Horrible Bug I Found

[jakoblin]

Edited February 24, 2010 by jakoblin

[Cicero]

Wow, that's amazing, never heard that one before

 

Delete your directory and download the full version of the game.

[007]

yes, this happens to me too because i experemented with the md2's and switched Cyc's w/ something and now i become a cyc on SKF

i'd re-dl the game but i have better things to do

[jakoblin]

I have to re down load ETERNAL LANDS again ???/

 

i have 9.6k modem.

 

do you know how slow that is compare to a 56k modem ??

[Placid]

I have to re down load ETERNAL LANDS again ???/

 

i have 9.6k modem.

 

do you know how slow that is compare to a 56k modem ??

OUCH!

 

That is soooo nasty its unbelivable.....But inevitable im afraid!

[teranoz]

I have to re down load ETERNAL LANDS again ???/

 

i have 9.6k modem.

 

do you know how slow that is compare to a 56k modem ??

Get a real modem.

You get the money saved by using a faster one within a month.

 

(did you rob a museum for that modem ?)

[Placid]

(did you rob a museum for that modem ?)

LMFAO!!!!!!!!

 

That means you must have a download rate of about 1/2 kbps?

[fred_penner]

Wow... I still have my old 9600 baud (wow, I haven't said/written "baud" in years) modem kicking around too. And it was expensive and cool when all my friends still had their 300 and 2400 baud modems. Ah, the good old days: connecting to a 300 baud BBS to play "Infinity Complex" - anyone remember that game?

[Cicero]

No, but I have licenses to run Legend of the Red Dragon (1 & 2) and Planets: the Exploration of Space.

 

I've beaten LORD 2. How, do you ask? The ending was never finished! Oh, but it was. It was just never added before the original author sold the rights to the game.

 

Of course, if you haven't heard of those games either, you probably don't know what I'm talking about.

 

Oh, and I also played Trade Wars.

 

One of these days I'm going to get my BBS running again.

[Guest Guest]

no i did not steal the 9.6k modem .

 

i got the modem from my 80286 computer .

[Placid]

no i did not steal the 9.6k modem .

 

i got the modem from my 80286 computer .

a 286 AND a 9.6k modem!!!! You must have robbed a museum.....or raided a skip

[Wytter]

Really, a 56k modem is not expensive - by downloading EL you might even get the money back from that purchase due to a smaller internet bill ;-)

[Entropy]

You can't play EL on a 9.6kbps modem. That's about 1000 bytes/second (500 up, 500 down).

[fred_penner]

Oh, and I also played Trade Wars.

 

One of these days I'm going to get my BBS running again.

I loved Trade wars. Ah, the good old days...

 

I used to run my own BBS in my parents basement for years. Then when I moved out I took the phone number with me. For a long time I used to get computers calling my new place...

[Learner]

You can't play EL on a 9.6kbps modem. That's about 1000 bytes/second (500 up, 500 down).

Actually, most 9600 baud modems are full duplex at that speed, but 960 bytes/sec in each direction is the max unless you luck out with compression (and the EL wont compress very well).

 

Maybe this will give you a lot of incentive to revamp the protocl & game play so that you can enjoing it on your modem? You may not get full speed and enjoyment out of it, but something like that project would reduce total bandwidth usage and help all players at the same time.

[Entropy]

Unless we add some compression (which most of the ISPs do anyway) we won't see any noticeable improvement. Besides, there are more important things to be done now.