T.Q&A PART 1
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FILENAME(S): T.Q&A PART 1
FILE TYPE(S): PRG
FILE SIZE: 4.4K
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| DISK TITLE | FILENAME | FILE TYPE | COLLECTION | TRACK | SECTOR | ACTIONS |
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| LOADSTAR 34 S 2 | T.Q&A PART 1 | PRG | Sailor, Ganheden | 7 | 5 | DOWNLOAD FILE |
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.... QUESTIONS & ANSWERS -- PART I....
DEAR LOADSTAR,.. IN ISSUE #32 OF LOADST
AR THERE IS A.PROGRAM NAMED "BINGO CONST
RUCTION.SET". IT SEEMS THAT THIS PROGRA
M.DOES NOT WANT TO GET ALONG WITH MY.PRI
NTER. WHAT CAN I DO TO FIX IT?...
HENRY HANSEN.
NEW LONDON, CT...> WELL
HENRY, THE FIX YOU WANT IS.> REALLY SIM
PLE. JUST FOLLOW THESE.> INSTRUCTIONS:.
>.> 1) LOAD "B2",8.> 2) LIST 0-1.>
3) LINE 0 NOW READS:.>.> 0 N$="<R
VS>N":SP$=" ".>.> 4) CHANGE LI
NE 0 TO READ:.>.> 0 N$=CHR$(0):SP$
=" ".>.> 5) NOW,.>.> OP
EN 15,8,15,"S0:B2".>.> CLOSE 15.>
.> SAVE "B2",8.>.> THIS SHOULD CU
RE YOUR PROBLEM...- - - - - - - - - - -
- - - - - - - -....DEAR LOADSTAR,.. I A
M RETURNING A "SOFTDISK" DISK.FOR REPLAC
EMENT. NEITHER SIDE WILL.FORMAT. I HAV
E TRIED WITH A.COMMODORE 1541 AND AN MSD
SD-1 DRIVE..IN EACH CASE, I DID CLEAN T
HE HEADS.TO MAKE CERTAIN THAT DIRTY HEAD
S WERE.NOT A PROBLEM....
KENNETH E. REESE.
FRANKFORT, INDIANA...> SINCE WE HAVE AN
UNCONDITIONAL.> RETURN POLICY REGARDING
OUR DISKS,.> SIMPLY RETURN THE DISK FOR
.> REPLACEMENT..>.> IF YOU'VE ALREAY SEN
T IT BACK TO.> US, THEN YOUR NEW DISK SH
OULD BE ON.> THE WAY....- - - - - - - -
- - - - - - - - - - -..DEAR LOADSTAR,..
MY DISK #4 WAS MAILED TO YOU.ASCERTAINI
NG MY SCORE FOR 'FIREFLIES'.WAS 1149; TH
EREBY, MAKING ME A FIRST.PLACE WINNER.
THE DISK WAS SENT OCT..20. WHAT HAPPENE
D?... RUTH CALANDRIE
LLO...> SORRY, WE NO LONGER PUBLISH HIGH
.> SCORES...- - - - - - - - - - - - - -
- - - - -...DEAR LOADSTAR,.. I AM PERPL
EXED BY A PROBABLE.PROGRAMMING SNAFU IN
THE "DUNGEON OF.NAMOS" GAME. IN SOME ROO
MS, IT IS.POSSIBLE FOR YOUR EXPLORER TO
BE.PHYSICALLY SEPARATED FROM A EXIT.PORT
AL. IN SOME CASES, I WAS ABLE TO.BREAK O
N THROUGH BY SOME UNKNOWN.MANNER OF DUEL
ING WITH THE BARRIER,.BUT I DON'T KNOW H
OW I DID IT. ONE.ROOM IN PARTICULAR, #10
, HAS THIS.HAPPEN QUITE FREQUENTLY. IT I
S ONE.THING IF YOU CAN'T GET ALL THE.ART
IFACTS FROM A ROOM; IT IS QUITE.ANOTHER
IF YOU CAN'T GET OUT, PERIOD.. SECONDLY
, THE SHIELDS SEEM TO SERVE.NO PURPOSE..
INDIRECTLY, I DON'T BELIEVE YOU.NOTATE
D WHO TRANSCRIBED "PEACEFUL.EASY FEELING
" FOR THE ISSUE...
STEVE DE ROSE..> WELL, STEVE, IT SEEM
S THAT YOU.> HAVE STUMBLED ONTO ONE OF T
HE.> SECRETS OF THE MAZE. AT SOME.> POI
NTS IN THE GAME, YOU MUST TRY TO.> FIND
WAYS OUT THAT AREN'T.> NECESSARILY APPAR
ENT..>.> YOU ARE RIGHT, INDEED WHEN IT C
OMES.> TO THE SHIELD BUSINESS. THERE IS
.> NO USE FOR THE SHIELD..>.> OUR OWN KE
VIN CLOUD TRANSCRIBED THE.> MUSIC YOU SP
OKE OF...- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
- - -...DEAR LOADSTAR,.. HOW THE HECK
CAN YOU GET INTO GLORY.QUEST (#27) AND K
NOCK THOSE SCORES.DOWN TO 0 AGAIN? THEY
ARE GETTING A.BIT HIGH ON MY DISK, AND
IT.DISCOURAGES NEWCOMERS TO THE GAME..HA
LF THE FUN IS SEEING YOUR UPGRADING.PROC
ESS.... DARLEAN G. C
OWART. DENVER
, CO...> WITH LOADSTAR #27 IN YOUR DRIVE
,.> THE FOLLOWING PROGRAM SHOULD DO THE.
> TRICK:.>.> 10 OPEN15,8,15,"S0:GLORY L
IST":.> CLOSE15.> 15 OPEN3,8,3,"GLO
RY LIST,S,W".> 20 FORX=1TO10.> 30 PRIN
T#3,"AAA".> 40 PRINT#3,"100".> 50 PRIN
T#3,"1".> 60 PRINT#3,"1".> 70 NEXT.>
80 PRINT#3:CLOSE3..- - - - - - - - - - -
- - - - - - - -..DEAR LOADSTAR,.. DO T
HE PROGRAMS THAT I SEND TO YOU.FOR PUBLI
CATION HAVE TO BE COMPLETELY.MADE FROM S
CRATCH? I HAVE PURCHASED."GAME MAKER" F
ROM ACTIVISION WHICH IS.A VERY VALUABLE
AND EASY-TO-USE.PROGRAMMING TOOL IN WHIC
H ALMOST.ANYTHING CAN BE CREATED WITH LI
TTLE.OR NO "SPRITE" KNOWLEDGE. WHEN I US
E.THIS, MY IMAGINATION CAN BECOME.REALIT
Y VERY EASILY. I AM ALWAYS.THINKING OF
NEW IDEAS AND THE GAME.MAKER TURNS THOSE
DREAMS TO REALITY..AS AN ADDED FEATURE,
THE GAME MAKER.PROGRAM IS NOT NEEDED TO
LOAD AND RUN.FILES MADE WITH IT....
D.J. CENTI.
LAUD. LAKES, FL..> WHI
LE WE PREFER THAT PROGRAMS BE.> WRITTEN
FROM SCRATCH, WE ALSO.> RECOGNIZE THE FA
CT THAT THERE A LOT.> OF USEFUL AND POWE
RFUL PROGRAMMING.> TOOLS OUT THERE. IF
ACTIVISION HAS.> NO PROBLEM WITH THE IDE
A, THEN WE.> WILL ACCEPT YOUR PROGRAMS.
BUT BE.> WARNED, IN THE PAST WE HAVE.>
REVIEWED A FEW PROGRAMS MADE WITH.> THE
GAMEMAKER AND THEY SEEM TO BE.> VERY WAS
TEFUL OF DISK SPACE. YOUR.> PROGRAM COU
LD BE REJECTED ON THIS.> BASIS. JUST KE
EP THIS IN MIND WHEN.> YOU'RE WRITING TH
AT GREAT GAME....----------< END OF TEXT
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