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From: filfeit@rael.Tymnet.COM (Fil Feit)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.games
Subject: Re: Sierra BBS Has Hints For All Sierra Games
Date: 20 Aug 92 16:15:21 GMT
Reply-To: filfeit@rael.Tymnet.COM
Organization: Sun Microsystems

In article 714239391@lido16, wiegand@rtsg.mot.com (Robert Wiegand) writes:
>jefff@cbnewse.cb.att.com (jeffrey.l.knopp) writes:
>

>>There is a Sierra BBS has has hint to ALL sierra games.  It is great.
>>I can usually get through an adventure game OK, but there is one or 
>>two times I get struck.  This BBS has really helped me out.  The
>>only charge is the call.  It is menu driven and is easy to use.
>
>>The number is 209-683-4463.  Good luck and happy adventuring!

>You can also access this BBS through Compuserv. Just type "go sirerra".
>For many people the CIS charges will be cheaper than the long distance
>call.
>
If you have CI$, you can also download one of several hint programs, and
the appropriate hint file for the game you're playing.

Saves you the trouble of calling again, and the files you DL aren't that
big....

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  On sale, this week only for f1.95
From: aviz@lanai.cs.ucla.edu (Dr Algirdas Avizienis)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.games
Subject: Ultima 7 Help Needed
Date: 17 Aug 92 22:08:09 GMT
Distribution: usa
Organization: UCLA Computer Science Department


	Hello.  I am currently stuck in Ultima 7.  (Warning, possible
spoilers).

	I am in Skara Brae, have made the Cage of Souls and dipped it
in the well, I have made the potion, and now need to capture the liche
and dump the potion on him.  HOW DO I DO THIS?  The lady (i forger
forget her name, says to clap it on him at midnight and then dump the
potion on him.  Can someone please give me some detailed instructions
on how to do this?  Where should he be standing, how do I "clap" it on
him, etc, etc.

I've been stuck for a few days now.  Please e-mail answers as I doubt this
is of general interest.

P.S.  Today is the first time I've read this group, and I've read a
few messages about patches for Ultima VII.  Where are these available
and what do they do?  I bought my Ultima about a week after it became
available so its probably an older version.

Thanks again for any help.
From: ebazergh@gmuvax.gmu.edu
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.games
Subject: 688 Attack Sub - Defective Disks!!!
Date: 20 Aug 92 12:35:19 -0500
Organization: George Mason University, Fairfax, VA.

I just purchased 688 Sub Attack, a submarine simulator game by Electronic Arts.
When I saw that it had a modem-play option, I bought it right-away. When I got
home and tried to install it, the disks were defective. After checking the
packaging, I noticed that the box had been "re-shrink wrapped". A quick ride
back to the software store led to an even greater problem. Since the store
had the software title priced as "Clearance", I was told that I could not
return or exchange the software since the sale was final. After 15 minutes of
yelling and screaming, I was told to leave or security would be called.
Needless to say, I will NEVER buy anything from them again...
 
While examining the defective disks, I noticed that I could copy certain
files to another disk. Two files contained sectors which could not be read,
so I was not able to copy them. The manual states that the disks are NOT
copy-protected, since the protection is "manual-based".
Here is my question, could anyone who has this game (688 Sub Attack) please
send me the files "DISK1.MLB" & "DISK2.MLB"?
I called Electronic Arts, but they request more money to replace the disks
than what I paid for them!
 
Can some kind soul out there with a good heart please help me out?
 
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From: kdorff@nmsu.edu (SNOOGIE WOOGIE)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.games
Subject: BUG with Legend of Kyrandia FOUND
Date: 21 Aug 92 06:07:23 GMT
Distribution: comp
Organization: NMSU Computer Science


OK.  With much distress, I faxed Virgin games a copy of my box with
a letter requesting the update so I would not get the
   "Cannot load font 6.fnt, please reinstall"
message.  A customer service lady at Virgin games SAID this was
a bug on some machines (turned out 4 machines!!)

SO deciding it would hurt NOTHING and hopefully extend my 10 day
"look at" period with electronic botique, I took back the
game and explained the situation.  He took back the game
and gave me their last copy, and extended my 10 days to start
from today.

I took it home and checked it out, and it WORKED!!!
For grins I compared the two installations (I DO still own it,
so NO complaints please, no flames, etc), and the problem
is the 1st set of disks I had, when it decompressed the files
(don't know which disk) creates "WSA2.PAK" as 0 bytes long (EMPTY
file).  I know it was the problem of the original disks, because
it did this for me when I tried it on 4 different machines.  All
completely different, all installed from the originals.

HUMPH!!!! The lady told me it was a problem with the whole program.
(Close to her exact words).

ANYWAY, there are some bad originals floating around.

So I played for a couple hours.

Impressions: REALLY good so far! I WOULD SAY!  Great graphics and
music.  About the best yet! WORTH getting (so far).  Lemme see
how long it is before I give a full blown review.

Kevin
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.games
From: jan_b@lysator.liu.se (Jan Besehanic)
Subject: Re: Civ Inquisition Screen
Keywords: rare screen
Organization: Lysator Academic Computer Club, Linkoping University, Sweden
Date: Thu, 13 Aug 1992 14:46:20 GMT

jasona@sco.COM ( Bright light, bright light ) writes:


>A friend of mine has claimed to have seen a screen on Civilization (version 1)
>with a picture of the spanish inquisition or the like on it. It had several
                       ^^^^^^^ ^^^^^^^^^^^

Well, I didn't expect the Spanish Inquisition in comp.sys.ibm.pc.games!

(Sorry, couldn't resist it...)



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email: jan_b@lysator.liu.se
New, improved .sig-file under construction.
From: brinton@icd.teradyne.com (Chris Brinton)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.games
Subject: Dell video incompatibilities with Wolf3d ?
Date: 20 Aug 92 20:55:08 GMT
Reply-To: brinton@icd.teradyne.com
Organization: Teradyne, Inc. Boston MA


I have a friend that is having a problem with Wolf3d (I dont know if its
1.1 or 1.2) he has a Dell 486 D50 with 8MB and Dell vga w/512k.

Heres the problem: when the screen says Get Psyched! there are verticle bars
across the words and during game play some of the status info (like your 
face and your weapon) are behind these same bars.

Does anyone know what the problem is? Does Dell have some kind of vga 
incompatibility or does Wolf use some non-standard tricks?

Any help or opinions would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks,
Chris
brinton@icd.teradyne.com
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.games
From: jengagne@wam.umd.edu (Jenny Lynn Gagne)
Subject: Re: Treasures of Infocom
Summary: new infocom releases - truths 
Originator: jengagne@rac1.wam.umd.edu
Keywords: infocom 
Organization: University of Maryland, College Park
Date: Fri, 21 Aug 1992 23:02:05 GMT

In article <1992Aug21.203439.26938@panix.com> sherman@panix.com (Sherman Chan) writes:
>I recently heard that a lot of old classic Infocom text adventures were
>being re-released in one box, under the previously mentioned title.
>Could someone tell me which titles are included, if this is so?
>Are these the original programs, or have they been fixed up to include
>graphics screens and such?  Just wondering, cause I'd like to run them
>on an Amiga using Transformer, and the person who told me about this
>package said he only knew about an MSDOS release.

Well, it's true... there are two packages out noe, Lost Treasures 1 and
Lost Treaures 2 (2 seems to be cheaper $$$wise).  Both have NO GRAPHICS.
They are the unedited, unabridged MS-DOS versions of these classic games.

Volume 1 has Hitchhiker's Guide, the Zork Trilogy, adn a few of the
other popular ones.  Volume 2 has Nord and Bert, Bureaucracy, and I think
A Mind Forever Voyaging.

I recommend number 2, but that's just because Bureaucracy is my
all time favorite game, apart from Monkey Island <g>.

I don't know if Leather Goddesses 1 is in either of them.  BTW,
both packs include one very thick hintbook that covers all the games
in the pack and doesn't need any funky markers.


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From: s30683v@taltta.hut.fi (Timo Johannes Talasmaa)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.games
Subject: Re: DARKSEED (help needed!)
Date: 22 Aug 92 23:10:54 GMT
Organization: Helsinki University of Technology, Finland

SPOILERS FOLLOW:

Turning the axe handle into a hammer

You have to energize the loose stone slab in the disintegrator found
below the alien brain. Then you just click on the stone and then on the
hammer (or vice versa ?).


Timo
From: beders@wip-sol.dfki.uni-sb.de (Jochen Bedersdorfer)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.games
Subject: Re: UW Assorted level 6-8 questions
Date: 17 Aug 92 11:04:24 GMT
Organization: DFKI Saarbruecken GmbH, D-W 6600 Saarbruecken
In-reply-to: billy@Autodesk.COM's message of 13 Aug 92 08:45:26 GMT

>   1) Where is the "Book of Runestones" that Vilus was supposed to have dropped?
>      I killed a beholder in the NW area of level 6 who I think was named Vilus,
>      but I don't remember him dropping any book.  When one of the Seers asked
>      me to get it, I searched all over the area, but could not find it.
There are two Beholder methink, but I may be wrong. True is, that the Beholder
drops the desired book.

>  5) How do you open the door in the NW corner of level 7?  I can't find a key
>     for this thing anywhere.  In fact, I seem to be desperately short of
>     keys for level 7.  I couldn't open any of the three locked doors at the
>     end of the hall where the prisoners are kept (although I did manage to
>     open the prisoners' cells).
You get the key later, when you meet the wizard, dont worry.

>  7) Lastly, one question from previous levels:  who was supposed to tell me
>     where to find the cup?  I learned the tune for the flute, but I never
>     encountered anyone who gave me any clues about where to play it or what
>     it would bring me.  A few people on the net mentioned something about
>     playing it on an island, but I wonder how they figured this out.  Am I
>     supposed to play it on an island, and if so, on what level?
You should have a mantra, that tells You, where to look for the cup.
One every shrine, you use this mantra [don`t know the word anymore] and
you get a hint where to look...


Sorry, that I couldn't tell You more. It's long ago, I solved that game.

:)ochen
(Jochen)
From: heidi@ucthpx.uct.ac.za (Heidi de Wet)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.games
Subject: Re: U Underworld (SPOILERS)
Keywords: U Underworld Orb Map
Date: 19 Aug 92 11:18:45 GMT
Article-I.D.: ucthpx.1992Aug19.111845.22259
Organization: Dept of Elec Eng, UCT

skrause@informatik.hu-berlin.de (Steffen Krause) writes:
>1) What do I do with the rotworm stew ? I am in level 7 and nobody wanted it !

Oh yes they did :-)  One of the trolls on level 4 gives you something
very important in return for some rotworm stew.

>2) How do I destroy the magic orb at Tyball ? How do I kill Tyball ?

Someone in the maze tells you about destroying the orb.  To kill
Tyball, hit him repeatedly :-)

>3) What for is the lava-map i found in level 7 ? There are some traps and 
>   ports on it - but I didn't find the area.

It's just north of the mines, but the door on the map doesn't
quite match the door in the game.  Getting a key to that door
is not that easy (I bashed it down early on.)

>4) How do I get to level 8 ? I only found stairs that lead to a small area
>   in level 8 with stairs to another room in level 7.

You must have missed a lot of L7 then!  There are at least two other
sets of stairs you can get to without facing Tyball, one in the 
maze and one in the far north.  

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From: thompson@kuhub.cc.ukans.edu
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.games
Subject: Location of Unreal demo
Date: 20 Aug 92 14:33:43 CDT
Organization: University of Kansas Academic Computing Services

In article <BARTELS.92Aug20122809@wind.jsc.nasa.gov>, bartels@jsc.nasa.gov (Jeff Bartels) writes:
>>>>>> In article <1992Aug20.153249.8144@ichips.intel.com>, smintz@sedona.intel.com (Stephen Mintz exp 11/92~) writes:
>  .> Originator: smintz@alamo
> 
> 
>  .> If you read the readme file you'll see that a boot disk is a good option, I
>  .> finally had to set up a config with only mouse and qemm386 v 6.02 loading with
>  .> dos high...the simulation work fine with that, though if I use the ESC key is
>  .> still has a 50/50 chance of lock up...I don't know what routine they are using
>  .> but it is a bitch with 33+mhz and sb pros...
> 
> Can anyone post a reply stating what directory this demo is archived
> in?
> 
> Thanks in advance ...

It is in the /pub/MSDOS_UPLOADS directory on wuarchive.  Filename is 
unreal.zip.

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From: luit1@wsinfo11.info.win.tue.nl (Wim Jansen)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.games
Subject: Re: "Strategy" Game recommendations?
Date: 21 Aug 92 07:42:57 GMT
Reply-To: luit1@info.win.tue.nl
Distribution: comp.sys.ibm.pc.games

I hate to post 'me too' messages, but since the poster asked for e-mail...

If anyone does know a good strategic game, please POST it also. I'm sure
more people are interested in getting this info.

BTW, someone posted on a new game called 'High Command'. Anyone seen this
game or played it. I think the poster got no response. 

Thanx in advance, Wim.
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From: hchong@netcom.com (Hoi Chong)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.games
Subject: Re: Maxx pedals with Falcon 3: how?
Date: 20 Aug 92 20:00:57 GMT
Organization: Netcom - Online Communication Services  (408 241-9760 guest)

From article <tb9mk6h.riddell@netcom.com>, by riddell@netcom.com (Shane Riddell):
>         How should Falcon 3.00 running with the D patch be configured to use
> both a Thrustmaster WCS and Maxx rudder pedals?  I have tried setting it both
> for Thrustmaster products and just a Joystick, but it does not seem to
> acknowledge rudder commands from the pedals, just the keyboard.  The pedals
> work fine with another sim (Aces of the Pacific.)

You need to press ESC during action sequence and than select configuration
in order to activate rudder. 
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.games
From: lachlan@dmp.csiro.au (Lachlan Cranswick)
Subject: Re: Prince of Persia: HELP
Organization: CSIRO Division of Mineral Products, Melbourne, AUSTRALIA
Date: Mon, 17 Aug 1992 09:39:38 GMT

l2wang@napier.uwaterloo.ca (  Lei Wang  ) writes:
>  And I finally tried...

>  Sheathing your sword by pressing <Down>.
>  He sheaths his sword also, and if you walk into him, you become one,
>and you gain one maximum health(to Nine, if you did things correctly).

>  That's where I get stuck.
>  I can make it to 12th level and join with the twin in < 30 minutes.  I
>don't die even once, and even get past 1st level the tricky way.  But the 
>remaining 30 minutes I always try without avail to find an exit out of level 12.

>  So what's the trick?  Is there a way at all?(there must be, but I can't
>find it)

>-- 
Did you try walking off the left edge of the screen?
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From: DTHOMAS@MAINE.MAINE.EDU (David L. Thomas)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.games,rec.games.misc
Subject: Re: Adventure Construction Set
Date: 12 Aug 92 21:20:32 GMT
 <Bs2Mus.ExJ@usenet.ucs.indiana.edu>
 <1992Jul28.201344.23875%jim.uucp@wupost.wustl.edu>
 <Bsuyzu.Ay7@usenet.ucs.indiana.edu>
Organization: University of Maine System

I think I already posted something here before, so excuse the
repetition if I did so...

anyway, along these lines, has anyone heard of Gamescape (another
adventure programming language).  Is it worth investing my time
in learning how to use it?




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David Thomas                              Confusion is the state of promise,
University of Maine                       the fertile void where surprise is
Orono, Maine                              possible again.
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From: pkent@neumann.une.edu.au (Phillip Kent)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.games
Subject: RRT Crack
Date: 21 Aug 92 12:49:06 GMT

Does anyone have a crack for Railroad Tycoon that actually WORKS?
I tried one that SEEMS to get past the "pick the train" question
ie. displays "Congratulations ...."
But when I try to build more than two trains it says
"Train limit exceeded".

Thanks in advance!

Phillip Kent
email: pkent@neumann.une.edu.au
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.games
From: bx916@cleveland.Freenet.Edu (Ross W. Starkey)
Subject: Re: WC2: help with torps etc.
Reply-To: bx916@cleveland.Freenet.Edu (Ross W. Starkey)
Organization: Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH (USA)
Date: Thu, 20 Aug 92 00:57:56 GMT


In a previous article, c60a-zh@volga.Berkeley.EDU (A L L E N --LabA) says:

>In article <1992Aug16.073432.21816@usenet.ins.cwru.edu> bx916@cleveland.Freenet.Edu (Ross W. Starkey) writes:
>
>>over the last few days.  Thanks to you, I was able to finish WC2 tonight,
>>on the winning path :-)  - last night I finished it on the losing path :-(
>> (has everyone played through the Gwynedd system in the losing path?  If
>>not, DO EET NOW - MAN!  The scene after you blow up the traitor's fighter,
>>when you have his rotating ejection chair in your sights and you're
>
>By "winning path" and "losing path" do you mean whether you have the winning
>plotline or the losing plotline?
>
>I believe i have only gotten the winning path. Which missions must I fail
>to get to the losing path?


The last mission that you fly with ANGEL, where you chase a Kilrathi capital
ship through jumpspace in your fighter-bombers.  If you win, you go on the
offensive and attack K'tithrak Mang.  If you lose, the cats go on the
offensive and the Confederation is driven out of the Enigma Sector.
>
If you have SO1 (or SO2, I think?) you can visit the mission by typing

	PLAY-WC2 12 C

from the WING2 directory.


>"SHHHHHH*T! E-jection time!" - Jazz
>
>When's WCIII comming out?

Wish I knew.  I have played WC1, WC1:SM1, and (out of order) WC2.  I am
now TRYING to play WC1:SM2, and am being methodically driven out of my mind.

>
>ALLEN
>
>

-- 
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did you kill in battle,        peace - in peace sons bury fathers, but in war
Patroklos, when the gods       fathers bury sons.  It must have been heaven's
were calling deathward? HOMER  will that this should happen...      HERODOTUS
From: keith.willis@almac.co.uk
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.games
Subject: sorry to bother you..
Date: 20 Aug 92 21:25:26 GMT
Distribution: comp
Organization: ALMAC PC Board


        My apologies to all for the wasted bandwidth, but I'm having
        difficulty with my connection.  Would somebody be kind enough
        to confirm (by email please) whether this made it out to the
        Net?

        Many many thanks in advance.


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From: stephan@nmt.edu (Stephan Witz)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.games
Subject: bards tale maps
Date: 20 Aug 92 15:29:30 GMT
Article-I.D.: nmt.1992Aug20.152930.9225
Distribution: usa
Organization: New Mexico Drek

Hello.  I just came into possetion of a tired old copy of Bards Tale.
As it's been years since I've seen it (and my machine is too slow for
any of the newer games out), I decided to play with it.  Problem is,
I don't have maps for Skara Brae.  Ordinarily I'd see what I could do
about being a fine upstanding guy and purchasing a new copy of the game,
but I think that'd be kind of hard to do.  Anybody out the point me to
some ftp'able copies of the town map?

-stephan@nmt.edu
From: davida@bonnie.ics.uci.edu (David A. Andersen)
Subject: Re: RailRoad Tycoon wish list
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.games
Reply-To: davida@ics.uci.edu (David A. Andersen)
Organization: Univ. of Calif., Irvine, Info. & Computer Sci. Dept.
Date: 21 Aug 92 06:06:21 GMT

>>
>>Was thinking (perhaps anyone cares)... Wouldn't it be fun if
>>Microprose came out with some additional scernarios for RR tycoon?
>>....

(I can top ALL of the above requests:   "oooohhh ahhhh")


How about a network or modem version where you can play against your
competitors?


David Andersen
From: scottd@cs.hw.ac.uk (Scott Dunn)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.games
Subject: Falcon3 postings
Date: 19 Aug 92 12:11:56 GMT
Organization: Dept of Computer Science, Heriot-Watt University, Scotland

Has anyone kept all significant postings for Falcon 3?  If so, any chance of
forwarding what you have.  Just to save me asking old questions etc.

Thanks in advance,

Scott.
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.games