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- IMPORTANT!!!!!!!
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- Current version: 0.06 (Beta)
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- Because there were several important bugs in 0.05, which might have
- interfered with the normal game play (Ie. the inability to write messages,)
- I rushed to get this version out... I WAS planning on including with this
- version the Intergalactic options (Multi-BBS net-type play!!!!!!!).. BUT,
- I didn't get a chance.... SO.....
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- The next version (release in apx. 1-2 weeks from now, or around Oct. 21)
- *WILL* be totally redesigned (program-wise...). And will result in
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- More speed, Less memory requirements and a TOTAL improvement.... PLUS..
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- It will also INCLUDE INTER-GALACTIC OPERATIONS!!!!!!! (For those of you
- who don't know what I'm talking about, it basically lets different D*S
- games on different BBS's play against each other... for example, a whole
- network of BBS's could each play against each other... hehehe.... )
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- AND.....
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- Embargoes - Sysop Utilites - New and IMPROVED configuration program -
- More covert operations....
-
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- All this in 1-2 weeks... (probably 1)!!
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- Version 0.06
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- A note on HST speeds.... for some reason D*S doesn't want to work on some
- BBS's at speed high then 9600... why, I have no idea. BUT, I'm working on
- it and it should be fixed by the next version (1-2 weeks... maybe less.)
-
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- Several bugs were fixed in this version, among them:
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- - A bug which prevented the entering of messages to other players
-
- - A bug which prevented the players from increasing their effectiveness
- by paying a certain fee.
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- - Another bug which ignored the "Daily number of turns" setting, and
- automatically put it to 7.
-
- In addition, I had several letters from people about suggestions and the
- following have been incorporated: (Thanks, guys!)
-
- - NEWS.* files changed to TNEWS.* files due to a problem with other
- programs files (also titled 'NEWS') getting overwritten
-
- - .TXT files changed to .ASC files
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- - I have changed some of the programming, so D*S will run MUCH faster,
- and tear up yer HD MUCH less :-).
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- Previous updates (0.059 + 0.05)
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- Version 0.059: It contains the same updates as below (for 0.05),
- except for one addition: Due to a small mistake (oops!:-])I 'accidentally'
- screwed up on the section which reads in the baud rate, and cut off the
- last digits.. so, instead of, say, 38400 baud, it read it as 3840 baud.
- Anyways, that has been corrected.
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- THIS SHOULD NOW WORK AT HST SPEEDS (& LOCKED BAUD RATES)!!.
-
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- Reinitialize the game (Run DSCONFIG again...) -- Version 0.05 uses
- more information in the GAME.CFG files, and so won't work correctly
- with version 0.04
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- There were several bugs in version 0.04, among them:
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- - Problems with ANSI in the players names, and resulting mess-up
- of the scoring tables, etc.
-
- - The DSMAINT would give a runtime error becuase of flaws in the lottery
- handling routines, causing the players not to recieve their new turns
- each day... DSMAINT also had similar runtime errors from other causes,
- these have been fixed also.
-
- - An error in the (numeric) input routine, that gave a runtime overflow
- error, among other things... this has been fixed (and improved on...)
-
- - It seems that a WHOLE routine was MISSING!!! The section that allows
- you to pay to raise your armies effeciency was gone. Hmmmmm...:-)
- (must be the Xxyborg)
-
- - Not really a bug, but D*S 0.04 was consuming too much memory. This
- version, 0.05, reduces requirements somewhat, and I'm just about ready
- with the next version, which will GREATLY reduce requirements, and also
- improve speed.
-
- - Various other, small, unnoticed bugs....
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- Sorry for these bugs, but, as you know, any new piece of software can have
- these problems, and I got my fair share of them... Again, sorry for the
- inconvenience...
-
- -- Jason Ewert.
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- Please re-read the SYSOP.DOC.... It will explain the new version, and
- contains important information...
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- Coming soon: V.0.06 - Tonnes and TONNES of new options and features!!!
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