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soviet roofs

cichlasomacichlasoma
edited August 2007 in Games
the instructions to soviet state:
"Reconocer?s los edificios donde se encuentren los rehenes observando las azoteas."
("You will recognize the buildings where are the hostages observing the roofs." in computer translation.)

does anybody know how to recognize them?
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  • IvanzxIvanzx
    edited August 2007
    I have this game, I will load it today on my Spectrum, and maybe I will be able to help you out.

    Cheers :)
    <a href="http://rincondelspectrum.blogspot.de/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">http://rincondelspectrum.blogspot.de/</a>;
  • cichlasomacichlasoma
    edited August 2007
    Ivanzx wrote: »
    I have this game, I will load it today on my Spectrum, and maybe I will be able to help you out.

    Cheers :)

    thanx a lot, if you consider it worth examining...
    (i don't need it vitally, nevertheless... :-) anyway, i´ve a suspicion, the yellow things should indicate the presence of hostages, but it doesn´t seem to be always the case.)
  • RalfRalf
    edited August 2007
    Speking about roofs in Soviet :)

    Have you noticed some verions of this game (like tzx verson), here at WOS seem to have damaged graphics. It is especially seen in the roofs.

    Bad graphics (tzx version):

    http://img508.imageshack.us/my.php?image=sovietgame1px2.gif
  • RalfRalf
    edited August 2007
    And good version (.dsk file version):

    http://img245.imageshack.us/my.php?image=sovietgame2lk6.gif

    Maybe you know, is it a problem of a bug in a game code or incorrect dumping of the tape?
  • cichlasomacichlasoma
    edited August 2007
    i haven't noticed it so far, although i've been using the bad vesion! :-) (maybe the cause of my problems...)
  • cichlasomacichlasoma
    edited August 2007
    btw, do you also find the game so cool?
    (i'd say it's one of few late speccy games original in their feel/gameplay!)
  • IvanzxIvanzx
    edited August 2007
    I just loaded the game, and the roofs are damaged too, so it seems the tzx of the game is ok, cos I own a cassette version of the game,

    Responding the other question, I can't recognise the roofs of the hostages, maybe I have to look better.

    Its a good game but quite difficult.

    Cheers!
    <a href="http://rincondelspectrum.blogspot.de/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">http://rincondelspectrum.blogspot.de/</a>;
  • IvanzxIvanzx
    edited August 2007
    I think I know the roof thing now : If you look well, there is in some of the top of the roofs the sign of the former ussr in yellow color, the one in its flag (i dont know the words in english). Out of those buildings the hostages keep coming out.

    Hope that works

    cheers
    <a href="http://rincondelspectrum.blogspot.de/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">http://rincondelspectrum.blogspot.de/</a>;
  • cichlasomacichlasoma
    edited August 2007
    Ivanzx wrote: »
    I think I know the roof thing now : If you look well, there is in some of the top of the roofs the sign of the former ussr in yellow color, the one in its flag (i dont know the words in english). Out of those buildings the hostages keep coming out.

    Hope that works

    cheers

    seems so. i also experienced my abovementioned impression, the rule doesn't work in all cases, was not justified probably. (i just don't recognize hammer & sickle in the things...)

    yet, my another question is - how the hell does the game manage to move your tank in 4-pixels steps with no color clashes??!!
    :???:
  • cichlasomacichlasoma
    edited August 2007
    cichlasoma wrote: »
    yet, my another question is - how the hell does the game manage to move your tank in 4-pixels steps with no color clashes??!!
    :???:

    sorry, is not so puzzling actually, as the tank doesn't move in fact. yet still - far more ingenious treatment of colors then in lightforce...
  • goodboygoodboy
    Ralf wrote: »
    Maybe you know, is it a problem of a bug in a game code or incorrect dumping of the tape?
    It`s bug in the game code (incorrect mirror sprite routine) poke 58368,9 fixed it

  • dm_boozefreekdm_boozefreek
    edited September 2018
    It conspiracy theory the roofs in Soviet are normal, always normal no prisoner in building civilian not in there as prisoner, voluntary happy people in building, move along nothing see here.

    Happy time, or else!

    ….Wodka!!!
    Post edited by dm_boozefreek on
    Every night is curry night!
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