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ETERNAL WAR RELEASED! – Mack

Mack Administrator Posts: 2779 From: Registered: 01-20-2001	The Eternal War: Shadows of Light Full Version / Demo is released! Get it here! ------------------ It's not seeing is believing, it's believing and then seeing. http://www.twoguyssoftware.ca
BlazeQ Member Posts: 260 From: USA Registered: 05-11-2002	AWESOME MAN!! I saw the title and said "No way!". I was just pondering today on if it would be released before Christmas BlazeQ Edit: You might put how big the demo file is on the website. Very important for us 56kers. Just so other's know, it's 33.8 MB ------------------ I'm out of my mind... and into the mind of Christ -G.S. Megaphone [This message has been edited by BlazeQ (edited December 11, 2002).]
graceworks Member Posts: 455 From: Corvallis, Oregon, USA Registered: 03-03-2001	Finally! Now should I be hurt that you dislike my reviews so much that you didn't want to give me an advanced copy to be working on it?? Other than that, rotten timing! I have 5 games/reviews in the queue! You need to get the store up and running! At the very least, go to PayPal and get a Pay Now button and capture their shipping info. Look under the "SELL" tab at PayPal. Most folks won't want to hassle with mailing you an order form and check. Congratulations to your team. Please note that if I am to buy one, I want it fully autographed by the team. Do you have a paper manual? Tim quote: Originally posted by Mack: The Eternal War: Shadows of Light Full Version / Demo is released! Get it here! ------------------ Called by God. The passioned plea of a father. The journey awaits at Jarod's Journey.
Believer Member Posts: 80 From: British Columbia, Canada Registered: 01-30-2001	quote: Originally posted by Mack: The Eternal War: Shadows of Light Full Version / Demo is released! Get it here! Congratulations on completing a game, which is more than most of us can say we've done! I don't mean to be a wet blanket, but I downloaded and played the demo and it eventually crashed with a Windows Exception in one of your DLL's :-( This was only 10 minutes or so into the game. I like the sound effects. Creepy. ------------------
BKewl Member Posts: 144 From: St. Charles, MO, USA Registered: 07-10-2002	Is anybody else having trouble even running the game? I'm on Win98 with 1.2gHz Pentium 4, 384MB RAM, and an ATI Radeon 8500LE. This shouldn't be happening. The game loads fine at the menu, but then when I start a new single player game, it stays on the Two Guys Software logo screen indefinitely. I let it go for like 15 minutes, and nothing. It doesn't exactly hang, though, because when I ctrl-alt-del it, it asks me if I want to quit. Figure that one out! Also, the support e-mail in the manual bounces, so I'm just hoping that Mack will check here.
Mack Administrator Posts: 2779 From: Registered: 01-20-2001	quote: Originally posted by Believer: I downloaded and played the demo and it eventually crashed with a Windows Exception in one of your DLL's :-( This was only 10 minutes or so into the game. Email me with the details please and we'll get on it, thanks! ------------------ It's not seeing is believing, it's believing and then seeing. http://www.twoguyssoftware.ca
Mack Administrator Posts: 2779 From: Registered: 01-20-2001	quote: Originally posted by BKewl: The game loads fine at the menu, but then when I start a new single player game, it stays on the Two Guys Software logo screen indefinitely. Press space ------------------ It's not seeing is believing, it's believing and then seeing. http://www.twoguyssoftware.ca
Klumsy Administrator Posts: 1061 From: Port Angeles, WA, USA Registered: 10-25-2001	mack, do you want me to set up a Response forum or something? like where people can talk about the game, give bug reports, their feedback yada yada? tell me the details in chat about your webhost and i'll see if you can even set one up easily on your own site ------------------ Karl /GODCENTRIC Visionary Media the creative submitted to the divine. Husband of my amazing wife Aleshia Klumsy@xtra.co.nz
CobraA1 Member Posts: 926 From: MN Registered: 02-19-2001	quote: Originally posted by Mack: Press space Enter and Esc are more common "get me out of here!" keys . . . Time limit it also . . . Just finished downloading, will try . . .
CobraA1 Member Posts: 926 From: MN Registered: 02-19-2001	A little dark for my tastes, but I'm not a big fan of FPS games anyway . . . Hopefully a good alternative to more secular stuff. Mouse acceleration might be a little too slow, but it doesn't seem to be as twitchy as some of the other games I've tried. Then again, I barely played it; I'm sure the later levels are more difficult. Just a first glance judgement.
Mack Administrator Posts: 2779 From: Registered: 01-20-2001	quote: Originally posted by CobraA1: A little dark for my tastes, but I'm not a big fan of FPS games anyway . Hopefully a good alternative to more secular stuff. Mouse acceleration might be a little too slow, but it doesn't seem to be as twitchy as some of the other games I've tried. . You can adjust everything in the options menu area to suit your tastes if you like. ------------------ It's not seeing is believing, it's believing and then seeing. http://www.twoguyssoftware.ca
Mack Administrator Posts: 2779 From: Registered: 01-20-2001	Ok, I just whipped together a patch for the demo: +) Changed start up demo screen and added "Press Space to Continue" message +) Changed the support section in the Players Guide to direct support towards: tgssupport@twoguyssoftware.ca +) Included recent demo build (old one was in, woops!) I'll be adding the patch to the installer and updating the demo soon as well, so users don't have to download two things. ------------------ It's not seeing is believing, it's believing and then seeing. http://www.twoguyssoftware.ca
Mack Administrator Posts: 2779 From: Registered: 01-20-2001	quote: Originally posted by graceworks: Now should I be hurt that you dislike my reviews so much that you didn't want to give me an advanced copy to be working on it?? Nope, you and CCGR will both be getting free copies to review very soon. ------------------ It's not seeing is believing, it's believing and then seeing. http://www.twoguyssoftware.ca
Mack Administrator Posts: 2779 From: Registered: 01-20-2001	quote: Originally posted by Mack: I'll be adding the patch to the installer and updating the demo soon as well, so users don't have to download two things. Completed, users only have to download one file. ------------------ It's not seeing is believing, it's believing and then seeing. http://www.twoguyssoftware.ca
D-SIPL Moderator Posts: 1345 From: Maesteg, Wales Registered: 07-21-2001	Hey Mack, hope you don't mind us posting the news on our site. We've had over 3000+ hits now, in little over a month, so hopefully you should get some traffic. Anyways, if you want it taken down, let me know mate, and i'll remove it. Take care bro! and congrats!! --D-SIPL
Mack Administrator Posts: 2779 From: Registered: 01-20-2001	Spread the word ------------------ It's not seeing is believing, it's believing and then seeing. http://www.twoguyssoftware.ca
Mack Administrator Posts: 2779 From: Registered: 01-20-2001	Hey if anyone has comments on the demo, please e-mail me and let me know. Everyone view counts. ------------------ It's not seeing is believing, it's believing and then seeing. http://www.twoguyssoftware.ca
BlazeQ Member Posts: 260 From: USA Registered: 05-11-2002	Finished the demo last night It reminds me of Quake a lot and some of doom (those hoards of demons and the speed at which I can run ). The texture work is very good in places (haven't studied everything too much) and a few of the bad guys are well done (remind me of Quake/Unreal). The animation could be better, but it passes The most original are the weapons. Smite is definatly my favorite, the crossbow coming in second (It's cool, you kill a goober with some arrows and the arrows stick in the air. Another goober comes along and impales himself on them . A mistake, I know, but it's a neat twist). BlazeQ ------------------ I'm out of my mind... and into the mind of Christ -G.S. Megaphone
Mack Administrator Posts: 2779 From: Registered: 01-20-2001	Thanks for your comments BlazeQ! We were aiming for a 'pick-up-and-go' style of action game. Where you can play for any amount of time and have fun. ------------------ It's not seeing is believing, it's believing and then seeing. http://www.twoguyssoftware.ca
Briant Member Posts: 742 From: Stony Plain, Alberta, Canada Registered: 01-20-2001	The demo would not work on either my home machine or my work machine. At home, it crashes accessing my OpenGL video drivers (ATI Radeon on WinXP), and gives an error message. At work, it just changes resolution, then dumps out without any error message at all (Intel 82845G on Win2000). I have downloaded the source code, and have started debugging. I will let you know what I find, but I likely won't get back to debugging it until the weekend. ------------------
Mack Administrator Posts: 2779 From: Registered: 01-20-2001	Thanks for your help BrianT! I got your e-mail explaining the bug you encountered and we'll get on it. A great thing with releasing the source code was things just like this, hopefully we'll be able to nuke these bugs and make it more enjoyable for everyone. ------------------ It's not seeing is believing, it's believing and then seeing. http://www.twoguyssoftware.ca
Briant Member Posts: 742 From: Stony Plain, Alberta, Canada Registered: 01-20-2001	Hey again Mack, I tracked it down, and sent you a fairly long email with the details. Brian ------------------
Mack Administrator Posts: 2779 From: Registered: 01-20-2001	I snagged your e-mail BrianT, thanks alot(!) for your detailed suggestion, I forwarded it right away to the programmer to check out. ------------------ It's not seeing is believing, it's believing and then seeing. http://www.twoguyssoftware.ca
Xsniper Member Posts: 209 From: Registered: 05-11-2002	Hmm didn't realize there was a thread about EW going on here at CCN. Guess I should pay a lil more attention ^_^. Sooo I'll write a few things here that may be a tad redundant so bare with me please . Game Difficulty: If the demo seems far too easy then go into the options menu and pump the difficulty up to hard or nightmare level. We made easy and normal difficulty modes quite simple. Most demons will die in a few shots in these modes and their response times are slowed down, they will likely not dodge any of your attacks, etc. We did this so that the game could literally be picked up and played by just about anyone, even someone with no FPS experience at all. For some true difficulty definitely try hard or nightmare ^_^. Bugs Bugs Bugs: The biggest suggestion I can make is make sure you have latest video drivers for your system and latest version of Direct X. On to other things I got the email from Brian that was sent to Mack and located the problem area you spoke of Brian. I've implemented the same hack that you did but it still just baffles me that a few people are having a problem at this spot and then it works fine for everyone else. Mack: quote: I snagged your e-mail BrianT, thanks alot(!) for your detailed suggestion, I forwarded it right away to the programmer to check out. "The Programmer"? I'm hurt Mack, I have a name! ^_- ------------------ -Xsniper-
Mack Administrator Posts: 2779 From: Registered: 01-20-2001	quote: Originally posted by Xsniper: I've implemented the same hack that you did but it still just baffles me that a few people are having a problem at this spot and then it works fine for everyone else. The joys of computer game development! quote: Originally posted by Xsniper: "The Programmer"? I'm hurt Mack, I have a name! ^_- Sorry bro! ------------------ It's not seeing is believing, it's believing and then seeing. http://www.twoguyssoftware.ca [This message has been edited by Mack (edited December 16, 2002).]