steve@micomvax.UUCP (02/07/85)
I just finished my best game in Hack as a caveman. I was killed on level
20 by a Xorn after accumulating 46,855 points, and thought I'd pass on
some observations and thoughts about the game.
Poison resistance: If you find a potion of healing or extra healing, save it.
When you kill a killer bee, eat it and then quaff the potion
on your next turn.
Zoos: I read on the net a while back that only people with David as their login
see zoos. I came across 2, one on level 10 and one on 17. Beware of these
though, both times there was a trap located just inside the doorway, one
a sleeping gas trap (not so bad), the other a beartrap (nearly the death
of me).
Raise level: Eat a Wraith
Monsters to avoid: Avoid Vampires like the plague. "Vampire hits, goodbye level
13 Vampire hits, goodbye level 12"
Monsters to genocide: Rusties if your armour is excellent, Vampires (see
above), or cockatrices.
Large dogs: Throw tripe at them to tame them.
And now a few questions...
1) What is engraving used for?
(all I ever got out of it was a blunt weapon)
2) Anything special about unicorns?
3) Wand of undead turning? I got one in this game but never used it, does it
bring monsters back to life?
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Steve Grice
philabs!micomvax!steve