Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.1 6/24/83; site eosp1.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!allegra!princeton!astrovax!fisher!eosp1!robison From: robison@eosp1.UUCP (Tobias D. Robison) Newsgroups: net.games Subject: Re: Misc. hack spoilers. Message-ID: <1332@eosp1.UUCP> Date: Wed, 9-Jan-85 10:22:56 EST Article-I.D.: eosp1.1332 Posted: Wed Jan 9 10:22:56 1985 Date-Received: Fri, 11-Jan-85 08:06:15 EST References: <195@uthub.UUCP> Reply-To: robison@eosp1.UUCP (Tobias D. Robison) Distribution: net Organization: Exxon Office Systems, Princeton Lines: 42 Summary: I hastened a pet and it soon starved. It may be that a hastened pet has trouble getting enough to eat. When polymorphing my pet, I prefer speed to absolute strength, unless I have a magic whistle (makes a "strange" sound). A leucrotta does very well, for example. If a tamed dragon breathes fire, you might get accidentally burned. Anyone have this experience? You can do really interesting things with the ball and chain. For example, if you are in a shop, away from the door, and the shopkeeper isn't blocking the door: throw your ball at the door. You will fly through the air, following it, and be able to sneak out of the shop. The ball makes a terrific weapon, too. I have gotten to level 6 as a speleologist, by being careful to carry the icebox as little as possible. I think the icebox is really a handicap. The tourist can do very well. You must be very careful about gaining experience points, since the tourist can only afford to fight alone when s/he will win. Blind everything with the camera, stay close to your pet, and let it do most of the fighting until you get a weapon, armor, and experience. Ghosts of tourists will bequeath their cameras to posterity, so for more interesting dungeons, its a good idea to play as a tourist sometimes. NOTES FOR FUTURE VERSIONS OF HACK: Here's an idea for a new type of character. He starts with the HP, strength, etc, of a tourist and an inventory consisting of only: 2 wands of wishing. Call him the "Svengali". - Toby Robison (not Robinson!) {allegra, decvax!ittvax, fisher, princeton}!eosp1!robison