Kwakstur
Level: Smiter

Rank Points: 385
Registered: 05-05-2006
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Okay, you see, something seems to have changed with lasers in SubTerra.

It used to be that you couldn't pick up rubies in a laser. Checking the help file (F2) under lasers would explain why: "You can't pick up rubies in lasers because they are too hot to touch."

But, then I noticed, while playing The Creator's level, Shooting Game, that I could use shift to pick up the rubies in the laser! I checked the help file, and, Voila! The sentence about them being too hot to touch was removed.


I was figuring that this was because the rubies in laser rule was only in the demo version, and then taken out in the full version. I don't know why it would be taken out, but apparently it was.

What exactly is the story behind this?

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The Stew Boy
Level: Master Delver
Rank Points: 247
Registered: 05-10-2005
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Only the rubies directly next to the skulls are too hot to touch. Any others in it's line of fire, you can pick up safely.

Radiant!
Level: Goblin
Rank Points: 24
Registered: 04-11-2005
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Indeed. Also, it's still in the help file.