So I guess you're looking for a trained version of sorts?

Downloading...

Alright, stupid question AHOY!

This file that ggn gave me is a .prg file, can I open this in STeem?  I would love to open it on my old Atari but it died many years ago and is now just a pretty box covered in fist-prints (due to anger/abuse).

I tried opening this in STeem but it is not showing up.  I also tried changing the extension to .ST but that was a dumb idea too.

BTW, what is 'falcon fixing'?  Sounds sweet 

Thank you again for the help.  Its working, I had not used the HDD feature as I always used disk images.

Is the maximum 999 turns or can you enter more?  999 ought to be enough but I am just curious if I can put 9999 or even more.

Aha, no worries.  999 ought to be plenty.  I did test it breifly last night but sadly my Wizard got his arse kicked a little too quickly for me to be able to properly see the difference.  I will try a few games with multiple Human controlled players very soon!

Dear CJ (and ggn),

Thank you for the welcome!  I am glad that this was of some encouragement to you guys, but it was simply awesome to me that I could contact the DBUG and Automation guys considering that I already feel indebted to you for creating and improving so many games and also they were the first games that I ever played on my first computer/gaming system when I was about 8 years old.

My first gaming experience was on my Atari (second hand) and playing games hacked, cracked and packed by you guys (whatever that means?)   I did not even understand why the games I played seemed to contain strange menus, weird imagery and wacky messages, but I think they shaped me as a person

It is awesome that by the power of t'internet we are now able to talk with people like you who did what you did.  But also, on the flipside, it must be a pain in the arse for you because you get me requesting updates and trainers and all that!  At least you must know that people turn to you because you are great at what you do?

Not that I really understand exactly what you do do.  All I know is that most of the games/game Menus (90%ish) I played and still play today bear the name of DBUG or AUTOMATION and that is enough for me!

By the way, 2 questions:  What would you describe crews like DBUG or Automation as?  Operants in the freedom of software and liberation/improvement of groovy games? 

And second question:  I was a little scared to mention Automation on this site since the d-bug logo is so proudly displayed but I now notice that this is the DBUG and Automation Forum.  The question is, arent you guys, not enemies, but eachothers competitors?

Sorry for the long post.
Congealed

Hi again,

You'll find our history here: http://www.dbug-automation.co.uk/extras.htm

How would we describe ourselves?

In brief: Pirates
In Verbose: Highly skilled pirates with a dash of sarcasm and an overdose of finesse.

CongealedWalrus wrote on 06.08.08 at 01:32:07:


Hehe, it makes a happy break from all the flaming we get

CongealedWalrus wrote on 06.08.08 at 01:32:07:


That's great! If you need help in transfering disk images to real floppies or vice versa, you can check out some hints here. We are interested in finding some missing BBC menus, so if you have them in your diskbox, we'd be grateful if you could share them with us!

CongealedWalrus wrote on 06.08.08 at 01:32:07:


Well.... If you like a game, you go and buy it. Simple as that. Try a demo or a cracked version before you buy, but buy it. Piracy doesn't kill the industry. People do.

Amazingly and quite annoyingly, I just finished a pretty epic battle with 7 level 8 Wizard Opponents vs. Me and we ran out of turns!  So it must have run the full 999 turns and it was declared a draw.  Admittedly, the screen was covered in Goey Blobs and Fire but I was prepared to wait for one (lucky) winner.

Is there a way that I can increase the limit to 9999 or perhaps more?  I might fiddle about with the file but I think I will cause more harm than good.

Also, if there is any way of freezing the (frighteningly fast) progress of the fire and goo I would be interested in hearing about it.  I think I read about a mod that does this but for the Spectrum version.

I just thought I'd point these things out, I am not demanding anything  

CongealedWalrus wrote on 03.09.08 at 22:17:01:


No worries, chaos is a very fun game and the samples are simply hilarious. Good to know my hack made at least one person happy