leefa
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How do I get rid of the man with the purple hat?

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jbluestein
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leefa wrote:
How do I get rid of the man with the purple hat?

Do you mean the guard (guy with sword)?

Dealing with single guards is usually pretty easy -- one way is to just wait for them to come to you. Point your sword at them, they will go around it, and as they draw abreast...smite them. They will generally try to move then turn.



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ChrisB
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jbluestein wrote:

leefa wrote:
How do I get rid of the man with the purple hat?

Do you mean the guard (guy with sword)?

Dealing with single guards is usually pretty easy -- one way is to just wait for them to come to you. Point your sword at them, they will go around it, and as they draw abreast...smite them. They will generally try to move then turn.

That's great - but how does one then kill the Brain?

Chris

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jbluestein
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ChrisB wrote:

jbluestein wrote:

leefa wrote:
How do I get rid of the man with the purple hat?

Do you mean the guard (guy with sword)?

Dealing with single guards is usually pretty easy -- one way is to just wait for them to come to you. Point your sword at them, they will go around it, and as they draw abreast...smite them. They will generally try to move then turn.

That's great - but how does one then kill the Brain?

I don't remember exactly how I beat this room, but given the brain's proximity to the guard, I would be surprised if you couldn't persuade the guard to stab the brain and then come out to where you can take care of him. Seems like the brain is either the first or the last to go...

Josh

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ChrisB
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jbluestein wrote:

ChrisB wrote:

jbluestein wrote:

leefa wrote:
How do I get rid of the man with the purple hat?

Do you mean the guard (guy with sword)?

Dealing with single guards is usually pretty easy -- one way is to just wait for them to come to you. Point your sword at them, they will go around it, and as they draw abreast...smite them. They will generally try to move then turn.

That's great - but how does one then kill the Brain?

I don't remember exactly how I beat this room, but given the brain's proximity to the guard, I would be surprised if you couldn't persuade the guard to stab the brain and then come out to where you can take care of him. Seems like the brain is either the first or the last to go...

Josh

No can do - the Guard is already standing on a Force Arrow. I think this room is impossible in this state.

Chris

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If the pen is mightier than the sword, why does Beethro not use a pen??
The pen may be mightier than the sword, but it's no match for an AK47!!

jbluestein
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ChrisB wrote:

jbluestein wrote:

ChrisB wrote:

jbluestein wrote:

leefa wrote:
How do I get rid of the man with the purple hat?

Do you mean the guard (guy with sword)?

Dealing with single guards is usually pretty easy -- one way is to just wait for them to come to you. Point your sword at them, they will go around it, and as they draw abreast...smite them. They will generally try to move then turn.

That's great - but how does one then kill the Brain?

I don't remember exactly how I beat this room, but given the brain's proximity to the guard, I would be surprised if you couldn't persuade the guard to stab the brain and then come out to where you can take care of him. Seems like the brain is either the first or the last to go...

Josh

No can do - the Guard is already standing on a Force Arrow. I think this room is impossible in this state.

Unfortunately, my demo is elsewhere -- I can't guarantee that the room hasn't changed, but I'll try to pull it up and post it tonight when I get home.

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jbluestein
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File: ICV Level 02 Survivors 1S2W.demo (943 bytes)
Downloaded 58 times.
License: Public Domain

Here is a demo of the guard and brain being killed in this room, using a version of the hold I just downloaded. So I'd say it's not impossible...



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ChrisB
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jbluestein wrote:
Here is a demo of the guard and brain being killed in this room, using a version of the hold I just downloaded. So I'd say it's not impossible...

Thanks Josh

Haven't looked at demo but found that Tokyokid - in true fashion - had posted an updated version that is conquerable. Now got new version amd progressed.

Thanks for help.

Chris

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kmt
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My problem in this room is that the survivor is blocking the upper passage. Once I have killed the guard, there seems to be no way past the survivor to kill the rest of the beasts.

CuriousShyRabbit
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kmt wrote:
My problem in this room is that the survivor is blocking the upper passage. Once I have killed the guard, there seems to be no way past the survivor to kill the rest of the beasts.

I just played this room in DROD 2.0.16 and then again in DROD 3.1.0.54 and cannot reproduce the behavior you describe. Are you sure you're playing the most recent version of this hold?

Chaco
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kmt wrote:
My problem in this room is that the survivor is blocking the upper passage. Once I have killed the guard, there seems to be no way past the survivor to kill the rest of the beasts.

You might need to upgrade your DROD version to something more recent - in older versions NPCs were incapable of moving across tunnels, which is something that this hold depends upon.

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kmt
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Uh, how do I upgrade my DROD version? (Currently 2.0.12)

CuriousShyRabbit
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2.0.16 is the currently supported version of DROD - Journey to Rooted Hold. If you use Windows, you can upgrade by downloading and installing the 2.0.16 patch from here.

cstatham
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File: ICV Level 02 Survivors 1S2W_Carol.demo (908 bytes)
Downloaded 38 times.
License: Public Domain

I cannot see a way to get rid of all the tar. argghhh

attached is a demo

I thought about not killing the momma so the left section could grow to the proper size for me to get rid of it. But that doesn't seem to matter, it cannot grow outside its confines.

oh please smitemasters, have pity on this unworthy roachling...

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