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If anybody wants the dos versions then try here:

http://www.dgroms.com/roms/oldPC.htm

There are a few other PC gems here too.

It certainly would! The stats can be changed but at the moment this is far beyond my capabilities. I just want to see the look on my families' faces when they descend a flight of stairs, or open a door and see a Balrog standing there. That would be good...

I downloaded your editor and had success in removing the 'imaginary' wall in the first worm room (that leads to the armour) in the dungeon. However when I tried to add an imaginary wall (I call these 'false' walls) nothing happened. The tile remained the same, a piece of floor. It looks as if you ha...

Hello to all, (especially people with more computer literacy than myself) I do not want this to be a discussion about the ethics of new monsters (check out the CSBWin forum for that), as this is primarily a private exercise for myself. I have successfully extracted graphics from the graphics.dat fil...

Rusters' have some immunity to fire. Try using DES VEN, they die much quicker.

... I don't know how to translate that for you, so I hope you may be able to understand.

What does 'Librasulus' translate as? Libra as in latin for 'scales' or balance, but what does 'sulus' mean? As Order is not balanced (and neither Chaos, its opposite) then sulus must hint at some bias to balance or the name wouldn't make sense.

This is getting all very philosophical...

Very odd. Don't understand why that would happen. Level 4 is fairly basic (apart from the pink Rusters!). I shall send my men up to investigate, and if I can't find out the problem (i have a feeling its monster based for some reason) then I might have to ask you for your save file.

<t>If my memory serves me correctly, there were three golem rooms, one with teleporters in (blue gem), one with the key and orange gem, and a plain looking room with four pillars and a golem, with a magic box in the middle of the pillars. The trick was to freeze the golem on the tile where the green...

<t>Yes the Dragon/Firepit scenario was badly executed. The idea was to fight the firepit as the dragon recharged it, (like a stand-off) but the speed you could kill the firepit far outweighed the healing effect from the dragon. And the dragon had nowhere to go if you poison clouded it (as you pointe...

<t>Thanks for the feedback. I only realised that Chaos could go walkabout a couple of days ago when I replayed the game and he just wouldn't turn up... I looked at Dmute and he was wondering round somewhere else, so I thought 'oops!' <br/> I wasn't happy with the Ninja bit either (the 'long throw'),...

'Slightly changed' is open to interpretation. I am putting forward ideas to be discussed, that's all. I am not making, speaking or intending to make a clone just commenting on my opinons and views of this game and ideas to 'improve' (?) or vary the game.

Also I am quite aware that 'us lot' will know the inner working of the monsters and spells if 'we' together change them, so we will not get that new game feeling. I was thinking more of people who haven't read these threads such as all my family and friends, and I am sure the same goes for you (I ho...

Bolt as in arrow, slayer or dart. Think magic missile. Runes: Ya Gor Ra Basically a magic bolt of the above description that effects a single target like the way a Des Ven spell does. But the effects could be programmed to hurt certain creatures more than others eg organic creatures. Due to increase...

Explosive/radiating.... the runes can be intepreted in many ways, and many seem to have a different interpretation in context of the effect of the spell anyway.

Christopher: please take time to read what I have said before you jump in with both feet. The message at the moment is an idea, I am merely trying to find out if it is possible. As I stated that the graphics have been changed from DM to CSB, so if the original programmers did it then what is the pro...

That is what a discussion is about. Ideas are open to interpretation. As for 'healing' I meant it in the context that beowuuf mentioned exactly in his second paragraph, having an 'adverse' effect. This can be construed as 'healing'. As for it being a priest spell, I see no reason why not. Your reaso...

An offensive priest spell using the Zo/Des Ew graphic. Runes: Vi Ir Short range (as is heavier than fire), effects different monsters in different ways. As this is technically firing 'life', I put forward the idea that this spell will inadvertantly heal certain monsters. But will have an effect grea...

Is it possible to extract the monster graphics from the program, say through an art package, so they can be redrawn? Obviously the graphics from DM to CSB have been changed though I do not know the method. I bring this up because if we decide on new offensive spells and their targets and effects, th...

A thread devoted to this rather contraversial spell idea. Personally I like the idea, though can see why some players may think that it is against the ethos of the game ie flasks are for healing. I say just make the hit points gained fractionally smaller than the points gained through a potion. Prop...

That is a good idea. One thing is that as my rear men (when I use them!) are usually mainly a priest and a wizard, the rear men would have two main "professions" and could end up being stronger than the front two, generally two fighters. However, this is just the way I play, I rarely 'trai...

I suppose you could use the Zo/Des Ew graphic for the ice bolt. It looks sort of watery... Also, I dare say that you could use the graphics used for the items in the main screen window as spell graphics: say the arrow for a magic arrow, rock/boulders for another spell etc etc. As for increasing the ...

Not even the four around him, I have fused him in the corner of a room with just a fluxcage either side (walls other sides)

You can play DM through CSB4win if you replace the dungeon.dat file with the DM one. You have sound, 4 game slots... what more could a Dungeon Master want?

That is a very good answer. Even if 'monsters' did get poisoned from a spell, am prety sure I would not stand around to find out. The only way we could possibly know that a monster had become poisoned is if it died for no apparent reason. So, as per Paul's ,message, we need to get these 'couple of m...

Paul: Unfortunately I do not have access to a compiler at the moment, therefore have stumbled at the first hurdle. I will see what I can do...

I still believe that the spells mentioned, if constrained, will be good additions and will create new puzzle opputunities without harming original ones. It just takes some thought on implentation. Every seems to be looking straight at the negative aspects (negative open to interpretation) and not ho...

Some examples: * Teleport : Was used in Black Crypt, though there spell system was very different. Could be limited by the level of caster, success ratio, random teleportation destination, limited range, etc. Receptacle: Tech eyes? * Heal : Used in one of the first DM clones Knightmare. It worked by...

The heal spell has been used in DM via the Snake Staff and Csb with the Cross of Neta. But it only affected the caster. If heal were to be used as a new spell then simply make the health points gained very small compared to what you may have got from a flask.

Well, you got straight to your point there Amber. Some of the spells you vetoed can be used well, and have certainly been used in other games such as EotB and Black Crypt. With the correct research, balance and mana cost there is no reason why D. Lacouture's or anybodies spells cannot be implemented...

Some of the spells could be made very difficult to cast ie you may need a =Master wizard for example. This may add more balance