Dungeon Master Forum

hello & welcome to the forums Ian! I wish you a lot of patience building your own custom dungeon, cause I`m working a loooot of time on mine and it`s still not finished.. meanwhile, take a look at other people customs, that would probably help you.if you have any questions about dungeon editing, just ask - there are a lot of helpfull people here wchich may quickly help you on the forums!

Thanks for the greetings folks!

Like I said I mostly experienced DM over my fathers shoulder. The first time we encountered the worm monsters I apparently ran out of the room crying, haha! So I need to beat DM myself at least before I think about doing my own dungeon.

In the past I made some interesting things with RPGMaker2000 and other programs, I'll have to see how these compare. I'd guess this would be pretty different.

I'm also curious to see how much graphics replacement people use in their customs.

Alot of people use the standard old graphics to a point to quickly make the dungeons, large scale graphics replacement is pretty time consuming, as someone like Linflas can attest to! If you haven't already though, check out his 'Forest of Doom' thread in the custom dungeons forum

beowuuf wrote:Alot of people use the standard old graphics to a point to quickly make the dungeons, large scale graphics replacement is pretty time consuming, as someone like Linflas can attest to! If you haven't already though, check out his 'Forest of Doom' thread in the custom dungeons forum

Yeah thats pretty amazing. I know I can produce graphics like that but I wouldn't want to, so much more time consuming. I think it will be really awesome looking when its done.

If I were to do a large scale graphics replacement I would stick with the old pixelated DM style, then I would be able to use a lot of the old generic items and such.

Gambit wrote:

Oh, please also add how you came to these forums.

when I type "dungeon master" in Google, there`s a link to this forum (dungeon-master.com) shown on 12th position (DM encyclopedia - dmweb.free.fr - is on first position). So it`s not very hard to find this site, but people usually check only ten positions, wchich are shown first on the list.

Seems there was a thread already. Well anyway picture of myself.

Hello! I'm Subaru, Japanese Dungeon Master fan.
I didn't know this forum because I had not understood English until a few months ago.
I love DM, but in my country, there are not many people who know DM, so I'm glad I can find a lot of DM fans here

DM was first released in 1987 (I think), and I was born in 1987.
First time I saw DM (in 1989), actually I didn't understand it. I just felt scared.
(Mummies in DM used to be my most scary thing in the world!!)
Now, I'm challenging CSB. It is hard but fun.

My English skills are still bad, but I'm happy that I can write something here now.
Nice to see you

You're not alone with the mummies. The first time I tried playing, which was when I was about seven, I made it to the first mummy and opened the gate it was behind. The mummy immediately stepped forward and my heart jumped. I pushed the button to close the door and it attacked; but what it looked like to me was that the mummy pushed the gate back open. I screamed, turned my computer off, and started crying. It took about a year after that until I tried it again.
Welcome to the forums!

Glad to finally see you subaru!

And yes, the game is scary - the flying snakes, purple worms and scorpions also scared me even when I was older!

Hehe I still find the Scorpion noise freaky, and don't really like to stand in a Dragon's line-of-sight (or perhaps that one's just common sense )...oh and there was that time a couple of years ago when I turned round and made a little scream 'cause Lord Chaos was right in my bloody face...
Anyway, it all goes to show how cool DM really is, doesn't it? And welcome btw Subaru .

I remember one of the first times playing CSB, and encountering a rive, I just about jumped out of my chair.

I didn't even see the shimmery stuff for but a second, and it hadn't even registered that it might be a monster yet, when suddenly...

"HAAAAA!!!" *multicolored eyes and mouth suddenly pop up*

Welcome! Yeah I have had a few scare moments in DM too, Especially with the wasps.Flying fuckers get me ever time!

Back in 1988 (when I was a lad), I started playing DM for the very first time on the Atari ST, and quickly got absorbed onto the entire experience. However, I had to pack in playing the thing for a month, halfway through encountering the area where there are ghosts and fireballs (I called it Fireball Pinball). You see, I am/was claustrophobic, and intensely playing the game started to "do my head in" and give me strange nightmares where I was trapped in endless tunnels. This is true. I only restarted the game when my mate Mick "overtook me", so it became a race to the end, which I won. I can appreciate the monsters giving people a bit of a fright, but when it makes you very unsettled and begins to invade your sleep due to a phobia, then it is another level! Strangely, in the following year my claustrophobia simply disappeared. Could I have more to thank DM for than just being a great gaming experience?!

Looking back, I noticed I never introduced myself.
My name is Christopher, I'm 25 and I am a student at Cincinnati College of Mortuary Science, after my four years in the navy.
I was introduced to DM on an Apple IIgs. It took me several years to figure out how to beat the original DM (my guess would be eight years). I actually kept track of how much damage I dealt Lord Chaos on one of my Apple save disks, which was over 10,000. I came across the DM Encyclopaedia around 2001 and posted under the same name. I looked for it after beating DM on the SNES and seeing the neat ending and wondering if I could find those maps on the internet. I have submitted one dungeon which did not age well, and kept me from finishing the dungeon trilogy I was working on after that. I enjoy making new portraits with the old DM look to them. Aside from the DM games, I enjoy all types of games, especially card games (though I can't ever find anyone my age who plays bridge). I also watch a lot of movies, and MST3k/Rifftrax/Filmcrew.

lol, actually there was a previous RTC version where you could kill Lord Chaos by dealing 10000 points of damage to him. Unfortunately that didn't result in the game being ended.

Hi all.

I guess I've lurked around long enough. DM (and CSB) have been my favorite games since I got them for my Atari St way back in 1988. IMO, DM is the best computer game ever.

Next I want to thank all the contributors who are keeping this game alive. The new dungeons are great and a real treat. I think I have the original DM memorized by now. It took me a very long time to make it through to the end of DM.

Probably the best thing about playing DM back in 1988 is everything was a complete surprise. There was no internet available to help me out and I had no hint books. I literally had no clue what was in store, how many dungeon levels there were, or what creatures and traps were to be encounterd.

Decending the stairs to level 13 and being face to face with the dragon for the first time was truly terrifying. I immediately darted back up the stairs and it took quite a bit of time to get my nerve up to face it.

napoleonsdad aka Gary

Nice to hear from you, Gary.

Indeed, welcome to the forums!

It's always fun to hear how people reacted to the monsters - personally coatyls then scorpions freaked me out for the longest time.

Sign of a great game when you get that invested in it.

Welcome to the forums indeed! I know exactly how you feel about DM, it's still my favorite game of all time, too (and it will probably always remain that).

I remember turning off the computer once in the middle of the worm level because the tension got to me. Those deadly worms and the forboding demon faces on the walls were just too much for me!

Ah, you're all just weak. (Never mind my story about diving behind the couch when we first got to the scorpion level!)

Welcome

Even after numerous replays Giant Scorpions and Oitus still make my skin crawl.

Oh yeah, the Scorpion noise is freaky. That and hearing a dragon's growl from off in the distance and just knowing that whichever way you run to get away from it will still leave you in the path of the incoming Fireball so you'll still crap yourself at the sudden "BOOM" .

My name is Kruno.

Here is an image of me washing and cleaning Adam's car with Alan.



I've always loved 1st person role playing games like Dungeon master, always been a fan of computer role playing games ever since I was 8/9 years old.

I'm currently doing my Honours in Computer Science (CS), however my thesis topic is mathematical (Not much mathematics going on in CS as people are too scared of it. Despite the fact CS is applied mathematics). It is a continuous time renewal (Look up "Renewal Theory" if you're interested) model of births at a time and my job is to experiment with the net maternity function and its implication on the age structure of a population.

Hi all,

My name is Jason and I'm from Vancouver, Canada.

I've been a huge fan of DM since the late 80's when I got it for my old Amiga. I'd been searching for a decent version to run on windows for years and finally found this game just a few days ago. I've played DM and CSB but could never find a working copy of DM2 -- at least untill now.

Welcome to the forums! Good luck with RTC stuff!

Thanks.

This looks like a fun community you've got here, I wish I'd have found it sooner. Last year I had more time for forums and stuff and spent quite a bit of time on them. I don't have as much time for forums lately but I still try and get involved as much as I can, but with work and the rest of RL it's tough.

Hello everybody Im 29 coming from switzerland and was playing DM the first time, when it came out. That said I'm really happy there are people out there who made this DM clone and CSB and Conflux - that's just wonderful. the christmas story on this forum is absolutely funny and thanks for the hints, the hard work and all you did to give me a feeling of a real CRPG again.

Welcome to you too!

It's great to see new members, especially getting into Conflux, given the work that went into it, I'm glad people are still appreciating it. And with zyx getting back to it, to produce a new iteration - well, even us older members are excited

As for the christmas story - amazed anyone reads it! Thanks! Feel free to contribute!

Cool, two new people at once! Welcome to the forums and enjoy your stay! As always, I'm very happy about every single new forum member.
Grüezi auch in die Schweiz!