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Wrong assumption: the SNES version is a direct descendant of the Apple IIGS version, so it is an early one (internally it is a version 2.0 engine as shown by the version checker sensor).

The SNES version of DM is based on the Apple IIGS source code because the CPU in the SNES is very similar to the ...

In my previous post I described the effects of Fireballs and Lightning Bolts on creatures. In this case attack types like 'Blunt' or 'Fire' are not being used in the source code, I only used these terms for clarity.
Damage from the collision is not decreased by fire resistance of the creature ...

Some facts:

All original versions of DM/CSB allowed only a single saved game per disk. Only hacked versions added support for 4 slots.
DM2 was fully developed by FTL Games and not by Interplay. It was released in Japan in 1993/1994. Graphics already looked dated for the time, but the game was ...

I checked in the source code. Fireballs and Lightning bolts cause two sources of damage.

1. When a champion casts a fireball or a lightning bolt, it creates a projectile that you can see flying in the dungeon.

2. When the projectile hits a creature, it inflicts some damage. Stone Golems and ...

You can find things on the Dungeon Master Encyclopaedia by:

Browsing the site using the menus,
Using tags (link on top of all pages):
For example the Downloads tag has a list of all pages containing downloads, including DM2 Skullkeep for all platforms
Using the built-in search engine on the ...

Fireball do not hurt black flames or make them respawn, actually they heal them!

No, creature groups are distinct. They never merge and they never split.

If a creature generator is triggered when another creature is already occupying the target square of the generator, then the generated creature is indeed "queued" because only one creature group is allowed on a square, and it will spawn as soon as the square becomes free. That explains the instant ...

I will add your note.

If you want, you can use CSBuild to investigate creature generator sensors and see how they are triggered.
http://dmweb.free.fr/community/tools/cs ... l-csbuild/

That sixth skeleton key in a Oitu is only present in the Super NES / Super Famicom version.
In all other versions, there are only 5 skeleton keys in the dungeon.

Each creature generator is a sensor that must be activated by another sensor. Anything is possible as any other sensor can be used to ...

You may contact the theme developer to notify them about this issue: https://www.phpbb.com/customise/db/style/pycode/
To find new posts, I always use this page: search.php?search_id=newposts
(available in Quick Links menu at the top-left of pages)

oops I forgot to enable the theme again after restoring the last database. This is fixed and should work now from the User Control Panel

SVG would be even better for the logo, thanks.

After some downtime again tonight, the site is back in a dedicated VPS (Virtual Private Server) instead of a shared hosting plan.
Hopefully the various errors we have seen in the past days are gone.
I have added the pycode theme (dark) and the darkmode extension.
You may select your preferred theme ...

I saw this error 509 too. And the http 512 again.

I think I need to move back to a dedicated VPS hosting plan, similar to what we had before. I can get a refund for the next 20 days or so.
I'll look into it.

Did you know about the Apple IIGS demo?
http://dmweb.free.fr/games/dungeon-mast ... iigs/demo/

Sorry, no dark mode

I interviewed Doug Bell more than 20 years ago

Still eager to read that interview !

The non-playable Atari ST teaser demo is here: http://dmweb.free.fr/games/dungeon-mast ... aser-demo/

Have you tried playing this Amiga demo to check if that's the one you remember?
http://dmweb.free.fr/games/dungeon-master/editions/amiga/demo/
I don't know how this demo was distributed.

Would it be possible that you played the kid dungeon? Can you try it and see if you remember it?
http://dmweb ...

I looked into that issue of aspect ratio a long time ago, because all the screenshots on the Encyclopaedia are "wrong" in that they do not reflect what one saw on the original hardware.
When DM2 was released in 1995, it was designed for screens with a 4:3 aspect ratio (in centimeters) that was ...

Thanks a lot for sharing this info. I'll have a look when I find some free time and see if I can help discover the missing parts.

DM for Atari ST was released on December 15, 1987 in the USA, and was released in 1988 in Europe.

Most reviews of DM for Atari ST in UK magazines are in April/May 1988 issues.
Most reviews of DM for Amiga in UK magazines are in February to May 1989 issues.

You can see all the reviews that I know ...

https://www.retromags.com/magazines/
https://www.atarimania.com/list-atari-magazines.html
https://archive.org/details/videogamemagazines
https://retropdfs.wordpress.com/current ... llections/

Thanks for the screenshot.
BotStopper is a paid version of Anubis, a tool to block AI scrapper bots. https://anubis.techaro.lol/docs/admin/botstopper
I did not find any information about it in my LWS console nor in their support knowledge base, so I guess it is part of their default security arsenal ...

@Gambit: Many thanks for your generous donation !

@All: Please report any other annoyances or issues with the forum in the coming weeks in case anything needs tuning or fixing.

In the hosting settings, there is a "ModSecurity" WAF feature that is enabled by default and that I did not bother to look into.
Maybe that is what is causing the bot challenge/cogwheel that you both saw.
I tried multiple browsers and access from other countries using a VPN but I have not seen ...

The link to archive.org is indeed broken, but you don't need it.
You only need to download the full kit DungeonMasterNexusTranslationKit.7z from the provided Onedrive link. It contains everything you need, nothing else to download.

Yeah I caused some downtime. I moved the forum from a dedicated but obsolete VPS plan to a shared hosting plan (still at the same hosting company LWS). They have a good bargain during the black friday timeframe, I paid 50€ for the next 2 years of hosting+domain name.

I am not aware of any bot ...

Great job! I'll add your project on the DM Encyclopaedia in the next update.

There is a Spanish fan translation of the original Dungeon Master at http://dmweb.free.fr/games/dungeon-master/editions/pc/#downloads

If you ever want to translate Dungeon Master Nexus, you can use the kit here: http ...

Great!
I didn't know the maps were different in JP and US versions. I only played the US version many years ago.