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Guess what I found http://web.archive.org/web/19990418012301/http://www.pyropilots.org/sages.html I didn't see many old PPG members here... Karash, Merl, Shaka... Wow, I wrote a lot of stuff I forgot all about- http://web.archive.org/web/19990218141920/http://www.pyropilots.org/faqs.html Must be ...

zapp

Funny to think about it.. the Rangers were the n00bs last time I was playing, in the Pyro Pilot's Guild... I think they (PPG) are all dead now.. or idling in IRC

But the Rangers are still around. Nice to see.

zapp

hmmmm.. I'd have to say that really doesn't look so extreme- some good tri-cording, but he's not ripping the twist off rolling to much ;-) Mostly the pilots he's playing must like to eat their peas, cause they go barging right in there for a mouthful LOL! My youngest son is 8 now, think it's time to ...

zapp

It was a pain, but with enough haranguing RMS could be dragged out of his IRC corner... I may even have ascreen shot to proove it!

zapp

So what I did- I got the Breadboard + wires kit I linked in my post above. $13.48, which is only a bit cheaper than if I got 2 of the ones linked in the post directly above + a wire kit. If I were to do it again, I would go that route. I cut my long board in half w/ a hack saw and used both pieces ...

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I was looking @ this breadboard and thinking I could cut it in half to make 2??? Will that work?
http://search.digikey.com/scripts/DkSea ... 38-1046-ND

zapp

Wolfman- Can you post pics of the back side? I like the smaller footprint of that over the Radioshack breadboard...

zapp

Anyone have a mirror of the files? the links to grendel.koolbear.com are forbidden....

zapp

Holy dead threads Batman!

Are there any still available? I need one more. Also, I have a bare board, and I can solder- at one point I was supposed to put one together and document it for my sidewinder fix-it site- I would still like to do that, but I'll need parts and instructions, etc.
?????

zapp

Hey, LLLLLTNS.... I just upgraded my second comp and there is no game port. I love the first one I got, so if there are any more to be made- put me down for one more. please.

zapp

Heh.. speaking of crap... Most TV tuners don't do a good job of analog->digital conversion- audio synch and dropped frames are a big issue. Since you are just doing a short tape, it will probably work OK, but I do this a lot, and use a Canopus ADVC-50 http://www.videohelp.com/capturecards.php ...

zapp

OK, I'll bite... I've been holding off posting here, but seems I can't resist the pull of reminiscence... a sure sign of advancing age, I suspect. I started playing December 14th, 1994- the day I finished grad school finals. Soon afterwards I found the PPG on IRC, started playing multi w/ IHHD and ...

zapp

I would have, if I hadn't been up to my ears in dissertation...

zapp

Awwwww, poor Mobius has stick envy!

zapp

I just had a thought... does this converter work w/ other joysticks? I don't have any other kind, so I can't really test it. Also, Grendel, Koolbear's given me space to put up my sidewinder repair page @ zapp.koolbear.com, so as soon as your tutorial is ready I'll slap it up alongside the repair ...

zapp

One interesting observation- if I have a 3d pro plugged in hte game port, and then attach another one w/ the adapter, the gameport stick suddenly shows "not connected". If I unplug/replug it in, it reconnects and works OK. Any idea why this would happen? Strange. On my test machine (with a 3DP on a ...

zapp

Got mine yesterday, but just had a chance to test it- works great! One interesting observation- if I have a 3d pro plugged in hte game port, and then attach another one w/ the adapter, the gameport stick suddenly shows \"not connected\". If I unplug/replug it in, it reconnects and works OK. Any idea ...

zapp

I remember Kali started sometime mid 1995, but I couldn't use it for almost a year b/c my university dial-up wasn't compatable (too dirty/noisy). Otherwise my kail reg # would be in the sub 100 range, and not 1661... Before kali, there was just IRC, IHHD and direct connect. I still remember how ...

zapp

After this is done, I'm planning to put together a DIY guide -- would you be interested in adding it to your site ?

That would be a great addition, put it together and I'll host it.

zapp

hmmm 1996... I'd been playing for 2 years by then, ya N00B!

I think.. didn't d1 demo come out 1994??

zapp

I would be interested in one of those too-And can I put up some info on my 3d pro page? I get a few requests for help every few months (still.. I'm amazed) and this would be a good alternative!

zapp

Because the download link for d2xw32 from that page doesn't work...

zapp

Jeff250 wrote:Normally the ship bobs up and down.

And.....?

Yes, the ship has always bobbed, but what does wiggle have to do with bobbing? Does the "wiggle ship" toggle enable/disable bobbing?

zapp

There's one option that I have not been able to figure out.. "Wiggle ship"? Does it make you harder to hit or something?

zapp

Just tried it in UDP via tracker, and it works fine that way. BTW, that setup gave us great connections w/ low pings- maybe that is the new way to play? More info on the control bug- After looking at the display closer, it appears the rear view is being shown in the main window! It is not a control ...

zapp

didn't mean to be unpolite.. sorry, I do appreciate the work.
Just wanted to point out that Kali IPX games are now unplayable for my configuration (anyone else notice this?) and since Kali is a big part of the current D2 players, might be something you should check.

zapp

Did some more testing on the inverted control bug- If I host the game, no problem. If someone else hosts, the controls are inverted. Only on kali- my home LAN works fine either way.
Why do you keep messing w/ the controls? They were perfect quite a while ago...
If it ain't broke, don't fix it.

zapp

Major control bug in multiplayer 1.4.9- all the contols are opposite in multiplayer on Kali when someone else hosts- single player is fine. I did not get a chance to host a game myself. Both keyboard and joystick are affected. I went in to the controls menu and everything was set correctly, but I ...

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More on that flicker bug- it still happens in 1.3.26. It only happens when someone else hosts the game, not when I host it. Happens on Kali and local lan. Happens on a Radeon 9800 pro w/ XP and w/ an Geforce 4 ti4200 w/ XP, though not as badly w/ the Geforce.

zapp

Diedel: well, I have 1.1.44, 1.2.7 and 1.3.16- it doesn't happen in 1.1.44, but the others it does. Don't know if it's related, but 1.1.44 has the power-up flash bug (where picking up several power-ups at once looks like getting a head-on flash missle hit) and 1.2.7+ ver. do not. Something to do w ...

zapp

lighting bug: in *multiplayer only*, the video flickers (light horizontal bands all over the screen) badly when the ship moves. It is OK when I don't move. Interesting that there is no problem in single player. This has been happening since 1.2.x version. checking/unchecking the various lighting ...

zapp

1.3.2 and 1.3.8 won't even start for me- blanks the screen and then goes back to the desktop.
Using -debug gives me this- "Fatal signal: Segmentation Fault (SDL Parachute Deployed)"

1.3 works fine.

zapp

On my setup- Radeon 9800 pro 128 w/ Omega latest drivers, XP pro SP2, the "adjust brightness by gamma correction" option causes the screen to flicker badly, and when I pick up power-ups it is like getting hit w/ a flash missle, the screen goes completely white for a couple seconds. If I uncheck this ...

zapp

I can't use any of my old player files w/ the latest ver. either. I can create a new one and it works.

zapp

Think I solved this. When I uncheck Nice FPS, the framecap suddenly works! I know this is supposed to be a Linux only thing, but apparently it has some effect in XP as well.

zapp

Speaking of IPX, We were playing on a LAN last night w/ ver. 1.1.31 and kept having disconnect problems. After about 10-15 min. of playing coop w/ IPX, players would spontaneously disconnect. We switched over to UDP/IP and did not have any more connection probs. Thsi was just 2 player coop, LAN is a ...

zapp

My monitor refresh is 85hz, and v-synch is disabled anyway, so that is not the issue. Has no effect, I've set it from 60 to 100 hz... I guess it is something w/ my set-up.. anyone have the same video card- Radeon 9800 pro 128, Using D1x_oglmw in XP? Edit: I have the same problem on a different ...

zapp

well, 50 FPS is OK, but 80 gives you that extra snap to your turns and twist- just feels right. 50 is sluggish. Maybe I'm just spoiled by D2x_w32... but dang it, the readme says 80 FPS, so I want 80 FPS! I had thought about contacting Sekmu (we go wayyyyy back) but I think he's been idle on IRC for ...

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I've noticed that in D1x 1.40, 1.43, 1.43mw and 1.43_oglmw my framecap setting has no effect over 50. Of course, 80 is supposed to be the max, but any setting from 50-80 results in 50 FPS. My monitor refresh is 85hz, and v-synch is disabled anyway, so that is not the issue. I got thinking about this ...

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Diedel: Would it be possible to fix the framecap bug in D1x? At least on my systems, D1x is capped at 50 FPS, just like D2x was capped at 76 before you fixed it (great job!). since a lot of D2x was moved directly over from D1x, maybe the same bug got propigated? Does anyone else see this framecap in ...

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