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by oh_brother
Fri Mar 17, 2023 5:53 pm
Forum: Dungeon Master (DM)
Topic: Best version of DM?
Replies: 27
Views: 12897

Re:

But what's the best version? Or rather, best versionS, since I'm looking at specific aspects and I'm sure different ports match different criteria: 1. Purest version--the version closest to the original. 1. Amiga DM :D Incorrect - the Atari ST version is the original, and so by definition also the ...
by oh_brother
Wed Jul 27, 2022 5:07 pm
Forum: Dungeon Master (DM)
Topic: Trying An Old One
Replies: 72
Views: 26269

Re: Trying An Old One

jayrshaw wrote: Wed Jul 27, 2022 3:52 am the "Stab" action imposes a significant negative modifier to your character's defensive capabilities
Wow, you learn something new every day :o (Or, more accurately in this case, every 35 years).
by oh_brother
Wed Feb 23, 2022 1:24 am
Forum: Other Games like DM
Topic: Shadows of Sergoth - Amiga dungeon crawler
Replies: 2
Views: 2316

Re: Shadows of Sergoth - Amiga dungeon crawler

I will never play it I'm sure, but it gives me a warm fuzzy feeling inside to think that people are still making games for the Amiga
by oh_brother
Tue Nov 16, 2021 12:20 pm
Forum: Chaos Strikes Back (CSB)
Topic: Which route do you start first ?
Replies: 11
Views: 24665

Re: Which route do you start first ?

I do Ku first, because I find it the easiest. Seems to be a general trend - and I don't think that I was influenced by this forum because I used to do Ku first back in the day too. I tend to do Dain last, because I find it the most difficult. Or, perhaps the "most fiddly" rather than the &...
by oh_brother
Fri Jun 11, 2021 4:21 pm
Forum: Welcome
Topic: Heyoh everyone, first post as a long time lurker
Replies: 4
Views: 3974

Re: Heyoh everyone, first post as a long time lurker

Don't let some of the regulars hear you say that, or you will be perma-banned :D

More seriously I do agree that fake walls are not the best mechanic, so I see where you are coming from. Even though I found CSB to be an amazingly well-designed game once I got into it.
by oh_brother
Fri Jun 11, 2021 3:58 pm
Forum: Welcome
Topic: Heyoh everyone, first post as a long time lurker
Replies: 4
Views: 3974

Re: Heyoh everyone, first post as a long time lurker

Hey Matzie. Welcome to the forums! I would say that you are indeed one of the younger members - impressive that DM still interests people who didn't grow up with it.

So you started on custom dungeons. Have you played the original dungeons (DM and CSB) also?
by oh_brother
Thu Apr 01, 2021 8:31 pm
Forum: Dungeon Strikes Back (DSB)
Topic: [April Fool's] Introducing GorCoin!
Replies: 4
Views: 3825

Re: Introducing GorCoin!

:D I was expecting a DSB update today, and I was not disappointed!
by oh_brother
Tue Mar 23, 2021 3:00 pm
Forum: Dungeon Master (DM)
Topic: Playing DM for the first time
Replies: 10
Views: 6192

Re: Playing DM for the first time

Based on the high priest levels across the team (and all the green stats) I am guessing that you were buffing your characters a lot! Good luck with the rest of DM, and CSB if you start it (hint: you should) I played a bit of EOB1 and enjoyed it. However, the only access I had was a friend who had it...
by oh_brother
Fri Mar 19, 2021 2:48 pm
Forum: Welcome
Topic: I'm a dad!
Replies: 10
Views: 9375

Re: I'm a dad!

Congrats Trantor! Three baby screamers...one more and you have a full party to send to Mt Anaias!

Also, long time since we heard from you last, but I guess you had your hands full (figuratively and literally) with the new family.
by oh_brother
Tue Mar 02, 2021 6:35 pm
Forum: Welcome
Topic: So, tell us about yourself...
Replies: 1058
Views: 425400

Re: So, tell us about yourself...

Welcome Ankha. Congrats on finishing DM and especially CSB! Like you, I did not finish it when I first started (age 10 or so). It wasn't until I joined this forum that suddenly it started to make sense.
by oh_brother
Tue Feb 09, 2021 11:06 am
Forum: Dungeon Master (DM)
Topic: Best Stamina characters
Replies: 10
Views: 7269

Re: Best Stamina characters

As far as I know, the things that influence stamina and food drain are: 1. Character actions, e.g.running around, attacking, or casting spells (which explains why magic-users burn through more food than most), and 2. vitality. Vitality is a measure of how fast you recover stamina. So given your pref...
by oh_brother
Mon Feb 08, 2021 12:34 pm
Forum: Dungeon Master (DM)
Topic: Best Stamina characters
Replies: 10
Views: 7269

Re: Best Stamina characters

Hey Paul. Good luck in your return to the dungeon! Halk is probably the obvious choice for a 4th high stamina character. That said, it would leave you with two characters who have zero mana (Halk and Stamm). You can get around that if you work at it, but it could be limiting if you want to use a lot...
by oh_brother
Fri Jan 22, 2021 11:54 am
Forum: Dungeon Master (DM)
Topic: Favourite and least favourite level?
Replies: 40
Views: 28230

Re: Favourite and least favourite level?

It seems that am the only one to dislike the Arena. Also I never liked Clockwise, but I didn't add it to my non-preferred list because the rest of that level is fine. It seems that the Store Rooms are not popular. I still like them, but I do them gradually. I sit in the screamer room for some traini...
by oh_brother
Tue Jan 19, 2021 7:46 pm
Forum: Dungeon Master (DM)
Topic: Favourite and least favourite level?
Replies: 40
Views: 28230

Favourite and least favourite level?

I started DM again and started thinking about what levels I liked and what ones I was less fond of (basically which ones I went through as quickly as possible, and which ones I spent more time on). Favourite level for me is still level 3. Not just because of the screamer room, I also liked the chall...
by oh_brother
Wed Dec 16, 2020 4:19 pm
Forum: Welcome
Topic: Happy Birthday!!!
Replies: 461
Views: 347975

Re: Happy Birthday!!!

Belated happy birthday to Ameena and Dungeon Master! (born on the same day - clearly Ameena's love of DM was pre-ordained)
by oh_brother
Wed Dec 16, 2020 4:03 pm
Forum: Other
Topic: Dungeon Apprentice - a PICO-8 DM Tribute
Replies: 6
Views: 6714

Re: Dungeon Apprentice - a PICO-8 DM Tribute

I love the look of it.
drake_blue wrote: Tue Dec 15, 2020 5:27 pm Working title is Dungeon Apprentice. I'm open to any pun-tastic suggestions though.
Dungeon Apprentice: New Life for Old Clones
by oh_brother
Tue Dec 08, 2020 4:16 pm
Forum: Dungeon Master (DM)
Topic: Definitive spelling?
Replies: 8
Views: 6099

Re: Definitive spelling?

I never noticed the variation. I would have sworn that it was PAL and DAIN consistently throughout! If I had to decide on what counts as definitive, I would say whatever appears in-game should be taken above whatever appears in manuals. DAIN appears on all relevant scrolls (?) in-game, so it seems f...
by oh_brother
Thu Oct 29, 2020 12:46 pm
Forum: Dungeon Master (DM)
Topic: New experiences with an old game...DM
Replies: 111
Views: 62960

Re: New experiences with an old game...DM

I was wondering...how do you get the rat room to fill up with rats? There is a rat generator near the rat room: http://dmweb.free.fr/?q=node/142 That said, I sometimes had difficulty generating enough rats to keep my champions fed at this spot. Maybe there is a delay after activating this before it...
by oh_brother
Tue Oct 27, 2020 6:37 pm
Forum: Dungeon Master (DM)
Topic: New experiences with an old game...DM
Replies: 111
Views: 62960

Re: New experiences with an old game...DM

By the way, oh_brother, have you ever gone to the bottom level (the long stairway with the winged-key on the wall) to train? I know the place you mean, but I have never trained there. If I ever try to get to Archmaster I will start spell-slinging in that spot, but for a fun bit of grinding I still ...
by oh_brother
Tue Oct 27, 2020 12:55 pm
Forum: Dungeon Master (DM)
Topic: New experiences with an old game...DM
Replies: 111
Views: 62960

Re: New experiences with an old game...DM

The maximum level I have reached is Mon Master, and that was with the Pendant Feral and the Firestaff. Maybe I need to train more. Or move my training from the Screamer room to the Rat room (I know the rat room is more effective, but I have always preferred the screamer room for whatever reason).
by oh_brother
Thu Oct 22, 2020 3:06 pm
Forum: Welcome
Topic: So, tell us about yourself...
Replies: 1058
Views: 425400

Re: So, tell us about yourself...

You just wrap your text in url tags. In the first tag you have "url=www.google.com" or whatever lnk you want (all inside square brackets, quote marks removed). Then finish up with [/url] Traumatized as a child? So that's why you wear that 'cloak of darkness' on your avatar. One reason amon...
by oh_brother
Wed Oct 21, 2020 12:54 pm
Forum: Other Games like DM
Topic: (2nd?) Best game in DM's genre?
Replies: 58
Views: 49012

Re: (2nd?) Best game in DM's genre?

No, Ishar was a DM clone - no pink rabbits. Even though I am sure they would have improved the game immensely.
by oh_brother
Wed Oct 21, 2020 12:43 pm
Forum: Welcome
Topic: So, tell us about yourself...
Replies: 1058
Views: 425400

Re: So, tell us about yourself...

Welcome Drake Blue.

I was also scarred and traumatised by CSB as a child. It wasn't until I joined these forums in '09 that I went back and beat Chaos for the second time. Well worth the wait!
by oh_brother
Mon Oct 19, 2020 11:13 am
Forum: Other Games like DM
Topic: (2nd?) Best game in DM's genre?
Replies: 58
Views: 49012

Re: (2nd?) Best game in DM's genre?

DM is number 1 for me. CSB also, at least after I finally understood it when I replayed after joining this forum. But the one thing that I missed was different environments and npcs - the more 'roleplaying' aspects. I was excited when Ishar came out as it had all of these aspects. Wandering around a...
by oh_brother
Thu Oct 08, 2020 11:40 am
Forum: Creative Endeavours
Topic: A little teaser...
Replies: 65
Views: 51773

Re: A little teaser...

Nostalgia is proabbly at play in these preferences,as is the desire to retain the essence of DM. But for me it goes beyond that. The uniformity of the bricks on all 4 surfaces in the new version reminds me of a chute, rather than a tunnel. Also, I seem to remmeber Jan saying years ago that those typ...
by oh_brother
Mon Oct 05, 2020 4:47 pm
Forum: Creative Endeavours
Topic: A little teaser...
Replies: 65
Views: 51773

Re: A little teaser...

It seems to be a consensus but for what it's worth I prefer the skeleton on the right too.

It also reminds me how underwhelming the DM skeletons are. Most other monsters in DM, even though they are low resolution, have a lot more charm and/or realism.
by oh_brother
Thu Sep 17, 2020 5:15 pm
Forum: Welcome
Topic: INN OF LOST SOULS: general chit-chat thread
Replies: 2315
Views: 677947

Re: INN OF LOST SOULS: general chit-chat thread

Hey Beo, happy forumiversary! Good to hear from you again.

20 years...the world has changed a lot in that time. Impressive that the DM forum is stil going.
by oh_brother
Thu Jul 16, 2020 7:58 pm
Forum: Dungeon Master (DM)
Topic: Best way to level?
Replies: 111
Views: 48053

Re: Best way to level?

I don't have DM installed on this computer so I cannot test it, but I would be surprised if this was the case for the ST or Amiga versions of the games (or the clones that followed). Surely someone would have noticed... Maybe exclusive to the SNES version? Anyway I would miss the visual feedback of ...
by oh_brother
Wed Jul 01, 2020 3:17 pm
Forum: Welcome
Topic: So, tell us about yourself...
Replies: 1058
Views: 425400

Re: So, tell us about yourself...

Also, welcome Jay and Erik! Good luck both with completing the game. :D