Lockar writes ...
> 
>    Okay, I have been playing Ulitma since I was 8 (orignal Ulitma
> published by California Pacific Computers).  I have 3 of the Gems (some
> of them I have like 3 or of them), and I am haivng a tough time getting
> the 4 gem.  Not to mention I can't shoot down all the aliens with out
> running out of fuel.
> 
>     Do any of you know of some hacks I can do so I have the 4th Gem and
> become a Space Ace.  That's all the cheets I want, I will free the
> princess and take on the Wizard with out cheeting.
> 
 ....

     Bet you are playing the original Ultima on a //e or later Apple II. It
has a glitch in the Space combat targetting routine which makes combat a
little easier on II+ and other pre-//e models but dooms your efforts
otherwise. (For a detailed discussion, search this newsgroup for "Ultima
Weirdness".)

     If the problem is the messed up code on a deprotected disk image, you
should be able to fix it using Copy II Plus. Boot Copy II Plus on your emu.
'Insert' the the Ultima I boot disk (.dsk). Select SECTOR EDITOR and go to
the drive with the Ultima I boot disk.

     Once you are in the SECTOR EDITOR, do a Search for this hex code ...
90 0C 47 43. (I found it on Track 14, Sector A.)

     Go into Hex Edit mode and change the code to ...
90 0C C9 43. Write the changed sector back to disk.

     The patch should fix the targetting so that getting hits on enemy ships
is possible on a //e or //e emu.



Rubywand