On an earlier post by an anonymous person, he or she said they couldn't update Escape. I've heard of an "older" version on a downloads site (tucows.com) and the version there has no animation, unable to get new levels, or even upgrade Escape! Maybe that's the problem... |
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4581. Tom 7 (gs82.sp.cs.cmu.edu) –
01 Jun 2006 12:06:47
[ Evolution Quote ]
It's just a quote, buddy. The scientific model of evolution in no way relies on drawings for proof. We have much better methods than that. |
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4580. Anonymous (ac5-webproxy4.direcpc.com) –
01 Jun 2006 01:40:57
[ Evolution Quote ]
"For my part, and so far as my human consciousness is concerned, I prefer to be an immensely perfected ape rather than to be a degenerated and debased Adam." -- Ernst Haeckel, Univesity of Jena, 18??
Yeah, and let's not forget that Ernst Haeckel is the person who faked the drawings of embryos that have been used for a century now to "prove" evolution... |
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4579. Anonymous (cor4-ppp1034.for.dialup.connect.net.au) –
31 May 2006 07:14:01
[ BAD SAT SCORES ]
i got a 1770... wat does this mean???? |
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4578. courtz tu tapel contont (prx2.cn1.myschools.net) –
30 May 2006 18:21:25
[ Space Names! ]
I HATE YOU AND YOUR STUPID SITE AHHHHHHH |
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4577. Kirima/mm (28.177.186.195.cust.bluewin.ch) –
29 May 2006 20:56:22
[ UPD: Escape Beta 3 ]
Ok, I'll try to get hints by leaving comments.
I only did rate that way once, I'm sorry that I did so, but I just couldn't believe that there was a rating 10-10-10 for such a "crummy" level.
I'll keep on asking for hints! (-; |
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4576. Tom 7 (h-72-244-71-243.phlapafg.dynamic.covad.net) –
29 May 2006 19:58:17
[ UPD: Escape Beta 3 ]
You should probably rate based on what you think the actual rating is, not based on whether you think the level is under- or over-rated as it is. Especially the crummy levels will get lots of ratings since they're so easy to solve, and that means that bad ratings will be lost among all the accurate ratings. But that's just my advice; ratings will always be an approximate thing so there's not much use obsessing over their accuracy.
If you want hints on some levels, how about leaving a comment asking for a hint? I can speak from experience that once you peek at solutions it pretty much ruins the game--so I intend to keep them under wraps as best as possible. |
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4575. Kirima/mm (16.243.186.195.cust.bluewin.ch) –
29 May 2006 18:50:05
[ UPD: Escape Beta 3 ]
I didn't rate my levels yet and I guess I won't. I think I would give them the more ore less average rating that appears by now, so why should I rate them? It would indicate that one more player had solved the levels - what in fact wouldn't be very true.
Very recently I solved one of those very simple levels, but before rating, I discovered that only one player had already solved the level, but had rated it 10-10-10. So I had to give the level a 0-0-0... That was before I knew we could rate our own levels, and I thought that someone must have made a fried give him a wonderful rating for a really boring level.
BTW: there are those 66 ngrhhhh... levels left that I'm absolutely totally unable to solve. I can't! And I just kind of feel like giving up 'cause even leaving those levels for weeks or months would not help, I'm turning around in circles and there seems to be no way out. So my question is: will we get the solutions one day? Or some clues? Or shall we have to live for the rest of our days with all those ngrhhhh... levels unsolved????? (-;
(I'm aware of the fact that this is part of the game and even part of the fun, but still - imaging all those people in heaven, still thinking about those ngrhhhh... puzzles!)
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4574. Janet in Ohio (c-24-131-106-214.hsd1.oh.comcast.net) –
29 May 2006 11:08:09
[ Bathroom? Mushroom! ]
Well my question is about finding one in your basement floor. Like actually coming up out of the cement. It wasn't there a few days ago, but it's about 5 inches in diameter. We constantly have our dehumidifier going in the basement, but it's not able to dry it all up completely. We rent, but our landlord is both careless and clueless. If it's coming out of the cement, what's that indicative of? Any help/suggestions would be appreciated. We have a 3 year old, and I'm not sure if it's putting stuff into the air that's unsafe. Thanks!! |
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4573. Tom 7 (pool-70-20-64-7.pitt.east.verizon.net) –
29 May 2006 10:41:33
[ UPD: Escape Beta 3 ]
I think the best technique for making a level unsolvable is to make the solution from a previous level be required, basically by making it a mini-puzzle within the bigger puzzle. But it's not fun to repeat yourself, really. If you can figure out how to leave "clues", go for it! Anyway, I think that a series based on the zodiac is a great idea. Start small...
The global rating is the mean of all votes. It only updates in-game when someone uploads a new level, because I haven't yet written the code that updates it every evening. But the ratings on the web page are always current. When you re-rate a level, it just replaces your old rating; each player only gets one vote per level.
BTW, I still think it's okay to rate one's own level. I'd say, if you feel comfortable giving a fair rating, do so. But many people also choose not to rate their own levels, which is also just fine. |
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I have been thinking on a zodiac series. Where solving the first (signs) puzzels gives the solution for the final. Making the final impossible to solve without clues. As impossible as possible. The question is how to make a leval that gives the clues only when solved? Also is the global rating calculated using standard average? Will only one number per player be used to calculate?
Kirima:
I apologize for rating my own level. I was just excited to have finally made a good one. I tried to be a fair as I could but of course I am bias. |
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any one got a free counter strike source cd key or know where to get one i wanna play badly |
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4570. I. Honich (at07-m317.net.t-com.hr) –
27 May 2006 23:05:45
[ Honic the Sheghog ]
I. Honich
i now you Edin, you are my cousin,, and this man from france,..
hello from Zgb,..
(Sjenica, Medare)
;)
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You'll love the new ETC software, then, Gamenomic$ (featured on the CMU mainpage today) |
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4566. Adipex (72.9.100.34) –
25 May 2006 20:32:18
[ News: ESCAPE ]
Hello.Please mail to me where you take so beautiful template for your site.Thanks. |
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You all cannot believe how relieved that I found this little support group. I have been thinking about this mushroom behind my toilet all day and night since I discovered it. I cannot stop thinking about it and cringing, thinking that my bathroom must be so incredibly nasty for something to GROW in it! And it doesn't help that I am an avid clean freak :) Thank you all for sharing. I do not feel so alone, and I will take all your suggestions and put them to the test on this little fungus bastard! |
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4564. Tom 7 (pool-70-20-87-218.pitt.east.verizon.net) –
23 May 2006 21:38:49
[ Cleveland time! ]
Yeah, it was no more than an hour after the race ended that I was itching to do a full-size. |
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4563. Stephen (c-67-171-70-151.hsd1.pa.comcast.net) –
23 May 2006 20:00:47
[ Cleveland time! ]
Next year the marathon? |
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4562. Anonymous (s0106000c6e8950eb.ed.shawcable.net) –
23 May 2006 15:03:55
[ Bathroom? Mushroom! ]
Hi I have to Agree with the person that said TKO works!!! There is a company in Calgary, Canada that makes it and it is very concentrated but it's also pet and child friendly if used correctly. There are only an orange odor, no bleachy smells or fumes. It is all natural. I am a dog groomer and we use it in our shop. I also have a 3 year old home. We built it through a builder. I had five little mushrooms grow up from an opening between our basement floor and back entryway door. it really grossed me out! but my husband pulled all the mushrooms up including all the insulation the builder had shoved down there. And we sprayed with TKO and it didn't come back. But now we are trying to find out if the builder didn't do his job correctly. Isn't the basement floor suposed to go all the way to the bottom of the door frame? Anyways Different matter altogether. But it does work. Thanks for the hint whoever put it on here. I would never have known. |
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4561. PanzerIV (modemcable142.209-202-24.mc.videotron.ca) –
22 May 2006 03:12:58
[ Quake 3 Done! ]
Again me, I was just wondering if someone could let me borrow his CD-Key. It's the first game that I've played and it's also the only one that I lost the key :S and I since a while I used to play a few 1vs1 with a friend at home in Lan but now that he have a new computer for gaming, I'd like to play on internet vs him so it get more fair because here he had to play on my sister's crap pc so I would own him 1000x easier with my gaming rig. I've done some test and you don't need a cd-key to create a server so I would only need 1 for him.
Thanks in advance if you can. My email is KriegerDerHolle@Gmail.com |
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4560. PanzerIV (modemcable142.209-202-24.mc.videotron.ca) –
22 May 2006 02:56:32
[ Quake 3 Done! ]
Wow... This thread is like 6 years old!
When I started in 2000 I had 12 years old and easily done all levels on Hurt Me Plenty and then hardcore but I never really been able to do it on nightmare until recently with my good computer. It's been easier than I though. The only thing that I can't do at all is Xaero on Nightamre :S It's like fuck off, he got a perfect aimbot. When he gets a railgun, your dead for sure since he miss once on 10. I'm just gonna use the trick by kicking him out of the server so I can finaly have all map done :D
Sad to see that Quake 4 is a total failure. It's pretty amazing too that we are still on Quake 3 because there is no other good game "of this kind" at the moment. Time to wait until Unreal Tournament 2007 is out. |
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4559. jcreed (pool-68-162-177-150.pitt.east.verizon.net) –
22 May 2006 00:40:01
[ Cleveland time! ]
Woo shinkansen tom |
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4558. Tom 7 (h-72-244-70-211.phlapafg.dynamic.covad.net) –
21 May 2006 22:38:30
[ Cleveland time! ]
I know, what is up with that? I think it was just going to show the time for the 10K (and half, for people doing the full marathon) on the website as the race was progressing. But my record doesn't show the 10K split at all, and it's like thirteen hours after I finished now. |
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4557. Tom 7 (h-72-244-70-211.phlapafg.dynamic.covad.net) –
21 May 2006 22:35:59
[ UPD: Escape Beta 3 ]
Aprial: I'd like to finish the series, so please don't. =) I'd also like to claim the airport codes as level names. But I welcome you to create your own different series! |
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4556. Aprial (adsl-69-228-149-227.dsl.irvnca.pacbell.net) –
21 May 2006 21:34:38
[ UPD: Escape Beta 3 ]
Dear Tom (again):
I liked your letter series, but i noticed some letters were missing. Would you mind if I (or others) can continue the series?
Dear John Lewis:
This applies to you, too, for the number series. Nice levels, by the way. |
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