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From: cliff@unmvax.UUCP
Newsgroups: net.games.hack
Subject: Re: How to find things out without source code...(***SPOILER***)
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Date: Thu, 31-Jan-85 03:06:22 EST
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Posted: Thu Jan 31 03:06:22 1985
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> A lot of people have been questioning how one could find out about some
> of the nice features in hack without reading the source code.  Some have
> even suggested that my former posting was impossible, since Elbereth and
> Orcrist could not be found out otherwise.  This is far from the truth.
> 
> After reading the fortune on Elbereth, combined with a curiosity of the
> use of engraving, I tried it out, having nothing to lose.  It worked.

I am curious how many different things you engraved with before engraving
with a wand of fire or an enchanted weapon.  It seems there would be little
incentive to engrave if the first time you tried it your sword was dropped
to -3 and no effect from Elbereth was noticeable.  I played without looking
at the source for quite a while, but after I got stoned by a cockatrice whilst
carrying a dead lizard I decided to investigate...(I'm not too patient at
times).

I don't care if people look at the source or avoid it, but I don't kid
myself, a winner is a winner and unless someone wins the game without ever
having talked to anyone or read net.games.hack or net.games.rogue then
the winner deserves no special attention (other than being a winner).

				--Cliff