eh@cs.columbia.edu (Erik Hilsdale) (06/15/91)
I just reread through this whole xconq thread, and I found that there's been no answer to the original question (which I didn't pose): Where is xconq (not Conquer)? Is there an FTP site I can glom it from? apologies for the straightforwardness.. -eh
peter@suntan.viewlogic.com (Peter Colby) (06/15/91)
In article <1991Jun14.180620.719@cs.columbia.edu>, eh@cs.columbia.edu (Erik Hilsdale) writes: |> I just reread through this whole xconq thread, and I found that there's |> been no answer to the original question (which I didn't pose): |> |> Where is xconq (not Conquer)? Is there an FTP site I can glom it from? |> |> apologies for the straightforwardness.. |> |> -eh I, myself, would have answered if I knew. But since I didn't (and still don't) someone else will have to respond. Sorry -- (O)(O)(O)(O)(O)(O)(O)(O)(O) (O)(O)(O)(O)(O)(O)(O)(O)(O) (O) !the doctor is out! (O) (0) peter@viewlogic.com (0) (O)(O)(O)(O)(O)(O)(O)(O)(O) (O)(O)(O)(O)(O)(O)(O)(O)(O)
parody@ucscb.UCSC.EDU (The Great Steeve [Magician at Large]) (06/16/91)
Try ftp'ing from uunet.uu.net (sorry, don't know the numbers).
There is an archive for games on there with index files... Search
& thou shalt find...
In the dark ages peter@suntan.viewlogic.com (Peter Colby) wrote:
-->In article <1991Jun14.180620.719@cs.columbia.edu>, Erik Hilsdale writes:
-->|> I just reread through this whole xconq thread, and I found that there's
-->|> been no answer to the original question (which I didn't pose):
-->|>
-->|> Where is xconq (not Conquer)? Is there an FTP site I can glom it from?
-->|>
-->|> apologies for the straightforwardness..
-->|>
-->|> -eh
--> I, myself, would have answered if I knew. But since I didn't (and
-->still don't) someone else will have to respond.
--> Sorry
-->--
--> (O)(O)(O)(O)(O)(O)(O)(O)(O) (O)(O)(O)(O)(O)(O)(O)(O)(O)
--> (O) !the doctor is out! (O) (0) peter@viewlogic.com (0)
--> (O)(O)(O)(O)(O)(O)(O)(O)(O) (O)(O)(O)(O)(O)(O)(O)(O)(O)
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The last time I checked mgse had a copy of xconq, but the last time I looked
was over a year ago. Which brings me to the question I have. After
reading this discussion, I realize I'm under a mis-impression of xconq.
I thought xconq was an X-window version of conquer. I see that it being
related to conquer is untrue, now I am wondering if it is a X-window or
curses based game or both?
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oOo <--- {his paw mark and Royal Seal} |ameiba@reed.edu (06/17/91)
In article <1991Jun14.180620.719@cs.columbia.edu> eh@douglass.columbia.edu (Erik Hilsdale) writes: >I just reread through this whole xconq thread, and I found that there's >been no answer to the original question (which I didn't pose): Well, I did pose the original question, and I got a multitude of answers.... >Where is xconq (not Conquer)? Is there an FTP site I can glom it from? The most modified version is at paul.rutgers.edu, 128.6.5.60, in /pub/xconq. It doesn't allow as many computer players as some others, and one or two commands are missing (like "wait until a transport shows up then board it", which I liked), but it does allow simultaneous players, moving the center of action doesn't cause pieces to disappear, and the computer player is NASTY. Attempting to attack a computer player's island with anything short of a battleship, a nuclear bomb or a sneak attack is inadvisable. And sneak attacks don't occur very often. So, to be blunt--I, the original question-asker, have decided to use the file /pub/xconq/xc5.4.4-27-91.tar.Z from paul.rutgers.edu. But I would dearly love to beta-test xconq 5.5, which Stan Shebs (the original xconq god) has announced the imminent release of. Keith Steiger ameiba@reed.edu "Now if only I could read news from my own machine again...."
joe@cbnewsf.cb.att.com (Joe Judge) (06/19/91)
In article <m0jpD62-0001P0C@dharma.reed.edu> ameiba@reed.edu (Keith Steiger) writes: >In article <1991Jun14.180620.719@cs.columbia.edu> eh@douglass.columbia.edu (Erik Hilsdale) writes: > But I would dearly >love to beta-test xconq 5.5, which Stan Shebs (the original xconq god) has >announced the imminent release of. > > Keith Steiger I would dearly love to beta the Mac version :) ... I spent a week converting the small X bitmaps to Mac SICN's and worked on making the Xconq from paul.rutgers.edu a lot more dynamic in it's memory allocation (instead of HUGE arrays of big structs :) a while back. I guess I put it on hold and it stayed there - sigh. - joe