[crossfire] building very old versions

[Matthew Giassa]

That name rings a bell from way back when. Not quite "cauldron.exe" 
time, but near.

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Matthew Giassa, MASc, BASc, EIT
Security and Embedded Systems Specialist
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On 06/28/16 00:36, Robert Brockway wrote:
> On Mon, 16 May 2016, Mark Wedel wrote:
>
>> It also looks (via a quick grep of 'skill *.README') that the skill
>> code first appeared in 0.92.1.  Before that time, each character just
>> had a single experience total and level, and that overall level
>> determined things like ability to cast spells, ability to hit things,
>> hp, sp, etc.
>
> I still have my original Crossfire character (Lars the Northman) who
> would date from around '95.  Lars passed beyond the world of mortals
> long ago. Today he lives on as a pure DM character who only appears when
> the DM is needed.
>
> When I brought Lars back after years archived I think the game gave him
> a few base skills automatically.
>
> Lars was probably archived for 10 years.  I'm impressed that I was able
> to load such an old character and have the game cope.
>
>> I can certainly make any of the versions available if desired.
>
> Yes please.  Like others I'd like to keep ancient versions archived and
> for review.
>
> Cheers,
>
> Rob
>