Guest jaknife2000 Posted March 26, 2003 Report Share Posted March 26, 2003 Yeah, like i said strange, i never got it with 7, 8, or 9. Not too worried tho, after a reboot it works fine. No problems or anything then. Like the pause, as i mentioned. Is there to be a sound on/off option ? If so, i was going to suggest if you put it on the pause screen, like GNUboy, you can add things like sound on/off, reset high score, map keys, possibly a speed setting(mad, normal, snail) those sort of things, not exactly an essential tho. I still love it tho. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Dave.Burn Posted March 26, 2003 Report Share Posted March 26, 2003 First things first, great cool game, this phone beats most at usability, To tell you the truth, every time i install a new release (delete old file from card and copy new one straight away) i have to do a restart before it will work. No problem in my book though, how many times do you have to restart windows "before changes will take effect"? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest muff Posted March 27, 2003 Report Share Posted March 27, 2003 Is there to be a sound on/off option ? pretty please people, read the readme.txt file that comes in the zip, the keys are in there volume up/down = sound on/off Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest fumaras Posted March 27, 2003 Report Share Posted March 27, 2003 I have just tested your last version 0.10a :D :D :D great work muff :D. now, i think highscore is not a problem because it's very hard (impossible perhaps but ?) to go to 100000 (i dont speak about 9,999,999 :lol: ;) :( and "extra life only at 10000, no others!!! eek!" :!: :shock: :!: ). The ghost tactic is very better :D and with the ghost that reappear immediately, it's now very hard but very interesting to play :D. thanks for the Pause (i see you mask the screen :lol: but it's better like that :wink: ). The sound for eyes is great :D Else: - i haven't problem to install - i don't see your problem Gorskar, i try to heat 1 ghot and take the fruit during ghost time but i just see the score of the fruit normally. (i also test with 2 and 3 ghost). the problem i found are very little important and probably normal: -if the spv volume sound is weak (1/5 and just a little if 2/5) i hear a sort of acute cracking from the speaker (normal ? or it's the game ?) for exemple eatch time pacman is in a blanck line and eat the first yellow point i hear the acute "crack" (volume 1/5) or if i eat a blue ghot (vol 1/5 or 2/5) or a fruit (vol 1/5 or 2/5)... If volume sound is high (3/5,4/5,5/5), i don't hear this acute craking from speaker... - if i eat the 4 blue ghost very quickly, then the 4 eyes return to base and the 4 color ghost appear but ghost sound continu a little time (think the ghost sound follow his counter time and don't test if exist blue ghost). It's normal like that? - 1 live only is probably a problem, think better way if 1 life at 10000,1 life at 20000, 1 at 40000, 1 at 80000, ... or 1 at 10000, 1 at 30000, 1 at 60000, 1 at 90000,...(i don't remember the real extra live system of arcade game) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest muff Posted March 27, 2003 Report Share Posted March 27, 2003 -if the spv volume sound is weak (1/5 and just a little if 2/5) i hear a sort of acute cracking from the speaker (normal ? or it's the game ?) for exemple eatch time pacman is in a blanck line and eat the first yellow point i hear the acute "crack" (volume 1/5) or if i eat a blue ghot (vol 1/5 or 2/5) or a fruit (vol 1/5 or 2/5)... If volume sound is high (3/5,4/5,5/5), i don't hear this acute craking from speaker...this is probably the combination of the SPV at low volumes and the way I'm playing the wavs. I am still thinking of going to FMod, which may help this - as well as add potential for better sound all sound - if i eat the 4 blue ghost very quickly, then the 4 eyes return to base and the 4 color ghost appear but ghost sound continu a little time (think the ghost sound follow his counter time and don't test if exist blue ghost). It's normal like that? whoops, well spotted - I hadn't realised - will fix - 1 live only is probably a problem, think better way if 1 life at 10000,1 life at 20000, 1 at 40000, 1 at 80000, ... or 1 at 10000, 1 at 30000, 1 at 60000, 1 at 90000,...(i don't remember the real extra live system of arcade game) I've tested the real arcade machine and you only appear to get 1 extra life, which can be at 10,000 or 15,000 or 20,000 depending on the switches in the machine this makes the game FAR more difficult, but is more accurate to the arcade machine merci beaucoup pour votre assistance mon ami muff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest fraser Posted March 27, 2003 Report Share Posted March 27, 2003 muff, thanks again for the update, we are all overwhelmed at the rate you are updating this! I've got a suggestion on the fmod issue. You don't want to use it because it would take up extra space and make the installation more difficult, right? How about creating an fmod package for the phone, that allows any game to use it? Kind of like adding your own API to the phone. Then, multiple games won't need to have copies of the same library, plus you only need to install it once. Just make sure it goes in a standard location, then it's set. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest muff Posted March 27, 2003 Report Share Posted March 27, 2003 fraser: I have had exactly that thought (putting the fmod dll in a standard location for all authors to use), but it relies on 2 things 1. all authors agreeing on this location(not difficult I suspect) 2. fmod allowing this type of separation folder wise (I'm sure it will, but not tried it) an even then, it actually wouldn't mean that the installation is smaller or easier, as you'd still have to include it for first time downloaders/installers if I do decide to go to Fmod, then this is what I'll do, and encourage other authors to support the same location which brings up a point. why do all the other games I see include the GD104.dll in their folder? there is already a gx.dll in the windows folder are there benefits to the gd104.dll that I dont know about? (and that's a distinct possibility :lol:) anyway, thanks for the feedback, we'll see what happens next (no folks even I don't know yet) muff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest leehawke Posted March 27, 2003 Report Share Posted March 27, 2003 how do i install this .exe? i doesnt seem to work from windows or the SPV when i click on it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest muff Posted March 27, 2003 Report Share Posted March 27, 2003 how do i install this .exe? i doesnt seem to work from windows or the SPV when i click on it put the exe in the games folder on the phone, or else put it somewhere on the storage card, and a shortcut to it in the games folder Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Shuflie Posted March 27, 2003 Report Share Posted March 27, 2003 And don't forget to decertify your phone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest adrianfox Posted March 27, 2003 Report Share Posted March 27, 2003 fraser: I have had exactly that thought (putting the fmod dll in a standard location for all authors to use), but it relies on 2 things 1. all authors agreeing on this location(not difficult I suspect) 2. fmod allowing this type of separation folder wise (I'm sure it will, but not tried it) ... muff muff beware of "DLL hell" with this approach. MS have abandoned doing this very thing on Windows. (i.e. what happens if someone overwrites the shared DLL with a new version that breaks your app)! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest muff Posted March 27, 2003 Report Share Posted March 27, 2003 adrian: yeah totally agree but the other danger we run at the moment is that every game under the sun will include the fmod.dll (and the gd104.dll at this rate), and SD cards will rapidly fill with copies of the same files we can always check the dll versions when an app runs so it's at least won't do anything nasty - just give an error as Yoda would say 'tread careful we must' :lol: muff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest leehawke Posted March 28, 2003 Report Share Posted March 28, 2003 put the exe in the games folder on the phone, or else put it somewhere on the storage card, and a shortcut to it in the games folder create the games folder in IPSM/Application data/games? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest muff Posted March 28, 2003 Report Share Posted March 28, 2003 sorry leehawke, didn't realise that this was this first time you've done this or I'd have been more helpful the first time if you go into the IPSM folder into 'Windows' and then into 'Start Menu' there you will see a folder called 'Games' - this contains the files that show up in the GAMES on the phone put either the EXE or a shortcut to the EXE in here if you want to put a shortcut in here (and most people do it this way), then put the actual EXE into the 'Storage Card' folder (which is found at the top level along with IPSM), and then right click on it, and select 'Create Shortcut' then cut and paste this shortcut into the afore mentioned Games folder within the IPSM subfolder hope that helps muff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest fumaras Posted March 28, 2003 Report Share Posted March 28, 2003 thanks for all your answers muff. I play a little today with the 0.10a : -just one time at the first level after catch the ghost BASHFULL "INKY" (don't remember the number of ghost i catch this time) the eyes return to the base, Inky appear but are blocked in is base (at low part) and move left and right but can't go out !. After the end of this level all return ok at the next level. (I remember that Inky was too low and touch a little part of the low blue line of the base, but i don't see when Inky appear).I think it's not a big problem (?) because i just see it 1 time... - i don't know if it's possible (and simple) but a possibility to adjust the sound level (not just on or off) would be really well (this request comes from several people who spoke about it) PS: Now it's very more difficult but it's a challenge :wink: my new highscore is 69390 and i lose with just 1 yellow point at the screen!!! think i can do better :twisted: :wink: :lol: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest leehawke Posted March 28, 2003 Report Share Posted March 28, 2003 thx for the help muff. i just copied the file in games since i cant find any create shortcut function in smartexplorer (?) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest PsychoDave Posted March 28, 2003 Report Share Posted March 28, 2003 have you got the latest version of smartexplorer? I think its version a5. you can get it from mono's site i think or here It works fine for me and I couldn't get shortcuts to work with the older version. Good luck m8 :lol: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest leehawke Posted March 28, 2003 Report Share Posted March 28, 2003 yes i got the latest from binarys. btw is there a 'right click' function in SPV? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest PsychoDave Posted March 28, 2003 Report Share Posted March 28, 2003 Fraid not. Would be handy but suppose thats what the soft keys are meant for :lol: What happens when u try to create a shortcut? It should work anyway. If not just use your pc i suppose. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest leehawke Posted March 28, 2003 Report Share Posted March 28, 2003 maybe im blind but i cant find a create shortcut function :lol: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Monolithix [MVP] Posted March 28, 2003 Report Share Posted March 28, 2003 You have to "Select file" first :lol: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest leehawke Posted March 28, 2003 Report Share Posted March 28, 2003 ahhh... select item, copy selection, then paste shortcut :lol: i was looking for create shortcut. abit narrow minded hahaha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Gorskar Posted March 28, 2003 Report Share Posted March 28, 2003 :lol: I find the easiest way to do it is on my PC windows explorer, when the phone is synced throught the cradle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest benjymous Posted March 28, 2003 Report Share Posted March 28, 2003 Yeah, just open the folder with the .exe in (on your storage card), and the phone's start menu/games folder through explorer on your PC, then you can just copy/paste a shortcut that way. Much easier than messing with an explorer on the phone Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest fraser Posted March 28, 2003 Report Share Posted March 28, 2003 Yup. By far the best way to create shortcuts is the right-drag on the PC. Left click on the target exe, the drag it with the right mouse button to where you want the shortcut to go. When you release the button, a menu pops up with "move", "copy" and "create shortcut". Very useful. You can even make windows stop changing the name to "Shortcut to ..." if you have TweakUI installed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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