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Re: MAP OF STARS

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From: Jason Merrill
Date: Mon, 10 Mar 1997 00:00
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>>>>> Fred  <Fred@Flintstones.House> writes:

>>> The map of stars is a hacked item that you do not need or want.
>> 
>> It can't be hacked.  There's no way to hack an image like that into the
>> .DMP file.  More likely, it's an easter egg of some sort.

> Actually, it is quite easy for someone to create an item that uses a
> graphic from the game that was not actually used in the game itself.
> There are frequently many unused graphic elements in a game that are
> not used in the final release.  Since the graphics are part of the
> array already established and referenced, they are left in.

I don't mean the icon, I mean that when you right-click on the Map of
Stars, it shows you a full-screen image.  Anyway, I think it's been
established that the Map of Stars was originally going to be needed to get
to Diablo, but that Blizzard changed their minds and didn't bother to
remove all the code for it.  After all, they've got an entire CD to play
with.

Jason
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From: Jason Merrill <ja...@yorick.cygnus.com>
Subject: Re: MAP OF STARS
Date: 1997/03/10
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