
Death in the Caribbean (fixed version)
ref: Death_Caribbean.zip (from GS WorldView, October 1999)


     This DOS 3.3 adventure originally used volume numbering to identify disks.
Since disk images do not preserve volume numbering, the original disk image
version would snag when it was time to move to parts of the adventure on Disk
2.

     A mod has been made to the game program on Disk 1 to circumvent problems
related to volume checking.



A Few Notes about Playing "Death in the Caribbean" using Disk Images

I. Since disk images (and diskettes created from the images) do not let the
game use volume numbers to identify disks, keeping things straight is up to the
player. 

     When LOADing a Saved Game and at important places in the quest, the game
asks you to flip, replace, etc. the Adventure disk.  Be sure to insert the 
correct Disk.

     For example, suppose you are restarting play and LOAD Saved Game #7 from
the Save disk. If #7 is for play on Disk 2, you need to remember to insert Disk
2 when the program asks you to "Replace" the Adventure Disk. (If the wrong disk
is inserted, the game will crash and you will need to boot Disk 1 and LOAD the
Saved Game again.)

     Keeping brief notes about your Saved Games helps. The notes for a Saved
Game should mention the Disk (1 or 2) the Save relates to.

     If you are killed, you will get to a screen which tells you to press SPACE
to restart. Disk 1 needs to be in the drive whenever you restart the game.


II. Evidently, you can use almost any DOS 3.3 disk image as the SaveGame disk.
A SaveGame disk (named "Save.dsk") is included in Death_Caribbean.zip.


III. It's a good idea to Write Protect Disk 1 and Disk 2 to avoid accidental
overwriting. You can do this for disk images in Windows. Right-click on the
file name, select Properties and checkmark "Read Only". (The adventure disk
images in Death_Caribbean.zip already have Read Only set.)


     Thanks to Asimov for supplying the disk images and to blsmith1 for
mentioning the problem on comp.emulators.apple2.


Rubywand, 1999
