RND 0.9

asiekierka · Post by **asiekierka** » Fri Aug 26, 2005 6:47 am

Someone have the version 0.9 of RND? I want look at it.

bojster · Post by **bojster** » Fri Aug 26, 2005 12:02 pm

Nope, the official archive starts at 1.2.0, but maybe Holger has it somewhere.

BTW, Holger, what's that Zaphod game for Amiga? I downloadd it, but haven't tried yet.

Post by **Holger** » Fri Aug 26, 2005 9:56 pm

> > Someone have the version 0.9 of RND? I want look at it.
> Nope, the official archive starts at 1.2.0, but maybe Holger has it somewhere.

OK, OK... As this was requested quite some times now -- you can find it in the archive now, for historical reasons:

http://artsoft.org/RELEASES/unix/rocksndiamonds/

Please note:
- version 0.9 is/was only available for Unix
- version 0.9 is nearly 10 years old now
- versions 1.0 and 1.1 were never released
- note the blazingly fast startup time (compared to 3.1.1) ;-)
- you can still compile it if you add "-L/usr/X11R6/lib" to "LIBS" in Makefile

> BTW, Holger, what's that Zaphod game for Amiga? I downloadd it, but
> haven't tried yet.

It's not a game, but a binary (hex) file editor for the Amiga. :-)

And for those always hunting for old or secret or hidden games: Have a look at "aquarius". It's even older than R'n'D 0.9. It's also Unix only, and you also have to adjust the Makefile as told above. If you can't find it by yourself, don't ask me. ;-) But if you got it to run, please note that you can press the keys "e", "s", "d" and "x" to place walls near you to stop the water. (I ever wanted to add this game concept to R'n'D, but the engines are too different for now -- the R'n'D engine would at least need another element layer for the water. Maybe I will add it some day in the future...)

bojster · Post by **bojster** » Fri Aug 26, 2005 11:00 pm

Thanks!
I tried out Aquarius and it seems cool, though it seems there's only one level... (I'm judging by the lack of arrows to change levels, I haven't finished the first one yet, only took a look).
Too bad that Zaphod is only a hex editor, I hoped it was some cool game... :-(
I'll try to compile RnD later, trying to run a binary failed.

[edit] BTW, there are MirrorMagic elements on info screen... ;-)

asiekierka · Post by **asiekierka** » Sat Aug 27, 2005 6:41 am

Thanks holger, i test it today.

Post by **Holger** » Sat Aug 27, 2005 6:54 am

> I tried out Aquarius and it seems cool, though it seems there's only one
> level... (I'm judging by the lack of arrows to change levels, I haven't
> finished the first one yet, only took a look).

You can use the two blue balls left and right of the level number to change levels. Only levels "00" - "05" contain real levels (more or less).

> Too bad that Zaphod is only a hex editor, I hoped it was some cool
> game... :-(

;-)

> I'll try to compile RnD later, trying to run a binary failed.

Yes, you probably have to recompile it...

> [edit] BTW, there are MirrorMagic elements on info screen... ;-)

Yes... ;-)

Flumminator · Post by **Flumminator** » Sat Aug 27, 2005 1:30 pm

ouch!

no keyboard support

Post by **Holger** » Sat Aug 27, 2005 2:07 pm

> no keyboard support

Oops?

I've just played it yesterday, using only the keyboard...!

Flumminator · Post by **Flumminator** » Sat Aug 27, 2005 2:40 pm

NumLock was turned on....

(if there wouldn't have been the discussion about that nearby, I'd never figured it out...)

Post by **Holger** » Sat Aug 27, 2005 7:27 pm

> NumLock was turned on....

Again! :-( *argh*

> (if there wouldn't have been the discussion about that nearby, I'd never
> figured it out...)

I should quickly check how to fix this... :-o