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From: stimac@tymix.UUCP (Michael Stimac)
Newsgroups: net.games.rogue
Subject: Rogue 5.3 save/restart BUG, not user error
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Date: Tue, 10-Apr-84 12:52:14 EST
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Posted: Tue Apr 10 12:52:14 1984
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<is this line really necessary?>

Several people, including myself, have mentioned a bug in Rogue 5.3
regarding re-starting saved games, and several other people have posted
replies which pooh-pooh the idea.

There IS a bug with saving/restoring games, folks!

I have often saved/restored a game, so I know how to do it (I use the
standard save file name, both to save and restore, and I use the command
rogue -r to restart). It has worked dozens of times with Rogue 5.3.

The *last* time I tried to restart a game, it brought the map up on
the screen, displayed all the stats across the bottom, and then went
into a mode where it simply echoed each character I typed back on the
screen. After about thirty seconds, it went back to command level,
regardless of anything I typed.  At this time, it apparently re-saved
the game, as I can again restart it, with the same (useless) results.

You can make slow progress, though, it apparently does ONE command
before re-saving the game.

I'm talking about Rogue 5.3 ditributed with Berkeley 4.2, and, of course,
the game the restore failed on was a really good one (enchanted 2-handed
sword, protected +9 armor, and other goodies). How about it, Rogue authors?

Michael Stimac		...hplabs!oliveb!tymix!stimac
Tymshare, Inc.
Cupertino, CA