Hello. This is the A02 version of Adventure. It is a modification of the original Adventure game floating around between CP/M users. This version corrects several flaws in the first version. Most noticable is the re-activation of the hints (there was a kludge in the previous version which kept the hints from working). Also, the SAVE command now works. To suspend a game, type SAVE, answer YES when Adventure asks for confirmation, and when the game stops and you get your OS prompt (A> for CP/M, A. for CDOS) type SAVE ADSAVE.COM 157 (for CP/M, reverse the filename and record count). There also are a couple of fixes made to the database to clean up a couple of glitches like a missing or extra line here or there, and a couple of places where the end of a message got cut off. This A02 version has one large advantage over the A01 release; that is that the message file was compressed to 63K (it used to be 128K). Note: This is a change in the format of the file, no messages were deleted. Stand by for the forthcoming B00 Adventure -- This one has a cave that is twice as large (it's a 550 point version). All of the features of the original Adventure are in this version, plus a whole bunch of new rooms, treasures, and ways for the bumbling explorer to get himself killed. To compile this mess, you'll need a FORTRAN compiler and 64K of RAM. You will also need more disk space than is available on a single density diskette, so you're going to have to do some disk swapping to get this all compiled. There are three phases to geting this thing running. First you must create the runtime program (AD.COM). This program uses a bunch of database files which are created by a second program (ADINIT.COM). Therefore you must also create this program. Finally, you must create the database using ADINIT. To create AD, you must compile the following files: ADVMAIN, MAINSB, and ADVENSUB. NOTE: ADVENSUB is used for both programs. Then link them together: LINK ADVMAIN,MAINSB,ADVENSUB/S,FORLIB/S,AD/N/E To create ADINIT, you must compile ADVENT, ADVINIT3, INSUB, and use ADVENSUB again. To link them: LINK ADVENT,ADVINIT3,INSUB,ADVENSUB/S,FORLIB/S,ADINIT/N/E Finally, to create the database, put the data file (ADVENTUR.DAT) in drive B, a blank (more or less) disk in A, and run ADINIT. It takes about six minutes running on a 4mhz Z-80 with Persci 277 drives. Note: I enhanced the efficiency of this program considerably; it used to take more than twice as long to run. Mike Goetz