scott@gcc-bill.ARPA (scott a douglass) (05/08/85)
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I like the new hack, version 1.0.2, but i have a couple of questions.
How come sometimes it says "ad ae?ar um" on the floor? I know I didn't
write it, and i don't think it's always on a ghost level. Any clues?
My other problem is I finally had a really burly character on level
20, and the first step into a swamp, he gets killed by a bunch of
ugly eels. What do you do in a swamp? Also, what good is Royal
Jelly besides being yummy?
-- margaret
c/o ...!{seismo,godot}!harvard!gcc-bill!scottlautzy@nmtvax.UUCP (05/10/85)
In article <> scott@gcc-bill.UUCP (scott a douglass) writes: >--------------------------------------------------------------------- > > I like the new hack, version 1.0.2, but i have a couple of questions. >How come sometimes it says "ad ae?ar um" on the floor? I know I didn't >write it, and i don't think it's always on a ghost level. Any clues? Yar. I asked the same question and someone (who?) said to search. I tried and a door opened up. I moved in there, searched some more and found myself in the treasure vault on that level! > My other problem is I finally had a really burly character on level >20, and the first step into a swamp, he gets killed by a bunch of >ugly eels. What do you do in a swamp? I don't exactly know. I've never been killed by the eels, but both times I've been to a swamp I've drowned. <snif> It seems that the characters (at least cave-women and wizards) cannot swim. Maybe one of the other characters can??? >Also, what good is Royal Jelly besides being yummy? It doesn't even seem to be particularly good for you... > -- margaret > c/o ...!{seismo,godot}!harvard!gcc-bill!scott Now for a question of my own: What is the difference between playing female and male? I've tried both and can't find any difference except that it says "...choked on her food..." instead of "...his food..." -- -Lautzy (Romulan) ...unmvax!nmtvax!guads
kwan@cmu-cs-k.ARPA (Eric Kwan) (05/11/85)
The writing "ad ae?ar um" is a hint that there is a gold vault in that level and if you search the wall while standing on it, you should find a secret door, step in and search again for a teleport trap which will teleport youto the vault. As a tourist one time, I found eating royal jelly increased my strength and healed me immediately (I got all my hit points back which is about 76.) Eric Kwan.
lip@masscomp.UUCP (John Lipinski) (05/13/85)
In article <256@gcc-bill.ARPA> scott@gcc-bill.UUCP (scott a douglass) writes: >--------------------------------------------------------------------- > > I like the new hack, version 1.0.2, but i have a couple of questions. >How come sometimes it says "ad ae?ar um" on the floor? I know I didn't >write it, and i don't think it's always on a ghost level. Any clues? > > My other problem is I finally had a really burly character on level >20, and the first step into a swamp, he gets killed by a bunch of >ugly eels. What do you do in a swamp? Also, what good is Royal >Jelly besides being yummy? > > -- margaret > c/o ...!{seismo,godot}!harvard!gcc-bill!scott I think "ad ae?ar um" means that there is a leprechaun's treasure room somewhere on that level - one of those hidden rooms with 4 squares. In the swamp, you need to be levitated (by a potion or ring of levitatation) to not drown. Royal jelly slowly increases your strength up to a certain level. - John
ee163acp@sdcc13.UUCP (DARIN JOHNSON) (05/13/85)
> >Also, what good is Royal Jelly besides being yummy? > > It doesn't even seem to be particularly good for you... But it is!!!! Its like a super multi-vitamin. It can bring back your hitpoints somewhat, and possibly increase your strength. > > > -- margaret > > c/o ...!{seismo,godot}!harvard!gcc-bill!scott > > Now for a question of my own: What is the difference between playing female > and male? I've tried both and can't find any difference except that it says > "...choked on her food..." instead of "...his food..." > -- yep, that's what it does. I suppose it is to keep people from calling hack sexist. Darin Johnson
kyrimis@tilt.FUN (Kriton Kyrimis) (05/15/85)
> In article <> scott@gcc-bill.UUCP (scott a douglass) writes: > >ugly eels. What do you do in a swamp? > > I don't exactly know. I've never been killed by the eels, but both times > I've been to a swamp I've drowned. <snif> It seems that the characters > (at least cave-women and wizards) cannot swim. Maybe one of the other > characters can??? That's funny - the couple of times I reached a level with swamps, I've never been seriously injured. A swamp looks something like this: --+------ |}.}.}.}| |.}.}.}.| |}.}.}.}| ------+-- It is therefore possible to avoid stepping on the water-filled areas, and reach the exit by stepping on dry land. As you walk by the water-filled areas, the eels will start striking at you - ignore them, you should have enough hit points by now, to survive the blows. If you decide to stay and fight, it is possible that the eel may hold you, and not release you until either you (or it) are dead. Reading a scroll of light or zapping a wand of light helps, in as much as you don't go searching blindly for the exit, thus sustaining less hits. -- Kriton (princeton!tilt!kyrimis)