tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3586507643754859034.post854214314329495900..comments2023-10-22T12:22:54.333+02:00Comments on The Official Blog for ADOM (Ancient Domains Of Mystery): The long tailThe Creatorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12906302439863860854noreply@blogger.comBlogger32125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3586507643754859034.post-63379910104088912612013-04-23T10:36:37.046+02:002013-04-23T10:36:37.046+02:00About new quests. Maybe it is worth to make altern...About new quests. Maybe it is worth to make alternative quest chain for dark characters like ChAoS knight. There is a few chaotic quests, but as far as I know, they cant be encontered early in game and the dont form any specific plot.<br /><br />So im suggesting to make more readable 'dark' path. It will help to fill some plot holes, and will make easier to add other Chaotic races and classes in future (if planned so) =)Александрhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06309602407301687287noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3586507643754859034.post-16158843757081631002013-04-02T22:44:07.570+02:002013-04-02T22:44:07.570+02:00"Cannibalism, Ho!"
Someone's been pl..."Cannibalism, Ho!"<br />Someone's been playing Recettear.Some Guy With Cookies And Gameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16485383690439108796noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3586507643754859034.post-87484018153998236262013-04-01T17:02:51.794+02:002013-04-01T17:02:51.794+02:00Great! Thanks for the bugfix, it was unmotivating ...Great! Thanks for the bugfix, it was unmotivating to play without bolts.Al-Khwarizmihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17417380066614629061noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3586507643754859034.post-90824976157198726322013-04-01T13:41:51.889+02:002013-04-01T13:41:51.889+02:00Prerelease 13 is now finished, it contains a very ...Prerelease 13 is now finished, it contains a very important bugfix, so please upgrade if you are playing Prerelease 12!<br />Jochen Terstiegehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07485266225321321874noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3586507643754859034.post-56203683300007500892013-03-31T22:30:24.837+02:002013-03-31T22:30:24.837+02:00If there are achievements for winning the game wit...If there are achievements for winning the game with various races or classes, here are names I'd suggest.<br /><br />Races:<br />Oh, the Humanity! - Human<br />Me Smash Everything! - Troll<br />Above It All - High Elf<br />Shades of Gray - Gray Elf<br />Darkest Hour - Dark Elf<br />King of the Mountain - Dwarf<br />Ultimate Prankster - Gnome<br />Half-Sized Hero - Hurthling<br />Leader of the Horde - Orc<br />Highly Evolved Reptile - Drakeling<br />From the Mists of Time (or maybe Race Against the Time) - Mist Elf<br />Mighty Vermin - Ratling<br /><br />Fellowship of Ancardia - win the game with all races.<br /><br />Classes:<br />Hack & Slash - Fighter<br />True Champion - Paladin<br />Free-Range - Ranger<br />Master Thief - Thief<br />Silent Killer - Assassin<br />Archmage - Wizard<br />God's Best Buddy - Priest<br />Sane Minstrel - Bard<br />Enlightenment - Monk<br />Heal the World - Healer<br />Mr. Smith - Weaponsmith<br />Farslayer - Archer<br />Business as Usual - Merchant<br />Garden of Eden - Farmer<br />Mind Over Matter - Mindcrafter<br />Unnecessary Brutality - Barbarian<br />One With Nature - Druid<br />Gravelord - Necromancer<br />Elementary, Dear Khelavaster - Elementalist<br />Beast of the Best - Beastfighter<br />MaStEr Of ChAoS - Chaos Knight<br />Dueled the World - Duelist<br /><br />Jack of All Trades - won as characters of all classes<br /><br />Other ideas:<br /><br />Nice Try - attempt to wish for more wishes<br />Beloved by Fate - win the game with a character obtained by letting fate decide<br />This Really Hurths - train thrown rocks or slings to high level with a hurthling character<br /><br />Also, "Time Flies If You're Having Fun" might be better as "Time Flies When You're Having Fun".Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3586507643754859034.post-61361968513799339892013-03-30T15:47:18.937+01:002013-03-30T15:47:18.937+01:00Prerelease 12 is now available... you know where t...Prerelease 12 is now available... you know where to get it.<br />Jochen Terstiegehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07485266225321321874noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3586507643754859034.post-85335463000753431762013-03-30T12:30:20.064+01:002013-03-30T12:30:20.064+01:00Now, Negative feedback is really nice.
Others... w...Now, Negative feedback is really nice.<br />Others... well, as a past of „get to level 50 with a class X“ group of achievements. Also I didn't get first two at all.Mangetsuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12155465611729089789noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3586507643754859034.post-60717361960248082272013-03-30T11:50:07.810+01:002013-03-30T11:50:07.810+01:00Funny dark sage! But then, considering achievement...Funny dark sage! But then, considering achievements.<br /><br />I would like to see, how many people have the same game experience - through funny achievements maybe, or through longer and clearer description, or probably just a few hints on player's general game style. Also there certainly may be rare achievements. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03592787934437605032noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3586507643754859034.post-61417323150111702932013-03-29T22:54:50.293+01:002013-03-29T22:54:50.293+01:00It is nice if you think of it like getting them ev...It is nice if you think of it like getting them eventually as you play, but it feels wrong at the time you start going after the achievements.Iago Portohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17484032038506080354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3586507643754859034.post-67329737924865546162013-03-29T20:54:28.480+01:002013-03-29T20:54:28.480+01:00And some more:
There's No Such Thing As Overk...And some more:<br /><br />There's No Such Thing As Overkill<br />Get awarded with Trident of the Red Rooster<br /><br />Most Unpleasant Customer<br />Make 3+ shopkeepers hostile during the same game.<br /><br />Deadly Allergy<br />Die by iron poisoning when playing as a Mist Elf.<br /><br />So Which One Is It?<br />Have Cursed, Doomed, Lucky, and Fate Smiles intrinsics all at the same time.<br /><br />Entomologist<br />Enter the bug-infested temple.<br /><br />Hulk Smash<br />Deal over 150 points of damage to a single target with a single attack, counted after PV reduction.<br /><br />Don't Want To Be Here<br />Discover a threat room filled with Emperor Liches.moozoohhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05610844961569515228noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3586507643754859034.post-349855321363755902013-03-29T17:19:25.987+01:002013-03-29T17:19:25.987+01:00"Stick them with the pointy end!"
Heh, ..."Stick them with the pointy end!"<br /><br />Heh, I hadn't even realized that Needle could be considered a George R.R. Martin shoutout. (Retroactively, I assume, since ADOM was released in 1994, and AGoT in 1996, though I don't know if Needle and Sting were in the game already.)Arancaytarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07189902545218820162noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3586507643754859034.post-50661096228107677052013-03-29T15:14:16.628+01:002013-03-29T15:14:16.628+01:00Nature's friend
Don't kill any animal for ...Nature's friend<br />Don't kill any animal for any reson.<br /><br />Puppy Trainer<br />Train the cute dog up to level X.<br /><br />Starnge decision<br />Build a bridge through an ordinary river :)<br /><br />Bookdigger<br />Dig a grave as a result of unsuccessfull book reading.<br /><br />Wall kicker<br />Kick down a wall with a monk.<br /><br />Archmage<br />Succesfully bookcast a wish with all atrributes at 1.<br /><br />Vegeterian man<br />Succesfully finish the game without eating any meat or corpses.<br /><br />Carbon Fiber Man<br />Only 100s of inventory can be carried at any given time.<br /><br />Atheist Man<br />The PC does not acknowledge the existence of the gods, never asks for divine assistance and never uses an altar for any reason.<br /><br />Pacefull<br />Offer piece to a monster.<br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12295451036773186671noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3586507643754859034.post-84068999785885823602013-03-29T11:08:04.652+01:002013-03-29T11:08:04.652+01:00Brrriiinnnggg mmmmeeee ttttooo liiiiiffffffeee! - ...Brrriiinnnggg mmmmeeee ttttooo liiiiiffffffeee! - Use Necromancy successfully. (Nod to Evanescence<br />) <br />I like the Druid Druid, I like the ... DRUID! - Reach level 50 with a Druid class (Old Chewits advert in the UK)<br /><br />Who's the hero now, Mr Frodo? - Complete the game as a Hobbit Farmer (or Reach level 50 as a Hobbit Farmer?)<br /><br />This useless scroll is so useless. Let's throw it away - Won't spoil this one<br /><br />Head Lich? Not a problem! - Slay an Emperor Lich<br /><br />Assassinate the Assassin like an Assassin - Backstab a friendly Assassin with an Assassin.<br /><br />Mindless Negative Feedback - Be damaged/killed by mindcrafting backlash when using mindcraft on Undead<br /><br />I'm not really good with these things.ElcomeSofthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18090742789815321035noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3586507643754859034.post-83557422921930828112013-03-28T21:12:09.991+01:002013-03-28T21:12:09.991+01:00Some more:
Hot Shower
Remove the maximum allowed ...Some more:<br /><br />Hot Shower<br />Remove the maximum allowed amount of corruptions all in one go.<br /><br />Hitman<br />Kill 10+ bosses during the same game.<br /><br />Notable Perseverance<br />Get any single attribute to 50+ points.<br /><br />Amazing Perseverance<br />Get all attributes to 40+ points during the same game.<br /><br /><br />Also for some fun stuff:<br /><br />Martyr<br />Become sacrificed by an enemy.<br /><br />Problematic Relationship<br />Greatly anger your deity or sacrifice yourself.<br /><br />Take A Wrong Turn<br />Enter the Chaos Plane without the proper gear.<br /><br />I Better Leave<br />Leave the Drakalor Chain without having closed the Chaos gate.<br /><br />Achiever<br />Collect n achievements. (Will depend on the total amount of achievements; thinking 40% or so.)<br /><br />Overachiever<br />Collect n achievements. (~80% of the total.)<br /><br />Supreme Achiever<br />Collect all achievements.moozoohhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05610844961569515228noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3586507643754859034.post-20614163248866732582013-03-28T20:31:16.200+01:002013-03-28T20:31:16.200+01:00I think that a really neat quest would be to befri...I think that a really neat quest would be to befriend a certain number of animals and bring them to a druid or some other critter-friendly guy. It would give a little more benefit to the music skills in game. The reward could be based on the variety and relative strength of the creatures.A Kermode Bearhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02910928130634765902noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3586507643754859034.post-39443322276617194902013-03-28T20:24:06.023+01:002013-03-28T20:24:06.023+01:00I think the best achievements are the ones that ma...I think the best achievements are the ones that make you play the game a little different than you might normally(do a side quest, go a different route, etc.). Along the same line, I think having an individual achievement for beating the game with each class would be great, not just one achievement for beating it with every class. Going further, you could even think up some system to give a bronze/silver/gold medal for each class depending on something like score, time, or a combination.purgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08666035643101067932noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3586507643754859034.post-28145617906397230692013-03-28T20:17:48.873+01:002013-03-28T20:17:48.873+01:00Is it me, or is "Cannibalism, ho!" impos...Is it me, or is "Cannibalism, ho!" impossible, due to the lack of high/grey/mist elf, gnome, and drakeling monsters? Or would other things count for those, i.e. dark elves for other elves, lizard men for drakelings, et cetera?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3586507643754859034.post-34184154564216888642013-03-28T20:12:15.786+01:002013-03-28T20:12:15.786+01:00I think the "don't change alignment"...I think the "don't change alignment" achievement should be split into 3 achievements, one for each alignment, since the game plays different depending which you stick with.purgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08666035643101067932noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3586507643754859034.post-31454560836491450982013-03-28T19:24:31.964+01:002013-03-28T19:24:31.964+01:00There's a typo in "Attonement", shou...There's a typo in "Attonement", should be "Atonement". I also like how the si achievement tells the beginner they're on to something important.<br /><br />In addition to achievements listed by Al-Khwarizmi, there is much more meaningful stuff that could classify as an achievement (i.e. something you have to *achieve*).<br /><br />Such as:<br /><br />Yep, All Done!<br />Leave the Drakalor Chain after having closed the gate.<br /><br />I'm Bad... But I Feel Good!<br />Achieve the Ordinary Chaos God ending.<br /><br />Everything For This Moment<br />Achieve the Ultra ending.<br /><br />Plunged Into Nonexistence<br />Achieve the Ultimate Nihilist Ending.<br /><br />...And Throw Away The Key<br />Close the Chaos gate.<br /><br /><br />Notable challenges (just formalizing what has been said earlier):<br /><br />Lithium Man<br />Complete the game without visiting any locations except the Caverns of Chaos and the Tower of Eternal Flames.<br /><br />Iron Man<br />Retrieve the Chaos Sceptre from the Special Infinity Level without entering any other locations, then leave the game.<br /><br />Steel Man<br />Level up to 50 in the wilderness without entering any locations.<br /><br />Titanium Man<br />Complete the game at a very low experience level. (Level 1 is possible, but the limit should probably be upped.)<br /><br />Eternium Man<br />Level up to 50 in the Small Cave without visiting any other locations.<br /><br />Plutonium Man<br />Complete the game after having killed every type of monster in the game, except the mutually exclusive ones. (Maybe there should be a certain small leeway for this?)<br /><br />Speed Player<br />Complete the game within 40000 turns.<br /><br />Speed Runner<br />Complete the game within 20000 turns.<br /><br />Speed Demon<br />Complete the game within 10000 turns.<br /><br />Scorer<br />Score 10 million points.<br /><br />High Scorer<br />Score 25 million points.<br /><br />Scoring Monster<br />Score 50 million points.<br /><br />Don't Need 'Em Smarts<br />Complete the game with an illiterate character (<50 Literacy).<br /><br />Completionist<br />Complete the game with every class.<br /><br /><br />Other gameplay-related challenges (some should probably be hidden):<br /><br />The White Eagle<br />Become an avatar of Order.<br /><br />The Grey Hawk<br />Become an avatar of Balance.<br /><br />The Black Vulture<br />Become an avatar of Chaos.<br /><br />At Ease With The Divine<br />Get (pre-/post-) crowned five or more times in the same game.<br /><br />It's Not So Black And White<br />Start as Lawful or Neutral, drop alignment to Chaotic, collect the Chaos Trinity artifacts, go back to being Lawful or Neutral.<br /><br />Errand Runner<br />Successfully complete all the time-limited sidequests in the same game. (Kranach, cute dog, minotaur emperor, etc. Kranach's corpse must be given to the sheriff; the dog must survive.)<br /><br />Expert Archaeologist<br />Collect 18 artifacts in the same game.<br /><br />What Are You Going To Do With These?<br />Collect all the artifacts that contain the essence of Chaos and Corruption in the same game. (That is, the Chaos Trinity, the Raw Steel trinity, Boots of Great Speed, and the Black Tome of Alsophocus.)<br /><br />Virtues Are Always Rewarded<br />Pick up True Strength.<br /><br />Not So Useless<br />Get awarded with an artifact for finding a use for the potion of uselessness.<br /><br />Gravedigger<br />Desecrate every grave in both graveyards.<br /><br />It's A Miracle!<br />Survive the final onslaught of sickness while at <12 To.<br /><br />The Downward Spiral<br />Attain the maximum amount of concurrent corruptions.<br /><br />I Hate Minotaurs<br />Explore all the dead-end branches of the minotaur maze (at least 70% of the map must be revealed on each floor).moozoohhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05610844961569515228noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3586507643754859034.post-54842429266911708792013-03-28T18:56:04.916+01:002013-03-28T18:56:04.916+01:00For genre with this high ratio of death/victories ...For genre with this high ratio of death/victories it isn't that hard to get such achievements in the process.<br />Though there certainly shouldn't be more than, say, five or six of them.Mangetsuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12155465611729089789noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3586507643754859034.post-63934112808180613822013-03-28T18:21:48.885+01:002013-03-28T18:21:48.885+01:00Friendship is Magic: Spend time with a black wizar...Friendship is Magic: Spend time with a black wizardemanuel.https://www.blogger.com/profile/14090985501215569656noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3586507643754859034.post-78364818710832823812013-03-28T18:00:26.028+01:002013-03-28T18:00:26.028+01:00The Fallen Hermit: Survive a fall from climbing mo...The Fallen Hermit: Survive a fall from climbing mountains whilst starving.emanuel.https://www.blogger.com/profile/14090985501215569656noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3586507643754859034.post-46321817331255412862013-03-28T17:09:20.275+01:002013-03-28T17:09:20.275+01:00I wouldn't create any achievements involving d...I wouldn't create any achievements involving death. Eventually someone will begin to collect achievements and having to commit suicide in order to get some of them doesn't look like a good philosophy to me.Iago Portohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17484032038506080354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3586507643754859034.post-68048736950306268152013-03-28T16:26:09.227+01:002013-03-28T16:26:09.227+01:00This is probably the best course of action. It wou...This is probably the best course of action. It would hopefully just be temporary until Thomas can afford the extra tiles.<br />Grillkickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15857056351992182360noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3586507643754859034.post-35866881230816788732013-03-28T14:12:13.807+01:002013-03-28T14:12:13.807+01:00Wow, some nice ideas. Completely forgot about AoLS...Wow, some nice ideas. Completely forgot about AoLS and banshee.<br />About last four - AFAIR there were some talks about automatic challenge tracking - I don't remember if it got into funded features.Mangetsuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12155465611729089789noreply@blogger.com