fdf (04/30/83)
A few weeks ago, I posted a note to this newsgroup requesting help for a beginning roguer. Thanks to many replies, I'm now a semi-addicted roguer. This note pertains to restoring saved rogue files. I recently saved the state of my best rogue game to date, anticipating that I could go back later to delve even deeper into the dungeon. Soon after saving the game, I changed the protection state of all the files in my directory (chmod XXX *). When I tried to restore the game I received a message stating: Sorry, file has been touched. Therefore, no game. I realize that rogue does not allow one to copy the state of saved games into other files and then use these files. I guess this is to prevent a player from saving a game right before he does something risky and then to keep playing that game (with the copied file) after he bites the dust. But to stop me from using a file just because I changed its protection mode is going a little too far. So my question is: can I somehow get my game back or should I start over? Any replies or explanations may be mailed to me. Frank Fite houxm!houxa!fdf