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Beach Life Virtual Resort: Spring Break - Opening and Editing The .BLE Game Files

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images taken from the game and from the game manual I have an itch to play Beach Life every now and then. The last time it happened, I found a band-aid solution to guests complaining about high prices. I wanted to make more changes if I could but I couldn't find a way to open and read some of the script files. There are some files in the game that are readable on notepad ( GameParameters.pis and the other . pis files on each scenario and sandscenario folder) but when you try to open up the . ble files, you only see random symbols. I've tried tools that I've seen recommended online ( Game Extractor , Ghidra , Offzip to name a few). Admittedly, I did just glaze over them because I know nothing about reverse engineering a game and didn't know what to do. I have an inkling to play it again recently, and I decided to try an idea that has been looming over my head but have been avoiding.... The GameParameters.pis file had a header containing the file name, and I notice...

Disappearing Neighbors in Zombie Lane Fix (Google+)

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Are your neighbors in Zombie Lane except for Rob gone? I had the same problem about a week ago and contacted their customer support. Their solution didn't work. However, their suggested solution apparently works on other users, so I'm going to post it here anyway so you can try them first. You can try the procedures in the above image first 1) In G+ open your Circles tab 2) Click on "People in your Circles" 3) Scroll through and look for a envelope icon on any of your G+ Circle friends (that icon means they don't have a G+ account, but you can share via email) Note those friends. 4) Open Zombie Lane and click on the "My Neighbors" tab 5) Remove any neighbors from step #3 above. 6) Reload Zombie Lane Note: If you don't have your some of your neighbors in a current circle, to fix this bug you will need to re-add them temporarily to your circles and then check for the envelope icon.  This is all I got when I replied back and told them m...

Gardens of Time now available at Google+ Games

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If you're like me and tired of all the 'build-a-city' games, then you'll be glad to know that Gardens of Time , a hidden object game is now available at Google+! Of course it still retains some of the basic elements of a social game. You spend energy on playing different scenes and you need to pimp your garden to gain more 'reputation' to unlock places. Even if you repeatedly play a scene, there are one or two new items to find so you probably won't get that bored right away. With everything said, I'm pretty much happy with this addition. Looking forward to more games to be added soon!

3 New Games at Google+

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There are 3 new games at Google+! They have added 8 Ball Multiplayer Pool , Backyard Monsters and GT Racing Motor Academy . This is probably one of the most exciting additions to me so far. I've been waiting for more casual games - since you could only play a certain number of strategy/build-a-city games before you get sick of them. So I'm really happy they added pool and racing! However, my experience with the games aren't so smooth. In 8 Ball Multiplayer Pool , you can play with random players or you can choose to play with your friends. My problem is, you can't automatically see people in your circles that are online. You have to search their  names  :( And you can't chat! There are pre-loaded phrases that you can use. Just click the speech bubble on your icon. I was particularly very excited on trying GT Racing Motor Academy , but the game won't load D: I am using the latest version of Chrome :( My system is configured for optimal play...

Zombie Lane Holiday Update 2.2.1 (Google+)

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I was very surprised when I opened Zombie Lane today as there are a lot of updates. There are loads of new quests, new weapons, new zombies, new locations, even the town in covered in snow! Here's a list of the updates ( taken from the official Zombie Lane forum at Digital Chocolate ): New Features • A new Adventure Area, Crash Site, is introduced o When the player reaches level 20, a new mission, CONSPIRACY THEORY I is unlocked o After this mission is completed, the Crash Site adventure area can be accessed by clicking on the green strip on the left side of the house o The Crash Site contains a total of 26 missions including the CONSPIRACY THEORY I intro mission • Two new zombies are introduced o Hazmat Zombie o 4 health o Chance to drop Batteries, Oxygen Tanks or Hazardous Chemicals o Secret Agent Zombie o 6 health o Chance to drop Batteries, Black Suitcases or Smartphones • Exception: the Secret Agent Zombies spawned on the player’s own gamefield (for the mission ...

The Godfather: Five Families - Now in Google+!

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The Godfather: Five Families Inspired by one of the most iconic films in history, The Godfather Five Families game is now available in Google+! It was developed by Kabam, which brought us other social games like Edgeworld and Dragons of Atlantis.  You get to choose to play one of the Five Families, the Corleones, the Tattaglias, the Barzinis, the Cuneos, and the Straccis. I was about to choose the Corleones but it doesn't have a 7 day resource boost, unlike the other families. Maybe it's to prevent most of the players to choose the Corleones? Anyway, whatever family you choose, it won't really affect your gameplay much (except for the initial boost). I'm not a stranger to other Kabam games, but I did find the interface a bit confusing though the gameplay is very much similar to their other games. The graphics, while not the best, is still pretty good. I'm not sure if this game would be able to capture a lot of users' interest for long. 

New Google Plus Games + Major Google UI Update

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Bug Village Gol Mania A lot of things happened this week. Google Plus added two more games in their arsenal, Bug Village and Gol Mania. Also, Google rolled out their new UI this week. Not everybody is using the new interface yet, as Google plans to slowly make the new UI available to everyone. Ok! I'll start dissecting everything now. Bug Village is a casual city building game, where you get to build and manage a colony of bugs. What really impressed me was the 3d graphics, which looks really sophisticated. You do have to download a small file (around 20mb) when you first try out the game, but it's worth it. Gol Mania is a soccer game, where you get to play with other users in real time. I'm not a big sports fan, so I'm not really excited to try out the game. Plus, I had trouble connecting to the game because of my 'slow connection', and was advised to close other tabs or stop downloading. While it's reasonable, I didn't have any trouble playi...