tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post2291006167178041651..comments2024-03-28T13:59:51.408-04:00Comments on The CRPG Addict: Swords of Glass: Large, Full DungeonCRPG Addicthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01238237377918550322noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-22654056851954378582013-07-17T14:00:40.094-04:002013-07-17T14:00:40.094-04:00The signs themselves preclude the possibility of f...The signs themselves preclude the possibility of fire in both rooms. It either has to be that both signs are true or both signs are false; one can't be true and the other false, because the conditions contradict each other.<br /><br />1. If both signs are true, there is fire in the left room and treasure in the right room.<br /><br />2. If both signs are false, neither room has treasure or fire.<br /><br />Either way, it makes sense to explore the right room and not the left.<br /><br />The only way this could be dangerous is if a room could have both treasure and fire, which is logically possible but not possible given the game mechanics. Since fire means instant death, it wouldn't make sense to put treasure in the same square, as no player would ever be able to get it.CRPG Addicthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01238237377918550322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-82663938631985143252013-07-17T11:01:54.786-04:002013-07-17T11:01:54.786-04:00But if anything, the wording of '*at least* on...But if anything, the wording of '*at least* one room has X' strongly suggests the possibility of there being fire in both, and then tasks the player with using logical deduction to discard that possibility. Which I wasn't able to do..<br /><br />Ah well, it's not the end of the world. I just have so little faith in my own powers of logic that I assumed the riddle was fine, and wanted to know where I screwed up. :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-17471918852669575172013-07-16T12:11:29.906-04:002013-07-16T12:11:29.906-04:00It actually turned out to be the third possibility...It actually turned out to be the third possibility, I think. The player is probably mentally meant to screen out the possibility that both rooms have treasure AND fire. I suppose the first could be true, but in that event there would be no danger in entering entering the right room (to check out possibility #3) and no point in entering the left room.CRPG Addicthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01238237377918550322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-33284616406455611392013-07-15T04:10:59.555-04:002013-07-15T04:10:59.555-04:00Huh? For that second riddle, aren't all three ...Huh? For that second riddle, aren't all three of the following possible:<br /><br />That both rooms have no treasure and no fire<br />That both rooms have treasure AND fire<br />That the left room has fire and the right room has treasure<br /><br />In which case, logically speaking, you shouldn't enter either room because you'd be risking instant death?<br /><br />If you wanted to phrase the riddle in way so that the left room had only fire and the right only treasure, wouldn't you need to formulate it as 'The left sign is true if there is and only is fire in the room. The right sing is true if there is and only is treasure in the room.' ?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-18233365608563522872012-04-15T19:05:13.658-04:002012-04-15T19:05:13.658-04:00I missed an opportunity for a Ross Perot/NAFTA jok...I missed an opportunity for a Ross Perot/NAFTA joke.CRPG Addicthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01238237377918550322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-1960254323765630562012-04-10T04:40:52.879-04:002012-04-10T04:40:52.879-04:00Never played this game and, although the graphics ...Never played this game and, although the graphics are hideous, the mechanics is astounding!<br /><br />By the way, "hideous sucking sounds"?Kenny McCormickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01553499727945099493noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-60268231486173034242010-09-19T02:08:13.796-04:002010-09-19T02:08:13.796-04:00Eugene, thanks for the note and sorry I didn't...Eugene, thanks for the note and sorry I didn't see it before my next posting auto-published. I corrected the error where I found it.<br /><br />Emyln: I don't know. I like manual mapping. I'd do it even in modern games but the non-discrete nature of the world makes it virtually impossible.<br /><br />Bleaghhh: Got me. And I can't fix that one.CRPG Addicthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01238237377918550322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-63819424078986456652010-09-16T19:51:51.103-04:002010-09-16T19:51:51.103-04:00You misspell words all the time, as well as having...You misspell words all the time, as well as having an occasional grammar hiccup. My guess is there are at least as many errors overall as you've had postings.<br /><br />Still, we do hold these things (games) to a higher standard than even the mighty blog post.Andrewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12657402648693309702noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-62348450135703613562010-09-16T14:46:04.619-04:002010-09-16T14:46:04.619-04:00Great blog! Thank you!
I can't wait for Wizar...Great blog! Thank you! <br />I can't wait for Wizardry 4! :)magicscreennoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-84323289563953750292010-09-16T14:11:37.213-04:002010-09-16T14:11:37.213-04:00Found a new spelling error for you. In your mappin...Found a new spelling error for you. In your mapping screenshot, the word thigns. =)Bleaghhhnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-397471053511889102010-09-16T03:08:52.931-04:002010-09-16T03:08:52.931-04:00Just wanted to echo Eugene's thanks... I'v...Just wanted to echo Eugene's thanks... I've tried reading several "replay the classics" type blogs before, yours is one of the very few (like 2-3 at most) I've enjoyed.<br /><br />@emyln -- I kind of liked mapping from lots of text adventures & Ultima dungeons as a kid, but it didn't seem like fun in Bard's Tale for some reason.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03601530372895286420noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-23691674373802588482010-09-15T22:39:12.253-04:002010-09-15T22:39:12.253-04:00Hey, thanks for replaying all these classic RPGs I...Hey, thanks for replaying all these classic RPGs I remember doing in my youth. Anyway, just thought you should know that you're not insta-dead after paralysis/sleep. Go to the utilities menu and "wait".Eugenenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-4553043038914061142010-09-15T21:55:04.954-04:002010-09-15T21:55:04.954-04:00THANKS SOOOO much for your tip on using excel on t...THANKS SOOOO much for your tip on using excel on these old games for mapping. It makes complete logical sense but ... I just never considered it. The only thing that came to my mind was old oversized line printer papers and using rulers :)<br /><br />I might even replay Bard's Tale now. **shudder** (Thank god new games have auto mapping)emylnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10894010421893277649noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-29766721219187604012010-09-15T20:35:16.929-04:002010-09-15T20:35:16.929-04:00Thanks for trying, man, but "espy" is a ...Thanks for trying, man, but "espy" is a word.<br /><br />http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/espyCRPG Addicthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01238237377918550322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-81699905543330550172010-09-15T20:08:58.848-04:002010-09-15T20:08:58.848-04:00Found it! Right after your spelling comment, word ...Found it! Right after your spelling comment, word #3:<br /><br />"If you espy a monster from a distance, you can try shooting it with your bow, which allows you to direct shots to the right and left, as well as straight ahead, depending on where your foe is coming from."<br /><br />:DUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09265606987156596820noreply@blogger.com