Date   : Fri, 09 Dec 1994 16:45:57 WET
From   : Bonfield James <jkb@...>
Subject: Re: the screen

Chris Lam writes:

>I've only seen Exile 'working' on my emulator and not on a real beeb, so >I
can't say that it's 100% okay. It looks fine, 1/2 screen, reddish >spacecraft
with a floating spaceman. I haven't seen this famous water >bit... should it
be there right at the start or much later into the game?

Ahah! A chance to plug a program of mine :-) - The Exile cheat.

It features various bits and bobs, but one which'll be of use to you is for
adjusting the height of the water. This is indeed a cheat as it has handy
consequences for putting out certain fires.

It was featured in an edition of Micro User (sorry I can't remember which one)
and I guess copyright is owned by them. However I do have another newer
version of the software that they didn't print so I guess I can ignore
copyright a little bit (after all, I am the author) and mail it to those who
want it. Assuming I can transfer it ok...

It works on the original hideously copy protected disk versions and probably
also on disks in the various stages of deprotection.

       James

PS. I've still done no more work on my own BBC emulator :-( I never seem to
find the time.