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- Maelstrom v.1.1 Update - README.1ST File
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- Installation instructions:
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- 1. Log onto the existing Maelstrom subdirectory on your hard drive.
- EXAMPLE: cd maelstrm
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- 2. Copy the contents of the Maelstrom v.1.1 Update Disk (7 files total) to
- the existing Maelstrom subdirectory on your hard drive.
- EXAMPLE: copy a:*.*
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- Fixes, enhancements, etc.:
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- 1. The low DOS memory requirements for running the game have been reduced from
- about 593K to about 589K.
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- 2. Some end-users have reported "Internal Errors" when running the game with
- Windows' Smartdrive (smartdrv.exe) loaded. This problem has been corrected.
- Also, the README.TXT, AUTOEXEC.002, and CONFIG.002 files included with the
- 1.1 update provide instructions and examples for configuring systems to run
- Maelstrom when Smartdrive is loaded.
-
- 3. There was a problem with the text which accompanies the special "View"
- animated sequences which appear at the Main screen (for example, the
- sequence depicting the destruction of Dr. Annuber's lab). If the end-user
- scrolled the text downward after viewing the animated sequence, the text
- would become overwritten. This problem has been corrected.
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- 4. The program displayed a "Data File is Missing" message instead of an "Out of
- Memory" message in cases where an end-user had about 1K less than the amount
- of available RAM required to run the program. The program now displays an
- "Out of Memory" message in such cases.
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- 5. The program displayed a "No VGA Found" message in cases where end-users
- attempted to load the game without first loading a mouse driver. The
- program now displays a "No Mouse Detected" message if a mouse driver has not
- been installed prior to running Maelstrom.
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- 6. There was a random problem in the game in which Harzchoff Zoran was
- sometimes able to take over Harmony without entering into a battle
- sequence with one of Harmony's starship fleets, even though the fleet was
- launched and was patrolling Harmony in Attack mode. This problem has been
- corrected.
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- 7. There was a bug related to a particular character's (Kimber Courchen)
- personnel file. When end-users read the file, random garbage and a portion
- of another, unrelated file would be displayed on the screen. If the end-
- user hired Courchen after reading the file, the program would promptly exit
- to DOS. This problem has been corrected.
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- 8. In the 1.0 version of the game, the Overlord was given a finite number of
- years (Harmony time) in which to locate and conquer the Syndicate. If the
- Overlord didn't accomplish this goal within the allotted time frame, he
- would be killed off by Syndicate drones who had infiltrated Harmony's
- forces. This time restriction has been removed from version 1.1 of the
- game.
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