Dungeon Master Forum

Yes. I read the "How to Post a Suggestion" -post and realized then that my actual reason came down to a meagre, "it would save us all a bit of time" argument...which doesn't exactly measure up to that 'cost.'

But I was also curious if there were a technical reason for the lack of such an obvious ...

Would it be possible to add a "Load" game button to the Save/Quit screen?

It would greatly help those of us who have the forsight to save our games before doing something stupid, but then go on to haplessly blunder into whatever Death is lurking just around the next corner. At which point the only ...

*UPDATE* Did I miss something? All I got was several flights of stairs, some gear in an alcove, a portcullis, a button that didn't work and a lever that was the same. Is my copy of RTC out of date, perhaps (0.43)?
I used 0.43 also. Here's a hint:
In this dungeon, buttons & switches aren't ...

Nope, that wasn't intentional (though slashing seems more of a ninjary sort of thing than a fightery thing hence why I originally had it that way)
Ah, I see. I guess the designers thought that way about "Stab" but not about "Slash"

With this change, a lowly Dagger can once again be used to ...

A possible bug (since I don't know whether this was intentional or not):
Using a weapon's "Slash" Action in RTC increases characters'
Ninja Skills, instead of their Fighter Skills.

According to these two reference pages in the DM & CSB Encyclopedia:
here and here² , "Slash" is supposed to ...

Well, I've finished this one. I have to agree with the previous posters, the ending was, ...um, unexpected, but I can see how there had been more levels planned.

There were many "point of no return" spots built into this one, and even with the help of saving before stepping, I'm still not sure I ...

Not sure if this is intentional, but three spots away from the door to "Abeeth's Abode" (level 31-ish, by my map), there is a portcullis (button door) sharing a space with a pit. The effect makes the door look like it's 'floating' or something.

I didn't have the characters climb down, but I did ...

Oh definitely, I've used the "repeatedly running into walls" technique to build up a couple of low-level characters' fighter skills.

It's very simple to do--nearly hands-free, in fact! Of course, it's not-so great towards your final score.

R³

So, then a high damage attack with a large hit probability (like, Melee), may gain XP more quickly than a low damage attack which misses a lot. Bet if I run the numbers, it'll all balance out pretty evenly, tho.

BTW, I did not know that XP was gained when an attack missed its target. I wrongly ...

My questions on xp are:
Does the amount of damage inflicted matter, or just the fact that a "hit" occurs? I'm never sure if I should use many quick Jabs or the slow, powerful Melee attack, when training characters.

Also, does a "miss" affect xp? Is there a penalty or subtraction?

Thanks,

R³

Try this link, it's from the Custom Dungeons page.

R³

So, RTC varies from the DM & CSB actions chart . That was the conclusion I was arriving at.

Last night while training, I unexpectedly gained a Ninja skill from a weapon's "Jab" attack, which is also listed as increasing one of the hidden Fighter skills.

Fortunately, "Bash" still works as expected ...

Okay, it's definitely the weapon. A liberated Antman Club proved that it's possible to gain Fighter skills at the normal rate.

Soooo, is this " Slash Attack that increases Ninja Skills" an RTC bug? Or did DMDM throw in a really customized weapon?

Not sure if this should be reported as a Bug or not ...

A quick question on this one:
Did you tweak the starting characters' Fighter Skills to progress very slowly? Or are the creatures' point values extremely reduced?

Both Ali & Ork seem to be stuck at the Neophyte Fighter level. I've found the insta-Screamer room & trained them until my fingers were ...

It must've been due to the Dungeon's size, then. Once the characters' Food reached "yellow" it pretty much stayed there for the rest of the run. There was food to be found, but we burned through it pretty rapidly.

I was constantly running between the scant locations with edible creatures (and ...

Hooray, I've finished!

I think managed to complete all of the Objectives:
I found the characters' necklaces early on (but never figured out a use for them); I found/purchased both sets of armor & purchased all of the "Loot"; I killed Gea & the other "bosses"; released Lord Grey, I think; and ...

Done.

I'm using the latest version, 0.43 I think.

According to the accompanying read-me file, the dungeon was compiled in March 2005, under RTC 0.34.

That's a bit of a gap.

R³

Hrmm... config file Difficulty is zero and there was no importing in this one. It just gives you four characters from the start (no mirrors).

Maybe it's due to the size then. The levels (so far) have been 30x30, with no adjacent staircases. So, I probably am spending twice as much time running ...

I'm much farther along in this one, and I've finally gotten that elusive Skeleton Key (which wasn't, in fact, lying on the floor somewhere).

Tricky dungeon, so far. A pretty good mix of monsters & puzzles.

Although, I'd swear that food consumption has been set higher. Even when we're unencumbered ...

Okay, I think I found the clue I'd missed. Had to run through to with a fresh party to remind myself what'd been in that alcove by the door.

Now I just have to find where I left the item I suspect it's referring to...

R³

Say, does anybody remember this dungeon? I think I'm stuck. I can't get across the two pits on the second level down (or through that buttonless door which accesses the same area). I think this is the only area left unexplored on levels one & two down, according to the Scroll Map, at least.

I've ...

I received an error in 0.43 (& 0.42) with Deep Dungeon. Whenever I try to save, it crashes me back to the desktop.

Anyone know if this has been recompiled?

-R³

Okay, I tried it in 0.42. I selected a single character & just saved.
Here's the error text:
RTC (V0.42) Diagnostic file - Sun Oct 15 17:40:43 2006

Error:
an access violation exception.

Stack Dump:
RTCModule.ObjectHintApplies();
RTC.ProgStateSaving();
RTC.DoFrame(int 109);
RTC.WinMain ...

I just finished this one today. The time at the end showed 19 Hours & change, but this of course doesn't include the bits that I didn't save, while exploring & figuring out puzzles.

I took only three characters through & spent a LOT of time training on the screamers, before their initial descent. I ...

Does anyone know if this has been compiled for the latest version of RTC?
I received this error the first time I tried to save my game:
RTC (V0.43) Diagnostic file - Sat Oct 07 20:58:27 2006

Error:
an access violation exception.

Stack Dump:
RTCModule.ObjectHintApplies();
RTC.ProgStateSaving ...

Yup, finished it. Score of 106, I think.

The frustrating part was I'd tried that particular solution for the trapdoor, straight off, but I did it in the wrong way & convinced myself that it wasn't "it." So, only after I went back over *everything* did I try it again. Had a similar situation with ...

George Gilbert wrote:No more hints for now; you've clearly solved alot of the puzzles on your own so far so I don't want to spoil this one for you.

Thank you, that's perfect.

I thought maybe I'd gone too far on that one.

R³

Hope this thread's still somewhat active.

I've been playing Dark Portal all week, but now I think I'm really stuck. I've had plenty of time to make detailed maps of everywhere I've been, and I'm guessing that I've missed something. For example, I have yet to encounter the Coatl, even though it's ...