Everyone seems to be downloading the demo (but why?)...
I can't find the full version on any mirrior except for the other AmbrosiaSW mirror (like 50% faster... so 500 bytes/sec)... wow.
how about serving it on hotline.ambrosiasw.com
or having macgamefiles or somewhere host the FULL version
for those of us who would like to download and buy THE WHOLE GAME
narf
thanks for reading
please find more mirriors... I'm looking as much as I can
well if I'm not wrong I think you test the demo, then you pay for the game and you are given a login and a password so you can download the full game. I don't think Ambrosia will give out the full version as too much people will play the game without paying the shareware fee (which is lame).
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BerserkerHero
Having a 100baseT 11mbit downstream cable connection, I opted for the full version, as to play and pay etc etc.
the full version is in the same FTP folder as the demo, just as easily downloadable.. same speed for transferring etc and same availability.
I wonder how all the phone modem folks are faring...
I might opt to wait for the next CD to come out and buy that... I haven't decided yet... until then, I'll continue looking for another server (or a faster time of day) to download the full... I've been reading preambles/reviews/looking at screenshots like a freak... looks like so much fun
thanks for the game Ambrosia, (cackles with insane glee)
good luck to all
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Paul Kopalek
Creator, Editor, Fixer, Plug-In Guy
A-HA... I found the best way for a hi-bandwidth user to download either the demo or full version... but first you need SpeedDownload, available at (url="http://"http://homepage.mac.com/fred_cheung/")http://homepage.mac.com/fred_cheung/(/url) (avail. as shareware)..
then read Jericon's post:
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I am currently in the process of uploading the full and demo versions of the game to my server, (url="http://"http://www.oxy-web.com")www.oxy-web.com(/url).
Demo: (url="http://"http://www.oxy-web.com/pog/mac_pog_demo.img.bin")http://www.oxy-web.c...og_demo.img.bin(/url)
Full: (url="http://"http://www.oxy-web.com/pog/mac_pog_full.img.bin")http://www.oxy-web.c...og_full.img.bin(/url)
I have unlimited bandwidth on that server (per month that is) and average speed downloading to my computer here at home (On Cable internet) is about 200k/sec.
-Jericon
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After installing SpeedDownload, you should be able to control-click an item in Internet Explorer and begin the download with SpeedDownload (or copy/paste the URL to Speeddownload manually)..
Soon, the download has begun... but it seems to stop under 5%... you have to hit the Stop or Stop Queue button, then hit the Get it! or Start Queue button... this will stop the download (although it is already stalled by Jeri's server) and restart it from where you left off (one of SpeedDownload's features is resumeable downloads)...
You have to manually sit and watch your target be downloaded, as it will stop every few percent... but it is the fastest way to download it... about 800k/sec here... ehehehe
enjoy!
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Paul Kopalek
Creator, Editor, Fixer, Plug-In Guy
sounds like crack
I've been on Ambrosia's FTP and the file is protected with a password and login !
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BerserkerHero
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Originally posted by BerserkerHero:
**well if I'm not wrong I think you test the demo, then you pay for the game and you are given a login and a password so you can download the full game. I don't think Ambrosia will give out the full version as too much people will play the game without paying the shareware fee (which is lame).
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You are wrong.
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Andrew Welch / el Presidente / Ambrosia Software, Inc.
Never argue with an idiot. They drag you down to their level then beat you with experience.
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Originally posted by PSeyfferth:
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how about serving it on hotline.ambrosiasw.com
or having macgamefiles or somewhere host the FULL version
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We'd love to have MacGameFiles host it, however, they refused because the full version is too large.
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Andrew Welch / el Presidente / Ambrosia Software, Inc.
Never argue with an idiot. They drag you down to their level then beat you with experience.
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Originally posted by BerserkerHero:
**sounds like crack
I've been on Ambrosia's FTP and the file is protected with a password and login !
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No, it isn't. As has been mentioned before, the ftp site is simply full. Your FTP software should not be asking for a user name and password, it should be reporting the message that the ftp site is full.
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Andrew Welch / el Presidente / Ambrosia Software, Inc.
Never argue with an idiot. They drag you down to their level then beat you with experience.
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Originally posted by andrew:
**You are wrong.
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BoOm ! Headshot 
Ok then, I'm sorry.
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BerserkerHero
This is the message I get when I try to log onto our ftp site:
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530-There are too many logins right now, please come back later.
530-
530-Thank you.
530-
530-Ambrosia Software Inc.
530 User anonymous access denied.
ftp: Login failed.
421 Service not available, remote server has closed connection
I've no idea why some ftp clients decide to not report this, and instead ask for a login name and password.
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Andrew Welch / el Presidente / Ambrosia Software, Inc.
Never argue with an idiot. They drag you down to their level then beat you with experience.
It happened to me, but I tried coming back later and it worked, until I tried to download the file. I was using Internet Explorer.
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**I'm Calm Like a
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BerserkerHero
is that normal I can't load saved games in the Full version, although I can in the Demo version ? it simply says "you can't explore any further blah blah blah"
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**I'm Calm Like a
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BerserkerHero
I fixed the problems from before about stalling d/ls.
(url="http://"ftp://ftp.oxy-web.com/mirror/mac_pog_full.img.bin")PoG Full(/url)
(url="http://"ftp://ftp.oxy-web.com/mirror/mac_pog_demo.img.bin")PoG Demo(/url)
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"Being a Mac user is like being a Navy Seal: a small, elite group of people with access to the most sophisticated technology in the world, who everyone calls on to get the really tough jobs done quickly and efficiently."
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Originally posted by BerserkerHero:
**is that normal I can't load saved games in the Full version, although I can in the Demo version ? it simply says "you can't explore any further blah blah blah"
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That's a bug. To get around it, drag and drop your saved game on PoG while PoG is not running.
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Originally posted by andrew:
**I've no idea why some ftp clients decide to not report this, and instead ask for a login name and password.
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It's because of the User Anonymous Access Denied message. Cheap GUI ftp clients assume whenever they see that message that a login is required to use the server or to access that file. Lesson of the day -- use a real FTP client, like andrew.
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