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Jordan
Sat Dec 29 17:01:45 2007
The Diamond Key
Ulysses,

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Thanks.
When it comes to spoilers, the text to be hidden needs to be between the [S] and the [/S].

Ulysses Ai
Sat Dec 29 08:30:52 2007
General Chat
Checking out the page info, you can see the older version of the webpage was last modified on the 3rd of March, 2007; whereas the current page was at time of writing last modified today.

Ulysses Ai
Sat Dec 29 08:25:38 2007
General Chat
My browser still does the same thing when I select www.ffproject.com from my drop-down address bar, sending me to what seems like an older version of the homepage.
Typing in www.ffproject.com/index.htm brings up the current version of the homepage, as does the home link.
According to my understanding, when you type in an address such as www.website.com, the browser looks for and displays any page called .../index.htm as a default start page. It seems there are essentially two homepages, and our browsers are selecting the older one by default.
Since I am sure the webmaster would know if he had 2 versions of the home page on the host, perhaps the older page is from a previously used host? I seem to recall a change of host being mentioned at some point.
Not sure if what I am suggesting is possible or not.
Plausible suggestions, but not what was happening in this case. You are right that a similar effect was produced when I changed hosts, but this was back in 2005 and only lasted for a few days until the internet caught on following the change.

Originally, pages such as the home page were static : they existed on the server as HTML files. Each of them contained the entire menu, so any change to the menu - such as adding a new gamebook - meant updating all the files. The pages are now dynamic : they are created from scratch each time you request them.

Now, a consequence of this is that you end up with URLs like http://ffproject.com/cgi-bin/pg?f=index. To avoid breaking any links to the site I used a special file on the server that converts between the new and the old URL. Effectively, when you request http://www.ffproject.com, you are really getting http://ffproject.com/cgi-bin/pg?f=index.

All seemed to be going well, then all of a sudden this file stopped working for reasons that I don't understand. As a result, requesting http://www.ffproject.com was once again interpreted as a request for http://www.ffproject.com/index.htm. As I had not deleted the old static page, this is what the server provided.

And now, as I mentioned, the problem seems to have gone away again.

The reason you are seeing the wrong page now is because it is cached in your browser. Refreshing the page, or failing that deleting the cache should cure the problem.

Shadow Dragon
Fri Dec 28 21:38:03 2007
The Diamond Key
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Jordan
Fri Dec 28 15:16:26 2007
The Diamond Key
Ulysses,

Thanks for the clue. Just one more question.

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Ulysses Ai
Fri Dec 28 12:21:47 2007
The Diamond Key
A clue for getting to reference 1000 in The Diamond Key:
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I am reluctant to post a complete solution since I have found, with myself at least, that if it is there, I will look at it. Maybe I lack self discipline. Anyway, let me know if you want further clues.

jordan
Fri Dec 28 02:13:54 2007
General Chat
I've experienced it as well, Ibrihim. If you click on guestbook, you can find it, however. Wrong way go back also disappeared.

Ibrahim
Fri Dec 28 02:07:49 2007
General Chat
Hi Everyone.

Firstly, I want to wish everyone the best for 2008 and hope that you all enjoyed the holiday season. Secondly, I don't know if it is me, but why has the diamond key disappeared from the front page of ffproject.com? It appears on the other pages but not the front page and I was wondering if there is a problem with my browser. Any suggestions welcome.
I don't know why this happened, but it seems to have sorted itself out now.

Jordan
Thu Dec 27 21:29:27 2007
The Diamond Key
Is something wrong with the diamond key? It's not up on the list of gamebooks anymore. Also Ulysses, can I have just a few more hints as to the ening of 1000? I haven't figured it out, and oubt I ever will.


Ulysses Ai
Wed Dec 26 23:07:14 2007
The Diamond Key
FYI: The 6 endings, which are all possible, are:

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Ulysses Ai
Tue Dec 25 21:56:20 2007
The Diamond Key
Serpent people, the Agreement, and Joining:

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None of this has anything to do with reaching the ending in 1000. I gave away big clues in earlier posts.

Jordan
Tue Dec 25 19:58:53 2007
The Diamond Key
Ulysses,

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Help? Suggestions?

Phil Sadler
Tue Dec 25 11:10:20 2007
General Chat
Happy Christmas to all FF buddies!

Haoie
Mon Dec 24 22:40:00 2007
General Chat
Happy holidays and seasons greetings to all FF gamebook fans.

Seeker
Sun Dec 23 07:35:51 2007
I'm Writing A Gamebook
Ulysse,

I wrote about 200+ references for my game book but lost steam along the way.

I think using what I've wrote in a colleborative book would be a good idea.

I might be interested.

Shadow Dragon
Sat Dec 22 10:18:17 2007
General Chat
This does indeed sound interesting. I have always wanted to try my hand at a gamebook, but I don't think I have either tha patience nor the ability to do a full-fledged one alone. I'd definitely be interested in joining up if this turns into anything.

Ulysses Ai
Sat Dec 22 00:05:38 2007
General Chat
Sorry, me again.

I was just wondering what people think about the idea of writing a collaborative gamebook?
Each of the paricipants could be in charge of a different section of, say, 30 references. We would need rules such as: Each section must end with no more than two paths for the next section to start with; each section must require no more than one object/spell/codeword to unlock a special area/bonus; each section can provide only, say, three new objects/spells/codewords.
The above numbers are just arbitrary suggestions.
We would also need to decide the general setting of the story (ie, fantasy, historical, modern, sci-fi, or unlimited), and the style (humerous, or serious).
This way those who don't have the time or patience to write a fully-fledged gamebook can still get their writing out there.
Anyway, I invite expressions of interest.

Ulysses Ai
Fri Dec 21 23:30:55 2007
The Diamond Key
I also think that children shouldn't be written down to. I think kids can appreciate a good plot as well.

Ulysses Ai
Fri Dec 21 23:28:02 2007
The Diamond Key
Hi everyone.
Thanks for the positive comments.

Jordan:
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Mat:
Thanks for your generous comments. I think a big difference here is that the original FF books were written for children or young teenagers, whereas I am writing for adults. For example, I loved Deathtrap Dungeon when I was 12. At that time, a random series of puzzles and monsters was all I needed. Reading it again recently, let's just say I was very unimpressed. I personally need a good, or at least realistic plot to sustain my interest in working through the challenges in a gamebook. Otherwise, it seems rather pointless.

Mat
Fri Dec 21 10:15:34 2007
The Diamond Key
Scratch that last comment, its the best ff I've ever read period.