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Eric S. Raymond 2023-03-12 12:58:11 -04:00
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@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ Bug fixes:
* A few minor typos have been corrected: absence of capitalization on * A few minor typos have been corrected: absence of capitalization on
"Swiss" and "Persian", inconsistent spelling of "imbedded" vs. "embedded", "Swiss" and "Persian", inconsistent spelling of "imbedded" vs. "embedded",
"eying" for "eyeing". "thresholds" for "threshholds". "eying" for "eyeing", "thresholds" for "threshholds".
* Under odd circumstances (dropping rug or vase outdoors) the game could * Under odd circumstances (dropping rug or vase outdoors) the game could
formerly say "floor" when it should say "ground" (or "dirt", or something). formerly say "floor" when it should say "ground" (or "dirt", or something).
@ -116,14 +116,24 @@ FORTRAN-derived code that formerly implemented the save/restore
functions; without C's fread(3)/fwrite() and structs it was functions; without C's fread(3)/fwrite() and structs it was
necessarily pretty ugly by modern standards. Encryption and necessarily pretty ugly by modern standards. Encryption and
checksumming have been discarded - it's pointless to try checksumming have been discarded - it's pointless to try
tamper-proofing saves when everyone has the source code. tamper-proofing saves when everyone has the source code. However
the game still integrity-checks savefiles on resume.
Save and resume filenames are stripped of leading and trailing
whitespace before processing.
A -r command-line option has been added. When it is given (with a file A -r command-line option has been added. When it is given (with a file
path argument) it is functionally equivalent to a RESTORE command. path argument) it is functionally equivalent to a RESTORE command.
The game can be built in a mode that entirely disables save/resume, or An -a command-line option has been added (comditionally on
thart autosaves only on a termination signal (for use in BBS doort ADVENT_AUTOSAVE) for use in BBS door systems. When this option is
systems). There is a new nmessage to inform the user about this. given, the game roads from the specified filename argument on startup
and saves to it on quit or a received signal. There is a new nmessage
to inform the user about this.
The game can be built in a mode that entirely disables save/resume
(-DADVENT_NOSAVE). If the game had been built this way, a diagnostic is
emitted if you try to save or resume.
== Translation == == Translation ==