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Sep 28, 2001, 11:31am

What did we,the citizens of activeworlds,do to derserve this Torture called
activeworlds 3.2.
In activeworlds 3.2 everything is screwy,So i reinstalled 3.1,then i lost
all my contacts and teleports,Such as my first build snowboard city,which i
spent month trying to find and fix it up. AW WHAT DID WE DO FOR THIS
VERSION FROM HELL?

So if u were on my contacts list Please tgram Me

Sep 28, 2001, 1:46pm

I think it's what you didn't do. Unlike previous versions you have to
configure this browser to make it work right. :) Options-->Settings.
Click on the video tab. Switch between those 3 modes and choose the one
that works the best for you. I've found it works quite normally once you
get it properly setup and configured. Even the FPS hit I mentioned earlier
is gone now.
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Sep 28, 2001, 3:15pm

3.2 seems a bit unfinished...

KAH

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Sep 28, 2001, 4:30pm

thats why you backup your contact and teleport files idiot lol

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Sep 28, 2001, 6:30pm

I have a backup of all my teleports and contacts and telegrams... 3.2 installed fine for me, and
some people are complaining, I myself think there's an adjustment in the FPS throttle that's
undocumented, because I don't go over 25 FPS and my limit is 20, but at "complex" areas frames
are the same :) Anyways, backup things and if your unsure about a version keep it and make a new
dir for the upgrade, like install in C:/Active Worlds 3.2 or something :)

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Sep 29, 2001, 7:22pm

Only because you actually have to do something to get it to work. *shrug*
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Sep 29, 2001, 8:05pm

Unfortunately, in a number af cases, the "something to get it work" seems to
be to get a new graphics card and replace the one that worked perfectly well
with 3.1. Not really on, I think.

3.2 release rushed into existence very quickly ... never a good sign. I have
never come across a piece of software tha thas such a "wobbly" (for want of
a better word) upgrade path.

Grims

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Sep 30, 2001, 12:38pm

I did something to make it work :-)) but it doesn't work well, even though
3.1 did... and I *do* have a quite good, hardware accelerated vid card
(brand new from the shop too... only installed it three days ago)

KAH

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Sep 30, 2001, 8:15pm

Hmm... true. But then again, multiple render modes has never been tested in
the field before. There's bound to be some bugs. When Disneyland opened,
nothing worked. There will probably be some patches available in the
future.
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Eagle Scout, Philosopher, Peacemaker, and... Kung Fu Master?
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Oct 5, 2001, 12:18am

well first of all, if you don't keep regular backups of important stuff,
thats your own lookout.

Secondly, I don't see what the problem is that everyone is having with
AW 3.2! Usually, my system is the last one that anything
graphics-related will run on, and for some reason it all works perfectly
for me. Sure, some of the lights are a little screwy, but this is a
known and documented problem. Other than that it works fine!

Don't deconstructively criticize Roland. He is doing the best he can,
and just because you had a rare and completely unrelated problem does
not mean the version is from hell, it just means that you were having a
bad day. Its Windows. Shit happens. Maybe it was actually a freak
updater problem, but honestly... Just pick up and move along, and for
heaven's sake, backup your files!

-JV

PS, didnt you say once that you were leaving never to come back again?

[View Quote] > What did we,the citizens of activeworlds,do to derserve this Torture called
> activeworlds 3.2.
> In activeworlds 3.2 everything is screwy,So i reinstalled 3.1,then i lost
> all my contacts and teleports,Such as my first build snowboard city,which i
> spent month trying to find and fix it up. AW WHAT DID WE DO FOR THIS
> VERSION FROM HELL?
>
> So if u were on my contacts list Please tgram Me
>
>
>


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