From d3395e701c2a14d30508a7f36c84be620ff2261a Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: "B. Watson" Date: Fri, 1 Jan 2016 19:26:06 -0500 Subject: fix calculation for storm sinking the ship --- README.txt | 18 +++++++++++++----- 1 file changed, 13 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-) (limited to 'README.txt') diff --git a/README.txt b/README.txt index f793dfa..c0e1c1e 100644 --- a/README.txt +++ b/README.txt @@ -36,8 +36,8 @@ What's missing: Build Requirements: -- GNU make. I use version 3.82, but I don't use any of its special - features, so any version should do. +- make. I use GNU make 3.82, and occasionally test with an old + version of BSD make (which works). - cc65. Originally I used version 2.13.3, and part way through I upgraded to a git snapshot dated December 29, 2015. cc65-2.3.13 @@ -117,9 +117,10 @@ monitor with S-Video (separate chroma/luma) inputs. If all else fails, try turning the color knob all the way down (and the contrast as high as you can stand it). In emulators, you can just disable artifacting. -On PAL systems, the ship explosions and sinking animations will be a bit -slower, and the prompt timeouts will be a bit longer. I don't think this -is a real issue (it's not like Taipan is a fast-paced arcade game). +On PAL systems, the ship explosions and sinking animations will be 20% +slower, and the prompt timeouts will be 20% longer (1 sec => 1.2 sec). I +don't think this is a real issue (it's not like Taipan is a fast-paced +arcade game). Bugs! At least these: @@ -164,6 +165,13 @@ Bugs! At least these: If you have e.g. 1,190,000, that should show as 1.2 million, not 1.1... or maybe not (need to double-check against the Apple version). +- One of my playtesters reported that, when running away from combat, it + said 4 billion ships were attacking (number of ships must have gone + negative). + +- After a fight, "Arriving at Manila" or such appears on the fight screen + without clearing it first (if you ran away, you can still see ships). + Differences between the Apple II original and Linux port: 1. Linux has an 80-column screen layout, Apple is 40. -- cgit v1.2.3