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From: carlton@genrad.UUCP (Carl Hommel)
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Subject: bugpire - Ultimate spoiler
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Date: Wed, 31-Oct-84 14:06:01 EST
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Warning!  The following Mack Truck-sized hole will spoil what little
challenge is left in empire, after the previous few net submissions.



















Well, You Asked For It.  Don't Say You Weren't Warned....

There is a major flaw in the interaction between contanerising and the
update command.  Contanerising is how a warehouse groups 10 widget for 
easier movement, an urban center 10 civilians, or banks 4 gold bars.
When contracting OR DELIVERING a bundled product, the update command
creates 9 extra widgets.

To create near-infinite amounts of products, just have them delivered out of
a warehouse.  For example:

[20:120] map #
	 . - - - -
	. - w + -
	 . - - - -
[20:120] deliv d 1,0
deliver dust from warehouse @ 1,0 in direction? j (200)

[20:120] commod #
  sect    mob sgpidbolh sgpidbolh   sh  gun  pl iron dust  bar  oil  lcm  hcm
  1,0   w 126 ....j.... .........    0    0   0    0  210    0    0    0    0
  3,0   + 126 ....j.... .........    0    0   0    0    0    0    0    0    0
    .
    .
    .
[20:30] update

[20:28] commod #
  sect    mob sgpidbolh sgpidbolh   sh  gun  pl iron dust  bar  oil  lcm  hcm
  1,0   w 126 ....j.... .........    0    0   0    0  200    0    0    0    0
  3,0   + 126 ....j.... .........    0    0   0    0  100    0    0    0    0


Of course, this will work for all products.


	Carl Hommel
Wife:  Why are you crying, dear?
Husband:  Now I have to find another game to hack.