More Suggested Hack Mods

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6 total messages Started by srt Tue, 19 Feb 1985 21:25

#256

Author: srt
Date: Tue, 19 Feb 1985 21:25

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Here are some more suggested hack mods:

(1) Let the wand of teleport away affect boulders as well.  This seems
reasonable, and makes the 27th level a little bit less frustrating.  Note
that the boulder might appear on top of someone, killing him.  Might also
let the wand of striking hit boulders, causing them to break up into a pile
of little rocks.

(2) The wand of make invisible should act as a flag, so that using it against
an invisible creature makes the creature visible.  Mildly useful, and not
overbalanced.

(3) Create a new wand - wand of throwing.  Zapped on a creature, this would
cause the creature to be thrown in that direction:

	The hobgoblin hits the wall --More--

Possible variants of this:

  (a) Force the creature to be thrown a certain number of squares, and
      riccochet him ala bolts if there isn't enough room.  Creature takes
      1D6 damage with every collision.  If he hits another creature, then
      they both take the damage and the second creature gets the remaining
      momentum.  Bumper pool, in other words.

  (b) If the creature is large, then have the wand act on the user. I.e.,
      you can bump around small creatures, but if you try it on a dragon,
      you get thrown backwards.

  (c) If the creature makes its saving throw, then you get thrown.

  (d) If the wand is cursed, then you get thrown.

Of course, this wand should also work on boulders.

    Scott R. Turner
    UCLA Computer Science Department
    3531 Boelter Hall, Los Angeles, CA 90024
    ARPA:  srt@UCLA-LOCUS.ARPA
    UUCP:  ...!{cepu,ihnp4,trwspp,ucbvax}!ucla-cs!srt

Re: More Suggested Hack Mods

#259

Author: Andries Brouwer
Date: Sun, 24 Feb 1985 15:46

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In article <3985@ucla-cs.ARPA> srt@ucla-cs.UUCP writes:
>Here are some more suggested hack mods:
>
>(1) Let the wand of teleport away affect boulders as well.

I just implemented that for version 1.0.2.

>... more suggestions ...

Saved for later.

Another Hack mod

#268

Author: Col. G. L. Sicherman
Date: Mon, 25 Feb 1985 14:57

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["In the service of Virman Vundabar we learn perfection!"]

Another convenient mod, and an easy one, is to let the user specify
a character on the command line:

	hack -T		# tourist
	hack -W		# wizard (garden variety)

and so on.  We've done it here....
-- 
Col. G. L. Sicherman
...decvax!sunybcs!gloria!colonel

Re: Another Hack mod

#272

Author: Robert Viduya
Date: Sat, 02 Mar 1985 23:38

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><
Posted from  colonel@gloria.UUCP (Col. G. L. Sicherman)
> Another convenient mod, and an easy one, is to let the user specify
> a character on the command line:
> 
> 	hack -T		# tourist
> 	hack -W		# wizard (garden variety)

Hack already has this built in.  Use the -u option.  Admittedly you have to
give it a player name first, but it is there:

	hack -u robert-w	# player name = robert, character = wizard
	hack -u Gandalf-t	# player name = Gandalf, character = tourist


			robert
-- 
Robert Viduya
Georgia Institute of Technology

...!{akgua,allegra,amd,hplabs,ihnp4,masscomp,ut-ngp}!gatech!gitpyr!robert
...!{rlgvax,sb1,uf-cgrl,unmvax,ut-sally}!gatech!gitpyr!robert

Re: Another Hack mod

#303

Author: Andries Brouwer
Date: Sun, 10 Mar 1985 21:11

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In article <191@gitpyr.UUCP> robert@gitpyr.UUCP (Robert Viduya) writes:
>><
>Posted from  colonel@gloria.UUCP (Col. G. L. Sicherman)
>> Another convenient mod, and an easy one, is to let the user specify
>> a character on the command line:
>> 
>> 	hack -T		# tourist
>> 	hack -W		# wizard (garden variety)
>
>Hack already has this built in.  Use the -u option.  Admittedly you have to
>give it a player name first, but it is there:
>
>	hack -u robert-w	# player name = robert, character = wizard
>	hack -u Gandalf-t	# player name = Gandalf, character = tourist
>
-- In version 1.0.2 I adopted colonels's suggestion.
-- Robert is right, but only when you call hack directly, not when you use
   the shell file. In 1.0.2 both work.

Help a needy site enjoy Hack

#315

Author: John T. McGibbon
Date: Thu, 14 Mar 1985 23:33

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[..you sir, may eat me, completely...]

For months now, I have been trying to get a
complete set of code for Hack but to no avail
(..user unknown, etc).

I have patiently awaited a new posting with
corrections as someone promised but, alas,
no such posting has been seen.

So now it seems its come to begging on my
knees (is it really worth it?)....

I managed to get some of the sections from
the original postings and a couple from the
repostings but I still need sections 1-5, 7, 8
and 10 (in respect to the original sections).

If any kind soul could email these sections to me,
or the complete thing if you no longer have it
split into the original sections I would be
forever in your debt (well, maybe only a
year..).

If you do this I'll even promise to
be the source for all the other foolish
people that 'n' ed the first time and
are now making the same request !

We are running BSD 4.2 if it makes any
difference (subjective views not necessary).

Thanks in advance...
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    whenever you trip...

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John T. McGibbon              -jtm- (612) 830-8549  
National Computer Systems   > a.k.a "The Snake" @ NCS                       <
Medical Systems Division    >                    (Not Completely Sane       <
5700 Green Circle Drive     >                     and other fun acronyms)   <
Minnetonka, MN  55343

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