Re: [Ad] Kalevala - the land of heroes is born

From: Jonathan of Faraway Games <gibbonsj@tfseur.co.uk>

Date: Fri, 17 Sep 1999 00:00:00 +0000

In article <7rooa1$qgt$1@nnrp1.deja.com>,
  carissea@my-deja.com wrote:

> I have a slow modem - so loading graphics is painfully slow, even when
> they're as simple as they are in this game. (IMO, they're also
overused,
> but that's a design issue).

You can install the Kalevala game client locally - just like any other
program.  This means it only has to download the campaign and dungeon,
which currently stands at about 80K and even on the slowest modem that
is not much.

>
> Colors: All of the graphics images look like speckled junk on my
browser
> (Netscape 4). This is a color map problem, not the browser's fault,
but
> without something to load the correct colors, the graphics will always
> be ugly for me.

You can't play games which need colour with this box.  Can't do anything
about that one:(

> Java: My browser is set to prevent running programs from other
machines.
> This includes all Java, so many features are disabled unless I'm
willing
> to trust the ethics of every person who uses their game engine. I'm
not
> likely to be this trusting in the foreseeable future - and blocking
> technology for malicious code is still too primitive.

Java and trust.  Java is the most secure internet technology.  But thats
another flame war.  Just install the game client locally and then there
are no security worries - ie the browser isn't running so it won't do
anything hidden and scarey.

>
> Despite all that, I would love to see more games of this sort become
> playable over the web. The slow (> 1 day) turnaround games suit me
much..

Kalevala is not a PBM, more an opertunity for everyone to ceate their
own game.  Tartarus has the one day turnaround.

> Also, if I'm going to be playing this type of game, I'd love to see
> multi-player interaction on a greater scale than is currently
supported.
> (My vote for next improvement to implement). I think a game like this
> needs something to differentiate it from the MUD-style games.

On the wish list is a small party server which players could run
themselves, allowing a party of heroes to go down a dungeon.  Now if
only I had the time....

Jonathan

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References

[Ad] Kalevala - the land of heroes is born
Jonathan of Faraway Games <gibbonsj@tfseur.co.uk>
Tue, 14 Sep 1999 00:00:00 +0000
Re: [Ad] Kalevala - the land of heroes is born
nospam@here.please (Evilb)
Wed, 15 Sep 1999 00:00:00 +0000
Re: [Ad] Kalevala - the land of heroes is born
carissea@my-deja.com
Wed, 15 Sep 1999 00:00:00 +0000