tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post728241751705243437..comments2024-03-28T15:25:30.216-04:00Comments on The CRPG Addict: Telengard: Pointless FunCRPG Addicthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01238237377918550322noreply@blogger.comBlogger51125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-41861320393901331772022-03-19T21:49:46.901-04:002022-03-19T21:49:46.901-04:00As in "190/413 (46%)." That means that o...As in "190/413 (46%)." That means that out of 413 games (at the time that I wrote that), this game ranks at #190. That's 46% of the way along the list. So 100% would be the best game I've ever played and 0% would be the worst.CRPG Addicthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01238237377918550322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-40385667240294307302022-03-18T15:24:36.199-04:002022-03-18T15:24:36.199-04:00Hi Chet. As I wrote a few days ago, Iam reading al...Hi Chet. As I wrote a few days ago, Iam reading all your posts in chronological order. Can you explain me when you rank a game what means the two numbers separated by the dash and the other number with the porcentage?Leo Vellésnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-49780845101806911872021-12-03T14:10:12.775-05:002021-12-03T14:10:12.775-05:00The "official" maximum level dungeon is ...The "official" maximum level dungeon is indeed 50, HOWEVER, if you know a certain hack technique (see a current Youtube video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vifj7WZdy-0 for details on how), you can trick the game's algorithm into giving you UNLIMITED depth of dungeon to explore based upon your spellcasting and strength as a character. I have a video of myself as a player character going deeper than level 100, in fact, I must post this video soon to claim the current world record as Telengard player having traversed the deepest dungeon level on the game and lived to tell about it. Look for it soon under my Youtube username 'averiguar'.averiguarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01568042305550114732noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-37909138545141452152021-07-09T19:06:19.645-04:002021-07-09T19:06:19.645-04:00Starting the characters name with SV makes death n...Starting the characters name with SV makes death not permanent. It's an intended cheat in this version.<br /><br />The C64 version is definitive, though, and is the one you really should be playing.<br /><br />Tzaphodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02466815391888219877noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-85562905065946425522019-12-26T19:34:18.913-05:002019-12-26T19:34:18.913-05:00The space trading game Elite was likely generated ...The space trading game Elite was likely generated the same way.AdventureMaterialshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16285640430049907816noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-14095914793486023782019-12-26T02:26:28.437-05:002019-12-26T02:26:28.437-05:00It's an algorithm that generates each level th...It's an algorithm that generates each level the same every time. Nothing has to be stored in memory but the algorithm and the current player info. You can find out more about it here: https://elm-telengard.blogspot.com/2014/03/the-dungeon.htmlThe Boctornoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-73195325314218283602018-12-27T23:17:04.399-05:002018-12-27T23:17:04.399-05:00Does anyone know if the dungeons are procedurally ...Does anyone know if the dungeons are procedurally generated or fixed-maps? I ask because as a youth I trawled endlessly through the Apple ][ Telengard BASIC code trying to find where they had the maps of such a mind-bogglingly huge game. (The version I played was the "8-bit" character-block version btw). I never found anything in the code, which could have been hidden on the floppy drive somewhere I guess but I never found how they might have loaded it, either. Maybe they were using the source code itself as a seed of some sort?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-28057759731718289352018-05-23T18:55:03.617-04:002018-05-23T18:55:03.617-04:00I have been on level 255. Once you get your experi...I have been on level 255. Once you get your experience to level 12 you can use level 5:1 spell teleport. This allows you to go deeper than level 50Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-58936741776522666772018-01-31T20:09:54.394-05:002018-01-31T20:09:54.394-05:00He speaks as if there isn't a way to save your...He speaks as if there isn't a way to save your character.<br />I've have used the above tactic before, it works. Its been years since I've been dungeon hacking, but isn't the maximum dungeon level 50? Its all in good fun to have a character like this for fun times. But a truly noble dungeon slasher should not 'cheat'. Have one main character for a 'serious game' then others to try 'experiments' Get to some impossible level of experience, then move on to other things. 'Mangar he Dark' your next.Darrenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17132788870444749583noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-39928676615949813522017-12-16T15:02:23.295-05:002017-12-16T15:02:23.295-05:00I am making a video series on old computer games, ...I am making a video series on old computer games, and episode 4 was on Telengard. My perspective is largely based on the version I played as a young 'un, the Atari 8bit version, though I do touch on the different versions of the game. If anybody is interested, it is at:<br />https://youtu.be/uEW0vaawtS0Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17895218850972146156noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-39498101699974070212016-11-15T20:03:30.525-05:002016-11-15T20:03:30.525-05:00Another great one! I still have my original copy...Another great one! I still have my original copy for the IBM PC. I haven't even seen a 5.25" floppy drive in a decade. My copy had the SV limitation on save files, leading to Sven, Sverve, and many other Sv--- named characters. <br /><br />Glad I can continue to live vicariously through your blog. arthurdawghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04269435724709435094noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-62275951527022332242016-02-28T11:18:45.308-05:002016-02-28T11:18:45.308-05:00My favorite part is when you encounter a vampire w...My favorite part is when you encounter a vampire who "likes your body" and heals you to full strength.CRPG Addicthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01238237377918550322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-54215984356284312612016-02-27T21:58:17.953-05:002016-02-27T21:58:17.953-05:00Update - a "friendly dragon" gave me +3 ...Update - a "friendly dragon" gave me +3 chain mail. This game is bizarre, in a good way. JJnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-76162964271704834192016-02-27T13:42:20.391-05:002016-02-27T13:42:20.391-05:00Chet, you are spot on about this game. My first fi...Chet, you are spot on about this game. My first five characters died in the first room! As you said it is "pointless fun". It does well as a palate cleaner between more expansive games, especially as I have now ditched "Gateway to the savage frontier". Thanks for the recommendation. JJnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-27830756282564910722016-01-20T13:08:21.199-05:002016-01-20T13:08:21.199-05:00I'd agree that Diablo was very much a forebear...I'd agree that Diablo was very much a forebear of the modern MMO.<br /><br />The major hook for Diablo was neither story, nor exploration, nor tactical combat, but farming encounters for good drops - and then showing off your drops to your friends.Tristan Gallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16769219573533545742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-58551341865628122492016-01-20T10:56:08.120-05:002016-01-20T10:56:08.120-05:00On MMORPG's and Telengard ....
Chester, you w...On MMORPG's and Telengard ....<br /><br />Chester, you wrote somewhere on the site (please excuse the vague reference) that the comments enrich the blog in a very tangible way.<br /><br />Well, in this post we find one more topic to exemplify that : MMORPG gamer's psychology and Telengard. The connection didn't become apparent for me until I read this post's comments, but I have certainly observed it : I sat behind my wife (in her 30's with no previous history of "gaming") once just to watch her play MMORPG's and try to figure what the fuss was about gameplay-wise. It brought memories from the mid-90's, when some friend's of mine rigged these primitive LAN just to play Diablo colectively (dial-up internet was very slow in my country back then). The mood and group mechanics were exactly the same as in my wife's MMOPRG session.<br /><br />And, after reading your blog, who would deny that Diablo was far from original in its basic design, borrowing liberally from Telengard/DND and Rogue/NetHack (dumbing down the mechanics in the process) and then slapping some great graphics, sound and UI elements on top of it all, and finally adding very refined online-play capabilities. And anyone who has experienced/observed current MMOPRG play wouldn't deny the very Diablo-like look of it all.Bernie Paulnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-87675226961609640692015-03-25T20:07:57.723-04:002015-03-25T20:07:57.723-04:00Why are you talking to yourself, dude?Why are you talking to yourself, dude?Kenny McCormickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01553499727945099493noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-15234043560774206372015-03-25T17:37:40.888-04:002015-03-25T17:37:40.888-04:001. The levels don't go that low.
2. Within 5 m...1. The levels don't go that low.<br />2. Within 5 minutes, something will have stolen that sword or it will get destroyed in a trap.<br /><br />You can't really build a character around items unless you like reloading. I used to hate having stuff stolen from me, but I can see now that it was a useful game mechanic.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-79682275365098505562015-03-17T17:23:44.476-04:002015-03-17T17:23:44.476-04:00You don't need great gear or stats once you ge...You don't need great gear or stats once you get the Teleport spell. Its a waste of time worrying too much about gear anyway, that sword +255 will get stolen or otherwise lost eventually.<br /><br />I wouldn't always make it back up with an average teleporting character, but I did most of the time and it was a fun way to kill 20 minutes.Paulnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-88002798247076897472015-03-17T15:47:36.818-04:002015-03-17T15:47:36.818-04:00There's a very, very good remake of this game ...There's a very, very good remake of this game that is close to the original.<br /><br />http://buildingworlds.com/telengard/<br /><br />I've always had a soft soft for Telengard, Treasure of Tarmin (for the Intellivision), and Tunnels of Doom. They were the three games owned collectively by me and my circle of friends (yeah, I had a small circle), and introduced me to the whole genre. I remember the first time I was able to cast lightning bolt in Telengard. I was pretty stoked and frying everything I saw.<br /><br />Sometimes you don't need a point. You just want to wander around in a dungeon and kick some butt. Teleporting down to level 50 via a grey cube and trying to get back home was a pretty good quest in and of itself. It's also not that hard once you pass level 1. Level 1 is like those guys who first landed on the beach at D-Day. You want to get away from level 1 as quickly as possible before you die.<br /><br />There was something about the atmosphere of these games with the black background and creepy music and sound effects. This and Temple of Apshai... they don't look like much but they did a very good job of building a mood.Paulnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-35330748748841930182015-03-17T15:39:31.978-04:002015-03-17T15:39:31.978-04:00In the original on the Commodore you could go in a...In the original on the Commodore you could go in and view/modify the code without much trouble at all. It was written in BASIC, which pretty much every C64 user was competent in.<br /><br />But even 13 year old me didn't see much sense in modifying Telengard. It's not like I was playing it to win.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-31597486179312783812015-03-17T15:36:26.285-04:002015-03-17T15:36:26.285-04:00You need to go to an inn to get your spell points ...You need to go to an inn to get your spell points back and cash out your gold. You get more exp from gold than fighting.<br /><br />If you've been on level 50 and you're routinely finding stuff like chests containing 2345435 gold, you want to cash out when you can.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-51648947015480653202015-03-15T12:49:40.625-04:002015-03-15T12:49:40.625-04:00Well....good for you, I guess. But this sounds lik...Well....good for you, I guess. But this sounds like a good way to turn a game that was only a little fun into a game that's no fun at all.CRPG Addicthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01238237377918550322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-21148866826435840092015-03-13T20:07:44.689-04:002015-03-13T20:07:44.689-04:00I hacked into the game and found a way to double y...I hacked into the game and found a way to double your experience points every time you kill a monster. That means you level up after each kill. I reached Level 101. I also found a way to start with 99999 HP. This way I never die. I also only kill opponents with high levels so they will leave me a sword +235 or a Ring of Regeneration +244. Lastly, I go to a particular throne and READ the ruins until all my characteristics are 18.<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-79805803625166072302015-02-10T17:51:53.248-05:002015-02-10T17:51:53.248-05:00I loved Telengard on the C64 back in the day, and ...I loved Telengard on the C64 back in the day, and *really* loved the Palm Pilot version I had a decade ago, it was something I only fired up on long flights, and it killed time (and my character) very nicely. As far as "goals", just being able to walk around on lvl 50 was my goal, never achieved.<br /><br />One interesting thing is the map is not random, it's algorithmic, so it's always the same. I slowly learned a route down to level 12 that I could get back up to an Inn to change my gold into XP again. The Palm version didn't auto-turn every 5 seconds, just manual turns.<br /><br />I wish someone would port it to iOS. I miss it on flights.Humbabanoreply@blogger.com