User talk:Matt shade

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I've got the soundtrack for Noctropolis, if you're interested. That might be helpful to fill out the Music section, I'd imagine.
 * Thank you! I finally created the Music section. Plese feel free to add or improve on it. Matt shade 13:25, August 29, 2011 (UTC)

I have a PC using the Vista operating system. I also own an actual Noctropolis game disc. Might you know how to:

A) Get the game to run on modern machines like mine?

B) Know how to record the game? For example, does FRAPS work with it?
 * I have XP and the last time I played the game I used the free DosBox emulator. I have no idea how to record the game though, sorry. Matt shade 11:46, October 23, 2011 (UTC)

I couldn't find a rules page, and the about page was empty. Are there any particular rules I should be aware of? More specifically, is it a goal of this wiki to avoid game spoilers in an article?--OvaltinePatrol (talk) 17:16, September 13, 2012 (UTC)
 * Welcome to the Noctropolis Wiki. No, no particular rules, I just decided to leave something to do for the visitors. We could make it a rule to have spoiler-free information first then add a game spoiler warning before the meat of the article. Matt shade (talk) 20:16, September 18, 2012 (UTC)