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From: jason@bilpin.UUCP (Jason Grimblood)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac
Subject: Re: Theldrow, Excel & Lotus
Summary: Just Theldrow, actually.
Message-ID: <1609@bilpin.UUCP>
Date: 6 Sep 89 10:57:03 GMT
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    #{ v_mac.2 }

    The following posting includes some assistance with the dropping bug,
    and inevitably hints at a fragment of an important part of the game
    solution, although not in a way which would spoil the game. However, if
    you don't even want to see this obtuse hint, don't read past the ^L.

    Firstly, I managed to complete Theldrow on a Mac SE/30, so it is
    possible on 680?0 machines. I only encountered the combat bug twice, so
    it wasn't a major problem for me. I wasn't able to determine the
    specific conditions which produced it, so I can only suggest using
    Cmnd-Q regularly, followed by Cmnd-D, to keep a saved copy of your
    character file.

    I found the dropping bug much more of a nuisance, which usually produces
    a bomb if you discard something carelessly. The rule is :
	Drop Things Only Where You Found Them
    although even this isn't 100% reliable. If you want to get rid of
    something elsewhere, put it in the Magic Chest instead. There is still a
    problem with this, which I can only explain by revealing a small
    something about the game solution.

			  * * * * * * *  * * * * * * *
			  GAME COMPLETION HINT FOLLOWS
			  * * * * * * *  * * * * * * *

    

    The dropping bug is an especial irritation, because completion of the
    game specifically requires you to drop certain objects at places other
    than where you find them. By painful trial and error I formulated the
    following procedure to get around the error.
	x  quit and save your character file, then restart
	o  face towards the centre (once you have found the relevant
	   location, you will know what I mean by that)
	o  click on the object to be dropped, to bring up its associated
	   description
	o  press RETURN to acknowledge the message, then drag the object to
	   the centre of the location display 
	x  cross your fingers, close your eyes, touch wood, invoke your
	   favourite deity
	o  take your quivering, sweat soaked finger off the mouse button to
   	   drop the selected object
	x  open one eye v-e-r-y slowly while saying "There is no bomb. There
	   is no bomb. There is no bomb."
    (You may dispense with the stages marked 'x'.)

    I found this procedure to work about four times out of five, whereas
    simply dropping an object on arriving at the required location would
    bomb every time. Don't ask me to explain it.
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