Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: Asenovgrad, Bulgaria
Posts: 2,532
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Ha ha ha
OK. Now I am serious.
(This jolly pirate Kmonster  )
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Well.
If You don't mind I will do some analysis of the game Dungeon master: - Difficulty – the game is quite impossible. This is not Super Mario or War craft 1. There are 14 levels. The boss is located level 13.!?!
- Technical - the game is very stable. I am using DosBox 0.74 and Windows 7 Ultimate 32-bit OS. No lagging, no problems. I am using 1.5GB Ram and nice video card. My monitor is 22 inches. I am using mouse for game play, no keyboard.
- Initial setting – 1,2,1. You will understand what I mean when starting the game.
- Champions completion – First line – fighter and ninja, second line – wizard and priest.
- Water and food – This is vital components of the game and careless gamer soon will be defeated. Try to withstand to level 4 and find Screamers room. CLOSE the door before the room or violet worms will attack you. Start massacre of the poor Screamers. This room was my main stock for food. I used to hit with 4 members Fireballs and then weapons or door slam way. During the game I completed giant logistic operation with 9 boxes X 7 foods = 63 pcs foods. I think is easier to backtrack to level 4 instead of bloody fighting with strong Pain Rats for food at level 9. Water: Fill your 4 water-skins (1 water-skin = 3 drinks) immediately when see water fountain. I used empty glass bottles also. Note that some heroes used more water than others.
- Weapon and armor – The best weapons are Delta and Darkcleave. Do not forget Vorpal blades – the only weapon against Non material opponents. Armor – use the armor from higher level.
- Tactic – because the protagonist is pressed non stop by rapidly decreased food and water s(he) have to be very fast in mind and action. Do not be greedy for every chest. Do not waste your valuable time for some more apple or bread. Do not collect every stuff you just find. The only important thing is a ordinary bow and some golden coins to keep, when... Larger part of gems are useless. Concentrate on the main task (usually some keys) only and wisely process with enemies. Avoid battles with Water Elemental and Stone Golems. You will waste too much time and resources for nothing. Lure when meet dangerous Materializers. Keep in mind that many monster have Re generators! Be very, very concentrated, careful and brave, not careless. Read your breakthrough 3-5 levels forward to be prepared for upcoming battles and evaluate the situation. Foreseen the game behavior. Be very, very fast with the mouse. Avoid direct duel when possible. I used spells Fireball and Poison cloud non stop. Auto your strikes.
--But, yoga, I was defeated.. Do not cry. There are 3-4 Altars of Vi, where you may resurrect the dead champion(s). Just put his bones in altar. I used them only one time in the beginning. Do not forget very good and true slam door tactic!
- Support – http://dmweb.free.fr. Nice maps and walk through. I have so happy to find dear and well respected Master Ohne Mitleid, who directed me during my adventure. Well, in the last levels I printed the maps, then with red pens I make markers where and what monsters will await me. Plan your operation like Napoleon. Knowledge is sure advance.
- Tricks – no many. Do not hurry to update your Firestaff before you finished 6 Demons and one Black Flame. This way you will closed the Central Stairway. No, first out the Demons, prepare more food and water and then upgrade your Staff. BTW, if you toss your staff on the place after the door then mentioned Stairway does not close. I did it once but later failed.
- Remarks: No music at all. Only one save slot. Remember that the file Dmsave.bak (in your DM directory is save moment before present one). I used the next way: When I met dilemma or strong enemy I stop the game at nearby save point (click on a hero, then click on diskette symbol), then Alt+Tab, leave the game, but not really, find the DM game directory, open it and copy both files Dmsave.dat and Dmsave.bak. So the gamer will have 4 save moments. Handy!
- My impression – This is the best RPG in my life. I enjoyed playing this remarkable game. For me, gamer, who do not know Dungeon Master is not praiseworthy.
So?
Easy. DL DM and start!

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