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Cloud Castle

Cloud Castle

October 8th 2002, 02:50 PM
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Eso
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Well done But I've a few questions

1) What was the huge secret talked about in the readme? noooo I don't want a complete spoiler, just a hint to get me started.

2) Does the girl ever come out of the locked door?

3) What about the dead tree? can you ever make it grow?

4) Can you ever leave town (past the guard to visit the church or anything)?

5) Do you ever obtain usable magic? (I just love to burn trees)

6) Is there anything in the room you can walk into the doorway in the cloud castle directly up from the dragon statue? (I think it is 2 rooms up from there or something)

7) Is there any potions, or gold hearts hidden anywhere? (I never found any *pout*)

Thanks!! These little details always nag at me
October 9th 2002, 03:54 AM
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Arik
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: Well done  But I've a few questions

: 1)  What was the huge secret talked about in the readme?  noooo I don't want a complete spoiler, just a hint to get me started.

It's not that huge, but fairly secret. Have you tried listening to the singer for a while?

: 2)  Does the girl ever come out of the locked door?

Nope. Maybe in a sequel, you'll bump into her again.

: 3)  What about the dead tree?  can you ever make it grow?

Nope, that's just for the roots.

: 4)  Can you ever leave town (past the guard to visit the church or anything)?

Again, the church will probably feature in a sequel.

: 5)  Do you ever obtain usable magic?  (I just love to burn trees)

Nope. In Nerux, which to be honest I may never work on again, you're able to go into Dink's estate and burn things. In CC, however, I wanted the combat to be pure hack&slash action.

: 6)  Is there anything in the room you can walk into the doorway in the cloud castle directly up from the dragon statue? (I think it is 2 rooms up from there or something)

Nothing exciting, I don't think - I can't remember.

: 7)  Is there any potions, or gold hearts hidden anywhere?  (I never found any *pout*)

There is one potion of each type in the game - if you've finished it, then you'll definitely have the magic potion. You'll probably have the strength potion too. The defense one is harder to find, it's hidden in the scenery.

: Thanks!!  These little details always nag at me

Heh. I need nagging in order to keep up work on Scarab. It's hard to make a fun game.
October 9th 2002, 08:33 AM
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SabreTrout
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: : 5)  Do you ever obtain usable magic?  (I just love to burn trees)

: Nope. In Nerux, which to be honest I may never work on again, you're able to go into Dink's estate and burn things. In CC, however, I wanted the combat to be pure hack&slash action.

You wanted to make it a hack and slash game? No you didn't!! You never said that once! That's just the way it turned out, as we decided that three would be no magic in the first game.

: : Thanks!!  These little details always nag at me

: Heh. I need nagging in order to keep up work on Scarab. It's hard to make a fun game.

You have never even touched Scarab. Never.

October 9th 2002, 10:59 AM
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Arik
Peasant He/Him
 
: : : 5)  Do you ever obtain usable magic?  (I just love to burn trees)

: : Nope. In Nerux, which to be honest I may never work on again, you're able to go into Dink's estate and burn things. In CC, however, I wanted the combat to be pure hack&slash action.

:  You wanted to make it a hack and slash game? No you didn't!! You never said that once! That's just the way it turned out, as we decided that three would be no magic in the first game.

Nope. Remember, we experimented with magic, but it didn't really add anything. And I made my intention to have very action-orientated fight scenes extremely clear.

: : : Thanks!!  These little details always nag at me

: : Heh. I need nagging in order to keep up work on Scarab. It's hard to make a fun game.

: You have never even touched Scarab. Never.

Shows what you know, and what you forget. I tried to restyle it recently, but it wouldn't load in Dinkedit. I have absolutely no idea what you've done with it.

But anyway, if you want to talk to me about this, do so off the board. We don't want to irritate the nice people around here.
October 9th 2002, 12:37 PM
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Eso
Ghost They/Them
 
: : Well done  But I've a few questions

: : 1)  What was the huge secret talked about in the readme?  noooo I don't want a complete spoiler, just a hint to get me started.

: It's not that huge, but fairly secret. Have you tried listening to the singer for a while?

hmmmm yes I did, she said "go south of the woodshed* or something or rather, which I did pray to the statue, and get something, I forget what, maybe strength. Was that it? or was it something else?



: Nope. In Nerux, which to be honest I may never work on again, you're able to go into Dink's estate and burn things. In CC, however, I wanted the combat to be pure hack&slash action.

Well, I think you should finish it lol course, it's a purely selfish thing, because if you don't, I will run out of things to play lmao.

: : 7)  Is there any potions, or gold hearts hidden anywhere?  (I never found any *pout*)

: There is one potion of each type in the game - if you've finished it, then you'll definitely have the magic potion. You'll probably have the strength potion too. The defense one is harder to find, it's hidden in the scenery.

Can you give a hint? I wonder if I found it and forgot about it.

: : Thanks!!  These little details always nag at me

: Heh. I need nagging in order to keep up work on Scarab. It's hard to make a fun game.

Ah well, for me, it's the search for treasures and the clues and story that make it fun, I especially love when the author puts a list of the things you can get so that I know if I've found them all. That, and never whisking me away without warning me first, that I can't go back, so I can finish hunting before I go there.

Anyway! Thanks for the answers and hints, you and trout made a fine game

October 10th 2002, 12:50 AM
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Arik
Peasant He/Him
 
: : : Well done  But I've a few questions

: : : 1)  What was the huge secret talked about in the readme?  noooo I don't want a complete spoiler, just a hint to get me started.

: : It's not that huge, but fairly secret. Have you tried listening to the singer for a while?

: hmmmm yes I did, she said "go south of the woodshed* or something or rather, which I did pray to the statue, and get something, I forget what, maybe strength.  Was that it?  or was it something else?

That's the secret. Strength is the prize you receive if you recite the prayer of Kinthus... try reciting the other prayer

it's a purely selfish thing, because if you don't, I will run out of things to play lmao.

The main reason I'm not sure about Nerux is that I'm not sure it'll really be all that fun. Maybe.

: : : 7)  Is there any potions, or gold hearts hidden anywhere?  (I never found any *pout*)

: : There is one potion of each type in the game - if you've finished it, then you'll definitely have the magic potion. You'll probably have the strength potion too. The defense one is harder to find, it's hidden in the scenery.

: Can you give a hint?  I wonder if I found it and forgot about it.

It's behind a tree, but it isn't in Dink's estate. Hope that helps
October 14th 2002, 10:12 AM
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Eso
Ghost They/Them
 
: : hmmmm yes I did, she said "go south of the woodshed* or something or rather, which I did pray to the statue, and get something, I forget what, maybe strength.  Was that it?  or was it something else?

: That's the secret. Strength is the prize you receive if you recite the prayer of Kinthus... try reciting the other prayer

heahehah that was fun - thanks for clueing me in