[rec.games.misc] Omega: Killing Ghosts

nathan@eddie.MIT.EDU (Nathan Glasser) (02/06/88)

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In article <7328@apple.UUCP> pwing@apple.UUCP (Philip L. Wing) writes:
>	Oh, BTW, you can only harm ghosts with magic weapons.  Kind of
>tough with only +0 weapons...

There is a step you can take which will make other things hurt ghosts,
too. I don't know whether a magic weapon will hurt a ghost before
taking this step. I tend to doubt it, though, because I think I tried
it before figuring out what to do, and the place in the source where
the message is printed seems like it will be reached on any weapon
attack, whatever weapon you use.

In any case, if you cast the spell "dispell" on a ghost, then it will
stop moaning, and will be hurt by all types of attacks, as far as I
can tell.  You may still find it hard to hit ("You miss", etc.), but
if you go into TCM (Tactical Combat mode), then you will hit almost
every time.  (Yes, TCM has its uses.)
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				Nathan Glasser
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