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"br d" <misterb@nildram.co.uk> wrote in message 
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> I'm clearing all the old car engines, burnt clothes and rat shit from
> one of these garages when I see a cd case buried 'neath it all.
> Reaching down and retrieving it reveals it to be a brand new, never
> before opened copy of Hardwar. Well you could have buggered me with a
> broom handle right there and then and I wouldn't even of noticed, so
> stricken I was with awe at my good fortune.
>
> Haven't played it yet.
>
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Just reinstalled "Hardwar" on my system yesterday and the last official 
version, 2.04, runs just fine.  I suggest you visit this site, as it's sort 
of the "one-stop" place for all things "Hardwar" these days:

http://zedo.hardwar.org.uk/

Zedo's site is a huge repository of info on HW (including all patches, both 
official and the 6 or so betas which add all sorts of new features).

I've had HW on my system at various times since I bought it as an Interplay 
bargain title back in 1998 and never cease to be amazed at the level of 
enthusiasm this largely-overlooked game has managed to generate and sustain 
over the years.

The game was DOA when it was published; it just didn't click.  However, a 
small group of....ahem....fanatics (including the developers, themselves) 
became devoted followers of HW.  Software Refinery put out patches for the 
game for years after it flopped....when there was absolutely no economic 
incentive to do so.  Finally, SF went out of business, but former employees 
and beta-testers continued to put out beta patches and the like (and I think 
some of them are still doing so to this day....10 years after the game was 
originally published in the UK).

The game is very complex and the game universe of "Misplaced Optimism" on 
Titan......has a ton of "attitude" and is very rememiniscent of "Fallout." 
The introductory FMV sets the tone very well.

Have fun playing it.