brilliant game, with lots of FUN.

Pros: I have no idea what is in the extra files of the download since I installed it very basic, and it took 5 or so minutes, please people with dsl and cable if you think it is taking too long then just move on and dont even bother reviewing this game. Download would take long if you choose the other options which I am guessing are great, but I just wanted to play the game. so let us talk about the gaem: -----it is not a game of graphics so dont bet on good ones, it is a game of strategy options and aliances. ---- For first time players I will give you this hint: there is a red stars southwest of the solar system (alpha centauri), you will find a probe there, he will give alot of information and technology that you will need. Also DO NOT KILL THE WOLF MAN. I made that mistake and had to play the game over again, he is actualy very important for you. ----- now we are done with the hints I still have not finished the game, but it is not about fighting and meeting alien races, some alien races if not all will give you clues of things you are supposed to find, some will not give clues untill you find something out for them.. etc.. so the game ends up multi dimensional.---- I am not sure about the possibilities of winning this game if you did things differently, since you will be able to accomplish certain thing in two ways. --- It is a brilliant and complex game I must say, just download the thing when you go to bed and you will have it ready the next morning if that does not work just download a smaller part of the game.

Cons: Two things:

1- Saving a game:

I wish you would be able to name the saved game as well, at the moment this seems to be impossible which leads to confusion later on.

2- the idea of creating zip archives of the file versions seems to be a good one, I hope someone implements this soon.

Posted: 05-Oct-2005 11:05:01 AM

WOW I gave it a 5

Pros: The idea is great, the graphics are nice, not high end but retro like. The game is fun because of the presence of two elements the strategic, and the shooting. Both are equally fun, which is unusaly in my opinion. Just a comment of the CNET review I think that the Gestures (the programs) are meant to add to the stratgic power of the game, since they allow you to use only 4 programs at the same time, this did not seem to matter much at the demo level but I think it might actualy make a difference later on in the levels. You only encounter three versions of the RED (EVIL) Darw. the original ones, and two kinds of snake like programs... I wounder if there are more or not. I am sorry to reply to one of the other comments by saying I FINISHED the demo level in an hour, the last part gets a bit tricky, but as long as you notice that your controlled (green) Darw. ar laying around the buildings and the lights are turning green you know you are doing it right. And I think the rocket just needs time to refule, so dont get impatient. I highly recomend this game. Oh by the way no problems at all with this version with unzipping etc. and also there is a tutorial which starts when you land at the island.

Cons: I could not figure out a way to replay the introduction, but that might be just me or just the demo...

Posted: 05-Oct-2005 11:05:05 AM

a GREAT FTP program with Problems

Pros: FIRST off you can see the progress of files uploaded or downloaded it is in a view ‎window at the bottom of the program which lists all files to be transferred and their ‎progress. SECOND, about its speed: I can say It is fast. the fastest I have tried yet. the ‎speed comes from the ability to transfer 20 files at the same instance. meaning: usually ‎with Ftp programs files are transferred one after the other with this one you have the ‎option to change how many files are transferred at the same time. You can go upto 19 ‎files at the same time. THIRD the program does support drag and drop....now I will ‎mention things that I do not believe any one mentioned that were important to me a as a ‎web master: FOURTH: The ability to use filters in the sync tool, now the closest I saw ‎and that was a mess is FtpVoyager.. This Program beats any other ftp program I have ‎tried in it's sync capabilities and options. You can specify whether you want to upload, ‎download or both. You can use the filters (even though they are very picky in setting - I ‎will mention that in the con section-) to exclude/include files and FOLDERS. FIFTH: ‎sync preview: you have the option to review which files are going to be synced if you ‎select the Manual box in the sync window. What this does is check the files that need to ‎be updated and then add them to your query from there you can delete whatever files you ‎dont want to update and then click the GO button to start the sync, Again comparing this ‎with FTpVoyager which has a similar function, but it is far harder to see things in ‎Voyager because of the split small window of server and local, where as in FTP3D you ‎will first be presented with the server deletion (if any) and then what will be uploaded ‎‎(which will be in your query) I have not and u can firewall/proxy I guess for the server ‎you are connected to since I did no changes to make it work with Zone Alarm.‎

Cons: ONE: On a windows XP (1.8GHZ, PM, laptop, 1.5 GB ram), this program takes 99% of ‎the CPU for around 5 seconds.... SECOND: STABABILITY: I have this about once ‎every 10 times , Program will Freeze some how. A)an absolute freeze at startup ‎connection.. which will cause the 99% CPU to stay being used and almost nothing will ‎work on your PC, but the good thing is the CPU usage then fluctuates between 77-99 % ‎and you can use the ctr-Alt-Del and close the program. B) Sometimes the program will ‎get froze after it transfers the files. I found in my experience, that if you let it be, it will ‎finish the operation and continue to function (CPU usage in this instance is not a ‎problem, only program freezes and if you start pressing man buttons in it, it will ‎crash)....THIRD: FUNCTION: the ability to set it to connect to a favourite server when it ‎starts is not available. At least I could not find it, but I might have missed it.... FOURTH: ‎FILTERS: by that I mean the include and exclude filters, they are very picky in the ‎settings, and you have to read the help files to know how to set them properly, even the ‎help files do not mention it specifically so here I am telling you: file names should be ‎entered in the include/exclude filters separated by a semi colon (;) and the trick part is ‎this NO SPACES AT ALL OTHERWISE THEY WILL NOT WORK and only the first ‎file will be read. EXAMPLE: to exclude all files ending with the extensions .db and .gif ‎you will have to enter them as : *.db;*.gif NOT AS *.db; *.gif ... notice the space ‎between the (;) and the (*) that is wrong, and the program does not have an error checker ‎for that problem. IN SUMMERY: Best ftp program I came across, nice skins, if you are ‎going to buy an ftp ‎Program I 100% Recommend this AS LONG AS YOU ARE OK ‎WITH THE CONS ‎ABOVE.‎

Posted: 22-Mar-2006 12:54:36 AM