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From: dbarnhar@oiscola.Columbia.NCR.COM
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.games
Subject: Solarian Help
Message-ID: <328@oiscola.Columbia.NCR.COM>
Date: 3 Jan 91 21:55:14 GMT
Reply-To: dbarnhar@oiscola.UUCP (David C. Barnhart II)
Organization: NCR/OISD Columbia
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OK.  I've gotten hold of a copy of Solarian II.  Actually, two copies, versions
1.02 and 1.03.  Seems like a pretty good game, but there are still too many
things I don't understand about it.

What makes the presents fly away so you can't get them?  How do I prevent this?
The author seems to imply that I can get EVERY present.  If this is truly so,
I'd like to know how.  I've watched the behavior, and I still have no clue.

What behavior causes the Pentagons and other nasties to drop on you?  It seems
as if I can USUALLY cause it to happen by lining up with them to shoot them,
but I can't figure out exactly what makes them come.

How on earth do you shoot all the bonus targets on the second type of challenge
round?  No matter what I try, I never even come close.  If there is a special
trick to this one, I would appreciate knowing it.

Also, version 1.02 seems to work much better than 1.03.  1.03 slows down
drastically during game play when a lot of things are active on the screen.
Is this because of support for non-apple monitors, or is there a way I can
make the new version stop this behavior?  Also, in contrast to what the author
believes, I like the "warp" effect in the 1.02 version, especially because it
gives my hands a chance to rest!

Any help will be appreciated.

Dave Barnhart
NCR Cooperative Computing Systems Division
3245 Platt Springs Rd.
West Columbia, SC  29169    email: uunet!ncrlnk!ncrcae!oiscola!dbarnhar
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Dave Barnhart
NCR Cooperative Computing Systems Division
3245 Platt Springs Rd.
West Columbia, SC  29169    email: uunet!ncrlnk!ncrcae!oiscola!dbarnhar