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From: gregpen@crash.cts.com (Greg Penetrante)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.games,comp.sys.mac.hardware
Subject: Re: Mac LC and the OIDS game
Message-ID: <1991Jun27.071832.24907@crash.cts.com>
Date: 27 Jun 91 07:18:32 GMT
References: <1991Jun25.133411.12677@cbnews.cb.att.com>
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Organization: Crash TimeSharing, El Cajon, CA
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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.
>
>Any info or suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
>
>			Thanks
>			Mike
>			mlg@cblph.att.com

Mike,
  It's that DAMNED copy protection! There are some pointers in the program that
cripple it when the copy protection fails to register;  this will happen on
some macs.  Unfortunately it happened on yours. I suggest you mail it back to
FTL along with a letter-bomb and tell them that copy protection sucks.

 p.s. I know there is a patch available that will disable the CP of this game.
 is it legal to post it on Internet?  (I guess not)