press the backspace key ----- Original Message ----- From: "Neo" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Gamers Discussion list" <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, May 20, 2006 5:04 PM Subject: Re: [Audyssey] Lords of the galaxy question
> Hi Che, > yes, I am afraid you have to put Jaws to sleep manually and separately for > each application. But these are great observations. There seems to be no > way > how to get directly to the game manager from the actual game, not even how > to get to the main menu from the game. Means that you cannot really save a > game currently in progress, unless I am missing something really basic. > HOwever, I've found out that you don't really need to save your current > game, unless you want to start another off-line game and keep the last one > unfinished for later play. You can just quit the game permanently and if > you > then choose continue game from the manager, you'll be right where you > interrupted the game. I guess the save feature is really meant for > situations when you want to start another off-line game but finish the > current one later. In this case, you would just exit the game, then start > it > again to enter the game manager and save your incomplete game. You would > then start a new game which would overwrite the current data, but as you > saved it to a separate location, you can load it later. This way you could > theoretically save as many off-line games as you want (have no experience > with online games yet) while the game itself can only keep track of just > one > game session. Hope this helps. > But this brings several more possible improvements for you to think about, > Igor. What about making the game manager a separate window that needs to > be > closed manually so that you would not lose it as soon as you start the > game? > Or you could add a keystroke to launch the manager directly from the game > instead, or at least a key to get to the main menu. What about escape? > This > is one of the most intuitive and standard things used in most accessible > games (and not just the accessible ones) nowadays. :-) > Also, by the way, would quite like either a keystroke in the actual game > or > an item in the game manager (if you implement these improvements to access > the manager easier right from inside the game) to tell you how many free > planets are remaining. > Thanks. These are not meant to be flames, just constructive ideas to make > the game as atractive as possible. > Take care and best of luck, > Lukas > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Che" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To x: "Gamers Discussion list" <[email protected]> > Sent: Saturday, May 20, 2006 11:39 PM > Subject: Re: [Audyssey] Lords of the galaxy question > > >> When I first ran the game, I created a new offline game, then set jaws >> to >> go to sleep from the main game, I never had jaws configured to sleep on >> the >> manager screen. >> One person here said to hit tab to get to the game manager, the other >> said >> alt tab. >> When I hit tab, I get the planet info, which is what the instructions >> say >> should happen. Alt tabbing doesn't work, as my game manager is not >> showing >> up in the list of programs. >> Here is what the instructions say: >> You can save your current offline game if you need. Hit F10 to activate >> the >> main menu. Select item offline and hit enter key. Select item save and >> hit >> enter. >> Type the name of the file in which the game data will be saved and hit >> enter >> key. You will get the message window. Hit enter to close this window. >> Game >> will be saved and you will be in game manager program. >> >> This also does not work. It looks like the person that wrote these >> instructions was assumeing you were already in the game manager screen. >> These instructions overall are really awful, and so far this has made >> for >> a frustrating game experience. >> Am I supposed to run another copy of the game to get a seperate game >> manager screen? >> Isn't there a shortcut key combo to make jaws go to sleep, or do you >> have >> to do it manually from the configurator? >> Thanks for any help, >> Che >> >> >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "michael feir" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> To: "Gamers Discussion list" <[email protected]> >> Sent: Saturday, May 20, 2006 4:26 PM >> Subject: Re: [Audyssey] Lords of the galaxy question >> >> >>>I also put jaws to sleep but have no such problem with the game manager. >>>You >>> just alt-tab to it and it seems to work fine. One possibility that >>> springs >>> to mind is that you may have accidentally made a configuration file >>> which >>> tied to the game manager so that jaws would go to sleep while that's >>> showing. >>> Michael Feir >>> Creator and former Editor of Audyssey Magazine >>> 1996-2004 >>> E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>> >>> ----- Original Message ----- >>> From: "Che" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>> To: "Gamers Discussion list" <[email protected]> >>> Sent: Saturday, May 20, 2006 4:59 PM >>> Subject: [Audyssey] Lords of the galaxy question >>> >>> >>>> So I think I have finally deciphered most of the instructions to >>>> Lords >>>> of >>>> the galaxy, but I still can't save a game. >>>> I had to enable jaws sleep mode for this game, so my arrow keys would >>>> work, but now when I hit the f 10 key to open the game menu, I get >>>> nothing. >>>> Is there a shortcut to turn Jaws back on temporarily so I can use the >>>> menu >>>> system? >>>> I tried to manually turn sleep mode off with jaws configuration during >>>> the >>>> game, but it didn't work. >>>> Or is there a way to save a game without using the screenreader? >>>> This is quite frustrating. >>>> Thanks for any help, >>>> Che >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> Gamers mailing list .. 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