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From: pwing@apple.UUCP (Philip L. Wing)
Newsgroups: comp.sources.games.bugs,rec.games.misc
Subject: Omega:  Why you can't run from ghosts **SPOILER**
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Date: 4 Feb 88 23:04:02 GMT
Organization: The Orchard
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Keywords: ghost auto-death death-trap

I've finally figured out why ghosts are a TCM death trap in Omega.

Hit 'n' now if you don't want to see a spoiler.

Ok.  I cheated.  I took a look at the "disengaging" code and the data for
ghosts.  It seems that your ability to disengage is dependent on your
agility and your level plus a random number.  This is compared to the
monster's speed and level plus a random number.  If you have a greater
total, you escape.  The monster's number are increased by a factor to
determine this.  Unfortunately, the numbers for ghost requires that you
must be greater than 75th level to disengage from a ghost.
	It might be nice to warn a user before you accidentally engage in
TCM mode something you can never disengage from and have no hope of
defeating.  Remember, with ghosts your spells are also inactive because of
your fear.  Dieing 3 hit points at a time is like Chinese water torture!
	Oh, BTW, you can only harm ghosts with magic weapons.  Kind of
tough with only +0 weapons...

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Live Long And Prosper and May The Force Be With You(And The Carrier, Too...)

				Philip L. Wing