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BadIronTree
30th April 2007, 11:34
March is gone
April is GONE
May is here
and not even one official post for why is not ready :(
i heard rumor that they try to fix it for vista...
as a vista 32 guy i want to know
Kilgore87
30th April 2007, 11:38
all i want is the ability to use it period.
"once you go gamejackal you don't go back" true in my situation
Yard Waste
30th April 2007, 20:12
Too bad they held up this software for those few that bought ME II.:(
DrinkLyeAndDie
1st May 2007, 01:17
March is gone
April is GONE
May is here
and not even one official post for why is not ready :(
i heard rumor that they try to fix it for vista...
as a vista 32 guy i want to know
I can see how it may be frustrating but have some patience. James posted this (http://forum.slysoft.com/showpost.php?p=25440&postcount=25) on the 17th of April. I did not take James' answer to mean the program was ready to ship, however. Possibly something may have held it up and I would think that they want the program to work as flawlessly as possible when they officially release it as a Slysoft product.
I don't know about you but I'd rather have a stable and solid release than one that was rushed just because people were impatient.
PS: If you'd read the various threads in this forum you'd have seen James' comment yourself. Vista compatibility [both 32 and 64-bit] is not a rumour and they had to add it after Slysoft acquired GameJackal.
InTheFlow
1st May 2007, 01:56
I don't know about you but I'd rather have a stable and solid release than one that was rushed just because people were impatient.
I totally agree with you. Personally, I think it is a lack of updates from Slysoft that is ticking people off. Most people are reasonable enough to realize that things come up and that a promised release date may not work out. But a pat on the back from the developer to the fans of the product in the form of an update isn't so much to ask.
Anakha56
2nd May 2007, 22:02
I totally agree with you. Personally, I think it is a lack of updates from Slysoft that is ticking people off. Most people are reasonable enough to realize that things come up and that a promised release date may not work out. But a pat on the back from the developer to the fans of the product in the form of an update isn't so much to ask.
Especially since most of us here arent using vista yet. I would love an update to my WinXP install...
Any more news from one of the devs? Just something to wet our tastebuds like a screenie or two?
Monter
3rd May 2007, 14:45
First release of SlySoft Game Jackel will come end of March...
... 2008 ?!
:)
Yard Waste
3rd May 2007, 17:28
Must be getting closer since the original support forum is now removed.
http://www.gamejackal.com/forum/index.php
SlyFox 1
3rd May 2007, 20:27
First release of SlySoft Game Jackel will come end of March...
... 2008 ?!
:) You could be right. :D
I'm quite sure GJ will be released next week. One reason for the delay is Vista. GJ will work with Vista32. Vista64 will come soon as well.
Sorry for the delay :bowdown:
Zeratul
4th May 2007, 12:20
sweet!!!
looking forward to it.8)
InTheFlow
4th May 2007, 18:29
I'm quite sure GJ will be released next week. One reason for the delay is Vista. GJ will work with Vista32. Vista64 will come soon as well.
Sorry for the delay :bowdown:
I really appreciate the update Tom, thanks! :clap:
Lemming
8th May 2007, 18:17
ME II
:clap: :agree: That is the best description of Vista I've yet seen! And very appropriate too! :D
I've quit waiting for Game Jackal myself, when (if) they release it, great, I'll upgrade!
If it never shows, oh well.... no big deal.... Most of the games I play don't work with it anyway so I don't even have it installed at the moment.
Yard Waste
8th May 2007, 19:36
LOL-thanks. I know we may have to get it one day, but I need a better reason than just DX10. Especially because XP is capable of DX10 but MS won't because they want to force Vista on us. I won't even get in to the DRM limitations that they force on you. We'll see what SP 1 and 2 do for it.
Anyway, when it gets here, it gets here. I didn't need it for STALKER(North American Version only-the Euro has Securom and I read that the Russian version has StarForce), Company of Heroes or Guild Wars. I still use it for the BF2 stuff, Civ IV and Vegas.
LOL-thanks. I know we may have to get it one day, but I need a better reason than just DX10. Especially because XP is capable of DX10 but MS won't because they want to force Vista on us. I won't even get in to the DRM limitations that they force on you. We'll see what SP 1 and 2 do for it.
Amazing.
Yeah, DX10 is possible on XP, except it requires a total kernel rewrite. Infact, it requires rewriting almost the ENTIRE OS. Why in the world would you think Microsoft would waste millions on dollars so you can keep your 6 old OS? I'm thankful they're not.
And I looooove it when people bring up DRM, because, if MS didn't incoporate (video) DRM, the movie assosciations would totally let MS bypass the protections.
Oops, I'm not attacking Microsoft (Sorry, I mean Micro$oft), how taboo.
Amazing.
Yeah, DX10 is possible on XP, except it requires a total kernel rewrite. Infact, it requires rewriting almost the ENTIRE OS. Why in the world would you think Microsoft would waste millions on dollars so you can keep your 6 old OS? I'm thankful they're not.
I don't think this is correct:
http://forum.slysoft.com/showpost.php?p=26107&postcount=75
Emarian
10th May 2007, 09:19
I'm quite sure GJ will be released next week. One reason for the delay is Vista. GJ will work with Vista32. Vista64 will come soon as well.
Sorry for the delay :bowdown:
HA! Forget vista. =P , not to be mean, but us XP users need jackal. =). Anyways, for all of you vista users, keep up the good works and reporting those bugs. When I get Vista, I'd like it to be bug-free. Thanks Slysoft and Vista users.
Lemming
10th May 2007, 23:07
Just thought of an even better jab at Vista that uses Micro$soft's own terminology against them!
Remember Windows 98 and later Windows 98 Second Edition?
Remember how awful Windows ME turned out to be?
Windows Vista = Windows ME Second Edition!
:D
Anyway, Slysoft, I'm just sitting paitiently waiting for the re-release of Game Jackal, I'd rather you take the time to get it right than to rush out something that only half-way works or worse, crashes a lot, like Micro$oft did with Windows ME....
Loonie
11th May 2007, 19:54
Windows MESE?
Charlie
11th May 2007, 23:54
Windows MESE?
First there was windows 95
Then windows 98
Then windows 98 SE (second edition)
Then windows 2000
Then windows Me
Then windows XP
Now windows vista which is allot like windows me which makes users say Windows ME SE as windows me was a total joke.
Anim8
12th May 2007, 11:29
First there was windows 95
Then windows 98
Then windows 98 SE (second edition)
Then windows 2000
Then windows Me
Then windows XP
Now windows vista which is allot like windows me which makes users say Windows ME SE as windows me was a total joke.
I started with windows 1.0x, 2.x and 3.x before ever using windows 95. So Windows 95 can't be the first windows. Also Vista isn't allot like ME, it's closer to XP then ME.
James
12th May 2007, 11:33
I started with windows 1.0x, 2.x and 3.x before ever using windows 95. So Windows 95 can't be the first windows. Also Vista isn't allot like ME, it's closer to XP then ME.
But it sucks almost as much as ME did. :)
Charlie
12th May 2007, 11:55
I started with windows 1.0x, 2.x and 3.x before ever using windows 95. So Windows 95 can't be the first windows. Also Vista isn't allot like ME, it's closer to XP then ME.
DOS started before that even, I wasn't trying to be specific. I agree and disagree with vista more like XP. Yes it is allot like XP but at the same time the functionality and well the whole OS is too much in the same works as Windows ME, Vista is Windows Me SE due to it is too much like windows ME
But it sucks almost as much as ME did. :)
:clap: :agree: :bowdown:
evlncrn8
13th May 2007, 06:58
dos, then windows 3, then windows for workgroups (3.11), then the others...
Targon
16th May 2007, 10:11
First there was windows 95
Then windows 98
Then windows 98 SE (second edition)
Then windows 2000
Then windows Me
Then windows XP
Now windows vista which is allot like windows me which makes users say Windows ME SE as windows me was a total joke.
That wasn't the way things went in the evolution of Windows:
First, there was Windows 1.x. It sucked. Windows 2.x came out, and it was also pretty bad, but not as bad.
Windows 3.0 came out, and it wasn't that horrible. It sat on top of DOS, and in general, people would either run Windows, or exit Windows to run DOS apps. Note that this was the first time there was even SOME 32 bit support, the OS(just a graphical user interface since it ran on top of DOS) started as a 16 bit, but as time went on, more 32 bit stuff was added.
Windows 3.1 as the name implies was an updated Windows 3.0, and with it came scalable fonts(so you didn't have to select the sizes when you installed, they could be scaled at any time). Windows 3.11 and Windows for Workgroups were just updates for Windows 3.11. There was an increased support for 32 bit drivers and parts of the OS were also starting to get the 32 bit treatment(while still being allowed to run on 80286 based computers)
Windows 95 was primarily an upgrade from Windows 3.1, with a new UI. It was still Windows on top of DOS, but for the first time, you didn't need DOS in addition to Windows. There was enough 32 bit code by this point to require an 80386 or better processor, so the 286 was dead at that point.
Windows 98, 98SE, and ME were all just updates from Windows 95, though ME took away the ability to boot just to the DOS prompt, even though it was still "Windows on top of DOS".
Now, along the way, Microsoft saw the design of computers, and Windows, and decided that the OS would be a LOT faster if they coded an OS based on 32 bit, without taking off from a 16 bit code base. So, Windows NT came along. NT stood for "New Technology", and while it had some advantages, it had issues with compatibility when it came to DOS and Windows 3.x applications. In time, NT went through it's versions, 1.x, 2.x, but it took until around 3.5 or so before it started to really "make it".
Eventually, Microsoft wanted to do away with supporting two different operating systems, so they planned to merge the two operating system lines. The plan was that Windows 2000 would offer compatibility for most DOS and 16/32 bit windows applications while staying a pure 32 bit OS. It just didn't happen for 2000 though.
Windows XP is what Microsoft wanted for 2000, a true merging of the business OS line and the consumer OS line. And so it happened. Windows XP really did what it was supposed to(with some very old programs not working).
Now, Vista adds a bunch of stuff, but at the same time, changes enough things that it breaks the compatibility that made Windows XP such a good upgrade. This is why Vista isn't doing well, it breaks more than it adds when it comes to being compatible. NEW programs will be fine, but people don't like needing to replace older programs, especially when those programs no longer exist(the developer and/or publisher has gone out of business).
Windows Vista isn't really all that bad, it's just bad for those who think about upgrading. If your new computer and printer have proper Vista support, and you don't run DOS or older Windows applications, Vista may seem better. It's only those who have old applications that have anything to complain about.
evlncrn8
16th May 2007, 10:34
damn yep, forgot about windows 1 and 2.. should have realised heheh
but the 'real' windows only really came about in 95 when u could multitask and so on, then as the new versions appeared microsoft tried to kill off dos...
Anakha56
16th May 2007, 15:31
I'm quite sure GJ will be released next week. One reason for the delay is Vista. GJ will work with Vista32. Vista64 will come soon as well.
Sorry for the delay :bowdown:
4 May its now 16 May...
oh well...
nothing new...
can we expect to see an updated version for xp anytime soon? say before June begins?
/sorry for being pushy but some sort of news is still better than no news...
evlncrn8
17th May 2007, 13:16
maybe they're waiting to bundle it with duke nukem forever ;p
InTheFlow
20th May 2007, 03:17
maybe they're waiting to bundle it with duke nukem forever ;p
:agree: LOL
Webslinger
20th May 2007, 03:28
I would just like to reiterate that I have no idea what's going on. If I had to guess, I would guess the problem is Vista.
Targon
21st May 2007, 10:05
damn yep, forgot about windows 1 and 2.. should have realised heheh
but the 'real' windows only really came about in 95 when u could multitask and so on, then as the new versions appeared microsoft tried to kill off dos...
Since Windows 95 was mostly a Windows For Workgroups 3.11 with a new UI, you can count Windows 3.0 and 3.1 as "real windows" as well. Yes, you could multi-task back in those days as well, but the UI wasn't as friendly.
James
21st May 2007, 18:45
Since Windows 95 was mostly a Windows For Workgroups 3.11 with a new UI, you can count Windows 3.0 and 3.1 as "real windows" as well. Yes, you could multi-task back in those days as well, but the UI wasn't as friendly.
Windows NT was the first Windows which supported preemptive multitasking. Windows 95 adopted the NT API (that's why it is called WIN32 API).
evlncrn8
22nd May 2007, 02:57
wasnt the 32 for 32-bit? :)
windows 3.11 was 16 bit until win32s came along...
undelete88
31st May 2007, 06:59
Well if you look a bit windows Vista is actually windows version 6.0 .
Windows 9x (95/98/ME) was 4.0 and Windows XP was 5.0 check help-> about on Windows Explorer in Windows XP SP2.
It says windows version 5.1 ;)
So they kept the numbering allright. Ever seen Windows 1.01?? Horrible!