CatzVP's ever so secret project

Porty · Post by **Porty** » 27 Jun 2005, 16:53

I'm trying to download it and have been stuck on 50 seconds remaining for about the last 5 minutes.

Dadaist · Post by **Dadaist** » 27 Jun 2005, 16:54

Porty wrote:I'm trying to download it and have been stuck on 50 seconds remaining for about the last 5 minutes.

Oops - had to reboot my machine. Should be fine now.

Dadaist · Post by **Dadaist** » 27 Jun 2005, 16:55

wangi wrote:
CatzVP wrote: http://www.edinburgh-east-ssp.org/anniversary.exe
I thought edinburgh-east-ssp.org sat at the end of Dada's ADSL line... Ouch!

why ouch?

Post by **wangi** » 27 Jun 2005, 16:58

I've mirrored it to Portobello Online too:

http://porty.org.uk/forum_links/anniversary.exe

Click the link and Download to Desktop

once downloaded...

Click anniversary.exe file on desktop to decompress to Desktop

Open the PoL Anniversary Folder

Click 'PoL.exe' to Play

Once your playing you can hit "Esc" to escape the game

Post by **wangi** » 27 Jun 2005, 17:01

Dadaist wrote:why ouch?

Well the download took an age for me... Wouldn't imagine it takes many connections to max out the 256Kbps upload...

Dadaist · Post by **Dadaist** » 27 Jun 2005, 17:01

Thanks.

Is Bob/Catz going to do a unique thread for this? People not following the pre-release discussion might miss out.

Porty · Post by **Porty** » 27 Jun 2005, 17:09

wangi wrote:
Dadaist wrote:why ouch?
Well the download took an age for me... Wouldn't imagine it takes many connections to max out the 256Kbps upload...

Im still stuck at 50 secs.

Dadaist · Post by **Dadaist** » 27 Jun 2005, 17:11

Porty wrote:
wangi wrote:
Dadaist wrote:why ouch?
Well the download took an age for me... Wouldn't imagine it takes many connections to max out the 256Kbps upload...
Im still stuck at 50 secs.

Try again, or try from the link wangi put in. It's likely that I goofed up your download when I rebooted my machine. Sorry, sir.

ecm · Post by **ecm** » 27 Jun 2005, 17:19

Catz,

You're a star. This must have taken an age to put together.

It's absolutely brilliant! I don't know how you did it but it looks great and your articles are a hoot. Can't get past the asteroids at Level 3 cos I keep cracking up at Marya's wee face on my gun.

Well worth the wait.

How many levels are there? Do you always have to go back to the very beginning each time?

My adrenalin levels are going through the roof here!!

CatzVP · Post by **CatzVP** » 27 Jun 2005, 17:29

Yes... Im afraid you do go back to the start when you die..... Couldn't make it too easy!!

Glad you Enjoy it...

And there is 10 sub levels (4 Main Levels) Level 4 being pretty hard... Next game (4 mighty levels) might hit the shelves for Halloween or Xmas!!

ecm · Post by **ecm** » 27 Jun 2005, 17:48

It's died on me a bit, I'm afraid. It keeps sticking on the Marya Asteroid level (level 3).

Any tips?

CatzVP · Post by **CatzVP** » 27 Jun 2005, 17:57

Could you PM me the details ECM... and I will see what I can do

Maria · Post by **Maria** » 27 Jun 2005, 19:11

ecm wrote:Catz,

You're a star. This must have taken an age to put together.

It's absolutely brilliant! I don't know how you did it but it looks great and your articles are a hoot. Can't get past the asteroids at Level 3 cos I keep cracking up at Marya's wee face on my gun.

Well worth the wait.

How many levels are there? Do you always have to go back to the very beginning each time?

My adrenalin levels are going through the roof here!!

Eh....what.....??????

just read the other thread announcing the launch. Oh well perhaps it's better that I don't have to watch myself ....I've only just recovered from the trauma of PoP's avatar!!

bearcub · Post by **bearcub** » 27 Jun 2005, 19:16

Great stuff CatzVP...can't get past level 2 yet though

Poppy · Post by **Poppy** » 27 Jun 2005, 19:36

VG, CatzVP, but for once I feel that it's just as well that there is a profanity filter....... I keep pressing with wrong finger as for some reason I feel that 'fire' should be the right hand. Dunno why!

[could be that picture of ecm's ugly mug?]

Anyway, it'll keep me out of mischief while El P(Rtd) [and Mr Lizzie] are freezing

their bits off in NZ!

foxy · Post by **foxy** » 27 Jun 2005, 20:00

Brilliant Catz, Very Professional
I love all the wee POLers etc
The kids are going to love it (if I ever decide to give them a go

)
Where's level 2 and 3 BTW?

Oh well practice makes purrfect

bellybabe · Post by **bellybabe** » 27 Jun 2005, 22:44

OMG, Catz, how addictive is that?! It took us forever to get pasty the first level though...

and then we (well, not me - still level one

) died straight away on two. But the noise persuaded eldest offspring to come out of his room for a peek, pretending the shotting was giving him a headache...

I see several fights over who's using the computers coming...

Thank you, honey, it's fab!

ecm · Post by **ecm** » 27 Jun 2005, 22:51

I got to level 4 but it was all over too quickly.

I think that's me peaked for tonight. I might as well call it a night and try again in the morning.

Poppy · Post by **Poppy** » 27 Jun 2005, 22:54

At the risk of an abusive internal telephone call from Ali tomorrow, ecm lamented

it was all over too quickly. I think that's me peaked for tonight

teddygirl · Post by **teddygirl** » 27 Jun 2005, 23:04

Well done Catz, fab game but unfortunately I'm c..p at these type of games. It has taken me half the evening just to master how to start it. I have got through level one though so there might be some hope

I will keep trying

teddygirl · Post by **teddygirl** » 27 Jun 2005, 23:06

Yes ecm, mornings are often better

Poppy · Post by **Poppy** » 27 Jun 2005, 23:15

teddygirl wrote:Yes ecm, mornings are often better

No wonder the curtains are always closed when I pass the Teddygirl Palace in the morning!!!!!!

Novastar · Post by **Novastar** » 28 Jun 2005, 17:10

Well the download took an age for me... Wouldn't imagine it takes many connections to max out the 256Kbps upload...

Is this what brought down Demon's ADSL service on the east coast today

Game's Factory is a bit of a blast from the past CatzVP. Thought there was another proper coder out there too *sigh*

ecm · Post by **ecm** » 01 Jul 2005, 15:13

How's everyone getting on with the game?
I can't get past Level 4. Intrigued to know what lies ahead and if anyone has any tips or pointers???

Pal of Porty · Post by **Pal of Porty** » 01 Jul 2005, 15:19

I didn't realise that things changed as you progressed. Time to bring my old space invader skills to the fore!

bearcub · Post by **bearcub** » 01 Jul 2005, 23:46

ecm wrote:How's everyone getting on with the game?
I can't get past Level 4. Intrigued to know what lies ahead and if anyone has any tips or pointers???

I've now got to the end, but I won't spoil it for anyone...........honest, I did get to the end, level 4 is the last

ecm · Post by **ecm** » 02 Jul 2005, 00:15

bearcub wrote:
I've now got to the end, but I won't spoil it for anyone...........honest, I did get to the end, level 4 is the last

Well done that man.

I'm now having problems even gettin to Level 4. It's driving me mad.

Good fun though.

CatzVP · Post by **CatzVP** » 02 Jul 2005, 06:02

Ecm are you still getting slow down on the game??

foxy · Post by **foxy** » 02 Jul 2005, 12:07

CatzVP wrote:Ecm are you still getting slow down on the game??

Correct me if I'm wrong but I would suspect its more to do with Friday Night, rum and coke, tired and emotional slow down

ecm · Post by **ecm** » 02 Jul 2005, 12:09

foxy wrote:
CatzVP wrote:Ecm are you still getting slow down on the game??
Correct me if I'm wrong but I would suspect its more to do with Friday Night, rum and coke, tired and emotional slow down

I had an alcohol free evening, honest! . Perhaps if I try the game when I've had a few, I'd do a bit better.

Poppy · Post by **Poppy** » 02 Jul 2005, 12:26

ecm wrote:
foxy wrote:
CatzVP wrote:Ecm are you still getting slow down on the game??
Correct me if I'm wrong but I would suspect its more to do with Friday Night, rum and coke, tired and emotional slow down
I had an alcohol free evening, honest! . Perhaps if I try the game when I've had a few, I'd do a bit better.

Foxy's got you sussed, ecm!

Has young D had a shot yet? Could be just approaching middle age affecting you!?

ecm · Post by **ecm** » 02 Jul 2005, 12:28

I'm having to fight for time on the PC with D just now as he has this Rollercoaster Tycoon game on the go.
He designs theme parks, rides, fireworks, animals etc.

Then blows them all up.

Poppy · Post by **Poppy** » 02 Jul 2005, 12:31

ecm wrote:I'm having to fight for time on the PC with D just now

But surely you've housework to do, floors to scrub, cuppas to make for Ali, etc, etc??

Bob Jefferson · Post by **Bob Jefferson** » 02 Jul 2005, 13:29

Catz, I tried the game on a friend's relatively new machine this morning and it ran very slowly as well, stopping altogether at points. Any idea what the problem might be? My friend is running XP.

ecm · Post by **ecm** » 02 Jul 2005, 13:53

Bob Jefferson wrote:Catz, I tried the game on a friend's relatively new machine this morning and it ran very slowly as well, stopping altogether at points. Any idea what the problem might be? My friend is running XP.

Yeah, that's what's happening with me too. Not all the time though.

I'm XP too.