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by J. Ali Harlow-2
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On 03/05/2008 10:53:58 PM, Kilarin wrote:
>
> Just started playing Slashem (GTK) again, it's been a long time since
> my last game. I'm using Slashem GTK on Ubuntu 7.10 straight from the
> repository.
>
> I'm running into the following two strange setup problems that I
> don't remember having when I was running under windows.
>
> 1st: When I set up the display to use big tiles,
> (game/options/misc/Map Visual=big tiles) it lasts for that one game.
> BUT, the setting is forgotten as soon as you save and when you
> restart the game, the Map Visual is back to character mode.
You need to change this in the options file. I had a quick look at the
Ubuntu packages, but I couldn't find where they have put it. You might
need to read the documentation they include with the package to find
how they are expecting you to set options.
> 2nd: I can move with the keypad just fine, but whenever I attempt to
> throw, it pops up a menu with a really odd letter pad
>
> YKU
> H.L
> BJN
>
> Huh? I mean, I can click on the pad and it will work just fine. But
> the key arrangement is certainly counter intuitive, and what I would
> PREFER to use is just the keypad for throwing, same as I'm using for
> walking. is that possible?
Sure, just use 't' followed by one of the letters from the pad you so
carefully transcribed above. You can toggle the setting of the keypad
mode and use numbers instead of letters which some people find easier;
but be aware that this is really inconvenient on laptops. (We use eight
keys because there are eight directions. It takes a bit of getting used
to, but you will loose many turns if you only move and fight
orthogonally.)
Cheers,
Ali.
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>
> Just started playing Slashem (GTK) again, it's been a long time since
> my last game. I'm using Slashem GTK on Ubuntu 7.10 straight from the
> repository.
>
> I'm running into the following two strange setup problems that I
> don't remember having when I was running under windows.
>
> 1st: When I set up the display to use big tiles,
> (game/options/misc/Map Visual=big tiles) it lasts for that one game.
> BUT, the setting is forgotten as soon as you save and when you
> restart the game, the Map Visual is back to character mode.
You need to change this in the options file. I had a quick look at the
Ubuntu packages, but I couldn't find where they have put it. You might
need to read the documentation they include with the package to find
how they are expecting you to set options.
> 2nd: I can move with the keypad just fine, but whenever I attempt to
> throw, it pops up a menu with a really odd letter pad
>
> YKU
> H.L
> BJN
>
> Huh? I mean, I can click on the pad and it will work just fine. But
> the key arrangement is certainly counter intuitive, and what I would
> PREFER to use is just the keypad for throwing, same as I'm using for
> walking. is that possible?
Sure, just use 't' followed by one of the letters from the pad you so
carefully transcribed above. You can toggle the setting of the keypad
mode and use numbers instead of letters which some people find easier;
but be aware that this is really inconvenient on laptops. (We use eight
keys because there are eight directions. It takes a bit of getting used
to, but you will loose many turns if you only move and fight
orthogonally.)
Cheers,
Ali.
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