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Re: No In-Game Messages???

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From: Astro
Date: Fri, 17 Mar 2000 00:00
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its the f8 key i think (in game)

Alun Millard wrote:

> I think that if you go into the options bit, there is an option called
> "Display Messages" or something like that. make sure it says "yes" or "on"
> or whatever. I may be wrong, not played Duke in a while *waiting for SST TC
> to come out* but thats what it should be i think
>
> Joseph William Dixon <aa...@chebucto.ns.ca> wrote in message
> news:Pine.GSO.3.95.iB1.0.1...@halifax.chebucto.ns.ca.
> ..
> > On Fri, 17 Mar 2000, Joseph William Dixon wrote:
> > >   Okay, this is wierd.  For some reason, my DN3D v1.3d is no longer
> > > displaying messages at the top of the screen when I pick up objects,
> enter
> > > secret areas, use the cheat codes (only use them when testing maps I'm
> > > making so that I don't have to slog through all the critters whenever I
> > > need to look at hard-to-access areas), etc....  I reinstalled from the
> CD,
> > > but that didn't change anything. :(
> >
> >   Okay, it fixed itself after deleting everything in the dir first *then*
> > reinstalling.  Still, I wonder what caused the problem in the first place
> so
> > that I can avoid it from now on...
> >
> > >   Anyone else ever have this problem? (I never would've noticed except
> > > that I wasn't getting the 'Secret Area!" message when making sure of the
> > <<<snip>>>
> >
> >   *kicks self*  "A Secret Place!", of course. :)
> >
> > ---
> >   "All Dwarfs are by nature dutiful, serious, literate, obedient and
> > thoughtful people whose only minor failing is a tendency, after one drink,
> > to rush at enemies screaming 'Arrrrrrgh!' and axing their legs off at the
> > knee."  [Terry Pratchett]    http://www.chebucto.ns.ca/~aa343/Profile.html
> >



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Subject: Re: No In-Game Messages???
Date: 2000/03/17
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