Source code releasing

Well, I'm not Aaron, but I noticed this is your first visit to our board (or, first post). So, welcome!

zarathoustra wrote:This is a question for aaron:

Would it be possible to release tex's games source code, and docs like it was done for wolfenstein or quake for example?

That way some people could rewrite a win32 engine for the games and improve them a little and let everyone play them under windows xp.

Also sprach Zarathoustra.

Sorry, couldn't resist

Jim the old guy wrote:Well, I'm not Aaron, but I noticed this is your first visit to our board (or, first post). So, welcome!

well, first post on the new board, but i was on the old board (althouh i was discreet )

Jerry Dan wrote:Also sprach Zarathoustra.

i'll put it in the signature.

voila
btw, i'm a developer, hence my question...
I think it would be nice to port the old DOS games to windows NT

It's a great idea. I mean, we jump through all these hoops to make Tex work in XP or 2000, but what's next? The next Windows may make all our hard-learned compatability tweaks and tricks to be obsolete.

Mac compatability would be ideal, too. They at least try to be backwards compatible.

I'd love to be able to play Tex while on the go with my Powerbook.

yea, that would be cool.
but someone in contact with aaron would have to ask him if:
1) it's legally doable? (martian meorandum was published with U.S. Gold Ltd. now eidos, and microsoft has still pages about oversser and the pandora directive on their site.)
2) if he is willing to do it

At this point, how many games could we fit onto a DVD? If, between UAKM and TMO there were 14 CD's (4, 6, 4) that'd be 650x14 so about 2 DVD's, yes?

Well - Overseer CD version is 5 CDs - at least in my box but I could be wrong about other countries although that would be highly doubtful. Anyway - just wanted to make a little heads up on that one

Andy wrote:At this point, how many games could we fit onto a DVD? If, between UAKM and TMO there were 14 CD's (4, 6, 4) that'd be 650x14 so about 2 DVD's, yes?

I've got my 3 Tex Games on 2 DVDs...

One is the Overseer DVD game, with a new WinXP compatible setup routine and the necessary MPEG2 codecs.

The other contains the Windows Versions of Pandora and UAKM.

Both in german. What else could i want?

(If you use double layer, you can get all 3 (or all 5, if you want) on one DVD - however, only in one language (except you are only interessted in subtitles).)


Here are some screenshots:


Overseer Installation Dialogue


Language Selection


Components Selections


Programm Group Selection




Pandora and UAKM Installation Dialogue


Directory Selection


Playing in window mode...


or in full screen mode.


And the created program group

If only all that was in English rather than German - then it would all be perfect for all of us here at the forum. I know I live close to Germany so I ought to be able to understand German, but I must say I would rather have it all in English - that is after all my first language after Danish

But it looks great

Wait - is the audio in German as well? Or just subtitles? I read some German, but have a harder time with spoken German in real time. I might could use such a blessed arrangement!





Edited to add:
I just noticed there's a "language selection" dialogue. Can this program install Overseer (or the others) in English?

Ich spreche etwas Deutsches

Any chance for some kind of arrangement? this woud be great for my laptop

Wow... okay, hold on... so these are working programs yes? You have packaged the 3 games into XP compatible installations right?

-Cub. =o)