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Article #79Re: Is this a bug or the way it's supposed to be?
From: dkro... dkrowlan
Date: Tue, 04 Jan 1994 20:43
Date: Tue, 04 Jan 1994 20:43
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In article <4JAN1994...@zeus.tamu.edu> dds...@zeus.tamu.edu (SMITH, DON DEEWAYNE) writes: >play! I found that on almost every level, if I save the game prior to actually >standing at the exit switch, the level in some way becomes unfinishable. > Level 2: The exit elevator becomes unenterable. Sometimes the imp won't >move, and sometimes even if it is dead, you just can't get on the elevator. > Level 3: The pressure plate on the famous staircase doesn't activate >anything. etc. >After I received my registered version in the mail yesterday, it seems this >trend continues. I've found that the very first level in the 2nd episode does >the same thing. After saving and restoring, a *very* critical transporter >simply ceases to function, leaving you stuck. > >Is this intentional? > >At first, it really pissed me off. But as I spend time playing, it seems to >make a certain kind of sense...if you're playing the hardest skill level, it >should be hard. So it's very frustrating, but at the same time, it makes it >feel like more of an accomplishment to finish a level. > I have been playing since v. .99, and with the registered version. I have never had any problems whatsoever with saving/restoring/being unable to finish levels. I also only play on UV mode :) except for the firts time thru episodes 2 & 3! Wow! This might be a nsaty thing to track down; seems like some folks have this very consistent problem while others consistently never see it! -- /\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\ < dkro...@vela.acs.oakland.edu "Find some meat! > < -today's favorite DOOM quote > \/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/
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Path: mbox-mo1.pugleaf.net!gmd.de!xlink.net!howland.reston.ans.net!newsserver.jvnc.net!yale.edu!yale!gumby!destroyer!news1.oakland.edu!vela.acs.oakland.edu!dkrowlan From: dkro...@vela.acs.oakland.edu (dkrowlan) Newsgroups: alt.games.doom Subject: Re: Is this a bug or the way it's supposed to be? Date: 4 Jan 1994 20:43:20 GMT Organization: Oakland University, Rochester, Michigan, U.S.A. Lines: 36 Distribution: world Message-ID: <2gckd8$7hm@oak.oakland.edu> References: <4JAN199414131511@zeus.tamu.edu> NNTP-Posting-Host: vela.acs.oakland.edu MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit