DOS ain't dead - DOS Game - Galactic Conquest v9.00 test

DOS Game - Galactic Conquest v9.00 test (Announce)

posted by Arjay, 11.12.2009, 16:02

> I agree to this; packing things together into the same file makes life
> easier for the user. And it even can allow better archive compression.
Yes, less archive overhead (filename/path/date/timestamps...) as less entries.

> However, I don't really care about the actual space the files take up
> anymore.
Some people do... my historical viewpoint was if it doesn't need to be included don't include it. That said I'm kind of with you on this one.

> My old computers all have at least 40 GiB hard disks that
Harddisks....? Some of my old computers don't even have harddisks :-0

> necessary for me, but I don't squeeze out every possible byte.
Likewise. But there are times when doing that is still necessary, e.g: 256byte games / 4k/64k demo competitions or just good old hardware limits! :)

> Right, don't use "obscure" formats in case the file should go to normal
> users. I'm not certain about this in case of beta versions, but I'd still
> suggest Zip just because it's a game. It shouldn't require a PC expert to
> play it.
Glad you agree and importantly ZIP support is now integrated within later versions of Windows etc.

> This is why I mentioned that they are compatible. I'm using 7-Zip
> regularly to pack Zip archives and no one complained about these so far.
Nor should they providing you stick with the standard default "normal" settings. When people start using the maximum/extra compression options which are usually often program specific that is when the problems start.

I'd be lying if I said I didn't use those options myself at times, however I don't use them when distributing something that I want others to be able unzip :-)

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DOS Game - Galactic Conquest v9.00 test - sinclaj1, 21.09.2009, 22:21 (Announce)
- DOS Game - Galactic Conquest v9.00 test - Rugxulo, 21.09.2009, 23:16
  - DOS Game - Galactic Conquest v9.00 test - sinclaj1, 21.09.2009, 23:48
    - GMail doesn't like zips either, rename too ! - Ninho, 08.12.2009, 23:53
      - GMail doesn't like zips either, rename too ! - sinclaj1, 11.12.2009, 04:35
- DOS Game - Galactic Conquest v9.00 test - sinclaj1, 09.10.2009, 17:51
  - DOS Game - Galactic Conquest v9.00 test - Rugxulo, 09.10.2009, 22:56
    - DOS Game - Galactic Conquest v9.00 test - Rugxulo, 10.10.2009, 08:28
      - DOS Game - Galactic Conquest v9.00 test - Rugxulo, 10.10.2009, 10:47
        DOS Game - Galactic Conquest v9.00 test - sinclaj1, 22.10.2009, 05:16
        DOS Game - Galactic Conquest v9.00 test - Rugxulo, 22.10.2009, 15:25
        DOS Game - Galactic Conquest v9.00 test - rr, 22.10.2009, 18:39
        DOS Game - Galactic Conquest v9.00 test - rr, 22.10.2009, 18:47
        DOS Game - Galactic Conquest v9.00 test - sinclaj1, 08.12.2009, 02:10
        DOS Game - Galactic Conquest v9.00 test - Rugxulo, 09.12.2009, 22:04
        DOS Game - Galactic Conquest v9.00 test - DOS386, 11.12.2009, 01:45
        DOS Game - Galactic Conquest v9.00 test - sinclaj1, 11.12.2009, 04:33
        DOS Game - Galactic Conquest v9.00 test - Rugxulo, 11.12.2009, 07:33
        DOS Game - Galactic Conquest v9.00 test - sinclaj1, 11.12.2009, 10:35
        DOS Game - Galactic Conquest v9.00 test - rr, 13.12.2009, 18:22
        DOS Game - Galactic Conquest v9.00 test - sinclaj1, 14.12.2009, 02:24
- DOS Game - Galactic Conquest v9.00 test - Arjay, 11.12.2009, 11:11
  - DOS Game - Galactic Conquest v9.00 test - Arjay, 11.12.2009, 13:59
  - DOS Game - Galactic Conquest v9.00 test - DOS386, 11.12.2009, 14:28
    - DOS Game - Galactic Conquest v9.00 test - ecm, 11.12.2009, 14:36
      - DOS Game - Galactic Conquest v9.00 test - DOS386, 11.12.2009, 14:38
      - DOS Game - Galactic Conquest v9.00 test - Arjay, 11.12.2009, 14:56
        DOS Game - Galactic Conquest v9.00 test - ecm, 11.12.2009, 15:40
        DOS Game - Galactic Conquest v9.00 test - Arjay, 11.12.2009, 16:02
        DOS Game - Galactic Conquest v9.00 test - ecm, 11.12.2009, 16:20
        DOS Game - Galactic Conquest v9.00 test ( off topic) - Arjay, 11.12.2009, 17:27
        DOS Game - Galactic Conquest v9.00 test ( off topic) - ecm, 11.12.2009, 19:01
        DOS Game - Galactic Conquest v9.00 test ( off topic) - Arjay, 11.12.2009, 23:12
        DOS Game - Galactic Conquest v9.00 test - Rugxulo, 11.12.2009, 19:30
        DOS Game - Galactic Conquest v9.00 test - Arjay, 11.12.2009, 23:40
        DOS Game - Galactic Conquest v9.00 test - DOS386, 12.12.2009, 10:04
        DOS Game - Galactic Conquest v9.00 test - Arjay, 12.12.2009, 11:23
        DOS Game - Galactic Conquest v9.00 test - ecm, 12.12.2009, 11:38
        DOS Game - Galactic Conquest v9.00 test - Rugxulo, 12.12.2009, 12:11
        DOS Game - Galactic Conquest v9.00 test - Arjay, 12.12.2009, 12:42
        DOS PNG support - DOS386, 12.12.2009, 13:40
        DOS PNG support - Arjay, 12.12.2009, 15:23
        DOS PNG support - DOS386, 13.12.2009, 10:20
        DOS PNG support - rr, 12.12.2009, 22:11
        DOS PNG support - DOS386, 19.12.2009, 14:40
        DOS PNG support - rr, 19.12.2009, 23:02
        DOS PNG support -- QPV, QPNG - Rugxulo, 20.12.2009, 00:09
        DOS PNG support - DOS386, 20.12.2009, 07:32
    - DOS Game - Galactic Conquest v9.00 test - Arjay, 11.12.2009, 15:31
  - DOS Game - Galactic Conquest v9.00 test - sinclaj1, 11.12.2009, 16:39
    - DOS Game - Galactic Conquest v9.00 test - Arjay, 11.12.2009, 17:51
      - DOS Game - Galactic Conquest v9.00 test - Arjay, 11.12.2009, 17:56
      - DOS Game - Galactic Conquest v9.00 test - sinclaj1, 11.12.2009, 22:38
        DOS Game - Galactic Conquest v9.00 test - Arjay, 11.12.2009, 23:54
        DOS Game - Galactic Conquest v9.00 test - Arjay, 12.12.2009, 00:07
        DOS Game - Galactic Conquest v9.00 test - Arjay, 12.12.2009, 02:12
        DOS Game - Galactic Conquest v9.00 test - Arjay, 12.12.2009, 02:59
        DOS Game - Galactic Conquest v9.00 test - sinclaj1, 12.12.2009, 17:00
- DOS Game - Galactic Conquest v9.00 test - deleted user, 13.09.2012, 15:14
  - DOS Game - Galactic Conquest v9.00 test - Rugxulo, 13.09.2012, 17:51
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