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Re: Where to find this item
Posted: Thu Jul 22, 2021 2:01 pm
by RaptorNXT
Yep, a trip to Blackwater is on the cards for you. Use stones to mark the way in the dark.
Good luck!
Re: Where to find this item
Posted: Thu Jul 22, 2021 5:47 pm
by rijackson741
As noted, drop small rocks to mark the path to BWM. After you have done that, a second (or more) visit is easy.
Re: Where to find this item
Posted: Fri Jul 23, 2021 12:30 pm
by Growler
RaptorNXT wrote: ↑Thu Jul 22, 2021 2:01 pm
Yep, a trip to Blackwater is on the cards for you. Use stones to mark the way in the dark.
Good luck!
Thanks! Gonna need it.. already tried once getting through that dark maze..used 40 or so stones, but proved too tedious to keep going, but maybe I can try again -- After a good night's slumber!
Hmm.. wonder if easier to just map out on graph paper..?
Re: Where to find this item
Posted: Fri Jul 23, 2021 1:45 pm
by rijackson741
You shouldn't need so many rocks. Once you have the path figured out, mark it. I think I used about 10, located at the corners where I have to make a turn. Next time you go there, the rocks are enough of a guide that getting through is relatively easy.
Re: Where to find this item
Posted: Fri Jul 23, 2021 4:11 pm
by Antison
Do it enough times and you'll memorize it.
Re: Where to find this item
Posted: Sat Jul 24, 2021 12:48 am
by rijackson741
Antison wrote: ↑Fri Jul 23, 2021 4:11 pm
Do it enough times and you'll memorize it.
That was fairly easy in the past, but harder now. A given character has one route, but there is more than one possible route.
Re: Where to find this item
Posted: Sat Jul 24, 2021 1:13 am
by Antison
rijackson741 wrote: ↑Sat Jul 24, 2021 12:48 am
Antison wrote: ↑Fri Jul 23, 2021 4:11 pm
Do it enough times and you'll memorize it.
That was fairly easy in the past, but harder now. A given character has one route, but there is more than one possible route.
I still have all 4 memorized. 19 characters helps a lot
Re: Where to find this item
Posted: Sat Jul 24, 2021 1:48 am
by CUCHULAINN3
Antison wrote: ↑Sat Jul 24, 2021 1:13 am
rijackson741 wrote: ↑Sat Jul 24, 2021 12:48 am
Antison wrote: ↑Fri Jul 23, 2021 4:11 pm
Do it enough times and you'll memorize it.
That was fairly easy in the past, but harder now. A given character has one route, but there is more than one possible route.
I still have all 4 memorized. 19 characters helps a lot
There is 4??? I only seen three
Re: Where to find this item
Posted: Sat Jul 24, 2021 3:18 am
by Antison
I'm not sure. They are really similar. It is at least 3. I seem to recall Nut saying there was 4. I could be wrong.
Re: Where to find this item
Posted: Sat Jul 24, 2021 3:37 am
by Growler
Thanks for the tips..tho the whole "3~4 different routes" seems all the more daunting..tho guess could think of that as being easier--depending on how it's all laid out.
Yeah, it was tricky trying to figure out how many stones to use.. tried to be parsimonious at first (doing corners & such), but then there would be rocks that looked randomly adjacent..so ended up laying down a stone every 2~3 steps to help clarify the path.
No doubt after making it through (esp a few times) it'll seem like a breeze.. and would've been easier if playing this years ago--back when the neurons were more..plastic & elastic.
Recall readily learning the layouts (incl dark areas) in the now-ancient Wizardry I. These days, more like:
What time is it? *brief pause* What time is it?