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Metalix TD

Source: microsoft.public.virtualpc
Sent: 09/28/2008
From: Poolboy
Message:

OK I admit that I am hooked on Metalix TD,
( http://www.shockwave.com/content/metalixtd/sis/metalixtd.swf )
The problem is that it takes a long time to get to level 27 or higher, then
all it takes is a twitch, or muscle cramp to make the wrong mouse click and
lose the game and have to start right back at level 1 again. Level 1 through
twenty are so boring that sometimes I lose on them because I am bored and not
paying attention, so I have heard that some people are using virtual machine
or virtual box to save the settings and to choose to start at a previously
played level instead of having to start at level one over again.
Any suggestions/ help?
I enjoy playing games, but I am not a pro, or expert, (I admit, I'm slow and
below average gamer,but I still like the occasional game) so all of you who
are really good and have the lighting reactions just open a new post and
label it "trash" because I already know that there a lot of players who are
better than me so your opinion doesn't count.

I and others who don't have 16 hours a day to play still like to spend a
little time relaxing, but don't appreciate having to go through the boring
stages to get to the interesting ones. (and perhaps we don't have the time or
talent to learn and decode programming codes.

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Re: Metalix TD

Sent: 09/28/2008
From: "Mark Rae [MVP]" <(email address - cut out)>
Message:

"Poolboy" <(email address - cut out)> wrote in message
news:(email address - cut out)...

You could try posting in a more appropriate newsgroup. This one, as its name
suggests, is for Microsoft Virtual PC...

--
Mark Rae
ASP.NET MVP
http://www.markrae.net

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> Any suggestions/ help?

Re: Metalix TD

Sent: 10/01/2008
From: Poolboy
Message:

"Mark Rae [MVP]" wrote:

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> "Poolboy" <(email address - cut out)> wrote in message
> news:(email address - cut out)...
>
> > Any suggestions/ help?
>
> You could try posting in a more appropriate newsgroup. This one, as its name
> suggests, is for Microsoft Virtual PC...
>
>
> --
> Mark Rae
> ASP.NET MVP
> http://www.markrae.net
>
> There have been postings on the shockwave site that some players have used virtual PC to save the game session at certain points during the game as a snapshot or something similar.

Re: Metalix TD

Sent: 10/01/2008
From: Poolboy
Message:

"Mark Rae [MVP]" wrote:

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> "Poolboy" <(email address - cut out)> wrote in message
> news:(email address - cut out)...
>
> > Any suggestions/ help?
>
> You could try posting in a more appropriate newsgroup. This one, as its name
> suggests, is for Microsoft Virtual PC...
>
>
> --
> Mark Rae
> ASP.NET MVP
> http://www.markrae.net
>
> Mark do you have any suggestions regarding a "more appropriate newsgroup"? Or are you one of the persons who are so smart that you must post useless information just to see your name on a posting?

Re: Metalix TD

Sent: 10/01/2008
From: "Steve Jain [MVP]" <(email address - cut out)>
Message:

On Wed, 1 Oct 2008 14:08:10 -0700, Poolboy
<(email address - cut out)> wrote:

It's probably not VPC if they're using snapshots. VPC doesn't offer
this as a direct feature. There are ways to hack around this, but its
not a standard feature.
If you're looking at just playing for a while and stopping, then you
could simply just play the game in a VM, then save the VM, and
theoretically, then you'd just restore the saved state and if you
assume that the shockwave app can reconnect you should be ok.

Have you tried to get more details from those players that have done
it on that site you mentioned?

--
Cheers,
Steve Jain, Virtual Machine MVP
http://vpc.essjae.com/

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>
>
>"Mark Rae [MVP]" wrote:
>
>> "Poolboy" <(email address - cut out)> wrote in message
>> news:(email address - cut out)...
>>
>> > Any suggestions/ help?
>>
>> You could try posting in a more appropriate newsgroup. This one, as its name
>> suggests, is for Microsoft Virtual PC...
>>
>>
>> --
>> Mark Rae
>> ASP.NET MVP
>> http://www.markrae.net
>>
>> There have been postings on the shockwave site that some players have used virtual PC to save the game session at certain points during the game as a snapshot or something similar.

Re: Metalix TD

Sent: 10/01/2008
From: Poolboy
Message:

"Steve Jain [MVP]" wrote:

Thanks Steve for the insight. Your information is helpful, unlike the other
person saying that I should just post somewhere else.
I do not think that there is a way through the shockwave web site to send a
private note. Also if too much information is posted it is censored by
whoever is in charge of the site. The shockwave game site apparently exists
to sell advertising and subscriptions so they monitor and censor information
that may take revenue away (in their view).
I would like to try the VM approach; I will have to find out more about how
to use VM. (I believe that I saw a mention of VM in one or more postings.)
Can you help me the find right direction for setting up VM.

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> >>
> >> There have been postings on the shockwave site that some players have used virtual PC to save the game session at certain points during the game as a snapshot or something similar.
>
> It's probably not VPC if they're using snapshots. VPC doesn't offer
> this as a direct feature. There are ways to hack around this, but its
> not a standard feature.
> If you're looking at just playing for a while and stopping, then you
> could simply just play the game in a VM, then save the VM, and
> theoretically, then you'd just restore the saved state and if you
> assume that the shockwave app can reconnect you should be ok.
>
> Have you tried to get more details from those players that have done
> it on that site you mentioned?
>
> --
> Cheers,
> Steve Jain, Virtual Machine MVP
> http://vpc.essjae.com/

Re: Metalix TD

Sent: 10/01/2008
From: Poolboy
Message:

Nomen Nescio I agree, but does it change anything?

"Nomen Nescio" wrote:

Mark do you have any suggestions regarding a "more appropriate newsgroup"?
Or are you one of the persons who are so smart that you must post useless
information just to see your name on a posting?

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> > "Mark Rae [MVP]" wrote:
> > > You could try posting in a more appropriate newsgroup. This one, as its name suggests, is for Microsoft Virtual PC...
> > > Mark Rae
> > > ASP.NET MVP
> > > http://www.markrae.net
> > >
> Clueless moron.

Re: Metalix TD

Sent: 10/01/2008
From: "Steve Jain [MVP]" <(email address - cut out)>
Message:

On Wed, 1 Oct 2008 20:48:00 -0700, Poolboy
<(email address - cut out)> wrote:

Well, the easiest approach is to take a look at the TechRef PDF on my
website. It's got the basic instructions you need to set up a VM.
First, you'll need to install Virtual PC and get a hold of another
license and CD of Windows to install in the VM.

--
Cheers,
Steve Jain, Virtual Machine MVP
http://vpc.essjae.com/

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>
>
>"Steve Jain [MVP]" wrote:
>
>> >>
>> >> There have been postings on the shockwave site that some players have used virtual PC to save the game session at certain points during the game as a snapshot or something similar.
>>
>> It's probably not VPC if they're using snapshots. VPC doesn't offer
>> this as a direct feature. There are ways to hack around this, but its
>> not a standard feature.
>> If you're looking at just playing for a while and stopping, then you
>> could simply just play the game in a VM, then save the VM, and
>> theoretically, then you'd just restore the saved state and if you
>> assume that the shockwave app can reconnect you should be ok.
>>
>> Have you tried to get more details from those players that have done
>> it on that site you mentioned?
>>
>> --
>> Cheers,
>> Steve Jain, Virtual Machine MVP
>> http://vpc.essjae.com/
>Thanks Steve for the insight. Your information is helpful, unlike the other
>person saying that I should just post somewhere else.
>I do not think that there is a way through the shockwave web site to send a
>private note. Also if too much information is posted it is censored by
>whoever is in charge of the site. The shockwave game site apparently exists
>to sell advertising and subscriptions so they monitor and censor information
>that may take revenue away (in their view).
>I would like to try the VM approach; I will have to find out more about how
>to use VM. (I believe that I saw a mention of VM in one or more postings.)
>Can you help me the find right direction for setting up VM.

Re: Metalix TD

Sent: 10/01/2008
From: "Mark Rae [MVP]" <(email address - cut out)>
Message:

"Poolboy" <(email address - cut out)> wrote in message
news:(email address - cut out)...

<plonk>

--
Mark Rae
ASP.NET MVP
http://www.markrae.net

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> Mark do you have any suggestions regarding a "more appropriate newsgroup"?
> Or are you one of the persons who are so smart that you must post useless
> information just to see your name on a posting?

Re: Metalix TD

Sent: 10/02/2008
From: Nomen Nescio <(email address - cut out)>
Message:

In article <(email address - cut out)>
=?Utf-8?B?UG9vbGJveQ==?= <(email address - cut out)> wrote:

Clueless moron.

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>
>
>
> "Mark Rae [MVP]" wrote:
>
> > "Poolboy" <(email address - cut out)> wrote in message
> > news:(email address - cut out)...
> >
> > > Any suggestions/ help?
> >
> > You could try posting in a more appropriate newsgroup. This one, as its name
> > suggests, is for Microsoft Virtual PC...
> >
> >
> > --
> > Mark Rae
> > ASP.NET MVP
> > http://www.markrae.net
> >
> > Mark do you have any suggestions regarding a "more appropriate newsgroup"? Or are you one of the persons who are so smart that you must post useless information just to see your name on a posting?

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