The fields of London level was tough. I got to the Crowd of People level, but now have to start all over again. Dammit!
: I'm having some trouble with the exterminator game in FIAT.
: A) The money indicator doesn't seem to work. Even when it indicates that I have plenty of money, the game will not let me buy the upgrades. For example, I had over 5000 gold and wanted to buy nukes which cost 2000, but the game told me I didn't have enough gold.
: B) I keep losing the cursor on the screen. It disappears and I have to restart to find it again. This is very annoying.
: C) How do you escape, or save, or change weapons? When I want to quit, I have to Alt-F4 and go back to Windows.
: Any help would be appreciated. BTW, I got to level 22, but I think it only gets uglier after that.
A. Odd 'bout that. I'll look into it. I hadn't had any problems.
B. If you use the keyboard/joystick, the cursor can get off of the screen. However, use a mouse and it should stay.
C. Change weapons by moving the mouse over the weapon you want (if you want to use an H-Bomb, move it over the H-Bomb icon and click where you want to use it). No saving. As for quiting, Alt-F4, or I think there might be a menu choice when you lose a level.
50 some levels, progressively harder. A reward at the end tho.
: B. If you use the keyboard/joystick, the cursor can get off of the screen. However, use a mouse and it should stay.
: C. Change weapons by moving the mouse over the weapon you want (if you want to use an H-Bomb, move it over the H-Bomb icon and click where you want to use it). No saving. As for quiting, Alt-F4, or I think there might be a menu choice when you lose a level.
: 50 some levels, progressively harder. A reward at the end tho.
Ahh, use the mouse. I guess I've been playing Dink so long that using the mouse just didn't occur to me. It's always good to start the day with a bit of humility.
Thanks for your help.
: : B. If you use the keyboard/joystick, the cursor can get off of the screen. However, use a mouse and it should stay.
: : C. Change weapons by moving the mouse over the weapon you want (if you want to use an H-Bomb, move it over the H-Bomb icon and click where you want to use it). No saving. As for quiting, Alt-F4, or I think there might be a menu choice when you lose a level.
: : 50 some levels, progressively harder. A reward at the end tho.
: Ahh, use the mouse. I guess I've been playing Dink so long that using the mouse just didn't occur to me. It's always good to start the day with a bit of humility.
: Thanks for your help.
I'm amazed you got it to level 22 or so with just the keyboard! Good job.
: I'm amazed you got it to level 22 or so with just the keyboard! Good job.
The mouse definitely makes the game more possible. However, I'm still having some trouble. I can buy nukes now, but I can't actually use it. I have collected 18 so far, but they just sit there in my stats.
Also, once you reach the 'crowd of people' level, the game doesn't let you retry if you don't kill enough bugs the first time. It only allows you to restart. Is this by design?
When I restart, I keep my former attack level. Mind you, I'm not really complaining about this since it makes redoing the early levels easier, but I was wondering if this was intended.
I've installed patch 'i', but the gold counter is still completely wacky.
Sorry for the complaints, but I've been to level 43 twice now and had to restart. There must be a better way. I'll give the new Eternity mod a go until I hear back from you. Besides, I need a break from Exterminator, my mouse finger is cramping.
: I'm having some trouble with the exterminator game in FIAT.
: A) The money indicator doesn't seem to work. Even when it indicates that I have plenty of money, the game will not let me buy the upgrades. For example, I had over 5000 gold and wanted to buy nukes which cost 2000, but the game told me I didn't have enough gold.
: B) I keep losing the cursor on the screen. It disappears and I have to restart to find it again. This is very annoying.
: C) How do you escape, or save, or change weapons? When I want to quit, I have to Alt-F4 and go back to Windows.
: Any help would be appreciated. BTW, I got to level 22, but I think it only gets uglier after that.
Where are you using the cursor? Do you not navigate with arrow buttons? To change weapons, hit the key on your keyboard. Use the arrow keys to move the light box to the weapon/magic you want. Press teh key to select it. Hit again to return to the game. As far as saving & exiting, you can only save by finding a savebot. The red light that says "SAVE" on it. Walk up to it and press the on your keyboard and choose "Save Game" with the key on your keyboard. Choose the location (1-10) to save it and pree the key again. That's it. To get the "Menu", press the (escape) key on your keyboard. From there you can exit back to windows to whatever else the menu offers. Hope this helps.
: : I'm having some trouble with the exterminator game in FIAT.
: : A) The money indicator doesn't seem to work. Even when it indicates that I have plenty of money, the game will not let me buy the upgrades. For example, I had over 5000 gold and wanted to buy nukes which cost 2000, but the game told me I didn't have enough gold.
: : B) I keep losing the cursor on the screen. It disappears and I have to restart to find it again. This is very annoying.
: : C) How do you escape, or save, or change weapons? When I want to quit, I have to Alt-F4 and go back to Windows.
: : Any help would be appreciated. BTW, I got to level 22, but I think it only gets uglier after that.
: Where are you using the cursor? Do you not navigate with arrow buttons? To change weapons, hit the key on your keyboard. Use the arrow keys to move the light box to the weapon/magic you want. Press teh key to select it. Hit again to return to the game. As far as saving & exiting, you can only save by finding a savebot. The red light that says "SAVE" on it. Walk up to it and press the on your keyboard and choose "Save Game" with the key on your keyboard. Choose the location (1-10) to save it and pree the key again. That's it. To get the "Menu", press the (escape) key on your keyboard. From there you can exit back to windows to whatever else the menu offers. Hope this helps.
Note, he is referring to the FIAT mini-game Exterminator, which has a completely different interface than the normal Dink.