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The damage calculations in Dungeon Master are actually pretty complex. Automaton delved into them a bit in the following thread:

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--Jay

I remember that I primarily used Magic Torch to train my characters' Wizard skill during my last playthrough even though it yielded slightly less experience than another alternative [Poison Cloud, I believe] because I preferred for my characters to learn the hidden Fire spell instead of the hidden ...

Hi Quartermass,

Based on my recollection of the game's mechanics, the experience that factors into fireballs is your basic Wizard skill plus the hidden Fire skill, like you indicated. However, having twice as much experience going into your fireballs won't have as huge an impact as you may be ...

I can see how playing Dungeon Master with a joystick would likely be difficult, but I can confirm that playing with a standard SNES controller works fine [in fact, it's the only way I've ever played the game].


--Jay

Oh, that makes more sense. It looks like she had a long and successful reign, too (up until the time she was overthrown in a coup, anyway)...


--Jay

It's definitely cool that you developed your own character sprites for your playthroughs of this game. It's kind of funny that Wu Tse is supposed to be a female character but that she is also referred to in the game as "Son of Heaven."


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I'm glad you were finally able to get the custom character portraits you made to load correctly. Did you make portraits for any of the characters besides the four you posted? If so, I would like to see what they look like if you don't mind posting them.


--Jay

Hi Ricolen,

Good to see you on the forum - it's always good to see more people here. The deal you made with your son sounds like it will probably work out well for both of you!


--Jay

There was a really funny comedic Dungeon Master Halloween mod Saumun made that I tried a few years ago. Here are links to information about it:

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--Jay

I haven't seen them, but they're definitely cool. I've noticed that a ton of neat console game paraphernalia (and games themselves) are available in Japan that aren't easy to obtain in any other countries...


--Jay

Welcome to the forum, 7bitretro! You'll find a lot of people here who have a background similar to your own. I'm a bit younger and didn't come across Dungeon Master until it had been ported to the SNES - I've always liked the game a lot, though, and I always felt it offered a unique style of ...

Hi Christophe,

Happy 25th Anniversary and congratulations on the redesign of the Dungeon Master Encyclopaedia web site! I like the way the front page of the site has images from various games in the series and generally found navigating the new site to be intuitive. However, for the subpages for ...

I remember having a difficult time fumbling through the Clockwise puzzle even though I was referring to instructions for completing it the entire time.

To the best of my recollection, there were one or more issues which caused me to rule out attempting to use the Rope for Ninja levels during my ...

Hi celemtine,

Welcome to the forum - glad to see people are still showing an interest in this classic game. Feel free to post any questions you have about the game or areas where you need advice in the Dungeon Master forum, and I'll do my best to answer as best as I can if it is an area I know ...

That's definitely interesting information. It's kind of neat that the monsters are slowly moving around even on lower floors of the dungeon as you are exploring the earlier floors...


--Jay

I definitely agree with the comment you made about Daggers being useful for training Ninja levels, slickrcbd. I also recall myself using the Teowand to help Halk and Stamm learn magic before I learned that War Cry can be used to gain Healer levels....


--Jay

If I had to choose between Swing, Thrust, and Berzerk, I would definitely be using Thrust. Swing simply doesn't produce enough damage, and Berzerk has a longer recovery time than any other type of physical attack.


--Jay

Right - a lot of my comments assume that you actually plan to remain standing toe-to-toe with an opponent rather than hitting it, ducking away, and then returning to hit it again once the recovery time for the first attack has elapsed....


--Jay

Diamond Edge and Hardcleave both reduce an enemies' armor rating, they both have slightly higher base attack ratings than the Inquisitor, they both have access to the Chop command. Due to its heavy weight, Hardcleave will also have a higher Strength/Weight bonus if the character wielding it has very ...

For most ordinary purposes, Chop is the attack you want to use. It is reasonably fast, does decent damage, and does not have a negative defensive modifier associated with it like Stab, Thrust, and Berzerk do. If you want to inflict as much damage without regard to your characters' defense, Stab is ...

Ameena: Thank you for the explanation!

Christophe: It's definitely cool that you have the .mp3 files for the music tracks used in the Dungeon Master games hosted on your Dungeon Master Encyclopaedia!


--Jay

I just downloaded and listened to the Endless Endless Rain track even though I have never actually played Dungeon Master II - definitely an excellent recording! By the way, when is the track used in the game?


--Jay

I'll take a quick stab at this:

Best Melee / Special Weapons: The Diamond Sword is definitely the best conventional melee weapon. Hardcleave isn't bad, either, and ordinary Axes are also surprisingly good. The Vorpal Blade you mentioned is the only supplemental special purpose weapon I normally ...

Thank you for posting the link, Christophe. Like you mention in your notes, the maps which display in the game's ending sequence do not seem to be entirely accurate - however, it's still neat to see the maps of the floors rotating around once you complete the game.


--Jay

I didn't really get a chance to scrutinize the dungeon maps which are shown during the ending of the SNES version of the game - you don't get to see each map for very long, so if you wanted to look at them carefully, you would probably have to record the ending sequence so you can pause on each of ...

Hi Christophe,

My wife said she would be interested in reviewing the translated texts you are working on, but she wanted to know if you could let us know approximately how much text she would be reviewing. Could you provide an estimate of the volume of translated text you are currently working on ...

It's definitely cool to hear that you have a daughter that young who enjoys playing this game, Orchid1989! It always brightens my day to hear about younger people who have an interest in things from generations earlier than their own.


--Jay

I did think it was pretty hilarious during my last run when I was able to get Halk all the way to Archmaster Wizard by equipping him with both the completed Firestaff and the Pendant Feral....


--Jay

There's something kind of funny about a creature who looks like that being an Expert Fighter - congratulations on getting through the run so quickly!


--Jay

Wow - that's pretty crazy. I do believe it would be possible to complete the game with those characters, though....


--Jay