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- Short: HD Installer & Patch for Cadaver V1.1
- Author: jffabre@ensica.fr (Jean-François Fabre)
- Type: game/patch
- Replaces: cadaver2hd.lha
-
- J.F. FABRE proudly presents:
-
- --- CADAVER & THE PAYOFF Hard Disk Installer & Patcher ---
-
- This installer requires the Cadaver ORIGINAL disks (there are 2+1 for The Payoff).
-
- The HD-Patched game will need about 2Mb of FAST memory and 0.5Mb of
- any other memory.
- It should work on ALL Kickstarts and ALL CPUs (up to '060).
-
- Work done:
-
- - Patched the game to run from HD (RAM, actually)
- - Two versions supported: V0.01 and V1.03
- - Convenient installer script
- - Patched game (V0.01) to avoid crashes with 68020+ CPUs
- - Removed copy-protection for V0.01 (that crashed the game too). Don't know for V1.03
- - Quit key (F10)
- - Load/Saves from/to HD or floppy. Compatibility between saves of both versions on HD.
- - Tool to rip the saves from floppies (V1.03 saves only).
- - Complete walkthrough provided for both level disks, from Steve Kelly, the Bitmap Brothers.
- - Added my name instead of 'Loading Game Please Wait', since you no longer have
- to wait :-)
-
- Version 1.0 was really a first try. This version is definitively better :-)
-
- Report me any bugs you'll find.
- If the game still crashes on load/saves *FROM HD* with V0.01, please let me know.
- I heard about many crashes for Blizzard 68030 cards.
-
-
- You can modify the installer script to install disks from DF1:, DF2: or DF3: instead
- of DF0: by changing the unit in the disk2file arguments.
-
- To run Cadaver, original version, click on the CadaverHD icon.
- To run Cadaver, the payoff levels, click on the PayoffHD icon.
- (obviously you need the Payoff level disk for this one :-) )
-
- WARNING:
-
- You have to take care if you use the save to HD option. Do not run the game with a copyback
- cache on your disk, or on a partition using a copyback filesystem (AFS). This could unvalidate
- your HD if you quit by a reset or if the game crashes afterwards.
- It never happened to me, but...
- If you are scared, either install the game on a partition you dont mind or RAM: if you've got
- enough (or copy the loader in RAM: and make soft links to the diskfiles).
-
- You can disable the HD load/save by using the NOOSSWAP tooltype/argument.
- The saves will be stored on floppy, as before.
-
- You must have at least 3MB of memory to be able to save/load from HD (and to quit)
-
- BUGS:
-
- In V0.01, when saving or loading with floppy, there were crashes (original game) on
- some users machines. I never noticed one but I hope the HD saves
- will solve the problem for those unlucky users.
-
-
- If you find some bugs, or the game crashes, please e-mail me (specify your
- configuration).
- I'm also looking for people who could send me original disks for me to patch them
- for 680x0 or write HD-Installers (NOT FOR CRACKED VERSIONS).
- E-mail me if you're interested, or if you simply like this installer.
-
- THANKS GO TO:
-
- Keiron Wilkinson for providing me V1.03 (I only had V0.01).
- Bernard & Dominique Kubler for the chocolates. Finalement, j'ai terminé ce patch
- un peu grâce à vous :-)
-
-
- DISCLAIMER:
-
- I'm not responsible for any damage caused directly or indirectly by this piece
- of software.
-
- DISTRIBUTION:
-
- This patch can be distributed freely, but I'd appreciate that you drop me a line
- if you include it in a coverdisk or PD collection.
-
- However, FFD (France Festival Distribution) is not allowed to include it in any
- of its PD disks (if you read usenet in fr.comp.sys.amiga, you'll know why).
- It's the only exception for the distribution.
-
- ME:
-
- Visit my patch page, where all my HD work is gathered, along with some other
- quality installers (all for original software), and some other interesting
- freeware stuff:
-
- http://www.ensica.fr/~jffabre/patches.html
-
- And my home page (totally stupid stuff):
-
- http://www.ensica.fr/~jffabre/ (english)
- http://www.ensica.fr/~jffabre/index_fr.html (french)
-
- E-mail: jffabre@ensica.fr
-
-
- Enjoy this GREAT game from The Bitmap Bros. on your HD (The best in its kind)
-
- Jeff
-
-
- ============================= Archive contents =============================
-
- Original Packed Ratio Date Time Name
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- 58243 21197 63.6% 19-Jan-97 22:12:28 +cadaver_solution.txt
- 5146 1623 68.4% 19-Jan-97 22:16:16 +cadaver_solution.txt.info
- 9728 8719 10.3% 19-Jan-97 22:23:16 +CadaverHD
- 1113 768 30.9% 19-Jan-97 22:16:16 +CadaverHD.info
- 3921 2049 47.7% 20-Jan-97 23:42:06 +cadaverhd.readme
- 5146 1622 68.4% 19-Jan-97 22:16:16 +cadaverhd.readme.info
- 6676 6376 4.4% 26-Dec-96 12:20:04 +disk2file
- 2269 639 71.8% 19-Jan-97 19:51:38 +Install-Cadaver
- 1887 1024 45.7% 19-Jan-97 22:16:16 +Install-Cadaver.info
- 8408 8071 4.0% 19-Jan-97 21:57:44 +makeHDsaves
- 2339 915 60.8% 19-Jan-97 22:16:16 +makeHDsaves.info
- 38281 13303 65.2% 19-Jan-97 22:12:28 +payoff_solution.txt
- 5146 1621 68.4% 19-Jan-97 22:16:18 +payoff_solution.txt.info
- 9736 8724 10.3% 19-Jan-97 22:23:22 +PayoffHD
- 1037 729 29.7% 19-Jan-97 22:16:16 +PayoffHD.info
- 2278 566 75.1% 20-Jan-97 23:42:12 Cadaver.info
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- 161354 77946 51.6% 08-Feb-97 02:24:42 16 files
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