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Space Horse update 1.03 released

Several enhancements as well as critical bug fixes in first patch.

Cary, NC, August 18, 2002  Shrapnel Games announced today that the first Space Horse patch is available from their website at http://www.shrapnelgames.com. This patch, v1.03, adds enhancements and fixes several critical bugs. Below is a list of these issues:

Enhancements:

"Spoil Over 50" option

When enabled, any surplus over 50 units for each resource at the beginning of a market will spoil. This is another "classic style" option.

"Event Level" option

Options are Low, Medium and High. This affects the maximum value of the personal random events (before each players' turn). Low: $800, Medium: $1700, High: $2500. Please note that this maximum amount can only happen on the very last turn, since the values gradually increase from the beginning of the game. The previous default value was $2500, but some people felt like that was too much, hence the new option.

Now supports the Space HoRSE Internet Game Matching program (separate download).

Fixes:

Windows XP/2000 crash-upon-launch issue. - FIXED

(Windows XP users no longer have to run in Windows 98 compatibility mode.)

Some movies on some video cards would play back with a black picture. - FIXED

(single PC) Doesn't convert lower case letters to upper case, forcing you to hold down shift to type names. - FIXED

(single PC) Certain letter keys were acting like F-keys. - FIXED

If a HoRSE ran away from improper installation location, the game would get stuck waiting for a reply from the players. - FIXED

Some players could start walking before the market was started. - FIXED

Synchronization issues in the market. - FIXED

During a CPU player's turn, if the host clicked very fast through the turn, it could throw the clients out of sync. There is now a .5 second minimum pause between each click to prevent this.

Solar Flares event sometimes wouldn't be in sync on client PC's. - FIXED

Species files were case-sensitive. If one player's species file was lower case and another player's was upper case, the species wouldn't show on both PC's. - FIXED

If a player had less than $200 and got a personal random event, it wouldn't always be in sync on all PC's. – FIXED

Space HoRSE retails for $29.95 and can be purchased directly from Shrapnel Games at http://www.shrapnelgames.com.

A demo is also available for download.



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