From: rtaylor@cie-2.uoregon.edu (Russ Taylor)
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Subject: Re: PiD and The Purple Burping Monster...
Date: 30 Jan 1994 22:43:59 GMT
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David_Reevely@magic-bbs.corp.apple.com put forth into the Codex of Shub-Internet:
> The purple monster is unkillable. It doesn't matter what you do, the thing
> is going to stay around.
> If you wear the gas mask, it won't be able to hurt you, most likely. I've
> heard many stories from people who say this isn't true that the gas mask
> does nothing but it *should* work. If it doesn't work, there's likely
> something the matter with your program and the only solution is to run like
> hell.
'should' work? Have you talked to the programmers or something?
1) the gas mask does nothing
2) picking up the gas mask is worth no points
3) the burper can be beaten by trickery, good dodging or speed potions
There's nothing wrong with the program, it's just meant to kick your ass
a little.
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From: wiley@wiley.b11.ingr.com (Dave Wiley)
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Subject: PiD myths (was: Re: PiD and The Purple Burping Monster...)
Date: 30 Jan 94 18:08:27 GMT
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David_Reevely@magic-bbs.corp.apple.com writes:
>If you wear the gas mask, it won't be able to hurt you, most likely. I've
>heard many stories from people who say this isn't true, that the gas mask
>does nothing, but it *should* work.
I went back and tried it. It made no difference. Well, maybe a little
difference. I could be wrong, but I could have sworn I heard in the
background the sound of 20 ghasts and a purple belcher chuckling
softly.
While we're at it, there is another myth I'd really like to quash. It
has been said that it's a really nifty idea to wear the red cloak when
going through certain teleporters even though no one has been able to
provide a clear explanation of why this might be so. Okay, I did come
up with one explanation. It is possible, a remote chance mind you, that
the experienced person who rendered the advice would be looking over the
shoulder of a less experienced person when they, following the
aforementioned advice, entered the first room of _Okay Who Else Wants
Some_ wearing the red cloak. The ensuing, green, pyrotechnicnic display
would be quite humorous.
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david wiley "Hawaii is nice this time of year. Aw, crimeny.
Intergraph Corporation What the hell am I saying?! Hawaii is nice
(205) 730-6390 at any time of the year!"
wiley@wiley.b11.ingr.com - me
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From: jon3@quads.uchicago.edu (Jason Jones)
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In article <2ihd7f$qbk@pith.uoregon.edu> rtaylor@cie-2.uoregon.edu (Russ Taylor) writes:
>There's nothing wrong with the program, it's just meant to kick your ass
>a little.
<grin>
wearing the red cloak very often is like smoking and pumping gas; every
now and then you just die.
anybody ever type an underscore while playing the game? (shift-dash)
try it. it's fun.
later,
jason
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I've got to disagree about the gas mask doing nothing when wearing the gas
mask, I took no damage. If it's not intentional, it's one hell of a bug.
Dave
From: rtaylor@cie-2.uoregon.edu (Russ Taylor)
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Subject: Re: PiD and The Purple Burping Monster...
Date: 2 Feb 1994 02:04:14 GMT
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David_Reevely@magic-bbs.corp.apple.com put forth into the Codex of Shub-Internet:
> I've got to disagree about the gas mask doing nothing when wearing the gas
> mask, I took no damage. If it's not intentional, it's one hell of a bug.
1) what's this stupid ^\ garbage in all your posts? I think you need to check
your news posting software
2) I certainly took damage from the burper WITH the gas mask on, I can send you
before/after hit screen shots if you really want...
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From: wiley@wiley.b11.ingr.com (Dave Wiley)
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Subject: Re: PiD and The Purple Burping Monster...
Date: 2 Feb 94 20:09:46 GMT
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>David_Reevely@magic-bbs.corp.apple.com put forth into the Codex of Shub-Internet:
>> I've got to disagree about the gas mask doing nothing when wearing the
>> gas mask, I took no damage. If it's not intentional, it's one hell of a
>> bug.
rtaylor@cie-2.uoregon.edu (Russ Taylor) writes:
>1) what's this stupid ^\ garbage in all your posts? I think you need to check
> your news posting software
Patience, my good man. People on the net use all kinds of computers
and software. Chances are it looks perfectly okay at his site, and
some character gets munged in a translation process.
> 2) I certainly took damage from the burper WITH the gas mask on, I can
> send you before/after hit screen shots if you really want...
It would be neat if David Reevely would go back and run the room
again. Maybe there's some synergy between the gaskmask and poison
or some other object. Or maybe he just got really lucky.
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david wiley "A girl comes towards you you once used to know.
Intergraph Corp You reach out your hand, but you're all alone
205-730-6390 In those time passages."
wiley@wiley.b11.ingr.com - Al Stewart
From: aearhart@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu (Alan D Earhart)
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Subject: Re: PiD and The Purple Burping Monster...
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In article <2in1mu$dnt@pith.uoregon.edu>,
Russ Taylor <rtaylor@cie-2.uoregon.edu> wrote:
>David_Reevely@magic-bbs.corp.apple.com put forth into the Codex of Shub-Intern
et:
>> I've got to disagree about the gas mask doing nothing when wearing the gas
>> mask, I took no damage. If it's not intentional, it's one hell of a bug.
>
>1) what's this stupid ^\ garbage in all your posts? I think you need to check
> your news posting software
>
>2) I certainly took damage from the burper WITH the gas mask on, I can send yo
u
> before/after hit screen shots if you really want...
>
>
>
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>the poster. They might just be here to piss you off.
Dave,
So far your post is the only one that I've seen that said the gas mask
worked.
If you have a little time I'd like to suggest the following:
1) Do you get any points when you pick up the mask?
My experience is that I didn't (I finished with one more point then
the "listed" maximum. 41 or 42 total, I think. ). Therefore, I don't think
there are any points assigned to it which leads me to believe it is
"useless" but interesting.
2) Try again and see if by using ONLY the mask you don't take any
damage from the purple burper.
My experience was that it didn't seem to make any difference. I took
the same amount of damage with it on vs. off.
This is just for curiosity's sake.
Alan