gary@ur-cvsvax.UUCP (Gary Sclar) (11/21/84)
1) Does anyone have complete sources for rogue? Apparently they're not part of the distribution package. We'd like to get them. 2) Certain sources do come with the object module; like extern.h and machine dependent code you're supposed to include. A couple of interesting things seem to be inferred from a scrutinization of this code. a) The program seems to take account of the # of users playing and the load average on the system. It will not let you play if things get too heavy. More than this, there is some suspicision on our parts that the probability functions embodied in the program may change as a function of load on the system and how niced the game is; the worse things get the faster the game tries to kill you off. b)The game seems to take special account if you are the Wizard; there is a subroutine called author that checks to see if you're him. This is included (in our Version 5.3) in the machine dependent code. What happens, does anybody know, if you are "The Wizard". Does it let you win? c)Apparently it is possible (so I am told) to include a separate monster list, with your own creations. Does anybody know a)the form of such a list; b) which versions will do this c)how to do it. !seismo!rochester!cvsvax!gary
friesen@psivax.UUCP (Stanley Friesen) (11/27/84)
What happens if you are the Wizard? You do not win, in fact your score will *not* be posted in the winners list at all. It gives you extra magic powers(i.e new commands). You can create *anything* at any time. You have a built in detect monster and map-of-level power. You can go up and down levels even without stairs. Ypu can teleport at will(but still to a random destination). You can access hidden information, like how muny food points you have. In short you are a *powerful* wizard. This mode is intended for debugging the game.
gary@ur-cvsvax.UUCP (Gary Sclar) (11/29/84)
> What happens if you are the Wizard? > > You do not win, in fact your score will *not* be posted in the > winners list at all. It gives you extra magic powers(i.e new commands). > You can create *anything* at any time. You have a built in detect monster > and map-of-level power. You can go up and down levels even without > stairs. Ypu can teleport at will(but still to a random destination). > You can access hidden information, like how muny food points you have. > In short you are a *powerful* wizard. This mode is intended for debugging > the game. But how do you become the wizard (what's the password buddy) and what are these special commands. Moreover, how do you know all this stuff! {seismo!rochester!cvsvax!gary}