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- M A Z E File [WhatsNew.Doc]
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- Version 5.0 in Jan. 1992
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- Release Notes:
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- 1. I took all the new features in the 80x43 screen format version
- released last year for EGA/VGA systems and squeezed them into the
- much more popular 80x25 screen format.
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- 2. Released as ShareWare with expanded support for registered users.
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- 3. The help logic is more extensive and easier to access.
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- 4. Logic was added to allow a maze level to contain a path internal
- to a room .. leads to some interesting potential maze designs.
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- 5. The Black Knight logic was upgraded to allow variation in his
- speed during the attack .. he speeds up a little with each move.
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- 6. The Vendor's store was remodeled. It now allows extensive trading
- with each visit.
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- 7. The Vendor will now buy your excessive goods, at a mark down of
- course to cover his overhead.
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- 8. Users may now also send mail to the sysop. The sysop's mail flag is
- always visible when the game is active to indicate that letters have
- been received and not opened.
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- 9. The sysop is now always shown as a player in the game but he/she
- is cloaked by default to avoid abuse by other players.
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- 10. The attack logic is a complete subsystem of its own now. It shows
- extensive feedback on how the battle's going.
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- 11. A death certificate is now generated when a player is killed. Their
- ghost get a copy by registered mail. Revenge is fun to watch!
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- 12. A lot of visuals were clean up for easier reading.
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- 12. The pop-up window painter was reworked and is much faster now.
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- 13. When sending private mail users can now pick the address from a list
- of game players.
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- 14. All user commands are now available from any menu.
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- 15. The documentation was completely rewritten, it is now shorter and
- more to the point.
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- 16. Compatibility maintained with user designed dungeons that worked
- with version 3.6
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- 17. All the sysop documention what rewritten to ease installation.
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- 18. MazeUtil can now Mirror a maze level during convertion.
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- 19. The "Gamble" command now launches a game of Ansi Black Jack.
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