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Bluestar4
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Posted: 6th Feb 2008 15:53 Edited at: 6th Feb 2008 15:55
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if you have a 64mb video card please download and test my newest version of hero battles. would be testers should use the the custom game setup and take only a couple characters earthquakes set at 0. in an attempt to lower the required specs, I have changed a few things to try and make it more compatible with a wider range of video cards & systems. (previous versions rquired systems that had 128mb+ grpahic cards )
would be downloaders should also try a game with the quick setup and only a couple teams. please post results, and any exceptions or errors encountered, as well as your systems RAM, processor speed , and ram. it should be notedd that loading/saving games when running from the desktop will not work so keep the exe in different folder if you want to save games.

download here

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Posted: 9th Feb 2008 20:23 Edited at: 9th Feb 2008 20:23
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I can`t figure out, how to attack... The game looks cool though(it is cool)
The earthquakes are a little rumbly...
How do you make that window come up at the end of the game? I don`t know how to do that

TheComet

Oooooops!!! I accidentally formated drive c.
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Bluestar4
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Posted: 11th Feb 2008 08:28
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Quote: "I can`t figure out, how to attack... The game looks cool though(it is cool)"


right clicking on enemies will target - after this you choose normal or special attacks.

Quote: "The earthquakes are a little rumbly"

have you ever seen one that wasn't ?

Quote: "How do you make that window come up at the end of the game? I don`t know how to do that"


you must have version 1.3 enhanced or 1.4. you have to call "exit prompt" before calling end like this

print "hello"
exit prompt "this is the title","this is the message"
end

secondly, it should be noted that it will only execute when running from a created exe [not when compiling]

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Posted: 17th Feb 2008 18:06
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Quote: "right clicking on enemies will target - after this you choose normal or special attacks."


Ah, Now it works. You should make an option "Instructions" in the game

Quote: "have you ever seen one that wasn't ? "


Not really...

Quote: "you must have version 1.3 enhanced or 1.4. you have to call "exit prompt" before calling end like this

print "hello"
exit prompt "this is the title","this is the message"
end

secondly, it should be noted that it will only execute when running from a created exe [not when compiling]"


Well, there`s no hope then. I can`t enhance Dark Basic...

Oooooops!!! I accidentally formated drive c.
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Posted: 17th Feb 2008 18:37
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You could just download 1.2, which is already enhanced...

You can write crap in DBPro as well as DBC - it just crashes quicker! -TDK

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Posted: 19th Feb 2008 18:37 Edited at: 19th Feb 2008 18:38
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the update file versions show differently than what the program shows. if you download the update 1.2 when you start the built in editor it shows as "version 1.4 enhanced"
@comet
I have included a text document with the program that tells where the online manual is as well as the version changes, ect,...
its actually more like a readme file than a manual, but I have noticed that so few actually read the little text docs that I am going to take your suggestion into account for the next update which will have some interesting additions. I would appreciate the specs on your pc speciffically the graphics card memory, ram, and processor.

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Posted: 19th Feb 2008 19:24
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I bought Dark Basic on CD from a store for 20$. It was on special, and now, I`m not registered in the TGC Database, so they won`t allow me to upgrade to Dark Basic v1.2, even if I have Dark Basic v1.13. They would think I copied Dark Basic from a friend of mine, but that`s not true.

@Bluestar4

I don`t know how to figure that out. My computer is like 5 years old, so don`t say I should look in the manual of the computer, because I burnt it.

Is there a way to find that out?

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Quote: "I bought Dark Basic on CD from a store for 20$. It was on special, and now, I`m not registered in the TGC Database, so they won`t allow me to upgrade to Dark Basic v1.2, even if I have Dark Basic v1.13."

So did I, (Actually it was eBay, but meh), and I was still able to upgrade, because the whole point of the 1.2 upgrade is that it is only an upgrade and not DB itself. You should be able to download it straight from 'upgrades'.

You can write crap in DBPro as well as DBC - it just crashes quicker! -TDK

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Posted: 19th Feb 2008 22:27
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@TheComet

RAM & Processor:

Control Panel - System (Computer section on the General tab page)

Graphics Card:

Control Panel - Display - Settings

Quote: "whole point of the 1.2 upgrade is that it is only an upgrade and not DB itself"


The problem was that it wasn't - it was the full thing and was why it was removed from downloads.

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Posted: 22nd Feb 2008 23:27
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Quote: "The problem was that it wasn't - it was the full thing and was why it was removed from downloads.
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Whoops, perhaps I should rephrase:

The whole point of the 1.2 upgrade downtime, when it wasn't downloadable, was to make sure that it was only an upgrade and not DB itself.

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