Nasarius

Quote: Originally written by Thuryl: I'm almost certain that save files will be incompatible. Why? It doesn't make any sense to change the file format when porting the game. You're not storing any more or less information in save game files. They're also binary, so the Mac vs. Unix vs. Windows newline characters don't change anything. Speaking as a professional programmer: ideally (in a well-designed program), you only need to change the code that interacts with the OS APIs. This can include drawing graphics, playing sound, storing preferences, etc. The backend should be totally platform-independent. In an object-oriented language, you'll only need to swap out a few classes to make this work. I don't see why it's taking Jeff so long to port BoA to Windows, seeing as he already has the Avernum engine written for Windows.

Quote: Originally written by Tentacle Monster: This could easily be an article, were it not for its poor English. IIRC, however, you are not a native speaker (thus making your rants coherently is a large plus). I would nevertheless suggest that you use an English spellchecker on Microsoft Word. Rather than spending hundreds of dollars on software you don't really need, there are plenty of free spell checkers: http://www.spellcheck.net/ Unfortunately, Vent's writing suffers more from grammatical problems than spelling. Just out of curiosity, what is your native language? I can tell it's not German (I can usually recognize typical German->English idiomatic mistakes), but that's about it

Quote: Originally written by Rufo: Thanks for giving me the link, it's the right one (which I never found before, how stupid of me not to use Google), but there is no form at the page. It's just like when they're not looking for Beta testers. Jeez, was I too late already? Nah, I've been checking that page since about 10 minutes after this was posted

Quote: Originally written by Rufo: I can't find any form on Spiderwebsoftware.com. Has it disappeared already or hasn't it been added yet? Google turned up this .

Okay, I'm assuming that you can play sound normally (ie, in Winamp or Windows Media Player). First step is to run Windows Update. Be sure to install all the DirectX updates. Next, Start -> Run -> dxdiag Click the sound tab and then "Test DirectSound". If the test is successful, post back here. If not, follow the troubleshooting instructions and see what you can do.

Quote: Originally written by Vent: Ok, my first try of BoE demo fully disgusted me because of many problems in interface design. So there was no chance I play any BoE scenario. Like what? I hated the Avernum interface/engine with a fiery passion the first time I tried it, but now I think it's okay. I still like Exile better, but I'm curious to hear exactly what problems you thought there were.

Quote: Originally written by Vent: 1 - It is a strong disappointment to not be able to have more than two npc in a party. I'm surprised this haven't been done before and that no authors wished that already. I dunno, having more than one or two NPCs in your party is not a very common feature in RPGs (unless you count Fallout). It wasn't available at all in BoE, IIRC. Maybe if you gave a little more detail someone could suggest a better alternative?

BTW, what kind of transportation is it? I assume flying of some sort, otherwise replacing the graphics would work.