Ambrosia Software Web Board: [ANN] -- Ares 1.2.0 & scenario editor released! - Ambrosia Software Web Board

Ambrosia Software, Inc. announced today the release version 1.2.0 of Ares, the tactical Inter-networkable space battle game that gives new meaning to the word "shrapnel."

Ares 1.2.0 now includes Hera, a full-fledged scenario editor for Ares! Now you can modify Ares' built in scenarios, play scenarios made by other Ares fans, or even create your own custom scenarios for Ares! The universe is limited only by your imagination! Oh, and did we mention that this upgrade (as well as Hera) is entirely FREE for registered users of Ares?

The full press release is available [url="http://"http://www.AmbrosiaSW.com/cgi-bin/ubb/newsdisplay.cgi?action=topics&number=14&article=000038"]here[/url]; we suggest you skip the marketing mumbo-jumbo and just go [url="http://"http://www.AmbrosiaSW.com/games/ares/"]download Ares 1.2.0[/url]!

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Andrew Welch / el Presidente / Ambrosia Software, Inc.
Never argue with an idiot. They drag you down to their level then beat you with experience.

let mine be the first "yay" post...

YAY!

*Overly dramatic voice* It has arrived...

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I'm glad to see that my major concern with b6 has been fixed.
/understatement
However, why aren't the movies included in the full installer?

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The lack of movies was an oversight -- we will fix the installer and re-upload it.

If you have an older version of Ares, you can use the movies from it -- they didn't change and will work fine in the new version. Sorry for the mistake.


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Andrew Welch / el Presidente / Ambrosia Software, Inc.
Never argue with an idiot. They drag you down to their level then beat you with experience.

So, to update our current version, do we just download the "Ares 1.2.0"?

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"How do you know that she's a witch?""She turned me into a newt!" "A newt?" "...I got better!"~Monty Python and the Holy Grail
~Nick

Download 1.2.0, and delete your older version.

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Will I still be at the same level?

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"How do you know that she's a witch?""She turned me into a newt!" "A newt?" "...I got better!"~Monty Python and the Holy Grail
~Nick

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Providing you keep your original prefs I think you should be. Just to be on the safe side, I'd make a duplicate of them before you run the new version, and if you open the game up and are at the beginning again, justreplace your new prefs with the duplicate you made. Or alternatively, you could just use the cotton mouse space race method to change your level...

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Never heard...
[edit] I just downloaded it and installed it. Where are the preferences? Should I replace the data files or the whole thing?[/edit]


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"How do you know that she's a witch?""She turned me into a newt!" "A newt?" "...I got better!"~Monty Python and the Holy Grail
~Nick

[This message has been edited by nwa728 (edited 04-12-2001).]

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I think it was CM who figured it out... anyway what you do is you open up your prefs in res-edit and change a couple of characters of the code... I can't remember exactly what though, someone else will have to give you details. And I wouldn't recommend just screwing around with it, you might stuff them.

...which is why you create a backup copy...

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