Hi Dark,
Most definitely this will run okay, provided you tell it to use text mode.
To do that, you need to run it from the command prompt as "begin2 text".
One thing I find helpful is the chart that displays every turn. It's a
great way to keep track of where everybody is and how far from you they
are.
Resist the temptation to put a ton of ships in your first scenario.
You'll probably get pounded into space dust just as easily with one, and
it's less confusing. Allys do tend to be helpful though, if you should
feel the urge to use them.
Another note: I recommend getting your hands on the advanced simulations
manual. It's available in wiki and pdf form from the new begin website,
www.starfleetproject.com. Just remember that the Windows version isn't
playable yet.
All the best, and let me know how you get on,
Zack.
On Tue, 9 Feb 2010, dark wrote:
Hi zack.
OutI'll look forward to the windows port, sinse I've just finished voyager
and would love the chance to do a bit of starship batling. however, I have
noticed that various dos console style games such as fallthru do run okay on
my machine under xp.
Any ideas whether this will?
Beware the grue!
Dark.
----- Original Message ----- From: "Zachary Kline" <zkl...@speedpost.net>
To: <gamers@audyssey.org>
Sent: Sunday, February 07, 2010 4:00 AM
Subject: [Audyssey] Any Begin2 fans out there?
Hi All,
I just thought I'd put this out and see if anybody's still interested in
this old game. For those who haven't read backissues of Audyssey in a
while, it's an extremely detailed simulation of tactical combat in the Star
Trek universe which is almost completely accessible.
The game was originally written for Dos but has recently been revived by
one of its original authors. The Windows version isn't accessible as of
yet, but the author plans to do that once it starts becoming more than just
a straight conversion. I absolutely love this game, its atmosphere is
remarkable as is the level of detail and replay value. Most conveniently,
it is one of the games that I'm able to play since making the switch to
Linux as my primary opperating system a little while back.
If anybody's interested in getting this up and running, there's a yahoo
group which is quite well-frequented. That group is beginstarshipcombat.
To subscribe, you'll want to email
beginstarshipcommbat-subscr...@yahoogroups.com.
The game itself can be found various places. A quick Google for "Begin:
Tactical Starship Simulation" will turn up one such, which also includes a
nifty blow-by-blow walkthrough of a battle.
Enjoy,
Zack.
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