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by TechPro
Sat Dec 24, 2005 3:40 pm
Forum: PTMC Cafe
Topic: Merry Christmas DBB Peeps.
Replies: 23
Views: 2373

Merry Christmas. :lol:
by TechPro
Fri Dec 23, 2005 9:08 am
Forum: D2X-XL
Topic: D2X-XL Bug Reports - MS Windows
Replies: 2588
Views: 905923

Couple items... 1) (Descent 2) When exiting Level 21... the mine exit video showed white borders around it (above and below) instead of having a dark background like the game beginning video does (thank you!). 2) (Descent 2) When I spawn in a new level, the brightness is down low making things dark....
by TechPro
Fri Dec 23, 2005 8:35 am
Forum: Descent Old Skool
Topic: About mission briefing editing
Replies: 6
Views: 1706

Bad spelling in the briefings ... is ... well, really bad form... made worse because it's made public.

... and really takes away from the author's credibility.
by TechPro
Fri Dec 23, 2005 8:30 am
Forum: D2X-XL
Topic: D2X-XL suggestions thread
Replies: 410
Views: 83947

Diedel wrote:Point is that D2X-XL cannot fully emulate D1. There's too many differences just in the data.
That would be a very good reason.
by TechPro
Fri Dec 23, 2005 8:21 am
Forum: D2X-XL
Topic: D2X-XL Bug Reports - MS Windows
Replies: 2588
Views: 905923

Does extreme missile damage still happen with v1.5.61? ... Nope. In fact, 1.5.61 required I use at least two Smart missles to kill a Lou Guard (extreme missle damage required only one smart missle). Are the red and green hornet spawns able to move faster now? I'm having a harder time hitting them a...
by TechPro
Thu Dec 22, 2005 11:29 pm
Forum: PTMC Cafe
Topic: Most requested Christmas song
Replies: 15
Views: 1114

Top Gun wrote:...Christmas music remixed with a healthy sampling of electric guitar just sounds way too cool. :)
Hmmm... "Linus and lucy" with heavy electric guitar... :twisted:
by TechPro
Thu Dec 22, 2005 11:19 pm
Forum: D2X-XL
Topic: D2X-XL Bug Reports - MS Windows
Replies: 2588
Views: 905923

Diedel! Great stuff with 1.5.61 !! The multiple reactors in the secret level works just fine now! ... Sorry I didn't get the saved game sent to you. Was having trouble connecting with DBB and didn't you'd requested that. Either way, it works now! 8) Now this looks Cool! (secret portal animation up c...
by TechPro
Wed Dec 21, 2005 12:42 pm
Forum: D2X-XL
Topic: D2X-XL Bug Reports - MS Windows
Replies: 2588
Views: 905923

Diedel, Awesome stuff you're doing with this, by the way. B) Haven't downloaded since 1.5.44... and just downloaded 1.5.53 and then 1.5.56 (all Windows). Menus: Cool idea, I'm sure you're working to smooth them out. Opening video and player selection menu: Instead of a black border or the traditiona...
by TechPro
Wed Dec 21, 2005 6:45 am
Forum: PTMC Cafe
Topic: Harry Potter
Replies: 19
Views: 965

roid wrote:... (i'm trying to put off seeing the latest 2 movies until i first read the books through).
Wise choice... though some have found it more enjoyable to see the movies and then read the books (so as not to be dissappointed about content removed due to available movie time).
by TechPro
Wed Dec 21, 2005 6:41 am
Forum: PTMC Cafe
Topic: Most requested Christmas song
Replies: 15
Views: 1114

Seymour Swine's "Blue Christms" ? (hoping for anything that's not a John Lennon sorta Christmas ... "piece" ...
by TechPro
Sun Dec 18, 2005 10:41 pm
Forum: Descent Old Skool
Topic: New D2 Level Notification Thread
Replies: 167
Views: 27792

Sweet! How can I take screenshots like that? Assuming you're running Windows of some sort... Download and install something like IrfanView (an image tool, free and easy) , then with your level map showing on your screen press "Prt Scrn", run IrfanView (or what you use), Paste, do whatever...
by TechPro
Sat Dec 17, 2005 9:51 am
Forum: PTMC Cafe
Topic: Merry Christmas and Hoppy Holidays!
Replies: 13
Views: 1065

Merry Christmas and Hoppy Holidays!

I've been frequenting the DBB for some time... ... So without further ado ... http://home.earthlink.net/~techmanpro/images/MerryChristmas_II_640x480.jpg Pic obtained from www.macmonkies.com and resized smaller by me. And may the upcoming New Year (2006) be a warm, enjoyable, and productive for all !...
by TechPro
Fri Dec 16, 2005 10:44 pm
Forum: PTMC Cafe
Topic: Harry Potter
Replies: 19
Views: 965

The potter books will be fine for them. Enjoy. :)
by TechPro
Fri Dec 09, 2005 1:19 am
Forum: PTMC Cafe
Topic: kinda funny... sorta
Replies: 9
Views: 655

"Here There Be Dragons" :lol: :lol:

Wait... am I the only one that got that? ... and thought it was funny?
by TechPro
Wed Dec 07, 2005 3:06 pm
Forum: PTMC Cafe
Topic: Linux is a PAIN IN THE NECK!
Replies: 54
Views: 4093

QED Your firewall blocks ftp => Linux is crap! Yeah right. Sorry, but you are frustrated and not...ahh...logical Lars Sure he's frustrated... but he's still got a point. FTP is not [/u] the most secure protocol. It has some serious inherent weaknesses. Having the firewall allow FTP defeats many of ...
by TechPro
Tue Dec 06, 2005 11:09 pm
Forum: D2X-XL
Topic: D2X-XL Bug Reports - MS Windows
Replies: 2588
Views: 905923

... ver 1.5.38 ...

640x480 cockpit and map = Excellant!
800x600 cockpit and map = Excellant!

Diedel, you da man! 8) x4
by TechPro
Tue Dec 06, 2005 1:21 am
Forum: D2X-XL
Topic: D2X-XL Bug Reports - MS Windows
Replies: 2588
Views: 905923

Diedel, I was unable to get D2X-XL ver 1.5.35 to work with any of my Windows systems as discussed by email. Video resolution had never been set to anything above 800x600 and I double checked that by running it "Windowed". If I downgrade to 1.5.26 then the cockpit and map both look correct....
by TechPro
Mon Dec 05, 2005 9:21 pm
Forum: D2X-XL
Topic: D2X-XL Update Notification Thread
Replies: 298
Views: 54242

Do you have an example of the cambot that people could use? (Sounds like fun!)
by TechPro
Sun Dec 04, 2005 6:41 pm
Forum: PTMC Cafe
Topic: Yup, it's global warming
Replies: 25
Views: 1369

Idaho. Need I say more? (well, at least it's a shade warmer than Wyoming where I was born...)
by TechPro
Sun Dec 04, 2005 6:30 pm
Forum: D2X-XL
Topic: D2X-XL Bug Reports - MS Windows
Replies: 2588
Views: 905923

Diedel wrote:Techpro, Windows version right?...
Yeah. I'll try out the new version. Thanks 8)
by TechPro
Sun Dec 04, 2005 6:22 pm
Forum: D2X-XL
Topic: D2X-XL suggestions thread
Replies: 410
Views: 83947

Diedel wrote:Actually this was a bug. Fixed.
Oh, man! That makes me two for two at making suggestions that are actually bugs. :lol:
by TechPro
Sat Dec 03, 2005 5:51 pm
Forum: D2X-XL
Topic: D2X-XL suggestions thread
Replies: 410
Views: 83947

Another suggestion... In "Letterbox" view (without any graphics along the bottom) there is text for the weapons, shields, and energy status like the text in the "full screen w/o cockpit" view. The "letterbox" view is cool (I like it) but would be much more useful if it ...
by TechPro
Sat Dec 03, 2005 5:47 pm
Forum: D2X-XL
Topic: D2X-XL Bug Reports - MS Windows
Replies: 2588
Views: 905923

(Doing a new post because it's been a couple days and this is a whole different item) Ver 1.5.30 seems to work alright, except for two items. 1. The map view comes out wrong. It looks all "squeezed", low-res, and all on the left-hand side of the screen... this is for most resolutions exce...
by TechPro
Fri Dec 02, 2005 9:48 pm
Forum: PTMC Cafe
Topic: Linux is a PAIN IN THE NECK!
Replies: 54
Views: 4093

linux is user friendly, the user just has to learn how to use it. :) Doesn't "user friendly" inherently imply concepts of being easier for the user to use it successfully the first time around? Needing to spend serious time to learn how to use a program or system before being able to use ...
by TechPro
Fri Dec 02, 2005 2:14 pm
Forum: PTMC Cafe
Topic: Calling all writers!!
Replies: 5
Views: 782

Joined... cannot logon.

Entered my username, then the password, press on logon does nothing. :(
by TechPro
Wed Nov 30, 2005 10:39 pm
Forum: D2X-XL
Topic: D2X-XL Bug Reports - MS Windows
Replies: 2588
Views: 905923

Found a "cosmetic" bug that may not be manifested on all systems... When first starting D2X-XL and you get to the menu, the version number is displayed in a dark color (almost impossible to see on some systems)... but after you've started a new game or loaded a saved position and then retu...
by TechPro
Wed Nov 30, 2005 8:13 pm
Forum: D2X-XL
Topic: D2X-XL suggestions thread
Replies: 410
Views: 83947

RTFM! Been there, done that. ...Look it up and I'm sure it'll work. The PrintScreen key will only copy the screen to the clipboard. Obviously, that does work. Because it only copies to the clipboard is the very reason I posted this in the "D2X-XL suggestions thread" ... to make a suggesti...
by TechPro
Wed Nov 30, 2005 1:47 am
Forum: D2X-XL
Topic: D2X-XL suggestions thread
Replies: 410
Views: 83947

Don't know where it's happening for you, but it's not happening for me. No files of any kind getting created when taking screenshots while in D2X-XL.
by TechPro
Wed Nov 30, 2005 12:45 am
Forum: D2X-XL
Topic: D2X-XL suggestions thread
Replies: 410
Views: 83947

The original Descent 2 and also Descent 3 would output sceenshots as a file saved in the program's folder.

Can D2X-XL be set to do that? Currently, I have to pause, output the capture buffer to a program, and then return to the game in order to get multiple screenshots saved.
by TechPro
Mon Nov 28, 2005 8:05 am
Forum: D2X-XL
Topic: Some D2X-XL in-game battle screenshots
Replies: 2
Views: 2228

Pretty cool! 8)

What level is that from?
by TechPro
Thu Nov 24, 2005 9:06 pm
Forum: D2X-XL
Topic: D2X-XL suggestions thread
Replies: 410
Views: 83947

Aahh Fudge! :lol: I tried.
by TechPro
Thu Nov 24, 2005 2:08 pm
Forum: PTMC Cafe
Topic: Just funny,
Replies: 6
Views: 669

:mrgreen:
by TechPro
Thu Nov 24, 2005 2:02 pm
Forum: D2X-XL
Topic: D2X-XL suggestions thread
Replies: 410
Views: 83947

Suggestion: Please show the D2X-XL version number on the menu screen or at least show it under an About option or the Credits menu. With version 1.5.24 it looks like you've discontinued showing the D2X-XL version on the menu screen. Thankfully, with version 1.5.25 you made sure the .exe file has ver...
by TechPro
Tue Nov 22, 2005 11:59 pm
Forum: D2X-XL
Topic: D2X-XL Bug Reports - MS Windows
Replies: 2588
Views: 905923

Unexpected bonus!! (well, for me) A little history... (don't get bored on me) Since way back before D2X-W32... whatever version of D2X I ran on my XP system, after running D2X and exiting the program, I always had to kill the D2X process using the task manager. The program would be ended, all visual...
by TechPro
Tue Nov 22, 2005 11:17 pm
Forum: D2X-XL
Topic: D2X-XL on Mac OS X
Replies: 164
Views: 22643

Cool! 8) Will be watching this!
by TechPro
Tue Nov 22, 2005 11:15 pm
Forum: DLE-XP
Topic: DLE-XP Bug Report Thread
Replies: 469
Views: 1069931

With DMB2... I always had to make sure the "current" cube was not one of the marked cubes I was cutting or copying... and was instead the cube that the marked cubes "attached" to. That way, when pasting the cubes... It pastes them attached to the "current" cube. (curren...
by TechPro
Mon Nov 21, 2005 7:24 pm
Forum: D2X-XL
Topic: D2X-XL Bug Reports - MS Windows
Replies: 2588
Views: 905923

Downloaded D2X-XL 1.5.22... that worked! 8)
by TechPro
Mon Nov 21, 2005 2:35 pm
Forum: D2X-XL
Topic: D2X-XL Bug Reports - MS Windows
Replies: 2588
Views: 905923

Moving on... Diedel, I downloaded and installed 1.5.20 and then attempted to load a saved D2 position (at beginning of level 8)... I got an error. Returned my system to 1.5.19 and re-tried opening the same saved D2 position... worked just fine. Re-installed 1.5.20... got the error again. The error: ...
by TechPro
Sun Nov 20, 2005 2:18 pm
Forum: Descent Old Skool
Topic: D2X-W32 Linux port
Replies: 126
Views: 16458

Corrected link to Diedel's Descent site

Diedel,
In the manual section of your website, you state "Escort robot hotkeys: Dunno."

Wouldn't the "Escort robot" be the Guidebot? and this would turn on/off the hot-keys for controlling it?
by TechPro
Sat Nov 19, 2005 3:32 pm
Forum: DLE-XP
Topic: DLE-XP Bug Report Thread
Replies: 469
Views: 1069931

have you looked at diedel's site for info? did you create a new d2x-w32 level or convert one started as a regular d2 level to d2x-w32? no special features otherwise. Well, that would explain it. Since I was trying to do it with an existing project... guess I would need to do it with a new project. ...