mlg@cbnews.cb.att.com (mike.goodrich) (06/25/91)
I just recently purchased the game OIDS by FTL and I noticed something rather strange when I tried to run this program on my Mac LC. The program will load and execute fine up until the point I try to play the game. The ship functions fine all the keys do what they are supposed to but I can't destroy ANYTHING. I can float around and shoot hundreds of shots at a single target and the photon pellets just pass right through the target that I am shooting at. Also I can't refuel or connect with the mother ship. I was wondering has anyone else experience this problem or is it just the copy of the game that I got? Another piece of info when I ran this program on my Mac Plus everything works the way it is supposed to, but the game doesn't look nearly as good on a 9" black and white screen as it does on the 12" color. Any info or suggestions would be greatly appreciated. Thanks Mike mlg@cblph.att.com
gregpen@crash.cts.com (Greg Penetrante) (06/27/91)
In article <1991Jun25.133411.12677@cbnews.cb.att.com> mlg@cbnews.cb.att.com (mike.goodrich) writes: > >I just recently purchased the game OIDS by FTL and I noticed something rather >strange when I tried to run this program on my Mac LC. The program will load >and execute fine up until the point I try to play the game. > >The ship functions fine all the keys do what they are supposed to but I >can't destroy ANYTHING. I can float around and shoot hundreds of shots at >a single target and the photon pellets just pass right through the target >that I am shooting at. Also I can't refuel or connect with the mother ship. > >Any info or suggestions would be greatly appreciated. > > Thanks > Mike > mlg@cblph.att.com Mike, It's that DAMNED copy protection! There are some pointers in the program that cripple it when the copy protection fails to register; this will happen on some macs. Unfortunately it happened on yours. I suggest you mail it back to FTL along with a letter-bomb and tell them that copy protection sucks. p.s. I know there is a patch available that will disable the CP of this game. is it legal to post it on Internet? (I guess not)
gaynor@agvax2.ag.ohio-state.edu (06/27/91)
In article <1991Jun27.071832.24907@crash.cts.com>, gregpen@crash.cts.com (Greg Penetrante) writes: > [re: Oids copy protection] > p.s. I know there is a patch available that will disable the CP of this game. > is it legal to post it on Internet? (I guess not) Technically, no, it wouldn't be illegal. However, thousands of self-appointed net.thought.police would probably descend upon you, send you nasty email, tell your sysadmin that you are promoting software piracy, and start yet-another-flame-war. Don't you just love the Internet? ;-) --- Jim Gaynor - AgVAX System Manager - Academic Computing - Ohio State University VMS:<gaynor@agvax2.ag.ohio-state.edu> UNIX:<gaynor@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu> Disclaimer : All opinions expressed here are mine and only mine. So there! Witty Quote: "Shoot him now! Shoot him now!" - Daffy Duck, "Rabbit Seasonings"
baumgart@esquire.dpw.com (Steve Baumgarten) (06/27/91)
In article <1991Jun27.132820.27977@zardoz.eng.ohio-state.edu> gaynor@agvax2.ag.ohio-state.edu writes: In article <1991Jun27.071832.24907@crash.cts.com>, gregpen@crash.cts.com (Greg Penetrante) writes: > [re: Oids copy protection] p.s. I know there is a patch available > that will disable the CP of this game. is it legal to post it on > Internet? (I guess not) Technically, no, it wouldn't be illegal. However, thousands of self-appointed net.thought.police would probably descend upon you, send you nasty email, tell your sysadmin that you are promoting software piracy, and start yet-another-flame-war. It would be nicer if you (the original poster) paid for the game, since registered users get a key code to enter that removes the copy protection. At least, that's how I removed the copy protection from my copy: after purchasing it, I sent in the registration card, and two weeks later FTL sent me the key code. End of copy protection. If you like the game enough to waste all this time trying to get around its copy protection, why not spend the $30 and buy it? If you had written and published a game as wonderful as OIDS, wouldn't you want people to buy it from you, rather than selfishly (and illegally) copying it -- and then whining about its copy protection? -- Steve Baumgarten | "New York... when civilization falls apart, Davis Polk & Wardwell | remember, we were way ahead of you." baumgart@esquire.dpw.com | cmcl2!esquire!baumgart | - David Letterman