tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post461469677845800354..comments2024-03-29T10:21:29.354-04:00Comments on The CRPG Addict: Dark Heart of Uukrul: Magic, Gear, and CombatCRPG Addicthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01238237377918550322noreply@blogger.comBlogger39125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-46439809665271284862022-03-02T10:19:26.243-05:002022-03-02T10:19:26.243-05:00Honestly, who wouldn't? No wonder Beholders ar...Honestly, who wouldn't? No wonder Beholders are so devastating!Rangeroushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05384980667033682190noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-31447581446646521872019-02-23T13:17:04.253-05:002019-02-23T13:17:04.253-05:00I couldn't deal with leaky eyes either. When d...I couldn't deal with leaky eyes either. When doing a dissection of a cow's eye in biology, I nearly passed out myself!Tristan Gallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16769219573533545742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-51124288116997881702019-02-23T00:06:08.603-05:002019-02-23T00:06:08.603-05:00+1, Raifield: "You're liable to find out ...+1, Raifield: "You're liable to find out first-hand if your wife catches you gaming on your vacation."Rangeroushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05384980667033682190noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-71809352657195416882019-02-22T23:41:48.635-05:002019-02-22T23:41:48.635-05:00"These things are disgusting. At least behold..."These things are disgusting. At least beholders are floating eyes encased in some kind of body."<br /><br />Funny story: I enjoyed a bit of service in the US Navy. I worked mostly with air traffic controllers, who were a really varied bunch of fun and smart guys, from nordic musclemen to overweight couch potatoes. Anyway, one day we were doing first aid training on injuries of the eye. We learned that if a foreign object penetrates the eye, if the eye loses it's fluid, it could permanently lose it's vision, so you need to bandage both eyes to prevent the injured one from moving and enlarging the injury. Part way through this training, we heard a great thud. It turns out the nordic muscleman who was standing in the back totally passed out. This guy could kick all of our butts five times over, but faced with leaky eyes, it was game over!Rangeroushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05384980667033682190noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-66804329205271780222018-08-03T15:46:41.787-04:002018-08-03T15:46:41.787-04:00It's "draw forth" (see https://archi...It's "draw forth" (see https://archive.org/details/A2_The_Dark_Heart_of_Uukrul_manual - p. 59).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-12261379822697824072016-02-29T13:05:30.981-05:002016-02-29T13:05:30.981-05:00Very good. Thanks for clearing up this old mystery...Very good. Thanks for clearing up this old mystery!CRPG Addicthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01238237377918550322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-70972646427238590482016-02-29T13:00:35.471-05:002016-02-29T13:00:35.471-05:00Came across this today looking to see if anyone ha...Came across this today looking to see if anyone had any weapons math on Uuukrul as I'm playing again. :)<br /><br />I can confirm. If your priest successfully invokes Byndu, then there is a high probability that any movement the enemies make during the movement phase is toward your priest. I used this quite successfully in some circumstances, sticking my priest in the corner next to my magician and luring enemies in closer for a nice taste of Kunlazar. :)Fiordhraoihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06914392035475614717noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-14542290097308981932013-02-28T02:18:33.415-05:002013-02-28T02:18:33.415-05:00I KNEW those words rang a bell when I was typing t...I KNEW those words rang a bell when I was typing them. Thanks for the input, Tomsk!CRPG Addicthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01238237377918550322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-6460539706331377812013-02-27T18:52:49.430-05:002013-02-27T18:52:49.430-05:00"There are a pair of odd but slightly awesome..."There are a pair of odd but slightly awesome mage spells called SATOR and ROTAS which first establish a psychic link to an enemy spellcaster..."<br /><br />Interesting. An allusion to this:<br /><br />SATOR<br />AREPO<br />TENET<br />OPERA<br />ROTAS<br /><br />Which is a Roman word puzzle (perhaps with religous associations; occasionally found carved in ruins throughout Europe) that somehow ended up getting absorbed into western occult lore as a powerful spell of some sort.<br /><br />http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sator_SquareTomsknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-5769674775698286312012-12-13T12:44:36.732-05:002012-12-13T12:44:36.732-05:00You are not talking of a spell per say, but here i...You are not talking of a spell per say, but here is the glitch at the bottom of this page:<br /><br />http://www.ffshrine.org/ff6/ff6_tips.php<br /><br />Also, I'm back. I just wanted to take a break and let some posts build up just so I could burn through them all in a sitting. What euphoria!Giauzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09045059974421586849noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-76279288032974499642012-11-18T12:39:16.322-05:002012-11-18T12:39:16.322-05:00That is when I played the first one off a demo CD....That is when I played the first one off a demo CD. I returned a number of years later and beat it quite easily. I've installed it inside my Windows XP VM that I need for some chemistry software, as it is a 16-bit application. Canageekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03770924810559440307noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-15972550938393697192012-11-18T12:07:44.040-05:002012-11-18T12:07:44.040-05:00Castle of the Winds has an elegance to its simplic...Castle of the Winds has an elegance to its simplicity and it only takes a few hours to play through. You could almost call it a Rogue-lite :)<br /><br />I feel like it'd be a good rpg to recommend for a kid. Tristan Gallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16769219573533545742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-54224691238717424572012-11-18T11:44:06.422-05:002012-11-18T11:44:06.422-05:00I too have never played torment. I have a list of ...I too have never played torment. I have a list of games that I'd consider playing along with Chet; Torment would be on that list, along with the rest of the Infinity Engine games. Also the Fallout series, Castle of the Windows (Though I don't expect Chet to like it, it is very basic) and probably a few others. FFVII possibly. Canageekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03770924810559440307noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-87744026709295704892012-11-18T11:41:24.766-05:002012-11-18T11:41:24.766-05:00There is a history in CRPGS of buggy spells that d...There is a history in CRPGS of buggy spells that do nothing. FF6 apparently had one that could corrupt and destroy your game. I wonder if that spell was one of those?Canageekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03770924810559440307noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-34980600959111748202012-11-16T20:48:57.732-05:002012-11-16T20:48:57.732-05:00I had the same experience. For whatever reason I k...I had the same experience. For whatever reason I kept playing (and frowning). At some point I realised I wasn't playing the next BG, got used to the slightly different presentation and controls and fell in love.Tristan Gallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16769219573533545742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-31038738827080376312012-11-16T17:35:54.565-05:002012-11-16T17:35:54.565-05:00I'm reluctant to say this, but I STARTED Torme...I'm reluctant to say this, but I STARTED <i>Torment</i> a number of years ago, but I stopped playing after a few hours because I didn't really like it. I think I was expecting something nearly identical to <i>Baldur's Gate</i> but in a different setting, and it wasn't really anything like that. Only years after I abandoned it did I start to hear all the high praise heaped on the game, and I thought I should try it again, but I never did.CRPG Addicthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01238237377918550322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-40819869197364057222012-11-16T09:29:45.638-05:002012-11-16T09:29:45.638-05:00Which suits me fine, as I can't play actually ...Which suits me fine, as I can't play actually scary games like Deep Space or Amnesia.<br /><br />...Wait a sec, did you just say you hadn't played Torment?<br /><br />Man, forget every other game on the list and play it! <br /><br />I reckon for every 12 games you progress, you should put up a poll for us to vote for an out of sequence game for you to review.Tristan Gallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16769219573533545742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-76677935377618572862012-11-16T07:30:52.873-05:002012-11-16T07:30:52.873-05:00I'm going to go with a thief. I'm debating...I'm going to go with a thief. I'm debating whether to invest some points into magic or just solve it as a straight thief.CRPG Addicthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01238237377918550322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-48481767171619668942012-11-16T07:29:31.463-05:002012-11-16T07:29:31.463-05:00Fair enough. I haven't really played any of th...Fair enough. I haven't really played any of them except <i>Diablo</i>. It's still only a few games out of thousands.CRPG Addicthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01238237377918550322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-50073679159592284752012-11-16T02:51:06.660-05:002012-11-16T02:51:06.660-05:00You may not classify them as horror but I'd su...You may not classify them as horror but I'd suggest that the following all have some fairly strong horror elements (if not mechanics): The Ravenloft games; Death Knights of Krynn; Diablo; Planescape: Torment; Vampire: Bloodlines.Tristan Gallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16769219573533545742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-12356725512395540612012-11-15T23:16:45.676-05:002012-11-15T23:16:45.676-05:00Speaking of Hero's Quest, have you picked out ...Speaking of Hero's Quest, have you picked out a class yet? It seems Trickster has selected Fighter. I wanted to pick the odd one out if you end up picking Mage or Thief.Zenic Reveriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16441583549326102945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-76976710041170921072012-11-15T22:43:25.553-05:002012-11-15T22:43:25.553-05:00Enemies don't flee consistently enough that it...Enemies don't flee consistently enough that it's easy to test the theory, but I guess it's the only thing that makes sense. It definitely doesn't "hold" them in the traditional sense; they're still able to attack.CRPG Addicthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01238237377918550322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-16219197410316161612012-11-15T22:42:49.788-05:002012-11-15T22:42:49.788-05:00Good question. I don't know that I have a pref...Good question. I don't know that I have a preference. I guess it is kind of fun when you have to figure out what a spell does, at least in the context of the right game. I really can't think of many other games that do this, however. This game and <i>Ultima III</i> are the only ones that come to mind.CRPG Addicthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01238237377918550322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-71559484551356258272012-11-15T22:41:45.756-05:002012-11-15T22:41:45.756-05:00That's funny. I pasted that directly from the ...That's funny. I pasted that directly from the manual that came with my version of the game, so either it was a mistake in the original or, more likely, a error copying it into a text file.CRPG Addicthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01238237377918550322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-49314786430913732962012-11-15T22:40:40.699-05:002012-11-15T22:40:40.699-05:00I look forward to it. It's the only horror CRP...I look forward to it. It's the only horror CRPG that I know. But it's going to get postponed a little because of <i>Hero's Quest</i>.CRPG Addicthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01238237377918550322noreply@blogger.com