oldporscheracer
Member
Sam Rivers--
Thanks to all the tips here, I am now on level 4 (as I recall). Is there any point to playing any of the higher levels? Isn't the game the same as if you started all over at 1? I haven't noticed any differences in the play.
Mirmir--
To find the file that's been mentioned, just open your Windows Explorer. Locate your C drive, then ProgramData, Playrix and so on. You should be able to find it.
C:\ProgramData\Playrix Entertainment\Around the World\GameInfo.xml"
GeekGrrl
Member
Sam,
You wrote:
Here is how by making changes to GameInfo.xml.
"<Player name="Sam" lives="25" score="594950" pieces="0" tiles="146338" lastScore="594790" numMatches="44603" bonusInLevel="0" level="5"
I have Windows Vista and I can't find any text like that in GameInfo.xml or any other file. My GameInfo.xml file has things like options like fullscreen, environment, music volumne, screensaver options, etc. That may be why Mirmir can't find the info either.
Sam Rivers
Member
GeekGrrl, there are two GameInfo.xml files under Vista. The one that you need is a hidden file and is located at C:\ProgramData\Playrix Entertainment\Around the World\GameInfo.xml"
To see hidden files, you need to go to Windows Explorer. Then click on Tools/folder options.
Then click on View.
Then go down and select "show hidden files and folders." Then "apply to folders."
Now close Windows Explorer. Then open it back up and you can find C:\ProgramData.
Now find the C:\ProgramData\Playrix Entertainment\Around the World\GameInfo.xml"
After you make the changes you want to GameInfo.xml, go back and change the setting to "hide files and folders" like it was before.
oldporscherac, you are right. Each journey is the same as the past one so there is no real reason to keep going. Of course, if you enjoy playing it over and over, then do so.
I finished Journey 7 and stopped. This game really never ends and just keeps going and going. There is no end so you can't win it.
GeekGrrl
Member
Thanks. I was able to use your other hack to increase the speed of the bombs and was finally able to get through level 78. Really good game, but all I've noticed in the replaying are these rocks that show up which doesn't seem to do anything. I agree, not really worth a replay.
Sam Rivers
Member
copmom, I fast forwarded to Journey 1,000,0000 and did day 80 and 81. Then it advanced to Journey 1,000,0001. I kept adding 0's until it gave me the figure 1,410,065,408 so I think I reached the top and exceeded their journey allowance?
So you can see that nobody could ever win this game and would die of old age first.
So just play as long as you enjoy it. The game is rigged though and never can be beat.
GeekGrrl, if you don't like the blobs or rocks just change the setting as Sue shows above. Then you don't have to fool with them.
I still play this game occasionally though since I like to blow things up. LOL
oldporscheracer
Member
I agree with what you're saying. Each level in the higher numbers is the same as the previous. So, I think I'll put this game "to bed" for now and re-visit it later, when it's fresh again.
Sam Rivers
Member
I wish I had some of the Atlantis games. I downloaded one of them which was a demo and found out it is made about the same way. So it would be fun to change the game to make it easier to play. LOL
Maybe one of these days, they will be offered again on Giveawayoftheday?
The real fun of 80 days was to figure out how it worked to make it easier to play and win. LOL
Sam Rivers
Member
Sue, thanks for the information. I downloaded both of them. I like The Rise of Atlantis better than Atlantis Quest.
The first think I did was increase my lives on The Rise of Atlantis. My wife really likes the program, but I haven't played it very much yet.
Stuck eh?
Try moving, although maybe you're in the ocean, and there's a storm.
-Webmaster
RosnSC
Member
A word of warning about The Rise of Atlantis, Sam; the very last level is a *witch* to beat. ALL of the 'jewels' are in the middle, with a wall beneath them. Getting them around that wall and out at the bottom, is (as I said before) a *witch* to accomplish. I did accomplish it a few times, but after that it seemed to be harder to do, and I gave up and started a new game under a new 'name'. Having played several 'journeys' on each of 2 different computers, by the time I started up that new name profile, my interest in trying to beat the last level had already waned to the point of me deciding to 'abandon ship' on the game, entirely. I haven't played it in quite some time, now. As you play the game, make sure to have a lot of lives accrued for that one...heh heh heh. Oh yeah, I just remembered - when you get into the upper levels of that game, you'll start getting debris that you have to work out of the way...sort of like the blobs in Around the World.... Unfortunately, I don't know of any cheats for that game.
Sue
Sam Rivers
Member
Sue, you can turn off the debris in The Rise of Atlantis using the same trick that you used in 80 days. It seems to work the same way.
You could probably just bypass the last screen by changing the level number. Also you could change the journey to 3 and keep going.
This is a fun game since it allows you to make a lot of changes to make things easier or just more fun.
Sam Rivers
Member
Sue, I am playing 7 wonders right now which has some cute graphics. It is the same type of game as 80 days. I also am playing 7 wonders II, which is a little different.
You can get them from MostFun.
I haven't figured out anyway to cheat though. LOL
Sam Rivers
Member
Sue, the reason I haven't figured out any cheats for 7 Wonders is that I can't find the file where the information is stored. I would like to give myself some more lives.
If you are using Vista, your problem might have to do with UAC. I downloaded a program a while back and it would not allow me to run it. So I turned off the UAC and it worked fine. So you might want to try that.
UAC is a new security feature in Vista. Sometimes it cause problems though.
Sam Rivers
Member
Sue, another idea I had if you are using Vista. Vista seems to have problems sometimes.
Reinstall the programs as an administrator. To do that, just right on the .exe file and install as an administrator. Sometimes that fixes the problem.
RosnSC
Member
Well, Sam, I have discovered it's not my PC, which btw is running XP SP3, but it's the games. It's not all the games, interestingly, but only certain ones. I downloaded one I used to play just to test things, and it did fine like before. I went ahead and emailed the MostFun team, explaining the problem to them; got a reply that they had gotten my email, and am currently waiting for a possible solution from them. Let's hope it is easily resolved. :D
Sue
Sam Rivers
Member
Sue, I think the problem is XP SP3. My wife has XP SP2 and I haven't had any problems running MostFun on it.
I have heard that XP SP3 causes a lot of problems since it wasn't designed well.
I tried to install XP SP3 when it came out, but it bombed out 3 times before I gave up. Now I am happy I didn't get it to install.
Hopefully the MostFun team will figure out a way around the problem.
Sam Rivers
Member
Sue, here is a link that tells you how to uninstall it.
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/950249
Make sure you create a restore point before installing it though so you can restore back if something crashes.
RosnSC
Member
I already found it, and uninstalled it, Sam. Did a search on my computer for it. Thanks though, for the link. :D. After I uninstalled it, I tried the game again, and it was still a 'no-go'. It's that way with several of their games. I even contacted them about these games, but haven't heard anything from them. I did get to play the trial version of 7 Wonders - wasn't impressed with it, though it is an okay game.
Sue
Sam Rivers
Member
Sue, I wonder what is happening? My wife and I play MoreFun games on her XP computer and my Vista computers with no problems.
Perhaps there is a wrong setting somewhere.
Of course computers are complicated so it could be anything.
RosnSC
Member
I don't know, Sam. I have been playing MostFun's games for a long time, now, and every game I ever downloaded, did so just fine, and I enjoyed many hours (heck, days, weeks, months...lol) playing them, but just recently it's changed. It's that way on both of our computers, which run XP SP2+3 (haven't removed SP3 from the Gateway PC, yet). At first I had thought maybe it was just something about this computer I am typing this on - my Compaq.
Sue
Flib Gibbet
Member
COPMOM - it's virtual memory (stored on the hard disk as a file named pagefile.sys) and to get rid of those pop-ups do this:
1 In the START MENU, right-click on MY COMPUTER
2 Select PROPERTIES from the menu
3 Select the ADVANCED tab
4 Click on the SETTINGS button in the PERFORMANCE section
5 Select the ADVANCED tab that you now see
6 Click on the CHANGE button in the VIRTUAL MEMORY section
7 Change the setting from SYSTEM MANAGED SIZE to CUSTOM SIZE and set the INITIAL SIZE and MAXIMUM SIZE settings to the same value - some people suggest it should be 1.5 X you total RAM (n.b. the input value is MBs so to set the virutal memory to 3GB you enter a value of 3000).
One downside of a large value is that your computer will take a bit longer at startup because Windows has to read and process the contents of the Virtual Memory file.
(If you want I can give you info about a utility that tells you exactly how much virtual memory your system expects and you can thus find a setting that is sufficient for Windows whilst reducing that start-up time to a minimum)
Sam Rivers
Member
Sue, I was stuck on the very last level of The Rise of Atlantis, but I just couldn't win it. The problem was that all of the pieces were above the wall so it required moving the pieces over at least 2 to get them to where they would drop. Then when the time would run out. I played it over and over and couldn't get close to winning.
I just can't tolerate an unfair game like that so decided to cheat!
So I gave myself 25 extra bonuses. Then I used the switching bonuses to move the tiles into position so I could move the pieces. Since I had plenty of these switching tiles, there wasn't any problem. So as soon as the pieces were all out from the wall, I could drop them down so they could fall out the bottom.
So I won the game and got a nice screen saver. Now I am on journey 2.
Darn, I am good. LOL
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