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Basically, my problem is that my character is way too small in the game - yes, smaller than his sprites. The sprites are about 40 pixels tall; in the game, the character is no more than 15 tall. It's a 320x200 game, and when I click on the sprite in the sprite manager, it says that it was made for 640x400. I tried re-importing all the sprites with the "import for 640x400" button checked, but it didn't work. I'd really rather keep my game 320x200. A bit of help?

[throughout the entire game, without having to put the script into every individual room]

Well, I've skimmed the help, and the knowledge base just won't work on my computer, so I've come here. Is there any way that I can make it so that pressing F5 calls up the save dialog throughout the entire game, without having to put the script into every individual room? I know how to script it, but not how to make it happen in every room. Help?

I'm new here, so if I've somehow violated a sacred charter by posting this here, please, for the love of god, just tell me.

In case you don't know, Abandonware is the name given to software (mostly old games) that is no longer sold or supported by its publiser. Most extend this definition so that it also has to be at least five years old. Many people decide to provide abandonware for free download, which really upsets the copyright holders.

The IDSA (or whatever it's called now) has recently been cracking down on a lot of Abandonware sites, telling them to get rid of their members' software. Most sites comply, some do not. The gaming community generally likes Abandonware, as it provides an easy way to get old games that are otherwise extremely difficult to find. In fact, some gamers are under the impression that downloading free Abandonware is legal. They're wrong.

Most of the classic adventure games are now abandonware. Quest for Glory one through three, the Police Quests, most of the Space Quests (I think all, but I could be wrong), and many other classics fall into the relam of Abandonware. It's nearly impossible to get any of these games legally without heading onto Ebay or something similar. That would be the reason for the support of gamers.

Now, the gamers like it, and the publisers don't. Well, nobody likes the publishers, either. How about the people everybody cares about - the developers?

Suprisingly, the general reaction of the developers is that they're happy someone is still playing it. The vast majority of them would have no problem with releasing their old games for free so that they could still be appreciated, if they owned the rights. Unfortuanately, they don't. The publishers do.

However, these are the same publishers that are making it so bloody hard to get the games in the first place. They say that if they re-release these games, they won't make a profit, and let's face it, they're right. But what do they do then? Do they just let the games die? What do you think?

Oh, and one more thing - how badly are you allowed to swear on these forums? The rule dealies aren't very explicit on this.