Ameph
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Another interesting idea that I have. Mirrors. They're always diagonal. If you stand anywhere in front of a mirror (as long as nothing is in it's way), monsters that are traveling in the space that is also facing the mirror will move towards the mirror as well. Mirrors also negate the effects of the Vanishing Potion. My description might be confusing so here's a little diagram.


B


M R

(B)EETHRO
(M)IRROR
(R)OACH

Now the mirror is at an angle that it's facing both NE and SW. The roach is on the same row as the mirror and Beethro is on the same column. Instead of going after Beethro, the roach will go after the mirror as well as Beethro stays in place.

Monsters can't see mirrors through walls but they can see over pits. Last, eyes will begin to move if they see Beethro in a mirror.

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dividendD
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I don't know whether it's a good idea, but here's another possible use. There could be a laser. The laser could bounce off the mirrors.

Doom
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Laser mirrors would be even more useful if you could turn them by hitting them with your sword.

Let's see

Laser:

- Can face in 4 directions.
- Can be toggled, started or stopped with orb.
- Reflects from mirrors that can be turned.
- Kills all monsters it hits
- Does not break cracked walls. (A little more puzzle potential)
- Maybe laser activated orbs too...

Oneiromancer
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Anyone else having a Ray Gun flashback?

Game on,

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Watcher
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No, no, DiMono. This is the official Ray Gun smiley:


Anyway, I'm fairly sure that lasers and mirrors have been suggested before, and they were rejected on account of being too similar to stuff found in many other games.

[Edited by Watcher on 08-11-2004 at 08:21 PM GMT]

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gamer_extreme_101
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Watcher wrote:
No, no, DiMono. This is the official Ray Gun smiley:

Heh. You just made me realize that there isn't enough of a space before a repeat. Watch out Watcher, for the link will be broken in a bit...

Edit: The attachment ID is now 1700. Just change the last number and it'll all be good!

[Edited by gamer_extreme_101 on 08-11-2004 at 08:01 PM GMT]

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wackhead_uk
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Hows about a button that lets you make special trapdoors come back up again, but the they go back down when you step on them?