tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2660694785255101617.post5910164004347674526..comments2024-03-27T00:27:34.439-07:00Comments on The Larn Blog: Level 100: The CreatorMaster Gorgonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00960993161279936941noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2660694785255101617.post-88690182852886986782009-07-02T09:12:53.620-07:002009-07-02T09:12:53.620-07:00I've noticed some differences between the expe...I've noticed some differences between the experiences of others and my own, and I don't know if they are due to the version of larn I play and/or the difficulty level at which I normally play (7) and/or bugs in my version of the game. For example:<br /><br />I had lance of death, vpr, sle, and a scroll of stealth. I sidled up next to an altar, read stealth, cast vpr, cast sle, and killed the demon prince. I still had stealth going, of course (I checked), so I did it again, but this time the instant I cast vpr the demon prince appeared and killed me. So at least at diff 7 in the DOS version 12.3.0, having Stealth active does not protect you from being whacked by a demon prince you conjure up by vpr'ing an altar. Hold (whether via scroll or spell) works every time, but unless it is permanenced it only lasts long enough to kill a single demon prince.<br /><br />Also, when I play volcano roulette, it is not unusual for a single creature to start chasing me when all other monsters are still frozen due to stealth. This happens when I near the monster; I don't hit it or run into it. This doesn't happen often, but it does happen.<br /><br />Also, at diff 7, a single scroll of pulverization will kill an Umber Hulk (takes you to exp level 7) or a Mimic (takes you to exp level 5), but nothing else in the volcano will die with only one pulverization. So the people who say they kill a powerful monster in the volcano with a pulverization to get instantly to exp level 10 must be playing at lower diff levels.Rainier Wolfcastlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10376786718750267825noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2660694785255101617.post-31584409691012383752009-01-30T12:39:00.000-08:002009-01-30T12:39:00.000-08:00Back in the days when I was a Unix hacker and firs...Back in the days when I was a Unix hacker and first met this game I used the Unix command "strings" on the Larn executable, so I was expecting to see all those levels.<BR/><BR/>One thing. Even as The Creator the SPH spell is still uncontrollable!<BR/><BR/>Off at a complete tangent. On one occasion I picked up Bessman's Flailing Hammer. By dint of buying rings and potions and things I managed to get my int up to 12, but I still couldn't cast a spell. At that point I realised the Hammer cheats, and so if I should find it (about 10 times in twice as many years) I sell it. The going price is 25,000 gp.ConcertinaChaphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09163279922446195293noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2660694785255101617.post-8362038125793364122007-12-12T18:08:00.000-08:002007-12-12T18:08:00.000-08:00Awesome info :) I recently started playing Ularn ...Awesome info :) I recently started playing Ularn after reminiscing about the Amiga version of Larn I played a long time ago on a friend's computer.<BR/><BR/>Think I'll try to ninja some gold and level up!Troyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02836303986298554644noreply@blogger.com