questions about GS Project Attribute program

QbAnYtO

chunkypixels recommended your GS attributes application. i have a semi broken game. it WORKS on gs but not entirely on the viewer (device). some buttons that are pressed aren't being deteted and things sporadically just malfunction. i was told you call these "anomalies" lol

my question is:

does gs attrubutes REALLY clear these anomalies or is that a theory?
is there a money back guarantee? (just wondering)

i REALLY wish to get my game released before valentines day or at least submitted by tomm.. i was supposed to finish it today but these issues are stopping me

this is the game in question:
http://gamesalad.com/forums/topic.php?id=17373

thanks!

Chunkypixels

To be clear...

Im not saying that the GS Attributes utility will definately fix your game... Im just recommending it as a last resort, as it fixed my GS project file that was suffering from similar issues as yours...

Im not sure what Wayne was specifically referring to as "anomolies", so it might not be related to the issue your experiencing...so Im not sure its something you can ask for a guarantee for.... as your game might actually be having different issues to what I had.

So yup... I can recommend the utility, based on my own experience, but I wouldnt want you asking the guys for a guarantee that it will definately fix your problem, as its not really what the utility was meant to do...

QbAnYtO

you said "Wayne explained it a bit, that theres sometimes "anomalies" can creep into the XML file, and that the utility checks and compares for them from between GameSalad versions and repairs them if it finds them.... or something like that."

i think i recall him saying that aswell. i can only assume they ARE anomalies. i still having cracked it, but if I CAN'T FIX IT BY 5AM i'm just gonna try it with the gs attribute application.

Chunkypixels

Its a worthwhile utility to have for the job that its meant to do, with organising attributes...

And if theres the added chance it could fix an error in your project file, like it did with mine, then thats a nice bonus on the side...

Like I said... its not a guaranteed fix, but if youve tried everything else, then its got to be worth a shot.

jonmulcahy

1. stop using thread titles like this, if people are searching for a solution it's useless. I'm updating it
2. it's only like $10, so it's not a lot lost if it doesn't help you. it does so much more

QbAnYtO

i seen MANY MANY MANY ppl using thread titles like this so i figured was ok. far from useless cause i got some answers.

its actually 15 bucks but thats not bad

jonmulcahy

people do it, but it's not ok:

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wayneh001

QbAnYtO said:
you said "Wayne explained it a bit, that theres sometimes "anomalies" can creep into the XML file, and that the utility checks and compares for them from between GameSalad versions and repairs them if it finds them.... or something like that."

i think i recall him saying that aswell. i can only assume they ARE anomalies. i still having cracked it, but if I CAN'T FIX IT BY 5AM i'm just gonna try it with the gs attribute application.

Hi, the GS Project Attributes application is primarily a tool to manage your Game Attributes, providing functionality where GameSalad left off. That said, along the way we discovered that some game attributes created within GameSalad were constructed with irregularities. It would have been impossible for us to re-create these irregularities, so we chose to have the application re-construct the game attributes to strict XML Compliance. The results were surprising, as it actually seemed to resolve various GS bugs relating to the use of Game Attributes within Projects.

Your problem sounds very different however, and is related to problems within your Actors, Behaviours, Rules or Instances. We are in the middle of development with various other tools that will find ALL irregularities within your Project. One tool in particular (GS Project Optimizer) will identify these anomolies and tell you which Actor or Instance has these issues, as well as provide tools for image compression and other stuff.

If you want to send me a copy of your Project i'll happily run it through the test Build I have to see what issues it finds. Can't guarantee anything, but I'll certainly give it a try.

Email your project to: info (at) deepblueideas (dot) com

Cheers
Wayne

QbAnYtO

sounds good, i will email you the file. whats ur email limit?

wayneh001

Zip your file, and email it over if it's say under 10mb
If not contact my email and I'll arrange a private FTP session for you.

QbAnYtO

already emailed you
can you give me the ftp?