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OCR: You can use windows write to edit programs and saved games. Write can sometimes be easier then just using the editor. You can only edit object programs. When it asks you to convert it, select No. Find the number or text that you want to change using the find command and then change it. But, you have to make sure that whatever you change is the same length as what you put is(GIVE GEMS 1 to 9 gems, but NOT 10. You can also rename it from .SAV to .ZZT and then edit the game. Then rename it from .ZZT back to .SAV and reload the game. The object programs will stay on the same line that they were when you last saved the game. With this method you can make pre-shot bullets, stars, etc. But make sure that you don't end up with less program lines then you started, so an object doesn't try to run a line that doesn't exist. You can use ' in the program to "pad in" extra lines. The game will be locked with a normal lock.