🚀 go-pugleaf

On Thu, 13 Mar 1997 00:21:39 GMT, vi...@dynisys.com (The Schlock Ness
Monstar) wrote:

>On 10 Mar 1997 15:47:51 -0800, Jason Merrill <ja...@yorick.cygnus.com>
>wrote:
>
>>>>>>> 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
>
>Go to http://www.cris.com/~zer0/unique.html and look at it if you are
>so skeptical.
>
No one is debating wether the item exists, just that it s a hacked
item that ha no real value other than to look cool.

Personally, I'm just tired of all of the losers trying to perpetuate
the rumors that this item does anything.