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Jun 24, 2008, 1:09 pm
skeleton warrior
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I found out two utterly worthless things while testing BDR:s ommel snot healing: If you wish for a can full of ommel snot, you get an full helmet of random material, and it is not possible to totally cover yourself in vomit (or any other liquid; your feet will always be nice and clean.
Right, now you killed me. Happy?
Jun 24, 2008, 5:09 pm
wolf
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f you wish for a can full of ommel snot, you get an full helmet of random material
You mean can, not helmet, right?
This is true for all cans and bottle. It can even be abused in some variants.and it is not possible to totally cover yourself in vomit (or any other liquid; your feet will always be nice and clean.
My friend once remarked, when I was playing (eating hedgehogs and all): "Is there a way in this game to make you not look like a red blob?"
Jul 1, 2008, 2:26 pm
wolf
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Probably known, but: You can't sell angels' equipment (apparently mithril hammers +2 are worthless). There go my plans for becoming a millionaire...
Also, 20 lanterns sell for 55 GP. There go my plans of voiding the dungeons of all light sources...
Also, 20 lanterns sell for 55 GP. There go my plans of voiding the dungeons of all light sources...
Jul 2, 2008, 3:24 am
skeleton warrior
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You can only sell the gear of PERMA-angels got from offering or praying valpurus (mort?). The gear of normal angels got from praying poof away after time, just like the angels.
Right, now you killed me. Happy?
Jul 2, 2008, 4:43 am
Atavus' Little Helper
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AFAIK Apple is wrong, there are several methods of getting angels, some of them are permanent and some are not.
Jul 2, 2008, 4:23 pm
wolf
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In wizard mode, if you possess some other creature, you can talk to yourself for some very funny lines.
If you are near two or more NPCs and want to chat with them, and then press "." to choose yourself as a target, you talk to yourself - apparently, this also abuses intelligence.
Also, tell me what you will, but kicking chests when they stand against the walls gives a higher chance of opening them. I kicked a big chest to no avail the whole bloody corridor, and as I kicked it against the wall, the lock broke.
Edit: One more: Petrus' wife #4 is blonde... she has more charisma than the other ones, but half the intelligence
If you are near two or more NPCs and want to chat with them, and then press "." to choose yourself as a target, you talk to yourself - apparently, this also abuses intelligence.
Also, tell me what you will, but kicking chests when they stand against the walls gives a higher chance of opening them. I kicked a big chest to no avail the whole bloody corridor, and as I kicked it against the wall, the lock broke.
Edit: One more: Petrus' wife #4 is blonde... she has more charisma than the other ones, but half the intelligence
Jul 8, 2008, 9:08 am
The Imperialist
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Location: New Attnam
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Also, tell me what you will, but kicking chests when they stand against the walls gives a higher chance of opening them. I kicked a big chest to no avail the whole bloody corridor, and as I kicked it against the wall, the lock broke.
Edit: One more: Petrus' wife #4 is blonde... she has more charisma than the other ones, but half the intelligence
Edit: One more: Petrus' wife #4 is blonde... she has more charisma than the other ones, but half the intelligence
Jul 8, 2008, 9:39 pm
Smooth operator
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Location: Gnosticus IV
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Yeah, the kicking chests against the wall is commonly known. I'm not sure about this one, but I remember an old thread that said that maybe if you kick a door diagonally and set off a trap, you don't take as much damage from the explosion because you aren't directly in front of it?
Jul 9, 2008, 6:41 am
Caped Crusader
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I know thats true in adom, that suggestion may be a carryover from other roguelikes
Jul 9, 2008, 4:08 pm
Smooth operator
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Yeah, I'm not sure if it really works in IVAN, but I do it anyway, when possible.
Jul 10, 2008, 3:00 pm
wolf
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Seriously... when was the last time you got seriously hurt by a door explosion? I can't really imagine dying as a result of it, unless you're extremely careless and/or desperate.
Jul 10, 2008, 7:29 pm
archangel
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Your character personally may not get seriously injured, but your *wands* on the other hand may break, leading to a very fatal KABOOM/BAMF/ZAAAP.
Jul 10, 2008, 8:32 pm
angel
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Occupation: Big Daddy
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or the scroll of wishing you were saving and forgot to put in a chest..
Jul 11, 2008, 6:00 pm
wolf
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Saving a scroll of wishing?
But...
But...
...why?
But...
But...
...why?
Jul 11, 2008, 8:23 pm
Smooth operator
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Of course, you could also end up having that grenade of mustard gas you had blow up, that pretty much gurantees death
Jul 11, 2008, 11:20 pm
angel
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Occupation: Big Daddy
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Saving a scroll of wishing?
But...
But...
...why?
But...
But...
...why?
I save them until i know what will be most useful to wish for. Eg. If i got the SoW and then immediately wished for Vermis and then found two more on the next two levels that would be a wasted wish. I'll usually use them on wands of cloning or scrolls of charging for wands of cloning/mirring once i find a wand with 3 or more charges. If i find a 3 shot wand early and have lots of charging scrolls then i might wish for a key piece of equipment like a helm of brilliance or boots of agility (in the rare case when agi boots don't spawn).
Jul 18, 2008, 4:25 pm
wolf
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Useless trivia:
The Holy Banana displays the damage it deals, but can't be enchanted.
Invisible stalkers have a separate "plural name" entry in the char file, even though they shouldn't need one... a hint of a once different name?
Wow. I didn't even know the wands keep their charge number - I just assumed the scrolls restart them to a random amount.
The Holy Banana displays the damage it deals, but can't be enchanted.
Invisible stalkers have a separate "plural name" entry in the char file, even though they shouldn't need one... a hint of a once different name?
I'll usually use them on wands of cloning or scrolls of charging for wands of cloning/mirring once i find a wand with 3 or more charges.
Wow. I didn't even know the wands keep their charge number - I just assumed the scrolls restart them to a random amount.
Jul 19, 2008, 5:49 am
skeleton warrior
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Also about holy bananas, when you hit an opponent with them there's a chance that it will burn your opponent, like a flaming sword.
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Oct 3, 2008, 5:34 pm
hedgehog
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Vomiting on Petrus (and possibly other people) is a serious offence.
Oct 16, 2008, 12:57 am
Mage Prophet
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Okay, remember that bit about different armours protecting against different things? Don't think it's true.
*Log snippet*
18:58 <+J_Kahvi> I've been devising an improved weapon and armor system for some time, but I'm not sure if it's available on the net at the moment
18:58 <+J_Kahvi> it introduces three different damage types (point, cut, blunt) and different armors perform differently depending on the damage type
18:59 <+J_Kahvi> for example, chain mail does not protect much from blunt damage, because it's too flexible
*Log snippet*
18:58 <+J_Kahvi> I've been devising an improved weapon and armor system for some time, but I'm not sure if it's available on the net at the moment
18:58 <+J_Kahvi> it introduces three different damage types (point, cut, blunt) and different armors perform differently depending on the damage type
18:59 <+J_Kahvi> for example, chain mail does not protect much from blunt damage, because it's too flexible
creating stable chaos
making patterns where there should be none
sewing order into the chaos
you spit in the face of random numbers, of chaos
making patterns where there should be none
sewing order into the chaos
you spit in the face of random numbers, of chaos
Oct 16, 2008, 11:24 am
Master mine stomper
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Occupation: Shoveling. But metal.
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=O When was this said!?
Oct 16, 2008, 11:22 pm
Mage Prophet
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Occupation: Chaos Weaver
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Late 2007/early 2008 I'd say.
creating stable chaos
making patterns where there should be none
sewing order into the chaos
you spit in the face of random numbers, of chaos
making patterns where there should be none
sewing order into the chaos
you spit in the face of random numbers, of chaos
Oct 17, 2008, 8:01 am
Master mine stomper
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Occupation: Shoveling. But metal.
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Interests: Absolutely fuck-all.
Posts: 2,050
Oh. Damn... I thought there was hope again.
Oct 17, 2008, 8:54 am
hedgehog
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Just found a neat trick!
Using a scroll of detect material, I was able to navigate through the experimental dwarven minefield!
All mines are made of iron!
Using a scroll of detect material, I was able to navigate through the experimental dwarven minefield!
All mines are made of iron!
Oct 17, 2008, 11:09 am
angel
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I hate to be a jerk and bust your bubble but that is a well known tactic. Congrats for figuring it out on your own though. Other minefield survival tactics
- belt of levitation or fountain levitation
- pray to silva - eartquake detonates all mines
- SoDM gunpowder
- hit "s" multiple time prior to each step
- get good fire protection
- get lots of pets and turn them loose in the minefield
- move diagonally and kick square in front of you mine does the least damage to you that way (I've never used it in minefield but have used this diagonal to survive VKDs)
- use lots of wands to detonate mines in your path (theoretical - I've never tried it, but it could be useful once youve detected mines with s or SODM, e.g. if there was a vermis on top of a cluster of mines.)
- pray to legifer to get his explosion to detonate detected mines from a safer distance
- belt of levitation or fountain levitation
- pray to silva - eartquake detonates all mines
- SoDM gunpowder
- hit "s" multiple time prior to each step
- get good fire protection
- get lots of pets and turn them loose in the minefield
- move diagonally and kick square in front of you mine does the least damage to you that way (I've never used it in minefield but have used this diagonal to survive VKDs)
- use lots of wands to detonate mines in your path (theoretical - I've never tried it, but it could be useful once youve detected mines with s or SODM, e.g. if there was a vermis on top of a cluster of mines.)
- pray to legifer to get his explosion to detonate detected mines from a safer distance