Name: RoboWizard Homepage: From: Date: Wed Jul 2 15:07:24 CDT 2003 Comments: Paul, it's July! Update the guestbook! I'm gonna buy the full version soon! Yes! Ok, I'll update it. Cool, you will love it!

Name: Matthew Davis Homepage: CHICAGO子ollie From: Australia Date: Fri Jul 4 07:06:22 CDT 2003 Comments: Hello all... Ooh, 3rd post? Better make it a good one =) Ok, well I have uploaded the latest beta gameboy version of the game we love soo much (Broomsticks, duh ^-^). Paul, I'd like to see your opinions on the fan game too ^-^ So, if you get a chance...? Okies, bye peoples, -Matt Very cool. :-) On my computer, it is hard to get the player off the ground (physics are too fast). Did you see my post way back when about using elapsed time for the simulation?

Name: Mark Homepage: From: San Jose, CA Date: Sat Jul 5 17:17:50 CDT 2003 Comments: Hello I think there should be like some sort of online tournament for the broomsticks game that'd be kool Yeah, that would be cool. A while back I started working on a networked version of Broomsticks. If I have time I will look into it again. One problem with a networked version of this game is that this kind of game will be very sensitive to network latency (lag).

Name: RoboWizard Homepage: From: Date: Sat Jul 5 21:04:42 CDT 2003 Comments: Please upload a new demo for BR3D! Done. Thanks for reminding me. :-)

Name: RoboWizard Homepage: From: Date: Sat Jul 5 21:19:20 CDT 2003 Comments: Oh yeah, sorry to clutter up the guestbook, but a happy late 4th of July for all American out there!

Name: ~WhereDaPetzAre~ Homepage: From: CatVille Date: Sun Jul 6 12:52:51 CDT 2003 Comments: du ppl in non-america celebrate 4th of July? Why would they? :-)

Name: Bobby Homepage: From: illinois Date: Sun Jul 6 23:29:38 CDT 2003 Comments: when is the golden ball going to be in the advanced demo?? i can't wait please hurry!!! I'll do it soon. :-) Of course, if you had the Full Version you would not have this problem. :-)

Name: Dougall Date: Tue Jul 8 22:57:03 CDT 2003 Comments: Lets hope this month we have a calmer time in the guest book ;) All Harry Potter fans: check out the TWWN Forum. Hope to see some more of you there! Could you dig up the networked version and let us try it out? I don't suppose you could lend me the broomsicks source code? That would be nice. :-) I dug it up a month ago or so but it didn't seem to work. I will look into it again. Sorry, but I don't give out the source.

Name: Joey Homepage: From: Date: Wed Jul 9 00:20:17 CDT 2003 Comments: Paul can you please make the network version of broomsticks? It's going to be so fun. Thanks. I'll see what I can do. Even if it does work, a networked version of this game may not play that well. The players change direction very quickly which makes the game very sensitive to lag.

Name: Joyce Homepage: From: Houston, Texas Date: Wed Jul 9 13:24:56 CDT 2003 Comments:

Name: prinzez Homepage: From: Date: Wed Jul 9 13:31:27 CDT 2003 Comments: my computer screen always goes blank when i try to launch the broomstix3d version. so er yuo have an explanation?- cause i don't get it and i want to try the 3d game. is it fun? :) Chances are that you do not have an OpenGL driver installed for your graphics card. What does it say in the console.log file?

Name: Cho Chang (joyce chuen)-i am chineez you know Homepage: From: Hogwarts (houston) Date: Wed Jul 9 14:25:48 CDT 2003 Comments: if you can't have an online tournament, why not have seeker practice were you can play harry's position in the world cup, trying to avoid the players and find the snitch, and then have your score in the hi rankz, so it would kinda be like online copition thingy. That would be a whole new game. I hardly have time to keep this one going. :-)

Name: Homepage: From: Date: Wed Jul 9 16:52:22 CDT 2003 Comments: yo cho change how old r u

Name: sam Homepage: From: USA Date: Wed Jul 9 20:23:47 CDT 2003 Comments: I've got a laptop and it has OPERA web thingy. With it I can't play Broomsticks. What do I do, Paul? This probably means that you do not have Java installed for OPERA. Go to the opera website and I'm sure there will be information there about downloading and installing Java support. It is also possible that Java is installed but disabled. Try looking through the settings to see if there is a place where you can turn Java on.

Name: derher Homepage: From: pol Date: Wed Jul 9 21:14:29 CDT 2003 Comments: I am posting for the furst time. I do not spek well in englesh. I heard that the ful verson was good! I love this site!!! Thanks Derher! I'm glad you like it!

Name: Matthew Davis Homepage: CHICAGO子ollie From: Australia Date: Thu Jul 10 07:00:39 CDT 2003 Comments: I've read a bit on the network version of broomsticks, and I can't help but wonder... Is it a rumor, or the real deal? (...please be real, please be real, please be...) ^-^ Ok. Oh, I found what you said about implementing a fixed frame rate. I'm not entirely sure if The Game Maker will accept such an equasion, but, here's hoping! ^-^ -Matt It is halfway between a rumor and the real deal. I started on a networked version a year ago or so. I wasn't too happy with it and didn't have the time to work on it. People are asking me to dig it up and try it again, which is something that I am considering. There are some technical problems with making this work well through a Java applet (in a browser), so don't expect too much. :-) One solution would be to make a standalone application for the game, but I may not get to that... Yeah, I don't know what Game Maker does. Let me know how it goes...

Name: ~WhereDaPetzAre~ Homepage: From: CatVille Date: Thu Jul 10 10:53:35 CDT 2003 Comments: Hey paul, R U gonna get the Quidditch World Cup game when it comes out? When does it come out?

Name: Mark Homepage: From: Date: Thu Jul 10 13:06:21 CDT 2003 Comments: the quidditch world cup official game for pc comes out in october 15 I'll have to check that out!

Name: RoboWizard Homepage: From: Date: Thu Jul 10 17:40:41 CDT 2003 Comments: Paul, did you send a full version to a John K. from NJ? I know the message is enigmatic! Yes, I got the order in the mail recently and I sent the CD this morning. Hmmm, I wonder how you knew that? ;-)

Name: quidditchfan Homepage: Unofficial Britain-Ireland Quidditch League page From: Portland, OR Date: Thu Jul 10 19:46:01 CDT 2003 Comments: The game is fantastic! I just have a quick question. Can I put a link to the game on my site? I'll give you full credit for it, of course, and it brings new people to your site. I just think a link to the game would be a nice addition to my site. Thanks! Thanks! Sure you can!

Name: quidditchfan Homepage: Look at above post From: Portland, OR Date: Fri Jul 11 01:35:29 CDT 2003 Comments: Thank you very much! It's up on my site. You can check it out if you like; obviously you aren't obligated to or anything. Anyway, thank you very much, and keep up the good work on Broomsticks! Just checked it out. Nice site! Thanks for linking to Broomsticks!

Name: ~WhereDaPetzAre~ Homepage: From: CatVille Date: Fri Jul 11 11:50:23 CDT 2003 Comments: I think HP5 brought more visitors here searching for quidditch games :-) I think you are right! :-)

Name: Cho Chang Homepage: From: Date: Fri Jul 11 17:15:30 CDT 2003 Comments: im 10

Name: Daniel Homepage: TWWN Forums From: Oklahoma Date: Sat Jul 12 12:51:10 CDT 2003 Comments: I made a game with Game Maker. If you would like to check it out here is the link to download it: http://www.apivotalruse.com/Broomstick%20Practice The game is called Broomstick Practice. I am almost done with another game called Chaser Practice. There will also be a Keeper Practice and possibly a Beater Practice game. A Seeker Practice game could be a bit difficult to do but I'll try.

Name: sam Homepage: From: usa Date: Sat Jul 12 14:05:42 CDT 2003 Comments: Thanks for the reply Paul! My Broomsticks game works now!!! Excellent! Have fun!

Name: Cho Chang Homepage: From: Date: Sat Jul 12 14:20:47 CDT 2003 Comments: Hey! everybody who likes harry potter stories, go to www.Sugarquill.net i just came from that website- i have my own daily routine of harry websites i go to. and, obiously this is one of my newest ones! :)(and im not mental for having my routine.just ask my friends)

Name: Cho Chang Homepage: From: Date: Sat Jul 12 14:28:00 CDT 2003 Comments: when im playing a game for two players, why duz the other player have to go down if the other is going up? Huh? I'm not sure what you mean. The 2 players should be controlled independently...

Name: RoboWizard Homepage: From: Date: Sat Jul 12 18:02:35 CDT 2003 Comments: I just downloaded Matt's broomsticks GB beta version, and it makes me want more! (and the full version for regular Broomsticks) I can't wait for it to be completed!

Name: Bobby Homepage: From: Date: Sat Jul 12 18:54:11 CDT 2003 Comments: is there gonna be a newer version of the full broomsticks? We'll see, it depends on if I get some time to work on it. :-) I would like to improve Broomsticks sometime. If I get a chance, it could be Broomsticks2!

Name: andy broomsticks fan Homepage: From: texas Date: Mon Jul 14 12:40:34 CDT 2003 Comments: i love the game broomsticks! i play the demo version everyday! my cousin has the game and i made some funny characters. how do i use them? Glad you like it! Thanks! Does your cousin have the full version? If so, and it is installed on the computer, copy your image file to the BROOMS/GAME/IMAGES folder and replace one of the files there (i.e. rename players5.gif players5-sav.gif and then rename your image to players5.gif).

Name: Steve Homepage: (none) From: Port angeles, WA (backup capital of the U.S. during civil war) Date: Mon Jul 14 12:55:59 CDT 2003 Comments: I'm back =) parents left for work, left me with full computer privleges!!! =D WOW 95 posts in june, and there coming in pretty well for july. My parents might let me have my own e-mail next fall- then i can become broomsticks fan!!! Glad to see the site's still running!(a lot can happen in a month) Welcome back! :-)

Name: RoboWizard Homepage: From: Date: Mon Jul 14 13:22:17 CDT 2003 Comments: I got it!! The Broomsticks Full Version! If you don't have it yet, get it! Don't waste another moment of your life! It rocks!! Thanks! That's quite the recommendation. :-)

Name: RoboWizard Homepage: From: Date: Mon Jul 14 19:50:37 CDT 2003 Comments: *sniff sniff* My BR3D on Full Version won't work! The demo works just fine, though. Somebody help me! Hmmm... that is strange. If the demo works on a computer, so should the full version. You are running on the same computer that the demo worked on, right? What happens? Install the game on the computer and after running it, take a look at the console.log file and see what it says...

Name: Matthew Davis Homepage: CHICAGO子ollie From: Australia Date: Tue Jul 15 04:06:23 CDT 2003 Comments: Andy, Heh heh, well, unless they get enlisted in the advanced demo, you'll need the full version of Broomsticks to use them. ^-^` -Matt True, right now the advanced demo only has a few character sets. I should add more. I will try to remember to do this...

Name: Evan Ferguson Homepage: From: Australia Date: Tue Jul 15 06:18:06 CDT 2003 Comments: I love Broomsticks but my dad will probably not let me have the full version CD. Evan, thanks! I'm glad you like the game. Maybe you should enter the contest and try to win a copy!

Name: RoboWizard Homepage: From: Date: Tue Jul 15 13:47:43 CDT 2003 Comments: I have no idea what it means, Paul, but it says this: Titan Engine v0.1 (private build) - x86-win32 - Oct 5 2002 - 09:32:01 --- Setting up Titan System --- Reading Packs: --- C:\games\BR3D\game.zip name: maps/ uncompressed size: 0 name: 2d/bigchars.tga uncompressed size: 262188 name: 2d/ uncompressed size: 0 name: 2d/.xvpics/ uncompressed size: 0 name: 2d/intro.jpg uncompressed size: 103941 name: 2d/info.jpg uncompressed size: 185511 name: 2d/logo.tga uncompressed size: 65580 name: maps/ra3map4paul9.bsp uncompressed size: 9697868 --- C:\games\BR3D\items.zip name: 2d/broom1.tga uncompressed size: 262188 name: 2d/broom2.tga uncompressed size: 262188 name: 2d/broom3.tga uncompressed size: 262188 name: 2d/broom4.tga uncompressed size: 262188 name: 2d/cloak.tga uncompressed size: 131116 name: 2d/crosshair.tga uncompressed size: 4140 name: 2d/ uncompressed size: 0 --- C:\games\BR3D\skins11.zip name: textures/br3d/ uncompressed size: 0 name: textures/br3d/broom1.tga uncompressed size: 131116 name: textures/br3d/broom2.tga uncompressed size: 131116 name: textures/br3d/broom3.tga uncompressed size: 131116 name: textures/br3d/broom4.tga uncompressed size: 131116 name: textures/br3d/cloak.tga uncompressed size: 131116 name: textures/br3d/crosshair.tga uncompressed size: 4140 name: textures/br3d/dirt.jpg uncompressed size: 49411 name: textures/br3d/floor.jpg uncompressed size: 85874 name: textures/br3d/floor2.jpg uncompressed size: 122436 name: textures/br3d/gold.jpg uncompressed size: 35075 name: textures/br3d/grass.jpg uncompressed size: 106279 name: textures/br3d/roof.jpg uncompressed size: 101216 name: textures/br3d/steps.jpg uncompressed size: 36245 name: textures/br3d/wall.jpg uncompressed size: 58678 name: textures/br3d/wood.jpg uncompressed size: 36243 name: textures/ uncompressed size: 0 --- C:\games\BR3D\sky.zip name: sky/skyB.jpg uncompressed size: 291598 name: sky/skyD.jpg uncompressed size: 293075 name: sky/skyF.jpg uncompressed size: 241678 name: sky/skyL.jpg uncompressed size: 232722 name: sky/skyR.jpg uncompressed size: 238623 name: sky/skyT.jpg uncompressed size: 94894 name: sky/ uncompressed size: 0 --- 39 packed files execing default.cmd --- Loading Libraries --- Creating Window --- Setting display --- video mode 640x480x16 at 60 Hz set --- Performance Counter available --- Creating input device --- Initializing Render --- Initializing driver --- Using Default OpenGL Driver c:\windows\system32\opengl32.dll --- gl_acceleration: ICD --- gl_vendor: ATI Technologies Inc. --- gl_renderer: Radeon 9700 x86/SSE2 --- gl_version: 1.3.3379 WinXP Release --- gl_extensions: GL_ARB_multitexture GL_EXT_texture_env_add GL_EXT_compiled_vertex_array GL_S3_s3tc GL_ARB_depth_texture GL_ARB_point_parameters GL_ARB_shadow GL_ARB_shadow_ambient GL_ARB_texture_border_clamp GL_ARB_texture_compression GL_ARB_texture_cube_map GL_ARB_texture_env_add GL_ARB_texture_env_combine GL_ARB_texture_env_crossbar GL_ARB_texture_env_dot3 GL_ARB_texture_mirrored_repeat GL_ARB_transpose_matrix GL_ARB_vertex_blend GL_ARB_vertex_program GL_ARB_window_pos GL_ATI_element_array GL_ATI_envmap_bumpmap GL_ATI_fragment_shader GL_ATI_map_object_buffer GL_ATI_separate_stencil GL_ATI_texture_float GL_ATI_texture_mirror_once GL_ATI_vertex_array_object GL_ATI_vertex_attrib_array_object GL_ATI_vertex_streams GL_ATIX_texture_env_combine3 GL_ATIX_texture_env_route GL_ATIX_vertex_shader_output_point_size GL_EXT_abgr GL_EXT_bgra GL_EXT_blend_color GL_EXT_blend_func_separate GL_EXT_blend_minmax GL_EXT_blend_subtract GL_EXT_clip_volume_hint GL_EXT_draw_range_elements GL_EXT_fog_coord GL_EXT_packed_pixels GL_EXT_point_parameters GL_EXT_rescale_normal GL_EXT_secondary_color GL_EXT_separate_specular_color GL_EXT_stencil_wrap GL_EXT_texgen_reflection GL_EXT_texture3D GL_EXT_texture_compression_s3tc GL_EXT_texture_cube_map GL_EXT_texture_edge_clamp GL_EXT_texture_env_combine GL_EXT_texture_env_dot3 GL_EXT_texture_filter_anisotropic GL_EXT_texture_lod_bias GL_EXT_texture_object GL_EXT_texture_rectangle GL_EXT_vertex_array GL_EXT_vertex_shader GL_HP_occlusion_test GL_KTX_buffer_region GL_NV_texgen_reflection GL_NV_blend_square GL_SGI_texture_edge_clamp GL_SGIS_texture_border_clamp GL_SGIS_texture_lod GL_SGIS_generate_mipmap GL_SGIS_multitexture GL_WIN_swap_hint WGL_EXT_extensions_string WGL_EXT_swap_control GL_ARB_multisample GL_ATI_texture_env_combine3 --- gl_max_texture_size: 2048 --- gl_max_texture_units: 8 --- Initializing Camera --- Creating World --- Loading bsp maps/ra3map4paul9.bsp --- Reading Shaders: ShaderMng: 27 shaders in memory *** Coudn't load textures/skies/nightsky_xian_dm1.wal *** Coudn't load console.wal TexMng: 27 textures in memory RoboWizard, are you the one that emailed me saying that you fixed this by clicking on the box that says "simulate Windows 98 Environment"?

Name: Evan Homepage: From: Australia Date: Tue Jul 15 21:23:17 CDT 2003 Comments: Back again! Iv'e just tried out the Advanced Broomsticks demo (did'nt look properly before) and i think it's GREAT!. Helo to every Broomsticks fans out there -Evan Thanks Evan!

Name: RoboWizard Homepage: From: Date: Wed Jul 16 14:29:40 CDT 2003 Comments: How do you make the background of characters transparent? In the Windows Paint Program, go to Image->Attributes.

Name: Daniel Homepage: TWWN Forums From: Date: Wed Jul 16 15:49:37 CDT 2003 Comments: Broomsticks2?! Wow that would be absolutely AWESOME! :-) Hmmm... Let me think some new features you could have...

Name: Evan Homepage: From: Australia Date: Thu Jul 17 20:45:51 CDT 2003 Comments: Sorry about being here so many times, but where is the contest? Go here: Graphics Contests

Name: andy broomsticks fan Homepage: From: texas Date: Fri Jul 18 12:58:32 CDT 2003 Comments: my cousin does have the full version, and it rocks. i'm still used to the demo, but my new characters add pazzaz and interest. thanks for the info how to use them, Paul! p.s. i heard about the broomsticks2 game you might make, and that's what i'll beg my parents buy if you make it... Excellent! Thanks for sending those characters in for the gallery.

Name: Matthew Davis Homepage: CHICAGO子ollie From: Australia Date: Sat Jul 19 05:04:07 CDT 2003 Comments: *big shiny eyes* Broomsticks2?! W00T! *bounces around the place* *stops bouncing* Hmmm... Well, if you do find the time to work on a Broomsticks2, may I suggest an additional "straight flying" and "on ground" character sprite section? Maybe even support for animated character sets? I realise that the chances of getting JAVA to accept and use animated gifs are possibly out of the question, but I feel that there may be a way around this... Just my suggestions, -Matt Matt, thanks for the suggestions. Even though animated gifs don't work, I could have more boxes for each character in the image file, so that more interesting things could be done.

Name: Mati Homepage: From: Date: Sat Jul 19 15:16:07 CDT 2003 Comments: COOL GAME! Thanks!

Name: Manon Homepage: From: France Date: Sun Jul 20 11:00:28 CDT 2003 Comments: Hello Paul! When think you be able to give the results of the contest? Thank you, Manon. Good question. I'm going out of town next week, but when I get back, we should end the contest and declare the winners.

Name: Evan Homepage: From: Australia Date: Mon Jul 21 04:50:48 CDT 2003 Comments: Paul, sometimes when I go on the Broomsticks advanced demo it works like a painting for example: everywhere the black balls zoom they leave the exact shape behind them! That happens when one of the background images is missing. I'll have to check on this.

Name: Bobby Homepage: From: Date: Tue Jul 22 01:03:27 CDT 2003 Comments: sumthing for the broomsticks2 could be a position as beater where they can direct or push the black ball towards a player Thanks for the suggestion, Bobby.

Name: Larrin Homepage: From: Date: Wed Jul 23 21:46:17 CDT 2003 Comments: I'd rather have an improved Broomsticks 3D game than Broomsticks 2. 3D games are just a lot closer to the "real" thing (I like my fantasy world, don't ruin it for me, the real world sucks) computer oponents and stuff sounds cool, if it is ever done all the way. Larrin, I agree that 3D games are more realistic. However, they are about 10 times as much work and not necessarily more fun to play. :-) Having said that, I would still like to develop Broomsticks3D. However, I'm considering Broomsticks2 because I have a bunch of ideas and it would not take me that long...

Name: Jeff Homepage: Yahoo! From: Holland Date: Thu Jul 24 07:15:30 CDT 2003 Comments: This is actually a really great game. I've already bought the Full Version. Broomsticks 3D is hard. Thanks Jeff! I'm glad you like it.

Name: RoboWizard Homepage: From: Date: Thu Jul 24 16:16:13 CDT 2003 Comments: Paul, I didn't send you the e-mail address, (don't have one) and thanks for the advice. Ah, it was someone else (Steve). Anyway, did that work for you? Steve had a similar problem and that worked for him...

Name: Steve Homepage: From: Port angeles, WA Date: Fri Jul 25 13:05:27 CDT 2003 Comments: I have been allowed a lot of comp time lately =) i should be able to enter contests by fall- when i might get my own email. for broomsticks2- staigt up and down flying mabey??? (<--tell me if i spelled that wrong) beater idea cool- but more importantly- THROW THE BALL!!!! hoping my comp time keeps up! Cool about the comp time. It is "maybe." Thanks for the suggestions!

Name: Amelia Black Homepage: From: The UK Date: Sun Jul 27 18:17:45 CDT 2003 Comments: I never played any of this game maybe except for on the real potter websites. i find it curious to see you lot enjoying this games. but then advertising on this guestbook.

Name: mark Homepage: From: Date: Tue Jul 29 01:52:12 CDT 2003 Comments: wut does that mean amelia? make urself clear wut do u mean by but then advertising this game is the best harry potter based game there is if u can name a better one i'd like to hear it

Name: Matthew Davis Homepage: CHICAGO子ollie From: Australia Date: Tue Jul 29 06:59:52 CDT 2003 Comments: *continuing from last post's reply* Yeah, stupid JAVA. I still think there may be some way around it though... Well, either way I can't wait to see Broomsticks 2, if it gets made. I'm sure it took a pretty long time to complete Broomsticks. Would you be updating the code and gameplay significantly, or actually starting from scratch all over again? -Matt I would start all over, but I would keep some of the gameplay, mainly the flight physics. That way, the game would feel familiar.

Name: Matthew Davis Homepage: CHICAGO子ollie From: Australia Date: Tue Jul 29 07:07:56 CDT 2003 Comments: Oh god, didn't I just sound snobby in my last post, "if it gets made." *laughs* Ok, I didn't mean to sound so stuck up then ^-^ Now you said you could "have more boxes for each character in the image file, so that more interesting things could be done"... Like, emulated animation or something? (I must give up on the animated thing!) -Matt Exactly. Right now there are only 4 boxes per player: left rising, left falling, right rising, right falling. I could make it so that for each of those, there could be several boxes so that the character is animated even when the direction does not change.

Name: Daniel Homepage: TWWN Forums From: Date: Tue Jul 29 17:58:37 CDT 2003 Comments: I know your probably getting annoyed with all these suggestions because your not even sure if you will make a Broomsticks2 but if you do make a Broomsticks2 you should make a feature so that the background of the playing field could "move". Like for the sky you could have the clouds moving or birds flying by. Or is this already possible on Broomsticks? Ah, that would be very cool. That is not possible right now. This could be done with layers. There could even be a layer that is in front of everything else, such as clouds that you can hide behind. :-)

Name: RoboWizard Homepage: From: Date: Tue Jul 29 20:18:48 CDT 2003 Comments: I found the problem (it was on another computer) and it is OpenGl. I can't download it, I have Windows 2000 Pro. Is there any other way I could get this to work? The way to get OpenGL is to find out what graphics card you have and then go to that website and get the newest drivers. To find out what card you have, right click on the desktop, then select Properties->Settings. Under the picture of the monitor it will show you what card you have.