Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!rpi!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!samsung!uunet!aurs01!whitcomb From: whitcomb@aurs01.UUCP (Jonathan Whitcomb) Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.st Subject: Re: sundog Message-ID: <59685@aurs01.UUCP> Date: 28 Mar 91 16:35:52 GMT References: <8217@crash.cts.com> Sender: news@aurs01.UUCP Reply-To: whitcomb@aurw97.UUCP (Jonathan Whitcomb) Organization: Alcatel Network Systems, Raleigh NC Lines: 48 In article <8217@crash.cts.com> chuckie@pro-odyssey.cts.com (Chuck Schul) writes: >what the hell is that game about??????? Sundog is my all time favorite game for the ST. It is an early effort from FTL (their first?), the folks that brought you Dungeon Master and Oids. As the game starts, you have been released from indentured service in the Mines, being told that you have inherited a space ship from a distant uncle, who you've never heard of. Unfortunately, you have also inherited his contract to build a city on a distant planet. If you want the ship, you have to complete the contract. You start out on the planet where the new city will be, and your first task is to find the city's site. Upon finding it, you will be given a list of materials that you need to bring from other cities, including Cyrogens...frozen workers who will build the city. In early levels you can find most of what you need on your base planet, but as the game progresses, you have to explore other worlds in other solar systems. The game has lots of elements. You have to keep your ship properly outfitted with components. These components often get damaged as Pirates try to steal your cargo in interplanetary travel. Locally, various cities offer specialized goods, such as hand weapons (which you need to ward off muggers), "custom" components for your ship, illegal drugs (which you can experiment with or sell for profit... or ignore completely) and so on. There are lots of ways to play the game, but I don't want to give too much away. You must be a savvy negotiator to get good prices on contraband, a good businessman to get the proper supplies for your city and still make a profit, a good navigator to judge when the best times to visit other star systems, a good fighter to survive your bouts with the pirates, and a lucky SOB to survive to win! All of the worlds have their own personalities, and half the fun is exploring them. Considering that you can find this game CHEAP these days, you should really check it out...and resist the temptation of reading the cheat files that are around (they not only defeat the purpose of the game, but are also just WRONG about several things). The fun in this game is not just in winning it, but experiencing the extremely detailed universe that has been created for you. ********************************************************************** Jonathan Whitcomb UUCP: Alcatel Network Systems, Raleigh, NC Delphi: JBWHIT