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From: everett@hpcvra.cv.hp.com. (Everett Kaser)
Newsgroups: comp.binaries.ibm.pc.d
Subject: Snarf bug workaround and new level
Message-ID: <40790002@hpcvra.cv.hp.com.>
Date: 20 Feb 91 17:22:25 GMT
Organization: Hewlett-Packard Co., Corvallis, OR, USA
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I've managed to track down the primary (I think) bug in the Snarf level editor
which was causing levels to sometimes get corrupted.  I want to do some more
testing (and perhaps a little tweaking) before I release an update, but until
then, you should be able to avoid the major problems with editing levels by
NEVER pressing the space bar while the edit cursor is on top of the Hero, and
don't place an object on top of the Hero.  This is causing the Hero to be
erased from the internal "level data", and the program assumes that he is
always there.  Oops.  Meanwhile, you'll find below a "special" Snarf level
that I think you'll find interesting to play.  UUDECODE it, and then
"ren snarflev.xxx snarflev.yyy", where "yyy" is the next level number after
your last one.  Remember that "yyy" must be filled with leading zeroes, so
that the level number is right-justified in the file extension.
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Everett Kaser                   Hewlett-Packard Company
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