Re: More Suggestions For Descent

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From: ra... Rudy Amid
Date: Fri, 06 Jan 1995 08:44

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ea...@po.cwru.edu (EMeyer) writes:

>   Sorry--I didn't make myself clear.  What I meant was that I'd like an
>indication that one of my homing missles has a lock on an enemy target. 
>Whether there is an audible cue for this, there should be a visual cue,
>just like the "LOCK" indicator on the panel when an enemy missle has
>acquired you.

The visual LOCK indicator is for you when you shoot a homing missile.
I suppose the message "Incoming Missile" should make that distinction.

>>It's too bad you don't have sound...
>   I hate the idea of spending MORE money to get what should have been a
>basic hardware feature to begin with.

Welcome to the wonderful world of PCs.  If you have an Amiga, your problem
is solved with sound, but you'll have to get an accelerator to get anything
as complex as Descent to work.  Which reminds me, Parallax/Interplay should
port this game to the Amiga. :)

>                                   -EMeyer

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Subject: Re: More Suggestions For Descent
Date: 6 Jan 1995 01:44:20 -0700
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