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From: maujp@warwick.ac.uk (S Shipway)
Newsgroups: comp.sources.games.bugs
Subject: Wanderer Versions
Summary: definitive guide to all versions
Keywords: Xwanderer Wanderer Patches
Message-ID: <70@orchid.warwick.ac.uk>
Date: 16 Mar 89 14:02:27 GMT
References: <268@obelix.UUCP>
Reply-To: maujp@warwick.ac.uk (S Shipway)
Organization: Newwords Compuer Society , Warwick University, UK
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In article <268@obelix.UUCP> vogt@isaak.UUCP (Gerald Vogt) writes:
>I have the xwanderer version, that was posted some months ago.
>Does anyone know, how I can apply the patch? Have I missed something?

Answers: you cant, yes you have.

This confusion is caused by the large number of versions that wanderer has
been ported to. Here, for your enjoyment :-), is the full list with
compatibilities.

  Version 1: recogniseable because (a) it comes in 2 binaries and (b) it has
            no graphics. This is the first version, and many of the later
            screens wont work with it (eg no balloons). This was made obsolete
            by version 2.0, and good thing to since it was so bugfilled and
            convoluted.
  Version 1X: The X-windows compatible version 1. This is IDENTICAL to version
            1 except that a few bugs are fixed and it works with x-windows
            graphics. There is no V2X since I havent access to X-Windows.
            This one comes in two binaries as well ( the game and the test
            program ) and used a #def to compile to the equivalent of version
            one.
  Version 2.0: Also called version 2M. This is the MSDOS compatible one, and
            has the builtin editor. It also comes in one binary only. This has
            no balloons. All the current set of screens except those with
            balloons will work with V2.0.
  Patches : These will convert V2.0 into version 2.2. You cant apply them to
            any other version.
  Version 2.2: This is what you get when you apply the patches to version 2.0.
            This has the balloons and ALL of the current set of screens are
            possible on this version. This should work with MSDOS but I cant
            make any guarentees.
  Version 2.3: This only exist on our site, but I thought Id let you know
            whats coming: Names for screens, a -v option to print version,
            and a 'memory' for the editor/developer to aid in screen
            development. Also setuserid will be used by the program, if you
            want.

 Amiga, Archimedes, and IBM ega-card ports and versions have also been made
and the latter has been posted. There is also another IBM graphics version
around somewhere, and the credits file mentions who has created all of these.
On the whole, these are ports of Version 1.

 I hope that clears up some of the confusion. If you have version 1, I suggest
you get version 2 from the archive sites. If you have V1X then you cant get
hold of the new features until someone with X-Windows does the port for me.

-Steve

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