2598. Tom 7 (h-72-244-70-120.phlapafg.dynamic.covad.net) –
13 Jul 2005 00:55:45
[ NEW: Escape Beta 2! ]
Markus: the display on the level browser is based on the last time the collection was updated. This happens when someone uploads a new level (and I plan to have it update at regular intervals, but have not implemented that yet). The same is true for ratings. I admit this is a little confusing, so I may change it some day, but that would require more communication with the server, so it's not at all trivial to do.
However, the solution manager is instant, so you should be able to see your speedrun there. If it's not there, it may be because it was beaten by someone else.
The reason you couldn't upload anything yesterday was that the server was out of space (it's an old computer and sometimes fills itself up), but that's fixed now.
Thanks for the tip on the keyboard. I am indeed using unicode, but still baroquely doing a case on SDLK_ values, which is a bad idea for punctuation since it varies so much from country to country. |
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2597. Dorothy (pool-71-111-5-193.ptldor.dsl-w.verizon.net) –
12 Jul 2005 22:34:35
[ NEW: Escape Beta 2! ]
Hi Tom, I think I found a bug...???
I was just playing one of the levels and pressed the "y" key...and it switched to the alternate world. I thought maybe it was just that level only, so I tried it on a few others and it worked also. |
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Hi!
I have some problems with the display of the level record in the level browser. It doesn't always show the record, no matter if I or someone else broke the record.
If I broke the record it is displayed in green as my personal best, but the level record doesn't get updated. Even uploading the solution, downloading new solutions, updating the levels or restarting the game didn't help.
In one level it shows the correct record, but yesterday it didn't. Is there some delay somewhere?
Yesterday I couldn't upload faster solutions to several levels, I got the message "Upload failed: fail (bug) bad solution". (I couldn't check if the bug is still there because meanwhile other players got the same number of moves, so I don't have a record anymore :(
One hour ago or so I successfully uploaded a new speed record but it is not shown as speed record in the solution browser and not as record in the level browser. Even downloading solutions / levels / restarting the game didn't help.
Oh and for the question-mark-bug in SDL: this is not a bug (but I thought the same when learning SDL a few weeks ago) since SDL doesn't report the character entered but the key pressed. For example when checking for a press of "A" you get SDLK_a and have to check for the shift key yourself. You can get the character from the unicode field of the key event (instead of sym or scancode) but before you have to enable unicode support in SDL. Code example is here: http://www.libsdl.org/cgi/docwiki.cgi/Handling_20the_20Keyboard#eventsmoredetailed
This will work for all keyboards, not just us-keyboards!
Oh and by the way: Great game! |
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omg radar is totally livejournal now |
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2593. Tom 7 (h-72-244-70-120.phlapafg.dynamic.covad.net) –
10 Jul 2005 23:49:31
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It was intentional. I thought I had some reason for only allowing dragging in this direction (one minor one is that it gives you an easy way to remove the selection, by dragging in the opposite way), but I can't remember right now what that is. If I can't justify it, I'll put it on the to-do list to allow dragging in any direction.
I'm glad you like the pattern tool! |
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MUSHROOM NIGHTMARES
We bought our house 3 1/2 years ago--had a pre-purchase inspection done and everything, looked fine.
Then, 1 year age we noticed overnight that mushrooms were growing beside the basement shower stall.
Bottom line: We've done the bleach route numerous times and it now looks like the half the floor has growth under it (judging by the discoloration of the tile in the bathroom).
We haven't done anything yet--money, but are now thinking we better pull off the tile and maybe other stuff as well before the problem spreads beyond control.
Does anyone know:1) what could be causing this?, & 2) If one has to wear a protective face/breathing apparatus when cleaning out this problem? -- I've heard talk about black mold, air-born spores affecting breathing, etc.
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2591. Max (pcp0010478666pcs.hamden01.ct.comcast.net) –
10 Jul 2005 18:01:40
[ NEW: Escape Beta 2! ]
BUG (I think): At least in the OSX version, you can apple-click and drag from top to bottom and left to right only. This means that you have to start at the top left of an area and drag to the bottom right whenever you want to capture more than a single line of tiles.
By the way, the panel pattern reproducer is very cool and saves tons of time on automated levels -- thanks! |
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2590. Dorothy (pool-71-111-5-193.ptldor.dsl-w.verizon.net) –
09 Jul 2005 11:57:10
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Tom, that's just what I was looking for. Thanks. :) |
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2589. Tom 7 (h-72-244-70-120.phlapafg.dynamic.covad.net) –
09 Jul 2005 08:38:22
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You mean the coordinates? Yeah, I guess that's probably a good idea. If you're just trying to make sure that something has the same position in normal/alternate worlds, you can use 'y' instead of clicking the button to switch between them, and then leave your mouse in the same place. If you're trying to coordinate the destinations of transporters and panels, then showing destinations with 'd' might help. |
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2588. Dorothy (pool-71-111-5-193.ptldor.dsl-w.verizon.net) –
09 Jul 2005 01:38:22
[ NEW: Escape Beta 2! ]
In the editor, is there a way to find out the tile position? I haven't been able to see it if there is.
I think a good suggestion would be, maybe if when you put your mouse over a tile, hugbot.. etc. it would be to nice have it show the position in the bottom left hand corner of the screen, if that isn't already implemented. I think it would be an easy tool in creating both the alternate and normal worlds with the transports and panels.
Thanks |
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2587. Karthik (cpe-069-134-215-228.nc.res.rr.com) –
08 Jul 2005 18:40:24
[ July, July!! ]
on read: "infinite jest" is great, but i'm not sure about wallace as a person, despite his claims above of greatness. only eggers i know is "a heartbreaking work of staggering genius", which i thought was good, but sub-wallace in terms of a read. "infinite jest" also doubles well as a pillow on long flights/bus rides.
here's some hear:
hella "church gone wild/chirpin' hard"
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2586. Anonymous (hidden16.reimanpublications.com) –
07 Jul 2005 15:06:52
[ Bathroom? Mushroom! ]
I cannot believe others have this. I felt like we had reached the depths of slovelyness or something. My husband had told me we had mushrooms in the shower and that he saved one for me to see. It was a perfect specimen, a few inches tall. I scraped it up with a piece of cardboard and threw it away. Sounds like we can expect more to come back. I'll certainly take a picture next time, but I was in a hurry to get to work and the cleaning lady was coming this morning and I didn't want her to see it. I couldn't help telling her, though. She was appalled and said we better start spraying Tilex on after each shower. But sometimes the cat likes to get in the stall and drink water. I do think our tile needs redone. |
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2584. Tom 7 (h-68-166-177-96.phlapafg.dynamic.covad.net) –
06 Jul 2005 23:32:10
[ Pathetic Scum Moron ]
Yeah, I did figure that out after posting this, but it's funnier if it is just out of nowhere. ;) |
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After four years, you might want some explanation. And that's precisely the relief I'm going to give you: "Pathetic Scum Moron" is an anagram of "Macintosh Computer", as the website hints at. |
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2582. Nitin Jadhav (203.197.93.88.ill-pune.static.vsnl.net.in) –
05 Jul 2005 06:42:55
[ Quake 3 Done! ]
Using Wheel
If xaero jumps to get BFG, just fire machinegun(or rail) towards the green wheel in the sky of "the very end of you" arena & the BFG chember will be closed, killing xaero.
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2581. Anonymous (203.197.93.88.ill-pune.static.vsnl.net.in) –
05 Jul 2005 06:30:24
[ Quake 3 Done! ]
Hey Guys,
Here r some suggesions for beating Q3A on nightmare1 level:
1. get a good optical mouse & nice hard mouse pad.
2. Make a good keyboard configuration, guidance will be found on net, such as zoom key.
3. use good graphics card, for speed.
4. practice railgun, rocket etc.
5. see various videos & demos on net. |
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2580. Nitin Jadhav (203.197.93.88.ill-pune.static.vsnl.net.in) –
05 Jul 2005 06:28:11
[ Quake 3 Done! ]
Hey guys,
Tyr to use zoom key to beat xaero. |
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2579. Tom 7 (h-67-100-132-144.phlapafg.dynamic.covad.net) –
04 Jul 2005 14:40:35
[ July, July!! ]
Yeah, I was going to guess Tim Berners-Lee. But then I was afraid of offending Dave Winer. (hah)
Huh, that is crazy that you were there at the same time... I wouldn't have had much time to hang out, but it would have been good to see you; oh well.. |
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2578. Tom 7 (h-67-100-132-144.phlapafg.dynamic.covad.net) –
04 Jul 2005 14:38:20
[ NEW: Escape Beta 2! ]
The first thing is consistent: The tile you're standing on doesn't block lasers (even if it's something like a wall). I think standing on a laser shouldn't kill you, because how can those four laser prongs hit you when you're standing "behind" all of them? But anyway it's too late to change, since several levels rely on it.
The second thing is basically a bug, but it's kind of fun, right? ;) |
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2577. Hock (adsl-66-123-202-249.dsl.snfc21.pacbell.net) –
04 Jul 2005 13:56:15
[ July, July!! ]
Actually, the first browser was called WorldWideWeb and was written by Tim Berners-Lee:
http://www.w3.org/People/Berners-Lee/WorldWideWeb.html |
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2576. Marc (c-24-91-43-128.hsd1.ma.comcast.net) –
04 Jul 2005 12:00:00
[ July, July!! ]
A few responses:
About your grandmother, I'm sad to hear about that. In an odd (and now unfortunately inconsequential) coincidence, I was actually in Hamden at the same time! I was housesitting for my mama for 6 days, beginning that weekend. And I never do that for her anymore (it's generally a boring task), but I actually had wanted to get away from Boston and be (mostly) to myself for a little while, except I brought a couple of my bestest buds for the first and last couple of days, and it was great. Anyway, too bad I never thought for a second that you might be there too!
About Dance Dance Revolution, oh jeez, I am so addicted now too. In a reverse scenario, I housesat with one of those above mentioned buds for her family recently for a couple days, right after her little brother got it, and we played it almost the whole time.
About no fame in mathematics, heh, that reminds me of how a couple of my friends sometimes try to tell people that I am "famous" for the music software stuff that I've done, and I always shoot down that idea, usually with stuff like, "Do you know the name of any software developer out there? Even the person who made the first web browser or anything monumental like that?" And of course, no one who I ask does. Well, I can't even remember the name of the person who made the first web browser (which was called Mosaic or something like that, and then later renamed to Netscape, right?). |
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2575. Stephan (fl-71-3-38-14.dyn.sprint-hsd.net) –
04 Jul 2005 11:07:17
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Another note about lasers:
It's counterintuitive that the player stand on a single laser tile and be safe, but will be killed if there's a second adjacent laser.
Also, the following animation seems odd:
Start the level being shot by a laser, while standing next to an immovable tile. Push into the tile. The move counter won't go up, since it's not a valid move, but the laser animation will trigger, flashing the player.
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2574. Hock (adsl-67-119-9-190.dsl.snfc21.pacbell.net) –
04 Jul 2005 02:55:39
[ July, July!! ]
I'd say David "Foster" Wallace is more obnoxious in that "I could say this in a few words but I choose to say it in many more because every thought that pops into my head is very important" way and David "Dave" Eggers is more obnoxious in that "I'm simultaneously hipper and more genuine than you due to my experiences with devastating loss/unbelievable responsibility and America's youth counterculture" way. But if you can get over the fact that neither author can get over himself, they are both interesting. Actually, DFW recently gave a commencement speech on the ubiquity of narcissism that makes for good reading.
Sorry to hear about your grammaw. Thanks for gathering the courage to write!!! |
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