Hydrothermal 1.06 review

Hydrothermal is a game where you build a space colony while protecting it from invaders.

License: Shareware OS: Mac OS X File size: 6896K Developer: Nuclear Nova Software Buy Now Price: $15.00 Updated: 06 Oct 2006

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Hydrothermal is a game where you build a space colony while protecting it from invaders. You must also keep your citizens happy and balance the budget. You control every aspect of the game, including taxes, funding, laws, zoning, military, and more.

Hydrothermal features over 50 unique buildings and an awesome music.

Limitations:
In order to unlock saving, 15 minute time limit, and get rid of the shareware messages you must register.

What's New:
Added 2 new terrain types in addition to water and trees
Added random terrain to the start of the game
Zones now gradually fade in when purchased
Fixed a crash when the game was saved with no name
Added a 15-25% performance increase while not drawing much
Added the approval rating to the mini-map panel
Added a red circle to highlight things and made the beginning of the game easier to learn
Can no longer attack with no troops
No more accidental building after pressing OK buttons
The demo can no longer save using the autosave feature
Removed the .hdtm extension which caused extra save files and confusion.

Requirements:
500 MHz or faster
Mac OS 9.0 or later with CarbonLib.