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File 11575, Eamon.129 had two fatal errors and requires these fixes:
MAIN.PGM Line 6400: change PRIT to PRINT
MAIN.PGM Line 23010: change 23100 to 92
This Eamon was fixed on 6/5/90 and reuploaded as file 11845.
File 11953, Eamon.107 had a fatal RETURN WITHOUT GOSUB error.
To fix it, delete line 680 from the program MAIN.PGM
This Eamon was fixed on 6/25/90 and reuploaded as file 12237.
File #12636, Eamon.069, contains a weapon (WAND OF MAGIC MISSILES) with a very long name. If you carry this weapon beck to the Main Hall, your CHARACTERS file could get messed up. Adding the following lines to the MAIN.PGM will check to see if this weapon is being carried to the Main Hall, and truncate the name to WAND OF MAGIC:
2370 FOR I = 1 TO 4: IF WN$(I) = AN$(3) THEN WN$(I) = LEFT$(WN$(I),13) 2375 NEXT
This was fixed on 7/11/90 and re-uploaded as file #12685.
File 10860, EAMON.P.GMH.BXY 'Graphics Main Hall', will crash with a BAD SUBSCRIPT error if more than 10 Eamons are in a given folder. The fix: In the program MAIN.0: replace this line:
40 DIM B$(100): IF WN$(1) < > "NONE" THEN N = 1
In the program MAIN.3:
Renumber line 1800 to 1805 and change GOTO 1800 to GOTO 1805 in this line.
Add this line:
1800 FOR A = 1 TO 100: B$(A) = "": NEXT: PRINT DK$"FRE"
This has been fixed and re-uploaded as file 12796 on 7/24/90.
In addition, there were some player-interface improvements.
I have a report that there is a fix circulating for the above bug in which the line 1007 DIM B$(100) is added to the program MAIN.3. This will cause a REDIM'D ARRAY error if the player aborts back to the Main Hall without going on an adventure, then tries to go on an adventure a second time.
TomZ, Eamon guy
File 11755, EAMON.P.DDD, will crash if the DDD is removed from a drive and replaced with the work disk. This was a stupid error on my part--I neglected to simulate a 1-drive system during testing. Thanks to Dave Cheever for his help with this.
The following programs require modification:
EAMON.INIT.V7.0 Move line 140 to line 20 EAMON.EDIT.V7.0 Move line 32 to line 25 EAMON.LIST.V7.0 Move line 23 to line 12 DUNGEON.EDIT Move line 24 to line 12 DUNGEON.LIST Move line 23 to line 17 RESIZE FILES Move line 36 to line 12
Also, these programs were modified to prevent the trashing of 7.0 databases:
DUNGEON EDIT: Add this code to the end of line 100:
": PRINT DK$"CLOSE": END
DUNGEON LIST: Add this code to the end of line 35: : PRINT D$"CLOSE": END
These fixes have been made and the DDD has been re-uploaded as file 12875.
File 13385, EAMON.P.170.BXY 'Ragnarok Revisited' had a bug that returned the player's character to the Main Hall with Hardiness and Agility set to zero. To fix this, make this change to the program MAIN.PGM:
In Line 2550,
change MD%(0,1) to M%(0,1)
change MD%(0,2) to M%(0,2)
If you have played this version, you need to use the character editor to restore these two attributes to your character.
This fix has been made and it has been re-uploaded as file 13455.
File 11501, EAMON.P.148.BXY 'Journey to Jotunheim', originally uploaded 5/16/90, has received the following bug fixes:
In INIT.PGM, Line 30786, change 30090 to 30786.
Also delete Line 30794
In MAIN.PGM, Line 59, delete the INVERSE and NORMAL statements.
It has been re-uploaded as file 13706. The new revision date is 10/7/90.
File 11431 'DharmaQuest', originally uploaded 4/20/90, has a bug with the Wizard's name being blank. You can fix it with this fix:
In the program MAIN.PGM, move line 15 to 1020.
The adventure has been re-uploaded as file 13731 with this fix. The revision date for the fix is 10/15/90.
Eamon.117 'Dungeon of Doom' (old revision date 11/17/90), has been re- uploaded with a bug fix:
The bug: the character's sex is written back to the CHARACTERS file on the Master as a blank string. This normally causes little or no problem except for the EDIT CHARACTER FILE option on the Master, which hangs in a loop.
The fix: In the program MAIN.PGM, change SEX$ to SX$ in Line 2560.
The new revision date is 1/15/91.
There are two ways to recover your character so that it can be accessed by the maintenance program:
The easiest and best way is to restart any Eamon adventure (that used this same character) that you had played BEFORE you played #117. Returning to the Main Hall from this other adventure will replace the damaged file with good (although older) data. DO NOT restart the older adventure from the Main Hall, but restart it by typing RUN MAIN.PGM, as you would when resuming a saved game.
The other way to recover is to delete the CHARACTERS file, then enter the EDIT CHARACTER FILE option and re-enter all of the information as you remember it.
TomZ
Eamon.001, the ProDOS Eamon Master & Main Hall, has been re-uploaded with a bug fix.
The FRONT.DESK program had an extra quote in line 570. The fix is to remove the extra quote and repair the text. The new revision date is 6/6/91.
NOTE: this program will only work with the latest version of the Eamon Master, dated 5/23/91 or later.
TomZ
EAMON.033.BXY 'Orb of Polaris' (80-col. P8) has been re-uploaded with a bug fix.
In Line 2110, there is a colon between a PRINT statement and the text:
PRINT : " 'You have failed!
DELETE this colon from the statement.
(This adventure is already fixed as included in the STARTER.KIT file.)
The new revision date is 9/21/91. The new upload is file 16797.
TomZ
Bug fix for Eamon.150 'Walled City of Darkness' 40-col. ProDOS version:
Problem: UNDEF'D STATEMENT errors in the RESTORE code.
Fix:
In Line 29020, change 29220 to 100
In Line 29900, change 29210 to 29220
This was a conversion error from DOS 3.3 to ProDOS. It is already fixed in the 80-col. version now available in library 36.
The new revision date is 23JAN92.
TomZ
The latest upload of the Eamon Dungeon Designer Disk v7.1 has been deleted and re-uploaded with these bug fixes:
Dungeon Designer Disk 7.1 MAIN.PGM
Problem: NEXT WITHOUT FOR error if a neutral monster flees.
Fix: In Line 330, change GOTO 490 to NEXT : GOTO 500
Problem: WT is reduced any time anybody's weapon is dropped or broken, even if not player.
Fix: In Line 7530 and Line 7540: change WT = WT - A%(W,3) to WT = WT - ((OF = 0) * A%(W,3))
The new upload has a revision date of 8/22/93 and is file 21218.
The EAG Eamon Utilities has been re-uploaded with a very minor bug fix. In the program DESC.EDIT, delete line 618.
The new file is #21234, revision date 8/22/93.
The new uploads of Eamon #27 (files 25290 & 25292) have one minor bug fix.
Add this line to the MAIN PGM:
6010 LK = 0
This allows some hidden stuff to become visible when doing a LOOK in certain rooms. The game is playable without this fix, but the fix makes it easier to solve.
These new uploads, and the new uploads of Eamon #26, have also had the standard "Speed-up mods" added, which substantially improve program command execution turnaround.
TomZ
There have been several bug-fix uploads recently:
25479 E.DOS33.197.BXY : Use DUNGEON EDIT to delete the last Effect, then add a new Effect #3 and enter this text for the Effect: APPLE //C
25421 E.DOS33.UTL.BXY : The UNIVERSAL CHECK FILES has been =extensively= modified and now works with =every= Eamon data disk in the entire list.
25292 E.DOS33.027.BXY and 25290 EAMON.P.027.BXY : add this line: 6001 LK = 0
Often times flashing text may show up as MouseText garbage on your screen. The easiest fix for this is to use a global Applesoft editing program like Program Writer to find and replace every instance of the FLASH command with INVERSE instead.
Note that you should do the search and replace on a case-by-case basis, as most Eamons will use the word "flash" in text somewhere.
TomZ
There were several recent uploads with fixes to the EAMON.NAME file. These fixes have no effect on play, but were made so that the old version of UNIVERSAL CHECK FILES and DUNGEON EDIT will correctly identify the Eamon version.
TomZ
The DOS 3.3 version of Eamon #28 "The Tower of London" has been re-uploaded with a minor bug fix. This fix is not necessary but does make the game run a lot faster.
The fix is to delete the I = FRE(0) statement from Line 120 of the MAIN PGM.
TomZ
I've just completed three new uploads to A2's Eamon library. When they are released, they will have these bug fixes:
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Eamon Dungeon Designer Disk 7.1
MAIN PGM (DOS 3.3 ONLY)
Date Fixed: 5/25/96
Problem: SYNTAX ERROR IN 31100
Fix: In Line 31100, change B%( > 2)) to (B% > 2))
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Eamon #42 Alternate Beginners Cave
Date Fixed: 5/25/96
Problem: Failure to READ (artifact) results in YOU CAN'T DRINK THAT message.
Fix: Add this line:
20060 PRINT: PRINT "YOU ARE HOLDING NOTHING BY THAT NAME THAT CAN BE READ.": GOTO 100
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Eamon #229 Firestorm
Date Fixed: 5/25/96
Problem: GOSUB errors
Fix: Replace Line 6050 with this Line:
6050 R = M + 600: GOSUB 45
In Line 22140, change GOSUB 7638 to GOSUB 7640
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TomZ
Here are the bug fixes for some recent re-uploads:
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#11 The Tomb of Molinar
Date Fixed: 11/2/96
Problem: NO BUFFERS error if try to get mirror.
Fix: Add/change these lines:
4318 PRINT DK$"CLOSE" 4395 PRINT DK$"CLOSE"
Also, the speed-up mods were added.
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#62 The Caverns of Doom
Date Fixed: 10/16/96
Problem: No exit from caves.
Fix: Make these changes to the database:
Room 96: Add THERE IS A DOOR NORTH. to the description. Add NORTH: 97 to the directions.
Room 98: Add THE WAY HOME LIES NORTH. to the description.
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#89 Superfortress of Lin Wang
Date Fixed: 10/15/96
The Speed-Up mods were added.
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#94 Blood Feud
Date Fixed: 10/19/96
Problem: DISK FULL error when saving game.
Fix: Delete DOS from the disk.
NOTE: this is not a problem with the upload in the A2 library, but this Eamon will crash if you make it a bootable disk.
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TomZ
#123 Wizard of the Spheres
Date Fixed: 11/23/96
Problem: Dropping anything causes you to drop everything
Fix: In Line 5050, change PRINT to IF WT > 10 * MD%(0,1) THEN PRINT
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#148 Journey to Jotunheim (40-col. PRODOS)
Date Fixed: 11/23/96
Problem: Can't return to Main Hall on single disk drive systems.
Fix: Move Line 31554 to 31525
Change this Line: 31552 ONERR GOTO 31530
Delete Lines 31556-31558
#76 The Search for Yourself (80-COL. PRODOS ONLY)
Date Fixed: 1/13/97
Problem: UNDEF'D STATEMENT ERROR IN 1810
Fix: In Line 18100, change GOTO 29060 to GOTO 19060
#194 Attack of the Kretons
Date Fixed: 1/26/97
Problem: GET ALL gets the Orb of Evanyur
Fix: In Line 4216, change GOSUB 58 to GOSUB 58: GOTO 4240
Problem: Artifact 46 desc. has wrong owner name
Fix: Change EVIL EDDIE to MANLY MAX
Problem: Room 23 desc has door direction wrong
Fix: Change NORTH to WEST
Problem: Room 44 desc has exit wrong
Fix: Change EAST to WEST