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From: jstudaru@sdcc13.ucsd.edu (Studaroo)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.games
Subject: Re: Spaceward Ho!
Summary: not completely 7.0 compatible
Message-ID: <19788@sdcc6.ucsd.edu>
Date: 26 May 91 20:10:04 GMT
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In article <188@eclectic.COM>, kenh@eclectic.COM (Ken Hancock) writes:
> In article <4900@ryn.mro4.dec.com> long@mcntsh.enet.dec.com (Rich Long) writes:
> >
> >I'm thinking about buying this game. Can someone tell me:
> >
> > 1. Does it run under System 7?
> 
> No problems here.

	Actually there are a couple of problems with Spaceward Ho! &
7.0.  With larger games against many computer players Spaceward Ho!
will "quit unexpectedly" with an "error type 1" when running 7.0.  When
you reload the game it will warn you that "you have selected turn always
done" as though you've been wiped out.
	I've even had the program freeze on me once while updating the turn.
A forced quit wouldn't work get me out.  My only recourse was a reboot, which
wiped out the game.  The game I was apparently not written to disk
before I rebooted.

	But these problems haven't been enough to get me to stop
playing the game.  I recommend buying Spaceward Ho!  It's a very fun
and addictive game.  Just one recommendation, save the game every
once in a while, just in case something happens.

		-John
		jstudaru@ucsd.edu