Re: [Audyssey] Alter Aeon Cleric Update

2011-09-18 Thread Dennis Towne
Dark, That's a really great update to the audiogames.net page, and I'm sure it will help people get a better feel for the game. Thanks! Dennis Towne Alter Aeon MUD http://www.alteraeon.com On Sat, Sep 17, 2011 at 9:58 PM, dark d...@xgam.org wrote: As a primary clerric warrior with a good

[Audyssey] Alter Aeon - Area Opening

2011-09-27 Thread Dennis Towne
or summoned demons. If you'd like to try it out and see if you can complete the quest in it, search the northern half of archais, east of the Blackwater Hollows. Good luck! Dennis Towne Alter Aeon MUD http://www.alteraeon.com --- Gamers mailing list __ Gamers@audyssey.org If you want to leave

Re: [Audyssey] alter aeon gold advice

2011-09-30 Thread Dennis Towne
when I play, I don't bother to gold farm. For me, it's more fun to sell equipment on auction and trade with other players and let them farm the gold. Not everyone likes to do that though, and it takes both sides. Good luck! Dennis Towne Alter Aeon MUD http://www.alteraeon.com On Thu, Sep 29

Re: [Audyssey] alter aeon gold advice

2011-09-30 Thread Dennis Towne
is still the largest gold producer though. Dennis Towne Alter Aeon MUD http://www.alteraeon.com On Fri, Sep 30, 2011 at 10:57 AM, john jpcarnemo...@comcast.net wrote: I've actually read both of the articles. The one on balancing the economy was quite interesting. I've also recently rediscovered

Re: [Audyssey] Good news for all gamers!

2011-10-19 Thread Dennis Towne
Everyone, Assuming that these games aren't huge in size, I'd be happy to host them on the main AA server. If someone can send me the games and an overview of their history, I'll write up a short page and put them up in a special directory for general download. Dennis Towne Alter Aeon MUD http

[Audyssey] Alter Aeon Halloween Event

2011-10-26 Thread Dennis Towne
interference from other players or groups that may also be trying to stop the invasion. We hope to see you there! Dennis Towne Alter Aeon MUD http://www.alteraeon.com --- Gamers mailing list __ Gamers@audyssey.org If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to gamers-unsubscr...@audyssey.org. You can

Re: [Audyssey] alter aeon levels above 35?

2011-10-26 Thread Dennis Towne
John, We have been raising the maximum level by one at 1-2 year intervals, so you probably won't see level 37 prior to 2013. Dennis Towne Alter Aeon MUD http://www.alteraeon.com On Wed, Oct 26, 2011 at 12:29 PM, john jpcarnemo...@comcast.net wrote: I was just looking through the changelog

Re: [Audyssey] Alter Aeon Halloween Event

2011-10-26 Thread Dennis Towne
itself, I believe it will become a permanent part of the game a few days after Halloween ends. The builders plan to modify it slightly to remove the Halloween specific stuff and add it to the area list in early November. Dennis Towne Alter Aeon MUD http://www.alteraeon.com On Wed, Oct 26, 2011 at 12

[Audyssey] Alter Aeon Halloween - Pumpkin Cannon

2011-10-30 Thread Dennis Towne
. Dennis Towne Alter Aeon MUD http://www.alteraeon.com --- 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 http://mail.audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo

Re: [Audyssey] syber assult.

2011-10-31 Thread Dennis Towne
address is: http://www.alteraeon.com You can download Oriol's MushZ client from: http://oriolg.es/mush.php Happy playing! Dennis Towne On Mon, Oct 31, 2011 at 11:34 AM, Ian McNamara ianandri...@googlemail.com wrote: yep any other muds you know of that you play feel free to let me know if you

Re: [Audyssey] More BGT news

2011-11-20 Thread Dennis Towne
to manually edit the config files and swap out audio or other data if they desire. Keeping the number of things in the registry small also makes it a lot easier to maintain ports on other platforms that do not have a registry. Dennis Towne Alter Aeon MUD http://www.alteraeon.com On Sun, Nov 20, 2011

Re: [Audyssey] More BGT news

2011-11-20 Thread Dennis Towne
to store passwords, you're doing it wrong. Passwords should always be stored as a salt/hash data pair. Dennis Towne Alter Aeon MUD http://www.alteraeon.com On Sun, Nov 20, 2011 at 2:11 PM, Philip Bennefall phi...@blastbay.com wrote: Hi Willem, The reason is mainly for convenience. Certainly you can

Re: [Audyssey] new technology? Balogna! - Re: plans for an updated Lone Wolf

2011-12-12 Thread Dennis Towne
processor, and playing out 15 things simultaneously raises that to 4%. Dennis Towne Alter Aeon MUD http://www.alteraeon.com On Mon, Dec 12, 2011 at 1:42 PM, Alex Kenny alexkenn...@gmail.com wrote: Hi Charles, While this has een brue in the past, Windows 7 used fewer system resources than did Vista

[Audyssey] Alter Aeon year end events

2011-12-13 Thread Dennis Towne
to the famous Halloween Pumpkin Cannon We'll also be running sales on various credit purchases in game if you're into that sort of thing. I'll mail out a more detailed schedule closer to the 21st. We hope to see you there! Dennis Towne Alter Aeon MUD http://www.alteraeon.com --- Gamers mailing

Re: [Audyssey] Alter Aeon year end events

2011-12-13 Thread Dennis Towne
John, Sometimes I don't know how to manage it either :) It's probably easiest to check the in-game boards, you can either 'board set 8' and then read shadowfax's post, or here's a direct link to it on the web: http://alteraeon.com:8080/board/8/da79565ae18bfd3a4e79b31d5ff02261 Dennis Towne

Re: [Audyssey] Silversword is not the game for the blind.

2011-12-16 Thread Dennis Towne
Michael, I don't see any bad attitude in his message at all. He's simply asking you to stop spamming him, and to stop spamming his forum. It's a very reasonable request, and it has nothing to do with accessibility. I see no need to demonize him over it. Dennis Towne Alter Aeon MUD http

Re: [Audyssey] Blind Gamers Being Taken Seriously?

2011-12-17 Thread Dennis Towne
rather than try to figure out where I got confused. Just FYI, from a sighted developer. Dennis Towne Alter Aeon MUD http://www.alteraeon.com On Sat, Dec 17, 2011 at 9:49 AM, Thomas Ward thomasward1...@gmail.com wrote: Hi Jeremy, Yes, you definitely raise some very good points in your message

Re: [Audyssey] Are we Done Yet

2011-12-18 Thread Dennis Towne
with developers, the standards are different. A lot of the thread was specific to that topic. Just FYI. Dennis Towne Alter Aeon MUD http://www.alteraeon.com On Sun, Dec 18, 2011 at 11:17 AM, Ryan Strunk ryan.str...@gmail.com wrote: I come back to the Audyssey list after a few days, and we're

Re: [Audyssey] Top 25 websites for gamers who are blind

2011-12-19 Thread Dennis Towne
Eleanor, Looking over the lists on your web site, I think it's appropriate to recommend the Alter Aeon web site. Alter Aeon is a multiplayer MUD server, and over half of our playerbase is blind. Right now, there's 40 people logged in with the blind-mode features enabled. Dennis Towne Alter

Re: [Audyssey] Top 25 websites for gamers who are blind

2011-12-20 Thread Dennis Towne
in quality and landing page type that its usefulness is diminished. Dennis Towne Alter Aeon MUD http://www.alteraeon.com On Tue, Dec 20, 2011 at 6:35 AM, dark d...@xgam.org wrote: Hi eleanor. while I understand not reviewing sites for uniquely online games such as muds, I'm afraid I'm

Re: [Audyssey] Alter Aeon Year End Events

2011-12-21 Thread Dennis Towne
John, As far as I know, it should still be valid. Shadowfax is running that contest, and he's usually pretty organized. You could send him a mudmail to be sure. Dennis Towne Alter Aeon MUD http://www.alteraeon.com On Wed, Dec 21, 2011 at 12:32 PM, john jpcarnemo...@comcast.net wrote: I had

Re: [Audyssey] IF client and MUD client.

2011-12-24 Thread Dennis Towne
usable. Dennis Towne Alter Aeon MUD http://www.alteraeon.com On Sat, Dec 24, 2011 at 9:16 AM, michael maslo mmaslo1...@swbell.net wrote: There are no accessible muds for the blind on the mac. On Dec 24, 2011, at 6:05 AM, Thomas Ward wrote: Hi Michael, The website for the Mac OS X Zoom client

Re: [Audyssey] Merry Christmas

2011-12-26 Thread Dennis Towne
up a generic name. It can take hours to calm down angry players and put out flamewars. It happens way, way more often than you might think. Dennis Towne Alter Aeon MUD http://www.alteraeon.com On Mon, Dec 26, 2011 at 10:29 AM, dark d...@xgam.org wrote: Agreed Bryan. To me reducing everything

Re: [Audyssey] Alter aeon newbie quest guides

2012-01-03 Thread Dennis Towne
Orin, We don't currently have guides for the other quests, and as far as I know they aren't being worked on. I've been through most of them recently, so perhaps after our anniversary event I can sit down and write them up. Dennis Towne Alter Aeon MUD http://www.alteraeon.com On Mon, Jan 2

Re: [Audyssey] Randomisation in Games was Huge Cave

2012-01-06 Thread Dennis Towne
for pretty much any kind of game. See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Multiply-with-carry/ for details.) Dennis Towne Alter Aeon MUD http://www.alteraeon.com On Fri, Jan 6, 2012 at 2:56 AM, dark d...@xgam.org wrote: Hi Tom. all that is very true, also in terms of text sinse the english language

Re: [Audyssey] Randomisation in Games was Huge Cave

2012-01-07 Thread Dennis Towne
more on that in a day or two. Dennis Towne Alter Aeon MUD http://www.alteraeon.com On Sat, Jan 7, 2012 at 2:54 AM, dark d...@xgam.org wrote: hi John. it's not  a matter of not telling what goes on in comabat, it's not being able to get the ful description of who your fighting. mostly you

[Audyssey] Alter Aeon 17th Anniversary

2012-01-10 Thread Dennis Towne
level 20 can participate, some portions will be risky or may require a group to complete. We hope to see you there! Dennis Towne Alter Aeon MUD http://www.alteraeon.com --- Gamers mailing list __ Gamers@audyssey.org If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to gamers-unsubscr...@audyssey.org

Re: [Audyssey] alter aeon down?

2012-01-11 Thread Dennis Towne
Dallas and John, The DNS for the Alter Aeon server appears to finally be back in working order. Sorry for the inconvenience. Dennis Towne Alter Aeon MUD http://www.alteraeon.com On Wed, Jan 11, 2012 at 6:37 PM, john jpcarnemo...@comcast.net wrote: The site is not down, it's something to do

[Audyssey] Alter Aeon Anniversary - update

2012-01-13 Thread Dennis Towne
the next stage begins. The third and final stage will only last for an hour or two, so it's important to arrive before or while it's in progress. If there is enough demand, we may run the final stage twice. Have fun! Dennis Towne Alter Aeon MUD http://www.alteraeon.com --- Gamers mailing list

[Audyssey] Alter Aeon Anniversary Event - final piece this afternoon

2012-01-15 Thread Dennis Towne
in the night, after 9:00 pm EST. Dennis Towne Alter Aeon MUD http://www.alteraeon.com --- 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 http://mail.audyssey.org

Re: [Audyssey] Alter Aeon Anniversary Event - final piece this afternoon

2012-01-15 Thread Dennis Towne
minus 6 hours. Dennis Towne Alter Aeon MUD http://www.alteraeon.com On Sun, Jan 15, 2012 at 2:49 PM, Ben gamehead...@aol.co.uk wrote: Hi, sorry I couldn't join the even proper, despite logging on I wasn't given any information about the story... at all regardless of what day I logged

Re: [Audyssey] Alter Aeon Anniversary Event - final piece this afternoon

2012-01-15 Thread Dennis Towne
Ben, The last part is intended for a single group which pretty much everyone is welcome to join. I would recommend using a level 25 or higher character though, I'm expecting there to be at least a few deaths. The meeting place will be in Redferne's palace on the island of Archais. Dennis Towne

Re: [Audyssey] 2012 Top 25 List for Gamers who are Blind

2012-01-22 Thread Dennis Towne
Eleanor, The updated lists look really good, the organization seems better too but I don't remember enough about the old list to say exactly why. Some of the new sites I've never even heard of before, and I had no idea that the Zone BBS was as big as it is. Hats off to you and your team! Dennis

Re: [Audyssey] game ideas, anyone like it?

2012-02-05 Thread Dennis Towne
need to focus. Dennis Towne Alter Aeon MUD http://www.alteraeon.com On Sun, Feb 5, 2012 at 9:43 AM, chandu S S chanduss...@gmail.com wrote: Hae all! here's one of my game ideas. It's not very well refined or anything, but, if somebody's ready to work with me, I'll do all such works

Re: [Audyssey] Re Getting Back into Mudding

2012-02-08 Thread Dennis Towne
, just for my own sanity. I'm glad you're liking the game so far. Dennis Towne Alter Aeon MUD http://www.alteraeon.com On Wed, Feb 8, 2012 at 4:01 AM, Allison Mervis alliso...@gmail.com wrote: I'm thoroughly enjoying Alter Aeon so far, but I've heard that in order to solve some higher level

Re: [Audyssey] Shopkeepers in alter was: Re: Alter Aeon and Disappearing Items

2012-02-11 Thread Dennis Towne
find a way to let them buy stuff, but as I said I've yet to find a way that doesn't cause bigger problems elsewhere. Dennis Towne Alter Aeon MUD http://www.alteraeon.com On Thu, Feb 9, 2012 at 2:40 PM, dark d...@xgam.org wrote: Hi. I was just wondering if npc shop keepers ever buy anything

Re: [Audyssey] Rem Statements

2012-02-20 Thread Dennis Towne
for extremely wide variation. Just FYI. Dennis Towne Alter Aeon MUD http://www.alteraeon.com On Mon, Feb 20, 2012 at 10:43 AM, Thomas Ward thomasward1...@gmail.com wrote: Hi Jim, HI see what you mean. I wonder if perhaps when VB compiles your executable files if it does statically link some

Re: [Audyssey] Monopoly

2012-03-13 Thread Dennis Towne
your favorite version is) to work the same way for the next 20 years. Change happens. It may not seem like it, but usually, it actually is for the better. Dennis Towne Alter Aeon MUD http://www.alteraeon.com On Tue, Mar 13, 2012 at 4:09 PM, Amanda Burt amanda.bu...@btinternet.com wrote:   I

Re: [Audyssey] Monopoly

2012-03-15 Thread Dennis Towne
more to support minority interfaces like screen readers and command line access, largely because I use them; but like everyone else, there is a limit on what I'm willing to pay, and for most people that limit is substantially lower than mine. Dennis Towne Alter Aeon MUD http://www.alteraeon.com

Re: [Audyssey] A Proposal for Game Developers

2012-03-28 Thread Dennis Towne
programming language, tools, and audio libraries, the quality will really improve. When a lot of people really like and play your games, try selling expansions to them. Dennis Towne Alter Aeon MUD http://www.alteraeon.com On Tue, Mar 27, 2012 at 11:03 PM, Ken kenwdow...@neo.rr.com wrote: I know

[Audyssey] Alter Aeon updates

2012-04-27 Thread Dennis Towne
to Kordan, for players around level 10. The mine is just east of Indira. On a personal note, I've completed my move across the country, so I should be able to start taking care of player problems again. Drop me a line if you have anything pending. See you there! Dennis Towne Alter Aeon MUD http

Re: [Audyssey] tutorials?

2012-04-29 Thread Dennis Towne
/muds_and_mudding.html If you're looking for detailed information on scripting for a mud, you'll probably have to look at the manuals for your client. Some clients use LUA, while others have simpler and more limited interfaces. Programming for each client is usually completely different. Dennis Towne Alter

Re: [Audyssey] Alter Aeon updates

2012-05-01 Thread Dennis Towne
Shannon, Unfortunately, I don't know of any mac mudding clients that work very well, and certainly not any with soundpacks or reader support. For some reason, the mac community really just hasn't embraced muds. I primarily maintain the game server and try to keep it safe, friendly, and blind

Re: [Audyssey] Alter Aeon updates

2012-05-01 Thread Dennis Towne
Oriol, Sorry about that. I think I got you confused with Shift, who is from south america. Dennis Towne Alter Aeon MUD http://www.alteraeon.com On Tue, May 1, 2012 at 3:51 PM, Oriol Gómez ogomez@gmail.com wrote: Hello, This is Oriol, the player  who's working on mush-z. I currently

Re: [Audyssey] swamp 2.2 thoughts

2012-05-02 Thread Dennis Towne
all the stuff going on with it. Dennis Towne Alter Aeon MUD http://www.alteraeon.com On Wed, May 2, 2012 at 3:22 PM, Christopher Bartlett themusicalbre...@gmail.com wrote: -Original Message- From: gamers-boun...@audyssey.org [mailto:gamers-boun...@audyssey.org] On Behalf Of Ben

Re: [Audyssey] new and wanting game suggestions, please!

2012-05-16 Thread Dennis Towne
, but I'm not sure which ones work best for macs. I also don't know if there are any mac clients with soundpacks. Good luck! Dennis Towne Alter Aeon MUD http://www.alteraeon.com On Wed, May 16, 2012 at 4:35 PM, Cait and Nickels caitlyn.furn...@gmail.com wrote: Well, I like rpg  type games, I

Re: [Audyssey] Swamp Rumor control

2012-05-17 Thread Dennis Towne
, and circulate for months. It doesn't have to make sense as long as it makes a good soundbite. I wish Jeremy the best in dealing with it, and can only offer the advice to shut it down hard and early, and don't be afraid to kick or ban persistent rumor mongers that won't listen. Dennis Towne Alter Aeon MUD

Re: [Audyssey] Audio Archery news.

2012-05-21 Thread Dennis Towne
mudding app for Macs - Savitar. I know of zero mudding apps for the Playstation. But there are at least a hundred of them for Windows PCs. Dennis Towne Alter Aeon MUD http://www.alteraeon.com On Mon, May 21, 2012 at 2:12 PM, Desiree Oudinot turtlepowe...@gmail.com wrote: Hi all, I would just

Re: [Audyssey] Good muds apart from Miriani

2012-05-23 Thread Dennis Towne
Ben, What part is giving you the most trouble? I generally don't have much problem finding areas I can handle above level 20, but then again I know where most things are. Maybe we just need to put better signs in the game showing where to go. Dennis Towne Alter Aeon MUD http

Re: [Audyssey] Information on the offer and game.

2012-05-24 Thread Dennis Towne
of work at best. In my opinion, it's best to keep money out the picture, since you'll probably be working with friends on it as a hobby project. Money destroys friendships pretty easily. Dennis Towne Alter Aeon MUD http://www.alteraeon.com On Thu, May 24, 2012 at 1:20 AM, michael barnes c

Re: [Audyssey] Participants wanted for game study on navigation

2012-05-29 Thread Dennis Towne
Dark, Will Katta be making her results available to the public? I can't participate, but I'd be very interested in what she discovers. Dennis Towne Alter Aeon MUD http://www.alteraeon.com On Tue, May 29, 2012 at 1:01 PM, dark d...@xgam.org wrote: Hi. people on audiogames.net may have seen

Re: [Audyssey] My issue with muds, discuss

2012-06-01 Thread Dennis Towne
Dark, The way that the Alter Aeon game server is set up, we currently have to use the same timebase for everyone. When we have people grouping and interacting with each other, it doesn't make sense to have one person fighting at half the speed of the other. I understand your point that as a

Re: [Audyssey] My issue with muds, discuss

2012-06-01 Thread Dennis Towne
url is http://alteraeon.com:8080/help/catrub_puzzles Dennis Towne Alter Aeon MUD http://www.alteraeon.com On Fri, Jun 1, 2012 at 7:35 AM, Shadow Dragon elementalult...@hotmail.com wrote: [snip] There's a couple areas on alter where you can see a little history, but not many. My favorite

Re: [Audyssey] My issue with muds, discuss

2012-06-01 Thread Dennis Towne
I'm sighted and almost always play with full blind mode spam filtering enabled. Combat is messy for all players, sighted or not. I'll have to think about this. There has to be some safe improvements I can make that won't overly damage the feel of the game. Dennis Towne Alter Aeon MUD http

Re: [Audyssey] My issue with muds, discuss

2012-06-01 Thread Dennis Towne
. Dennis Towne Alter Aeon MUD http://www.alteraeon.com On Fri, Jun 1, 2012 at 12:18 PM, john jpcarnemo...@comcast.net wrote: That's interesting, I find that my tot104 30/30 warrior thief is much harder to play than my level 30 necro, and can handle much less stuff. My necro utterly destroys

Re: [Audyssey] My issue with muds, discuss

2012-06-01 Thread Dennis Towne
Dark, If you get the necromancer 'free spirit' spell, you can do that kind of exploration. That would give you plenty of time to look around at monsters and explore without getting killed. It's level 18 necromancer, so you're not too far away from getting it. Dennis Towne Alter Aeon MUD http

Re: [Audyssey] My issue with muds, discuss

2012-06-01 Thread Dennis Towne
Dark, I've added the 'review' command we talked about. Let me know if that works the way you'd expect. Dennis Towne Alter Aeon MUD http://www.alteraeon.com --- Gamers mailing list __ Gamers@audyssey.org If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to gamers-unsubscr...@audyssey.org. You can

Re: [Audyssey] Alter Aeon: Discuss

2012-06-02 Thread Dennis Towne
if any of those work out better for you, or if the guide is too out of date to be useful. Thanks, Dennis Towne Alter Aeon MUD http://www.alteraeon.com On Sat, Jun 2, 2012 at 4:54 AM, Lindsay Cowell lindsay_cow...@btinternet.com wrote: Hi all, I used to play alter aeon, but found it very hard

Re: [Audyssey] Alter Aeon: Discuss

2012-06-04 Thread Dennis Towne
linear progression might help there. Do you think something like that would help? Or are you just finding that mobs within a single area are too variable? Dennis Towne Alter Aeon MUD http://www.alteraeon.com --- Gamers mailing list __ Gamers@audyssey.org If you want to leave the list, send E-mail

Re: [Audyssey] Alter Aeon: Discuss

2012-06-05 Thread Dennis Towne
I've also gone through several other areas to try to level sanitize them a bit better. I've got a lot of other stuff on the list today, but probably not as much moving around of areas as yesterday. Hopefully this will help in the future and make exploring a little bit less dangerous. Dennis Towne

Re: [Audyssey] Alter Aeon: Discuss

2012-06-05 Thread Dennis Towne
Yes, I forgot about that. I just updated the levels on vikings as well, and will be moving on to other zones now. Dennis Towne Alter Aeon MUD http://www.alteraeon.com On Tue, Jun 5, 2012 at 1:26 PM, john jpcarnemo...@comcast.net wrote: I know I heard something about moving rogues to gads

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