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From: hotline@dorsai (Anthony Palestrini)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.games
Subject: Re: Eye of the Beholder
Keywords: 3000
Message-ID: <95sX31w163w@dorsai>
Date: 3 Jun 91 02:15:55 GMT
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farren@well.sf.ca.us (Mike Farren) writes:

> colas@celeste.inria.fr (Colas Nahaboo) writes:
> 
> [About EOB]
> >It is just a copy of dungeon master. Apparently SSI stole the whole game
> >mechanics from FTL, and got good review from the IBM press since they
> >apparently are better known in the IBM world than FTL. I am against
> >copyrights on user-interfaces, but SSI lies makes me sick.
> 
> What a bunch of crap.  They stole the user interface from FTL?  Not bloody
> likely - if you're going that direction, then FTL stole their user interface
> from Wizardry.  DM was good, but hardly a "masterpiece".
> 
> -- 
> Mike Farren 				     farren@well.sf.ca.us

If your going to pull it as far back as Wizardry about the inferface,
then why not suggest Bloodwych? which has the same interface (almost)
except you can play with 2 people at the same time just like dungeon
master, EOB, wizardry. (I'm not sure when it was released, but i know
for sure it was before Dungeon Master).
 Dont get me wrong, I love Dungeon Master and EOB. I see no reason
to argue over it, EOB is much better. Dungeon Master was a game beyond its 
day, great graphics, great sounds, memory resident,etc. But EOB brought
it up a bit more, as I posted before. Like the screens are neater, you can 
walk around while in inventory, more ITEMS!, rules, etc. 
 
Also.. Here is a list of helpful items if you know how to use a sector
editor for EOB :

0143, 0136, 008d, 009e, 0178, 0056, 0081 (Stone Objects)
013a, 0128, 0126, 015d, 015e, 00ab, 00ce, 008c 
(Many helpful items, Included : Plate mail, Ring of Feather Falling,
Drow Shield & Boots, Longsword +5, Drow Cleaver, Ring Of Protection +3,
Helmet, Dwarven Shield)
 
Have fun! If they come in handy let me, took me a while to figure
this stuff out.