2990. Tom 7 (h-72-244-71-99.phlapafg.dynamic.covad.net) –
14 Oct 2005 11:15:23
[ UPD: Escape Beta 3 ]
For now you gotta do it from the "solution manager" (press ctrl-m on a level), but you can only get to the solution manager if you've solved the level. Also, solving the level will delete all your bookmarks.
Yes, I realize how ridiculous this is. |
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2989. JME (pool-151-204-77-26.delv.east.verizon.net) –
14 Oct 2005 10:53:53
[ Bathroom? Mushroom! ]
Wow, this problem is wayyyyy more common than I thought!! I woke up this morning, turned on the shower and as i went to hop in noticed that there were mushrooms growing outta the tile!! The bathroom floor was replaced about this time last year, but there was a gap in the floor by the tub and the tile on the tub is broken, and right through that crack our 3-4 little mushrooms that were NOT there yesterday!! I don't know what to do! Its freaking me out BIG TIME! |
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2988. jcreed (pool-141-158-125-212.pitt.east.verizon.net) –
14 Oct 2005 09:50:03
[ UPD: Escape Beta 3 ]
Am I missing a way to delete bookmarks? |
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2987. Tom 7 (h-72-244-71-99.phlapafg.dynamic.covad.net) –
14 Oct 2005 09:38:30
[ UPD: Escape Beta 3 ]
mjn: Yes, 'c' is the same as 's', I just wanted to use a different name in the menu (I thought 'save', which is why it was 's' in the first place, would be confusing). |
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2986. mjn (pool-68-161-220-16.ny325.east.verizon.net) –
13 Oct 2005 20:26:52
[ UPD: Escape Beta 3 ]
Whoa, so much new stuff! Them bombs are pretty cool, I reckon. Haven't tried the bookmarks yet, but I'll bet they come in real handy on the insanely difficult puzzles (which are unfortunately all I've got left!)
One minor question about the C (checkpoint) key: does it just do the same thing as S?
(Hmm, and as I type this, it occurs to me that perhaps the answer is in escape.txt. Oh, well, please ignore the question if so; I'll go check that next...)
P.S. I heartily approve of both the anti-elitist tone and rule #4. |
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I'm glad. =)
The MP3.COM url doesn't work any more, of course, but the album is available here:
http://mp3.tom7.org/reentrant-uperiodic/ |
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2984. Anonymous (137.164.98.61) –
13 Oct 2005 11:56:41
[ FLAMING TEXT ]
ok you people need help!!!! |
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My little stepdaughter (hannah, 4) absolutely loved State of Iowa. |
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2982. Anonymous (pcp01935919pcs.hamden01.ct.comcast.net) –
13 Oct 2005 08:27:12
[ UPD: Escape Beta 3 ]
Unrelated suggestion:
I would recommend that you rename "Crap Art" to "Draft Art" thus eliminating the tone of anti-elitism and allowing a connection for those who want to take next steps in their artistic exploration. There certainly should be nothing wrong with wanting to refine and elevate original ideas that are found in the original process.
Also, please edit item #4 in your description of crap art.
Otherwise, this seems to be a noble pursuit.
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2981. Tom 7 (h-72-244-71-99.phlapafg.dynamic.covad.net) –
13 Oct 2005 00:40:49
[ Space Names! ]
Represent! |
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2980. b dogg (ip68-101-196-73.sd.sd.cox.net) –
12 Oct 2005 19:51:25
[ Space Names! ]
SCIENCE NERDS ARE H-O-T HOT!!
YEAH LIKE ALL OF YOU GUYS! SCIENCE NERDS! ALRIGHT NERDIES! YA
NERDS UNITE! |
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2979. Anonymous (ip68-101-196-73.sd.sd.cox.net) –
12 Oct 2005 19:50:15
[ Space Names! ]
these chikcs dont even know th name of my baand, but theyre all on me like they wanna hold haands... |
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2978. b dogg (ip68-101-196-73.sd.sd.cox.net) –
12 Oct 2005 19:49:04
[ Space Names! ]
this is very interesting. |
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I knew you did write a computer program to solve this revenge of the computers, that's WHY I don't feel too stupid anymore. ;)
"r" will restore - ok, thank you, I did not get that.
I'm looking forward to the new version - and I'm curious! I'm sure it will be just great and "better" and wonderful! :) |
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2976. Anonymous (212.248.225.138) –
12 Oct 2005 09:25:25
[ FLAMING TEXT ]
Yo ppl itz flixi wixi n raza ere 2 gojus girlies! |
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2975. Tom 7 (h-72-244-70-244.phlapafg.dynamic.covad.net) –
12 Oct 2005 09:07:49
[ NEW: Escape Beta 2! ]
Yeah, revenge of the computers is definitely one of the hardest levels out there. I actually wrote a computer program to solve it, though some people have done it by hand.
's' should work; it silently saves your current position and if you later press 'r' then it will restore it. This only persists while the same level is open, so if you quit back to the load screen, then the checkpoint is lost.
BUT -- the new version which I will release this week (almost done!) has "bookmarks", which are saved in your player file and are much more straightforward. So don't fret that 's' isn't as useful as you might like. ;) |
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Thank you, Tom 7. So I've tried to find help "here", read the comments, and found out that some levels seem to be REALLY HARD - I've had a HUGE problem on level 617... - I realized that I'm not the only one, so I feel less stupid now! :-) And now I know that you are sure, positive, that there does exist a solution for every single level.
While playing, "u" alone does undo, and BTW ctrl-u does it, too! "s" alone does not do anything - or maybe I just can't understand the way it does save or what exactly this saves? I couldn't figure out what to do AFTER "s" - the file might be saved anywhere, but where? Do you know what I'm trying to ask? (Sorry, my english...)
For editing: you were guessing right, I've tried to do it the way you suggest, and it works. "s" works as well, and no problem to find the saved file. |
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2973. Tom 7 (h-72-244-70-244.phlapafg.dynamic.covad.net) –
11 Oct 2005 22:45:27
[ Speaking Skillz ]
You think my skills are like socks? HELL NO |
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2972. Max (ce-web3.wesleyan.edu) –
11 Oct 2005 22:24:09
[ Speaking Skillz ]
Just like my socks. |
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2971. Tom 7 (gs82.sp.cs.cmu.edu) –
11 Oct 2005 14:19:19
[ Speaking Skillz ]
My skills in combat are unmatched. |
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Oh so it's like I'm actually saving time instead of wasting time. |
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2969. Max (ce-web3.wesleyan.edu) –
11 Oct 2005 12:03:41
[ Speaking Skillz ]
Man I hope you can pass the Numchuck Skill Requirement. |
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I totally did it. Actually, you are watching someone play megaman and another megaman for 48 minutes. |
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2967. Tom 7 (h-72-244-70-244.phlapafg.dynamic.covad.net) –
11 Oct 2005 00:39:14
[ NEW: Escape Beta 2! ]
Kirima: I'm workin' on it.. a few more years, I guess.
As for hints, you can ask people for hints (maybe here), or you can read the comments on levels with the spoilers turned on; that will usually give something away. But I find that solving a level with hints is a lot less fun. It is DEFINITELY the case that some of these levels are REALLY HARD. There are several that I've wasted many hours on and not solved!
For editing: I'm not sure what problem you're reporting. What do you mean when you say you want to find out where certain positions "are"? If I'm guessing correcly, then this might help: instead of using the menu at the top to switch between the layers, put your mouse pointer over the place where you want to edit the alternate layer, and then press 'y' on the keyboard to toggle. That way your mouse is already in the right place.
Sorry about the international keyboard issues. I want to sort this out at some point, but I think it's more a problem with the SDL than with my code. (Unfortunately, as I only have US keyboards around, the problem is somewhat distant for me...) BTW, ctrl-s doesn't do anything. While playing, 's' alone saves, and 'u' alone undos. While editing, 's' saves the level, and 'u' doesn't do anything that I recall. |
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2966. Tom 7 (h-72-244-70-244.phlapafg.dynamic.covad.net) –
11 Oct 2005 00:33:48
[ NEW: Escape Beta 2! ]
Anon: No, I just fixed a problem where bans weren't actually doing anything on scribble, so a bunch of old bans went into effect. The reason I wrote was "Excessive immaturity on scribble." Your whole ISP is banned, so it's quite possible that you are just getting unfairly banned because of something someone else did, and a long time ago. I don't usually ban people unless they are being unreasonably mean without provocation. I definitely don't ban people for merely posting civil but negative comments!
Anyway, the ban is pretty old so I removed it. Let's hope that whoever was being uncivil is not planning on striking again. |
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