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Space:1889 Macintosh Applications

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Questions about Character and Naval Yard should be directed to Rob Prior at robert_prior@sympatico.ca.

Space:1889 is a registered trademark of Frank Chadwick.

Character

Character (120k) is a Macintosh Application an application for creating and managing Space:1889 characters. Please note that Character is shareware! If you like it, pay Frank Chadwick (not me) $5.00. The reason people should pay Frank is so that he maintains clear title to Space:1889. There is apparently a provision in American copyright law that says that if you do not defend your copyright against violation then you are deemed to have voluntarily given it up (Sounds like it was dreamed up by lawyers to keep them in business). Payment of a minimum of one dollar is sufficient to establish legal acknowledgement of this copyright - because this is the minimum amount for a binding contract. Frank and I pegged the sharware fee at $5 because I've discovered that more people bother to respond when the payment exceeds the postage (strange but true). If you really can't afford $5, pay him $1.

Note that the correct current address for Frank Chadwick is:
Frank Chadwick
116 Karen Dr.
Swight, IL 60420

Anyway, I wrote the program for fun and not profit, but I think Frank deserves this courtesy from us because:

a) We want him to resurrect Space:1889.
b) After all, we are 'civilized' gamers, are we not?

This version, 2.03d, was uploaded 25 June 1996.

Character supports all the published careers I could find. Additionally, Character maintains a diary of adventures and a list of patents (inventions), so it is useful for an on-going campaign.

Birth: All information relating to the background of a character (eg. name, sex) can be edited using the commands under the "Birth" menu. Unavailable options are grayed out.

Careers: You can have one or two careers (as described in the rules). All commands relating to careers and other character generation options (such as companions, wealth, etc.) are found under the "Careers" menu.

Career information is stored in the file "Careers", which must be located in the same folder as the Character application. New careers can be added (or existing careers modified) by choosing "Edit Careers" under the "Edit" menu.

Adventures: Characters aren't static - they have adventures and gain experience. The command under the "Adventures" menu let you add and change adventures, gaining renown and experience. You can also convert experience points into skill points.

Research: Inventors use the commands under the "Research" menu to conduct research and invent devices. Devices are based on the inventions described in the game, but may be customized.

Invention information is stored in the file "Inventions", which must be located in the same folder as the Character application. New inventions can be added (or existing inventions modified) by choosing "Edit Inventions" under the "Edit" menu.

View: Currently, there are three views intended to be printed out. The "Player Character Form" is the sheet found in the Space 1889 rulebook, all filled out and ready to use (included experience, renown, inventions...). The "Adventure Diary" is a log of adventures and rewards. The "Patent Files" is a list of all a character's invented devices.

Hidden feature: You can paste a picture of your character onto the character form, if you like. Copy the picture into the clipboard, and choose "Paste Picture" from the "Edit" menu. (Note: You may have to click on the picture location on the player character form a couple of times before the "Paste Picture" command becomes active.)

Naval Yard

Naval Yard (72k) is a Macintosh Application for designing Space:1889 conveyances. This version, 1.01d, was uploaded 5 May 1996. I originally intended it for ironclads (from Ironclads & Ether Flyers) but then expanded it. Please note that Character is shareware! If you like it, pay Frank Chadwick (not me) $5.00.

It supports the following features:

• Prints out both design worksheet and vehicle form for all conveyances
• Complete design for landships and tripods
• Mainly complete design for ironclads (some bugs in displaying battery guns and turrets at the same time)
• Complete design for non-combat aerial gunboats, cloudships, and ether flyers (i.e. no guns, but everything else works). However, you can't print out complete forms for these conveyances.

Naval Yard is not close to finished. I will finish it when I have a need for it, or when Frank reports some interest.

Questions about Character and Naval Yard should be directed to Rob Pryor at robert_prior@sympatico.ca.