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- From: marekp@generic.uucp (Marek Pawlowski)
- Subject: Re: Blue Helmet
- Organization: Terra*Net Public Access Unix BBS. (416) 731-{3468,9867}, 237-0308
- Date: Sat, 12 Sep 1992 14:15:36 GMT
- Message-ID: <1992Sep12.141536.8252@generic.uucp>
- References: <40269@pprg.eece.unm.edu.pprg.unm.edu> <Bu7yvF.5uw@well.sf.ca.us>
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- joko@well.sf.ca.us (Joe Kohn) writes:
-
-
- >To: Steve Jorgensen
- >Re: Blue Helmet
-
- >Oh boy. The plot thickens. I uploaded Blue Helmet to c.b.a2. I also applied
- >a patch before I uploaded it, so that it would steer correctly on a ROM3. I
- >just assume it works, as I don't own a ROM3.
-
- >But, I do own a ROM01, and the version I uploaded steers to the right and
- >left on my machine. If you want to restore Blue Helmet to its non-patched
- >version as supplied by the FTA, go to block $01C3, byte $01AD and change the
- >$50 back to a $40.
-
- I also own a ROM01. If I boot the disk fresh off (meaning I just popped
- the disk in, and power up), it won't let me go right. It helps greatly if
- I boot up Sensei, and when I get to the menu, pop Blue Helmet in, and C-OA-R
- my way in to it. That works - though the game crashes in to the monitor
- (graphics page still running) after racing through about 4:30:00 of the game.
-
- This problem seems to exist in Oil Landers - in that when you actually
- get to the part where you drive around, you can NOT move the joystick. Wait,
- that was mis-leading. What I'm saying here, is that if I leave the joystick
- alone until I actually get the whole screen drawn, everything is OK. But if
- I'm already holding the joystick in any direction when it's starting to draw
- the stuff on the screen, I can't go right.
-
- FTA having buggy joystick code? Or something else?
-
- >For anyone who hasn't yet downloaded Blue Helmet, do so at your own risk.
- >Just be aware that many people are reporting having problems with it.
-
- MANY!? I think that "all" would be more accurate. It crashes on
- everybody I know. Sure, run that "it's not done yet" at me again. This
- should be EXPLICITLY written out for all the people to know that Blue
- Helmet is NOT complete, and WILL crash on you.
-
- >Sorry....
-
- >Joe Kohn
-
- --
-
- Marek Pawlowski - marekp@terranet.cts.com marekp@generic.uucp
- A genuine inquisitive computer enthusiast. Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
- OBJobOfferRequest: Sign me up on a programming contract!
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