tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post4991056731814952152..comments2024-03-28T23:14:06.156-04:00Comments on The CRPG Addict: Eye of the Beholder: Flayed and QuarteredCRPG Addicthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01238237377918550322noreply@blogger.comBlogger41125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-17966025891008745812023-06-16T10:56:35.891-04:002023-06-16T10:56:35.891-04:00For the special quest on L4, I believe (after many...For the special quest on L4, I believe (after many, many years) that the clue is to leave things as they were. In the roundabout with moving wall, pick up the key, then leave from the non-stair side but make sure the walls are in the same place as when you came down the stairs, then pull the chain.<br /><br />Ken Brubaker<br />https://kejabrsoftware.wixsite.com/kejabr-softwareKen Brubakernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-73164231477912114252016-09-20T13:01:18.187-04:002016-09-20T13:01:18.187-04:00They are in Nethack (at least as of v 3.4.3)They are in Nethack (at least as of v 3.4.3)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-14996592191557509772016-07-09T04:25:35.968-04:002016-07-09T04:25:35.968-04:00I wonder if this is the only crpg that has xorn in...I wonder if this is the only crpg that has xorn in it- they have a special place in my heart.Canageekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03770924810559440307noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-32194699089034291222015-06-12T15:14:35.910-04:002015-06-12T15:14:35.910-04:00I don't know, about a week ago. Because it was...I don't know, about a week ago. Because it was a joke in the first place, but people without a sense of humor kept bringing it up. It actually seemed to generate MORE discussion about SMT.<br /><br />I honestly want people to discuss things freely on my blog. But it does slightly piss me off when someone comes along with an agenda, shoe-horning a discussion of unrelated games (and other subjects) into posts that have nothing to do with what they're talking about. I only outright ban it in the case of commercial advertising, but I wish everyone else could just be cool.CRPG Addicthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01238237377918550322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-55115129086288573802015-06-11T18:17:18.921-04:002015-06-11T18:17:18.921-04:00The only attribute is health, but the game insists...The only attribute is health, but the game insists that it can increase during your adventures. Thin, but I figured it was enough to at least check it out. If it crashes after the first level, I guess it will at least be a short review.CRPG Addicthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01238237377918550322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-5424649439243875142015-06-11T16:04:11.090-04:002015-06-11T16:04:11.090-04:00Looking at your "upcoming" list, I can s...Looking at your "upcoming" list, I can say with fair certainty that ICON: Quest For The Ring is not only not an RPG, but is broken. Unless I'm misremembering something from when I played it a few years ago (a brief look online backs me up), the only attribute is health, combat is purely action-based, and there are no NPCs, economy, or experience levels. Further, the game crashes after you complete the first level.Gnomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13920812227941556716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-50804310109647794712015-06-11T14:36:02.820-04:002015-06-11T14:36:02.820-04:00It has nothing to do with the special quest.
The r...It has nothing to do with the special quest.<br />The room with carvings "Kruen - The fearless one" etc. open ONLY the middle door and enter the next room. The wall has opened and there lies your weapon. The second chain here will just remove one wall block in the previous room.Xrzfnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-2940723569706662582015-06-11T14:07:40.300-04:002015-06-11T14:07:40.300-04:00My gimlet rating guess: 47My gimlet rating guess: 47Alexander Sebastian Schulzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15135338616598357444noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-19276465456932258052015-06-11T12:57:51.181-04:002015-06-11T12:57:51.181-04:00The final map has all the things that you love to ...The final map has all the things that you love to hate in EoB: hidden teleporters, incomprehensible special quest, false walls, doors that open from the one side only, usually the other one; traps, permanent item loss, instant killing spells thrown at you. It's the only level of the game I have not a sense of, in my mind.<br />That said, congratulation on completing the game with very little to no outside help!<br />marcohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01224993551761606152noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-72935872329358029112015-06-11T12:22:36.745-04:002015-06-11T12:22:36.745-04:00I wouldn't necessarily call ALL those ones &qu...I wouldn't necessarily call ALL those ones "fair," but I certainly agree that some are fairer than others. As you point out, the rewards aren't that good to fret about it.<br /><br />It looks like I solved Level 4 but still missed the reward ("Drow Cleaver") that I was supposed to get from solving it.CRPG Addicthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01238237377918550322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-11715016204721706172015-06-11T12:21:08.069-04:002015-06-11T12:21:08.069-04:00So now that I've won, I took a look at the hin...So now that I've won, I took a look at the hints, and wow, I solved Level 4 entirely by accident. I wondered why solving the "Special Quest" was just a matter of pulling the chain. It just so happened that I'd done everything necessary and left the secret walls lined up in just the right configuration without meaning to do it.CRPG Addicthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01238237377918550322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-62411372412370107582015-06-11T12:19:13.619-04:002015-06-11T12:19:13.619-04:00Huh. I won the game last night but I don't rem...Huh. I won the game last night but I don't remember finding any secret doors like that. I might have missed part of the final map, then.CRPG Addicthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01238237377918550322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-26459084584620902782015-06-11T12:17:58.194-04:002015-06-11T12:17:58.194-04:00No, I was already well past that by the time I rea...No, I was already well past that by the time I read your comment. I won the game early this morning. I could load up one of my archived saves and try to get back there, but I trust you know what you're talking about. That does make the puzzle SLIGHTLY less unfair because, I agree, it would be natural to try to throw something across the pit to land on the plate.<br />CRPG Addicthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01238237377918550322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-52492174759858886772015-06-11T07:08:11.405-04:002015-06-11T07:08:11.405-04:00Just a heads-up, the last level contains hidden bu...Just a heads-up, the last level contains hidden buttons too, even though it initially seems it doesn't. The button is incredibly difficult to see, about the size of one pixel, and located a little bit to the left and down from the center of the wall tiles with the eyeballs on them.MOZAnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-45094760193896719162015-06-11T07:02:30.675-04:002015-06-11T07:02:30.675-04:00"You can leave the Orbs of Power at the Oracl..."You can leave the Orbs of Power at the Oracle, so as to free up inventory space."<br /><br />There's a second way to use the orbs at the final level.MOZAnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-28468525829687264302015-06-11T03:21:40.668-04:002015-06-11T03:21:40.668-04:00Why/when did you ditch that SMT rule?Why/when did you ditch that SMT rule?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-87962253630177060402015-06-11T02:17:53.704-04:002015-06-11T02:17:53.704-04:00IIRC you gain paladin spells at some level of expe...IIRC you gain paladin spells at some level of experience.Walennoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-58877518323505806292015-06-11T00:04:24.654-04:002015-06-11T00:04:24.654-04:00You can leave the Orbs of Power at the Oracle, so ...You can leave the Orbs of Power at the Oracle, so as to free up inventory space. When you return they'll still be there. Maybe take one with you in case you want to use the Oracle of Devouring instead. <br /><br />"I eventually had to have my two clerics memorize nothing but "Remove Paralysis" in all their Level 3 slots (excepting a single "Create Food and Water") because I was getting stunned every turn."<br /><br />LOL should have just done 4x remove paralysis and stuff the create food & water. Food goes down so slowly, if you suddenly need the spell you can rest and memorize it. To say nothing of having TWO clerics with this spell at the same time. Now that's contingency planning. The good ol' RPG "but I might need this" mentality. ;)<br /><br />Oof, no lay on hands the whole game? It's not that great but it's something. Can't do anything else with that paladin holy symbol anyway. I love how the game hands out holy symbols as treasure in the dungeon. As if one of your clerics was going to lose one or something. Harlandnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-69014148020911405032015-06-10T21:53:59.999-04:002015-06-10T21:53:59.999-04:00Actually, the robes are for the resurrection ritua...Actually, the robes are for the resurrection ritual. Wearings all sorts of equipment, especially magical ones, will most probably f*** it up bad.<br /><br />Sort of like taking an X-Ray picture.Kenny McCormickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01553499727945099493noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-31293332101199157252015-06-10T21:34:44.118-04:002015-06-10T21:34:44.118-04:00I remember finding it very exciting when the walls...I remember finding it very exciting when the walls changed.Tristan Gallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16769219573533545742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-84220920714623470692015-06-10T19:26:36.183-04:002015-06-10T19:26:36.183-04:00Beohram's actually just a Fighter, which alway...Beohram's actually just a Fighter, which always struck me as a mistake (like Ileria being male), since you find a paladin holy symbol next to his bones. He was also apparently the owner of Severious. You'd think he want a weapon like that back!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-73727688398827919812015-06-10T19:17:20.772-04:002015-06-10T19:17:20.772-04:00Oh well, you could be right about the logical inte...Oh well, you could be right about the logical interpretation of the pits. Still, we are in magical dungeons and I like better the idea that pits appear and disappear in the same way that concrete walls do.<br />Did you have the chance to try out the solution to the puzzle?Nestnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-37127172166573831472015-06-10T17:17:51.681-04:002015-06-10T17:17:51.681-04:00Because the rest of the game occurs in "secti...Because the rest of the game occurs in "sections": three levels of sewers, three levels of brickwork, three levels of dark stone, two levels of light stone. There was no reason for me not to think that the "beholder area" was several levels instead of just one. I said as much at the end of my posting.<br /><br />Nonetheless, I already suspected it was the last level, mostly because I already had all the teleporter items except one and I didn't think the game would suddenly revert to levels with no way to teleport around.CRPG Addicthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01238237377918550322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-65621148872522366772015-06-10T17:14:05.867-04:002015-06-10T17:14:05.867-04:00Yes, ages ago.Yes, ages ago.CRPG Addicthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01238237377918550322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-29823673939695681502015-06-10T17:13:43.810-04:002015-06-10T17:13:43.810-04:00I guess. I mean, what does it really mean to "...I guess. I mean, what does it really mean to "close" a pit? I think that logically, you could do something that covers its opening on the top level but still leaves the bottom open on the level below.<br /><br />What I like about DM and CSB is that the pits were always in the same location, coordinate-wise, on every level, so it made it a lot easier to map.CRPG Addicthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01238237377918550322noreply@blogger.com