Message #1306

From: Andrey <andreyastrelin@yahoo.com>
Subject: 5D Pacman v 0.11
Date: Wed, 29 Dec 2010 17:33:14 -0000

Melinda,
please try new version. It is in the same place: http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/4D_Cubing/files/MC7D/pacman5d.zip

I hope that the bug is fixed. Sometimes I see "program is stopped" dialog when close the program, but during the game everything looks ok.

Andrey

— In 4D_Cubing@yahoogroups.com, Melinda Green <melinda@…> wrote:
>
> It sounds like a great idea but the program doesn’t work for me. :-(
>
> It just opens a window with some controls on the right and blank in the
> middle and is completely unresponsive. I figured out that it was
> unresponsive because it had created a modal error dialog saying simply
> "Error in the application" but that dialog was behind the main window
> which couldn’t even be moved out of the way. Once I brought that dialog
> to the front and clicked "OK", part of the main screen showed half of a
> 3D scene in the top half but nothing in the lower part. The buttons and
> menu items are now clickable but no inputs seem to do anything to the 3D
> portion. What I could understand from the partial view I saw makes me
> think that it could be fun, but that’s as much as I could experience.
>
> -Melinda
>
> On 12/28/2010 6:39 AM, Andrey wrote:
> > Enjoy:
> >
> > http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/4D_Cubing/files/MC7D/pacman5d.zip
> >
> > Now there is only one stage for each dimension (from 3D to 5D), but stage description is simple enough.
> > Couple of hints:
> > - pacman tries to go "deep" - in the direction Z closest to the perpendicular to screen.
> > - left-click pauses game. During pause you can reorient the field.
> > - left-drag rotates 3D space
> > - right-drag rotates "color" space (Z-R-G). It’s difficult to use, I use it only when image is too flat.
> > - right-click switches bases between XYZ and RGZ. Strange option, but very useful in manipulations.
> >
> > Andrey
>