todd@zippy.laic.uucp (10/01/88)
Thanks to helpful ideas from people who answered my previous request, I
have succeeded in copy-deprotecting Emerald Mine AND defeating the level
restriction. I have to admit the technique is ad hoc but it worked for
me (twice) and if you _really_ want it, I'm sure you can get it to work
for you. Here's the plan:
1. For safety, use the copy deprotection fix previously posted (How
someone figured that out is beyond me!).
2. Boot EM, create a character (it's easier later if you use the first
slot), solve level 1 and quit.
3. Type
type nam >nam1 opt h
of course you'll have to specify appropriate drive names for nam
and find a safe place to put nam1 while you reboot.
4. Boot EM again, solve level 2 and quit.
5. Type
type nam >nam1 opt h
and with an editor or whatever compare the 2 files. Look for the
first occurrence of an incremented byte (yes, it's the level number!).
Ok, it's a little strange here and I didn't take the time to really
unravel the mystery. The first time I fixed it the values were
something like 41 (nam1) and 42 (nam2) (which corresponded to levels
1 and 2 of the game) so I changed the value in the current nam file
(using filezap or any equivalent tool) to 60 or something.
Anyway, the 2nd time the number was not 4X and whatever number
I replaced it let me play to level 141!!
Do NOT attempt to play a level that has not been
programmed yet, the machine crashes (what did you expect?).
It doesn't really matter, I just have to scroll bacwards to the
last level I completed at the start of each new session.
So there you have it, in pretty vague terms yes, but I was very glad
to get it working at all.
If you need help, drop me a line.
Good luck!
Todd Stock
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From: todd@zippy.laic.uucp
Subject: Emerald Mine level restriction fix
Keywords: Emerald Mine
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Date: 1 Oct 88 01:22:51 GMT
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Thanks to helpful ideas from people who answered my previous request, I
have succeeded in copy-deprotecting Emerald Mine AND defeating the level
restriction. I have to admit the technique is ad hoc but it worked for
me (twice) and if you _really_ want it, I'm sure you can get it to work
for you. Here's the plan:
1. For safety, use the copy deprotection fix previously posted (How
someone figured that out is beyond me!).
2. Boot EM, create a character (it's easier later if you use the first
slot), solve level 1 and quit.
3. Type
type nam >nam1 opt h
of course you'll have to specify appropriate drive names for nam
and find a safe place to put nam1 while you reboot.
4. Boot EM again, solve level 2 and quit.
5. Type
type nam >nam1 opt h
and with an editor or whatever compare the 2 files. Look for the
first occurrence of an incremented byte (yes, it's the level number!).
Ok, it's a little strange here and I didn't take the time to really
unravel the mystery. The first time I fixed it the values were
something like 41 (nam1) and 42 (nam2) (which corresponded to levels
1 and 2 of the game) so I changed the value in the current nam file
(using filezap or any equivalent tool) to 60 or something.
Anyway, the 2nd time the number was not 4X and whatever number
I replaced it let me play to level 141!!
Do NOT attempt to play a level that has not been
programmed yet, the machine crashes (what did you expect?).
It doesn't really matter, I just have to scroll bacwards to the
last level I completed at the start of each new session.
So there you have it, in pretty vague terms yes, but I was very glad
to get it working at all.
If you need help, drop me a line.
Good luck!
Todd Stock
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