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Program Announcements / Space Battle Screensaver!

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The Darthster
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Posted: 29th Nov 2003 17:57
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This is a vastly improved screensaver version of my mini space battle 20 liner, as requested by Ravey at the convention and various other people. It's basically the same, but with improved graphics and sound effects. The camera pans around the battlefield while little AI ships chase around, blowing each other up with lasers. Also is the inclusion of a cruiser, which sits just off the battlefield blasting the little ships with its beam laser turrets. The little ships will attack the cruiser until its shields fail and it explodes! Boom!



You can get it off my site: http://www.mikeyben.org/darkb

Your comments please!

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Preston C
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Posted: 29th Nov 2003 19:01
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Cool!!! I like it


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Posted: 30th Nov 2003 06:11
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it gives me an error saying "cannot find file d3d9.dll" i don't know if it's a special dll or somthing but it cand find it.

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Preston C
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Posted: 30th Nov 2003 15:29
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Quote: ""cannot find file d3d9.dll""


I think you might need to install or reinstall DirectX 9.0b. Without it, you can't run any DB program from 5.0 or up.

On the matter of bugs, after a while of running, I get "Sound Does Not Exist at Line 651" or something. Might wanna check up on that.


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The Darthster
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Posted: 30th Nov 2003 17:05
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I thought I'd posted a response to that, evidently not. A new version has been released, replace your old version with it! It fixes a few things, including the 'sound does not exist' bug.

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Andy Igoe
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Posted: 1st Dec 2003 17:31
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The new version is really rather good as a little demo, but suffers just the same as my screensaver did that if I leave my computer with another application running (Everquest/3dMax/DBPro/DBPro Creations so far confirmed) it opens up a gazzillion error messages about not being able to initialise the display. In the case of this screensaver it forces me to hit the magic button.


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Damokles
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Posted: 1st Dec 2003 18:35
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I love it ... I think I'll get it as my usual screensaver.

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xtom
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Posted: 2nd Dec 2003 20:28
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Great to watch. Needs better music to go with it though. It would make a nice battle simulator for a large scale space strategy game too.
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Dostej
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Posted: 3rd Dec 2003 13:04
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I liked your 20liner and I like your scr.

GREAT THING

I have (slso) some suggestions for improvement
- a readme to explain all settings
- an option to choose where the camera should be (its a little bit odd to see only the cruiser...) maybe setting the camera so that allways the whole battlefield is visible
- chose the fighters only to attack the cruiser

A very early demo is now available - comments very welcome
http://galacticx.gamhosting.com/
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OSX Using Happy Dude
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Posted: 4th Dec 2003 00:49
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Very nice!


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Dostej
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Posted: 4th Dec 2003 14:13
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For me it seems that the settings are not saved. Every new start it has no sound ...

A very early demo is now available - comments very welcome
http://galacticx.gamhosting.com/
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Mucky Muck Ninja
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Posted: 9th Dec 2003 19:29
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Same, i have to press preview to use the setting that I chose.

Am I an Idiot...or is everyone else just really smart?
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