2016-09-10 19:19:16

We can see some statistics.
If you want to level that. You can mission without zombies.
These people already have such levels rise.
this is very simple. I give you an example here.
This team has owner all the castle.
Clan elite legion has 8 members.  Lieutenant Kilimir, Officer spiteful, Captain lindão, Brigadier ades, Colonel serg, Lord hellfier(owner), Captain tigr, and Lieutenant Zaiko.  19:46:57
Hardcore player Lieutenant Zaiko is level 1543  19:47:43
Hardcore player Captain tigr is level 2693  19:48:04
Hardcore player Lord hellfier is level 4842  19:48:21
Hardcore player Colonel serg is level 2704  19:48:39
Hardcore player Brigadier ades is level 2421  19:48:58
Hardcore player Captain lindão is level 1401  19:49:16
Hardcore player Officer spiteful is level 2830  19:49:33
Hardcore player Lieutenant Kilimir is level 2844  19:49:49
working without zombies must have been child's play.

2016-09-11 02:15:10

Hello
totally agree with the last post.
I love Swamp, but I stopped playing for a couple of months because that is impossible to compete.
Hopefully someday Aprone do something and update the game.
greetings and thanks.

sorry my english, is not my native language.

2016-09-11 14:34:13

hi there,
yes,  i am very very surprised this
how do you can guess some players was not well before missions with
they are was trucksitting?
how wierd now they are level 2000
or more?
that is being childish
never i guess,  i am playing near 3 year when swamp here was released?
you know that's going to destroy who was good player in this game?
anyways don't say anything, i want to go back swamp
but without this bug i am not going
who likes abusing bug,  go ahead!
everyone has a life, FYI
i don't have 7 24 hour to spend with cheat
so simply question,  it's not cheat  doing missions without zombies?
and i am not talking about who are mission master anyways
they did already with zombies,  no matter!
i am talking about trucksitter who was now level 3000

2016-09-16 06:37:10

Hi greetings

you 2 only speak nonsense. only are filling the nonsense with messages Forum, why do not you write good things here as suggestions for the future of the swamp? instead of talking nonsense? 2 you only know how to look at us, never mentioning the name of the clan reign of darkness. this Forum I try to know new things about the swamp and I see only complaints subject a 6 or 7 pages of the same complaint. exchange this cd revan and fedaý! I see them soon

2016-09-16 06:51:34

ah! another thing! I say the same! I eagerly await the new update of the swamp for you to stop talking nonsense stay. if you think we go up levels taking advantage of bugs? 2 you are mistaken. will know that we all clan Elite Legion eagerly await the new update of the swamp with all the zombies! for sure I will be happy to play and venturing in the new update of the swamp to version 3.7. when you exit the update I want you two swallow everything said about us, all the false accusations. aprone knows everything ... good bye Turkish big_smile

2016-09-16 19:55:29 (edited by revan 2016-09-16 20:03:56)

first you have to stop saying anything now
you are very wrong
don't say anything about someone
come on!  did i say about your clan things?
plus dude,  i am not turkish
i don't afraid to someone and i never will stop writing in this forum,  that you can't call these guys are doing fair advantagesso stop,   i don't care anymore who gets 5000 levels or 6000
but don't forget when aprone will decide do something about levels
i will laugh surely
and same too i am waiting when update comes i will continue playing
plus everyone can tell here their suggestions
in the end? that, is,  unfair!
anyways who likes,  keep playing with cheating!
get loot without zombies in maps,  kill them all,  convert to lord
when he will give punishment i will surely laugh for them
look at this then
you forcing me to write swamp user agreement and remind to who is abusing still?
Swamp User Agreement

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The single player portion of Swamp is free for anyone to use.  The multiplayer experience requires a valid (and activated) Kaldobsky-Gamer account, which can be obtained from www.kaldobsky.com/audiogames/.

During special game events (holidays for example), Swamp may download additional files from the server.  Some of these downloads may be optional, but others will be mandatory and automatic.  Attempts will always be made by Aprone to keep these file downloads to a minimum so that it does not negatively affect players who are on limited bandwidth connections.

Taking part in any prohibited activities may result in your Kaldobsky-Gamer account being permanently banned without warning.  Warnings may be given, and some bans may be only temporary, but these will be given out at the administrator's (Aprone's) discression.  Never assume that you will receive a warning before a ban is issued!  If your Kaldobsky-Gamer account gets banned, any funds remaining in the account are forfeited to Kaldobsky LLC and will not be returned to you or transferred into another account.  If you do not accept this, then NO NOT SIGN UP FOR A KALDOBSKY-GAMER ACCOUNT. 

If the situation calls for it, Aprone maintains the right to hand out other forms of punishment for violations, including but not limited to altering characters (example: lowering a player's level or removing items from their inventory) or disabling certain features (example: disabling a character's ability to trade items or chat).  These alternate punishments may be temporary or permanent, depending on Aprone's discretion.

Determining guilt is soley at the discression of the game's admin (Aprone).  You may contact him at ([email protected]) to dispute a ban, but the decission is ultimately up to Aprone, and him alone.  If you are not willing to trust the admin's (Aprone's) judgement, then NO NOT SIGN UP FOR A KALDOBSKY-GAMER ACCOUNT.

Taking part in any of these activities is a violation of the Swamp User Agreement and is grounds for having your Kaldobsky-Gamer account permanently banned:
- Tampering with the normal operation of the game, including but not limited to, altering memory values, creating items not legitimately earned, walking through walls, and injecting commands.
- Using Task manager or severing your internet connection intentionally as a way to avoid losses on missions and sieges (where this is possible).  I understand that it can be almost impossible to know when someone has legitimately lost their connection, and when they have done it on purpose, so I will be fairly lenient with this rule.
- Altering the game's map files.  Altering the Safe zone and Outpost stories are allowed, but not the terrain data.
- Spamming or otherwise harassing other players with messages, sounds, or languages not appropriate for the current chat channel.  In some cases this can also include creating a name that is nearly identical to another player's name, in an effort to impersonate them in chat.
- Harassing also includes the intentional use of screen reader crash words, and messages of a sexual nature toward anyone who has asked you to stop.
- Exploiting loopholes in the game that have not been fixed yet.
- Performing any action with the intent to disrupt the server or playing experience of other Swamp players.
- Excessive cursing, swearing, or explicit sexual messages on the public channels.  If you are asked to stop, by anyone, please do.  Yes it is true that players can use the Mute feature if they don't want to hear what you are saying, but the presence of the Mute command does not excuse anyone from following these rules.
- Impersonating a moderator.  This includes (but is not limited to) creating any name that appears to be Aprone, Server, Piptulia, Kaldobsky, Swamp, or SwampNet.  This also includes chatting in any way that tries to portray yourself as a moderator.  If your name seems to violate this rule, it will likely be changed.
- Using any name that will not be properly read when you speak.  This includes (but it not limited to) names that are just spaces or just punctuation marks, which allow the person to send messages which appear to have been typed by someone else, or sent by the game itself.  This has been a major problem and so I am forced to make an official rule against it.
- Using any name that attempts to include one of the game's ranks.  For example, the name GeneralBob would not be allowed, because it can confuse other players.  The following ranks may not be included in your character name:  Private, Specialist, Corporal, Sergeant, Officer, Lieutenant, Captain, Major, Colonel, Brigadier, General, and Lord.
- Sharing passwords with other people is incredibly dangerous.  While there is no rule against it, if someone gets banned while using your Kaldobsky-Gamer account, you will be forced to suffer the consequences.  It will not be my job to sort out who exactly was using the account at the time prohibited actions were taking place.
- Arguing with, or ignoring Aprone if you are asked to stop doing something.  Not all situations can be written down in this list so it may be necessary for me to step in and make a new rule.


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2016-09-16 20:58:12

Interesting @zaiko what is it you wish to say about reign of darkness? I haven't posted about you or your cllan on here. So do tell please.

Words Are Hard

2016-09-16 21:37:41

hi again and Aprone.
let's say we're talking very unreasonable.
You can continue in this way.
I guess you do not come at all ridiculous.
excitement, flavor, voltage, and enjoy. Without them you think the game play?
Our aim is not to ban you.
only toys for children to continue in this way. and we're not children.
I have everything in the excitement, the energy, and I would like to enjoy.
Should one think. How and where do you find so many years ahead and enjoy the game without a zombie in this way?
Look around you nobody wants to play in something like this.
You can continue in this way. I dont think this is so much excitement in the game for the Transmitter.
This event not good for me.
The head of these people are very confused. and he does not know what people would do.
There are two options here.
level rise or doing mission.
or think would be an unfair advantage in this way, it is to do the mission.
people are afraid of being forbidden.
I think the blame game makers here.
or mission that must be stopped.
I think people need worning.
An example of such. If you're going to  the game resets 1500 levels lose.
Without reset the game. who fear ban will remain at this level.
now the game is a meaningless situation.
I think that should make a statement to the Aprone it.
greetings from Turkey.

2016-09-16 21:56:05

hi zaiko
Now let's take a look at the people you have to defend you.
previous nickname.( dj )
You should see it.
Before being banned, General dj had found 5093 crates in 90 warehouse missions, and had disconnected 10 times.  22:45:04
its current nickname. ( hellfier )
now on to see this.
Hardcore player Lord hellfier is level 4842  22:47:03
here it is clear. I think this person continues in this way by cheat..

2016-09-16 22:56:16

Hi Hi
Revan, I know very well how the swamp user agreement.
The only thing I did not like was having mentioned my name here in the forum.
We are tired of talking about the same thing you and fedaý call us cheaters.
I'm not defending anyone, feathers do not accept that someone will call me a cheater and I never did it.
I just think you get nonsense filling the message board with the same things. I'm sure aprone knows everything that's going on, so it's a stupid of you to get repeating something looking like a scratched CD.
This will be my last message, speak what you want.
For me, aprone can mess with levels because levels for us is nothing. We only do missions to deposit the food in Forts. aprone taking our levels we'll keep playing, we will not cry like you are crying forum
I am over what to do...
See you

2016-09-16 23:54:01

hi all friends.
Here are some recent examples.
My purpose is not to blame for this person, only the power of the people is forced to make some mistakes.
Many people using this error.
only a few people would not be very fair to blame.
I wonder about that, What do you think will make the aprone..
Lieutenant Zaiko replies.  Lord chevelle is level 4314  18:10:00  00:10:49
Lieutenant Zaiko replies.  Hardcore player Brigadier kookaburra is level 3125  18:10:06  00:10:57
Lieutenant Zaiko replies.  Hardcore player Lord Quacker is level 2362  18:10:13  00:11:08
Lieutenant Zaiko replies.  Hardcore player Brigadier Quack is level 1999  18:10:19  00:11:16
Lieutenant Zaiko replies.  Hardcore player Major david is level 2274  18:10:31  00:11:26
No matter what the return will be about 7 or 8 months ago?
I'm very sorry for the innocent people in this regard.
I hope justice finds its place in the shortest possible time.
greetings from Turkey.

2016-09-16 23:59:40 (edited by revan 2016-09-17 00:37:19)

hi,  you are right  this time

i am not blaming to anyone
only i am trying to blame who's doing 7 24 and they got higher rank right nowoh right,  whatever right i am not talking only one person about
zaiko you are not only
so you have to think about what you posting here
i don't have problem with anyone right?
oh everyone doing missions the 7 24
did i mention your name here right or not?
i am not like stupid i cannot blame one person dude!
last keep in your mind i don't care any levels
we will see what happens the last
i will work my levels if he will do roll back
levels is nothing
do it missions get back that's it!
there's no exception

2016-09-17 01:49:40

Sadly i think we can all agree swamp is not what it should or could be. We can point fingers and blame others like i and many others have in the passed both on and off this forum. But something we can all agree on. Aprone if you are reading this we all hope you haven't given up on Swamp. I don't play swamp much these days. I'm around but bugs and players who i won't speak of have have taken some of the fun out of it.  But i still run in to people who remember how swamp was. Many of them still talk of the good old days. Maybe swamp can never return to that. But maybe just maybe  we can all get back to having fun.

Words Are Hard

2016-09-21 15:07:42

@Hannibal Lecter

I began playing swamp around 2.8. There are many things that I feel made Swamp no so fun anymore, but I"m not here to tear apart the game. I appreciate everything Aprone has done with Swamp and the time he has given to the audio games community. However, I do feel that Aprone needs to know when to draw the line for updates. People keep requesting new weapons, maps, zombies, etc. Unfortunately, Aprone can sometimes be too nice for his own good smile. The reason I feel so strongly is because Aprone could be allocating his time into different projects, instead of these tiny little games he's been releasing lately. I remember way back when he was telling everyone that he was going to build a massive RPG. I don't know his personal schedule, but I feel the reason he never got to it was because everyone has been requesting so many new features. Swamp has run it's course and I think we need to understand that. Think about it, Swamp has been going since 2011 or 2012, I forget.

2016-09-21 17:49:48

@ross i agree in part with what you say there. Swamp right now certainly is  a shell of what it what, kept a float by a trickle of new players  and  some old faithfuls  who hang around.
In saying that  there is nothing to say Aprone hasn't been working on that big up date many of us swamp die hards have been waiting for for some time now.
But he just as likely has been working on the speach he will give on the day he switches off the swamp server for good.
But either way the future of the game belongs in aprones hands and i for one hope that it can crawl its way back to being the amazing game it once was. And maybe just maybe we can see servers full of people once again.

Words Are Hard

2016-09-21 19:27:42

Hello Aprone, Hello everyone.

My name is Mary and I would ask you to kindly to look at my character Vamp. I am unable to play for some time, because my character is stuck in the safe zone.
I've tried contacting you by e-mail and Skype, but do not know if my messages come to you because got no answer.

If I had only lost inventory fine by me, but the fact is that I can not play, because I can not move the character. Can you help me?

NOTE: The problem occurred two days after the event.

Another question I would make, I wonder if you can play Swamp Linux system, if so how should I do?

2016-09-22 23:42:19

Some things to check. Are you running the same version as the server? You would get a message if you weren't. If you are you can also try /stuck hope this helps.

Kingdom of Loathing name JB77

2016-09-26 23:49:27

Hello. Yes, I tried the Stuck command but the message I get from the server is that the character does not seem to be caught. the problem is not happening because of computer problem as least problems in the game files, have this certainty because other people have done the test using my account and results in all the computers on which play is the same. This problem is even more serious than I think, because when you receive items from other players when I disconnect and re-connect the inventory back to be empty, or can not get any way items. The tracker does not play in the safe zone and the character remains stalled. I wonder why Aprone until this time did not give me any answer. Lord Aprone, still waiting. Sincerely, Maria.

2016-10-01 03:24:53

Hey, aprone, or somebody, how do i get sighted people interested in this? I haven't played in a while as last time i was on hardly anybody was on at all. I was the only person on map 1 in fact. And when i try to get my sighted friends to play they seem turned off by the whole audio only thing, and sadly, possibly the money factor as well. If anybody knows a way to help promote this awesomeness and get more people interested i believe it may help 3 causes: 1, will get more players to the game as it will be more fun that way. 2, it will possibly get swamp into the mainstreme field. 3, it will ultamitly get the god of games, the aprone, more money. Also in the meantime i'd like to know the most active nights to go on as its quite lonely on the server lately! And yes aprone, i will do everything I can to introduce this game to a larger audience and possibly get you the atention you very much deserve. Anything i can do to get people interested would be great help to this. Oh and i'm thinking of doing some kind of swamp stream on twitch, what do you guys thing, would anyone watch it? Ideas for that would be nice, too.

I am the blind jedi, I use the force to see. I am the only blind jedi.

2016-10-04 13:49:55

Must say, I've played swamp back in the day before it got a payed thing. Sadly where I live you have to multiply whatever it costs by almost 15 and with stuff like rent, internet costs etc I couldn't afford it.

Loved it when it was free, don't know how it is now. Hope that if the game is ever abandoned we will be able to make our own servers to keep on playing.

2016-10-13 02:14:13

I see nothing has changed then ay lol, gordy will be on sometime next week me thinks so you best be on there. what I here you all cry yes its time I got in to swamp and see if anything has changed, I suspect not regarding the bitching and cheating but we shall see. and hi ros nice to see your in the forum again, and me old pals revan and chowy. hope to see you all very soon.

2016-10-13 05:40:29

I'm so, so so disappointed, cause? cause i just faild! i could play it when it was free, but now, it's just dreams!
Maybe approne needs to do that free for a while and see?
Well, it would be nice to have custom servers also.

2016-10-13 06:39:20

I'm always here bully. Can't get rid of me.

Words Are Hard

2016-10-15 18:40:04

Dear Aprone.
I sent you a message on skype but i thought i would post here in the hope you will see this.
I was playing on  my HC char Hannibal earlier and died dure to what i can only assume was a series of bugs.
I put on armour as i left the safezone on map2. [the only reason i know that for sure because i switched from low to wildvarying for fort battles, and put a sheep on to go up the creek. When i arrived on sub2 my armour got taken off. This meant a few hits i got killed.
I didn't actually die. my kill streek was still there.  I tried to log back in and although it put me back on sub 2. i kept getting the log in message over and over again.
I logged out and back in, as soon as i connected i died. I  I wouldn't normally just outright ask for a restore. But i lost a lot of stuff. and there was not a dam thing i could do to about it.
I also will add the char Vamp is still stuck. Just sayin.

Words Are Hard

2016-10-18 06:47:05

Hi guys,
So, like everyone here, I think it is fair to say that Swamp is probably one of the greatest audio-games ever created.
It is on par with many sighted games in terms of features and the work that Aprone has invested in creating this masterpiece and developing it into a mainstream equivalent cannot be under-estimated.  This is a game which, if only the funds could be invested, certainly could be something that visually impaired and sighted people could play.  However, for all of Aprone’s skill, a graphics designer would be required, and a new interface which could accommodate the sighted aiming most modern shooter-style games feature.  All that would require money, of which I’m sure Aprone certainly could not invest.  That being said, the game is amazing, and reminds me a lot of equivalent console games that my sighted friends play.
I am getting off track here, so, I hope nobody takes offense to what I am about to say, but it needs to be said and some if not many of you will be offended.  Many others have said things similar and I agree with all of you.  This is going to get long, so feel free to skip.  I have been away from Swamp for quite some time due to various reasons, none of which have anything to do with the game itself or anyone on it.
I fired it up the other day and was extremely saddened to see just how few active players were online.
I then visited this forum to maybe see what I could determine about what had gone wrong.
After reading the last couple of pages, it became quite apparent.
Firstly, guys, nothing in life is free.  Absolutely nothing.  If you live under this mentality that it is, you really need to re-think your perspective.  Aprone introduced the pay for play system as I recall to prevent people from cheating.  He created this game absolutely for free, and people ruined that with their antics.
That being said, running a game costs money, and lots of it.  If I also remember, Aprone is running this game out of a server machine out of his house.  That means this machine needs to be on 24/7/365.  Let’s assume that conservatively, the electrical bill is $20.00 a month and could likely be more.  Then there’s an internet connection which must be stable enough to support multiple connections.  If that isn’t the case and Aprone now has this running from a VPS of some sort, then he needs to pay the VPS provider to host his server for him.  Then there is constant maintenance costs – such as if the server machine is a physical unit and has a power supply failure, dead hard drive, Etc.  He has to pay for all that.  That’s just to keep Swamp running.  If none of that is done, then no server, no zombies, no Swamp.
Aprone began this as a free project to give to the community which consequently owes him nothing.  We have all enjoyed this game for years and I for one hope that it will be around for many years to come.  However, if we don’t shape it up, it’s not going to be.
So, regarding a paid account, really guys?  The cost of this game is minimal at best.  The last time I checked it was $12.00 for six months?  That works out to be $2.00 a month…  Nobody who likes the game can afford $2.00 a month?  Really?  I guess you don’t like the game that much then…  Even in other forms of currency that’s a very low cost…  Not only that, but if you don’t log in for a month, it doesn’t use up anything you purchased!  How many other subscription-based services do that?  Has anyone checked out what an average World of Warcraft subscription costs?  How about the latest offerings for Xbox or PS4 Etc.?  I believe an average game is $50.00 and that’s without a subscription fee or membership fee.  So, you know what?  Life isn’t fair and most of us can’t even competitively play mainstream console games.  A game like Swamp is worth money, big time!  How many other audio games can anyone name that are anything like it?  I challenge you all!  List them off!  You all sit here wining that there haven’t been any updates?  Well hmm…  How about I ask you this…  Why should Aprone release updates?
Speaking of development and updates!  Bugs, problems, issues, development, wining, cheaters, hackers, people with nothing better to do with their time but cause problems, people harassing Aprone about every little detail like lost equipment or whatever!  When is the guy supposed to develop for Swamp, much less work on this new RPG that was talked about ages ago.  Aprone is a guy, a man, a person, someone who sleeps, eats and most of all WORKS!  So, for those of you who understand this concept, good for you!  For everyone else!  Work and a life go something like this…  One must go to work, whether they want to go or not because that is how they eat, or pay for costs of running Swamp.  This place of absence occupies probably the average of 8 hours a day.  That doesn’t include getting ready for work, going to work, coming home from work, eating before or after work or any other related activities.  So…again conservatively, let’s assume 10 hours a day is spent on work.  The average human is supposed to have 8 hours of sleep a day.  This leaves 6 active hours a day left over for Aprone to do…Aprone things!  Maybe he likes sports, or going to the movies, or hanging out with friends, or maybe even gaming!  Who knows!  I seem to recall he does have a wife… and maybe a family, and if he wants to keep a wife, he will need to spend some time with her once and a while…
With that timetable outlined, have any of you developed anything?  Even a batch file or simple Jaws or NVDA scripts?  If you have, then you know that it eats major amounts of time.  If you haven’t, take it from me, it is a serious time killer!  A complex game like Swamp would take some serious time to work on!  And as for bugs!  It isn’t like a developer can just turn on his magic expect-bug Illuminator, type a couple lines of code and poof!  No more bugs!  Bugs take for ever to resolve sometimes.  They take time for testing, experimentation, trying solutions, re-working the problem, Etc.  Then you want new features, which often introduces all kinds of new kinds of complexity.  This is all in the 6 hour window daily, maybe a few more hours on weekends that Aprone has to share with, things like, a life?
Now about the wining.  I wish, I mean wish, that I could be the absolute beast of Swamp.  I wish I could be a billion levels and be the Swamp god!  However, I have a life.  It involves things like, working, studying, and a social life.  This means that I will not ever be a Swamp god.  This is ok with me.  I respect those who are.  I would hope that those who are in the position of Swamp Godhood would respect their station for what it is.  To quote the best of Spiderman “with great power comes great responsibility”.  Maybe this means, they could help less Godly people then themselves.  Maybe some people use cheats to get to their lofty heights of Swampish power.  If so, I’m sure Aprone will eventually figure out a way to deal with them.  Even if they did get their levels by cheating, they didn’t really earn it.  For everyone else, who cares!  There are always those on a game who are at the top.  If you don’t cheat, then be proud of your own accomplishments.  Maybe you’re not level 5000 or 50 billion or whatever, does it matter?  Really?  Does that make killing Zombies that much less fun?
Regarding bugs and lost gear.  Have you never died on the game?  Nothing is perfect and it sucks to lose everything, whether because of a failed internet connection, zombie overload or game issues.  Do you think Aprone has the time to accommodate ever lost item or issue?  The guy gets $2.00 a month from you for this!  Can you buy anything for $2.00?  A soda maybe?  Really guys?  Come on! I get that bugs causing equipment loss are frustrating, but be patient.  Aprone has fixed many bugs before and done amazing things with the game.
I am at the end of my rant, and it takes a lot to get me on to a tirade like this, but for the love of Swamp guys!  Firstly, if you haven’t renewed your account in a while, for the love of the game or Aprone or even the community as a whole, pay your $12.00!  Show the guy some love!  Second, quit the wining!  You think anyone has time to weed through this mess of posts and negativity?  Third, enjoy the game!  Because there is nothing else like it and I don’t expect there ever will be.  Finally, Aprone created this game for the community.  Why can’t we all as a whole just get back on the game, either as a new or old character and make the game what it once was?  You’re all lucky Aprone is a lot nicer than me.  Because if I were him, I would have pulled the plug on Swamp and deleted my Skype account a long time ago!  Let’s show him what kind of a community we are, unless we’re all just a bunch of pampered, entitled children.  Maybe Swamp 3.7 will happen!