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From: mark@mrstve.UUCP (Mark Smith)
Newsgroups: net.games.hack
Subject: Hack Hints
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Date: Fri, 10-Jan-86 13:59:47 EST
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Posted: Fri Jan 10 13:59:47 1986
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     Here is a trivial hint which many probably already know.

     To gain levels quickly at the start, assuming you have a Ring of Fire
     Resistance and a wand of Polymorph.  Wear ring and zap dog until he turns
     into a dragon. (this may take awhile)  Slay the dragon for instant 8th 
     level (assuming you were level 1).  Spears and wands of cold work best
     on dragons by the way.   This method works for other nasty low level 
     monsters as well, but I've never gotten any more level than I did for   
     killing the dragon.

     Has any one zapped the shopkeeper with a wand (I'm not sure which one),  
     then it says "(name) gets angry."  The shopkeeper disappears and you may
     freely leave the shop and roam the level without encountering him.  The
     only problem is all the goodies you steal remain (unpaid) and the first
     time you try to use one of these (unpaid) items you get the nasty message,
     "Core Dump" which can be most annoying when you're doing well.  I had
     this happen to me on level 4 (version 1.0.3).  I'm not even sure what wand
     it was.  I assume if it was a teleport I would have encountered him some
     where on that level, but I searched it thoroughly before leaving.  
     Any ideas??????



	

	
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