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From: ikcs374s@watserv1.waterloo.edu
Subject: Populous questions
Message-ID: <1990Jul11.195556.20920@watserv1.waterloo.edu>
Keywords: Populous
Sender: ikcs374s@watserv1.waterloo.edu (Steven C.F. Siu)
Organization: University of Waterloo
Date: Wed, 11 Jul 90 19:55:56 GMT
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A few questions from a beginner:

(1) How come the battle numbers are not consecutive?  (i.e. I won battle no.
    43 (not the exact real number), and the next world to be conquered is
    battle no. 49.)  Are there any worlds in between them?  How do I find
    out the names (passwords) of such worlds?  Is this skipping of battles
    related to my score from the last battle?  (I usually won with just over
    100,000 points on average.)  And are there really 500 worlds?

(2) Once while I was playing, I observed a curious character (a fairy?) that
    moved (flied) slowly in a straight line, leaving a row of trees along
    its trail (when it was on land).  I could not interact with it in any way.
    It walked on water.  Eventually it reached the edge of the world and
    disappeared.  Anybody else has seen this?  What is it?  Is it significant?
    Any other similar surprises that you've found in the game?

(3) Finally, I am stuck in battle no. 80.  It is an ice world. I start with
    two men; the computer with four.  I cannot overcome this handicap.  I tried
    to build as much castle as I could (is this a good strategy?), and the
    computer did the same (and with more men to spare).  I almost keep up with
    it until, inevitably, it had enough magna(sp) to create a knight (I didn't
    have enough magna).  And it's all downhill from then on.  (It made more
    and more knights and ...)  Could someone offer some strategic help?


Steven