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	   *   SUNDOG	*
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HACKERS NOTE:

Although old, and easy to copy, this
game had some tricky protection! I've
spent quite a while playtesting and
everything seems fine.	If anyone finds
any problems, get in contact with me!

Note that the saved game library
feature does not work.	This can't
be helped as the program originally
didn't use files.  This is not a
big disadvantage now that the saved
game is put into a file. To store
old saved games just copy the file
'SUNDOG.SAV' to another disk and
rename it (if you want multiple
saved games on the same disk).

Since I've spent so much time on this
I may as well type in some info about
how to play.  What you are about to
read is a review of the game from
ANTIC magazine, July 1986.  From this
I was able to work out how to play
Sundog, so you should be able to as
well.

It's typed word for word, so if you
don't agree with the reviewer don't
blame me!

* Sharaz Jek - Automation 8/7/89 *

Before getting into the instructions
here's an addition to the hacking
notes!	Due to some problem with
PaCifiST emulator, my hack/pack of
Sundog did not work.  It has
something to do with the way
PaCifiST treats trap #14 sector
read bios calls.  My hack intercepts
this trap, but under PaCifiST, no
sector read request get through to
my intercept routine.  Concequently
Sundog crashes badly.  To work
around this problem, I had to fool
PaCifiST by chaging trap #14
references in Sundog to trap #5 and
then passing that on to my intercept
routine and finally to the original
trap #14. A bit of a pain, but it's
still compatible with an original ST.
So here you go, hopefully the last
version of Atari ST Sundog that
will ever need to be done.

* Sharaz Jek - Ex Automation 6/9/97



SUNDOG - The St game you're waiting for

Reviewed by David Plotkin


SUNDOG: The Frozen Legacy is an
outstanding example of what can
be accomplished with the Atari 520 ST.
The fantasy gole-playing game combines
graphics, action, simulation and
problem-solving in a game with unusual
depth that will likely take you months
to complete.

The strongest feature of Sundog is its
incredible attention to detail.
Everywhere you turn, there is something
to see and explore.  Walk up to a slot
machine and suddenly a window opens to
show the machine in multicolored glory.
Put your money in and watch the symbols
roll by realistically.

Touches like this make the game a joy
to play. Shoot it out with muggers, or
pick up some drugs in the back booth
of a bar. Refuse money to a beggar and
watch him suddenly get nasty!  The
list is seemingly endless and I don't
want to spoil your fun by telling the
many hidden delights I have found.

Sundog's graphics are quite remarkable.
Structures in the cities sport an
eye-catching multitude of colors.
Overhead winds of buildings and of the
spacecraft are intricately detailed,
down to the blinking lights on the
panels. You'll fly over realistic
views of continental landscapes and
oceans.

Sundog is billed as a "ZoomAction"
Game. When you walk up to something
which you need to see in more detail,
a window opens on the screen and the
necessary detail is provided in high
resolution color. For example, walking
up to one of the auxilary instrument
panels on Sundog displays that panel.
Sitting down in the driver's seat for
the pod switches the screen to a top
view of Sundog so that you can
navigate the pod from an overhead view.
And the game is completely mouse-driven
so it's easy to control.


MISSION JONDD

Sundog begins as your uncle dies under
mysterious circumstances, leaving you
his spaceship named Sundog.  Just
before he died, he accepted money to
complete a contract to deliver
cryogens, or frozen colonists, to a new
colony located somewhere on the planet
Jondd. The object of Sundog is your
completion of the contract.

The manual that accompanies Sundog is
purposely vague on quite a few points,
since part of the fun is to figure out
how to accomplish the many small tasks
you will need to master. The first step
is to define your character, trading in
points of your initial score for
attributes like strength, dexterity,
luck and intelligence. You start the
game aboard Sundog, which is stocked
with some supplies, although nowhere
near what you will ultimately need.
From here it is up to you.

Your ship will need fuel and repairs
before you even can fly here, and you'll
need to lay in a supply of food. All
these items are available in the city
where you are docked. Sundog is equipped
with a small pod which you can maneuver
around the city, and you can leave the
pod to enver various establishments. I
suggest you put the pod in a parking
lot, or you will be in for a surprise!
There are banks, hotels, part stores,
restaurants, stock exchanges and some
buildings I haven't figured out yet.
There are also muggers, so be sure to
carry your stinger and shield, and have
some "rapidheal" handy.

Once you have gotten your bearings, you
will need to try to find the colony on
Jondd.	It's time to hop into your pod
and to do some exploring.  Since the
instructions don't tell you exactly
what you are looking for, you will have
to figure out when you have found the
colony. When you do, you'll be given
an indication of what is required
(in addition to the cryogens) to get
the colony going. You will then have to
locate these supplies as well as the
cryogens and bring them back to the
colony.


OFFWORLD COMMERCE


You will soon find that everything you
need is not located on Jondd.  The
world of Sundogis huge, encompasing
many star systems, some with multiple
planets and multiple cities on those
planets. A certain amount of mapping
will be unavoidable. Your next
challenge will be to figure out how to
fly to other worlds. The sundog is
equipped with sub-C engines as well as
warp drive, and the comination of these
will get you to the other worlds you
must visit.  Before leaving Jondd,
better make sure your guns, lasers and
sheilds are in tip-top condition,
because space is inhabited by pirates.
I hope you are a good shot!

You don't have enough money to simply
buy what you need and bring it back
to the colony, although that would be
hard enough. Your skill as a trader
will be sorely tested. To earn the
extra money you will need, you must
buy supplies on worlds where they are
cheap, and sell them where you can
make a profit.	While this not too
difficult, you will need to keep track
of the selling prices of various items
on the many worlds of Sundog.

Sundog will take a long time to solve.
I am writing this review after having
solved only a small part of the whole
game, and I am looking forward to many
more evenings of enjoyment.  My hat is
off to the programmers, who must have
spent tremendous effort to put this
fine game together.  Sundog sets a new
high for "getting your money's worth"
in entertainment software. This game
will put you completely under its
spell.

	 === END OF REVIEW ===
