ClaytonW
Level: Smitemaster
Rank Points: 961
Registered: 02-04-2003
IP: Logged
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Design Flaws (0)
I\'m just spewing out whatever comes to mind, no real organization here, sorry.
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Despite the difficulty of level 25, there are several design flaws. \'Neather kills are, of course, the most notable. If you discovered one (regardless if someone found it before you or not), then you\'ve apparently got a good grasp of DROD\'s gameplay and it\'s \"A.I.\" However, there are others to be found. A portion of the challenges on DROD.net were based on these flaws. On level 25, there are five rooms that you can leave even though there are monsters still alive and kicking. They are:
25:1N
25:1N,2W - duh!
25:2W
25:1S,2W
25:2S
Also on 25,
25:2S:1W - There\'s a simple way to destroy those serpents, and you don\'t even have to move any more than 7 squares from the entrance.
Other level goofs include:
24:1W - There\'s an a special spot near in the middle East chamber where you can stand still and the serpents will kill themselves trying to get to you. Then its up to you to just kill the remaining brains... easy, huh?
20:3N,1E - Hmm... Ditto. A challenge to the smitemasters: Don\'t let any serpents die until you\'ve removed all 8 brains.
18:1N,1E - Don\'t get your hands dirty! You can use the mimic to beat every monster in this room... Not that it\'s the easiest way, but what the hell.
12:2S,1E - You don\'t need the mimic to beat this room. Again, that doesn\'t mean its easier to do without it.
10:1S - Don\'t need the mimic here, either.
9:1N - Too many orbs in here. Just hit ONLY the NorthWestern most orb and you\'re home free.
9:4N,2E - Lucas goofed in the design of this room. The original plan was to first get as many roaches as possible into the SouthEast chamber, shut the door and kill about 37 of the little buggers. The flaw exists in the fact that you can close the East door, get some roaches into the hallway, then open the door again and smite them immediately. This is the method I always used on this room, it just seemed easier.
4:1S,1E - Useless mimic potion here, as well.
Granted, some of these might actually have been intentional. Also, did I miss any?
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