New charging structure applies from 29th April...
Will MeoW be available before then? (everything I have seen to date says
'MeoW available in the near future)
As per earlier email, I dont have a particularly recent version of Excel, so
I cant use Automagic. Clint: do I recall you saying that the new charges
wont apply b4 MeoW is available?
Cheers
Mike
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There are 6 messages in this issue.
Topics in this digest:
1. Automagic crashing
From: Colin Forbes <colin@timewyrm.co.uk>
2. Re: Automagic crashing
From: "taurimuk" <taurimuk@yahoo.co.uk>
3. Re: Automagic - keeping you upto date
From: "fletcherhbrown" <fletcherhbrown@yahoo.com>
4. Automagic - team play
From: Colin Forbes <colin@timewyrm.co.uk>
5. Re: Automagic - team play
From: Jason Bennett <jasonab@acm.org>
6. Automagic UPDATE 1.04
From: "Urzahil" <Urzahil@orions.net>
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Message: 1
Date: Fri, 05 Apr 2002 17:50:18 +0100
From: Colin Forbes <colin@timewyrm.co.uk>
Subject: Automagic crashing
Hi,
I've spent a frustrating afternoon trying to use Automagic. It works
fine in terms of inputting, but I can't actually save the file - when I
try to do so Excel stops responding and falls over. Any ideas?
By the way, I think charging people extra because they have a
non-Microsoft operating system (eg Linux) is extremely unfair.
Colin.
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Message: 2
Date: Fri, 05 Apr 2002 16:54:48 -0000
From: "taurimuk" <taurimuk@yahoo.co.uk>
Subject: Re: Automagic crashing
Hi,
By the way, I think charging people extra because they have a
non-Microsoft operating system (eg Linux) is extremely unfair.
I agree wholeheartedly. I'm not currently playing in a game but was
about to send of a cheque to clear my account and start-up in a new
game. Unfortunately I run a Linux OS and with the price increase the
game is now out of reach of my pocket.
Not that I'd play with as company that charges me extra for running
Linux anyway.
Patrick.
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Message: 3
Date: Fri, 05 Apr 2002 19:08:45 -0000
From: "fletcherhbrown" <fletcherhbrown@yahoo.com>
Subject: Re: Automagic - keeping you upto date
What may be kind of handy is listing the name of the current update
verion on the website with the download link. This way, we can check
in from time to time and see if a new version is available, rather
than read through all these posts and figure out if we have the most
current one or not!<S>
More two cents worth:
Fletch
--- In mepbmlist@y..., "Middle Earth PBM Games" <me@M...> wrote:
After listening to all the opinions on Automagic, I think we have 3
people
who are not particularly in favour of some aspect of Automagic, the
rest of
players (off the list as well) seem to be in favour of it (at least
30
people have expressed very positive opinions so far).
We value feedback - it's been very useful and you have our thanks,
we plan
to continue with the pricing structures we first outlined:
April 29th is the first date of the new charging system.
Turn costs then will be:
Automagic or MEOW turns: �3.90/US$5.80/AU$9.90
Non-automagic/MEOW turns: �4.50/$6.90/AU$12.50(we'll charge Automagic turns at the rate above regardless if there
are
problems from the incorrect formatting by players for a short
period until
we feel that enough time has elapsed - not sure how long that is
yet).
Updates should reduce in quantity - thanks for sticking with it.
We are using our automated MAIN program on certain games for which
we get
enough Automagic turns per game to make it worth using it. At
present we are
inputting by hand many of the automagic orders - around 15% of
players are
using Automagic now. We expect that when we release MEOW, it will
also be
quite popular and eventually we should be able to use MAIN on most
to all
games.
Thanks
Clint
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Message: 4
Date: Fri, 05 Apr 2002 21:44:30 +0100
From: Colin Forbes <colin@timewyrm.co.uk>
Subject: Automagic - team play
Hi,
One result of using Automagic will surely be that it won't be possible
for teams to check each other's orders - unless I'm missing something?
Colin.
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Message: 5
Date: Fri, 05 Apr 2002 15:58:18 -0500
From: Jason Bennett <jasonab@acm.org>
Subject: Re: Automagic - team play
Colin Forbes wrote:
Hi,
One result of using Automagic will surely be that it won't be possible
for teams to check each other's orders - unless I'm missing something?
Actually, I think it will be easier. AM generates a very elaborate
human-readable order form that can be pasted into an email, as well as
the computer-generated one. This way, orders need be entered once for
human and computer consumption.
jason
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Jason Bennett, jasonab@acm.org
Software developer, cryptography buff, gamer
Believer in Jesus Christ as Savior and Lord
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Message: 6
Date: Fri, 5 Apr 2002 22:35:52 -0600
From: "Urzahil" <Urzahil@orions.net>
Subject: Automagic UPDATE 1.04
Version 1.04 of Automagic is available on the website. Something to note is
that I'm
no longer uploading the uncompressed file. Just the zipped one. (The MeGames
site may
not relfect this right away, so just download the zipped (compressed)
version. (If
this is a real problem for anyone, please let me know and I'll arrange for
the full
(1MB) file to be available.
Revision 1.04 includes:
GAME sheet:
ADDED Nation #25 back onto list. (Don't know how it got deleted.)
ORDERS sheet:
CHANGED 285 to require 1st letter capitalized, all others lower case.
(Updated
instructions also)
ADDED a few more orders data validation formulas.
SEND sheet:
FIXED the "blanking" of the SEND sheet after sending your orders in.
Mike Mulka
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