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Richard Davey
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Hi all,

Issue 5 of the DarkBASIC Newsletter was released today. If you don't subscribe to it (and you should, you can win free stuff just by being on the list!) then you can read it online at http://www.darkbasic.com/newsletter/



Contents include the latest DBS info, Texture Maker 2.6, PowerMad, 20 Line Winner, Free DB for Schools and more.

Cheers,

Rich
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Ian T
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Posted: 21st May 2003 19:57
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Excellent

I really liked this months' famous last words

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Posted: 21st May 2003 22:20 Edited at: 21st May 2003 22:21
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DB for schools is a great idea! I would like to do my Advanced Higher Computing project on DB but my Computing teacher has never even heard of it! Hopefully now I won't be stuck using VB. Shame it's not DBP though.

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Very good offer for schools, I've emailed the head teacher ten minutes ago!

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Forgot!!!

Not my head teacher, my kids school head teacher LOL!!



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I'd just like to know, what are the pictures on the covers of the newsletters? Are they just out of the blue or are they from an actual project? IE- Something DBDNers would know about?

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Posted: 22nd May 2003 00:53
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We know nothing...honest

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Jedive
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Posted: 22nd May 2003 01:17 Edited at: 22nd May 2003 01:18
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I've heard somewhere that those pictures are from FPS Creator, a tool similar to The 3D GameMaker which is being developed in DBPro.

== Jedive ==

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Posted: 22nd May 2003 13:06
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That pic is from FPS Creator which is probably a bit ironic because next issue we're planning a big feature on it. Ah well

Cheers,

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in game shot??!! Wow!! Can't wait...

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Posted: 22nd May 2003 15:47
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If it really is from what you say it is (no touchups and the like) then COOL!

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Posted: 22nd May 2003 18:29
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The screenie certainly rocks! Cool level and character design! And the lighting effects is totally awesome... How long more before the next newsletter(6)? Can't we have Newsletter version 5.1??!!! Arghh... want to know more. Anyway, good job!!

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I didn't recieve it in my inbox...
[email protected], don't suppose you could check if it's on the list Rich, or Lee? (Might be under [email protected]) I apologise the for inconveniance.

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Richard Davey
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Posted: 22nd May 2003 21:04
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Nilrem - try and sign-up again. If you're already on it, it'll give you an error (it won't let you sub twice, don't worry).

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I tried Rich, said I was already subscribed, though I recieved no newsletter email.

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Ian T
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Might a spam filter have caught it by accident?

Kind of the converse, but a lot of spam messages have been slipping through my filter lately because they have newsletter titles...

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Posted: 22nd May 2003 22:25
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Don't have a spam filter enabled Mouse, but I'll quickly check if DB has been somehow put on the filter list.

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Choose your Junk Mail Filter level:
Default (obvious junk mail is caught)

No way for me to uncheck, but it doesn't stop porn etc from getting through so...

Where does the newsletter come from? (What is the email address? That way I can make sure it doesn't get filtered as junk, it hasn't before but you know M$).

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Posted: 23rd May 2003 20:06
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Shows up in my inbox as 'Dark Basic Software Ltd'.

If Rich dosen't mind, maybe I could forward it to you.

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Posted: 23rd May 2003 20:14
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Feel free.

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lol. joshualimm if you want to know more it only costs (can't remember exactly) about £30 to subscribe to DBDN for 3 months. Otherwise, it's another month of waiting. I don't think I'm allowed to tell you yet how long to go before FPSC is released, so I'll shut up now.

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@Rich

I know that you are busy, but do you know when you will be able to check those DBDN NDA docs I sent for the tutorial which you accepted? There seems to be a lot going on inside closed doors now

*I am a patient guy, I'll wait! Honest!

Look forward to the new website features as well

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free for schools. What a great idea! And good for marketing too Though it may distract the hard working people at school . Heh, the school computers cannot run the programs since their graphics card are so weak...

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Quote: " Patience is a virtue... I know that but how does that help me? "

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Yeah at my school the computers are something like 75MHz processors with 32MB RAM. I haven't even heard the word "graphics card" anywhere near those computers. My principal teacher is looking for a reason to convince the council we need a new computer suite(look at the previous sentence!!! - if that isn't enough the what is?) so hopefully DB for schools will be another good reason for us to get a new suite.

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OMG Computers in our school are worse than CRAP!!! Some can't even print or save word docs for lack of memory! We have like 50 of those in the library for use, then there are slightly better ones for the business classrooms, slightly better ones for the programming classrooms, and ok comps for the media arts/comm tech etc classes. The thing I find pointless is there are a few classrooms with just comps for any class to book and go to for internet use and such. One of these rooms, which no one ever uses I must add, has NEW P4s!!! OMG!!! These comps NEVER do anything more intensive than INTERNET! We could of used them in the tech/arts wing, but NOOOOOO. Damn business bastards get em. Then, one gets stolen because everyone in the school new the keypad code to get into the class room. Idiots, the lot!

Ok that was off topic...

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@raps

We just use keys for the doors - old fashioned but reliable

Most of our PCs are Athlon 1200+ / ATI 3DAIW - enough to run DBP apps, but not some of the nice effects like shaders.

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What is worst about my school is that our Physics department has three adequate computers, but our Physics teacher is a virusaphobe. He never allows anyone to use his computers anymore.

PS. We just use keys too. If we cared enough about security to have keypads on the doors we would have to start putting bars on the windows, considering some of the people in our town.
And o yes, our Physics teacher also has bike locks on his computers.

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The funniest thing about most virus-paranoid people is that most of them don't have a clue about what is likely to be a virus and what is harmless.

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That would be appreciated Mouse, the email address is [email protected]
Thanks mate.

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30!!?? Nah, no thanks. I'll wait for it next month...hehe And no prob about having to keep your mouth shut, witchbomber. Just trying to get rich to "accidentally" let something slip out.

Anyway, back when I was in secondary school, the school only had 8 computers (Yup, the WHOLE school), and each of em was like...some amd card which is DEFINITELY slower than a Pentium 133. That was simply because the teachers in school couldn't quite figure out how a computer works. There was once an essay writing competition, where students had to submit their work in a floppy disc. And there was this stupid teacher who executed a virus, and I was at the computer lab the WHOLE day, "helping" the school make backup copies of students information, and at the same time, wondering how can someone mistake a .doc file with a .exe/.com/.bat file....

Point is, the computers in my previous school was so lousy. I was trying to teach my computer club members db programing, but after installing my copy on a machine and testing it, the computer froze. hehe

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@Rich

Thanks

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no no no, we use keys too but this particular computer lab uses a key or keypad.

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