jojoe's Forum Posts

  • "05:50

    Click on the exe"

    Who ever is giving you Linux help is "full of shit". The Linux binary files are not .EXE.

    in Ubuntu just double click on the binary file, other Linux distros do this from the command-line:

    .sh YourGamenamehere

    or

    /sh YourGamenameHere

    or

    ./ YourGameNameHere

    most modern distros will have the MIME set for executing binary files properly by default. If not set it to the above command that works with your distro as the application to open it.

    As far as the HTML documents not loading, just change the MIME type so that they load in Firefox or Chromium. By default most distros have HTML file open in an IDE like Komposer or a text editor.

    Also run the browser from a console, and you will be able to see anything that the browser is complaining about like missing Libraries in the console.

    "sudo apt-get install libnss3:i386"

    ONLY IF YOU ARE RUNNING A 32 bit processor. If you are running a 64 bit processor, then you will need both the 32 and 64 bit version.

    "libgconf2-4"

    Only need this if you are running GNOME desktop. And you need to configure said windows manager. Has nothing to do with running HTML5 games in a browser. It is to tweak the window manager known as "GNOME". If you are running Gnome those files are usually installed by default.

    http://packages.ubuntu.com/search?keywords=libgconf2-4

    can you compile a "Dummy" package and upload it for us to test?

  • Greetings fellow Teacher. I would like to take your offer but a few things are a little vague.

    "I would like to have a demo that I can show to perspective clients."

    Will this happen before or after you pay the programmer? Also, how much of the royalties are you planning on sharing with the programmer, after you re-sale their work? Is there a chance that it wont sell, and the programmer will not be payed?

    "I need a demo of a game to teach coding"

    Well, it actually looks like you are making it for re-sale and profit. You clearly state that you will be re-selling this work to other clients, not for your "students" benefit at all. It looks like you will be the only one to benefit from this. ( am I wrong? My English is really bad.)

    "If this goes well, I need to develop further levels and further games that will teach the basics of programming using blockly codes, and then one teaching game design."

    If it is a paying gig, then it sounds really great! Do you already have potential buyers? Or are you developing a prototype for an investor?

  • "Because i can't pay for this service, i would like to share my graphics skills for the work done.

    thanks to all "

    i like your honesty, so here is some free help.

    1. First off, make your recording samples, while you are talking semi-slow. Sort of like Forest Gump, without the accent.

    2. download Audacity and install it:

    http://audacityteam.org/

    3. load your sound sample, and select all by hitting control-A

    4.in Effect change the playback speed. basically twice the speed.

    5. in Effect change the pitch. High C seems to be a good one for the worms voice.

    with some trial and error, you should be able to "nail it". after a couple of trys.

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  • Try pulsing it with an "on every tick". Some times that helps me.

    Also, if your sprite is moving, it is going to be next to impossible to register, unless you are inputting the exact X,Y location.

    Try a distance to check if it is "near" enough to the sprites X and Y. Giving it 4-8 pixels of "slop" might make it register more often for you.

    These are just guesses. It would be better if you could post a Capx.

  • Get an embed plugin, then you can post HTML 5, and videos on your wordpress page.

    https://wordpress.org/plugins/myarcadeblog/

    hope that helps.

  • here: post your error message

    It would be nice to see the list of errors. I wonder if Ashley has a list we can refer to?

    Would be great for bug hunting, if it exists.

  • I would also like to know this.

    Now I just use Google, and the error text, but sometimes that does not work.

  • > Would anybody be interested in making this game for me, wouldn't need to be in this platform; probably prefer if it wasn't. Just Node.JS or whatever. I'd be willing pay.

    >

    Sent you a PM <img src="{SMILIES_PATH}/icon_e_smile.gif" alt=":)" title="Smile">

    EDIT OK, never-mind.I thought you where serious when you said "willing to pay".

    Your best bet is to go to :

    https://www.fiverr.com/

    They are willing to work for almost nothing.

  • jojoe

    They isn't worried about their age. They are having a contest and wants to know what to do to protect themselves from a legal backlash if minors do lie and enter the contest.

    Ah, ok!

    Thank you

    In this case, why not just do what Steam does and have them authenticate themselves?

    If you have to go to court, you can prove you have taken measures to insure kids dont join. The reason they joined is beyond your control. You have no control over the kids honesty.

    You might want to go and check out the disclaimers for porn sites. They are about as serious as they get as far as verifying minors. Be sure to check out their EULA's too.

    If you have them scan their photo ID, and they tamper with it, is a felony. So maybe have them scan their ID's?

    Then you have something to present in court. That would be much better than the Steam age verification.

    If you allow porn and nudity, you may need to get a special license from your state. I know in Hawaii you need a special permit to film porn, or to make adult games.

  • Thank you very much R0J0hound!

    I learn more reading your replies in the "How do I" section, than I do from reading any other source.

    It seems like every day you show us something new and magical.

    Thank you.

  • Don't tell them you are a minor.

    Something my grandfather taught me is "Just do it until someone says STOP".

    What are they going to do, ask to see your birth certificate?

    If they catch you for some reason, they may ask you to voluntarily return the prize. They will also probably strip the title from you.

    I had to quit school at 15 years old so I could help pay bills. I have lied on every single job application I have filled out. They NEVER check the records.

    I lied about my age to purchase liquor too. If I got busted, it would not be my problem. The responsibility would fall on the store for not ID-ing me properly. The police could only bust me for possession of alcohol as a minor. That is a pretty major offense. I doubt lying on a video game contest application would get you any legal repercussions.

    Even if there where legal repercussions, you are a minor, so most of them will result in a warning, or really minimal punishment.

    I am not saying it is cool to be dishonest. But in certain cases it dosent hurt anything to tell a white lie. Especially if it is going to help your career, moral, and outlook on life.

    The reason they say 18 or over is probably because there is Gore and nudity in some of the contestants games. (which is stupid, my students always have better porn links than I do, They also play the goriest games.)

    Also, dont take legal advice from the internet... this post is not legal advice.

  • If you plan on having animations in your game i highly reccomend reading over this:

    https://vk.com/doc176415392_222242886?h ... 5d2f9e012c

    It is not the animators bible like most people claim. It is a great starting point though.

    Just follow along with the theories, and you can apply them to any animation package. (blender, Spriter, Synfig)

    There are some really great little tips on how to make things "look" more cartoon-ish or realistic.

  • Use the system.Pick by evaluate.

    Then you can use the IID to pick them, and the sprite.count-1 to determine the last one.

    sprite.IID=Sprite.count-1

    that will select the last one created.

  • Blue.

    When playing Ace of Spades, Blue was almost always the master race. Blue was usually the victor over green.

    Blue > Green

  • Hey cool!

    If you are going to partition your hard disk again, maybe set aside a 2 gigabyte partition for "testing" other Linux Distros. This way you can have a working Linux, that you leave alone so you always have a working computer. And the other partition just for testing, and breaking things.

    Part of the fun is shopping around. Here is agreat site to get an overview of things:

    http://distrowatch.com/

    Notice the bar on the right, that list will show you the most popular Linux distro.

    There are thousands of ways to partition the hard disk. There are actually book written on the subject. I just do this simple Scheme:

    partion 1: Main Linux distro

    partition 2: Secondary linux distro

    partition 3: a Swap partition usually double the amount of your physical ram. This is the same thing as the windows page file.

    partition 4: your /home partition.

    The point of me showing the /home partition is a cool trick.This is where all of your allplications will store there settings. It will also have your "My documents", and all of your other user files. This will make so you can try a new distro, and not have to reset all of your Firefox bookmarks, or preferences. All of your inkscape settings will be available. On your first boot up of a new distro, you will already have your Desktop icons, and everything else.

    Here is an easy to follow guide:

    http://www.control-escape.com/linux/lx-partition.html

    The main partitions are the root partitions. aka /

    Hope that helps!

    It really is a fun way to use your computer.

    Ask anytime. I love helping new linux people <img src="{SMILIES_PATH}/icon_e_smile.gif" alt=":)" title="Smile">