Re: my big rubicon confession


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Re: my big rubicon confession

Posted By: the Battle Cat Date: 2/3/04 7:46 a.m.
In Response To: Re: my big rubicon confession (C Lund)

: I would really like to know where this happened. I don't remember any
: one-time platforms in the first 4-5 levels at all - that block further
: progress in the scenario, that is.
: BTW: There are at least two fatal bugs in the original release of Rubicon -
: both of which involve uplink chips. "Fatal" as in you have to
: start the whole game over.
Gosh Chris, it's been over 2 years since I played. I gave all the details I could remember in my first post, most of which unfortunately was my actions rather than cues to the surroundings. I just don't remember anything about it. It could have happened further into the game I have no solid recollection, I just guessed where I was. I don't want to give you anything that would send you on a wild goose chase and waste your time. It could have been anywhere in the first half of the map. I was far enough in though that I was too discouraged to start the scenario over from scratch.
Normally I play a map by having two save files for each level in a scenario. One at the very start of a level so I can replay a level again for fun and a save file at the very end of the level so I can walk through to refresh my memory for helping people with any problems they may have. For some reason I was just using one save file this time for everything. Believe me I just kicked myself up one side and down the other, rinsed, and repeated. Since then I use my saving technique on even the shortest scenarios. I really felt like a dope because one of the reasons for developing this technique in the first place was I got trapped once before. The one time I just blow it off I get burned again!
I'm sorry I can't help you more. I am positive that there was no way around the sealed up area. I am a savvy Marathon player and I literally spent all day trying to progress in that map. I usually try to get everywhere I can and find every secret in a level. I'm all over it just for the fun of it. I was totally stuck on that level, the unexplored space behind the platform in the automap taunting me. I never did try the scenario again from scratch and even if I did at this late date, I don't think I would remember where I was. 2 years is just too long ago for this little gray cat. It may be hard to reproduce and was not reported before because as I mouse player I can whip around 180 degrees in an eye blink while side-running which gives those once-only platforms grief. I've run into these same problems on occasion. I've come to believe that once-only platforms should be used for scenery/special effects or control platforms and the like. That would of course be IMHO.
I've searched all my Marathon backup CDs and hard disks for the save file in hopes I could send you that. I came up dry, I really did give it my best shot. Sorry about that Chris. The report I gave earlier was all I had.
Gary Simmons
the Battle Cat

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Re: Who is your favorite map maker? Adam Ashwell 1/30/04 1:46 p.m.

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Re: Who is your favorite map maker? Adam Ashwell 1/30/04 7:36 p.m.

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Re: Who is your favorite map maker? Adam Ashwell 1/31/04 6:32 a.m.

Re: Who is your favorite map maker? the Battle Cat 2/1/04 6:59 a.m.

Praise?! :O oogaBooga 2/3/04 11:09 a.m.

Re: Who is your favorite map maker? Steve Levinson 1/31/04 7:09 a.m.

Re: Who is your favorite map maker? Adam Ashwell 1/31/04 7:21 a.m.

Re: Who is your favorite map maker? Steve Levinson 1/31/04 8:49 a.m.

Re: Who is your favorite map maker? goran 1/31/04 11:17 a.m.

Re: Who is your favorite map maker? Elliott 1/31/04 1:47 p.m.

Re: Who is your favorite map maker? Steve Levinson 1/31/04 6:42 p.m.

my big rubicon confession goran 2/1/04 12:02 p.m.

Re: my big rubicon confession goran 2/1/04 12:31 p.m.

Re: my big rubicon confession Steve Levinson 2/1/04 3:22 p.m.

Re: my big rubicon confession Adam Ashwell 2/1/04 3:52 p.m.

Re: my big rubicon confession goran 2/2/04 1:08 a.m.

FM's review goran 2/2/04 1:51 a.m.

Re: FM's review D-M.A. 2/2/04 3:01 a.m.

Re: FM's review Yossarian 2/2/04 5:04 a.m.

Re: FM's review Steve Levinson 2/2/04 5:25 a.m.

Re: FM's review oogaBooga 2/3/04 11:23 a.m.

Re: FM's review Steve Levinson 2/3/04 1:10 p.m.

Re: my big rubicon confession Steve Levinson 2/2/04 5:23 a.m.

Re: my big rubicon confession Elliott 2/2/04 9:41 a.m.

Re: my big rubicon confession the Battle Cat 2/2/04 11:08 a.m.

Re: my big rubicon confession Steve Levinson 2/2/04 3:00 p.m.

That sounds like a plan! =) *NM* the Battle Cat 2/3/04 7:06 a.m.

Re: my big rubicon confession Adam Ashwell 2/2/04 11:30 a.m.

Re: my big rubicon confession the Battle Cat 2/2/04 9:35 a.m.

Re: my big rubicon confession Steve Levinson 2/2/04 11:02 a.m.

Re: my big rubicon confession C Lund 2/3/04 1:03 a.m.

Re: my big rubicon confession Steve Levinson 2/3/04 5:20 a.m.

Re: my big rubicon confession Dr. John Sumner 2/3/04 9:25 a.m.

Re: my big rubicon confession Steve Levinson 2/3/04 11:04 a.m.

Re: my big rubicon confession C Lund 2/3/04 2:50 p.m.

Re: my big rubicon confession the Battle Cat 2/3/04 7:46 a.m.

Re: my big rubicon confession C Lund 2/3/04 2:55 p.m.

Re: Who is your favorite map maker? Vid Boi 1/31/04 4:34 a.m.

Re: Who is your favorite map maker? Elliott 1/31/04 7:56 a.m.

Re: Who is your favorite map maker? deathmonger 2/2/04 7:23 a.m.

Re: Who is your favorite map maker? deathmonger 2/2/04 7:32 a.m.

Re: Who is your favorite map maker? Elliott 2/2/04 9:20 a.m.

Re: Who is your favorite map maker? Steve Levinson 2/2/04 9:37 a.m.

Re: Who is your favorite map maker? Elliott 2/2/04 9:59 a.m.

Re: Who is your favorite map maker? D-M.A. 2/3/04 12:52 a.m.

Re: Who is your favorite map maker? Elliott 2/3/04 8:16 a.m.

Re: Who is your favorite map maker? deathmonger 2/2/04 11:25 a.m.

Re: Who is your favorite map maker? the Battle Cat 2/3/04 8:03 a.m.

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: Gosh Chris, it's been over 2 years since I played. I gave all the details I : could remember in my first post, most of which unfortunately was my : actions rather than cues to the surroundings. I just don't remember : anything about it. It could have happened further into the game I have no : solid recollection, I just guessed where I was. I don't want to give you : anything that would send you on a wild goose chase and waste your time. It : could have been anywhere in the first half of the map. I was far enough in : though that I was too discouraged to start the scenario over from scratch. : Normally I play a map by having two save files for each level in a scenario. : One at the very start of a level so I can replay a level again for fun and : a save file at the very end of the level so I can walk through to refresh : my memory for helping people with any problems they may have. For some : reason I was just using one save file this time for everything. Believe me : I just kicked myself up one side and down the other, rinsed, and repeated. : Since then I use my saving technique on even the shortest scenarios. I : really felt like a dope because one of the reasons for developing this : technique in the first place was I got trapped once before. The one time I : just blow it off I get burned again! : I'm sorry I can't help you more. I am positive that there was no way around : the sealed up area. I am a savvy Marathon player and I literally spent all : day trying to progress in that map. I usually try to get everywhere I can : and find every secret in a level. I'm all over it just for the fun of it. : I was totally stuck on that level, the unexplored space behind the : platform in the automap taunting me. I never did try the scenario again : from scratch and even if I did at this late date, I don't think I would : remember where I was. 2 years is just too long ago for this little gray : cat. It may be hard to reproduce and was not reported before because as I : mouse player I can whip around 180 degrees in an eye blink while : side-running which gives those once-only platforms grief. I've run into : these same problems on occasion. I've come to believe that once-only : platforms should be used for scenery/special effects or control platforms : and the like. That would of course be IMHO. : I've searched all my Marathon backup CDs and hard disks for the save file in : hopes I could send you that. I came up dry, I really did give it my best : shot. Sorry about that Chris. The report I gave earlier was all I had. : Gary Simmons : the Battle Cat

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Who is your favorite map maker?	Elliott	1/30/04 11:36 a.m.
Re: Who is your favorite map maker?	Adam Ashwell	1/30/04 11:47 a.m.
Re: Who is your favorite map maker?	Steve Levinson	1/30/04 1:04 p.m.
Re: Who is your favorite map maker?	Adam Ashwell	1/30/04 1:46 p.m.
Re: Who is your favorite map maker?	Johannes Gunnar	1/30/04 2:11 p.m.
Re: Who is your favorite map maker?	Adam Ashwell	1/30/04 7:29 p.m.
Re: Who is your favorite map maker?	Adam Ashwell	1/30/04 7:36 p.m.
Re: Who is your favorite map maker?	the Battle Cat	1/31/04 6:27 a.m.
Re: Who is your favorite map maker?	Adam Ashwell	1/31/04 6:32 a.m.
Re: Who is your favorite map maker?	the Battle Cat	2/1/04 6:59 a.m.
Praise?! :O	oogaBooga	2/3/04 11:09 a.m.
Re: Who is your favorite map maker?	Steve Levinson	1/31/04 7:09 a.m.
Re: Who is your favorite map maker?	Adam Ashwell	1/31/04 7:21 a.m.
Re: Who is your favorite map maker?	Steve Levinson	1/31/04 8:49 a.m.
Re: Who is your favorite map maker?	goran	1/31/04 11:17 a.m.
Re: Who is your favorite map maker?	Elliott	1/31/04 1:47 p.m.
Re: Who is your favorite map maker?	Steve Levinson	1/31/04 6:42 p.m.
my big rubicon confession	goran	2/1/04 12:02 p.m.
Re: my big rubicon confession	goran	2/1/04 12:31 p.m.
Re: my big rubicon confession	Steve Levinson	2/1/04 3:22 p.m.
Re: my big rubicon confession	Adam Ashwell	2/1/04 3:52 p.m.
Re: my big rubicon confession	goran	2/2/04 1:08 a.m.
FM's review	goran	2/2/04 1:51 a.m.
Re: FM's review	D-M.A.	2/2/04 3:01 a.m.
Re: FM's review	Yossarian	2/2/04 5:04 a.m.
Re: FM's review	Steve Levinson	2/2/04 5:25 a.m.
Re: FM's review	oogaBooga	2/3/04 11:23 a.m.
Re: FM's review	Steve Levinson	2/3/04 1:10 p.m.
Re: my big rubicon confession	Steve Levinson	2/2/04 5:23 a.m.
Re: my big rubicon confession	Elliott	2/2/04 9:41 a.m.
Re: my big rubicon confession	the Battle Cat	2/2/04 11:08 a.m.
Re: my big rubicon confession	Steve Levinson	2/2/04 3:00 p.m.
That sounds like a plan! =) NM	the Battle Cat	2/3/04 7:06 a.m.
Re: my big rubicon confession	Adam Ashwell	2/2/04 11:30 a.m.
Re: my big rubicon confession	the Battle Cat	2/2/04 9:35 a.m.
Re: my big rubicon confession	Steve Levinson	2/2/04 11:02 a.m.
Re: my big rubicon confession	C Lund	2/3/04 1:03 a.m.
Re: my big rubicon confession	Steve Levinson	2/3/04 5:20 a.m.
Re: my big rubicon confession	Dr. John Sumner	2/3/04 9:25 a.m.
Re: my big rubicon confession	Steve Levinson	2/3/04 11:04 a.m.
Re: my big rubicon confession	C Lund	2/3/04 2:50 p.m.
Re: my big rubicon confession	the Battle Cat	2/3/04 7:46 a.m.
Re: my big rubicon confession	C Lund	2/3/04 2:55 p.m.
Re: Who is your favorite map maker?	Vid Boi	1/31/04 4:34 a.m.
Re: Who is your favorite map maker?	Elliott	1/31/04 7:56 a.m.
Re: Who is your favorite map maker?	deathmonger	2/2/04 7:23 a.m.
Re: Who is your favorite map maker?	deathmonger	2/2/04 7:32 a.m.
Re: Who is your favorite map maker?	Elliott	2/2/04 9:20 a.m.
Re: Who is your favorite map maker?	Steve Levinson	2/2/04 9:37 a.m.
Re: Who is your favorite map maker?	Elliott	2/2/04 9:59 a.m.
Re: Who is your favorite map maker?	D-M.A.	2/3/04 12:52 a.m.
Re: Who is your favorite map maker?	Elliott	2/3/04 8:16 a.m.
Re: Who is your favorite map maker?	deathmonger	2/2/04 11:25 a.m.
Re: Who is your favorite map maker?	the Battle Cat	2/3/04 8:03 a.m.



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	Message: : Gosh Chris, it's been over 2 years since I played. I gave all the details I : could remember in my first post, most of which unfortunately was my : actions rather than cues to the surroundings. I just don't remember : anything about it. It could have happened further into the game I have no : solid recollection, I just guessed where I was. I don't want to give you : anything that would send you on a wild goose chase and waste your time. It : could have been anywhere in the first half of the map. I was far enough in : though that I was too discouraged to start the scenario over from scratch. : Normally I play a map by having two save files for each level in a scenario. : One at the very start of a level so I can replay a level again for fun and : a save file at the very end of the level so I can walk through to refresh : my memory for helping people with any problems they may have. For some : reason I was just using one save file this time for everything. Believe me : I just kicked myself up one side and down the other, rinsed, and repeated. : Since then I use my saving technique on even the shortest scenarios. I : really felt like a dope because one of the reasons for developing this : technique in the first place was I got trapped once before. The one time I : just blow it off I get burned again! : I'm sorry I can't help you more. I am positive that there was no way around : the sealed up area. I am a savvy Marathon player and I literally spent all : day trying to progress in that map. I usually try to get everywhere I can : and find every secret in a level. I'm all over it just for the fun of it. : I was totally stuck on that level, the unexplored space behind the : platform in the automap taunting me. I never did try the scenario again : from scratch and even if I did at this late date, I don't think I would : remember where I was. 2 years is just too long ago for this little gray : cat. It may be hard to reproduce and was not reported before because as I : mouse player I can whip around 180 degrees in an eye blink while : side-running which gives those once-only platforms grief. I've run into : these same problems on occasion. I've come to believe that once-only : platforms should be used for scenery/special effects or control platforms : and the like. That would of course be IMHO. : I've searched all my Marathon backup CDs and hard disks for the save file in : hopes I could send you that. I came up dry, I really did give it my best : shot. Sorry about that Chris. The report I gave earlier was all I had. : Gary Simmons : the Battle Cat
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