Black Raven - v1.00

14 Dec 10 12:06, Max Romanoff reported Vyacheslav Mednonogov about {Black Raven -
v1.00}:

VM>> c) don’t be angry :(

MR> it’s just a shame.

Nothing offensive - everything is fine. During the entire period of operation, so far
one assembly glitch has been found - invisible after shipment, the fields turn from black to white
(can be treated by entering the setup; fixed). There was a false alarm from a member of the Omega Group
about the inoperability of the sawmill (I think he simply didn’t have the money to
develop a cool bow, and he didn’t notice the message “Not enough money”).

Many didn’t get in, that the text of the task is called by “H” - the
lack affected. descriptions (description is now present).

In general, real-time strategy for spektrumists is, of course, new. The most
advanced ones only reached the fifth level (and then, I suspect, by adding
money to themselves - and at the fifth level money doesn’t help :)))

The game did not work on the new megabyte KAI (damn, well, I’m not lucky on KAI and
that’s all). The glitch is caused by addressing just like in Pentagon 512. Although, IMHO, there is no P512 without a button to go to P128, the glitch will be fixed.

At the request of the workers, the password from the second part of the game will be removed.

At the request of S. Zonov there will be a version with two 3.5" disks - as soon as
scientific research has been carried out on methods for scratching them :)

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* Accordingly, release version 1.01 will be released this Saturday. *
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Warm greetings, Slava!

ps\ Oh, one half-baked hacker also came and threatened that he would remove the protection in five
minutes if I didn’t write down the game for him. So I sit and think: should I be afraid or not? :)))

It was like this: Vyacheslav Mednonogov 17 Dec 97 at 00:37 was pushing speeches to All.
Well, so I wrote.

[...skp...]
VM> ********************************************************************************
VM> * Accordingly, the release version 1.01 will be released this Saturday. *
VM> *****************************************************************

VM> Warm greetings, Slava!

VM> ps\ Oh, one half-baked hacker also came and threatened that he would remove the protection in
VM> five minutes if I didn’t write down the game for him. So I’m sitting and thinking: should I be afraid or not?
VM> :)))
What about him, unshaven??? If yes, then write. :)))
And it seems like there was an agreement (in ZX-Format, it seems) that a month after the release of the din, hackers
don’t break it, so that it pays off, and then... UUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU:) Or am I wrong?

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She came out. Performance guaranteed. Perhaps there is one glitch left - if
instead of shipping the game you give the program "left" information - it can hang. Moral: don't
do this. I'll correct the thread someday... It's amazing that, although inside the program
is a "small Windows", it works like a clock :)

And at 1.00 literate people (for example, Sasha from Omega group) reached right up to the 9th
level (!), where they are still sitting. And honestly (!!), without adding money (because
if you add only 100 coins, you can pass the level without difficulty)

At the request of the workers, protection from the Shadow Monitor has been added. Whether she protects
or not, I can’t say (I don’t have Scorpio), but neither Pent nor Scorpio hang themselves when she works :)

[The first 24 sets went to Rostov-on-Don]

Mon Dec 22 1997, at 02:21, Vyacheslav Mednonogov wrote to Max Lanskih:

VM> At the request of the workers, protection from the Shadow Monitor has been inserted. Whether she protects
VM> or not, I can’t say (I don’t have Scorpio), but neither Pent nor
VM> Scorpio hang themselves when she works :)

Protects, protects...

22 Dec 97 Vyacheslav Mednonogov --> Max Lanskih :

VM> [The first 24 sets left for Rostov-on-Don]

We arrived normally and began our journey among the people. :-) There is no point in writing about impressions
It makes sense - you have to see it!!!
The first ones successes of one of the fans - 9 levels for people in two days with
breaks for sleep and food.

Best wishes! Vladimir Spashko 29 Dec 97 00:13 hour.

29 Dec 97 00:13, Vladimir Spashko reported to Vyacheslav Mednonogov about {Black
Raven - v1.00}:

VM>> [The first 24 sets left for Rostov-on-Don]

VS> We arrived normally and began our journey to people:-) There is no point in writing about
VS> impressions - you have to see it!!! The first successes of one of the
VS> fans - 9 levels for people in two days with breaks for sleep and food.

Cool!

Sorry that you got versions where you can’t be shipped to disk “B:” :(((
If anyone in Rostov-on-Don is really bothered by this, then you will rewrite the first disk for them with
teledidisk or McDonald’s (or I'll exchange).

By the way, about the versions:

1.00 - test beta version. Just in case, I made it impassable (otherwise the hackers would break it again and blame all their glitches on me :))).
It's amazing that only six of them were exchanged (although the instructions clearly say about
the need for exchange - two reached level 12 - and broke off). :((

1.01 - release version, completely passable (if you know how to play ;)
Everything that users reported has been corrected.
1.01A - a) fixed a glitch with prohibiting shipments to "B:" (damn, no one noticed for a long time)
b) Talabrook was accidentally named Warlock (fixed)
1.01B - a) sometimes it was possible build fences where it is not allowed(fixed)
b) G-Soft found a glitch that makes it easier to develop spells (fixed)

All 1.01x are marked as 1.01 (version number is in the description). The first and second discs from any version 1.01x are compatible with each other. However, shipments are not
compatible (due to the fact that the shipment includes the physical addresses of some
routines). No other versions are expected.

According to those who completed the company as humans to the end, the greatest difficulty
is level 15. I myself have not completed it to the end, but, IMHO, there is a field
for mental activity there :)

Playing for the Kungs: so far there has been no information about those who have passed it beyond the second
level. However, this is old information. Levels for Kungs differ, in my opinion, with greater variety - more places where you need to think.

* Crossposted in ZX.SPECTRUM
* Crossposted in SPBZXNET.GAMES

Warm greetings, Slava!

VM> Cool!

During the first week of continuous play, the above-mentioned fan reached level 15
, but his equipment couldn’t stand it - his monitor froze on the 6th day :-(.
I hope to receive data from other buyers in the upcoming
weekend.

VM> Sorry that you have received versions where you cannot be loaded onto disk
VM> "B:":(((If anyone in Rostov-on-Don is very annoyed with this, then
VM> you will rewrite the first disk for them with a teledisk or McDonald's (or I
VM> will exchange).

Yes, in my opinion there will be no big problems. In the drive "B" there is always a
2nd disk, and the disk for shipment is “A”.

Best wishes! Vladimir Spashko 02 Jan 98 18:32 hrs.

02 Jan 98 01:58, Vyacheslav Mednonogov reported to Vladimir Spashko about {Black
Raven - v1.01}:

To catch up:

VM> Playing for the Kungs: so far there has been no information about those who have passed it further
VM> of the second level. However, this is old information. Levels for kung
VM> are distinguished, in my opinion, by greater variety - there are more places where you need
VM> to think.

While everyone was celebrating the New Year, the four of G-Soft were playing for kungs :) We went
up to the 9th level so far. They say it's difficult. Level 7
("islands") seemed particularly difficult, although the option they chose was not the best, IMHO. In my
opinion, the following are also difficult:
9th (“unification of troops”)
12th (the most difficult of the underground)
16th (possibly impassable)

A subzha option has appeared for 3.5" drives.

VM>> we need to think about it.

VM> While everyone was celebrating the New Year, four of the G-Softs played as kungs :)
VM> We have reached level 9 so far. They say it’s difficult.

I thought that the first week of the game would bring news on the completion of “ChV”, but
it was not possible to collect statistics. which there is a connection) having repaired a monitor that could not withstand such loads, went through all the levels for people, and reached level 4 for kungs.
And one more thing: my son, sixteen years old, is indifferent to the Spectrum. Yes it
is understandable: from the tape recorder Spectrum he immediately moved to the XT, then
386....486.....stump.
And now I observe the following picture: I return home, the PS is turned off, which is
surprising, since he usually uses all the time when the computer is not occupied by
me. The son sits at the Spectrum and passes the 3rd level for the Kungs. Zh8-O.
And this despite the fact that literally the day before I bought him one of the latest IBM strategic hits "Age of empires".

Best wishes! Vladimir Spashko 05 Jan 98 11:49 pm

02 Jan 98 16:34, Vyacheslav Mednonogov reported to Vladimir Spashko about {Black
Raven - v1.01}:

VM> While everyone was celebrating the New Year, the four of G-Soft played for the Kungs :)

/skip/

VM> 16th (possibly impassable)

It turned out we are passable :) So, two weeks passed and G-Soft passed both
companies (both for the kungs and for the people) in v1.01. It is recommended that you first play through
people (as was intended).
So, the game "Black Raven" really turned out to be workable and passable!!!