Flying Incorporated progress log

Accepting Beta Testers Only right now. you need a password to unstuff it. If you're interested post your email here and I'll send you the password. go to (url="http://"http://www.goldensquare.net/camzy/software/fww.sit")http://www.goldensqu...oftware/fww.sit(/url) to download the latest version.

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dont download it yet

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ok you can download it now

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Umm. Sure. ferazel_09@mac.com

It sounds...interesting...

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Key Part in the making of (url="http://"http://homepage.mac.com/mdwgmalc")Xichra's Revenge(/url).
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"Yo ho ho and a bottle of Snapple! Cap't and his Pirate Crew!
Microsoft is better than Apple! I have more software than you!"
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Sure I'll test.

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Edited to remove unnessisary EVula content. (note to self: read other boards before posting first...)

(This message has been edited by Thok (edited 09-02-2002).)

Umm, no offence, but those levels ****ing suck. Learn how to use MASCOT before you start churning out worlds that an 11-year-old could've done better on.

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Key Part in the making of (url="http://"http://homepage.mac.com/mdwgmalc")Xichra's Revenge(/url).
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"Yo ho ho and a bottle of Snapple! Cap't and his Pirate Crew!
Microsoft is better than Apple! I have more software than you!"
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Saying something "**** sucks" isn't very constructive. Instead of just saying that, why don't you use your tremendous Mascoting skills to help improve the levels.
No one knows how old anyone is around here, so calling someone an eleven year old might not be that far off the mark.
It was a call for BETA testing. (not released to general consumption)

Get a little compassion in your life.

Anyone with any sort of a vocabulary knows that it is not necessary to swear to make emphasis. (250,000 options in the lexicon - how come people use the same seven words over and over and over)

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Age and treachery will usually overcome youth and enthusiasm.

ML: You haven't seen these levels. The first one is just "A Scent of Peril", same FG, but modified sprites. The next ones don't even have the background tiles filled in. Basically, it's Teraknorn duplicated. And BTW, I'm 11. If you want to know how much better an 11-year-old's levels are than these, play Xichra's Revenge, and look for the level "Weird-o Shape of Fire" or "Ice Crawl". Both of those, and more, are mine. Then play this world. You'll see what I mean.

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Key Part in the making of (url="http://"http://homepage.mac.com/mdwgmalc")Xichra's Revenge(/url).
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"Yo ho ho and a bottle of Snapple! Cap't and his Pirate Crew!
Microsoft is better than Apple! I have more software than you!"
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Originally posted by ferazel_09:
**ML: You haven't seen these levels. The first one is just "A Scent of Peril", same FG, but modified sprites. The next ones don't even have the background tiles filled in. Basically, it's Teraknorn duplicated. And BTW, I'm 11. If you want to know how much better an 11-year-old's levels are than these, play Xichra's Revenge, and look for the level "Weird-o Shape of Fire" or "Ice Crawl". Both of those, and more, are mine. Then play this world. You'll see what I mean.
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The point is: If you can't say something nice, at least say something constructive. My original admonition stands. If you're so good, help.

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Age and treachery will usually overcome youth and enthusiasm.

Ditto to every last one of MonsterLady's polite words. There are like a bijillion better ways to make constructive criticism. Again it is a Beta, not a final release.

---A Musical Interlude---
An aerial display by the firefly brigade,
Dancing to tunes no one knew.
---End Musical Interlude---

zamzx zik, don't listen to Ferazel_09 he's just got sour grapes in his mouth right now, he'll spit 'em out soon enough. Could you e-mail me the password, I would be happy to give you some feedback.

---A Musical End---
I can see it all, from this great height,
I can feel the sun, slipping out of sight.
And the world still goes on through the night.
---End Musical End---

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Oh, I'm not handicapped! I'm just lazy! -- Homer
Extemporaneous since November 2, 2000
Download (url="http://"http://www.ambrosiasw.com/cgi-bin/vftp/dl-redirect.pl?path=ferazel/addons&file;=Extemporaneous.sit.hqx")Extemporaneous 0.5(/url) for Ferazel's Wand. (260 kb)
Visit the new (url="http://"http://homepage.mac.com/emudevelopers/ferazel")Extemporaneous Website(/url).

Meh, maybe you're right. Sure they're okay, but zamzx, learn how to use a FG Tilemap. It will save you much pain.

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Key Part in the making of (url="http://"http://homepage.mac.com/mdwgmalc")Xichra's Revenge(/url).
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"Yo ho ho and a bottle of Snapple! Cap't and his Pirate Crew!
Microsoft is better than Apple! I have more software than you!"
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Originally posted by ferazel_09:
**ML: You haven't seen these levels. The first one is just "A Scent of Peril", same FG, but modified sprites. The next ones don't even have the background tiles filled in. Basically, it's Teraknorn duplicated. And BTW, I'm 11. If you want to know how much better an 11-year-old's levels are than these, play Xichra's Revenge, and look for the level "Weird-o Shape of Fire" or "Ice Crawl". Both of those, and more, are mine. Then play this world. You'll see what I mean.

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I have seen the levels - and yes they are unfinished - but I'm sure they can be completed to make a good level set. You have had much more experience producing levels than zamzx - share it! A few handy tips like "use the keypad to move around Mascot" and "you can fill in large spaces by using (command & F)" go a whole lot further than destructive criticism.

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Liz the Wiz:)


I truly believe that all deadlines are unreasonable regardless of the amount of time given.

(QUOTE)Originally posted by lizwiz:
"use the keypad to move around Mascot" and "you can fill in large spaces by using (command & F)"

ok iL do that

yaaaa IM BACK!!!

:< )

(This message has been edited by zamzx zik (edited 10-06-2002).)

ML..you just actually saved ferazel_09 a karma slap because after your admonishment, he admitted that he was wrong. Which was good. ferazel..I'm glad you know that how you handled that was totally out of line. You don't call names and rip someone else up. That'a a huge no no. Most eleven year-olds can figure that much out. 🙂 Let's help one another, that's what we're here for. Now let's all join hands and sing kumbaya. Ok..we really don't have to do that. Whew.

---Zelda

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I am your Fairy Godmoderator.

Hug your local Pipey.

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Originally posted by Zelda:
Now let's all join hands and sing kumbaya.

The first time I heard that, I thought of garbonzo bean dip. I have no idea why.

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Key Part in the making of (url="http://"http://homepage.mac.com/mdwgmalc")Xichra's Revenge(/url).
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"Yo ho ho and a bottle of Snapple! Cap't and his Pirate Crew!
Microsoft is better than Apple! I have more software than you!"
<repeat>

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Originally posted by ferazel_09:
**Meh, maybe you're right. Sure they're okay, but zamzx, learn how to use a FG Tilemap. It will save you much pain.

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FG Tilemap??????? 😕

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Originally posted by zamzx zik:
**FG Tilemap???????😕

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It's a way of making nicely finished maps will all (or most) of the edges continuous so you don't fall through floors and your level looks nice. First draw your layout in black and white in a graphics application. Then reduce the size until it is exactly the same number of pixels as the level is squares ie if your level is 200 X 50 (see level info) than your map should be 200 X 50 pixels at resolution 72.

Then do a 'select all' and 'copy' and proceed to Mascot. Choose the level you want to use and go to "Edit / Paste pict as Smoothed FG tilemap" and bingo! You have a level ready to put all your monsters and bits into. a word of WARNING however. This method replaces what was there previously, so don't do it on a level you have already completed or you will be very cross.

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Liz the Wiz:)


I truly believe that all deadlines are unreasonable regardless of the amount of time given.

Thanks for the explanation liz. It helped a lot in fixing my levels.

I've been having some trouble with enemy pipes. I don't know how to make different globins fal out of them. I hope to release my latest version to my beta tester by wednesday night.

zamzx zik
do you think I should make a teaser of the first level?

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Originally posted by zamzx zik:
**Thanks for the explanation liz. It helped a lot in fixing my levels.

I've been having some trouble with enemy pipes. I don't know how to make different globins fal out of them.
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Each goblin/monster/sprite has an id which you can find if you open the edit box. Click on the sprite and press "command+E". the id is in the field called 'kind', hence the knife throwing goblin is 1700 and the shield goblin is 1705 etc etc. To make the pipes work put this number in info(0) of the pipe edit. info(1) is the time it takes for the monster to reappear. I think that leaving this at 0 sets it to a default so if you want it to be a really short time you should put it at 1.

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Liz the Wiz:)


I truly believe that all deadlines are unreasonable regardless of the amount of time given.

Thank you! liz.
this is the new levels link.same password.
(url="http://"http://www.goldensquare.net/camzy/software/fww1.sit")http://www.goldensqu...ftware/fww1.sit(/url)

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