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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.
Then on to Remgard
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.
Then on to Remgard
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? :?