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jman1979 Registered user Last page view: 5956 days, 22 hours, 28 minutes and 31 seconds ago. |
When I go to the dungeon for the puppy quest I can never find the puppy at all. Am I missing something here? Or is this some sick twisted humor directed at me for not knowing the meaning of life?? I have tried to find it but coming up epty so far!! P.S. Just want to say that I love what I see of the game but this is getting annoying. 5 Characters in and still no stupid puppy. :( |
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noob Registered user Last page view: 5931 days, 15 hours, 33 minutes and 12 seconds ago. |
did you descend down the stairs? |
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Darren Grey Registered user Last page view: 4242 days, 12 hours, 20 minutes and 56 seconds ago. |
The puppy is on the 6 level of the puppy cave (the dungeon NE of the town, next to the road). If you get there too late it's dead and you'll only find a corpse. If you're new to the game I suggest not investing many characters on the puppy quest. It's meant to be a challenge, and can easily kill many low level characters. Concentrating too much on completing it can be very frustrating. Waldenbrook, the dwarven shopkeeper, mumbles: "I'd offer 9 gold pieces for yer dwarven child corpse." |
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J. Registered user You'll never get rid of me Last page view: 5667 days, 7 hours, 15 minutes and 16 seconds ago. |
The "where do you go first"-thread might give you some ideas for a different approach. 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." |
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jman1979 Registered user Last page view: 5956 days, 22 hours, 28 minutes and 31 seconds ago. |
Unfortunately, there were no stairs there. I checked everywhere in the dungeon. On my 6th character the stairs finally showed up. I have had this happen to me with the village dungeon as well. I get to a certain level and it just ends prematurely. Don't know why that happens though. Thanks for letting me know that the puppy quest is meant to be a challenge. I thought it was for new players as you can get the quest really early on. |
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Maelstrom Registered user The Knight of the Black Rose Last page view: 3120 days, 7 hours, 50 minutes and 8 seconds ago. |
There ARE stairs, you just don't know where they are. Here's a tip - there are hidden doors, that you must 's'earch for. Usually with the :ws command (continuous search). And get used to it, the dungeon levels are randomly generated each time you enter one for the first time. A trick is to search for hidden doors with Spoiler
using the 'k'ick command on walls - a wall that gives the message "you hurt your leg" is a normal wall. If it "really hurts your leg" then it's a hidden door, or a pre-set, undiggable wall, which some dungeons have, usually those with special features. A level should take the whole screen, if it doesn't, theres a hidden door somewhere. If you can't see a down staircase, there's a hidden door somwhere. And there will be hidden doors which lead to just an empty room, since it's random. Yes, it's frustrating. Welcome to ADOM :P 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. [Edited 1 time, last edit on 11/23/2007 at 16:39 (GMT -5) by Maelstrom] |
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jman1979 Registered user Last page view: 5956 days, 22 hours, 28 minutes and 31 seconds ago. |
Thanks for the advice here. I only have one more question and I promise I will leave everyone be. The :ws command. Do I have the just press w and then s. When I do that though it doesn't seem to be continuosly search. |
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gut Registered user Painted this one too. Last page view: 4900 days, 14 hours, 37 minutes and 52 seconds ago. |
You can just press the 's' button repeatedly, thats what I do, if you use continuous search, monsters can approach you while your searching If you press the 'w' and then the 's' you are searching. To verify this you can press the ':' and then the 't' 4 times. This will change the dynamic display(the area at the bottom right of your screen, that currrently displays your speed). It should now display the elapsed game turns, this will let you monitor precisely how many turns you are searching. The dungeon levels usualy are kind of balanced, after exploring as much of the dungeon as possible, if you notice a large blank area at say the upper left of the screen, that's probably where your secret door is near. I know this is off topic but, if you are new to ADOM, I think the best advice is to play PC's with lots of Toughness to start out. Trollish and Drakish Healers, and such, should be easier to keep alive at the begining. Put me in the 'fool filter', where I belong! |
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BrasilianWeirdVideos Registered user pron knight Last page view: 5170 days, 9 hours and 53 minutes ago. |
LOL, you type like the mad ministrel |
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gut Registered user Painted this one too. Last page view: 4900 days, 14 hours, 37 minutes and 52 seconds ago. |
Shorter sentences I am writing to me they look quite inviting, but for sure I am no typing hero my literacy skill is nearly zero! Put me in the 'fool filter', where I belong! |
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Zayl Unregistered user |
Hahahahah! That cracked me up =D Thanks for a good laugh! |
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BrasilianWeirdVideos Registered user pron knight Last page view: 5170 days, 9 hours and 53 minutes ago. |
XD |
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Silfir Registered user Writer of Overly Long Guides Last page view: 4071 days, 13 hours, 3 minutes and 6 seconds ago. |
If you're a total newbie -> orcish barbarians 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! |