Mac Bzone is a Macintosh version of a three dimensional tank battle. You, the valiant but lone tank commander, vs a slower but infinite enemy. The enemy will always win, in time, but how much time you can buy depends on your skill as a tank commander. Mac Bzone requires system 6.0.7 or higher and a 68020+68881 combination or higher (it requires an FPU). It will run on black and white systems and will take some advantage of color on color systems (it runs best in 1bit or 4bit modes). A more detailed description of game play and some notes on higher level play are included under the "Help" button in the "About..." dialog.
Shareware NOT Freeware
This software is distributed under the shareware system, which allows you to try it before you buy it. The program is distributed with a serial number system installed. Without a valid serial number the program will only allow you 20 shots per game (enough to get a pretty good feel for the game). Once a serial number is entered the program will not put any limits on shots fired. To obtain a serial number see 'Registration'. I retain all rights to the program, but feel free to duplicate and distribute ONLY unregistered (with the 20 salvo limit intact) copies of it. You may not distribute a registered copy.
Registration
To register your copy of Mac Bzone, mail a check or money order for $10US to Randy Frank, at the address given below. Please include your return address and Email address if applicable. If you are ordering from out of the U.S. and cannot send a check drawn on a U.S. bank, please add an additional $10US for check processing fees.
I can be reached via USmail at:
Randy Frank
1936 Northridge Dr.
Coralville, IA 52241
Or via Email at:
randy@tessa.iaf.uiowa.edu
For further information see the help option under the 'About MacBzone...' menu.
Limits of liability
I hope that you find Mac Bzone an interesting diversion. I make no warranty of the operation of Mac Bzone, expressed or implied. In no event will I be held responsible for any damages or loss as a result of its use. In states where this disclaimer does not apply, my liability will be limited to the amount paid for the product.
Known problems/limitations/solutions:
Currently the program requires a floating point co-processor.
Video depths deeper than 8 bits are no longer supported due to the new faster line drawing routines. Currently the program just exits. Change your screen depth to 8 bits or less and the program runs fine.
Users of After Dark: When using some versions of After Dark when your mouse pointer moves into one of the selected special corners and you fire a shot MacBzone can crash. The problem is in some versions of After Dark, updating to more recent versions of After Dark will fix the problem. The problem was detected in version 2.0s and it does not exist in 2.0u. I have not tested it in any other versions. Since I have seen the update program on several FTP sites, I would suggest getting the update package and updating if your version of After Dark is before 2.0u.
Users of Master Juggler: Currently MacBzone may not run correctly with Master Juggler. I have had a user report that the options dialog hangs when you click OK with Master Juggler running under System 7.0. I have not had a chance to test it personally.
A general note: If you do have problems with the game try disabling your INITs and try it again. Most problems have been tracked down to misbehaving INITs.
