...in the Gnomish Mines on dungeon level 5 with 7260 points, and 0 pieces of gold after 3502 moves. He was level 8 with a maximum of 56 hit points when he died.
1) I read the title and thought you had died due to some kind of weird electron microscope zapping you inside the computer, where you took on human form, seeing the circuits as freeways, with data flowing as awesome electric bikes that trailed coloured barriers. Armed with a glowing frisbee you died fighting the evil mainframe aided by NetHack...
2) I then thought that this was silly... You can't throw a frisbee. So I rationalised that everything around us is a lie, and that you had taken a pill to reveal that your brain energies were being harvested by sentient machines. They tried to name you Neo, but you refused as it was one letter off from a clown fish. You also refused the name Matrix for the environment you once lived in, as it was clear it was a Net. You died fighting named NetHack, a proud and strong name...
3) I then thought... @CrevsDaak would have loved to be called Nemo! So I surmised you hacked into the network of a foreign dictatorship whilst using near infinity combined in some strange way to shadowkeeper, whilst running BGT and Tutu simultaneously in a mega-mod installation, that included NeJ2. They sent assassins, but you fell into a crowd of people who wanted liberty on the internet wearing strange masks. These libertarians had been infiltrated by a member of the CIA codenamed NetHack. He killed you one night with a carrot.
4) Pfffh... My apprentice could not die to one measly carrot! Maybe a radish packing a banana, but not a carrot... So I then thought... He has attempted Lichdom and inexpertly used his computer for a phalactory and NetHack found his computer...
5) I then thought... Lets just read the thread and stop jumping to conclusions... But thought naaah! Thinking of messy complicated ways of @CrevsDaak dieting was fun!
Then I got mad...
As he was once my apprentice... And I his master...
And if anything... HE SHOULD BE KILLING ME !
So without further ado I read the thread and find that actually, I was pretty spot on with the first guess, but it was me trapped in the machine!
@Anduin yes, the game is called NetHack. You were trapped in a machine with your apprentice whom you helped to kill. I am playing n my phone a lot lately and as I can't play BG (because no one released BG:EE for iPhone but yes for iPad...), but really, it's a good game.
@Coriander I got a scroll of genocide only once, and discovered that it was such when I died and identified my posessions, I started playing almost three weeks ago and I love the game already (despite of dying and dying all the times).
Nethack is still a thing? And its no longer ASCII?! My mind is blown.
You can play in ASCII, but in iphone you don't see a crap, so it's better with graphics. In computer I play with ASCII, I like it better (well, I play Angband in the computer to be precise).
You know, this makes me wish I knew how to play dwarf fortress. I'd start up a Boatmurdered scenario with everyone.
For those who don't know google boatmurdered and prepare to enjoy. It was a fortress people would build for a year, then pass it onto someone else, and keep doing so until the end of its days. Sadly, it did end, but it was one helluva trip and people treated it like a actual RP thing. Choosing one of the dwarves in the fortress to be and then imagining they're still in it after passing it on.
...One guy spent his whole year making his own tomb if I remember right. My hero, right there.
NetHack is pure iOS awesomeness and is available at an App Store near you. It will cost you nothing but time. So much time… It may also be available for Android. (It is).
You know, this makes me wish I knew how to play dwarf fortress. I'd start up a Boatmurdered scenario with everyone.
For those who don't know google boatmurdered and prepare to enjoy. It was a fortress people would build for a year, then pass it onto someone else, and keep doing so until the end of its days. Sadly, it did end, but it was one helluva trip and people treated it like a actual RP thing. Choosing one of the dwarves in the fortress to be and then imagining they're still in it after passing it on.
...One guy spent his whole year making his own tomb if I remember right. My hero, right there.
This sounds like godsdamn' Durlag's Tower... ... and it's creepy. And even more amazing.
Damned I'm getting old... I still remember when nethack's revolutionary UI improvement was colored ASCII instead of monochrome... Though honestly I always preferred Angband.
I haven't seriously played Nethack for about 10 years. I'm very bad at it. I don't think I've made it below floor 30. And that was an accident from a cursed teleport scroll. I used to play loads of text based adventure games, roguelikes and MUDs. Nethack is definitely my favourite.
I... I... have been cursed... Nethack is now on my phone... I am now severely depressed when someone dares to call me when I am busy dieing from lack of food... Why! You don't eat in the Baldur's Gate? WHY CRUEL WORLD! AND WHY WILL MY CAT NOT FOLLOW ME!
Cats are like illithids, only they enslave humans with their cuteness powers instead. They need us to do things for them but they still think of us as their lessers...
I have tried that on a cat before... It doesn't work. As soon as they feel a tug on the leash they just plant themselves and try to hold their ground. Truly there are only two ways a cat will move: Picking them up, or letting them go where they want to go.
Yes... but it is always great to read the message "The leash has gone slack" and then backtrack to discover your tiger has fallen down a pit trap or teleported across the map... Actually the levelling up of the pets in Nethack is really intuitive.
Kitten Housecat Large cat Giant cat Massive cat Tiger...
Try Angband. I always seem to die around level 23 to various hazards. One time it was Nether Hounds (Breathing Nether- ::shiver::) And once to an endless succession of Trolls from a Troll Pit. Seriously, I have never beaten Angband- It's old skool Nintendo Hard. I always play a Warrior, though, as they get access to special Level ::Feelings: that can give you hints if a Artifact, special enemy or such exists on the level. Then again, I have died on Level 1 to ticks as well (An entire 9 by 9 room full of ticks? Oh, look, all my blood is now gone! ::dies.::)
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(And iphone version kinda sucks, but playing at school is so good).
Also sorry for your loss. Also also, you were a terrible kill. No gold?! The least you can do is give your murderer something to loot. Jerk.
1) I read the title and thought you had died due to some kind of weird electron microscope zapping you inside the computer, where you took on human form, seeing the circuits as freeways, with data flowing as awesome electric bikes that trailed coloured barriers. Armed with a glowing frisbee you died fighting the evil mainframe aided by NetHack...
2) I then thought that this was silly... You can't throw a frisbee. So I rationalised that everything around us is a lie, and that you had taken a pill to reveal that your brain energies were being harvested by sentient machines. They tried to name you Neo, but you refused as it was one letter off from a clown fish. You also refused the name Matrix for the environment you once lived in, as it was clear it was a Net. You died fighting named NetHack, a proud and strong name...
3) I then thought... @CrevsDaak would have loved to be called Nemo! So I surmised you hacked into the network of a foreign dictatorship whilst using near infinity combined in some strange way to shadowkeeper, whilst running BGT and Tutu simultaneously in a mega-mod installation, that included NeJ2. They sent assassins, but you fell into a crowd of people who wanted liberty on the internet wearing strange masks. These libertarians had been infiltrated by a member of the CIA codenamed NetHack. He killed you one night with a carrot.
4) Pfffh... My apprentice could not die to one measly carrot! Maybe a radish packing a banana, but not a carrot... So I then thought... He has attempted Lichdom and inexpertly used his computer for a phalactory and NetHack found his computer...
5) I then thought... Lets just read the thread and stop jumping to conclusions... But thought naaah! Thinking of messy complicated ways of @CrevsDaak dieting was fun!
Then I got mad...
As he was once my apprentice... And I his master...
And if anything... HE SHOULD BE KILLING ME !
So without further ado I read the thread and find that actually, I was pretty spot on with the first guess, but it was me trapped in the machine!
I'm stuck in @CrevsDaak phone! HELP!
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Anyway... Is the game called NetHack? Looks cool... But shouldn't you be playing Baldur's Gate?
@Coriander I got a scroll of genocide only once, and discovered that it was such when I died and identified my posessions, I started playing almost three weeks ago and I love the game already (despite of dying and dying all the times).
In computer I play with ASCII, I like it better (well, I play Angband in the computer to be precise).
For those who don't know google boatmurdered and prepare to enjoy. It was a fortress people would build for a year, then pass it onto someone else, and keep doing so until the end of its days. Sadly, it did end, but it was one helluva trip and people treated it like a actual RP thing. Choosing one of the dwarves in the fortress to be and then imagining they're still in it after passing it on.
...One guy spent his whole year making his own tomb if I remember right. My hero, right there.
It may also be available for Android.
(It is).
... and it's creepy.
And even more amazing.
I haven't seriously played Nethack for about 10 years. I'm very bad at it. I don't think I've made it below floor 30. And that was an accident from a cursed teleport scroll. I used to play loads of text based adventure games, roguelikes and MUDs. Nethack is definitely my favourite.
And if you do that with a Knight, your Pony give enough XP to reach lvl2.
I think the only cure is to download BG...
Now let me scribble Elebreth again...
Okay. Give me another week and this game is beat.
...Along with tiny death star, Sorcery, Joe Dever's Lone Wolf and Out There... All great games... for a phone...
Nethack by far the best. It is flappy duck meet bg no reload goodness...
Kitten
Housecat
Large cat
Giant cat
Massive cat
Tiger...
Why can't BG do the same with pseudo dragons?