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by Stitch
Fri Jul 13, 2012 10:00 pm
Forum: Dungeon Master (DM)
Topic: Returning to DM: a series of blog posts you guys might enjoy
Replies: 65
Views: 20996

Re: Returning to DM: a series of blog posts you guys might e

Whoa, I'm only halfway done?! I kind of thought I was closing in on the endgame based on the percentage of levels I've "cleared," but it sounds like I was mistaken! (and yeah, placing "cleared" in quotes because I'm sure I missed some stuff here and there. I've tried to be a comp...
by Stitch
Thu Jul 12, 2012 4:43 pm
Forum: Dungeon Master (DM)
Topic: Returning to DM: a series of blog posts you guys might enjoy
Replies: 65
Views: 20996

Re: Returning to DM: a series of blog posts you guys might e

Dain has been defeated! The flying serpent area got a little hairy, as did the nearly endless stream of water elementals and pop-up ghost things in one area, but I've now managed to reach the foot of the DDD from all four paths, and map out all three start points for each. My maps are now pretty ful...
by Stitch
Fri Jul 06, 2012 5:30 pm
Forum: Dungeon Master (DM)
Topic: Returning to DM: a series of blog posts you guys might enjoy
Replies: 65
Views: 20996

Re: Returning to DM: a series of blog posts you guys might e

You guys are giving me all kinds of valuable information, so thanks! Yeah, Dain is a bit of a challenge. I progressed up through the laughing pit bit and then encountered so many water elementals and puddle ghost things that I decided to head back to the Dain junction point and attempt to find that ...
by Stitch
Thu Jul 05, 2012 7:54 pm
Forum: Chaos Strikes Back (CSB)
Topic: Playing CSB again
Replies: 188
Views: 60796

Re: Playing CSB again

I beat the antmen area when coming up from below by climbing the stairs, standing and fighting, and then just retreating back down the stairs to brew healing potions. After a couple rounds of this I had whittled down their numbers enough to actually leave the stairs and enter the landing a bit...whi...
by Stitch
Thu Jul 05, 2012 4:54 pm
Forum: Dungeon Master (DM)
Topic: Returning to DM: a series of blog posts you guys might enjoy
Replies: 65
Views: 20996

Re: Returning to DM: a series of blog posts you guys might e

Neta lies defeated--erm, well I think! Made it up to the DDD, which was a bit of a surprise as I hadn't found any of the other two Neta start spots along the way, which seemed a little unusual in how these things typically work. I made it back to the start of Neta and took the other two paths, and b...
by Stitch
Tue Jul 03, 2012 10:47 pm
Forum: Dungeon Master (DM)
Topic: Returning to DM: a series of blog posts you guys might enjoy
Replies: 65
Views: 20996

Re: Returning to DM: a series of blog posts you guys might e

Thanks for the information.

So, uh, does a vorpal blade ever show up? I haven't yet encountered many incorporeal creatures but I know they're out there, waiting and drooling invisible rivers of ghost slaver.
by Stitch
Tue Jul 03, 2012 10:13 pm
Forum: Dungeon Master (DM)
Topic: Returning to DM: a series of blog posts you guys might enjoy
Replies: 65
Views: 20996

Re: Returning to DM: a series of blog posts you guys might e

Yeah, Neta isn't so bad yet, although a room I fell into that was full of those three-headed muncher things gave me a little grief, because I decided (of course) that I couldn't leave a challenge like that unconquered. So I kept going back in that pit until my strategy worked and the room was cleare...
by Stitch
Tue Jul 03, 2012 9:26 pm
Forum: Dungeon Master (DM)
Topic: Returning to DM: a series of blog posts you guys might enjoy
Replies: 65
Views: 20996

Re: Returning to DM: a series of blog posts you guys might e

So, long overdue update. It probably belongs in the CSB subforum, but it does directly follow discussion from this thread, so.... I decided to follow the advice of Paul Stevens and leave the DDD for later. I started out on the Ku path, which initially gave me a fair amount of grief. Besting the base...
by Stitch
Thu Jun 21, 2012 11:49 pm
Forum: Dungeon Master (DM)
Topic: Returning to DM: a series of blog posts you guys might enjoy
Replies: 65
Views: 20996

Re: Returning to DM: a series of blog posts you guys might e

Heh, I'm managing. I knew CSB was nonlinear, but I really had no idea it was this nonlinear. After my initial impression of "christ, just what the hell is going on?!" I have managed to make some sense out of the game, at least the Ros portion I've decided to tackle first. Mapping this mons...
by Stitch
Mon Jun 18, 2012 4:37 pm
Forum: Dungeon Master (DM)
Topic: Returning to DM: a series of blog posts you guys might enjoy
Replies: 65
Views: 20996

Re: Returning to DM: a series of blog posts you guys might e

And I also started CSB this weekend :shock:
by Stitch
Mon Jun 18, 2012 4:36 pm
Forum: Dungeon Master (DM)
Topic: Returning to DM: a series of blog posts you guys might enjoy
Replies: 65
Views: 20996

Re: Returning to DM: a series of blog posts you guys might e

Interesting that you mention the author of the back-story (Nancy Holder) going on to better things. It's my understanding that at the time of DM she hadn't much published as was still 'aspiring' so I don't think we should be too harsh on her. And yes, as you say, she went on to much better things. ...
by Stitch
Fri Jun 15, 2012 10:23 pm
Forum: Dungeon Master (DM)
Topic: Returning to DM: a series of blog posts you guys might enjoy
Replies: 65
Views: 20996

Re: Returning to DM: a series of blog posts you guys might e

Glad you guys enjoyed the series, I had a blast writing them! And that phoning vs saving the world bit was not a fictitious embellishment, believe me :D As for the backstory, the story itself really isn't that bad--it does the trick to get us in the dungeon and then pops up nicely at the very end--b...
by Stitch
Fri Jun 15, 2012 4:47 pm
Forum: Chaos Strikes Back for Windows & Linux (CSBWin) / CSBuild
Topic: Is it possible to use the updated CSB portraits in CSBWin?
Replies: 12
Views: 10226

Is it possible to use the updated CSB portraits in CSBWin?

Hey everyone, I'm about to launch into a CSB playthrough attempt and plan on importing my party that beat DM, and I'd like to updated character portraits that came with CSB. I don't need the ability to edit anything, but I wouldn't mind staring at a different graphic of Zed and company for the durat...
by Stitch
Fri Jun 15, 2012 3:27 pm
Forum: Dungeon Master (DM)
Topic: Returning to DM: a series of blog posts you guys might enjoy
Replies: 65
Views: 20996

Re: Returning to DM: a series of blog posts you guys might e

Aaaaand I have now published part six, the stirring conclusion (link in in the original post) Final Party stats: Zed Duke of Banville << Master Fighter Craftsman Ninja Expert Priest Expert Wizard Wu Tse Son of Heaven Artisan Fighter Artisan Ninja Expert Priest << Master Wizard Elija Lion of Yaitopya...
by Stitch
Thu Jun 14, 2012 6:00 pm
Forum: Chaos Strikes Back (CSB)
Topic: which version of CSB?
Replies: 39
Views: 16514

Re: which version of CSB?

I saw the pretty explicit instructions on how to do that earlier in this thread, so I should be able to sort it out.

Thanks for the feedback!
by Stitch
Thu Jun 14, 2012 5:06 pm
Forum: Chaos Strikes Back (CSB)
Topic: which version of CSB?
Replies: 39
Views: 16514

Re: which version of CSB?

Okay, bumping this thread since it basically addresses my questions, and I want to make sure the information is still current. I recently completed a run of DM and would like to move on to CSB. I used CSBWin for DM because I was looking for the true port of the ST experience. Well, minor interface t...
by Stitch
Thu Jun 14, 2012 4:54 pm
Forum: Dungeon Master (DM)
Topic: Returning to DM: a series of blog posts you guys might enjoy
Replies: 65
Views: 20996

Re: Returning to DM: a series of blog posts you guys might e

Yay, Part Five :D. I notice that you must have taken the screenshots after completing the levels in which they're taken, since you have stuff like the Inquisitor and Shield of Lyte in your hands - stuff you can't access yet when you're working your way through Scorpions and Giant Rats for the first...
by Stitch
Wed Jun 13, 2012 4:37 pm
Forum: Dungeon Master (DM)
Topic: Returning to DM: a series of blog posts you guys might enjoy
Replies: 65
Views: 20996

Re: Returning to DM: a series of blog posts you guys might e

Just posted part five of my series, and edited my original post to include the link! Yeah, we'll see how CSB goes as at no point during DM did I think, "man, I would be enjoying this game more if it were harder ." But at the same time, I really like the idea of a somewhat punishing, random...
by Stitch
Tue Jun 12, 2012 9:57 pm
Forum: Dungeon Master (DM)
Topic: Returning to DM: a series of blog posts you guys might enjoy
Replies: 65
Views: 20996

Re: Returning to DM: a series of blog posts you guys might e

I've got to admit this all sounds pretty awesome. I really like the idea of a dungeon that breaks down the general concept of obvious forward progression and instead keeps you guessing. I've got a few other games I want to knock out first as palate cleansers, but I definitely think CSB is in my futu...
by Stitch
Tue Jun 12, 2012 9:05 pm
Forum: Dungeon Master (DM)
Topic: Returning to DM: a series of blog posts you guys might enjoy
Replies: 65
Views: 20996

Re: Returning to DM: a series of blog posts you guys might e

Hrm, I've done a bit more reading about CSB and it seems like it's even more of a departure from DM than I suspected. I figured CSB was a tougher set of maps that are less linear due to a more open structure and some randomness, but it sounds like it's much deeper and weirder than that. My play styl...
by Stitch
Mon Jun 11, 2012 10:31 pm
Forum: Dungeon Master (DM)
Topic: Returning to DM: a series of blog posts you guys might enjoy
Replies: 65
Views: 20996

Re: Returning to DM: a series of blog posts you guys might e

Perhaps I wasn't quite in the mortal peril that I perceived, and I did lean heavily on stamina potions to get me to the screamer room in the first place. After the screamer room, I started brewing potions constantly to top off health and stamina. Not only did my party then stop ruthlessly consuming ...
by Stitch
Mon Jun 11, 2012 8:07 pm
Forum: Dungeon Master (DM)
Topic: Returning to DM: a series of blog posts you guys might enjoy
Replies: 65
Views: 20996

Re: Returning to DM: a series of blog posts you guys might e

Thanks! In the end, I don't actually think that the game is broken, as much as maybe just slightly unbalanced in the first few levels. The mad dash to the screamer room was certainly a gaming experience that I'll never forget, but in the end I think there was a level of "do or die" that mo...
by Stitch
Mon Jun 11, 2012 5:47 pm
Forum: Dungeon Master (DM)
Topic: Returning to DM: a series of blog posts you guys might enjoy
Replies: 65
Views: 20996

Returning to DM: a series of blog posts you guys might enjoy

Like (I'd imagine) many of you, Dungeon Master is a game that loomed large over my developmental years, even though I never manged to get very far in it. I have many a fond memory of playing the game on my dad's Atari ST back in 1987, making it up until the Creature Cavern at which point my 12 year ...