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kah // User Search
kah // User Search
Jun 29, 2001, 8:53pm
as Eep would say: putz! there are easyer ways... but off course, you didn't
know that...
KAH
PS. maybe time to invent my own terms?
[View Quote]"brandon" <brandon at my.activeworlds.com> wrote in message
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> ohh i found it in options send under newsgroup you check send in HTML :)
> thanks
> wing <bathgate at prodigy.net> wrote in message
> news:3b3bd8ac at server1.Activeworlds.com...
> you select a certain mode somewhere that I will not mention
> news:3b3bc2f1$1 at server1.Activeworlds.com...
> before
>
>
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Jun 29, 2001, 9:01pm
wrong, bucko! the Client-side version of the Contact List is in contacts.txt
in the directory where aworld.exe resides. If you ever open it, you'll
discover a bunch of numbers. citizen numbers. how do you think you get the
status and name updates, heh? your contact list updates every 30 second or
minute (can't remember), by querying the citnums name and status to the
uniserver. if you'd have 500 names on your CL, and everybody had the same,
and you now have like 300 users online in average, then guess how many
queryings that would be. 300000 every minute/half-minute/whatever. now
you'll be asking where I learnt to count, cuzz 500 x 300 = 150000, right?
well, the citname and status queries are separate, so that would be quite a
big ammount of stress being sent to the server, heh? and as the amount of
users online at all times grow, at the end of the day, your server will say
"this world is evil! buh-bye shitplace!" and collapse... just think of it,
heh...
KAH
PS. don't forget the other queries that are being sent all the time,
either...
[View Quote]"simba1" <shaun.okeefe at ntlworld.com> wrote in message
news:3b3cfdba$1 at server1.Activeworlds.com...
> The Contact list should be enlarged to hold many more Citizen's
>
> Since this list is held on the client machine I dont see a problem in why
we
> cannot increase this to a high limit.
>
> Many thanks
>
> Shaun O'keefe
> Simba1
>
>
>
>
>
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Jul 1, 2001, 10:29am
GKs and PKs can use the tool created by I can't remember who that allows you
to rotate contact lists (you can do this by hand as well).
KAH
[View Quote]"simba1" <shaun.okeefe at ntlworld.com> wrote in message
news:3b3e5064 at server1.Activeworlds.com...
> 200 is the final change ?
>
> When is this going to be implemented ?
>
> And people do need more than 100
>
> What about GateKeepers and PK's ?
>
> Who need to know when all there team members are online etc.
>
> It needs addressing.
>
> Shaun Okeefe
> Simba1
> "sw comit" <swcomit at swcity.net> wrote in message
> news:3b3e1eea at server1.Activeworlds.com...
> why
>
>
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Jul 1, 2001, 10:32am
facter at activeworlds.com
http://www.activeworlds.com/products/suggest.html
enzo at activeworlds.com
community at activeworlds.com
Activeworlds.com, Inc.
95 Parker Street
Newburyport, MA 01950
phone: (978) 499-0222
Fax: (978) 499-0221
KAH
Jul 3, 2001, 11:46am
I use floor##.rwx for chess boards... makes giant boards, but it's the best
you can do (they're 4x4 tiles)...
KAH
[View Quote]"sw comit" <swcomit at swcity.net> wrote in message
news:3b4115bf at server1.Activeworlds.com...
> Alphaworld you mean, you should clarify that.
> Yea I know, they never add anything anymore to that world, just textures
> that are barely helpful.
>
> I hacked my avatars.dat file so I have more avatars and gestures (can you
> blame me? It's pretty gay to have a world with thousands of users and
only
> 33 avatars, and split that for male and female.), but it only works on my
> computer and anyone else who has the modified files.
>
> Speaking of lack of updates to Alphaworld, I asked them if they could
> release a simple 1x1 meter object for xelagot's chess script (when it
first
> came out), and I even offered to make the object myself. The only thing
you
> can really use now is boards and water pieces, and that looks pretty bad
=\
>
> Anyway they musta sent me 4 emails (with like 3-5 days in-between each
one),
> each one asking a question which I already answered in the original email.
> The last one asked me which world I wanted it in (wtf, could I of made my
> email any more clear?!), and when I answered I never heard from them again
> =/
>
> Btw, I wish they brought back that invisible 1x1 tile in the X object set,
> those are real good for bot use, which I tried to explain to them. =\
again
>
> --
> SW Comit
> swcomit at swcity.net
> Mayor of SW City
> http://www.swcity.net
> President of Community Linkage Commission
> http://comlinkage.tripod.com
>
>
> "syli" <rflorez at mindspring.com> wrote in message
> news:3b3f1e71 at server1.Activeworlds.com...
> been
on
> Or,
reign
> a
> the
>
>
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Jul 4, 2001, 11:59am
still, I kinda like them...
KAH
[View Quote]"sw comit" <swcomit at swcity.net> wrote in message
news:3b425878 at server1.Activeworlds.com...
> Doesn't quiet fit into my city. Chess tiles that big aren't very
realistic
> =P
>
> --
> SW Comit
> swcomit at swcity.net
> Mayor of SW City
> http://www.swcity.net
> President of Community Linkage Commission
> http://comlinkage.tripod.com
>
>
> "kah" <kah at kahbot.com> wrote in message
> news:3b41ccbe$1 at server1.Activeworlds.com...
> best
textures
> you
> my
thing
bad
> email.
> my
> again
> set,
have
> added
but
> AW
winner.
> from
>
>
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Aug 1, 2001, 9:01am
hmmmm... has E N Z O given you a free world or something? suddently you're
so positive to everything AWC does...
KAH
[View Quote]"j b e l l" <jbell1983 at home.com> wrote in message
news:3b67ab46 at server1.Activeworlds.com...
> No need to be so cynical.. you'de be suprised what actually gets done if
you didn't have your head so high in the clouds you can't
> see anything that us real people do day-to-day..
>
> "captain mad mike" <cmadmike at crosswinds.net> wrote in message
news:3b66ec9c at server1.Activeworlds.com...
> : 3.3? Bah, maybe 5.2 provided Rick and JP don't screw up AW's financial
> : side...o wait who am I kidding? By 5.2 they would've used the money
> : Micro$oft gave them to turn AW into its own insecure POS Bloatware chat
> : program (i.e. Windows Messenger) that is more of a hacker gateway than a
> : chat program, and run away to some place and leave Roland behind in the
dust
> : because he actually listened to the community.
> :
> : Hey I give evryone driving directions to AW HQ hehehe, lets have a
military
> : takeover.
> :
> :
> : --
> : My two cents,
> : Captain MAD Mike
> :
> :
>
>
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Aug 1, 2001, 5:55pm
that's what we call sucking up...
KAH
[View Quote]"j b e l l" <jbell1983 at home.com> wrote in message
news:3b6848d7 at server1.Activeworlds.com...
> I've been positive about AW before enzo gave me a world.. but still.. your
too busy looking for negativity in the company, that's
> why your not happy..
>
> "kah" <kah at kahbot.com> wrote in message
news:3b67e16e at server1.Activeworlds.com...
> : hmmmm... has E N Z O given you a free world or something? suddently
you're
> : so positive to everything AWC does...
> :
> : KAH
> :
> : "j b e l l" <jbell1983 at home.com> wrote in message
> : news:3b67ab46 at server1.Activeworlds.com...
> : > No need to be so cynical.. you'de be suprised what actually gets done
if
> : you didn't have your head so high in the clouds you can't
> : > see anything that us real people do day-to-day..
> : >
> : > "captain mad mike" <cmadmike at crosswinds.net> wrote in message
> : news:3b66ec9c at server1.Activeworlds.com...
> : > : 3.3? Bah, maybe 5.2 provided Rick and JP don't screw up AW's
financial
> : > : side...o wait who am I kidding? By 5.2 they would've used the money
> : > : Micro$oft gave them to turn AW into its own insecure POS Bloatware
chat
> : > : program (i.e. Windows Messenger) that is more of a hacker gateway
than a
> : > : chat program, and run away to some place and leave Roland behind in
the
> : dust
> : > : because he actually listened to the community.
> : > :
> : > : Hey I give evryone driving directions to AW HQ hehehe, lets have a
> : military
> : > : takeover.
> : > :
> : > :
> : > : --
> : > : My two cents,
> : > : Captain MAD Mike
> : > :
> : > :
> : >
> : >
> :
> :
>
>
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Aug 2, 2001, 10:18pm
well said!
KAH
PS. did I say I was Che Guevra in my last life?
[View Quote]"wing" <bathgate at prodigy.net> wrote in message
news:3b69e35d at server1.Activeworlds.com...
> Erm... I believe that makes you an off-the-books employee (AKA volunteer)
if the project is still managed by them. Your opinion is
> biased either way. Those of us who look for "negativity" can see both
sides of the argument, but there just isn't all that much good
> stuff to see. And we aren't in it to find good stuff, we're in it to fix
the bad.
> "j b e l l" <jbell1983 at home.com> wrote in message
news:3b69b38e at server1.Activeworlds.com...
running THIER world and project..
news:3b68a70c at server1.Activeworlds.com...
Another brickhead to be bashed open.
they're perfect. In fact, you've increased the problem.Given
got a freebie.
much. Also, does giving free stuff to suckups sound like
PERIOD. They charge TONS to those who are honest and give
easy games, etc. THIS is why world prices went up. Giving
> away
news:3b6848d7 at server1.Activeworlds.com...
still.. your too busy looking for negativity in the company,
news:3b67e16e at server1.Activeworlds.com...
suddently you're
done if
financial
money
Bloatware chat
gateway than a
behind in the
have a
>
>
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Jul 20, 2001, 9:30am
who did you think M a k a v e l i was?
KAH
[View Quote]"j b e l l" <jbell1983 at home.com> wrote in message
news:3b57c56b$1 at server1.Activeworlds.com...
> if the world isn't used it will produce a very low amount of lag.. and how
are you to know weather they are used or not.. and i
> thought you left AW a few months back.. *remembers the big point you made
of making sure everyone realized you were leaving AW*
>
> "lanezeri" <Lanezeri at yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:3b576f40 at server1.Activeworlds.com...
> : I think there are too many pointless worlds in AW.. I noticed today
there
> : are like 9 more useless worlds.. if AW doesn't use them then why are
they
> : their? If a citizen bought them then that is ok, they wasted their own
> : money, but AW doesn't pay they just create worlds for no use, which
probably
> : lags the other worlds they host creating more of a thing to bi?ch about
for
> : me.. I just think AW doesn't need them worlds so why waste their hosting
on
> : it?
> :
> :
>
>
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Jul 23, 2001, 2:26pm
easy solution: put "This world is 2.2 optimized, please do not use 3.1" in
your welcome message...
KAH
[View Quote]"data21" <dbmiller at kiski.net> wrote in message
news:3b5c4557 at server1.Activeworlds.com...
> Hi, this fading of the midi as create sound, NEEDS a new command to make
it
> NOT fade.
> with all this fading its really messing up my background music in my
world.
> nothing works to fix this problem, (yes nothing) :-(
>
> the following ideas others have told me to try DO NOT fix this problem
>
> 1. adding the same midi all over the world, reason when you loose site of
> the farthest object its on, the midi will restart even though it never
> finished.
>
> 2. "create noise midi url" will not work, because then it will play all
the
> way through and if you come near a another midi it will not start till the
> 1st one finishes.
>
> 3. having a bot control all the midi's, why should I bog down my
connection
> with a bot with the AW browser should be doing all this?
>
> 4. why dose "create sound midi url" play all midi's in your site range 1
by
> 1 tell they all play even though your not in there area? you can be
sitting
> in 1 spot and you would hear all of them even though your right next to
the
> closest midi object?
>
>
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Jul 23, 2001, 4:23pm
solution #2: go to the techtalks and suggest it to Roland (info on Tech
Talks and more: http://www.activeworlds.com/roland/roland.html )
KAH
[View Quote]"data21" <dbmiller at kiski.net> wrote in message
news:3b5c61ad at server1.Activeworlds.com...
> That don't help me any, I use 3.1, I am never going back to 2.2 LOL
> All we need is a new simple midi commands to pick if we want it to fade or
> not.
>
> AW creators "hint" "hint" :-)
> create sound midi url fx=fade
> create sound midi url fx=nofade
>
>
>
> "kah" <kah at kahbot.com> wrote in message
> news:3b5c5037 at server1.Activeworlds.com...
in
make
> of
all
> the
1
to
>
>
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Jul 31, 2001, 4:03pm
no, to be able to change your PPW is more secure. I think your idea is
stupid. Sorry, but that's my opinion :-)) and what about bots, heh?
KAH
[View Quote]"kmissile583k" <Kmissile58 at hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:3b66edf8$1 at server1.Activeworlds.com...
> Possibly easier, but definately not more secure. With the idea I had,
> everything has to be approved by the citizen to get the rights. There is
> only one way to get it without asking the citizen with it. The only way
to
> to steal the person's account.
> "captain mad mike" <cmadmike at crosswinds.net> wrote in message
> news:3b66ea54$1 at server1.Activeworlds.com...
easier
view
> lot
by
enter
> just
and
> to
> ppws
you
> one
>
>
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Aug 1, 2001, 8:58am
this would be a risk, since most 3DS models are supermodels wich could make
AW crash...
KAH
[View Quote]"exc4libur" <bjarte at development-net.com> wrote in message
news:3b67922e at server1.Activeworlds.com...
> Get 3DS loading in AW, i got
> tons of code to load 3DS, why
> does'nt AW implent loading 3DS??
> I've searched the net for a RWX exporter
> to 3DsMax r 3.1 and r 4.0. I find none that
> work with 3DsMax r 3.1 and Windows 2000.
> There was some ways to export but exporting to
> one format then to rwx, its quite much extra, not
> nessesary work. I think AW has thouhgt more on
> TrueSpace users and not on Max and LightWave users.
> (Thoes who uses a real tool :)
>
> I could make a DLL that loads 3DS files and give
> access to all the infos you need!
>
> - Excal
>
>
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Aug 1, 2001, 11:37am
....and they're also way off-scale most of the time...
KAH
[View Quote]"kah" <kah at kahbot.com> wrote in message
news:3b67e0e0$1 at server1.Activeworlds.com...
> this would be a risk, since most 3DS models are supermodels wich could
make
> AW crash...
>
> KAH
>
> "exc4libur" <bjarte at development-net.com> wrote in message
> news:3b67922e at server1.Activeworlds.com...
>
>
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Aug 2, 2001, 12:36pm
well, now you can specify the target frame for URLs, so you could just use
create url somecrap.com/crappage.htm target=_crap and it will open a new
window
KAH
PS. NEVER, EVER POST IN HTML!!
[View Quote]"simba1" <shaun.okeefe at ntlworld.com> wrote in message
news:3b691591$1 at server1.Activeworlds.com...
Greatings ,
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I think we should have an option to set where we want URL's to be opened.
When I click on a URL or link in activeworlds I dont really like the way
that it takes up halve of my screen.
I would much rather see it open in my internet explorer window or have the
option to set where my browser is located.
Would be nice to have the choice of using the internal browser or an
external one.
Many thanks
Simba1
Shaun O'keefe,
Home: +44 (0)115 9136164
Cellular: +44 (0)7971 316698
shaun.okeefe at ntlworld.com
Aug 3, 2001, 10:27am
that sounds bad... no, Roland should rather work a bit on the SEQs, allow
sounds to be played, and an important feature: vertex movement, that way we
could recreate more advanced movement, like facial expressions...
KAH
[View Quote]"john viper" <jviper at jtsoft.net> wrote in message
news:Xns90F2441BDE732jviperjtsoftnet at 166.90.181.12...
> "asteriskman" <no-one at no-where.net> wrote in
> news:3b6a3e43 at server1.Activeworlds.com:
>
>
> I personally think dropping SEQs (as they are now) and going with the
> skeletal thing (which could be used on some objects too) is a great
idea...
>
> _____________________________________________
> Jeff Tickle (John Viper, #296714)
> jviper at jtsoft.net
> http://www.jtsoft.net
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Aug 4, 2001, 11:07am
one bot = one avatar. so if they only logged in 1, you wouldn't get the bird
group effect and the bird would be just boring. I think you can buy bot
limit extensions from the AWC, and for special events you can kindly ask
them for a temporary extension, like I did once (they're kind enough to
grant it too).
KAH
[View Quote]"ryan." <RyanBirkin at hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:3b6b3b12 at server1.Activeworlds.com...
> I think the "bird bot" should only count as one bot.... because when i
log
> them in i can't log in my preston it says "you can not have any more bots
> online"
> I think its silly! and i wish they would fix it!
>
>
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Aug 4, 2001, 11:20am
one at http://zord.freeservers.com and XelaG has made a PA script for his
Xelagot.
KAH
[View Quote]"andras" <andras at andras.net> wrote in message
news:3B6BB276.CBCA07B4 at andras.net...
> the derek wrote:
>
> Use the telephone bot. Someone already wrote it.
>
> Andras
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Aug 17, 2001, 10:25am
no, but with most *decent* engines 3 axis rotation is a standard function,
so you just ascociate the key with that function... heck, Roland could just
copy and paste his code from the Y axis rotation and change a few values...
are you a programmer at all anyway?
KAH
[View Quote]"j b e l l" <jbell1983 at home.com> wrote in message
news:3b7cd917 at server1.Activeworlds.com...
> home & end deal with 3rd person view & 1st person view.. and simply by
making a key for it doesn't make the function..
>
> "exc4libur" <bjarte at development-net.com> wrote in message
news:3b7c3bd6 at server1.Activeworlds.com...
> : Emm, not that hard, make a new celldata item: "vertical".
> : Map keys to rotate verical: HOME and END.
> :
> : Dunno how it is in RenderWare but in the engine
> : i program in it has properties for rotating:
> :
> : TurnAngle, RollAngle, PitchAngle
> :
> : wich has procedures:
> :
> : Turn, Roll, Pitch
> :
> : On every base model
> : Its not hard but as i was told from one of the
> : AW.Com programmers that they dont have time
> : for all sort of things, like: 3DS loading, ignoring etc...
> : is easy but they make it hard.
> :
> : Anyway why dont AW use some other 3D engine
> : rather than the D3D from RenderWare, wich costs
> : like 100 000 $ pr. developer. And dont use a Free
> : one like me :)
> : I think AW or RW is a p.o.s. compared to powerfull
> : engines using OpenGL.
> :
> : PS: dont buy any software that requires DirectX/Direct3D
> : as only possible driver, cz i bought MidTown Madness 2, and
> : gee what a F***ed up graphic, looked like a 8 yearold project!!
> : (i have a 800AMD, 320ram, GeForce2MX) same shit happend on
> : a 600 celeron, with Creative GeForce2 GTS.
> :
> : So Direct3D = sucky, and thats cz its M$ish.
> :
> : - Excal
> :
> :
>
>
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Aug 17, 2001, 2:30pm
well, he still should, and its not THAT much more than to get the browser to
handle another number, and since 2.2 is gonna be obsolete that won't be an
excuse either.
KAH
[View Quote]"agent1" <Agent1 at my.activeworlds.com> wrote in message
news:3b7d1ee8$1 at server1.Activeworlds.com...
> Of course he could just add a key to do it -- that's not the hard part.
He'd have to rewrite everything that dealt with property updates in order to
handle there being another rotation value.
>
> -Agent1
>
> "kah" <kah at kahbot.com> wrote in message
news:3b7d0d34$1 at server1.Activeworlds.com...
function,
just
values...
>
>
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Aug 17, 2001, 4:15pm
yes I know, but ppl think that it's veeeeeery hard, but it isn't, it's just
as you say, that they don't give it priority enough to do it.
KAH
[View Quote]"eep" <eep at tnlc.com> wrote in message news:3B7D48DA.30A73C70 at tnlc.com...
> You're missing the point, Kah: PRIORITY. AWC simply doesn't feel like it's
a high enough priority to warrant doing at this time. Perhaps when (if) Rick
ever adds feature voting this can be addressed soon (after telegram muting
and online indication hiding, probably).
>
> kah wrote:
>
browser to
an
part.
order to
could
simply by
>
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Aug 17, 2001, 7:01pm
custom avs? YUUUUUUUCK!!!!
KAH
PS. don't try to kid yourself... they won't implement that, THAT really is a
lot of work... and it would hurt their studio business...
[View Quote]"j b e l l" <jbell1983 at home.com> wrote in message
news:3b7d6a77$1 at server1.Activeworlds.com...
> I think they have privacy and custom avatar stuff at higher priority..
unfortunateley..
> it is more likely to be done when aw is back to one version.. as two if
you add something like that entire builds could be
> incompatible with one version.. we can start bugging them after 3.2 comes
out..
>
> "eep" <eep at tnlc.com> wrote in message news:3B7D48DA.30A73C70 at tnlc.com...
> : You're missing the point, Kah: PRIORITY. AWC simply doesn't feel like
it's a high enough priority to warrant doing at this time.
> Perhaps when (if) Rick ever adds feature voting this can be addressed soon
(after telegram muting and online indication hiding,
> probably).
> :
> : kah wrote:
> :
> : > well, he still should, and its not THAT much more than to get the
browser to
> : > handle another number, and since 2.2 is gonna be obsolete that won't
be an
> : > excuse either.
> : >
> : > "agent1" <Agent1 at my.activeworlds.com> wrote in message
> : > news:3b7d1ee8$1 at server1.Activeworlds.com...
> : > > Of course he could just add a key to do it -- that's not the hard
part.
> : > He'd have to rewrite everything that dealt with property updates in
order to
> : > handle there being another rotation value.
> : > >
> : > > "kah" <kah at kahbot.com> wrote in message
> : > news:3b7d0d34$1 at server1.Activeworlds.com...
> : > > > no, but with most *decent* engines 3 axis rotation is a standard
> : > function,
> : > > > so you just ascociate the key with that function... heck, Roland
could
> : > just
> : > > > copy and paste his code from the Y axis rotation and change a few
> : > values...
> : > > > are you a programmer at all anyway?
> : > > >
> : > > > "j b e l l" <jbell1983 at home.com> wrote in message
> : > > > news:3b7cd917 at server1.Activeworlds.com...
> : > > > > home & end deal with 3rd person view & 1st person view.. and
simply by
> : > > > making a key for it doesn't make the function..
> :
>
>
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Aug 27, 2001, 6:59pm
there's a simple mode for ppl that shouldn't be using the software anyway in
3.2... if they don't know how to switch rendering mode they're in trouble
because then they truly won't be able to change any of the other settings
either... oh, and there are help files that anyone can read...
KAH
PS. what about the ppl upgrading from 2.2 that wonder why it doesn't work,
which would mean the AWC would get like hundreds of mails every day "hey,
everything is white, some object won't load, AW is broken, fix it!"...
[View Quote]"mark rejhon" <marky at ottawa.com> wrote in message
news:3b8a8a9d$1 at server1.Activeworlds.com...
> Hi,
>
> While I am not a 3.2 beta tester, I read the preliminary manual at
> http://www.activeworlds.com/help/aw32/ with extreme interest.
>
> I observed that Software mode is making a comeback and is the
> new default mode.
>
> I think this is a bad idea because new users are the ones most likely
> to be using newer computers with less problems.
>
> You will get many new people with new computers turned away from
> ActiveWorlds; because they observe slow performance and are too
> impatient to reconfigure the browser. Which means slower revenue
> growth for AWLD.
>
> Why not:
>
> - Autodetect the prescence of DirectX 8 or later
> (This is a good indicator that the computer's recent or been kept up to
> date)
>
> or
>
> - Autodetect an nVidia/RADEON graphics card and other high-compatibility
> cards
> and select Direct3D automatically.
>
> or
>
> - Query the Direct3D driver for supported capabilities.
> If multitexturing and T&L is supported, then automatically enable
Direct3D
> (The prescence of T&L is a good indicator of a recent graphics card;
> and recent drivers; which means fewer problems)
>
> I urge you to keep Direct3D the default, or at least automatically detect
> the problem cases. Nowadays, there's just two main cards in new
computers:
> RADEON or nVidia Geforce2/3 .... They are usually very problem-free
nowadays
> so it is a prudent idea to at least automatically detect this (query
> graphics
> driver maybe, and search for "RADEON" / "Geforce" in driver name string?)
>
> Just making an observation!
>
> Thanks!
> Mark Rejhon
>
>
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Aug 28, 2001, 10:29am
AAAAAAAAHHHH!!!! it's a Microsoft employee!!!!!!! *hides*
KAH
[View Quote]"mark rejhon" <marky at ottawa.com> wrote in message
news:3b8abbc1 at server1.Activeworlds.com...
> ActiveWorlds needs to make money; most new computers and new users
> will get impatient with slow 3D, especially if they also play 3D
> videogames....
>
> So there's incentive to cut tech support complaints by BOTH the 2.2
> upgraders,
> the completely-new users who expect a good "out of box" experience
> (that requires enabling 3D acceleration), the 3.0 users who needed to
> reinstall
> Windows and reinstalled ActiveWorlds complain about loss of performance;
> etc.
> You have to look at the WHOLE picture ;-)
>
> At the very least, detect for the common cases of recent problem-free
> configs.
>
> Roland could easily err on the side of caution; but you could at least
> make sure that Direct3D mode is defaulted on most computers
> purchased today from DELL and Gateway (basically, recent drivers /
> recent DirectX / recent Radeon or Geforce2/3).
> I have observed that it's starting to get pretty problem-free
> with recent nVidia/ATI systems as I buy new computers for friends
> and family members. Things seem to run right off the bat on these
> 2001-purchased computer systems.
>
> ///////////
>
> Here's another idea for idiot-proofing:
>
> Automatically revert to software on the next execution.
> Basically, you would simply set an AWORLD.INI setting called
> "StartupCount" upon startup and "ExitCount"
> upon exit, to automatically detect (1) whenever AW starts for
> first time, (2) whenever AW crashed on previous execution.
>
> Basically, if you start AW for the second time, and it
> finds StartupCount=1 and ExitCount=0 that means it crashed
> on the last time it ran (because it never had a chance to increment
> ExitCount). You can then execute a "safe mode" ActiveWorlds
> configuration in this event! And people won't have to
> spend hours trying to figure out how to fix their installation.
> The only problem, is that it might have crashed for other
> reasons. So you might want to prompt a confirmation
> dialog "Your ActiveWorlds did not shut down properly on
> the previous execution. Do you want to reset ActiveWorlds
> configuration to maximum compatibility (slowest performance)
> settings? [Yes] [No]"
>
> Could cut down tech support volume...
>
>
> "kah" <kah at kahbot.com> wrote in message
> news:3b8ab4a2 at server1.Activeworlds.com...
anyway
> in
trouble
settings
work,
"hey,
> to
high-compatibility
> detect
> string?)
>
>
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Aug 31, 2001, 8:06pm
please do note that these newsgroups are not affiliated with the forums on
AWNews.com and polygon.imatowns.com. yes, in some way ppl could do that, but
they can anyway, not harder than redirecting or putting some sort of hidden
download (dead easy with IE, you can just embed an ActiveX control and it'll
autodownload, no easyer way of getting ppl to download stuff... Do like me,
use Netscape (v 6.1 just ROCKS!), and you'll be a lot easyer than with IE
(maybe it's code for Internet Evil?)
KAH
PS. the security levels stuff in IE is BS, they don't protect in any way.
[View Quote]"donna" <awedonna at hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:3b8fe964 at server1.Activeworlds.com...
> I am very new to the news groups, so I am still pretty clumsy in
here,
> I was clicking on stuff and I saw that someone had apparently done
something
> wrong by adding a link to a GIF file. I did not access this file myself
> (thankfully), but I am left wondering if this news group thing is safe? I
> mean if that person can post a file and force my browser go to their
> website, couldn't that also make me my PC receive a virus? Is there a
> precaution I should be using? About the changing of GZ, I can only say
> please don't do that! Aw GZ, In spiteof its poorly built structures near
> GZ, is like home to me.
> If anything needs to be changed at all I would ask that Jenna gets a
new
> shirt! I mean animal prints are simply NOT in style anymore!, and maybe
> add a few more of the cool dance seqs (ie cywards had some great new
ones)
> to the dat file. <smiles> Donna
>
>
>
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Sep 1, 2001, 10:43am
ooops, I was a bit droowsy when I wrote that, "... and you'll be a lot
easyer than..." was meant to be "...and you'll be a lot safer than...",
sorry.
KAH
[View Quote]"kah" <kah at kahbot.com> wrote in message
news:3b900a74 at server1.Activeworlds.com...
> please do note that these newsgroups are not affiliated with the forums on
> AWNews.com and polygon.imatowns.com. yes, in some way ppl could do that,
but
> they can anyway, not harder than redirecting or putting some sort of
hidden
> download (dead easy with IE, you can just embed an ActiveX control and
it'll
> autodownload, no easyer way of getting ppl to download stuff... Do like
me,
> use Netscape (v 6.1 just ROCKS!), and you'll be a lot easyer than with IE
> (maybe it's code for Internet Evil?)
>
> KAH
> PS. the security levels stuff in IE is BS, they don't protect in any way.
>
> "donna" <awedonna at hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:3b8fe964 at server1.Activeworlds.com...
> here,
> something
I
near
> new
maybe
> ones)
>
>
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Sep 5, 2001, 4:54pm
yes, and the next year you don't...
KAH
[View Quote]"cozmo" <brandon at my.activeworlds.com> wrote in message
news:3b9648ea at server1.Activeworlds.com...
> when you first buy it you get free upgrades for a year
>
> "tony m" <fldmshl2013 at hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:3b958af4.6692254 at news.activeworlds.com...
>
>
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Sep 4, 2001, 2:06pm
what do you mean plugin? if you mean like on a webpage, there is an OCX
(even though it doesn't init on webpages, heh)
KAH
[View Quote]"the derek" <ImTheDerek at yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:3B93E6CA.1E1FB057 at yahoo.com...
> i want aw to put all these on the aw browser if
> they don't im gonna kidnap all their programmers
> and put em in a rats cage LOL
>
> im joking so don't take that as threat
>
> ----------------
>
> i think aw should make a separate sdk so that we
> can make plug ins
> i know bots were meant to run as separate programs
> so that's why im asking for a separate sdk or some
> attribute on the sdk that would allow you to make
> it either a bot or a plugin
>
> if you're wondering why this would be useful then
> look at awear
> it skips chat A LOT and has to be run as a
> separate program
> what would happen if it had its own sdk and it
> runs every time you run aw? it wouldn't skip and
> would always be there
>
> you can make plug ins that beep at you when you
> have a telegram (or better yet send a reply saying
> you're afk) one could also reply to whispers
> saying you're AFK.
>
> ----------------
>
> aw should have something like MSword where you can
> decide what's on the toolbar. like you can decide
> whether a teleport home button would be on the
> toolbar aw could also decide to be able to "drag"
> teleports and put them on the toolbar (kinda like
> dragging web urls from netscape onto the windows
> task bar toolbar)
>
> ----------------
>
> this has been asked time and again but we NEED
> status modes like icq! (afk dnd away off-line
> invisible) there could be icons that replace the
> checkmark when they are off-line
>
> ----------------
>
> when you reply to a tgram INCLUDE what was said
> before by that person. sometimes i and others have
> no idea what i/they are being/replying TO
>
> ----------------
>
> a "bounce" button so you don't have to find a
> private world (could call it a refresh button) if
> aw doesn't know how to do it then make a world
> called bounce and make it private. then just have
> the button teleport them there. easy huh?
>
> ----------------
>
> fonts
> (see my earlier post)
>
> ----------------
>
> when building being able to change ALL citizen
> numbers/descriptions/actions/models etc.
> maybe even be able to change the build timestamp
> manually i know that may be hard but hey it can be
> done have a "change" button next to build
> timestamp just like you do for world ejections :P
>
> ----------------
>
> this is probably never gonna even be able to be
> done but a way to change property from an old cit
> to a new one (if you know the pass AND priv pass
> of the old citizen)
>
> ----------------
>
> speed
> (see earlier post)
>
> ----------------
>
> i think that sums up my early christmas list
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Oct 2, 2001, 9:25am
they're not talking about the stupid word use on the new website... they're
talking about what you've whined about for as long as I have been in these
NGs (not all that long, but quite a while...), integrating bots, etc into
the browser itself instead of having them run as standalone applications...
I agree that the word use on the new website is very stupid, and that it
will lower technology awareness in AW.
KAH
PS. this thread was posted before the new website anyway...
[View Quote]"eep" <eep at tnlc.com> wrote in message news:3BB8F9AB.B16FCA2B at tnlc.com...
> It's NOT a plugin, however. AWC is yet again showing just how out of touch
it truly is with the computer industry. Plugins are for web browsers that
load INSIDE THE BROWSER AND DO NOT LOAD AN EXTERNAL PROGRAM LIKE AW. All the
AW "plugin" is is the same old teleport script that's been used for YEARS to
automatically open AW to a specific spot. <shrug>
>
> isa excalibur wrote:
>
OCX
>
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