tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post7934761450791204731..comments2024-03-28T10:19:08.172-04:00Comments on The CRPG Addict: Quest for the Unicorn: Won! (with Final Rating)CRPG Addicthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01238237377918550322noreply@blogger.comBlogger81125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-67371577994745047592021-05-18T22:24:46.475-04:002021-05-18T22:24:46.475-04:00Downloaded this just today. Cannot wait to start i...Downloaded this just today. Cannot wait to start it.Demiourgoshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07459591671818126363noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-91194526304405205242021-04-13T08:34:01.711-04:002021-04-13T08:34:01.711-04:00A quick update for other newer readers, V7.0 was r...A quick update for other newer readers, V7.0 was released in 2016 and looks awesome! Links still work above. Nachtshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14687591577885252972noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-63136368037331233102017-06-17T09:51:39.615-04:002017-06-17T09:51:39.615-04:00...and I was right....and I was right.CRPG Addicthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01238237377918550322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-47506474979279872016-03-23T18:44:51.228-04:002016-03-23T18:44:51.228-04:00Mr. Riley... Thanks for this, I am having an absol...Mr. Riley... Thanks for this, I am having an absolute blast playing this!<br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15838132483029389983noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-2670077101499966832016-01-12T02:48:39.661-05:002016-01-12T02:48:39.661-05:00I beat both episodes of CotW, the developer had it...I beat both episodes of CotW, the developer had it on his website at one point. He also sent me an email back when I thanked him, though that was many years ago.Canageekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03770924810559440307noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-30230248936340369492016-01-12T02:47:09.383-05:002016-01-12T02:47:09.383-05:00I think that second requirement would kill Nethack...I think that second requirement would kill Nethack, wasn't it based on Hack? Also what about games based on Unity, Quake, Unreal....Canageekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03770924810559440307noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-80005511404897317132015-08-02T16:12:46.308-04:002015-08-02T16:12:46.308-04:00Thanks a lot, Mike! I'll check it out myself I...Thanks a lot, Mike! I'll check it out myself I can get a break from work and my regular list this month.<br /><br />Congratulations on getting that re-issued.CRPG Addicthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01238237377918550322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-66739793481763119442015-08-01T09:00:59.079-04:002015-08-01T09:00:59.079-04:00For those who are interested, the silver anniversa...For those who are interested, the silver anniversary edition (6.0) of this game has now been released. It is available at:<br /><br />http://elf-emulation.com/rcs/unicorn5/index.html<br /><br />At the moment only the Windows executable is available, full source will be available soon.<br /><br />Older versions of Quest are also available there, including the one that CRPG addict played here. The Land is also available from that site as well as the source code for The Land.<br /><br />Thanks again everybody for all your comments on this game!Mike Rileynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-19460152611840965262015-03-15T14:09:04.973-04:002015-03-15T14:09:04.973-04:00Compiling the game using Cygwin is pretty much the...Compiling the game using Cygwin is pretty much the same as compiling for Linux. You do of course have to have a good Cygwin install to be able to compile with it tho.<br /><br />I am not sure if you are trying to compile the later HC version or the older graphics version? For the HC version it is easier to compile it with MinGW if you want to play it on Windows (The Windows binary for 5.7 is available from my site). If you want to run the older graphic version on Windows then Cygwin is needed, else the only other option is the even older DOS version that was played here, in which case you probably need DosBox to play it.Mike Rileynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-68642360334415636482015-03-15T14:05:02.567-04:002015-03-15T14:05:02.567-04:00There are a couple of ways of getting light to go ...There are a couple of ways of getting light to go two squares, but these involve using limited duration light sources like staves of light. Any of the continual light sources are limited to a single square.<br /><br />When the game was first written, a pegasus was the only flying mount you could get, so areas that could not be reached by ground, like the Valley of the Unicorns, could only be reached with a flying mount and the pegasus was originally the only one. One of the early changes to the game was the addition of the mount shop where it was possible to get other flying mounts. The lore just never changed to indicate that a flying mount was needed, rather than just a pegasus.<br /><br />Ok, I figured that on the Eshter fight. I will have to fix that in the 6.0 sources to make sure that with party combat mode always selected that the fight with Eshter will still remain on the main screen. I never played with that mode on so never caught this one.<br />Mike Rileynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-60295738942152780282015-03-15T12:11:12.542-04:002015-03-15T12:11:12.542-04:00A few comments in response to Mike:
2a. That make...A few comments in response to Mike:<br /><br />2a. That makes sense on the Gem of Brightness. At some point, I cast "Continual Light" and figured it, not the gem, was responsible for my perpetual light. However, I swear there was one place in which, through some combination of items and spells, I had light extending for two squares around me instead of just one. I was never able to replicate it after the first time and I assumed it had something to do with using the gem wrong.<br /><br />5. There's a bit of lore that says you need a pegasus to reach the Valley of the Unicorns. What was that talking about, then?<br /><br />7. Yes, I had "always use party combat" on. I liked the ability to rest and heal after each battle before leaving the combat screen, although I suppose that was a bit of a cheat. I agree that without it, standing in the force field and taking half damage every round, the combat would have been a lot harder.<br /><br />As always, thanks for coming by to comment so extensively.CRPG Addicthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01238237377918550322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-71747686470005889622015-03-14T08:51:34.042-04:002015-03-14T08:51:34.042-04:00I mean the Quest for the Unicorn game.I mean the Quest for the Unicorn game.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-42261668734061062012015-03-14T08:50:40.621-04:002015-03-14T08:50:40.621-04:00Are there instructions about how to compile the ga...Are there instructions about how to compile the game using cygwin?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-81612101227225921242015-03-13T04:37:59.957-04:002015-03-13T04:37:59.957-04:00Oh... No wonder. Just updated it. Thanks, Mike!Oh... No wonder. Just updated it. Thanks, Mike!Kenny McCormickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01553499727945099493noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-53989636107237669372015-03-12T23:39:25.449-04:002015-03-12T23:39:25.449-04:00Version 6.0 already has that. You can pull up an ...Version 6.0 already has that. You can pull up an info card on any item in your inventory. If you have identified the item you will get all the pertinent information about it.Mike Rileynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-88457431533925740952015-03-12T21:39:27.071-04:002015-03-12T21:39:27.071-04:00Thanks for the information, Mike!
Will it be poss...Thanks for the information, Mike!<br /><br />Will it be possible to write in an "Examine" command to the items that could explain the passive effects? It's not very apparent even if we trial-&-error ourselves.Kenny McCormickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01553499727945099493noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-847146408363983452015-03-12T20:38:59.485-04:002015-03-12T20:38:59.485-04:00Congrats on finishing the game! Nice there was no...Congrats on finishing the game! Nice there was not a show-stopping bug at the end like in The Land. Although I do still have all the source code, like The Land it is a pain to compile. I do have a few comments after reading your final post on this game.<br /><br />1. Nearly all the bugs you mentioned have been fixed in later versions. The last outstanding one in released versions is the saving while upland, which is fixed in 6.0.<br /><br />2. There are a number of items that have passive effects. Some of the items you mentioned are like this. In general passive effect items must be in your main inventory, not in your pack. Here are the effects of some of the ones that you mentioned:<br /><br /> a. Gem of Brightness - Provides light. With this in your inventory you no longer need to use torches or use light spells.<br /> b. Scarab of Protection - This when worn in a neck slot reduces the enemies to-hit against you.<br /> c. Horn of Valhalla - This produces an AOE fear effect. Any monsters nearby will be feared. In all versions prior to 6.0 fear effect reduced the enemies ability to hit you and increases your ability to hit them. In 6.0 a monster in fear will run from you.<br /> d. Necklace of Adaptation - This reduces damage taken from certain monster types, mostly dragons and demons. It must be equipped in a neck slot.<br /> e. Sphere of Annihilation - This should be an AOE damage effect centered on the user. It has to be 'u'sed to work. I believe the damage should extend 2 squares from the user.<br /> f. Pearl of Power - Increases attack power and damage. This item can be in any main inventory stlot to work.<br /><br />3. The Phaser should work in arena combat mode as well. So it is a bug that it did not work there. I will check this item in 6.0 to make sure this bug has not propated forward.<br /><br />4. The Cavaliers also use a different combat table, more likely to hit their targets. They also gain hit points at a higher rate per level.<br /><br />5. You do not need a flying mount to reach the gateway island. A ship can get you there as well. However, by this point in the game it is pretty unlikely to not have a flying mount.<br /><br />6. That is correct, the Talisman and Aurafax do their thing by just being in your inventory. Without the Talisman the gateway will not even appear and without the Aurafax the gateway will not be activated and therefore cannot be entered. And you learned the importance of the Amulet!<br /><br />7. Your fight with Eshter is a bit of an anomoly and I would say a bug. Eshter is found by herself in order to not use the arena comabat mode so that her protective force field becomes a factor in the battle. I am guessing that you still had the always use party combat mode on and so it went into this mode for the fight with her. She was made a bit weaker on purpose since the intention was that you had her force field to deal with in addition to her.<br /><br />8. It is also a bug that you could not continue play after defeating Eshter. The way it is supposed to work is that you are supposed to be teleported back to gateway island and then you can just free play all you wanted to after that.<br /> <br />9. Named NPCs and the way lore is given as well as diversity of dungeon tiles all stem back to the system the game was written in. The game data is very large for the Turbo Pascal it was originally written in and a lot of corners had to be cut just to fit in what I did. The original game was limited to only 200 tiles in order to fit them into memory, so the set had to be minimal. These early limits no longer exist for the modern versions, so going forward more depth and diversity can be added. In fact 6.0 defines over 300 different tiles.<br /><br />Thanks again for giving the game a shot! The Land was a labor of love for me, but Unicorn has been my pet project now for over 25 years and will probably be for some time to come. Any and all feedback is always welcome, as I want to make this game the best that it can be.<br /><br />Good luck with all your future games! I will be reading along with all the rest of your readers as you progress along your journey.<br /><br />Mike Rileynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-91675987623559969502015-03-12T20:31:54.972-04:002015-03-12T20:31:54.972-04:00100+ hours for the older versions is probably real...100+ hours for the older versions is probably realistic. The messier dungeon maps are hard to navigate and take a lot of extra time.<br /><br />6.0 uses a new map generator that is far cleaner making dungeon maps that can be navigated much quicker. I can usually complete a 10 level dungeon in about the time of only doing 2 to 3 levels of the older map generator.<br /><br />I have been doing a test run of the whole game before release, I am currently about 40 hours in and easily have the level and gear needed to survive the endgame. Based upon my test run, the game is probably reasonably completable in around 30 hours, if all you do is get the necessary items and get to a level that can survive the gateway. Completing all dungeons is probably in the 100+ hours category.Mike Rileynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-30593994325327635672015-03-11T11:20:31.246-04:002015-03-11T11:20:31.246-04:00This is it. The designer is Ed Toton.
https://arc...This is it. The designer is Ed Toton.<br /><br />https://archive.org/details/DungeonSW1990EdT.TotonIIIAdventureRolePlayingRPGCRPG Addicthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01238237377918550322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-36450519827569441952015-03-11T00:25:31.848-04:002015-03-11T00:25:31.848-04:00Unfortunately, I think a lot of people just want t...Unfortunately, I think a lot of people just want to see the CRPG Addict replay games that they already know. That way, they can drop hints and spoil the game in the comments. Harlandnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-17748701503540123042015-03-11T00:23:55.030-04:002015-03-11T00:23:55.030-04:00Yeah, when these one-off games get casually mentio...Yeah, when these one-off games get casually mentioned, we need a link to it. It's too tantalizing to be told such things exist and then tell us to find them ourselves. Particularly with a search-resistant name like 'Dungeon'. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-11122378335677689452015-03-10T23:02:20.021-04:002015-03-10T23:02:20.021-04:001) Insufficiently debugged games? How do we define...1) Insufficiently debugged games? How do we define that? Modern games usually have a lot of bugs due to a) size and b) lack of support.<br /><br />2) I totally agree with this but Chet's already practicing this.<br /><br />3) I don't know about "best" or "notable" but I'd just like to point out that the Nude skin mods for Fallout 3 & Skyrim just happens to be one of the most downloaded and highest rated mods out there.<br /><br />4) Again, I think Chet's already practicing this.Kenny McCormickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01553499727945099493noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-53559906491870547382015-03-10T21:16:16.673-04:002015-03-10T21:16:16.673-04:00Geez, you're right.
BTW, back when Trickster ...Geez, you're right.<br /><br />BTW, back when Trickster was running The Adventure Gamer blog, he had a system where readers submit their articles for games that are borderline cases which just lightly caressed the Adventure genre.<br /><br />However, it is usually such games that provided a fresh new look on that genre and provided something innovative, albeit unorthodox, to the table.<br /><br />Perhaps you might want to do something like that? Though I'm not sure how much a true addict could stand just looking at someone else playing a game that he could be enjoying.Kenny McCormickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01553499727945099493noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-63243296240522187372015-03-10T13:20:16.068-04:002015-03-10T13:20:16.068-04:00One of these days, I'm going to revisit and wi...One of these days, I'm going to revisit and win games like <i>Autoduel</i> and <i>Swords of Glass</i>. When that day comes, the "N" in the "won" column for <i>Braminar</i> is going to eat at me and I'll have to force myself to play the lousy thing again.CRPG Addicthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01238237377918550322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-90650539018899795002015-03-10T13:14:59.997-04:002015-03-10T13:14:59.997-04:00The grain of salt to take my comments with : I'...The grain of salt to take my comments with : I'm the weirdo whose Mobygames documentation of Braminar and Girlfriend Construction Set compelled Chet to blog those outliers. That's my beat and I appreciate second opinions on matters of the truly obscure. Rowan Lipkovitshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08691096685515251681noreply@blogger.com