Sunday, October 31, 2010
I've added a redelivery option to the Procyon Games website. If you are a Procyon game owner, you can get a new copy of the game redelivered to you any time from the website. You don't even have to be logged in to Second Life.
All the previous methods of redelivery are still there. You can get a new copy of the game by touching any vendor in-world, or by using the remote control that came with your game ("/8 deliver game"). The website function is just another convenience.
To access it, go to the main
Customer page. In your License section you should see Redeliver links for each game license you own. If you don't see the links, hover your mouse over the game you want to redeliver.
Wednesday, October 27, 2010
Linden Lab is rolling out its Display Names feature, which, if you haven't heard by now, allows anyone to change the name that appears in their tag and chat.
The scoreboards I use for my games display players' names as textures, and it's too expensive to change them to match people's Display Names. Plus, it would make tracking high scores difficult. So here is how it's going to work.
The scoreboards will track your Full Name, not your Display Name. For existing players ("oldbies"), your Full Name is the same Avatar name you're used to. For new accounts, their Full Name is their account name, plus "Resident." However, the scoreboards won't show the "Resident" surname, so they will effectively show the Account Name.
So, if you are an existing player, nothing will change. Your name as it is displayed on scoreboards will not change.
If you are a new resident, then the scoreboards will show your Account name.
For all avatars, if you change your Display Name, it will have no effect on the name that is displayed on the scoreboards. That might be a little confusing, if your name shows as one thing in chat and another on the score display. So a little heads-up for everyone.
Friday, October 22, 2010
Game owners can now view a list of recent (past 2 weeks) games played on the games they have rezzed in-world. Click on the "Local Games" link in the Customer section of the web site.
Monday, October 18, 2010
I've posted an update to the Take it Easy Head-to-Head edition.
- Tile textures are pre-loaded, so you won't have to wait for textures to rez in the middle of a game.
- The selection ring which marked the current tile is gone. Instead, the current tile will blink and pulse.
- The game is mod-ok
To upgrade,
visit my store and touch the Take it Easy vendor. It will give you a new copy of the game.
Saturday, October 2, 2010
The Team Captain names are now listed in the team rankings for En Garde and Can't Stop.
Remember, if you are a team Captain and you don't want your name listed, you can set yourself anonymous in the customer
Account Settings page.
Tuesday, September 28, 2010
In preparation for the Team Leader display, I have added an Anonymous setting for Procyon game owner accounts. If you own a game, you can go to the Customer section and tick the check box for "Anonymous Leader". If you don't do that, then your name will appear as Team Captain in the Team Ranking listings.
Nobody's name is appearing yet. I haven't enabled the Team Captain display. I'll give everyone a few days to set themselves anonymous if they want before doing so.
Saturday, September 25, 2010
There have been some requests to add the Team Captain names on the Team Rank display page. Next to each team, you would see the name of the person who owns that team, the team captain.
Obviously, some people would not want their names displayed there. So I'll need to add another privacy option, one that would let you remain anonymous.
The question is, should the name display be opt-out or opt-in?
If it's opt-out, then all team captains' names would be displayed by default. You would have to check the box in your account options to enable privacy.
If it's opt-in, then nobody's name would show up by default. You would have to uncheck the "anonymous" option in your account settings.
What do you think should be the default? Post a comment to this blog entry to let me know (or email me).
Personally, I would prefer to make it opt-out. I'm afraid if it's opt-in then most people won't enable it. There's a lot of owners who don't even know this website exists. So the names would all be blank, and it wouldn't be much different from not having the name display at all.
