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Ekaterin Moderator on this forum Last page view: 5738 days, 5 hours, 18 minutes and 53 seconds ago. |
Here's a question for the real ADOM veterans: is version 1.0.0 substantially easier or harder than older versions? I was discussing ADOM with someone who'd never played 1.0.0, and it occurred to me that I had access to a lot more SoCR than he did.
So in a worst-case scenario (can't find an AoLS and the mystic gives me useless stuff), I still have a heap of 6 SoCR (which I don't find enough to live on). In a best-case scenario, I have 16, which is plenty even if I do the black unicorn's quest. My friend gets 6 if he finds an AoLS and none at all if he doesn't - I don't know how he manages to survive. Yes, he likes lawfuls and I like neutrals, but how great is the difference in corruption rates? On the other hand, I hear that 1.0.0 is harder in other ways, because loopholes are constantly being found and closed. E.g. it used to be possible to teleport shopkeepers out of their shops without making them hostile, and now it isn't. Also, dipping things into potions of raw chaos used to be perfectly safe before the nasty explosions of chaos were introduced. So... which versions do you find easiest and hardest? |
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Crimson King Registered user Last page view: 6293 days, 14 hours, 22 minutes and 2 seconds ago. |
Hmm... I started from gamma 14 but I wasn't so good player then so I can't just compare them to each other...What comes to that bug temple, it's easy to clear it out with a pure fighter... Darkness (and invisibility, if possible)is everything you need, if not the spell, then heaps of scrolls. But even a trollish barbarian can learn darkness, so... Joka vitsaa säästää, saa kaatumataudin |
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BM Registered user The Necromancer Last page view: 7735 days, 41 minutes and 14 seconds ago. |
Hmmm My friend Mindstorm started ADOM in gamma 9 Rolf's Companion [+12 To] and Sword of Nonnak [+8 Wi] were more powerfull, and wonderfull gold girdles of emperors.... But don't forget there was lots of bugs, and TB step by step add to ADOM new ideas..... Hmmmm in G9 was only special ending Chaos god, bug with non chaotic champion who can enter to Plane Chaos wielding ToRR and SoCh;) Ofcourse MoCh and CoCh to:) Ahmmm and the last si;) early it was very fast multiple in thousands And Ekaterin SoChR are guaranted in Library to, and PoCC for killing EM (Bugs vilage makes killing him more easily). And PoCC for corpses. Mistyc dwarfen for neutral PC offer or few blessed potions of Insight (trash!!!) with PoGA, or SoChR.... It's lotery in 1.00 I always get one guaranted item for him Hmmmm Bug Temple.... Once I tryied my troll thief PC level about 25... Permament invisibility, to phase daggers.... With special power thief with more deadly backstabing skill hmmmmm if I hit and kill it was oki, but if I miss hmmmmmm TB thank you for PoEH and PoUH... Stay in corridor and never fight with more than one killer bug... After eating few corpses fight was more safe... In ADOM speed roolez. "Insect, we care not for thee. Disturb us any we will extingwish thy weak candle of life" [Edited 2 times, last edit on 4/11/2002 at 10:48 (GMT -5) by BM] |
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Ekaterin Moderator on this forum Last page view: 5738 days, 5 hours, 18 minutes and 53 seconds ago. |
How do you go about getting the weird tome from the Ghost Librarian? The Guidebook describes a complicated strategy involving eating a harpy corpse to make yourself mute, and luring him out of the library with the aid of a companion. Is that what you do? People on the newsgroup have occasionally claimed that they just went in (without being mute), stayed in there a while studying spellbooks, left, and talked to the librarian, and he gave them the weird tome, but I have never got this to work. Since this thread is about differences between versions, when was the weird tome introduced to the game? |
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BM Registered user The Necromancer Last page view: 7735 days, 41 minutes and 14 seconds ago. |
Spoiler Ehmmm you must just stay in Library by 1000 turns with status MUTE. Eat cursed corpse of harpy it's grant you 1d1000 +200 turns MUTE..... But the best tactic is eat one cursed harpy and wait in Library by 500~700 turns then left.... Eat second cursed harpy... enter to Library and wait 500~700 turns... And when you eat 3 or 4 corpses than just chat with Ghost Librarian in Library. You didn't must left with him... But you must be mute by 1000 turns... When after 1000 turns GL didn't give you wierd book and just say you Psst... just wite few turns... or just kill everybudy in Library and picup all scrolls and books.... The best way to enter rift PC must have "quickling corruptions" and with only idispensably equipment 2000~3000 stones, with thick gauntles and one or two SoChR (unholy aura). cooked corpses of harpy and cursed scrolls of uncursing... And remeber you must cursed corpses one by one, before eating... Hmmmm I don't know but in gamma 15 there was weird book "Insect, we care not for thee. Disturb us any we will extingwish thy weak candle of life" [Edited 1 time, last edit on 4/11/2002 at 11:47 (GMT -5) by BM] |
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Jan Erik Administrator Last page view: 3 days, 18 hours, 33 minutes and 19 seconds ago. |
It warries from version to version. Gamma 12 is IIRC "officialy" the easiest version in a long while (acording to the people at the newsgroup). Artefacts where a lot more common for one (surges of power where quite common compared to now). The exp table, monsters and such have also been tweaked since then, and a LOT of "abuses" have been fixed (getting heaps of potions of booze off beggars, repeatedly hurting and healing monsters to scumm the healer for potions of extra healing and that sort of things). Stat boosting potions where more common, stat boosting herbs where more efficient etc etc. Jan Erik Mydland HoF admin |
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BM Registered user The Necromancer Last page view: 7735 days, 41 minutes and 14 seconds ago. |
In early versions in infinity dungeon were shops:)))) And Vaults Greater to:) Gold ages of ID;) "Insect, we care not for thee. Disturb us any we will extingwish thy weak candle of life" |
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BM Registered user The Necromancer Last page view: 7735 days, 41 minutes and 14 seconds ago. |
And last but non least in Gamma 15 PC have all atacks on nonhostaile monsters backstab... When PC have two daggers he strike with double stab. Stab with one dagger and second stab with second weapon... In version 1.00 PC have only first strike like stab... In gamm 15 often PC have first strike only hit and second was stab:) "Insect, we care not for thee. Disturb us any we will extingwish thy weak candle of life" |
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Tha Messiah Registered user Angel of Death Last page view: 7749 days, 21 hours, 45 minutes and 52 seconds ago. |
Some other stuff.In g 12 you could drop your stuff anywhere.No monster could pick it up.Or was that some other version. The best part of older versions was that you could teleport into the temples. THE MESSIAH,I'm here now,Worship me. |
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BM Registered user The Necromancer Last page view: 7735 days, 41 minutes and 14 seconds ago. |
Heh yeap but in Mana tempel there was no teleportation... In G15 in 100% no teleportation "Insect, we care not for thee. Disturb us any we will extingwish thy weak candle of life" |
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Jan Erik Administrator Last page view: 3 days, 18 hours, 33 minutes and 19 seconds ago. |
G12 didn't have the mana temple IIRC. Jan Erik Mydland HoF admin |
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samiloop Unregistered user |
1.0.0 is quite a few tons harder than the last version i tried - 0.9.3 or so. So many more places to go and roam in too. :P |
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Dougy Registered user What is the deal with cards? Last page view: 5802 days, 12 hours, 34 minutes and 30 seconds ago. |
I play older versions from time to time and get a huge shock when greater molochs and balors attack my level 1 char. Then i realise these are just necklaces and tools. DougyDougy - Dougy - DougyDougy |