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From: baumgart@esquire.dpw.com (Steve Baumgarten)
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Subject: Re: Solarian II 1.03 now available
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Date: 26 Sep 90 13:53:22 GMT
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In-reply-to: cantie@acsu.buffalo.edu (bruce n cantie)

In article <37517@eerie.acsu.Buffalo.EDU>, cantie@acsu (bruce n cantie) writes:
>I have played Solarian II 1.0.3, and find it very jerky on the uper levels.
>When you get to about wave 9 or so, every time the supply ship comes out, 
>or the extra points multiplier comes out it slows down the graphics.  
>It seems like this is because of the length of the sounds, but I'm not sure.  
>For me I'll go back to 1.02.

I think the sounds are the same in both versions.  I play on a IIci
with built-in video and haven't noticed the problem (at least up
through level 13 or so, which is about the best I can do).  No problem
either on a IIfx.

Although it plays very well under Multifinder and with dozens of INITs
in the background, perhaps it would be worth trying under Finder
alone, or without some or all INITs.

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