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Jaska
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Posted on Monday, September 22, 2003 at 15:28 (GMT -5)

I'm playing gray elven wizard Expl:50. I know all spells I think, but when I cast example acid ball it goes like this: (I hope this will work)
###########
#...***...#
#...*@*...#
#...***...#
###########

I have seen people casting really big spells and damn those spells rules. So can anybody teach me some spell casting??
Version of Adom is 1.1.1.

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Jonesy
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Posted on Monday, September 22, 2003 at 16:08 (GMT -5)

It depends on how large your willpower is, I think,.
The larger the willpower, the bigger the ball.


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Posted on Monday, September 22, 2003 at 20:23 (GMT -5)

yeah, but doesnt that only apply to the improved (or whatever) ball spells? i thought the normal ones only went one area around.


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Taz
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Posted on Monday, September 22, 2003 at 22:44 (GMT -5)

Woa, are there really big ball spells? Oh, yeah, they mentioned it in the manual :p

It'd be cool to be a walking fireball...
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Posted on Tuesday, September 23, 2003 at 00:11 (GMT -5)

It starts when your willpower hits 32.


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Warlord -notlogged
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Posted on Tuesday, September 23, 2003 at 00:51 (GMT -5)

With a cheated mage lvl 50 stats 99, the ball spells clear out quite a bit of the dungeon :)

Raise your Wi, the ball spells will get bigger.
JaskaLightning
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Posted on Tuesday, September 23, 2003 at 06:41 (GMT -5)

Whoa. I just tested by drinking couple boost willpower and it works. with willpower 38 I came up with much bigger ball spells than earlier. Damn this is just little too late because I just finished that game(btw. it was my first game finished). Thanks to everyone!!!!


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Posted on Tuesday, December 23, 2003 at 17:38 (GMT -5)

ok, by the look of the topic name, I was thinking....


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Posted on Wednesday, December 24, 2003 at 11:05 (GMT -5)

The area of the spell increases by one based on willpower, in increments of 16 IIRC. So, 16 to 31 = 1 square, 32 to 47 = 2 squares, etc.
Something like that...


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Andor Drakon
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Posted on Wednesday, December 24, 2003 at 21:06 (GMT -5)

WHat, so are you saying that 1-15 = 0 squares?

No, it really works in increments of 8, but it only kicks in when you reach 32 or higher.


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Posted on Thursday, December 25, 2003 at 18:55 (GMT -5)

No, it works in increments of 16. It would work in increments of 8, but then you wouldn't get a ball for the area of impact, as the diameter would be an even number, and it has to be odd 'cause you have to be in the middle, and a diameter 4 ball doesn't have a middle square. Like so:
***
*X*
***
There you are, in the middle, OTOH,
 **
****
****
 **
that diameter 4 thing doesn't have a square to be the center point. This one with a diameter of 5 works again, see,
  *
 ***
**X**
 ***
  *


Wi:1 you would get a 1*1 ball, but 3*3 is the minimum.
Wi:8 you'd get a 2*2 ball, but 3*3 is the minimum.
Wi:16 you get a 3*3 ball.
Wi:24 you'd get a 4*4 ball, but you don't.
Wi:32 you get a 5*5 ball.
Wi:40 you'd get 6*6, but you don't.
Wi:48 you get a 7*7 ball.

...etc. Correct me if I'm wrong, but this is how I remember the system works. Don't play many spellcasters, though, so I'm not totally sure that's what the balls look like.

Bored, so I'll see how the list continues
Wi:56 diameter 8
Wi:64 diameter 9
Wi:72 10
Wi:80 11
Wi:88 12
Wi:96 13, which would look like
###############
#......*......#
#.....***.....#
#....*****....#
#...*******...#
#..*********..#
#.***********.#
#******@******#
#.***********.#
#..*********..#
#...*******...#
#....*****....#
#.....***.....#
#......*......#
###############
There's an elementalist with a Wi of at least 96 casting a big ass fireball. It's 2:10am so I'll go to sleep now and add colours later.
If you're feeling happy, don't worry, it'll go away.

Originally posted by noob: "I'm everytime amazed how you people know to exploit every single little bug (or not-bug) for elaborated scumming tatics even if the feature seems completely useless or bad."


[Edited 4 times, last edit on 12/25/2003 at 19:10 (GMT -5) by J.]
Andor Drakon
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Posted on Saturday, December 27, 2003 at 01:13 (GMT -5)

No, it works like this:

###########
#.........#
#.........#
#...***...#
#...*@*...#
#...***...#
#.........#
#.........#
###########

Radius 1

###########
#.........#
#....*....#
#...***...#
#..**@**..#
#...***...#
#....*....#
#.........#
###########

Radius 2

###########
#....*....#
#...***...#
#..*****..#
#.***@***.#
#..*****..#
#...***...#
#....*....#
###########

Radius 3


###########
#...***...#
#..*****..#
#.*******.#
#****@****#
#.*******.#
#..*****..#
#...***...#
###########

Radius 4


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Taz
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Posted on Saturday, December 27, 2003 at 04:23 (GMT -5)

you're missing a spot above and below he ball in radius 4 because of the wall, yeah?


Taz: A potion of gain attributes (4s) is lying here. Suddenly a stone block hits your head! Something on the ground is smashed to pieces!
PeanutGod: Awwww no! How harsh is that! This is where you need the artefact 'mop and bucket'.
Klavert
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Posted on Saturday, December 27, 2003 at 05:07 (GMT -5)

I do get the feeling it is
#######
#.....#
#.***.#
#1*@*.#
#.***.#
#.....#
####### 
Radius 2
I've tried with my wizard with WI:19.
In his spell overview it states i have range 2. And when i cast a ball spell with an outlaw on the place i named 1 in this little drawing, he didn't get hit.


Klavert
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[Edited 1 time, last edit on 12/27/2003 at 05:13 (GMT -5) by Klavert]
Klavert
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Posted on Saturday, December 27, 2003 at 05:15 (GMT -5)

Great, i seriously misread your last post, you were already saying what i just said.
Well, just see it as extra evidence or something :S
I won't delete my post, for it is a nice proof of my stupidity. :P


Klavert
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That really happened to me :D
Chris
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Posted on Sunday, December 28, 2003 at 03:57 (GMT -5)

It's really just self confidence and a lot of testosterone BIG BALLS get it lol:)
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Andor Drakon
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Posted on Wednesday, December 31, 2003 at 17:25 (GMT -5)

Chris, I won't bother awnsering such a stupid post.

Taz, yeah, the wall was in the way of the topmost and bottommost spell-thingys


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[Edited 1 time, last edit on 12/31/2003 at 22:25 (GMT -5) by Andor Drakon]
Chris
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Posted on Wednesday, December 31, 2003 at 20:18 (GMT -5)

"I'm not even going to dignify that with an answer" - Homer - The Simpson's

I've heard that b4 infact I say it alot.
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Andor Drakon
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Posted on Wednesday, December 31, 2003 at 22:24 (GMT -5)

It came from the simpsons? I never knew. (don't watch TV, too busy reading and playing ADOM).

*goes to change it*


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Chris
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Posted on Wednesday, December 31, 2003 at 23:42 (GMT -5)

HA HA HA Champion...:)
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Taz
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Posted on Saturday, January 03, 2004 at 03:25 (GMT -5)

lol


Taz: A potion of gain attributes (4s) is lying here. Suddenly a stone block hits your head! Something on the ground is smashed to pieces!
PeanutGod: Awwww no! How harsh is that! This is where you need the artefact 'mop and bucket'.
Agilan
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Posted on Monday, January 05, 2004 at 22:24 (GMT -5)

How could you rise your stats like that? my highest strengh is 43 only. Help
J.
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Posted on Tuesday, January 06, 2004 at 04:33 (GMT -5)

To 99? 99 is the maximum you can get, and you're not very likely to achieve it in a normal game. Stats of 40 or 50 are superb for a normal game.
If you're feeling happy, don't worry, it'll go away.

Originally posted by noob: "I'm everytime amazed how you people know to exploit every single little bug (or not-bug) for elaborated scumming tatics even if the feature seems completely useless or bad."
Agilan
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Posted on Tuesday, January 06, 2004 at 07:58 (GMT -5)

i've downloaded the 0.9.9 Gamma 12 version. I've edited my char, but he keeps on running out of luck. It's very bad, cause i can't hit other creatures eventhough i have lv 15 on my skill. How do i fix this?
Chris
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Posted on Tuesday, January 06, 2004 at 11:38 (GMT -5)

Read the GB it tells you how to raise most of your stats naturally and the ones you can't, train with Garth the Dwarfen trainer.
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J.
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Posted on Tuesday, January 06, 2004 at 13:34 (GMT -5)

Don't use that version, it's waaaaay old. If you want things easy, download 0.9.9g16pr2 and google for adomf/wadomf, which is an editor.

Or you could do what Chris says and try to play the game like it's meant to be played.
If you're feeling happy, don't worry, it'll go away.

Originally posted by noob: "I'm everytime amazed how you people know to exploit every single little bug (or not-bug) for elaborated scumming tatics even if the feature seems completely useless or bad."
Agilan
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Posted on Tuesday, January 06, 2004 at 22:06 (GMT -5)

i've already won the game. Just wanna have fun that's all. Wanna kick the monsters that kicked my ass when i played without cheating
Agilan
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Posted on Tuesday, January 06, 2004 at 22:09 (GMT -5)

I can't find the 0.9.9 Gamma 16, there is only 15.
Can u tell me where 2 find it? i've got the Wadomf though.
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Posted on Tuesday, January 06, 2004 at 22:29 (GMT -5)

http://www.adom.de/adom/prerelease.php3


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Posted on Wednesday, January 07, 2004 at 00:55 (GMT -5)

Cheatin is easy in version 1.0.0 just look at my threads cheating 1, 2, 3 or if you play version 1.1.1 it's harder to cheat but all you need is a clibing set and a climbing skill lv of 100 cos when you copy levels from the tmp files in the folder tmpdat it telprots you next to the Stone Circle there is that your question answered Agilan?
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