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Well, the Name´s a Placeholder.
Its 29 Rooms on three Levels and its barley finished yet.
The reason i post this is to get feedback on the difficulty.
I don´t think its to hard for the beginning, but please rate it by yourselves.

More levels will follow.
i hope you enjoy fighting through my Dungeon :D

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[Edited by Pithlit on 12-13-2003 at 08:49 PM GMT]

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12-13-2003 at 05:22 PM
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It is, in my opinion, of easy-medium difficulty. Nothing too tough, and not too many new tricks.

Couple'a comments:

1N1W:
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Once you go through 2E, you can't go back to the rest of the hold. You are forced down the stairs there.

Also, at the end of Canalisation, you are put back to Canalisation. This is probably an error.

Nobody can get to the other level, because of the things I've said here. But overall, it's pretty good.

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12-13-2003 at 06:01 PM
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K, both things are fixed now, level 3 is accessable and the doors can be now opened from the other side. thx

Can someone send me a demo how the did (2N/2E) just curious if theres another way than mine (wich turned out a little bit lazy :D)

the mail is: Pithlit'at'firemail'dot'de

Enjoy the third level, the next ones will get harder!

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12-13-2003 at 08:32 PM
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Another problem I just found: If you go to Once West first, and go north after beating the room, you can't go anywhere else.


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12-13-2003 at 08:41 PM
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Yeah, another switch missing :(.

I should really think about this.

Here you are!

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12-13-2003 at 08:48 PM
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New problem: In the second level, you can not go back from 1S 1E.

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12-13-2003 at 09:00 PM
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Yet ANOTHER problem: Your orbs in 1S1W don't work.

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12-13-2003 at 09:02 PM
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Yet ANOTHER problem: Your orbs in level 2 1S1W don't work.

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12-13-2003 at 09:03 PM
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mhh, seems like i need a full-time tester, thx again, all solved.

Rotten Caves is lvl 3 not to, inbetween.
The Canalisation is the (rather short) 2nd level

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12-13-2003 at 09:31 PM
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I've completed it, and I think it goes under the "easy" category. However, it was quite enjoyable.

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Okay, that's it! Overall, this is very well done. You can do whatever you want with my suggestions.

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12-14-2003 at 12:04 AM
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Ok, some things were changed, some rooms should be a little more challanging, now.
Theres the beginning of level 4, too, but its far from finished, so don´t look at it, if you don´t want to be stressed

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12-14-2003 at 05:32 PM
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Wonderful hold, Pithlit, just run the introduction through a spell checker(the only problem), but I just can't solve 1e! Any advice?

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12-14-2003 at 06:29 PM
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1E on which level?

Anyways, Pithlit, I'm halfway through Rotten Caves (lvl 3) with the new version. Would you please check to see if 1S1W is still possible?

[Edited by The_Red_Hawk on 12-14-2003 at 06:40 PM GMT]

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12-14-2003 at 06:39 PM
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1S 1W slightly altered, is fairly doable, now.
Maybe i have to up the difficuty later, but thats enirely possible with the new setting :D

and the next bit of lvl 4

[Edited by Pithlit on 12-14-2003 at 07:05 PM GMT: There was still a stair to lvl 4 in the Lobby, removed this...]

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12-14-2003 at 07:00 PM
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Level one... I did the rest but the snake always gets me and I can't find a way to snuff it...

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12-14-2003 at 08:04 PM
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mhh, no serpent in Lobby 1E
You should check you map

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12-14-2003 at 08:34 PM
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I just started playing it so haven't read the secret text but rotten caves 1S1W has a trivial solution.

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12-14-2003 at 11:37 PM
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Ok something seems to be messed up with the version I have. It is the most recent one you posted. First off I didn't start in the lobby I started in the rotten caves. On my restore screen there is the lobby but its not really a level because I click on it and nothing changes it show the current level and room that I am on.

Also in the dusty halls I can't go south from the entrance in any of the 3 squares. Something in 1S must be blocking my way.
12-15-2003 at 01:09 AM
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Yeah, I started in The Canalisation.

You're supposed to start in the lobby, right?

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12-15-2003 at 02:41 PM
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mhh, somehow the starting level is mixed up. this should be fixed by now.

In Lvl 4 South isn´t acessable, yet, since its not there :p
As i said, im working currently on level 4 so stay tuned

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12-15-2003 at 04:05 PM
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Just so you know, you really should place level jumps in the first room so that people who have played previous versions can jump up to levels they haven't played yet. Since your hold is so easy, it's sort of okay right now, but some of your rooms are getting a little more challenging and I'm having to replay them.

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12-15-2003 at 05:28 PM
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Ok, Part 1 is finished (at least i hope so)
Its now the 'haunted House' (I hope this dungeon name doesn´t exist)

Featuring around 75 thrilling rooms on 5 Levels.
One Level is a Bonus level.
The Dungeon is overall not too hard, but sometimes quite challanging.

If your feedback is positive this can go to the 'Holds' section.
if not, im returning to the scribbling board :p

Edit: Bonus level was not reachable, stairs send you back to level start

[Edited by Pithlit on 12-15-2003 at 07:30 PM GMT]

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12-15-2003 at 07:26 PM
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Pithlit wrote:
If your feedback is positive this can go to the 'Holds' section.
if not, im returning to the scribbling board :p

Wait at least a few days for everyone to get a chance to play it, please. :D

Game on,

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12-15-2003 at 07:28 PM
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Dusty Halls 1W: this is bad room design. Having to remove the trapdoors at least twice (three times for me because I missed some secret rooms) is utterly boring. :sleeping Either remove a red door or remove a lot of trapdoors, because it just takes too long when you want to pass through, and it's not even a puzzle.

Dusty Halls 1N 2W: this room needs a checkpoint. NOW. A really boring trapdoor removal followed by what could be an interesting roach battle except I refuse to do the trapdoor removal again. And what is the point of the green door?

Of course I have the old version (bad timing) so I can't check out the Zoo or whatever. I don't have any complaints about any of the other rooms so far.

Game on,

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12-16-2003 at 12:16 AM
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Hi, im going to upload a new Version with the Chnages Oneiromancer has suggested ( Savepoint in DH 1N2W and the one time solution of 1W (major Room changes) ) tommorow.
So please give feedback until then, if you want bring it in, in this release, or say if you need some more time to test, then il wait

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12-17-2003 at 04:45 PM
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Are you leaving the trivial solution to rotten caves 1S1W?
12-17-2003 at 11:35 PM
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1S 1W is already changed, as well as quite a few other rooms

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12-18-2003 at 04:19 PM
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Ok, if this is ok, now, how do i get it to the holds section?

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12-25-2003 at 12:47 PM
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Go into the holds forum, and click the link in the Announcement - it takes you to a form that allows you to upload the file and set it's description and difficulty, etc.

Let me know if you have any problems with it.

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12-25-2003 at 12:51 PM
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Dusty Halls twice north thrice east.

I'm really stuck here. I can't get through the wraithwings without getting killed off. After 30 or 40 tries I'm beginning to get really despondent - well, maybe it's more like I'm getting so I can't be arsed anymore and likely to move on to a different hold. :D So a clue or two on which direction to move would really help out, though I feel as though I have tried all combinations so far.
12-26-2003 at 12:16 PM
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