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Does "e l'Oro di" translate as "the gold of"?

This is not the place to ask for "critics".  You were warned.

This was unlocked without my knowledge. 

ANY off-topic, critics, ANYthing rule-breaking and this is locked again.

1) Edgar - if you double-post AGAIN I'm going to permanently lock this thread.
2) Type in English only
3) This is not the critics lounge

This type of post (I feel) doesn't really belong in any board.  There are plenty of tutorials and other threads where similar topics have been raised (use the search feature to find them!).

The better option would be to make a background/sprite (whatever) and post it in here asking for critique.  That is the best way to learn.

[Congratulations]

Been a long time comin'...

Congratulations Vince, Nikolas and Dave (and anybody else involved that I didn't mention)!!

I feel a sadness in having to lock this!  It's been a GiP staple for over 4 years!  But happy in that the lock is only because of its release!!

What?!?!  How did I not know about this?  And no GiP love?!  Davy... you insult me

Joking aside; this looks/sounds great!  I'll be tossin' some cheddar your way as soon as I have some available!

If you guys want hints & tips please post in the hints & tips board!

If by 'real browser', you just mean one that YOU like (you've made it painfully clear you don't like IE), then yes, I have.  I've tried firefox and chrome at various times, and didn't like them.  They are cumbersome and awkward to use.

No.  By "real" browser I mean a REAL browser that isn't a worthless, useless, insecure piece of shit like Internet Suxplorer.  IE is not a real browser.  It doesn't qualify. 

Chrome/firefox are "cumbersome and awkward"? You work for Microsoft don't you?

If you're gonna punish those who use an old version of IE, then you should also punish those who use an old version of firefox, chrome etc.

Old versions of real browsers (Chrome/Firefox/Safari) are still standards compliant and new stuff (like CSS3) will "fail gracefully" and users of those old[er] versions of real browsers won't even notice that something isn't as cool as it could be.  Take that same site and put it any version of IE and it will look like it was designed by 2 week old partially-blind one-legged gerbil.

A lot of us actually PREFER IE to the alternatives.

This really BEGS the question; have you actually tried a real browser?  I do not know how ANYbody that does more than check email (even just those) could actually prefer IE.  You're missing out on a lot the web has to offer.  A lot.  But as I always say, "to each their own".

Good point, is there a simple-ish html/java/css etc way to make that pop up and warn for IE users? I can't find much on Google, not sure what to search for exactly. My site is all messed up in IE though so it'd be useful.

Yeah mine is a combination of Coldfusion/Javascript that accomplishes this.  However I own the domain: www . internetsuxplorer . com and (which I'm developing now) that will offer people a small javascript snippet they can put on their site which will detect their visitor's USER_AGENT and, if IE, give them the message/note/popup (customizable).  I really hope this takes off 'cause it's time for IE to die!  It's been slowly and painfully losing ground (which is good) but now it just needs to die.

@WHAM - I see what you're trying to say but I just don't see it as "connected" to the IE issue.  I (until recently) was using a 5 year old computer that would not play any modern games (I don't really play games anyway so there just wasn't a need to upgrade for me; it did what I needed it to do).  So those games weren't developed to work on my machine at all.  Modern game developers (given the open architecture of the PC market) have to account for a RIDICULOUS number of variations to ensure their games work but they don't worry about 5-10 year old computers.  The web should be the same way in regards to IE.

@Khris - that's even worse!!  IE6??  Seriously?  There is simply NO [acceptable] reason for ANYbody (company or personal) to still be using IE6.  That's just beyond stupid.

@Snake/Increator - I was a DIEHARD Firefoxer for years.  Until Chrome hit the scene.  Chrome is the best browser available.  Lightest weight, most standards compliant, and fastest.  Firefox is still MILES ahead of IE but it's become a fat cow (memory hog) and over-bloated with features nobody uses or wants.  There are still some things Firefox does better than chrome (like their CSS3 color ramps/gradiations) but when using transitions Chrome is still much smoother so I can forgive the slightly less capable gradiations for smoother animations.

I'm just happy somebody finally did something so bold.  Internet Explorer is retarding the growth of web development (with its inability to follow W3C standards) because it still enjoys a HUGE chunk of the market (though this is ONLY because it comes with the computers people are buying and they don't know to upgrade).

My problem is the same as anybody in web-development.  I was forced to spend HOURS "making it work in IE" when it works perfectly in real browsers first time around.  So the logic of this is perfect.  "You IE people are costing me money so you're going to pay me back for having to make it work in your inferior web-browsing choice!"  I find that brilliant beyond words.  Don't make the smart people (who use real browsers) suffer the cost of development that IE costs.  Make the morons using IE pay for it.  If every site did this we could completely abolish IE.  Make IE no longer "free" to use.  It's just brilliant.

I have been listening to developers for over a decade saying, "They're supposed to be fixing it with the next version..."  I stopped saying that after IE7.  Microsoft isn't going to fix their piece of shit.  They are doing it intentionally because they think they know better and that it should be their way.  It just needs to die.  All sites I'm developing on my own do not support IE.  They "work" in IE but if they don't look good or function exactly the same I don't care.  I put a note on there that tells the morons "You're using Internet Explorer which this site doesn't support." and a small explanation with links to the real browsers.

[FIVE POSTS COMBINED STOP DOUBLE/TRIPLE/FOUR/FIVE POSTING!!!]

FIVE POSTS COMBINED STOP DOUBLE/TRIPLE/FOUR/FIVE POSTING!!!

no hacen dos (o más) mensajes secuenciales.  entiendes?  usar el "editar" buton.

Played the demo.  Amazing work guys.  Bang up job all around!! [/fan]

If you guys want hints & tips please post in the hints & tips board! [/moderator]

[Kogan institutes an IE7 tax]

This is so brilliant... I just had to share it!

Kogan institutes an IE7 tax

It shouldn't be just for IE7.  It should be for the entirety of Internet Suxplorer.

Now if only somebody with a bit more clout would follow suit!!

Please use the hints & tips board for this kind of posting and leave this thread about the production.  Thanks.

I was looking into Kickstarter awhile ago (for a work-related project).  Turns out we couldn't use Kickstarter for it but that's another story.

It seems, to me, that it's really just hit or miss with KS.  Some statistics I've seen recently (the link Anian provided) seem to indicate that slightly more than 1/2 succeed.

I think the best thing to do would be to set a very reasonable funding goal.

Here's a very helpful article I read (bookmarked) back in April:
http://www.good.is/post/the-6-variables-behind-a-kick-ass-kickstarter-project/

From the shots you posted in the Release Something thread (and out of love for my fellow AGSers) I'd throw some coin at your kickstarter campaign

Good luck.

You should plan it for on/around 21 December... ring in the end of the world with the Mayans!!!

I would LOVE to attend but with it being across the pond my chances of attending are low  

And December is still a long way off . 

Love the idea and your commitment to it though!

Are these "in game" screenshots (as required by the forum rules)?

I see no cursors, guis, etc.  They look like photoshops to me.

[Edgar_España]

Edgar_España - If you want to talk about other projects (collaborating on other projects) please take this into PMs (with Karens or whoever) and leave this thread about this game.  Also, I have combined another double-post, please stop double-posting.

Now... let's keep this thread on the rails people.  Remember, this is not the critics lounge...

Okay... the issue is resolved.  Let's get back on target.