Off Forum: Midway code repair

geoschmo · #1 March 28th, 2002, 06:40 AM

Yes, that much I do remember. CAPs are Combat Air Patrols, and they are absolutly necessary for your carriers to survive.

Geo

geoschmo · #2 March 28th, 2002, 06:43 AM

Sheesh SJ, a compiled Version? You are amazing. I suppose next you are going to rewrite it into a two player PBEM game?

Geo

Suicide Junkie · #3 March 29th, 2002, 02:47 AM

The game would be a little unfair with human competition, wouldn't it?

What I might do is:
- colorize it. Make the water rippling blue, midway green, ships grey.
- Fix some of the sound effects (I can't hear the taking-off noises right now, just the dropping bombs)
- Move the combat results into a scrolling list on the right side of the screen.

geoschmo · #4 March 28th, 2002, 03:40 PM

I was just kidding really, but why do you say it would be unfair? Both sides are relativley equal at the start.

In fact there's way now to play the Japanese side against the computer controlling the US forces. I don't remember yet how to do it. Wish I still had my instruction book.

Geoschmo

Grayhorse · #5 March 28th, 2002, 03:56 PM

Thank you SJ. I look forward to playing this game yet again. Man, it has been so long, I hope I remember how.

Suicide Junkie · #6 March 28th, 2002, 04:04 PM

quote:
In fact there's way now to play the Japanese side against the computer controlling the US forces. I don't remember yet how to do it. Wish I still had my instruction book.

Well, then. If its already in the code, it will stand a chance of happening. Not sure how the details of turns and time passage will work though.

Suicide Junkie · #7 March 29th, 2002, 04:34 AM

New Compiled Midway

Added:
- Colored map
- Colored damage notices
- More sounds enabled
- Added delays to previously unknown sections
(Damage reports now stay onscreen long enough to notice)

PS: I've been creamed in the Last two games I tried.
In the first one, my ships never knew what hit them.
The second one, I got first-strike and unloaded everything I had. They nuked midway to glass. I sent everything I had at them again. They nuked my ships.
Very very annoying. I only succeeded in doing Light Damage to four of five enemies.

[ 29 March 2002: Message edited by: Suicide Junkie ]