@C-Star:

I think it's the screen resolution settings, the game sets the resolution to 1280x1024, i did this just to prevent the bug error that you have now, perhaps your laptop can't handle that resolution? Anyway, i will try to fix that asap. gonna try it one my laptop and notebook to see if i have the same prob.

Pat
Tue Oct 9 05:34:36 2012
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@Ulysses

Can you e-mail me , or give me your e-mail please?

Ulysses
Tue Oct 9 11:48:26 2012
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@Pat

Any FF related stuff can be sent to me at: ff_stories(at)hotmail.com

Pat
Tue Oct 9 13:20:07 2012
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@ C-Star:

It does the same on my laptop, max. resolution is 1280x800.
If your screen can't handle 1280x1024, it's not working :-/

C-Star
Tue Oct 9 16:18:15 2012
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Well that seems to be the problem. Damn. Well I guess that's me out. Back to playing Epic Battle Fantasy.

Pat
Tue Oct 9 23:03:24 2012
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C-Star,
I will add the possibillity to select with the functionkeys.

Robert Douglas
Wed Oct 10 15:02:18 2012
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One thing I've found with older games: many work only on 1024x768 as their maximum resolution. Not sure why this is. Even then, that these games don't crash isn't guaranteed.

C-Star
Wed Oct 10 16:00:40 2012
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Thanks Pat. I'll be sure to try it out then!

Pat
Wed Oct 10 18:21:30 2012
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@C-Star, redrawing on 800x600, will not be so nice than 1280x1024, but it will be playable on laptops, think i will finish it tomorrow and replace the setup, it will have both versions in the installdir then. For future games, i have improved the text output and other stuff, and will make that you can go somewhere with a button and/or a number on the keyboard, it will be all in 1 exe then.

Pat
Wed Oct 10 18:25:01 2012
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@Robert Douglas

Old games, back then they didn't have highres monitors, so thats why they didn't bother. Upscaling screen resolution won't be a prob i guess, but downscaling doesn't work ( at least in the game i did )

Pat
Thu Oct 11 09:52:48 2012
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The new installer for House of Horror is on the site, There is the normal version , res.1280x1024 and a 800x600 version to use with older laptops.

dark
Thu Oct 11 14:50:06 2012
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Hi.

I don't know if people have heard ot he long running smugglers series of games from indi developer nielsbauer games, found at http://www.nielsbauergames.com/index.html

These are a set of exceptionally good text based space stratogy and combat games (though they do have pictures to click on).

the games take place in the 22nd century against the background of a galactic civil war in which four factions struggle for supremacy. the mighty federation based around earth, the outer rim who seak independence, the piratical syndicate who are simply out for their own ends and the supposedly peacefull trade coalition who wished to remain neutral but wer drawn into the conflict when their trading convoys were no longer safe. The basic principle is that you have a ship, and through completing missions for your faction, piracy, trading and even eventually commanding a battle cruser and your own squadren attempt to end the war either for your faction or for yourself.

The games have got more complex over time, but with the newly released 5th game (released last week), things have really gone crytical. What the 5th game contains is a massive amount of extra missions, combat, special events and background, indeed apparently over a hundred thousand words of text just! for missions, planet exploration and encounters were added to the game. As well as an even better and more interesting combat system than in the previous smugglers 4.

So, while smugglers 5 isn't exactly a gamebook, the rich background, detailed exploration and highly adaptvie gameplay all in text are things that I think would absolutely appeal to any fan of gamebooks.

indeed, it's a little sad that Niels has had something of a shoddy reception from people who are complaining that the game doesn't have 3D graphics.

So, when considdering who might appreciate a complex and detailed game using text gamebook fans were the obvious choice!

Niels also makes a fantasy adventure game mixing rpg and stratogy elements called empires and dungeons which would also be worth a look I think.

please feel free to forward this message on to any interested parties, and try and recognize the great work a developer has done in creating a detailed game using text, ---- not to mention one that is utterly accessible to screen readers too.

I hope people try the smugglers games, especially smugglers 5 sinse they're absolutely worth playing, and while not actually gamebooks have more than enough in background, detailed encounters and exploration to keep any fan of gamebooks happy.

Glen
Fri Oct 12 18:50:20 2012
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@dark

To appeal to people who enjoy the written word, it helps to have a little respect for it.

I'll still check it out.

dark
Fri Oct 12 21:35:39 2012
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Well it read okay when i ran my screen reader across it, so if there were some missing capitals or typos please excuse me. you could say I appreciate the spoken word not the written one, and spell checks are very time consuming so I only employ them upon formal occasions.

That however doesn't change the quality of the smugglers games (which have in fact been spellchecked), which is my point.

Glen
Sun Oct 14 10:00:08 2012
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@dark

It's a shame that your screen reader did not sound funny. By the third paragraph there were (at least) 8 glaring spelling errors or typos (ignoring grammatical errors), and I know I sound like an ass saying this, but it reflects poorly on the message you're trying to get across when this is too noticable.

Like I claimed I would, I did check out the game regardless. It seems like an interesting premise and a deep world to get stuck into. The price point is a little hard to understand however.

I know that he needs to pay his bills (as he wrote himself in response to criticism), and this makes it difficult. But the reality is that we can purchase top quality games from huge teams with budgets in the millions for around the price he is asking. Good indie or older big budgets go for around 2/3 the price he wants. I hope that he makes his sales, and wish him the best, but question the wisdom of it.

Walker Long
Tue Oct 16 12:15:03 2012
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Hi, I have been trying to get through "Wrong way go back" for about a year. I get the screwdriver and battery but can't seem to get to Gary Fishbone's room. When can you get to the elevator? I get the stuff done with the robot (no spoiler eh?) but then can't get to the elevator. Please help. I love these games and can do it with my speech synth unit. I have finished most all the gameson the site but can't finish this one. Please help
Walker

C-Star
Tue Oct 16 15:20:28 2012
Wrong Way Go Back

Sorry what!? You're asking how to get to Gary Fishbone's room, but you're saying that you did all the stuff with the robot? You need to get in Gary's room to do all the stuff with the robot. Anyway, to get in Gary's room you have to use his Id immediately after the fight against the soldier and you will find an item you need in there. Just don't search the room further when asked to. Walk in, get the item, walk out. Sorry for the lack of paragraphs, doing this on my phone.

Walker Long
Tue Oct 16 15:33:20 2012
Wrong Way Go Back

Thank you so much. I am sort of slow i guess I never thought of using the I.D. itself. I thought I'dtake the elevator to the room. Duh!

Thanks again.

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