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Seelie posted 02-24-99 05:23 PM ET
One of my friends noticed that the program doesn't even try to capture mindworms reliably, Meaning that sometimes when you attack them, you don't get the "capture attempt failed" message. What he eventually determined from observation is that the program never checks for capture if you have part of a move remaining. For example, if you have 2/3 or 1/3 of a move remaining, you will never capture a mindworm. Can any one else verify this or disprove it? Also, what happens if you have 1 and 1/3?
The Thomas A Stobie posted 02-24-99 05:58 PM ET
The assumption is incorrect for old versions (1.0d and earlier). I think it is also for the new version 2.0, but am not sure.
Seelie posted 02-24-99 06:47 PM ET
He's using the 2.0 patch, not the older versions.
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Author	Topic: I think I Found Part of the Mindworm Capture Problem
Seelie	posted 02-24-99 05:23 PM ET One of my friends noticed that the program doesn't even try to capture mindworms reliably, Meaning that sometimes when you attack them, you don't get the "capture attempt failed" message. What he eventually determined from observation is that the program never checks for capture if you have part of a move remaining. For example, if you have 2/3 or 1/3 of a move remaining, you will never capture a mindworm. Can any one else verify this or disprove it? Also, what happens if you have 1 and 1/3?
The Thomas A Stobie	posted 02-24-99 05:58 PM ET The assumption is incorrect for old versions (1.0d and earlier). I think it is also for the new version 2.0, but am not sure.
Seelie	posted 02-24-99 06:47 PM ET He's using the 2.0 patch, not the older versions.