22-08-2007, 04:13 AM | #1 | ||
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Please note: this post refers to version 1.0, not version 1.1. Go down for updated info.
Download Time Streamer 1.1 As the title says, this is my batch file game that I started working on last year. I recently finished it and debugged it as best I could. This game was programmed entirely in Windows NT batch scripting. The point of this gimmicky exercise was not to make a "great game" but to make a game with a toolset that isn't designed for it. As far as I know this is the only batch file game in existence! See README.TXT for technical ntoes. Time Streamer may remind you of a BBS style door game from the late 80's, early 90's. Playing through the game takes about an hour. The game is inspired around the story/myth of John Titor (a time traveler) who supposedly came to this world timeline to obtain an IBM 5100 for his world timeline in 2036. For more info check out the README.TXT Time Streamer features: - Randomized Combat System with Random Enemy Encounters - Sound Effects - RPG style Level Gains (/w new skills each level...really) - ANSI colors graphics - Sci-Fi storyline with some humorous undertones - Selectable Weapons and "Shrines" - NPCs (you can interact with/talk to) System Requirements: Windows XP Because the code utilizes functions specific to XP it likely won't work in 98, Me or even 2000. But XP2 should be fine (I've tested this). Vista may also work, but don't count on it. Click "Shortcut to TIMESTREAMER" to run. You can also click on TS.CMD to run, or type TS from the command line. My thoughts on the game itself: I've played it quite a bit, and I really like it, though it's obviously quite primitive. It mainly borrows from a cross-section of older games, not trying to immitate anything in particular. I really had fun in making it, but it was Hard to do. It came out better that I thought and I'm satisfied with the end result. The version I'm linking to here is suppose to be complete. However, there is obviously room for improvemt. If you have problems running it, or notice some bugs, please let me know. Although I tested it extensively, I'm sure there's bound to be something I missed. Just to let you know, the game is perfectly safe to run (to the best of my knowledge anyway). It stays within the directory it's run and doesn't modify any files other than those that come with it or that it creates. Anyway, looking forward to your thoughts on it. No one has played it yet.
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22-08-2007, 05:39 AM | #2 | ||
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Gave it a short try in Vista, no probs.
Yay, I killed a CP/M-99android. I wanna cookie now. Pretty good game. No cookies. :/
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22-08-2007, 05:58 AM | #3 | ||
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Cool! Thanks for the feedback on Vista.
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22-08-2007, 09:36 AM | #4 | ||
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Little update:
W98SE-WME : doesn't work as expected. But it should be possible to make it work I think, I thought I saw somewhere an added NT CMD functionality for W98/ME ..... nevermind.(Who's still on W98/ME anyway). Good news however: Works fine in W2K pro sp4. The shortcut isn't working in W2K as the Win dir is by default WINNT instead of Windows. So you must edit the shortcut or simply double click on TS.CMD in the timestreamer folder. Runs of course also nicely in XPsp2. Doesn't recognise my country settings in W2K. Weird, but the game itself works fine. *Edit Not only I didn't get a cookie after killing that CP/M android, but in the next gamerun I ran twice in short time into such @#|@# android and died. :/ *Edit² Doesn't run on my son's Vista, game closes when sound is accessed,can't find 'soundrec'. He has such new realtek HighQuality onboard chip. Mine is an old one(AC97).
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22-08-2007, 07:02 PM | #5 | ||
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Awesome, thanks for the extra info.
I don't think it'll ever work in Win98/ME simply because it uses extensions and script functions that weren't available in those OSs. It would have to be severely rewritten (and it may not work as it should). I'm glad that it appears to work on differing variants of NT. I can see about making some adjustments, for a "patched" version, but I'm happy to see that these bugs are fairly minor. Depending upon how much interest there is (probably not much! heh) I can always try and update it fully to Vista later. BTW, that CP/M android is actually quite difficult. He has the most lifepoints, moves fast and hits hard. You should try to be lvl2 or lvl3 when facing him, and if you drop below 6 lifepoints it's usually best to [D]efend and [R]un away. |
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17-09-2007, 09:16 PM | #7 | ||
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Haha. Nice, thanks.
Here's another (probably a lot smaller): http://www.infionline.net/~wtnewton/batch/batlife.htm |
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Time Streamer 1.1
I'm done. This is the "final" version of Time Streamer.
DOWNLOAD For those that have played it before, this is a major update. For those that haven't played it, this is most likely the "final" version. Here's an updated recap of what Time Streamer is: Quote:
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And here's what has changed in this "final" version (if you care to read all that!): Quote:
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03-11-2008, 10:14 PM | #9 | ||
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I've uploaded the latest radio clip of Oliver Williams discussing John Titor on Coast 2 Coast AM with George Noory on march 20 of this year. I've removed the commercials.
>> Listen or Download here << Recap from C2C: "Historian for alleged time traveler John Titor, Oliver Williams reviewed the facts of the remarkable case, and related some of Titor's past predictions to recent news stories. Titor's story has been pieced together from posts he made on Internet discussion boards beginning in November 2000 and ending in March 2001. He claims to have traveled to 1975 from the year 2036 (a period recovering from the devastation of World War III)-- to find an IBM computer that was needed to fix something in his time. Williams believes that we could be living in an alternate reality that was changed by Titor's visit in 1975. Specifically, he did something to stop Y2K from happening, said Williams. According to the timeline Titor shared, America entered a Civil War between 2005 and 2010, then became involved in a global war which culminated in a nuclear exchange in 2015. By 2036, the population had been reduced by one third, society is more agrarian and the US capitol is in Nebraska. The country is divided up into five main areas, with states having more control. Williams noted that the upcoming research at CERN may lead to unexpected breakthroughs in time travel-- and that Titor had posted comments connecting experiments at CERN to the development of time travel. Williams has created several podcasts related to the Titor story, which can be viewed on You Tube." The game of Time Streamer was of course inspired around this story. ### I short game play video for Time Streamer may be upcoming at some point. |
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