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 SenseAndViolets Registered user Last page view: 6813 days, 26 minutes and 2 seconds ago. |
I use fullscreen whenever I play Adom because otherwise it's very difficult to make sure that my x-windows terminal is always the same size for playing saved characters. I've read here that this affects the size of the dungeons themselves. Am I making things harder for myself by doing this? |
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Jan Erik Administrator Last page view: 4 hours, 3 minutes and 38 seconds ago. |
Does changing the window size affect the actual resolution of the terminal? Not sure how that works under X-windows. I know that under MS Windows the size of the "terminal" window doesn't affect it's resolution (number of lines and colums), just the size of the text. You have to isse spesific commands (or mess with the "advanced" properties of a shortcut) to alter the actual line/colum resolution of the "terminal" in the MS world. Not sure how that works in Linux though. If you do increase the actual nunmber of lines (and colums) then yes dungeons will be larger (except the pre generated ones, like the towns and such), and that makes some aspects of the game harder (but you also find more items I think). Jan Erik Mydland HoF admin |
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tongHoAnh Registered user adoomed Last page view: 6630 days, 3 hours, 54 minutes and 55 seconds ago. |
AFAIK: You wont find more items/monsters on a bigger dungeon. Consequence: You wont be surrounded as often. You will need more food. The choice is yours :) My RL dumpyard: http://www.geocities.com/ceruleannebula/index.html |
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Maelstrom Registered user The Knight of the Black Rose Last page view: 3120 days, 8 hours, 39 minutes and 1 second ago. |
The best thing about a bigger resolution comes in once you hit the CoC graveyard, which, unlike the Nonnak one, isn't pre-made. Lots and lots of graves to dig, which means heaps of stuff and possibly a few artefacts :) A pessimist sees a dark tunnel. An optimist sees a light at the end of that tunnel. A realist sees a train. And the train driver sees three idiots on the tracks. |
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Iridia Moderator on this forum YASD Last page view: 3758 days, 21 hours, 53 minutes and 59 seconds ago. |
Yeah, and heaps of nasties jumping out of graves. Your choice. :) Die Gedanken sind Frei |
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Maelstrom Registered user The Knight of the Black Rose Last page view: 3120 days, 8 hours, 39 minutes and 1 second ago. |
Nasties = xps :P And more items. And undead corpses. And trouble if you're not ready for emperor liches, but that's just a minor problem ;) A pessimist sees a dark tunnel. An optimist sees a light at the end of that tunnel. A realist sees a train. And the train driver sees three idiots on the tracks. |
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Mellis Unregistered user |
Not to mention the oh-so-teeny extremely rapid descent to chaotic alignment. Be careful. :) |
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tongHoAnh Registered user adoomed Last page view: 6630 days, 3 hours, 54 minutes and 55 seconds ago. |
Big screen = big ka$hino My RL dumpyard: http://www.geocities.com/ceruleannebula/index.html |
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Skeric Unregistered user |
How do you change the size of the screen anyways. (this is for the windows version, correct? Cause I use DOS+DOSbox just cause I love fullscreen). Sorry about being an unregistered user asking such a n00b question, I know some forums are the "stfu n00b, go log in at least". |
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Ruttiger Registered user Last page view: 6057 days, 4 hours, 1 minute and 26 seconds ago. |
Are you sure about this? I'm pretty sure that increasing screen size simply formats the characters to match your screen size |
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Silfir Registered user Writer of Overly Long Guides Last page view: 4071 days, 13 hours, 51 minutes and 59 seconds ago. |
Holy cow, that was an old thread you just revived. I doubt Skeric is still around... I usually run the DOS version from within Windows (Works fine, I don't know why people need an emulator) and I can modify the number of rows of the screen in the *.pif file. You drop the golden ball. You kick the golden ball. It slides to the west. Suddenly Harry Potter, the apprentice wizard, appears! "That's not how you play Quidditch! are you even listening?" Which direction? (123456789) 4 Harry Potter, the apprentice wizard, is hit by a bolt of acid! Harry Potter, the apprentice wizard, is annihilated. You hear the ecstatic cries of a large crowd! |
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Ruttiger Registered user Last page view: 6057 days, 4 hours, 1 minute and 26 seconds ago. |
Yeah, this is a case of necromancy, but I really wanted to know. I think I'll up the number of rows in order to make dungeons a tad more square. Should make things slightly less ugly in fullscreen mode. |