oyster@uwmacc.UUCP (Vicarious Oyster) (11/03/86)
In article <224@drivax.UUCP> holloway@drivax.UUCP (Bruce Holloway) writes: >In article <246@bath63.UUCP> pes@ux63.bath.ac.uk (Paul Smee) writes: >>I had a go at copying the Epyx disk. It appears to work, but... >>It annoyed me enough to decide that I think I'll try to crack that one, >>though. > >I copied Rogue over to my hard disk, and it runs fine from there, although >it requires the original disk in 'A'... it just accesses it for a couple >of seconds. Also, you can only save files to the original disk! But at >least the loading time is slashed, especially for those l-o-n-g picture >files. Well, I've tried running it from a RAMdisk copy, and it wouldn't run, even *with* the original diskette in drive A. Also, although I haven't actually saved a game on an alternate diskette, I've subsequently copied saved game files to another diskette, and have loaded them from that diskette (in drive B). Works great! Lastly, after reading (Ian Chadwick's?) column in the most recent Analog, I took a look at the executatble file. It was entertaining finding phrases like "Software Pirate", "Copy Protection Mafia", and "Scum of the Earth." (Ian, by the way, changed the "die roll" figures in the executable, thereby making his character much better, allowing him to get the Amulet. Kinda defeats the purpose of the game, doesn't it?) -- - Joel Plutchak uucp: {allegra,ihnp4,seismo}!uwvax!uwmacc!oyster ARPA: oyster@unix.macc.wisc.edu Can you say "opinion"? I *knew* you could!
turner@imagen.UUCP (D'arc Angel) (11/05/86)
> Lastly, after reading (Ian Chadwick's?) column in the most recent > Analog, I took a look at the executatble file. It was entertaining > finding phrases like "Software Pirate", "Copy Protection Mafia", and > "Scum of the Earth." (Ian, by the way, changed the "die roll" figures > in the executable, thereby making his character much better, allowing > him to get the Amulet. Kinda defeats the purpose of the game, doesn't it?) > -- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~\ lineater, \~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ if you're going to look for ways to cheat, you might try looking in the executable for the rogue's name (i.e. what you type in for the name) that allows you to create anything, scrolls, weapons etc. It's literally right there in front of you in the code. nuff said.. but i agree with you it takes all of the fun out of the game on another subject; is anyone out there playing Phantasie I ? (if you like rogue, you will fall in love with this game) i have gotten all of the rings and runes and found the black knight's dungeon but i can't get him, what am i doing wrong ????? -- ---- These are days for the locust to eat - Winston Churchill Name: James M. Turner Mail: Imagen Corp. 2650 San Tomas Expressway, P.O. Box 58101 Santa Clara, CA 95052-8101 AT&T: (408) 986-9400 UUCP: ...{decvax,ucbvax}!decwrl!imagen!turner CompuServe: 76327,1575 GEnie : D-ARCANGEL