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From: shebs@Apple.COM (Stan Shebs)
Newsgroups: comp.sources.games.bugs
Subject: Re: xconq, xconq, who's got the xconq?
Message-ID: <13883@goofy.Apple.COM>
Date: 5 Jun 91 16:50:38 GMT
References: <16466@reed.UUCP>
Organization: Apple Computer Inc., Cupertino, CA
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In article <16466@reed.UUCP> ameiba@reed.edu (Keith Steiger) writes:
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>I hope there's a clear winner.  If each of the versions has its own merits,
>and each has features the others lack, I think I'll scream.

Start screaming.  At this point I have copies of 5.1, 5.3, 5.3ufl, and three
versions of 5.4.  I don't have a 5.1epfl.

That's the bad news.  The good news is that Robert Forsman and myself have
been madly hacking away, and 5.5 should be out soon, with a number of
enhancements to commands and interface.  We have something plausible now, 
just have to stop adding goodies.

The even better news (IMHO) is that I'm also hard at work on 6.0, which
is a *major* rewrite, including a new period language, commander hierarchy,
seasons/weather, smarter machines, rivers/roads, STACKING, multiple map
views, and many other things.  The code is also being upgraded to do more
dynamic allocation and to be more robust in various ways.  Available later
this year probably, can't say when, but it will be worth waiting for! 

I'm also starting on a Mac port finally!

						Stan Shebs
						shebs@apple.com