Gas leaks don't appear instantly...

...giving you a chance to walk through them if using one joystick
(where you cannot walk while spraying).

h/t phigan & JLsoft on AtariAge forums for reporting

CHANGES.txt

@@ -4,6 +4,12 @@ Firefighting game for the Atari 8-bit
 Bill Kendrick <bill@newbreedsoftware.com>
 http://www.newbreedsoftware.com/firefighter/
 
+0.1-beta-2 (2023-08-22):
+ * Gas leaks don't appear instantly, giving you a
+   chance to walk through them if using one joystick
+   (where you cannot walk while spraying).
+   (h/t phigan & JLsoft on AtariAge forums for reporting)
+
 0.1-beta-1 (2023-08-22):
  * First public beta release
    + Four levels

Makefile

@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 
 ## Version number:
 ## (Note: Any alphabetic chars should be uppercase!)
-VERSION=0.1-BETA1
+VERSION=0.1-BETA2
 
 ## Run "tools/release.sh" to generate a release ZIP file
 ## (it will be named based on VERSION above,

README.md

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Firefighter
 
-### Version: Alpha
+### Version: 0.1-BETA2
 
 A twin-stick firefighting action game for the Atari 8-bit.
 

src/game.c

@@ -667,11 +667,11 @@ void cellular_automata(void) {
         } else if (shape == CIVILIAN_MOVED) {
           /* FIXME */
           set_shape(x, y, CIVILIAN);
-        } else if (shape == PIPE_BROKEN_UP_DOWN) {
+        } else if (shape == PIPE_BROKEN_UP_DOWN && rand < 128) {
           /* Draw (or erase) gas leak on left/right of a broken vertical pipe */
           broken_pipe(x - 1, y, GASLEAK_LEFT);
           broken_pipe(x + 1, y, GASLEAK_RIGHT);
-        } else if (shape == PIPE_BROKEN_LEFT_RIGHT) {
+        } else if (shape == PIPE_BROKEN_LEFT_RIGHT && rand < 128) {
           /* Draw (or erase) gas leak above/below a broken horizontal pipe */
           broken_pipe(x, y - 1, GASLEAK_UP);
           broken_pipe(x, y + 1, GASLEAK_DOWN);