Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/18/84; site masscomp.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!bonnie!masscomp!carlton From: carlton@masscomp.UUCP (Carlton Hommel) Newsgroups: net.games.rogue Subject: Hacking the Scorefile Message-ID: <173@masscomp.UUCP> Date: Thu, 13-Dec-84 08:39:04 EST Article-I.D.: masscomp.173 Posted: Thu Dec 13 08:39:04 1984 Date-Received: Fri, 14-Dec-84 06:08:29 EST References: <460@intelca.UUCP><234@oliveb.UUCP> Reply-To: carlton@masscomp.UUCP (Carlton Hommel) Organization: Masscomp - Westford, MA Lines: 22 Keywords: rogue scorefile Summary: In article <234@oliveb.UUCP> long@oliveb.UUCP (Dave Long) writes: >I wound up appearing on the high score >list. If you think its no fun playing in wizard mode, it is even less fun >actually winning. It is possible to hack the scorefile in wizard mode. At least it was for version 3.9; I don't know about these newfangled 5.x versions. After you die or quit, you are prompted to [Hit (space/return) to continue] If a wizard types "list" he will see a score list with (user name) appended to each entry. If a wizard types "edit" the game will stop after printing out each name, and if 'd' or 'n' (I forget which; its been a while) is typed, that entry is deleted from the scorefile. Carl Hommel Wife: I wanna play! I wanna play! Husband: No! I just genocided the Umber Hulks. Go bake some cookies.