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From: laf@mitre.org (Lee Fyock)
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Subject: Re: Mac LC and the OIDS game
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Date: 25 Jun 91 15:39:29 GMT
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In article <1991Jun25.133411.12677@cbnews.cb.att.com>, mlg@cbnews.cb.att.com (mike.goodrich) writes:
> 
> 
> I just recently purchased the game OIDS by FTL and I noticed something rather
> strange when I tried to run this program on my Mac LC.  The program will load
> and execute fine up until the point I try to play the game.         
> 
> The ship functions fine all the keys do what they are supposed to but I
> can't destroy ANYTHING.  I can float around and shoot hundreds of shots at
> a single target and the photon pellets just pass right through the target 
> that I am shooting at.  Also I can't refuel or connect with the mother ship.

This is what happens when you run and use a copy of the master disk to
verify with.  I hate using a master disk, so I tried to make a backup and
use that when the game asks you for your master disk (this was while I
was waiting for my registration code to come in the mail).  Sure enough,
you can't kill anything and nothing can hurt you.  Kind of makes the
game pointless.  :-)

> I was wondering has anyone else experience this problem or is it just the 
> copy of the game that I got?
> 
> Another piece of info when I ran this program on my Mac Plus everything works
> the way it is supposed to, but the game doesn't look nearly as good on a 9"
> black and white screen as it does on the 12" color.

Are you surprised?  I've heard it looks even better on a 19" monitor!


Lee Fyock
laf@mitre.org