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Re: video related crashes

#1110
From: MissDe...
Date: Sun, 23 Feb 1997 00:00
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On Mon, 17 Feb 1997 08:53:46 GMT, fre...@tdl.com (fred a. berganio)
wrote:

>On Sun, 16 Feb 1997 01:05:38 GMT, M...@mdse.demon.co.uk wrote:
>
>>I'm getting some trouble too, and I just don't know what to do. I had
>>no problem till lvl 8. Then I went down the stairs and I realized
>>something funny was going on. The torches weren't hanging on the wall,
>>but somewhere in the middle of the room. When I tried to click on a
>>door, and it wouldn't let me. Then I did find a door I could click on
>>but it took me nowhere as it was in the middle of a hall, no walls or
>>anything around it. I'm so disappointed I don't really wanna lose my
>>high lvl warrior. 
>>Anyone could help me ?
>
>Had a great one on lvl 8 also:  went all the way through the level and
>was working my way back to the entrance to lvl 9.  At one (random)
>point where there was only a single doorway back to the main part of
>the level, I came up to a wall with a closed door in it THAT WOULD NOT
>HIGHLIGHT WITH THE CURSOR AND COULDN'T BE OPENED, 
>trapping me in that particular section of the level.  I also had
>torches 'hung' in the middle of rooms, and noticed spaces around
>'working' doors where the ghouls/creatures could slip through and
>attack.  This had not occurred on any previous (single-player) game on
>this level. My solution was to cast a town portal, go to town, and
>then work my way back to lvl 8 from the doorway to lvl 5.  When I got
>to the same wall, IT HAD A WIDE PASSAGEWAY in the spot where it
>previously had the non-working door!  I did not go through again, and
>have not run into any more glitches since - just on that particular
>game on lvl 8. Looks like the random dungeon generator stumbles
>occaisionally... work your way through the level and move on, you
>should be OK.  Good luck.
>
>regards,
>
>===============
>fre...@tdl.com
>===============
Thanks, I've tried it, it worked.
Mïss DÆtH
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Subject: Re: video related crashes
Date: 1997/02/23
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