RTC Global Hall of Champions

beowuuf · Post by **beowuuf** » Sun Dec 10, 2006 11:33 pm

@ian: Yeah, antman was about to start the game hiccupped and broke a record at the same time

Damn that guy is fast!

PaulH gives a mean DM record though...with Stamm goodness too

@tonari - all data is good to see tha balance of gameplay with different settings - Lunever did alot of work with that...alot of work...

Tonari · Post by **Tonari** » Tue Jan 09, 2007 8:16 pm

In no registration of my character in GHoC, it opens it to the public here as an informal record.

Can you say that this is a high score?

George Gilbert · Post by **George Gilbert** » Tue Jan 09, 2007 9:34 pm

Tonari wrote:In no registration of my character in GHoC, it opens it to the public here as an informal record.

Thanks for reminding me! Your score is now up at: http://ragingmole.com/RTC/scores.html

The other noteable new entry is from Trantor - completing DM in 1hr 19mins puts him to the top of the time leaderboard for that dungeon (and only a bit off the DM Original version record of 58mins set by Paul H).

Tonari wrote:Can you say that this is a high score?

Ooooh, go on then...

Joramun · Post by **Joramun** » Thu Feb 22, 2007 10:12 am

Why are game times in RTC (DM, original DM and CSB) far longer than with DM PC / CSB ? Is it just game pace, are the dungeons slightly different or were some "cheats" removed ? (like the horn of fear - kill)

George Gilbert · Post by **George Gilbert** » Thu Feb 22, 2007 11:16 am

Joramund wrote:Why are game times in RTC (DM, original DM and CSB) far longer than with DM PC / CSB ? Is it just game pace, are the dungeons slightly different or were some "cheats" removed ? (like the horn of fear - kill)

I don't believe there are any changes to the game that would cause any appreciable difference in time to complete.

The reason for the difference is more down to not really trying. By their own admissions Trantor and Paul Hs times (the leaders for DM / ODM respectively) were only half-hearted attempts (*). I'm sure if people were to really go for it then the times would be more comparable between RTC and the original games.

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(*) The term "half-hearted" doesn't really seem appropriate. Anyone completing DM in about an hour is vastly superior to what I, or many others, can do when trying our hardest!

Post by **Lunever** » Thu Feb 22, 2007 1:31 pm

Actually, there is a reason for different time records: You can circumvent monsters more easily in FTL because they can't disperse if they are grouped.

I wouldn't want this to change in RTC though, I like the monsters's independency in RTC.

Yet, even RTC it would be better if monsters that have met and fit together would travel together as a group and only disperse once they see the party (in that case the group's perception range should be that of the most perceptive individual).

In FTL you have that, oh a group of 2 animated armour, I run around them, oh a group of 2 materializers, I run around them fast and turn to dodge their spells.

In RTC you have that, oh a single knight, I kill it, oh another single knight, I kill it, oh a single materializer, I kill it, oh another single materializre, I kill it.

If monsters would group for travelling (argh, a party of 2 animated armours and 2 materializers) and disperse for encounters, you'd kill 2 birds with a stone.

And of course the monsters still need an AI upgrade.

So if RTC development does not get stuck, and I hope it won't, times will never be completely comparable, unless George decides to downgrade RTC to group only behaviour, which he won't I hope.