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Re: RA PATCH??????

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From: Tom Bowersox
Date: Fri, 17 Jan 1997 00:00
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Robert J. Murphree wrote:
> 
> Gary.C.Robson <Fake@In.Your.Wake> wrote in article
> <32DFCEBB.36EE@In.Your.Wake>...
> > Shepherd wrote:
> > >
> > > On Mon, 13 Jan 1997 23:30:41 GMT, rdue...@chat.carleton.ca
> (Robina Duermeyer) wrote:
> > >
> > > >This fu*$ing game(Red Alert) has been out almost 3 months now.
> When
> > > >the hell is there going to be a patch released for this game.
> I'm
> > > >getting sick and tired of waiting for a patch. I've even
> e-mailed
> > > >Westwood and they never reply to my e-mail. Has anyone heard
> anything?
> > > >I don't know about the rest of you but I've had it up tp here.
> I'm not
> > > >impressed with Westwood and will think twice before buying
> another one
> > > >of their stupid games.
> > > >
> > > >Please help me out if you've heard anything. Greatly
> appritiated.
> > > >
> > > >Scriv
> > >
> > > Just a few Questions:
> > >
> > > A: What bugs have you found that make it so very important that
> Westwood release a Patch.
> > > B: How many games from Westwood have you bought? or is RA your
> first one?
> > > C: And lastly why don't you try to phrase your posts in an
> intelligent manner. Instead of sounding
> > >      like a 6 year old who just learned the "F" word. and if
> the game is that buggy simply don't play it.
> > >
> > > Regards...
> >
> > I'll agree with Mr. Regards, what do you need a patch for??  How
> quickly
> > do you think you can make a patch for a game like this and.. oh I
> can't
> > be bothered...
> >
> > Gary
> >
> Hey Gary, why are you using a fake email address?  Hiding
> something?
> 
> Anyway, back to the subject:  I feel think that the original
> poster's language was not called for but he is right.  RA is
> definitely in need of a patch.  The Win95 version has a bad habit
> of locking up.  I have exchanged email and public postings from
> several other people that have the same problem.
> 
> How long have you been reading in this NG?  Must not have been
> long, or else you would have noticed that examples of the same bug
> in RA keeps creeping into this NG a couple of times a week.
> 
> Before you ask, yes I play at least 5 other native Win95 games with
> no problems.  I also have no problems with the DOS version of RA,
> C&C original, Covert Ops, and Dune.
> 
> Look before you leap man.
> 
> --
> Robert
> murp...@vvm.com
> aka "Gonzo" on Kali
> http://www.vvm.com/~murphree
Same with me.  Yep, definetly needs a patch.  
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From: Tom Bowersox <tri...@inav.net>
Subject: Re: RA PATCH??????
Date: 1997/01/17
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