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Derelict - 1.01

fast action alien shooting mayhem game

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All Time:	(4.0)
Version 1.01:	(4.0)
Selected Version:	1.01
Release Date:	2004-10-05
License:	Commercial
Downloads (version 1.01):	197
Downloads (all versions):	145
Price:	$24.95

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Product Description:

In deep space, your salvage team has run across a derelict star ship with the seemingly mis-chosen name of "The Dire Circumstances". Their loss, your gain. There's only one minor problem - It's teeming with aliens!

Derelict is a fast action game with unending enemy hordes coming at you in more than thirty levels of mayhem. Play with either of two different characters: Rachel Riveter, who's gun shoots streams of rivets, and Demolition Ralph, who's love for huge explosions really helps him out of some tight spots against seven different alien creatures. And if you've got a friend around, pull up a gamepad and have them help you clean out the aliens!

What's new in this version:

New "Exploration" mode allows untimed play.
New secret levels
New Multishot powerup
New "Really Hard" difficulty level
Made "Hard" difficulty level kill the player when time runs out

Operating System Requirements:

This product is designed to run on the following operating systems:

Mac OS X 10.3
Mac OS X 10.2

Additional Requirements:

Mac OS X 10.2 or higher

Feedback Summary:

Version 1.01:
Overall Rating:	(4.0)	Features:	(4.0)	Support:	(4.0)
Ease of Use:	(3.0)	Quality / Stability:	(4.0)	Price:	(3.0)

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Re: 16 bit problem - Version: 1.02, 3/9/2005 12:34PM PST

LaughingDragonGames

The game can run in 32 bit. In the <user>/library/application support directory, there is a derelict player data folder. In it is a derelict.cfg file that is created the first time you run the game. If you add "bitdepth=32" to the video section in that file, it will run in 32 bit. It should look like

[video]
bitdepth=32

I'll look at ways to set this without having to edit files.

Mark Fassett
Laughing Dragon Games

doesn't work with current state of the Radeon drivers on my pbook... - Version: 1.02, 3/9/2005 08:32AM PST

clmitchell

Currently there is an issue where on some powerbooks running the latest system, things running in 16 bit show up as garbage... a fix would be to have a pop up pre-start that lets the user choose to go into 32bit color depth. Will forward this to the programmer, but this is not really the programmer's fault.

From what I hear on some dev boards, this was introduced in 10.3.8 and affects (at least known) powerbook's with 64mb Radeon 9600s. aka aluminum 15s from last year, etc...

Addictive Gameplay - Version: 1.01, 10/6/2004 12:59AM PST

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pozy

I just completed the demo of this game, and it was excellent. The graphics are a bit on the chunky side, but the animation is fast and furious, and it definitely is a finger-twitcher. I recommend this game to any arcade fan--it brings me back!

The demo was a bit short (or maybe I'm just really good? Nah!), and the full game perhaps a tad expensive, but otherwise it was excellent. Good work!