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From: andrew@ems.Ems.MN.ORG (Andrew C.Esh)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac
Subject: Re: Strategic Conquest Plus Complaints
Message-ID: <1470@ems.Ems.MN.ORG>
Date: Fri, 20-Nov-87 20:57:16 EST
Article-I.D.: ems.1470
Posted: Fri Nov 20 20:57:16 1987
Date-Received: Sun, 22-Nov-87 21:45:14 EST
References: <7588@dartvax.UUCP> <7701@reed.UUCP> <6710@apple.UUCP> <1396@cartan.Berkeley.EDU>
Reply-To: andrew@ems.Ems.MN.ORG (Andrew C.Esh)
Organization: EMS/McGraw-Hill, Eden Pairie, MN
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Summary: Yes, and more ...

In article <1396@cartan.Berkeley.EDU> lippin@wheatena.UUCP (Tom Lippincott, ..ucbvax!bosco!lippin) writes:
>Recently dwb@apple.UUCP (David W. Berry) said:
>>	Also since the copy protection scheme doesn't pass on a Mac SE,
>>or presumably a Mac II.  This means that you wind up always playing the
>>unbeatable, cheating level when using it on an SE.
>
>A friend of mine claims to have empirical evidence that this is not,
>in fact, unbeatable.  But it's not easy, either...
>
>				--Tom Lippincott
>				..ucbvax!bosco!lippin

	I got my copy of SC Plus and played it on an SE for two weeks, losing
every game.  I finally won one when the computer was given a home country
with no sea bases.  I was thinking I was stupid or something. :-) 
When I tried to set up an Appletalk session, I could
not get past the logon/password stuff.  I called PBI Software ((415)
349-8765) and got ahold of one of the programmers, but before I finished
describing the problem he said "You're playing on an SE and it keeps beating
the pants off you!"  (I chuckled)  Problem fixed, it requires an upgrade.
After trading disks with PBI I was able to play it on an SE, an with a few
acceptable glitches on the MAC II.  Appletalk works now too, but only on the
SE.  This was a few weeks ago, so they may have it all ironed out by now.
I have seen some of the glitches go away when I use the latest system/
finder, rather than the versions they distribute.
SC is one of my most favorite games, along with Falcon (more in another
message).  It plays really fast on a Mac II, which is desirable since each
move can take up to 30 secs on an SE toward the end of the game when there
are hundreds of pieces to move.  SE players can speed things up by setting
automatic moves (patrol, city army/aircraft destination, stack moves,
and "chalklines").  Don't get the wrong idea, it's not unbearably slow;
I like instantaneous (read: MAC II :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) ;-) :-) :-)
response because I usually know where I want to attack
next.  I have gone home many an early morning, sleepy eyed, tired but
victorious (maybe :-), after a long night of "duking it out". Great game,
beware of addiction.

DISCLAIMER: I am in no way attached to anything (least of all PBI Software)
except my MacII, this big spherical thing we're all standing on, and my
car (in that order) ...  and this paddle game,  ... and this ash tray ...