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From: johnsone@uxh.cso.uiuc.edu (Erik A. Johnson)
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Subject: Re: New "Spaceward Ho!" v1.2.2 now out
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Date: 1 May 91 08:31:02 GMT
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carlton@apollo.HP.COM (Carlton B. Hommel) writes:
>My phone call to Delta Tao was answered on the first ring, by a
>cheerful human.  Wow.  I ordered the game, and wasn't even asked for a
>charge card number.  Double wow.  The woman told me it would be a few
>weeks, as they were getting a new package made up.
> [etc.  Lots o' praise for Delta Tao and Spaceward Ho!]

I agree wholeheartedly!  I just got mine in the mail today (well, yesterday
now ... the first game lasted a while! :-)  I must say that I am quite
impressed with this strategy game!

>The package, with version number 1.2.2, is terrific.

Are you sure its 1.2.2?  Mine says 1.1.2.

>It is a double CD
>box, with a 4"x4" manual where one CD goes, and the floppy, warranty,
>and cover letter where the other CD goes.  It looks a little strange,
>seeing a 800K 3 1/2" floppy where a CD usually fits, but it is readily
>available, relatively cheap package.  It all fit in a tiny manila
>envelope, that even fit into my PO Box.  No worry about styrofoam,
>cardboard boxes, etc.  CD holders use tough plastic, and mine made it
>through the mail intact.

Yea, I thought the packaging interesting also.  Neat idea.

>The "Standard Warranty & Disclamer" page had me in stitches.  Having
>the type point dwindle from 12 to 2 is sooo like the cartoons.  (But
>even the last line was readable.  Was TrueType used?) There is even a
>non-standard zinger for careful readers.

Ditto! :-)

>Having gushed enthusiastically, here are some of the changes I would
>request:
>2.  A brief section on "How to start your budding empire" would be
>    helpful.  I figured out that I send scouts to all the reachable
>    planets, and then send a colony ship to the one with the best
>    terraforming capability / metals.  Your warning on not trying to
>    terraform two colonies at once kept me from overextending myself.

I much agree here too.  When I first started up, I was almost overwhelmed.
I was not quite sure how to begin the game.  But it didn't take much fooling
around (isn't that how most of us learn to use Mac software? :-) to get
going!

3 cheers for Delta Tao!

Just my $.02 :-)


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